The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1866-03-03

l'ion, for their beneht. Of suitable buildings
fcr s,ylug- and schools. the expenses % Be
betrayed from lhe treasury ~ The whole
people.
\ Congress has not heretofore ihosgti itsel'
compeient TO establish sny laws beyond the
limits Of The Disiiiei Of Colsmbis, excepl
for The benefit OF our dissbied soidsers and
sailors.
\ 1t has never founded schools for any cisfs
OF our own people, not even for he orphans
ps those who have fallen in defence Of the
I Union; but has ieit the care of their educs-
,son 10 the much more eempeient eonfrol
Of Siaics Of commpniiies. Of private sssoci.
atoms, and Of individuals. IL hss never
deemed itself authorized 70 txpend pubic
money for rent or purchsse of homes for the
thousands, not say 20 millions Of the white
race who are honestly toilng from day 70 day
I for their subsistence. sysen for The
support Of INDECENT persons In New ferk|
wss never Contemplated BY the authority ci'
the Constitutions. nor car any good reason
be advanced why ss psrmsnea n establish
|ment Il shouid be founded for one clss or
color Of our people. more than another.
Pending the var msny se:ugees end
freedmen received support from Govern
neat, but il was never intended they shoulcI
Esencescr.h bs fed. clothed, educated and
sheitered By the United Safes. The idesl
on which the slaves were ss-rsied on 20 tree
dom wss that, on being lree. they would be
a .eif-sus,aining population Any legisla
ton ihst shall imply they ere not expscied
20 attain sef sustaining condition. mas
have tendency injurious alike . their
chsrscter andI,he prs s,erity.
/. The sppoiatmeni of a. agent for every
county and parish viii create an .snmeps~
parorsge. and the expense offhe nDneroo-
ctIic-r- ard their clerks, u b. sppoinied BY
i,he Prssdent. vii De crsss il the bssining. /.
with n tendency steadily 10 Increase Tbs
spprsrrisuons ..ked by the Ffeedmrn'r
Bureau - no~ established f0r The eas 1866
amous,s 70 sl1.7i5 coo y msy Be ssiris
estimated thst The COS. 10 b. incurred under
'lns pending bill will figure double thsi
amoun, ~ more than the entire sum expsnd
ed IN any one yesi under the administration
lof the second Adams Il The presence o.
agents in every parish snd County j. % be
lconsid-red a. : ~as measure opposition, ,snc
Irvsn resistance migit Be provoked, 90 tbs
Iso give fleet 70 their in-isciciion srctps
would have 20 oe stationed within reach q
every one Of them. aad thus : large sand-
ling force be rendered pecrrssry. Large
appropriations would therefore ee required
10 .nssain and en'crcr mi'i'rry Jurisdiction
III sssrs county sud parish from the Psicm-
&c 20 the RIO Grandr-
\ 10 sd6i,i5r 20 the objections already stated.
the 9TH section d me ti.f pr"peses 20 sskr
z~sy land from ~ former owners ~iihpB'
'lspy legal Proeeedinr beng frst hsd. con-
Iirsry 20 that prosisica sf fhs Constitution
which declares thst 90 person shall be d.
prived of iife. liberty o. property wisaou'
due process of Law.
Il |, does not sppesr that lsads % ~hieb ihi'
4 secsion sefsrs may not b owned BY minors
e cr pessons Of aasensd mind, o. by fhoss
D Who have been faithful to 81 their obigs
tiDnsss ci1Eens OF the Uni;ed Stsies 4
any porlios Of the land y held b ssch per
v sons Il is not competent for any ssihsrisl
20 deprive them cf II. II. on the other hsne
Il BE- fouad thst the property j. Liable .
y confiscaiion. even then Il can not be spprc
2 prissed 10 psblic purposes until ~ due Prr
= cess Of Law n shall se declared forfeited 4
r-lshe Government. There are still fnrihe
ylobjeciions 10 ihe bill. on grounds seriousl
'et sfscsing the elsss Of psssons % whom u
y designed 70 bring relief. n will tend .
'-Ikeep The mind Of the frescmen in state I
'e uncertain expectation and resiiessnes'
- while. 10 thoss among who's be lives. u vi
n be source of coAsssnf ssd vague sryr'
~ hension. $500
'al Undous,edlyshe y fresdaen should bs ~
ae tscssd. but they should be protected by a
leivii sushosisiss. especially By ihe <xesri'
10 o. al che constitutional powers of the Cour
he Of the United States and or tie States. n
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