The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-04-04
EssC Veto MESSAGE.


We invite the attention Of every man in
Harrison county to the message of the
President Of the United States vet2ing the
Civil Rights nBill-.ne of the greatest
euormities ever ought to be imposed upon
the American people
The message clearly identifies the good
President with the great Conservative body
OF the American people who favor the i'm
mediate restoration oi the Southern States
TO their Cid p9,ltioo in the American Union
rights which theg we're temporarily de-
prlved OF by the men ia rebellion against
the Government, and which avc now sought
TO he denied them by The natural allies Of
the Southern rebeis-the Kepnblican Dis
union party of the North. the President
not only shows the hideous provisions of
the infamous Civil Rignts bill, but clearly
ann0ulees hlsinten.ion in grand and noble
sentiment to reto all bills affecting the
Southern people until they themselves ran
spaak and y0t;in the councils OF the ma
ton. Tbs "Opens the breach and makes
the war upon the Radicals Il bitter contest.
LAtevety man decide nov on which side he
viii act 10 this great contest The destiny
Of the country hangs upon the issue
The bill is such an epornlity that even
Bingham opposed it, aud spoke of it as
follows
If civil rights has this extent, what,
then, is pronosed by the provision of the
first section? Simply to strike down. by
Congressional enactment, every State Con-
stitutlon which makes discrimination on
account OF race or color in any of the civil
nights OF the citizen / might say here,
without the least fear OF contradiction, that
there is scarcely State in this Union which
does not, bylts 1n'tltatiln or by its stat
ute laws, make some discrimination on ac.
count Of race or color between citizens of
the United States States in respect Of civil
rights. ~
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"By the Constitution Of my own State.
neither the right Of the elective franchise
nor the franchise OF Office can be conferred
upon ang citizen of the United States, save
upon white citizen OF the United States.
What do you propose to do by this bill?--
You propose to make ii a 1nisden,.aa0y,
punishable upon coariction By f1te ard i'm
Prisohnleat n the peaiteatiafy for tie Gue-
eraorof Ohio to o6ey the requirements of
the Constitution of the State, which requires
that none shall be elected; and, therefore,
none commissioned TO Office in that State
save white citizens OF the United States.
"If the bill of rights, az has been solemn.
ly ruled by the Supreme Court of the Uni
ted States. does not limit the powers of
States and prohibit such gross H. ustice by
States, il does limit the power Of Congress
and prohibit any such legislation by Con.
Eress
''But sir. on yesterday, the honorable
gentleman from Pennsylvania, Mr.. Broom
aid than whom there is no more candid or
Just gentlemen in the house, treated this
ipeasure as though it wasa bill simply for
the protection Of the freedmen in their
rights for the time being in the late insur
rectionary States. This is great mistake.
n applies % cvs,y State III the t,.ton. to
.Stdtcs rltich tdee nerer bern IN ipsafrecfton.
nnd Is 10 be eafotced IL esey .State of Me
Dofoa, not NH for he present, but t6r oN
future time, Or until il shall be repealed bv
ssfne subsequent act Of Congress. IT does
not expire b.y virtue Of its own limitation.
r intend % 10 be permanent !"