The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-05-06
MIXING MATTERs.

The Civil Rights Bill provides that no
change shall be made in relation to the priv
,lege of suffrage. That is to say, that bill
does not pretend to alter the suffrage laws
existing in the various States. In relation
TO this matter q vey interesting point has
recently been spruug. The Civil Rights
Bill de ,lares hat all perions born in the
United States (ch lrren of Foreign Ministers,
Consuls, etc., alone excepted) are citizens
Of the United States. The Constitution Of
the Uni ed States provides that citizens,
tho distincton of color made) can be Presi-
dents, Vice Presidents, Senator's, Represen
tative4 in Congress, etc. According to the
Bin of Rights, negroes, Chinese, etc., born
an ;his country are citizens of the Uni,ed
States. and therefore are eligible to the
Presidency, Sc IS in Congress, or any other
United States office; but according to the
suffrage laws of the various States this class
of people are prohibited from voting in all
the States of the Union except five or six
The Constitution of the United Sta es does
not confer the privilege Of suffrage upon any
class neither does it deprive any class of
that privilege. The privilege of suffrage has
hitherto been regulated solely by the States.
Under the new order of things singular
Anomaly is presented. In California, as in
most of the other States, none but white
citizens - can vote, yet any native born me-
gro residing in this State is eligible to seat
in Congress, or to any United States office.
That is to say, negroes may be United States
Marshals, Judges or Collectors in this State,
but they cannot vote herei Is there not II
conflict or discrepancy here? 1t it not
rather singular that person is eligible
80 the highest office IN the Land, and yet
ia not entitled to vote for any Office Those
who lhiuk tkutihe Civil Rignts bill is Simply
measure tor protecting the negroes OF the
South. are greatly mistaken If that bill Ia
carried out, it's logical results will beto place
every native bjrn negro AMI Cbinaman upon
pei feet tooing of equality with white men,
for no such anaInoly IN government can ex's'
as that person can be eligible 70 the high.
est Offices. and still not entitled to vote
And not only this, under the Civil Rights bill
Cai1ese may become naruraliSed ci,izeus o
the Uaited States, and wnen sucl'y i'll be ell
ig,ble TO United States offices after they have
been naturalized few years This will be
the inevitable result Of the Civil Rights bill
ss those who are now rejoicing over 1t vii
soon fad out, when they calmly consider
upon the legal effects Of that measure. STATE
laws and con stitut,ous must give way 10 th'
OWL Rights bill, or the latter must give wa!
4, the former If The formerdo not give way
g,henSoue of the main objects Of Stbe'bili, th
protection Of the Southern negroes, VIII no
ha gained If Stale laws and constitutions
xiye way.in one particular, they must IN oil
Ana 40 universal and unrestricted sufraR
will soen be mplished, and then will has
Z ten the downfall oil. the Republic. Too muc
voting, aud roo many voters were mainly tn
cause Of our great national troubles. Wha'
then, will be the result Of adding over . mi
Nan OF ienoranl, semi -barbarous people
say voting popalatiou7-S y. Can.