Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-04-10
the civil Rights BIZ.

: ssAsa The Civil Rights Bill. -.
-. The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette furnishes the follow
ing telesrabhic account of the exciting
sHcspe attending. the passage Of the Civil
Rights Bill insthe u 8. Senate, over the
Presidents Veto. II is one Of the great
scenes ia connection with the Rebellion
that ia destined TO become historic. 1t
may prove an epoch from which will
dateystgreeter events than those through
which cur people have just passed.
Everything, therefore, connected with it
is worthy of careful investigation and
patient explanation Theipeople should
epdeRvpr to look OF the threatening
troubles that seem to be gathering about
the National Capital coolly and dispas-
sionately. Some of their Representatives
in Congress do not set them creditable
example. but they should lssach those
Representatives, by the dignity of their
dameanor, that the great events Of the
decade. through which we are now pass
ing, are to be discussed and determined
with the sagacious forbearance of States
men, and not with the petulent impetus
osity Of spoiled children. AZ aaa q
Indiana, it seems, was sadly compro-,
missd by the conduct of one of her own
children. Senator Lane, of Kansas,
occupies a position to-day that can
scarcely be envied by the poorest and
mosta unfoftuuats in the land, who in
spite adR poverty and misfortune have
bseh ablsto preserve their integrity and
good name. He will never be able to
account satisfactorily to the people for
the "great change THAT hessdmits took
pIacssin his mind during the 10 hours
Immediately preceding the vote on the
Civil. Rights Bill Reared in Indiana,
and actively engaged in battling for the
Right during Liberty's trials in Kansas,
we had hoped that he would never tar
nish the. reputation b, then won as
champion for freedom. We yet trust
that.ths pluck and perseverance he dis
played in those trying days may serve
TO obscure his last betrayal of the Right.
Without further comment, we give the
Gazette,s description of the Senate
Chamber on Friday, the 9th of April:
The interest in Congressional proceed
ings conferred in the Senate today. The
galleries we're. spacked from the begin
ming TO the. end, and during the greater
part of the day, forty or fifty members
of the House were on the floor. The
session was one of unusual interest, and
also one of unusual turbulence. The
journal was hardly read before Mr.Lane,
of Kansas, offered his joint resolutions
proposing a basis of reconstruction.
he called attention TO the fact that they
embodied the views of the President as
given in his message, letters to State
Conventions, and the letter to Governor
Sharkey. There was at once an effort
70 learn If the measure was held out as
an olive branch by the President, and
for q moment Mr.. Lane seemed inclined
to let it appear that he spoke for the
President, but the cross questioning OF
Mr.. Trumbull and Mr.. Brown forced him
into admitting that he had no assurance
Warrant for assuming that the Exec
ntls> would now sanction a measure
emon99ng the idea or the Sharkey let
Ter. Mr.. Lane opened the debate with
most violent and Yindictige assault
upon Mr. Wade, for his brief speech last
nignt1isl ne OniO Senator responded In
very .much the same splrss aud manner.
and for 20 hour pFamora the most dirsce
personalities we're hurled across the
chamber from one Senator TO the Other
MIR. Lane took the opportunity to air bis
services in Kansas, and talked himself
hoarse In dsfense of che President He
said The Republican party was going 10
pieces, and be had been laboring days
and nights, for weeks and months. 70
prevent It The burden Of his speeeh
Was That he had concluded il could only
% done by sustaining the President. and
nnaIIy be eppouneed that hereafter he |
should be 4eand with Cowan and Doc.
little, and Norton; and the Democrats Of