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the Unssd States when the United States could protect

the Unssd States when the United States could protect
Mr. INV A.D inquired II Mr. Cowan meant TO say that
treason dspendsd on the ability Of the United States 70
make such war
Nchigsu State government passed ordinance OF seces
SION taxing That state out tho Union, did Mr. Howard
nnk anld ne: .mS " Uosyns that government he Ar Howard
NJ. HowARD replied that he unquestonably would be
guilty q treason. In that case it would be for
hsrs v no doubt that he would bo subject trial Tor
RRoRr ruK REVENUE COMMISSION
Ar. HnnaxAH trep) OF Ohio introduced a resolution
which vas reerred 10 the Committee Printing provid
ing for the printing Of Ave thousand copies Of the report
DsHArs RssukD ON rHE BILL roR TIE PROTECTION or
CIVIL RIGHTS.
Mr.. HOWARD took the noor the bill before the
Sonata He had recently seen q letter from Of
generals In Texas In which the writer states that
time ago Union man was discovered in Texas who
imprudent 10 raise the federal nag his house
after the close Of the war; He was waited on by the
citizens and told that the flag must be hauled down that
whs the people Of Texas might accept the situation Of
their dcfea they could not submit 70 anything Of this
kind ne refused 10 take down the flag and he paid for
his refusal with his life This the spirit Of these
reconstructed rebels OF the South They accepted
the situation simply; that all. Mr. Howard stated
that when the constitutional amendment before the
Judiciary Committee he was . member Of that
COMMITTEES, and tho second clause of the amend
ment he knew 70 be intended for precisely
the kind Of legislation now before tho Senate
He denied that the only effect Of the amendment TO
not the construction intended by the friends Of tn
amendment nor BY the bar OF the United sates nor BY
tho liberty loving people Of the United States Without
law Of this kind, he said the people OF the Southern
States would have right to expa,riae the freed negro
to compel him 10 labor for whatever his old master
might choose 10 pay him. thus reducing him To state
infinitely worse than slavery.
Mr.. LANE Of Kansas offered an amendment to tho
snendm'nt Of Mr. Trumbul TO inscrt after the words
"foregp power" the words Tor tribal authority"
M JoHdsox ldem.) Of Nd, said that the amendment
Of Mr.. rrumbu proposed 10 define citizenship Nobody
was mos willing than he 70 admit that such definition
desnbe- The Dred Scott decision, however, had
decided that persons Of African descent whether born
In the United States not could not be citizens under
tho constitution and that decision had not been set
aside. II was his opinion that the only way TO accom-
plish the end proposed by constitutional amend
mcnt Legislation Of the kind proposed, he thought,
would leave tho question still open as before. Ho
doubted tho authority Of Congress pass such bill
The bill, he said would affect not only colorcd but
white people. Under II State could distinguish be-
tween the citizen born lis soil and tho citizen OF
another State country emigrang 70 the State. Mr.
johnson proceeded TO speak OF the details OF the BILL
and 10 show that It's operation would conflict with the
laws il the State Of Maryland and other States regu
latng tho police affairs OF such States.
The Senate, At four O'Clock, adjourned