Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-04-14
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Rights bill, was taken up 10 the Senate
Mr.. LANE defended at great length the
President from the charges Of usarpation
aud dictation. He, said the President sp.
proved OF the resolution be had offered. =
He said Me-. Presidept, am not as
conve saut with the constituents OF the Sen
ator from Ohio as he is, but will venture
the assertion that outside Of New Enelahd,
there Is not single State 10 this Union.
not one State, but will by a majority vote
endorse the policy Of re-coDstructionl ad
vised by President johnson. and expressed
10 that joint resolution You cannot 60
before the people Of this country on policy
to give unqualified suffrage TO the blacks.
The President has been and is now, In nv
judgment, as arxious to hsrmonze the dif.
6cuties OF the Union party as any Senator
on Ibis floor. II be wss met in the same
spirit that party would be reunited, and
this Union porty would be restored. His
advances are met by insult and by denun.
citation from the heads Of the Republican
party upon this Senate doorrin language
without a parallel. .a...s q.
So far as l am concerned, Mr.. President,
! propose to dav and hereafter to take my
position alongside of the President OF the
Republican party, and stand there unAinch
ingly, defending him sgsinst the Senator
from Ohio as ! defended his predecessor
against the same Senator. mali ....
Mr.. WADE said TO- rep'y-Who is your
President that every man must bow to his
opinion Why, sir, we oil know him -
He is no stranger to this body. We have
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his length, bis breadth, aud bis capacity
all about him aud ycu set him up as q
paragon. aud declare here upon the floor Of
this Senate, that you are going to wear his
collar. Is that the idea, that you are 60
ing to be his apologist and defender 10
whatever be may propose. Three millions
of people sir. are exposed to outrages, and
insults, aud murder, from these worse than
savages, their former masters, murdered,
as we sretold; every day their lives taken
away, their humanity trampled Hnder footj
aud when Congress, under the Constitution
of the United States, is endeavoring to ten
dergthem some little protection, how are we
met here Every attempt of your Moses
has been 10 trample them down, making
them worse, and hrowing every obstruction
10 the way OF anything proposed by Con.
gress. 2''a i't"- .@f'
Mr.. LANE 10 rep'y-Wear a collar |!
indicted for treason by ro-slavery Grand
Jury. Hunted from S'ates 10 State by a
writ founded upon that writ for treason -
A hundred thousand dollars offered for my
head. Jim Lane wear o collar25 ELsugh-
ter Mr.. President, WHEREVER he is known
I ho ohn isd al hs I,o, r.;a
aud enemy .
| Mr.. WADE-I wish be was ".' 90 -
Mr. LANE said he appealed 10 Mr. Wade
TO withdraw the charge be had made against
the President. He would not defend tht
Presidents speech, of the 22d of February
as it was made under excitement. r.
Mr.. DooLITrIE said he had striven L
prevent collision between Congress ant
the President. and was sorry to see dispo
sition among some of his friends to act TO-
ward the Executive as though be was an.
worthy of their confidence The bill con-
tains propositions Upon which the ablest
men-men in whom be had undoab,ed con-
tidence-d fer, and he wished the bill could
be placed in charge of the Judiciary Com
mit;ee. and that it would report one which
would avoid objections raised in this body,
10 the other House, and by the Executive
He was desirous Of preserving amicable
relations between Congress and the Execu-
tive. Mr., ID. said that the Legislature OF
his State had passed resolution requesting g
him to vote for the Civil Rights Bill, the
Presidents objections thereto otwithstaud
ing. He had already set forth at length
his objections to the measure; and be could
not vote for it, aud would abide by th,
consequences. He entertained The hig hes
respect for the gentleneh composing th,
Legislature of his State, but standing wher,
be did he saw what they could not. The,
were at distance and Influenced by party
press and persons interested in o eontinu-
alton OF disorder in the South.
Mr., Davis opposed the bill, favoripg the
veto. He said if the bill became law be
should feel compelled TO regard himself o,
an tnemy of the Government, and TO work
for its over brow.
Mr.. SAUL BURY said he could consider
the passage Of this bill as inaugurating
revolution, and would lead to blood.hed,
war and diSgniou. b1l i-- a
Mr.. YATES urged Senators TO tharct
forward in the performance of their duty,
and TO do it now and hereafter.
The vote WAS then taken-Saall the bill
pass, the Presidents veto notwithstanding
Yeas-Messrs. Anthony, Brown, Chand
ler, CIaIk, Conness, CrSgib, Cressweil
Ednuuds, FeSsenden, Foster, Grimes, Har
ris, Henderson, Howard, Howe, Kirkwood
Lane (Ind.), Morgan, Morrill,, Nye, Po-
laud. Pomeroy, Ramsey, Sherman, Sprague
Stewart, Sumner. Trumbull, Wade, Wiley
Williams, Wilson. Yales-33. r,.-
Nays-Messrs. Buckalew, Cowau, Davis
Doolittle. Guthrie, Hendricks. johnson
Lane (Kanses}. McDougall, Nesmith. Nor
ton, Riddle, Salisbury. Van Wiukle
Wright-I5 1r r. 's i7s,.1 g az
A6Sent--Mr Dixon. .tH ggat
Il When Mr.. Morgan recorded bis vote IL
the Affirmative the galleries applauded yer,
loudly, and the Chair announced amid grea
applause tba, the bill having received,
two.lhird vote had become a law, ,s.a
On motion of, Mr.. TRvxsULA The Secre
: tary Of The Senate was ordered TO commun
cate TO the House a copy Of he veto me.
sage. together With the result of the vol