, 1866-02-26
THE .FREEDNEN'S BUREAU
BILL.
Senator Trumbull's Speech in Re-
ply to the Presidents Veto.
A Cruahfns Review OF the Message.

act entitled sAn Act 10 estabish Bureau for tho
Heljet at Freedmen md ketnetes." and fos ofaer
pn1pose4. Il has been my des,rc thxt tho sa7ous
DEPARTMENTS Of the Government eho1ld hhrmonizt
in The restoration Of all TIT states 10 their fuu cor
s1itutidual rttatlons IN the Union. have t29eht
taken 10 Inference 70 ilis hill, % CAN'T out sne9 @
7ncaturcs AZ would project the loyal 1eingess ana
ftcdmen tn The leoc1ons sta.e:; 9 ana Z, ~ tarc
utjve lie lad declared In hs .s; 70
Ut u The commencement rf ne fs.s,on; ~ inst %
shall bu. fulfil our duties a II 1 s,,a MI
s ies none ane tx onT ocet and design
iii nas 10 secure these rights 70 al rs0 and an
Cry f1rpdted ~ as s.n on! l,neG pT ,he m
uf,h thc actual condition Of the country rs It y At
s,.tse sss:s ~ n.epe r. taien aons1h.t ACTIVE p.. il
he ps.eaee Of this bill through the Senate fell
called upon 10 y1ndicate myscH iron the char0e Of
iionai md SO with The ac,ual condition
OF tho country ar This Il now declared 10 be.
What is this amendment TO the Freedm.n's
not smcatuse establishing bureau. but 1t Is mere
!. au1tnGatory Of act already in existence; nor
nocs II. as seems 70 BE- supposed by some mater.
t. i slseauy cxifts. II ts an rat1re msappren'n-
sion to suppose that tnch was the object tbe bill
or such IT. effect. II does little more than eive the
ont apy e1a,u1e authorizing. IT, The Freedmrn's
urc held hy the Freeonen'a Barean throughout
inc euns EsoH 7. Ge ", nis;ts-r 10, auth,eits
or thc United State~ lave incompetent. as Is
NlIered Win the eafety Of the Government snd H.
1sa Ia, t, III thn.e Sfstse Tha ob;et - ~ II, q
was to conEirue Ia existence the Ffeedmgu'e Bureau
nt;nn ,hs iscs.it, - H. LIT
!, Z Ir,e M 1i,nr "a e1~,S jiT5te In ia mi ~
eclE when it fha ceast to opera.e nor ia 1t cnxtom
~ thr fri, st.ni cnersfr mil tIcrx,e ,,rov1ed
Nv t, If T. tnnWn that .he 1;onc1r.. nj ~ fnIiod
~ ~ nv ss s'g3 Is r. shs n9 vps " r. t
ed ,n ,he runfry ns = nrrn.nen, ,n.t,t,,t;on.
-, ,rs', hi, X, 7. tn;cn.d ~ ~
sa.q ~. .ss INV 'aAe eoaoot VI e1e ooneeuc
a''a11s u ue s'a'e@
SCOPE AAD Punrosx or TEE ELL
sv,les timpls deetcued 10 provide, not TOT four
m,lltoo ema1cipated riasss and millions Of rem
.arly cntll prorisons could le n,ndc 90 hat they
| couid oeeome felf-spnportinr. In cou4equcpce 81
Tue mi. fbt,urapdt q Union mcn had betu dryen
from .heir homes I'll oycr lie south, md rart,cu
| lariy wsr fh,s The caae in Tennessee. They had
in.en s;r1uucu Of tbe!r pro0srtv, Women sud chii.
dnn lad aed desusutt Epm their homcs, The,
h.n orstiey f,oo 10 raf Dsr rso,s,ez "a wr,r Thry
| 1ScE1d around our arnjes, and du.fuc The whole
ororrcxt Of The war they were fed h,s our rupncs
g aiso viii tue sseedurr, tonevss ii al early
come within lie lines oL our army. They came fly.
snr xifntn our lines. withoT1t ciotiuuy. without
aats, o,;entmcs wounded. 1oot.o;e and distressed.
cur+ o The country, und o.be7x We fed and clothed
While lie Sar Was progressing. and ~hiis tbeee
yeuplc were aockinc around our amy. On the ID
o1 lie nltcn Stxt.s x,asscd tay TO avetemst1,s
tbc clotl,tnr and tes1ng Of these destitute people
roa g sakr them IRON 'he chsrss Of the .aatas.
