The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-03-17
FREED mEs.s nrRnAr nrI.n..

FREED MEMS nG-REAU BEIE.
Some idea may be formed ef tue nature
Of the Freedmen's Bureau bin lately
vetoed hy President johnson, By the fol-
lowing remarks, which we're made upon
it BY Mr salisbury Of delaware in tlla
Senate when the motion was made 10 eu-
large the powers Of the Bureau:
Mr. Salisbury took the floor. lie had
not intended when he came othe Senate
this session 10 participate in debates rela-.
ting 70 slavery. but the Senator from Hi
nois Mr.. Trumbulll had said the ofher
day that there was necessity in DelaN,
ware for the operations Of this bureau
On the Sd Of March last Congress passed
an act to establish the Freedmen Bu-
reau. 1T was not deemed necessary then.
TO extend the operations Of this bureau to
States not IN rebellion, although var
ragged in the land; but rs success has
crowned The efforts Of the persistent
friends Of the negro race, tlleir ressi4e
movements have become mure rapid and
more extensive. Although the Freed
mems Bureau. ~ originally established.
was only intended, according 10 its proyi-
sions, 10 extend to the States in revolt.
yet We cannot shut our eyes to the fact
what an expensive bureau it is bound to
become | shall enter into no cmnputa-
ton of the cost which the country has
already incurred in the support Of that
bureau. One thibg ne know. that hun
dreds of thousands Of the negro race have
been supported out Of the Treasury Of the
United States, and the white people Of
this country are taxed to pay that ex-
pense. For the first time IN the history
OF the country has the thing occurred
that the great mass Of the people have
been taxed to support in idleuess class.
Of people too lazy and too worthless to
support themselves. Lock around at
these galleries at any time IN the daY and
you see the beDedearies Of this bureau
crowding your galleries and listening to
the debates Of this body. How many Of
the honest. hard-working white Young
men of thise country are there WHO can
afford to come to the city Of Washington,
and sit day after day, week after aeek,
and month after month, listening to your
deliberations They cannot afford to do
it; but under tbe protective care Of this
Freedmen Is Bureau, year galleries eaa be
crowded every day with negroes listening
TO your deliberations, doing nothing to
support themselves. but Icing supported
out of the takes levied 1pon tie white
people of this country The bill under
consideration proposes to enlarge the
powers Of the Ereedmens 5 Bureau. 1t
does enlarge them wonderfully [ think
/ can demonstrate mafhematicalIy that
this bill gives to the President Of the
United States, and to those entrusted
with the discharge Of tEesa duties. the
power of spending at least Two hundred
and Fifty millions Of dollars Il cannot
De the intention of the friends of the b;ll
that such an enormous expenditure shall
be incurred; but We are to look at what
may be the result of this bureau going
into operation to ascertain what the ex-
pense may be, and We are not to considert
that those entrusted with the discharge
of these duties will not incur this ex-
pense.
0fr- salisbury then reviewed the differ
ent sections of the bill, alleging that it
gave patronage to a dangerous extent to I
the President, as well as deYolving Inn
mense expense upon the country. It
provided for an agent in every county.
There were 1878 counties IN the United
States. In every one of these an agent;
at 81 800 year, would come TO S2,514,-
900; seyenty-two clerks to assistant COM
missioners at $1,000 year would cost
$50, 800; and 3,242 clerks for agents, in
addition to all this-lnaking a total for
officers alone of 1874, 200