, 1866-04-05
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
Reply to the Presidents Telo-DelIyer.
ed In the Senate Yesterday.
ESPECIAL Despatch to the Chicago Tf1puue.1

WASHINGTON. april 1.
The entire interest Of Congress was cen,ered
tn the Senate to-day, the floor being oc-
cup'ed fot neatfy two hours and bali By
Senator 1rumuul In RENEW Of the Presidents late
veto message, AID In support OF the Civil Rights
Bill. The speech Is con,Iiered BY everybody to be
one Of the few great gpeeche. Of recent Tear, and
is commented upon by members ol all political
views ss masterpiece Of clear and concise logic:
The opening and concluding portions. embracing
the chief points arc as follows:
SENATOR 1RuxBut1's seEEcu.
Mn. PRESIDENT: fully share With the President
Of the United Satrt in the regret expressed, that
be ie unable to agu the b&l protect all peno2s In
tbe un1ed States in their civa rights, and eecure
the meaps for their vlndicatfon. / regret Oh my
Just expectation raised when this bill uas pseeenied
TO tbe PRESIDENT hesore It, introduction to the Sen
ase regret it on the Ptea.der 5 account becaute
It is calculated 10 ALLEVIATE him from thosc 1ho eje
h h , hsgs nT Il s
:tncipaes npou Nh.eh he vas elected, Hut, above
al!. 81. regret 1t for lberty'a eage, to .ecure
81 fqf s 1
Il ~ aR9s 10 ts5 Thos pFSs en1d not
se not nnp:1 M 10 IL hSia Or sps potCn q e
psopie anu moi Unconstitutional, 1.hall endeavor 10
Isl ow by calm and dispashiopate review and ex-
1minat'on Of the Presidents vaftoua objections
te btg,1s tb,te obectioos With ,he yer, a!st lines
OF the t1, which declare that ii; persons born Ii
the United states, nnt subject to any foreign POW
e, except Indians not taxed, aIG declared TO be
| rally introduced. did mol contain this pzosislo1.
Il w1s beliessd ,bs myself, and manS
Others tlat all native born penoDs, since The abo.
States, This was the opinion, tho olclai opinion,
| ol Mr. Bates. the Attorney General ot Nj. Lin.
cofns administration; The opinion adopted by bis
& 'na ne GSss 81 se
| cludtng the secretary Of stste, who hss 1:fucd
passports 70 petsons Of color recognizing them as
United States Nere citlzens OF the United States.
not re,erps e T. course 9n 10 a. taai
= ,he eil1 !. uueoaet,.u.leasi; III assE''''se se
doss hoerer fay thai i DE, not puFpost 70
Federal citizenship. II does not pnzposf. hs says
10 give those clatees Of persons any stdtss a. dit
zxns Of Stsne ex.eot that which may result from
power be adcs. TO confer the light Of State clti:
zsnship # Just a. exclusively with The several
etates as the power to declare the right to Federal
e'.tzenshipi it With congreas.
tbosity to make cuEeu Of The Untfed SIafes. The
CONSTIPATION OF The United Sta!es vests with Con-
cEets the sole pos er Of n1tstazat1on and It may
MAKE citizen OF The United Siate. Of foreigner:
bnt1t u n9t truf; s1t, thu when person becomes
citizen ef ahe United s,ates. that he is not also
On thls point will refer 10 decision prououncrd
by the >upnme Court OF the United >iate., tlriiv-
eIed b. Chief Justice Masrha1l, the nost eminent
The t'onrt rays: 8The defendant IL error error aiisSsd
u The proceedings to be a cltt,-n Of ,hc United
here 1his Is equivalent 70 N avesmens. tasl be
y citizen q that State. cItizen Of the United
staiff: rsfidins e 10 ny State Of The Union, i
II the Gaze. This Is the opinion OF lhe highest IN.
huns In The country, pronounced by The most emil
nenl man who evcr eai upon lhe bench In America ;
he :dens Of ,Se Unifea s,aep S Z /. mstssfa Il
citizen Of the United States he Is not citizen oi
The Pfcsident next alleges that the r4ght Of Fed
cfl citizenship thus 10 be conferred In lne several,
| excepted races before nentionsd, - now fer The
thit Is = mistake, moi Of the law. bnt i
mitnpprcbena!on ot fact; and It Illappcar b. lite
re:estnce TO which shan cal The attention 81 lie
IS tsd ,. hl* Inv. Thera have been In sbe Up,ted
states rs cases Of COLLECTIVE na,ufalIz .op by
hs ~ en1saa,on o. Fsese u ths third .iele
in The cesf1on or rLoai.Iaua Is provided taat he
nEse'1anis IT. OF territories. to b 9eoFRo.
ths prselpls a ., the tes1si asftad
10 .hs snofeot of .he shts Ptsilsass sad in
provision 10 Tie sane eject Is to b. found In ,he
e4x,h ar.tcic Of the treaty with Spain foF the mr.