ri ihs rn1Iiary es.ah1iehncut 1yhp - duty Il Should
i.c 10 ipoS 10 the1r prrs+ius want.. Tbal VA!
sssicnt ch!ct,v ron The arny 10 IKE cnss.e OF i,
stnr1 tinf fin,e thr cou.iici al arns hsa css ard
hui tbe,e a,e etilI ppon our hands some Of the.,
| dct,tfuic neop,c who uust be nroy1dcd for-a fU
| n nd tyttem hu1 btxu Devised for taktr csrc o
| ih.rn lar fntlino theu, ctnnloyment for Eesflfnt
| tbcn1 urou tfoe3e o. Land wherever il coulti ii
tlouc; and undertake 10 say That there has been
saved 10 the Government millions of money b. 1h
establishment Of . system through ~hicl
sna it,ex h~me s ressunpoine % y wbo esber
! stre would have been entirely dcI1rudeniept pI
the bounty Of the Government ior eupport.
S1ucr his Ftex,dmeu'F Hur,au WIS crronized a,
| smcndn,yt,t hsk bern adopted 10 The Coustilut;o,
Of ihe TpiIed suites decla-1nr thst slavery .ha d
iorr.4 czist within the jur:Fdictiou Of lie Unite,
! ,hn.. .nie If f1syes have hecome fy11.. Thsy has
| trrnn,t he in he m1ds, OF 4 boktNr popuiatjou
they have = bseume ne ,fes without ny oit world:
or ihe coat mon fheir hacis without any supnl,e
II any End ,.nt tnoxins. ,yhcre to nnisn the ne1
ntal TO rave them hon, starvation. Someth!n
mnet v done 70 TAKE cats Of ths>c probe md u
10 aa H., ssu,eta,nr The ~ Fr.ednen's - is1 iA
rftu haa not bad ne jurisdiction Of III
four million people formerly In @l1Fers.
ID sss .ss e ~ s sons amt;
ot1ciai feeoIoa; ano lhse meafn1e. .Wnlen comes 40
70 " oenohhceo = anconsiH u1onas. AZ sfst pul
"a Snn'ra vsa III ~ Ios i3
million peeps is aesgnea oa15s nd I'D sploy,
iar the ae*atu.es the ignorant nno Tue unpsoNdet
the gr.t humber q blacks N the country ana NJ
simply iof 1he treedmen but fos the xhiie rcfugee
aud before ut down shall show that tnose Win
snd tnpp'ee from TIC eosotan'ent and from Ii
, Needmtn buteap. tnan backs.
IMITATION Or Law TO TIE eSasfsn 6EntAc.
TO trcst 1t candfdls End fasty, without any f.aliul
for hate 10 other objea In view lhan 10 adopt suc
measures as snail 6esi tend 10 f'znmoie the peat
ana happiness Or The whole conhtI3-sayt:
mi:nt cal TO MIND. III advance OF these o''le
n; n,as aestG ng a ae, - p i91 ,. u
e. neiss 81 70 on sD
"as appro;cd n the month Of March tAti, has Ut
yet e7ptscd- ltwas thought nsinEcnt and exic1
Now. iii. when viii 1ha, act expire, aud uhat w
That thcse Il hereby cssahh bed In The vi
r rebellion, and 1or one year 'hcrc4lteE: Bureau
Rstugce*. Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands"
= Hr the feftne Of the SCI II was 10 continue @du
Ing the present var ol rebelion- ard for one y
: thcfcaneI. Now, when did The Waf Of frbelil:
ceaee: 70 far II the conflict ot atms Is concert
/ VI III admit 1h.t The wsr OF rebeli,n cessed "ht
the last rebel a!nr Laid down Its arms, and III
: vas gone time 10 The - mouth OF HI
ahtn the last army In Texas eusrendc1r
70 u. Cn!on sosoes- 50 that Tbs PIE
in one year irom he time when the VA of rebeia
ceased 1 do no: hold that The Consequences Of Il
| war are over DO not underrfand that peace IL r
| xtofrd with all its cunsennenefa JYc hare mt -
ese4ped from the evils Indicted b5 the war. Pes.
and hsE,nony are no, yet nred, but the Ear Of =
be1iun IL oTrt, and this bureau must expire in u.
passed on the Sd Of March. 16B5, and according
the y}e"z OF tae President as expressed in his ve
| mes@ATe-
Ihe President Ears that the act g. wa: thouc1
= s.ra1rs,t and extensive enough for the purpose
| view IN time Of var" Why. 14r. Yhaf was The CO