The Daily clarion., 1867-02-07
Nebraska and Colorado yetoes.

tanning his reasons for refusing 10 ap-
1,rove the measures The length Of
the messages and the press upon our
columns just now, precludcs the posi-
biHv Of our publishing them in
cxtenso. These bills, it will be re
mcmbered, passed the House and the
Senate with the proviso that there
should be no denial of the right of
franchise or any other right on account
of race or color, and that the bill
should not take effect antil the Legis-
latures of the various States rat
fled the act of Congress-
The President in returning the Colora-
do bill remarks, with the exception of
one section, this bill is substantially
the same rs the bill of n similar title
passed by Congress during the last ses-
sion. submitted TO the President for
his approval, returned with the OBJ
icctions contained in a message bear
ING date the 18th of May last, and yet
awaiting the reconsideration of the
Senate. Having again carefully con-
sidered the subject, instead of seeing
reasons for changing his mind, he
finds many objections to the proposed
legislation of which he was not aware
at the time of sending in his former
veto. The small and inefficient popu-
lation of the strritory; its inability to
bear the expenses of State govern
ment, the protest of the people
against being forced into the Union
without having the question first sub
mitted to the inhabitants, and the in
c0ngruity exhibited between the legis-
lation of the territory and of Congress,
are some of the chief reasons present
by the President for returning the
10y one OF which it appears tc.
would be sufficient.
In returning the Nebraska BILL. Mr.
eobpson takes about the same ground
& presented in the Colorado veto
1ue avsuau iuUUngruities of the bill
are exhibited very clearly. He tells
the Senate that the preamble shows
the peorIe of Nebraska have adopted
Constitution, which, upon due ex
animation, is found to conform to The
provisions and comply with the con
ditions of said act. and to be repubh
can in form Of government, and tha
they now ask for admission into fht
Union. He says: v +
The proposed law would therefore seem Il
he based upon the declaration contained il
the Enabling Act, that, upon compliance
with its terms, the people of Nebrask;
should be admitted IL to the Union upon al
-Cuuu footing with its original States. Ref
oreuce to the bill, however, shows that Will,
lv the first section, Congress distinctly aC
cents. ratifrs aud confirms the Constitution
and State Government which the people o
the Territory have formed for themselves
declare Nebraska TO be one of the Unite,
STATES of America, and admits her into tht
Union on an equal footing with the origina
States in all respects whatsoever. The thirC
section provides that this measure shall no
take effect except upon the fundamental
condition that, within the State of Nebras
ka, there shall be no denial of the electiv'
franchise, or of any other right, TO any per
son by reason of race or color, excepting In
dams not taxed and upon the further fun
damental condition that the Legislature @
said State, by n solemn public act. shall de
clare the assent of said State TO the said fun
dAmental condition. and shall transmit [,
the President of the United States an au
thentic copy of said act, upon the receip
whereof the President, by proclamation
Ill fh the fagfs w hnr5s
npon such fundamental condition shall b'
held rs part of the organic law of the State
and thereupOn, and without further proceed
ings on the part of Congress, the admission
of said State into the Union shall be con
sidered as complete"
After pointing out these inconsis
teneies of the act, he shows that Con
gress wants to give the Leg
stature power to change the re
quirements of the Contitution
that it gives Congress power
to regulate the elective franchise
hereafter; that it is violation of gooC
faith to make these additional demand.
after those heretofore have been com
piled with-all of which is clearly
usnrpation and unauthorized by tht
Constitution. He can perceive nc
reason for the admission of Nebraska
and Colorado that would not apply
with equal force to nearly every other
territory now organized, and snb-
mits whether, if the bills become a law.
il will be impossible to resist the loqi-
cal conclusion that such Territories as
Dakotah, Montana and Idaho must be
received as States, whenever they pre.
sent themselves, without regard to the
number of inhabitants they NAV re-
spectively contain. The President
shows conclusively that from the very
nature of the provisions the bills can
not be executed, and we think his po-
sition will certainly be endorsed by the
people. He has placed his foot upon
solid Foundation of reason, law and
justice, from which we hardly believe
the radical partisans will be able to
move him 1t is q source of much
gratsncalon to see that amidst the
threats and imprecations of the enc
mes OF the Constitution, Andrew
Johnson remains firm as O ssstone
wall defying the lance which the rev.
ointIonary clique have aimed at him
"A PROPER MovE-Congress, we ara
glad TO see, has voted TO remove ~
tax on newspaper advertising receipts.