The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1866-04-07
The Presidents Message vetoing th
Civil Rights Bill.


WAsHisGros. Mrrch 81
r. The Ssns,e cf the Uaited states
4 regret ,ha, the bill which has passed
both housss of Congress. entitled an act TO
psn,ect all persoos in shs Uniled States il
sh~ir civil rights and furnish means o. ,heir
vindicsiior," contains provninIs which ]
csn 40, approve consist@ ntiy with my sense
sf tuiy to the whole people, and sny oslies.
tons 10 the Constitution u the UniieJ
Sfais. I am, therefore. csnsrsinsd 70 re
tnsn il 10 The Senate snd The House. ~
which il origIos,ed, via ny objections 81
hs bec,mings law.
Hy ,he fisss see'irr or the biz. a \ oersons
Lorp 10 the Uniled States. nnf e,ljrct ~
any fofrign power. excluding Incisns 40,
taxed. are declared 90 De snzsns ~ The
United Stetss. This prov isira con. prrhe.cs
ihs Chnee- oi the pscic Sss,es; inaisns
sutjec, to tsxaiisn; me people r-,led Gp.
Size. - wsii - a.. -atirr r-c.. rsairr...f
g hirrks. people 81 coirr, n.uro.-, "L.s,-
a@s, aud rers.ns ~ Ar.r, tios "a. Every
iadivdusl Of these rsc,s, hurr VI The Lnnsd
STATES. -. by this bill. made cir.1ras ~ ftc'
United State. II doe. not Infyprt 10 de.
clare or crnisr sry o,asr right cf citizen
ehI0 ftnsn Fejsr.i citiz~n-hip. II dues no.
rroposr 20 give 'hsse ci-ses VI persons nv
status of c:'izsns ~ Sta'rs, except. IA,
Which m.y fsrvl, trim I,rr status of .i'i.
sens of the United = si~s. IN. power 4,
coHies their tight D. Safe ri'zrasilip i inst
ss conc'uSively wisI, The several S'a;es a.
~. power 'n'"ns'r 'he right oi Federal
81 z~nsL,p is~irh c,rgre>s. The ,ich' 81
F.de,sI citizenship rhus ~ be sDrfered on
The ssvessI excepted es briors msnsirn.
ID V nos. iur lnc hs- tine, proposed 10 q,
given " lac. &. ~ l. ci.imed ~ nirny. al
psrsors who ere native born sIready ere,
~ vislu- Of the Consiiiu'ivp, cit. /. sns AZ t..e
U.i'ed Ststss. sh- pa.sses Of the PRINTING
bill san.noi be sect sssry 70 make them surh
u. on the Other hand, such persons src not
cs'ixsnss - u1sy BE- sssumcd from The pro.
pnscd 1sgs-Ation to make them surh, the
grave question presents iiscii whether. when
sIsvs0 Of the thirty i've States are unre-
present ~ Congrsss Al this time, ID Il SQUAD
policy 70 fmske our entire co,or.d pcpuis.
ZION. srd al c'her excepted cisssss, ci,,xens
a si'e Uaitsd S's'e. Forr millions u ,hcm
have Just smsrged from slavery into free.
dom. Can il be ressonsbly supposed that
they possess the reqisiie quail. 70
sntius them 10 al the privileges and i'm.
munisies of cilizensh 0 OF the United States!
Hsve the people Of the several sts,es sx.
.psssssd such : eonviciioni u may be ssk.
- whether 4 10 necessary they should bs
6ssls'sd cisizsns, that they msy be secured
% tie snjoyment o. civil rights. proposed "a
. eon'sssed By the bill. These rights are
eefederst ssweIl % by STATE lsws sscused
. al domiciled aIiens snd foreigners even
ssibss The complexion o. the process Of No.
ssaalisssiea, ssd 4 msy safely be assumed
- 500 snscsmsnss are uflcisnt 10 give
hss esO,ecsion and bens6ls % those lol
whoa this bill provides spssisl leeislstion,
eesidss The policy of The Govsssnsss, from
- sslois % The present time, seems 10 have
ssss 49, ps'sons who sss sssaeesss % and
osssnIHss with or Institutions and our lsw,
shesld - through seFssis prohibition. !,
shs'sad = shich. before asssisisgl ~ COZ.
sssd P'iss, shsy rus' give Evidence % shei,