Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-02-28

Lecture by Henry Ward
Boechof.stD1o Views ON
the Presidents Veto,
and other Public
Questions.

Hsnry Ward Beseher lectured before the
Breeklya Fraternity on Tuesday evening,
choosing for his subject cur national affairs.
He said:
For ten months not . cannon has been
fred 10 the Southern States in war, so com
plstsly 10 the rebellion subdusd. It's the
constant marvel Of foreign spectators, and
we'll may be, for our own fears looked for
ward 20 succession Of troubles for year.
to come. There Is no reason why tue
Southern Slates should not to-day be rep
resented in Congress, only. indeed, that il
h iust that there should 10 . settlement Of
The condition Of the freedmen in this coun
try; lbs Il justice 10 secured for shem-ii
the bottom Of society 10 ever formed and
saissd up-the whole Of society 10 uplfted,
On pIea for then 10 not plea alsne 70,
tts bottom, but Tor the whole Of society.
These rieh,s should b secured BY con
stitutional andnsndment, and secured b.
efficient Liquidation. A part Of this has q
ready taken place, and Other things nesdful
u tks way Of legislalioa are under consid-
eeation. Pierre u Rrosdmsn's Bureau,
and there was in Congress bill to provide
for the more efficient organization OF it,
Meas minds have boon today excited By
tAe tidints that that bill be- been vetoed
by The President, and am sorry that be
IN q 70 u hi6 duty - veto il, and au'
eee-y the bill was % drawn that he va
eblished 70 fssl Il 70 b bic duty to veto It.
Dut mind this, this 10 not vseoiag Freed
06a's Bureau, tler a. amended and eeoggan
iaed bursau, but only that particular form
q . barsau coasaised in that bill. It dee
not eemnit the President against any DE-
parsukas Administering for the blacks
Shreue6eus The State. II the bureau esn
tanned in TIL bill be eees vssy serious Oh
iectieus: and 6oaSssa thst = reading Of h's
veto messass his lsits profound impressiou
upsa my mind IT he weight sud impsr'
tanes q ue6ss osthe66 objections. But On
oase that ~ man u this land 10 more in e.
~ q ossas legislation that shall amount e
e0cis0t protection Tor the black man thar
Psssldeae JohAsoaa hiaoels. [App)ausD.
They ere 70 b protested; but tuey are nul
- - proeecetd at The e1peaso ~ the
Constitution, but By it, integrity. No crsa-
tnro in he Nina ltnete N need Of having
thae,inneelal iaetsppent nainsained ios
~ bsoe6t Than the psoe, the recently en-.
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= mdt1n IT, his f6lief and protection o
: ~ 81 n te thAvsry instsonens 10 which
~ esl3(t rlR1ly resides. They ~ 10 b.
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-. I'D ~ person 10 more iptertstsd II Il
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