The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-03-01

states has never heretofore thought
tseli competent to establish any
laws beyond the limits of tho Dis.
trict OF Columbia, except for the
benefit Of our disabled soldiers and
sailors. IL has i,never founded
schools for any class OF our own
people; not oven for the orphans
Of those who have fallen in defense
Of the Union, but has left the care
OF their education to the much more
competent contol of the States, Of
communities, Of private associa.
tions, and of individuals. 1t has
never deemed itself authorized TO
expend the public money for the
rent or purchase of homes Tor the
thousands, not to say millions. Of
the white race who are honestly
tciling from day to day Tor their
subsistence. m . tr.
a system for the support of in.
persons in the United States
was never contemplated by the au.
thors of the Constitution, nor can
any good reason be advanced why,
as q permanent establishment, II
should be founded for one class or
color Of our people more thaufol an.
other. Pending the war many rcCu.
gees and freedmen received sup.
port from the Government, but it
was never intended thatthey should
henceinrth be fed, clothed, eluca.
ted and sheltered by the United
States. Tho idea on which they
were assisted to freedom was tha,
on becoming free they would DO a
Iselfsustaining population. Any
legislation that shall imply that
they arc not expected 10 attain Il
selfsustaining condition, must
have tendency injurious alike to
their character aud prosptritv -
The appointment Of an agent for
every County and parish will ere.
ate an immense patronage, and the
leXpense OF the numerous officers
and their clerks, to be appointed
by the President, will he great in
the beginning, with a tendency
steadily to increase. The appro.
priations asked 10y the Freedmen's
Bureau, as now established, fo' the
year 1866, amountto to Si1,745,000,
1t may be ;aitly estimated that the
cost to be incurred under the pend.
ing bill will require double that
amount, or more than the entire
sum expended in any one year IN
der the administration OF the sec
ond Adams.
1t the presence Of agents in eve
rv parish and county is TO be con
sidered as II war measure, opposi
tion or even resistance might bC
provoked, so that to give effect tC
their jurisdiction, troops would
have to be stationed within the
reach OF every one OF them, and
thus a large standing force would
be rendered necessary. Large ap
preparations would, therefore, bt
required to susrain and eniorc,
military jurisdiction in every conn
ty and parish from the Potomac t.
the Rio Grande. The condition
of our fiscal affairs is encouraging
but in order to sustain the presen
measure of public confidence, it
necessary that we practice nc
merely customary economy, but a
/ tar as possible, severe retrencl
, ment.
In addition to the objections al
ready stated, tho filth section o
J, tho 5iIl proposes TO take away lanC
from its former owners, withou
any legal proceedings being frs
had, contrary to that provision d
the Constitution, which declare
that no person shall be deprived c
: life, liberty or property without til
process Of law. 1t does not appea
that lands to which this section re
'ers may not be owned by minors
or persons ofunsound mind. or b
those who have been faithful to al
their obligations as citizens OF th'
United States. Ii any portion 0
the land is hel | by such persons
it is not competent for any author
ity to deprive them Of it. II, ol
the other hand, il be found that th,
property is liable to confiscation
even then, il cannot be appropria
ted to public purposes, until, by
due process of law, it shall hav,
been declared forfeited by the Gov
crnmcnt.
There are still further objection
to the bill, on grounds seriousl.
affecting the class Of persons t
whom it is designed to bring relief
1t will tend to keep tho mind ofthe
freedman in a state ofuncertain ex'
pectation and restlessness, while
to those among whom h6 lives, il
willnbe u source of constant and
vague apprehension Undoubtedly
the freedmen should be projected,
bnt they should be protected, by
the civil authorities, especially by
/ the exercise of all the CONSTITUTIONS
al powers of the courts of the
United States and ofthe States
His condition is not so exposed a;
may at first bo imagined. He il
in a portion OF the country where
his labor cannot well be spared
Competition for his services ,frou
planters, from those who are con
structing or repairing railroads, OF
from capitalists in his vicinity, ol
from other States, will enablerhinl
to command almost his own terms
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