Andrew Johnson: Veto of the Freedmen's Bureau Bill - Milestone Documents

Andrew Johnson: Veto of the Freedmen’s Bureau Bill

( 1866 ) Commentary by Michael J. O'Neal, Ph.D.
  • “I have, with Congress, the strongest desire to secure to the freedmen the full enjoyment of their freedom and their property and their entire independence and equality in making contracts for their labor. But the bill before me contains provisions which, in my opinion, are not warranted by the Constitution and are not well suited to accomplish the end in view.” - Veto of the Freedmen's Bureau Bill
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