Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-03-29

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10 Tue 6kNATE or TIE UNITED STATS
regret that the bill which he's passed
both Houses Of Congress. entitled, An act
n protect all bcrsons n the United States
Il their civil rights, and furnish the means
Il their vindicAtion," contains provisions
which cannot approve cOnsinsentiy with
NJ sense Of duty 10 the whole people, and
~ obligations 70 the Consttsatsen OF the
United States. am, therefore, cOnstfAin.
ID 70 return Il 10 the Senate, the House in |
vhlch It originated. with nv objections 70 |
- becoming law. By the first sce+ ION of |
h. bill. eli persons torn In the l. nitcd |
seates. aud not subject 10 any (brcim DOW. |
r.. excluding Indians not taxed, are dcclar |
a 4, b. citizens of the Unised 6tassa This
comprehends the Chlneoe' Of the
Pacific States. Indians subIoct q taxation.
the people called gipsIee g veal = the en-.
tire racc designated IS sblacko.' "poop1e Of
s,CNer "negroes" mulaatoean and ssneraons
az African blond, 1cverv individual of
those rar,cs horn In the unifed states IA. bv
,he hill made citizen of the limited States
II doea not nurnortto decIaaa or confer
srv other r,vht or citi,snshin than federal
cit,yenshin n does NOT nrnuoeo 10 rive
those class.a ~ rersons anv rtafns nj iii
,yensh;n of Stats excent thef Which nav
..S. -. .t.:s .s.s,s. =. .ss,-..,s &c ~.
rYr;ssa state.
Tns mover IN confer the RIGHT NJ state
.,,i,sr.h;n i mat 4 srclusivs7v With the
s...ssI States "a the mower tc confer the
-s-s.s ~ EoJorsI r;,;,ersh;r 10 Nth Nm
-. "a ~,,,,, ~ Iada,al c;,;,an.h;r
49,. - - CO.., ss,r.u, IN IN. ssv.rsI .vcented
tnus " ue Sonic' ~ '"e soec =. On.o a..
Csses oo.oIc ~ - 49, .',. LIZ ~ :. -
sso ~ ~ -..v All ,,-s.nr. 10 a :. native
49,. sI,ssd. -. nv virswe ~ The Constitm.
49,. e;s,,.rs ~ ,hc I1ni,ed State The macs
~ ~. ~ ,Se ,,crd;nc iii, cannot he necessary
- mol a them s,Dh If on the other hand.
such persons are not citizens, rs may be as
sumcd from the proposed legislation 10 make
them such. the grave question presents itself
whether where eleven OF the thirty six
States are unreprescnted in Congress at this
time Il IL sound policy to,anake our entire
colOrcd population. and all other excepted
classes. citizens of the United States. -Four
miIIions of them have lust emerged from
slavery into freetlom. Can il be reasonably
sunnossd that they possess the reau
uunlitications 10 enii,le them TO all the n ~
iiepes and immunitics Of citizenship oi Tie
Halted states Have the nconle of the soy
crai States cxnrcssed surh a conviction, |,
NAV slso. he nsI;eJ whether II il nccessar,
,ha, ,,,.v .LnrIJ n. d.c,.r..i c;,;-s,. IN nr,,c,
,h,t 49, NAV h. eer,,reI in tbn cn;nymen,
cr ,hc Evil r;gh,s nronoseJ Ia Inc cnniirmed
bv ~. Xiii These riglts are by Federal as
vii a, hy $, alta laws sacnrrJs !, nj, domj
,.;l.i aIie ,san1 foreiyncrs even before tho
com,,,eu N os The n,ocess Of NATURALIZATION
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u"': ne PREVIOUS ""io'lu'".c coi','''oii =
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SUI e""' ,o'o' vi o"' INSTITUTIONS '""" III
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ILL., ~ p'"u".'n ~ n'c years a'u ca
uAy 'nc" occoiiic c't,Hens upon PROOF Una
.ley .co' soou mora chsractcr' a,,achcd !
Wy p.n.c'p'es ~ 'nc CONSTITUTION Q! the IN
'eu o'A.cs, anu wen Gisposeu 70 tue goo
o'ue' anu happiness Oh the same.
The FIRST section OF the bill also contain
An enumeration of the rights to be cpjoyc
Dy those classes so made citizens in ever
state and Territory in the Unitel States
these rights are, TO make and cnsopro con
tratcts, to sue, be parties and give cyidcnc,
to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold an
convey real and personal property, AMI l.
nave iull anu equal benefit OF all laws an
pIoceeuings Tor the security OF person an
property ass enjoyed by white citizens
On, 700. tney are made subject TO the sam
punishment pun, pains ana penalties, comno
WIN White QUEENS, anu To none OtlipI