The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-04-13

meut wasln rebs 'hands il was entitled 70
r'pgesonta tonin either House Of Congress
Il nor, shall wc hot ibquite whether 1t las
pnt'uut of those lands into the hands oi
loyal mcu9
Sir, this proposition. that no bill is to bc
p1ssod d.heeauae eoFtin States ara inreprc-
seitef, WHOM IL is thcir own fault that they
we Rlnfepre@nlcd. would bo utterly dc.
structisc OF the Government.
-xfSEdto ORGANIZATION or rfm nfLG,
Bul tho President tolls MS that tho bill,
in effect. proposes to discriminate against
large numbers of Intelligent, worthy and
patriotic Foreigners aud in favor of the
negroes. Now, sir, Ia that true {? What il
tllebill Why, il declares that there shall
bo 40, distinction in civil rights between
any other raco or color, and tho white race.
Il declaroe that there shall I've no different
Punishment inflicted on toorel man IN
consequence Of Ills color, than that which
ia inflicted on white lnUn for the same
oiisnso. Is thata discrimination in favor
of the negro aud against the Foreigners in
bill the only object OF which is to pre-.
serve equality in rights H
But perhaps it would bo said in reply to
this that the bill proposes to mako n citizen
of every person boin IN the Unitcd Statcs,
and, therefore, discrimiutos IN that respect
against the Foreigners; but, MIR President,
is aawhite cluld who is born iu the U;iled
States ciuseng 1t * not to he presumed
that there is n discrimination here ia favor
ofithe white ihLlut, who is citizen tho
momeRtof itA birth, and against tho worthy,
inteligent aud patriotic Foreigners, who
oiatsrHso 10 tins country, aud this is sug.
gested by n Senator behind me. Even tho
- .ll II 4 ..,s 4
isia acitizen lDpg before ls f,tlIcr The
lrssideut also las an objection TO making
citihbns Of Chinese and Uipsies um told
that but few Chinese are born IN this coun.
try, md whore tho Gipsies are horn can.
not TIL like ropsy, II is questionable,
for" sthey were not boru vt all but just
come. itauglter. goo
But, Mr. President, perhaps tho best an
aver to this objection, that the bill purposes
to make citizens OF Chinese and Gipsiee,
and this reference 10 Foreigners, is TO bo
f0hna itl speech delivered IN this city by
a Senator occupying, I think, tho scat now
occupied across the chamber Ivy my friond
from Oregon NIr. Williams). less than ak
years ago, IN reply to veto message, seut
10 this body by Mr.. buchanan. The then
President OF tho United States returned,
with his objections, what was known as tho
lldniestead bin. Ga that occasion tho Sen.
at0f, 10 whom allude, said
A PERSONAL "REMINISCENCES.
rThis idea abont poor lorcigncrs, some
how or other, appears to haunt the imagina.
tiQp Of a.grept many. ! anu c9nslrained to
say" says the Senator alluded TO, that |
look upon this objection to the bill as a
mere qiibble on the part Of the President,
G.
Withholding his approval of tho measure.
lis alusion TO tho foreigners in this con,
nection looks to mo more like tho al cap
td,fum Of tho Nero politician or dema-
goguc than grave aud sound reason to be
uGfjred by the President Of tho United
States in a veto message upon 80 impor.
tant q measure as the Homestead bill.'
By Mr.. Sumner = WHO was tho gentle.
man
Mr.. Trumbul That is tho language Of
Snalor Anlrew Johnson. IGroat laughter. |
1t il. the bost answer, though should
hardly havo yeuturcd to have used such
harsh laugiage in reference to tho Prea.
dent Of the Unitod States as to accuse him
of quibbliug aud demagosuoing, and play.
ing the mere politician in sending veto
message TO tho Congress of tho United
States.
,.... AMALGAMATIoN.
The President also makes some other NJ.
lusions in this bill of tho same character.
lie speaks of the impropristy of marriages
between whites and blacks then goos on
to say, . don't say that this bill repoals
the State laws on tho subject of marriage" !"
We'll, then, for what purpose is it intro
duced in this hll2 Not, surely, az an Gd
cdptand0m Argument to excite prejndicos,
or as the argument Of tcniasoguo and
politician. ..t
--4Ur, ruR PowERS oF CONGRESS-,
The President furthor says; If It be
granted that Congress eau repeal all State
laws discriminating between whites and
blacks IN the subject covered 10y the bill,
why, it may ho asked, may not Congress
repeal, in the same way, all State laws dis
ORIGINATING between the two races on the
subject OF suffrage aud Office r. II Con
gress can declare 10y law who shall hold
lands, who shah testify, who shall have
capacity to make u contract IN State, then
Congress can, also by hw declare who,
without regard terrace or oolorf shall have
the right TO sit rs u juror or NJ Judge, TO
hobl any Office, and huallyr 20 vote IN every
State and Territory OF the United States.
The best answer Mr.. President, could
giyo to this would be the answer ot Presi,
daut johnson himself lie undertook tn
reorgaaiao the South. When ho did 80, to
whom did he extend the right OF suffrage
Ia the blacks No, air; but be extended
the right of suffrage to those authorized to
Vote under the laws OF the State prey ious
TO tho rebellion When urged to allow
loyal blacks to vote, what was his answer
That he had ao power; that it was uncpn-
stitutiOpal; but he had power 10 protect
thea in their civil rights, and he did pro
teet them in their rights, Then it 4 be
true that protection in civil rights carries
with it the right of suffrage, what becomes
of the position he assumed when ho OK
teGded civil rights to the negroes all
through the South, as shall presently show
by orders issued hy his authority, and yet
refused TO give them the right OF suffrage,
on the ground that he had no constitutional
power To do it--that it was right vested
in tho States, with which he could not in
terlerei
l Nr aa CTTlzENSHIP.
But the gift OF civil rights does not, nor
never has In this country carried with Il
political rights, or moro properly, political
privileges. One may he citaen in this
country without the right to voto or the
Tight 10 hold office. The right n vote aud
hold Office in tho States dupeuds upon the
Legislature Ol the various Statos the right
to hold Office nnder the Federal Government
depends upon the Constitution of the United
States tito President must bo natural
Lotn citizen; Senator or Rcpresentativ,
mllat have been a citizen of the United
States for a certain aunlher of years before
he can DO elected a member OF either hou