, 1866-02-21


she bad excepting her watch, which she went
back to her state-room for before going into
the water. She was picked up by boat from
the Evening Star and taken with others to
Vicksbuzg.
THE FREEDMEN'S BUREAU
BILL.
A Nasterly Vindication Of Its
Principles.
Speech Of Senator Trumbul1 Delivered
January 10, 1856.
MR- PREs1DkSr: feel II incumbent on me to re.
asor ftom Indiana against thus bill. Many OF The 20
e1ions he has assumed will 10 found, upon ax21an.
son 70 baye in et hs
has argued also ~ If be were entirely foryetfl o
the condition OF The country aud Of The great wal
through which Wc have paced,
Now, e1, what was the object OF the Frecdmsn's
Bureau, and Why was 1t estabtshedl It was estao-
l!shed to LOOK aler large class OF people who d.
ihe results Of the war, had been thrown upon The
bands q The Government. and must haye Prrished
but for Its fostering care and protection. toes tho
Senator mean 10 deny the power OF this Govern
~ ment 70 protect people Under such circumstances!
tons 10 protect other classes Of people under like
cl1cumstnucesf Whenever. In The .historv Of the
Government there ha. been thrown upon Ii help.
iess population which mnst stsrye and Due but f6r
tta care, the GoSe1nmt nt has never failed to proyds
for them. At this very session, within the last
thirty dsys. both Houses OF Congress have voted
half . n,llion Of dollars to feed and elo,he peo-
hey Msny ps hsm vee 'f Indians "aS Mo hss
jolncd the rebellion and had slain loyal peo-
Pc ,2.,t ot The be-, eoun!g; ~; ,,, Yee: sE,, we
ePs ass Gn e.. s Se sea sfD
voice N opposition to that appropriation, What
wire the fucisf 1t was ttated 6y our Indian accents
ahat the Indian tribes west Of Arkansas, part ol
Union armtes, had been driven nom their County:
That th6s property had been destroyed; and now,
the conflict Of arms having they had nothing
10 I've upon d%,1 he thas they would
Der, aud murder the Inhabitants nearest them and
S3pfsT Ss4 sn r. Sd npSn 10
aa i tos rebels sud traitors. We're We not bonnd
Now. .'r, we have thrown npon as four millions
OF people who have tocd all their lives for otbera
who. unlike the Indians, hal no property at lie be
GINNING OF the rebellion; who were never permit
ted io oTn W. anyhng never permitted 10 al The
are without any mean. Of support, IN lie midst oi
pzejndiced and hostl1e population who have been
struggling 10 overthrow The Government Tbcse
and the constitutional amendment, have been, wasr-
ever they could, loyal and true to the Union; anC
the senator seriously asks, what authority have We
would he DO with theml Would be allow ihe1 10 to
starye snd des Would he Turn them over TO tha mar
81 Of the men who, through their whoIa lives, have
ths es time III noreE ~ S h.s s asao. u not
lake care OF the destitute and rulefin: African,
Fur years II has been the law that whenever per
with the intenhon ol reducing theiu 10 slnyery ;hs
Government Ehonld II possible, rescue and rcstore
them 70 their native land aud hare appropriated
Cau ANYBODY deny Ma roht ~ "a ~; s h. hu5cs.'
III a. vel As ihe eons t1tnonat ehcstnI ny sat,
,se ;a,s ave ds eq1.e, hs
supplied theit wants that they mrht h,ve tbs1
ys have Iipht to rely npoa rs sI ior sssistancc % s
ansnt ,nsiin,o 4 + oniyMs ~ ,a.eaoeo e Ss PET.
helpless. icporsnL. and unnrfoeied 1on1o ~ s,
Tha anihn1f,v ~ ~ IN thia "a T.. @ ol inemseiver
ion ean Siye IL il IN ha innnS - IL sanc
prcsiona Congress which crtablshcd the Ra,esu. v
tabnsbi~ suc Int4taI ,n nv NJ ud,,y iof Ct,
by ihe EonstItui!on iisef: md ~ ihs n,s,nea Esa
stEc Asument goes on lie ldss Of peae,. mi fh,f
b pataed. trnst. II refer Ia tfase nrnr.fnri 11
OF he Euns,itnion wh,rh. In nv inil1mont ~
thorye ,he e1erelse Of his military jnrisacfion~
nctf pot simply du1ne the coniiicI 81 sI1ns hnt
uptl nesce tla b.. ff1uiy estah.bed md Vha Wi
Tribunals OF The country eha be restored viii, IN ns
h4
wi1hont oTposiiion. 9--"'te 'ne ia"s
Ihe consusut1op Of tbe TnIt1fl s,.trs 5ec1sras
that Congress shall have authoriy IL Ieclaro w.
and make rules concerning captures on iand md
and maintain rary," 'sio make 1ujcs tor tfs ocT.
errment IN regulation OF tho Iaud and n,Tafanss
to provide for calling forth The liiltia 10 oxeete
The laws Of the Union, suppress ipsu1sctton' and
repel INVASION and '<to make al1 Isws which rhsil
lie neerssaly and proper ror CARVING ,nto evsnan
the foregoing roFersn II aisn crr,.rss sb.t s,tS
citizens Of cach Stale shall be enff;jed - III ~
privileges md immunisies Of cittzens In ihe .ev.rs ~
Slatcs,'' and that athe J,nlteu Sfo5ca .hnI nn..
antee 10 every state in The Union repuhiicsn }or1
Of government" Onder the exercise Of these rn,1.
Conflict. 1t has succeeded IN put1fnr down srmed
resistance to It's authotity. But did the nil
down this armed rcsisfnnce cra.s M wv
ment the rebel azulies were disperscdi Tns
The Government no authority to bring 10 PUNISH.
OF arms has ce2se: no authority to hold ns nrIsnn
err, II necessary, sl1 who have been csntnrrS viii
nr1n8 In their hande? Can II be that The mnnnenf
the rebel armies are dispersed the military aa1hoiy
organize apain for another conflict a~a,nst ihs
Unionf Why, eif. Il Wonld not be NOR, nrrnosfsr.
ous On the part Of the traveller alter having AZ tha
peril OF hts life. succeeded in d1sarmipv hieh1av
round and restore 10 The robber bis wesprns viii
which 10 make new Assault "''o
And yet this l. what some gentlemen would have
this nation do with the wore than robbcrs whe
arme% being overcome, thai the rebejs ti,emsclvea
eha be instantly clothed with ali fha sn,hc.,se
hey possessed before The conct and thrf tha n.
haoitsn.s Of states who for more than four years
hare carried on an Organized Vat neafnet the cav
ernment shall at onca be Invested with ali tha 0
powers they had at Its commencement. 10 orpanIxa
ind begin 1t anew, NAY, morc. thcv fnsisf ihat
tithout any action Of ,hs Government II Is ihe |