Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-21

The veto of the President, in this instance,
can hardly be said to have taken the country
by surprise, since in various ways it has been
foreshadowed and anticipated in late account
from Washington. And that most of til
objections taken are well founded is clea
enough. That the freedmen are getting on IA
better than could have been anticipated too
has doubtless had its influence in causing til
President to leave matters in StatU quo. When,
during the fall months, the view was put fort
that probably ''thirty thousand blacks woul
perish in Georgia alone, other large nun
bers in Alabama, and so on, and this on tho
authority of the ''Freedmen's Aid Commis
sion," the fact that the case was so larqeI,
overstated may have had much to do viii
this later conclusion of the President. induciue
him to believe that with the near approach
warm weather the present arrangement for IL,
relief OF the colored population is sufficient.
That the act has raised and will excite still
further hostility to the Administration is plain
enough, when the Washington Chronicle leads
off with double loaded lament over the mes
sage, not hesitating at last to draw the lines OF
the Republican party. And when that paper
does this, the presumption is natural that it
believes the long feared and long anticipated
breach betwlxt the President and the leaders
OF the Republican party is final and completes
that the temporary truce which followed Mr..
Sumner ''whitewashing" attack on the Elk
ecutive, is ended in determined hostility.
IN l,l
case is not so bad as this: that those so essen
tlal as supporters to each other in getting the
country out of its difficulties, will not pcrma,
nently fail out by the way That the colored
population Of the South is getting along under
the present act much better than was antici-
pated, is an agreeable surprise to the whole
country. The high price of cotton has so far
stood the freedman in good stead, causing an
imperative demand for his labor at better
prices than was at first proposed for him: and
1t may therefore well be hoped, that even with
the limited asslstanceand encouragement given
by the present act, he will before long cease
to be burden upon the national treasury.
Finally, that he should have the most annie
protection from the Government, is clear: and
that the Government cannot neglect him with
ont bringing upon itself universal condemna-
ton, is just as plain. And if the South can
not see that it is for its best interests to foster
labor of all kinds, that nothing but the most
absolute determination to get to work as soon
as possible with all the muscle it can COM
mand is alone to give it prosperity, why, the
conviction will be forced upon it through les
sons that are ofthe hardest Cherishing antipa
thies, enmities, disturbances of any kind. is
Just so much done to postpone the chances of
better destiny; and whatever may be said in
condemnation Of the Presidents action. il is
very PLAIN that he has had every means of
knowing all that can be known as to what is
wanted. Whether he has any plan of his own
that is better, bearing upon the welfare of the
colOred population, we shall soon see. Mean
while, we for one shall not follow the lead of
the Chronicle in its blast of hostility against
the Presidents act, but we shall wait with
patience further developments.
In conclusion, who can doubt but that the
President will be sustained by the nation on q
final appeal by both parties to its decision?
tntrenched behind the bulwarks of the Con-
stltntion, and treating the subject with degree
OF moderation all the more remarkable, when
we consider the furious demonstrations his
course has awakened, no one can suppose
from his well known antecedents, his deter
mined purpose, that he will secede from his
position. The able paper he has submitted
has certainly thrown new light on the matter
compelled admissions, in conjunction with
circumstances, few would have supposed DOS
sibIe before this controversy occurred. We
say again then, letus await new developments;
meanwhile supporting the President against
the Incorporate demonstrations which could
hardly wait to give him fair hearing, sure
as we are, that as he has been true and pa
trlolc in the past, he will be true and patriotic
still.