The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-06

neisons Now MI President, n there he s5vtbinS
that might be considered as true that was true 10 the
ever one Of these rights q to speak more correctly
made to attach the Jurisdiction Of the states
The ho onornbe member from Illinois (Afr Trumbui)
seems e forget as think what s the real character
my Opinou, strtes ali the reserved righs Of the
States You may lsOk in the statute books end am
that such e he isSt You may look M n the statute
HSns that anT time rom iSa up to the breSIns Out G
o. this Rebellion, any body ever proposed in Congress
rights which are reerred TO IN this section.
to he OF Of he biz Which e SS
punisl ment for the en- orcement of distinctions on
abolish AL state laws he said and what s the in
cOSs Of the Tsed sts or all ce civil IN tGS oe
criminal, affecting persons who are denied ther rights
suit may be, brought ,oL any cause whaever may
appeal to the Uned states % courts :., Any OF these
vided TOR By the bill who may Kill freedman, who Is
S be 5 H Il State Rf SS IN Ud T
Court Here the bill goes upon me theory & that there Is
ofenses which no one ever dreamed Of Iyng Ia any
The honorable member refers to the act Of 1880 which
yded for that act related to suits and oenses against
ana an onse against them was % an me oDse
against the Government That law was based uDon the
Who ase coins Ssu II Is Redena cnsy Il
Par Of tine law Of nations ynS mot derived from any
whose au is 1t that eleven States are not represented
style as ESSs pn nSo ba IN as sn Ts 20
the Ire,dent He says their hands are reekng with the
abolished slavery Some Of them have zone urtheT
taf SS STST Ss 9Rsf o S Ra hSy hSqS
that oath as as the honorable member or
said Wei, they applied here in the month o. Decem.
Der and it is now April and It may be until July De-
can 60 into the state Of the honorable member him
3 sPf RRaarf Is Is IN ne moSSrn as %
ton of the term: short time ago It was disloyal to
vi &IT Congress- TO support
The Supreme Court has recognized these States as
from them 4 4 apgrehended n at mischief win result
party characterS hat is the only mischief taat am
What is the occasion Of this hreY Does any one sup
pose that the rights OF the black man are not as safe In
R State 0 o amy y G ne Sa o S St Nc S @
SOM " hat do on find there? That men cannot pray
taken out Of the pulpit ceranY that Is an Invasion Of
PTste rights M and invite my friend 10 dTS bill to
bIu al arocious and unheard oare constantly occur
nor think necessary to interfere with the authority Of
j have nut one word more Mr. President. Ny friend
pdSeT IN ni rather M terms to the he rredSn The
tutOna and, thinking so, it his dlty interpOse
his objections i he had not done so he would have
Of disloyaiy against him his whole political course
opfSSes hat In s6 was here re- but mot member
midst midst o. Of these who were plotting to destroy the
CuiOii nOluS LnuI puIneu ueuOunCe lHelT attempts
MIR. Nye lEeyada)-wnl the Senator allow me to ask
Mr.. ohnson-Certanly.
Mr.. Nye-Did he not atthe same time admit the right
MI Jo6Ison-c ertanly not, quite the reverse. The
late amented President Lincoln, in speech in 1871
sDeaEns OF Of &T Stephens Stephens but
ofthe President the United States Ny friend from
this me 9q in R
5 % an a ans and S SoaS IN e %
come together once more, and glory In the heroic deeds
Mr. Irqmbul-Mr. President, did not hear perfectly
to say that all born in the United States
curtis MF 10hn'On-l maintain the opinion of Judge
Mr Trumbull-That was the opinion of a dssent1
another gentleman who stands the head OF the
delivered less than ninety days ago from the speech Of
no less person than the Senator from Maryland, Mr.
Mr.. Trumbqn then read from the speech in question
since slavery Was abolished that all eOored Persons
were czens and TO establish the fact without dispute
Tnmbu next reerTed to the eSL Of 1870 alluded to by
provided for punishment Of Violation Of internStiOna
law and he would ask right secured by the Con-
iaw2 Mr. Trumbull claimed that the act was a com
pee for the second section OF the bill under
Mr.. johnson said he rather surprised that gen
into the mistake supposng that here was any
ssency in the speech referred TO- and the position just
born here were citizens Of the United states But this
did not entte them TO the privileges of citizenship in
the state in which they were born. Over the question
OF State citizenship the Sta hedcomplete sovereignty
and was not in the power Of Congress to confer the
right OF tate citizenship citizens Of United ates
This bill assumed such right
Mr. Yates IL said thai, under the slavery amend
ment he entertained the ion that freedmen we're
entitled to the same rights and privileges any other
citizen Of the United States The authorities quoted by
the Senator from land only held before the adop
tion of the slavery amendment, The senator from
Marya had offered an amendment to the Fleedmen's
Bureau bill. which recognized his Mr. Yaesp position
the correct one
Mr. Trumbuli said the speech of the Senator from
from which he had just read was delivered this very
BILL That senator. with thirty others had voted
amendment declaring all persons citizens excepting In
dans not taxed; but in his speech the senator went
Mr.. Tru mbull