The New York herald., 1866-05-01
The Civil Rt.hts Bill.

The Civil Ris hts Bill.
PASSAGE or THE MEASURE OVER THE yBTo-ESG-
LIsH OPINION OF THE ASSUMPTIONS OF con-
From the London Times, April Isl
so important the questions at issue between the
American President and ngress, so absorbing is the
conflict that matters Of foreign policy are for the time
nnIost dsrr rgarled. There i7 less Indignation to be
spared for the occupation OF Mexico and the Of
the fugitive Juarez even ne chance If dip,ae with
Ensand the coast fisheries does not seem TO excite
the combatiye spirit OF the country. Hardly IN The
midst OF the war the American people moro fully
engaged their domestic politics and hardly then
were they Of greater moment The proclamation OF
President Johnson which declares that IL restored
the Southern States and that they have again entered
fhc Union with all their rights and on rfect equality
Jucal energy OF the country for long tune 10 come.
Viewed IN the light OF reason and humanity the Presi
dents proclamation deserves all praise viewed as po-
iucai manifesto must be judged by The success u
obtains. II is hardly possible TO denv the doctrines
which the President enunciatcs The war undoub,
sdy waccd as he says. TO maintain the Union with all
the dignity aud equality OF the rights of unim
paired aud s equally undenable that these
OBJECTS accomplished il ought cease. The Pres
dents opinions respecting standing armies military oc
ruratioD, martial law, military tribunals aud suspens.
pf tho habcas corpus will hardly be conrovered BY any
reasonable politician. But tholgh Mr. Johnson Is said
10 have public opinion Of the North his side az Ne
ondcv' eiiy has hai y E.rop,, though his policy has
called into existence strong feeling Of gratitude and
admiration among the southerners who, though now
weak and fallen, must one day be powerful friends to
ANY statesman they support yet II s evident that Con
qrcss "a bery hstl and that its leaders will shrink
f,on TO carry out their own policy, and 70
fhwart. II they cannot punlhh, ther adversary ~ VIII
b. ecn from intelligence of to-day that the Senate
has passed the Civil Rights bill the Presidents veto
by majority OF % 10 Is II IL almost certain that the
House Of Representatives will do the This mea.
sure ch the President argued against 70 cncrgecsly
and eoquonuy, will, therefore, soon be law It is 10
reality a most important change in the constitution. IL
on rf Ds completely the d0trtns y Stat tydepend7scs
BY sing Congress has arro0d,ed 10 itself powers when
nowhere appear that sacred document 70 which Amer
rans cont nually appeal II the Civil Rights act be
carried It's authors desire there will be IN every
Southern state authority overriding the State autho-
rily law nulfyng the state laws influence not de-
rved from tho people but exercised by federal Execu-
live through Legislation In which tie Southern States
had no share There be only one ground on which
On domination can be imposed, and that is Tie r,g
Of corgus To do the leaders OF the republican party
juscc they do shrink from utterng the word They
have always held that the Southern states
gnred and that they may be dealt with according TO the
viii Of the vctors, restrained only by the laws OF mo-
raty and By any political rights which may be sup
posed 10 belong 10 the vanquished The merci.
fa AID constitutional theories Of President John
bon they have secuted, declaring them 70 be
prctext to cover the practical restcrs,ion OF
slasesr. and " rob the covnsu Of oil tha, haa been