The New York herald., 1867-07-20

Mr.. Johnson Returns the Supple
mental Reconstruction Bill
with His objections.
Its Unconstitutional the Main
Objection.


To YHs BoUss OF REpRnENTATIvBs or THp uMTEp
return herewith the bill entitled "An act supple
mentary 10 an entitled act provide for she
ecient government Of the rebel sates passed the
I'd day OF March, 1867 and the act supplementary
thereto passed the 23d day Of March, 1867, and N
state briefly possible Of the wb ich
prevent me from giving my approval.
This Of . series of passed by Con rrces
during the last four months the subject Of struc
The message returning the act Of the I'd March
last states at length objections TO The rasssg that
measure They apply equally well 10 the bill ow before
me, and am content merely 10 refer 10 lem and 10
reteraie my convection that they sorh I'd and nm.
answerabe There points peculir r 10 this bin
which will proceed at once TO consider.
The nrst section purpors TO declare thc true intent
and meaning in particulars Of the. two prior acts
upon this subject declared that Il 70 intent Of those
was, "frst that the existng CO. ornaments in the
ten rebel States not legal STE no governments: .,
and second that thereafter said governments TO be
continued, were to be continued sub tec. respects to
the military commanders OF the re- pec,ive districts
10 tho paramount authority of Co sgrcssn
Congress may by declaratory az upor prior act
construction altogether at xamoe with its apparen,
meaning and from the time ate least whom such con-
strucion fixed the original &cl win be construed 10
exactly Whist is stated - mean by the decaratory
There will be, th en- from the time this bill
become law no don'S question as to the rels.
which the existing governments in those States
called in the originali act the provisional gov.
ernmenis. stand hwards The Upned States
As these relations stood before the deciar.
atoiy &C. these governments, IL 'is true, were
portsn respects butuot in all the LANGUAGE Of the act
ecing subject TO use military authority OF the United
ates as herenafA Ar prescribed by the sixth section OF
tiie original act; these governments made all
pects subject TO the paramount authority Of the United
Congress did not by the original intend limit the
suinory Loo, 10 any PARTICULARS OF subjects therein
% States this @ "s SSsr der
cared 70 have nnhmMeo authority II Is no longer con-
m sirs ton Of cnsi laws the registration ration OF OF vosers
and the superintenaence OF elections, but in all
s.,.ns ciyi, sovrmsn. paramount i,mossS, 20 me
conceive any astc OF society more ntoierabe
than th's and yet i i to this condition that twelve mil
OF the United States Over every foot OF the
territory occupied by these American citizens the
operation It binds all the people there and should pro-
tect them yet they are denied every one Of its sacred
Southern people when seized by DE Of soldiers to ask
for the cause OF arrest or for the production OF the
when in military custody, which knows such thing
haiY VI what avail 70 demand trial by jury, process
counsel or that greater privilege, the writ
OF habeas corpusy The veto Of the original
oli or the "a Of March was based ON
Two cstnct srounds-the interference or congress in
matters strictly appertaning TO the reserved OF
the states and the establishment Of military tribunals
reader Of that will understand that all It
,ans With respec. TO military despotism and martial law
has reference especially 70 the fearful power conferred
on the district com9anoess 70 displace the criminal
courts and assume 1srisdiction 70 try and punish By
military boards that potentially the suspension Of the
Inc act nov before me no, only declares 'nat the IN.
oxsr VI s n.r cas IS
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oI .ns p, specnesy g'ses 70 escn mitsIy CoMmander
.no me pows' 70 .,penu %nso, .,n om once or or
exercise OF one powers any 9nicer or person holding
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power elective appointment authority derived from
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nowsr .snprored br sufcept wissrv ,orcs 70 re-
move every civil oiacer OF she United States Whst
nes.r Tne district commander Who has thus dis.
n,aesa Tho c,S,, oeaccr /. sp,ho.SssS 10 an ~.
vacancy by the detail Of an ofBoer or a soldier
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soldier or some other Il 10 perfor1 the duties Of
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ferrsd into civil on9cer He NAV be made governor
a legislator or . Judge However unnt he may deem
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