The news. [volume] (Bristol, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-03-07

W AsHINGT0N, March = SENATE -
The bankrupt bill has been passed, aud
goes to the President.
The Foreign committee has reported
adversely to the resolution to protect
American rights in Mexico, and the en-.
lforcrment of the claims of American in.
Investments in Mexican bonds
Th' Conference report retiring com.
pnuLJ interest notes, was adopted IL
provides for the issue of pr cent loan
certificates, Of which fifty millions only
shall be outstanding.
The tenure.of-oilice veto was read, and
the bill passed notwithstanding, by 80
to IL.
HoUsE.-The proceedings Of the House
were generally undressing until the
reception of the veto at o'clock. The
galleries were damned.
The President says in effect | have
examined the bill to provide a more eff
cient government for the rebel States,
with the care which its transcendent i'm
I portance awakens. | ain unable TO as
/ sent 20 it. The reasons why are so grave,
r that trust they viii influence enlightened
= uuu pdNIibl' usDus NC bili pidoto NCh
States under military rulers. The Pros
ident also combats the preamble. His
Information shows that the people are
united in reorganizing their governments
on basis of peace After the States
adopt measures VIGOROUSLY Objectionable,
their representation will be allowed, with
ont reference to the security of life aud
properly The preambes excuse for the
bill is admitted by the bill to be false
Military rules are established, not for the
prevention of crime, but to enforce the
adoption of odious laws The measure
in character, scope and object is without
either precedent or authority. 1t is in
palpable conflict with the Constitution
1t is destructive of blood bought liberty
The power given brigadier general is
that Of an absolute monarch, whose will
g is law He determines all rights of per,
son aud property he disposes of lands
and goods within his district he make.
his own criminal code. Everything il
criminal which he denominates cr,ne
) every person guilty whom he condemns
file keeps no record need make no re
port can break IN courts, and max,
judges and jurors criminals His mill
itary courts are of his own making thei
officers are from his own suborduates.-
Instead of mitigating the aishness If
single rule, such courts would deride tn
responsibility, making it more cruel an,
unjust The several provisions, dictated
by humanity, which were inserted IN tn
bill to restrain officers, will be found IN
operative. Each officer may dehu
cruelty according to his own temper =
= The gag, Lash, ball and chain lie With
bis choice. The military commander
under the provisions of the bill, ma
condemn to death without trial, thu
avoiding the executive sanction Tn
authority given officers amount to abs'
lutte despoism, which is aggravated b
their power to delegate despotlsm to the
subordinates. The bill declares, " he sha
punish, or cause to be punished" Tn
power had been denied the English king
for more than FIVE hundred years.
all that time people speaking the En-
lish language have never bourne sue
servitude. 1t reduces the population
the State, without regard to color, sex {
couditun, aud strangers also, within the
limits to the most abjecr aud degradln
slavery. 1t may be answered that Il
officers are just and humane. Double
they are equally so with other classe
but the history of the world has bee
written in vain if it fails to show Il
danger of unrestrained authority.
almost invariably becomes tyranical,
the ruler is a stranger, and appointed
an unfriendly power, 1t has been tri
in Hungary aud resulted in sufern
which have aroused the sympathies of t
world In Ireland, though temper
by principles of the English law, it
got Indignantly denounced cruelties.
French Conven ton, arming deputies wi
similar powers, sent them to department
and massacres, murders and attrocit'
followed. An irresponsible deputy ney
yields what the law does not extort,
Have we power to carry such a measr
into execution? Certainly not by De
. ving their authority from the Consti
ton, and acknowledging its limitation;
The rest of the message eabora'
the constitutional argument, embrace
oopiOus extracts,
The Speaker ruled that a two-tbi
vote could suspend the rules, reuderi
flhbustering out of the question.
The bill then passed, by l35 to AZ.
In the Union.--Mr. VIM. A. Hanc
has removed his stock of goods from d