The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-03-02
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THE VETO MESstCE,
4 IN this issue we lay before our reader
s,sss the Ereed,nsns l)urcou Iyin entire as wei
Us the Presidents Message, vetoing tlv
smensure. livery one, not indifferent to tn
welfare Of tlTo country, or tie dilicultic
aud pctils which now bcsol the Government
- will give each careful and thoughtful pc
rusal No event las occurred sii.ce th,
DIE darkest period Of the rebellion, that la.
caused kcener thrill OF doubt sorrow and
= apprehension in tho minds Of tho truo and
earnest Union men Of our land, than this
fearful blow from our Chief Executive, al
the behcsts OF Freedom and the hopes and
prospects OF Humanity.
On tho day Immediately following the
l reception Of the President Veto Messae
by the Senate, Hon LYMAN TmNpuLL, the
author Of The bill, reviewed tho objections
presented by tho Executive, in clear,
logical and forcible speech, occupying more
tliin two hours IN delivery, aud which was
necessarily without preparation aud wholly
extenporo. II was, nevertheless, a nastcrly
effort distinguished for It's legal ability in
reviewing all the points involved. lie took
up in regular order the many objections of
The President aud disposed Of them in a
manner so thorough and convincing, that
we presnt to our readers tho following
clearly established points, in speech of
unusual power ard eoqnence, the summary
Of which is thus given by tho Washing ton
Chronictgf
I Th.it tI,,L C..a, 4, II
al message Of the President of the United States
delivered 10 Congress ut the commencement Of tho
present session. That message, II will be roucm
bered, expressed desire upon the part Of the
President 70 secure all mon in their rights, aud TO
protect the freedmen in all the privileges guaranteed
10 them under the Emancipation Proclamation; and
in the judgment Of Mr.. Trombuil and hir'y sir
Siaaiors who rotod ,rih ham for Il ha 10th pt|
january the provisions Of this bill were enutntly
calculated to accomplish thcec objects.
IL, That 1t was not, as the President avers mn
original measure, but simply an amendment to the
bill under which tho Fieodnieu's lurcuu is now
acting, and which had tho sanction of the Execu.
tive himself, well rs The approval OF the great
majority of the loyal people OF tho country, As an
amendment II removes many of tho ohiectionnl |
features of the bureau now organized, simplify
ing its ramiacations aud making it more efficient.
III. That II was not intended as a permanent |
part ot the administrative policy of The Govern
men, one of its SECTIONS expressly stating on the
contrary that il shall remain in force until other
wise provided by law" just AK all other laws of
Congress are supposed to do. The wonder Is that
the President ever tioughto Of making such au oh |
iuctOn TO Il as this. No such idea ever entered the
mud o! any petson who supported and voted for it.
Nv. That instead OF being an eStrayagant and
unnecessary expense 70 the Government Il has in
directly saved us udlliuns OF dollars which would
otherwise have been wasted. &.
V. That the Bureau did not contemplate feed |
ing. clothing and educating the reEugeus aud
freedmen but was rather intended t0 assist them |
In doing all these things for themselves.
VI. That instead of it being designed cxclu.
siyely for negroes, more whites have, IN some
sCctpus aud in miny INSTANCES been benefited by |
II than blacks, and that the proportion or whites !
still needing its assistance Is equal to that of the
negroes,
WI. That there was an immedat necessity
for tl,a passage 0i the bill, because the original
act creating the Bureau expires by Limitation in |
tlic month"; May 1885. IHf
VIII That Instead of establishing military
Jurisdiction over all parts of the United States
iainng refugees and freedmen, II simply extends il
over. the officers aud employees Of the bureau, I
Aud that in ngoordanue with the recommendation
of General Grant, in his report to the President of
h'S tour through the South, transmitted 10 the |
Senate with m ssagc few weeks ago, It mikes
the Bureau part Of the War Department of the
Gnvernmeut
TX. That the bill did no, contemplate the op,
poin meut OF agents and other officers in evcry
county or parish, except the President should in |
his judgement, deem such appointments necessary.
y. That what the President terms the uncun-
stitutional features of the bill comforting arbitrary
powers upon the officers of the Bureau, go no further
shan the President himself aud the officers of the
army acting under him have already gone; and
that It is competent for Congress 10 provide all |
rulUS AMI regulations for the governmeut or the
arNuy sud uary, 20 which all are subject, FROM tho
comm lndev- ia chicf % the hum6est soldier or
sailor
Nt. That ir Tie rebellion is in all respects at
an end, the President Is still exercising the war
power, such the suspension of tho writ of hpbcu,
carpgs, contrary 10 the Constitution, which cx
prcssiy states that this shall only DO suspended
in time of invasion or rebellion and Ms we have
no INVASION and the writ is not In operation ia a
portion ot the states, we must have rebellion.
XII. That according to the census Of 1850 thcrC
were not four millions Of slaves in the United States
aud that instead OF this beiug measure to feed,
clOthe, aud educate faur millions of freedmen the
report Of General Howard shows that at no time
was there more than Que hundred and forty seven
thousand persons under the caro- OF the Bureau,
faty-srpss hoNsGHd Of tcIom ,csrc okils gofiycs.
.Xllf. That according to the sworn statement
of General Fisko before the Committee on Recon
struction, OF the twenty-five thousand persons fed
10y tho Bureau in Tennessee, sercateca hoNsuAd ire
haadred 'cere rkitc rcftyees.
NV. That instead Of the freedmen receiving
protection from the civil courts OF the Southern
States, and being secured by them in his rights
these States have, almost without exception en-.
acted through their legislatures laws with reference
b. tue freedmen as infamous aud oppressive as the
black code of slavery.
. AN. That IL the PreSidents views regarding |
the representation of the late rebel States in Con
Eroes Is correct then all the legislation OF the past
Eve years is null aud void.
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