chase OF Florida; and BY the eighth article Of tbs
o e nnaea ss 1 ss
March, Is Is, iu ite admission into the Union On ~
cque1 toottnc With The other States. Collective
quote. may sso tske fhc plac o cIass ot p:rson.-
natives ot the country ar otherMf=e--who. without
nv as 90 ,1e ri o the .cdi'dua.e, may be made
II !: inco11ret TO suppose that aitens. a. opposed
. ctt,zens. implies loreisners as re<pecls The
saie< but they n,c not, the5eiore, c,txens, % nor
| c1n tbey kccoine citizens under the cxlstius
naturalization laws; nut they may be made c1tizens
resolution. and acts Of Congress-, II viii be observed
.aas FEenehlep. Spantszds. Me1tcans and inalans
some Of tte xsry sasse, " If n nersnns snoie1
,hs sIsdd ret ,hs Pseas Psesdenap npGeia III
u that this right o. Federal eizenship-a: ifthere
distinguished tsom State citizen. hip-he tells "a
inat tt II nov for the first time proposed to be Rtye
" law Lay. the President, as Is claimed oy msny,
al pe1eonr who arc nssise born ue. By virtue 81
tho Consusnnon. c1lzens OF tho Da,ied Sta.es, the
p.ssaee Of The pending bill cannot be necessary to
'aste Them such; Well. now. .hat l. true; but i
lhe President 10 learn. now for the frrt time that
principle, 10 be found in the yery horn books Of the
aw, tnat an act dccfarine what lave IS, IL one u
the most common aets passed by Legislative bodies
Nhtn there Il no ncntln a. 10 what the law t. Tor
.heir greater eertalnty{ It Ia tie most common
thing in Tue world 70 paes statute declaring it,
fSs M5 epaa md s1s1 sS va ,5e opinion
| OF Staies such was the opinion OF Sir. Ltucptu'
Standardization in all it, department.. and ruch
s1atea-ttat ali native.oorn persons noi subject 10
ztns 81 The United statcs but some disputed this:
| thfa Law.
II is DOW made IN objection TO the passage OF the
Law. and reason gwen by the Pfcsldentw which ne
II such !. not the law. says The Presldeat, Eruya
question presents Itself, whether, ,=hen eleven Of
.te 1hiFtysi1 s.ates e1e unIcprcsened in Congress
1t The present l1uc ii T. Eound policy to make our
entire co!ored population. aud al other e1ceoted
classes. citizens Of The United States. This Is a
s,fnc'ps e, oD.etten tS ps i f
p,efen1edt 10 him. Why f. # made an Objection 10
apt e.oe to i'll i l. no ee
cnou That te mikes applicable alike to al hill. ];
On, II mere + anything 81 J.. no b,l can pass the
represented. Well s3ir whose fault Il that eleven
etatcs are not r.pEesebtedy Whose au1t il It that
t"tnfY- five loyai Stntes, which hare stood By the
.ness nEht e lcsIsa.s1 81, il i not The ianlt Of
The tweniy-hEe- Il the tact Of some States having
Esbeled aestnsi the Government is 10 take from
,hen the criminal l. to take aasautaee Or hi; c1me.
and tie !nnoceni are 70 be punished for The guilty
R,.hin lew aay7 The President has isaned pso-
cIama1lon, out OF pace, as the Senator from Nc
bel,on j. over but that 1a eessatn States It Is over
The States that wei. in REBELLION IS ia condition
to be represented here STR, if wc had to walt for
lue eleven States, mutt We walt for Texas; and
| recognized as having republican form Of govern
/ mtnt eHtitlipg her 10 representation. They have
tent fro most Of those s.aes that have undertaken
and from .he rebel armies; men who could mol be
| qulrcd oath to BE- entitled to Their seals;
ii leg ,sison Of seasr.i chalscter, % o Il he iosa @
nson!s Of 1ns S91n; ~ W3Sd @ h.ss to wa.t fSr sii
mitted to representation hr1E, when they rcfnse
gripping Hith he blood OF loys1 men. Il he Viee
feserc, one Of the Sennrors in ihe libel Congress,
TO come here TO Ieg1t1ae for the loyal people Of
this countryl Are the men who organized the
me result Of winch this nation ha. had 10 spend
n,oIe lhau four hundred thou:and million. OF dol
| lare; md a. consequence Of which more thin a
I'D hae ver O. npan be
| in The amy haspttAlE-are there men 10 come
lere 10 leGislate tor the loyal people Of this
-, ihese States eau only he Represented through
state organisations. AL members Of this hody can
sniy b s'ssl by State , Leetas.uies. Member. q
Of Stale Laws. ntnce, as preliminary 10 any repre-.
fcutatIon in either House Of Congress. it must be
whether there Il Stele Legislature hnying author:
ily 10 elect Senator, AID having authority to pro
ydelawe under which representatives may be elected
such Legislatures IN any Of lhesa States There VII
time when the kind Of Government In any Of then
Was hostile to the United States; when every mem
State-, and Ewotn allegiance 10 government hos
,tle 10 this. viii anybody pretend fhat when I
state Government was in the hands Of the enemy !
as entitled to representation In Our Hou-e Of coE
| rree.t II not, shall We not inquire whether il ha
cut oui cftie.e hands, iolo the haads OF loyal men
Sir, ts proposition that 20 bll1 IL 10 be passed. BE-
l uIt, tSfn T1TF u JhAf
own tanlt that they are unsrpE.senied-wouidb be Ut
| tcT!y cektuctive ol the Covert mcnt.
Dut The Prrtidcn tells ns that the bill. in effect
! proro,es TO discriminate agalnst large urmbess Q
inieltacut, worth, and patriotic foreigners and Il
/ laror 81 the negro. Now, I'll: IS that une1 Whn
- the bill. Why. declares that there th1ll be D