Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-03-01
RUTLAND HERALD.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1866,
senator Trumbairs Review of the
t" Veto.

til, President, veto, Senator Trumbull,
ina earnest aud able speech, reviewed
the 70 sumcnl contained in the veto mes
sag. An al. tract of the speech was
costa "a In our Geographic dispatches,
but as was very imperfect we give be-
low q good summary OF thepoints made
by the Senator in order that both sides
may be fairly heard, so far as our space
will allow. We have already given a
full abstract Of the veto message and
we cannot but think that on many Of the
points OF difference Senator Trumbull
has the best of the argument;
I. That the bill itself was inspired by
the annual message OF the President OF
the United States, delivered to Congress
at the commencement Of the present ses-
sion. That message, 1t will be rememb-
cred expressed desire upon the part OF
the President to secure all men in their
respective rights. and to protect the
freedmen in all the privileges gusran-
teed TO them in the Emancipation Proc
lamation and, In the judgment OF Mr..
Trumbull and thirty StE Senators ,0lo pote6
,0ttk bist tOr e OF tho 25b Of January, the
provisions Of this bill Were eminently
calculated to accomplish these objects.
III. That IL was not, as the President
AYERS, an original measure, but simply
an amendment to the bill under which
the Freedmen's Bureau is now acting,
and which had the sanction of the Exc
cutive himself, as well as the approval
Of the great majority of'the loyal peo-
pie Of the country. AS an amendment,
it removes many of the Objectionable
features OF the Bureau as now organ
lied, simplifying its ramidcauons and
making 10 moro efficient
III. That il was not intended US Il
permanent part of the administrative
policy OF the Government-ope of its
sections expressly stating, on the con-
trary, that it shall remain in force "un-
til otherwise provided by law" Just as
all other laws Of Congress are supposed
to do. The wonder Is that the Presi-
dent ever thought OF making such an
objection t. il as this. No such idea
ever entorGj The mind Of any person who
supported and yotcd for it.
". That Instead, Of being an cXtrav-
agant and unnecessary expense to the
Government, it has indirectly saved US
millions OF dollars which would other
wise have been wasted.
V, That the Bureau did mol contem-
plate feeding, clothing and educating
the refugees and freedmen, but was
rather intended to assist them in doing
all these things for themselves.
vi. That, instead Gifts being designed
exclusively for negroes, more Whites
have, in some sections and in many in
stances, been benefited by it than
Blacks, and that the proportion Of
Whites still needing its assistance is
equal 10 that of the negroes.
VII. Thai there was an immediate
necessity Tor the passage OF the BILL be-
cause the original act creating the Blu
reau expires by Limitation in the month
Of May, 1866.
VIII. That, "instead O. establishing
military Jurisdiction over all parts OF
the United States containing refugees
and freedmen, it simply extends it over
the officers and employees Oh the bureau
And that in accordance with the recon-
mend&tiOns OF Gen. Grant, III his report
to the President of his tour through the
South. transmitted to the Senate with
a message few weeks ago, it makes
the Bureau a part OF the War Depart.
menG OF the Government.
IL. That the bill did not contem-
plate tn appointment o. agents and
other Officers IN every county or parish.
except the President should, in his iudg-
ment deem such appointments necessary.
X. That what the President terms the
unconstitutional features OF the bill.
conlerrin@ arbitrary powers upon the
Officers O. the Bureau, go no further than
the President himself and the officers OF
the army acting under him have already
gone; aud that it. Is competent for Con
grese 70 provide all rules and reg1la- |
tiOnS for he government Oh the army |
and navy, IT, which all are subject, from
She CoU> mauder-in -ChiefLo the humble5t !
soldier or sailor,
XII. That, if the rebellion is in all re-
speCts az an cad, the President is still |
exercising tho war power, such as the
suppression 0l The writ OF hGbeas cor
pus, c0usl2ry to the Constitution, which
states that this shall only be
In time Of invasion or rcbell-
lon and, as we have no invasion, and |
the writ Is not In operation in portion
Of the States, we must have a rebellion.
XII. That, according to the census Of
1850, there were not four millions Of
'laves in the United States, and that ia
stead OF this being q measure to feed,
,lothe, and educate four millions Of
reedmen, the report OF Gen. Howard
hows that at no time was there more
han one hundred and forty-seven thou
and persons under the care of the
Bureau, fty.scea GoaSaRd Of acton seoye
V1ttd refs.ssss.
XIII. That, according to the sworn
tatement Of Gen. Fisk before the Com
nittee on Reconstruction, of the twenty
I've thousand persons fed by the Bureau
n Tennessee, seventeen thousand .J6Ve hssa-
red es's Whtte refugees.
XIV. That, instead OF the freedman
protection from the civil
ourts Of the Southern States, and be-
1g secured by them in his rights, these
tates have, almost without exception,
nacted through their legislatures laws
nth reference TO the freedmen as infa-
,ous and oppressive as the black code
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