The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-02-20
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THE iIisESfDENTs' VETO
or THE
NIGEER BUREAU lBILL!


freedmen and refugees, and other pur-
poseSN 4 10 tsts1F eei tf
Having with much regret come to the
conclusion that Il would not be consistent
with the public welfare. TO give my APP
provalt To the measure, ! fVirtrn the biH To
the Senate, with my objections to its hecoln-
ing law. ! might call to mind In advance
of these objections, that there is no immc
dlatn'hfccssity for the ,pTvlmsn nrylsnrr.
The act to establish alsireait for tic relief
of freedmen and refugees, which was APP
proved IN tlr,mOutli nf. March last. las not
yet expired. ltwip1 Thought stringent aud
extensive enough for the pnposc w view.
Before II tccascs "a lElvo OBJECT, further cX
pcrirncc may assist to guide us 20 y. wise
conclusion as to the'policy to be adopted IN
time 0f peace. c.ffl- lsatt
| have, with Congress, the strongest de
sire to secure TO freedmen, the fun enjoy
mcnt of their ircedom, their property,
their independence and equality in making
contrpcts for their labor. But the bill he
fore me contains provisions which, IN my
opinion, are not warranted by the Consii-
tuition. and are, not well suited 10 accom-
plish the end In view. Tie biil proposes
TO establish by authority of Congress midi
tary jurisdiction over all parts of the
United States containing rafligces and
freedmen. n would, by It, very nature,
apply with most force to those parts of the
United States in which the freedmen most
abound, and II cx xprcsslr extends the exist
ing temporary jurisdiction of the Freed
men's Bircan with greatly enlarged pow
crs over those States, in'which the oi7lfhary
course of judicial proceedings has been in-
tcrruptcd by the rebellion. The source
from whichItlis military Jurisdiction is TO
emnnato Is uDric btllof tlen the President
of the United States, acting through the
War Departments and the Commissioned Of
the Frecdmcn's Bure9qqi The agents To
carry out, this military Jurisdiction are to
be selected either nom the army or from
civil lif.
This country is to be divided into dis
tricts and suh-districts, and the number Of
salaried agcntsto be employed may be equal
to the numbcr OF counties or parishes inIall
the United States where freedmen and r'cfe
ugccs are to he found. The subjects oyer
which, this military jurisdiction Is TO en-
tt'iidlin every part OF the Untcd Status in-
clude protection to all employees, agents and
officers of this Bureau In the exercise otthe
duties imposed upon them by the bill In
eleyep States. Ii is further provided to ok
tend over nll cTses, ctlectiug freednnelf and
refugees discrimination against local law,
custom, or prejudice. In those eleycn
Statcs tho bill subjects any white person
who may be charged with dcpriving u freed
men Of any civil rights, or in,inunities be
longing to white persons. to imprisonment
or line, or both without, however, depriv-
ing the civil rights and nmunitics which
are thus to he secured to the freedmen by
military law. a......,. ..,........
ySifbB military jurisdiction Also extends to
all uupstiOns that may arise respecting OOu-
tracts. The agent who rs thus 10 exercise
/ the Office Of military judge may, be y slran-
ger, entirely igiloI AIT or the hws of the
place, and exposed to the errors OF judg-
4 n. oil lt.I.I
crcise of power, over which there Is no legal
saprry iskna by so vast,a number of agents
as contemplated by the bill, .nlusL by the
very nature Ofulan, be attended by acts of
caprice, injhs,iee ahd passion. The trials
having their origin under this bill are 10
take place without the intervention of n
jury, and without any fixed rules of law or
evidence. tt
The rules on which ollenses are 70 be
heard and determined by the numerous
agents, arc such rules aud regulations rs
the President through the WAR Dcpart-
meht shall prescribe. No previous pre-
sentiment Is required, nor any Indictment
changing the Commissioner of 80 Crime
against the laws, but the trial must pro-
iced In changes, and specifications. The
pIiSS%t gisas S,t LSt x aS%1i mny aS,
think proper and from these arbitrary tri-
~, 80 49, nc H., no,,i,s h, which ~, Co.
stitntlOn of the United States yeats eN-
clusiyeIy the judicial POWER Of tic country
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