New-York daily tribune., 1866-04-06
sss 10 confer the right Of state citsenship on citsend
Of the United States. This bin assumed such right
M. YATES said that under the Slavery amendmene


Senator from Maryland only held before the adoption
Of the Slavery amendment. The Senator from Mary
land had offered an amendment to the Freedmens
Bureau bill which recognized bis (Mr f.O position al
Mr.. TRUHBUIL said the speech Of the Senator from
which he had Just read delivered on this very bill
That Senator with 30 Others had voted for IN amend
ment declaring all persons citizens excepting Indians,
not taxed bus In hs speech the Senator went further
than this. Further extracts were then read py Nj.
Trumbull
Mr. CowAy said II was well known to members Of
the Senate that there gentlemen who desire to vote
against this bill but who are in delicate state OF
health and common humanity requires that some nonr
should be set apart at which those gentlemen can be
present and cast their votes. understand the Chair
man Of The Committee expresses his intention OF press
ing vote tonight do not wish to make any factioas
opposition and therefore ask the gentlemen on the
other side to state some hour when the vote may ba
taken. will move to take vote at o'clock.
Mr. TRuNBULL said he was ready to take vote row.
He had heard Of such motion being made before
Mr.. CowAs said he was not at all obliged to tho
Senator. He tells US that he Is ready to take vote
now. We not and If the majority do not intend to
act in such spirit the civilization OF the age dc.
mands we can debate II until we arc ready. shall
insist upon any motion il it is in order.
Mr. McDOUGALL said he did not think II was In
as he might rise in his seat and debate the bill and vio
late courtesy as did the Senator from Massachusetts
(Mr Sumner) somo days ago. BE had intended to
make some remarks on this bill. He would suggest
that for the sake Of humanity Its further consideration
be postponed until tomorrow with the understanding
that vote be taken at o'clock.
Mr.. CowAN said, as it seemed that no arrangement
could be made. be proposed to say few words. he
looked upon the question as purely legal one Ibis
bill was very dangerous one But it could not enecs
all the purposes which It's friends desired. The rights
conferred by the first section Of the bill are without
reservation restriction. 1t does not confer rights az
upon white citizens bat c0nfers them absolutely They
have the right to make and enforce contracts some
of the States o married woman has not the right TO
make contract and in all Of them her right Is limited
Now ask Senators who have the care Of States.
whether they wish to put sda ~ In III ne sss UseI law, W n
regard to contracts This bill confers upon mafred
women upon minors upon idiots, upon lunatcs, upon
any one born here, the right to make contracts. eIe
The power granted Is absolute Now In many OK the
States certain contracts are prohibited some for rea
Of policy some for reasons OF morality and Tor am
erent reasons In my State (Penn) contract made
on Sabbath day is not valid, but this bill steps In and
enforces it, Now Mr. President, wish TO show the
manner in which bills are drawn up and rushed through
here II is enough in the nineteenth century to make
man trembe for the fate Of constitutional Gov
ernment 1 much fear that some United States
Judge. actuated by avaree party feeling, % OF
all the business Of State Courts. Who ever heard sf
citizens of the States going into the United States
Courts to settle their when the state Courts
were open to themi II have o controversy with my
friend from Maryland (Mr. JObnson) do not 60 into
United States Court bat take him per Aoc riei into
the State Of pennsyvanis Inc great powers r. con- @
C. 1t tended to Capitalization, and would inevitably
produce conflict between State and National Govern
ments. No one could tell where 1t would stop Let no
one deude himself in revolutionary times. 1t would stop
at any nit. II this was intended as remedy for the
wrongs of the emancipated African. 1t was no
remedy at all and to hold 1t up to the world a: sccn
State Courts and II they do not get justice they to
90 10 the District Courts. We all know that these
poor Africans are not likely to have any over tha
with litigation and lawyers fees how much Of it win BE-
left Somo say: but the judge who denies him his
rights will be indicted aud punished Does that 90 the
African any g0Odi Mr. President, such q law cannot
be enforced It ia not suited to our machinery OF Gov
ernment Who ever heard Of furnishing q State judge
for deciding against the OF law OF the
United States In the free blaze OF the nineteenth GEN.
tury it is proposed to substitute an indictment for
writ of error. Mr. President the statutory Amendments
must be Of most potent character when elevates
negro TO tho position as an Embsssador Extraor-
dnary from Great Britain. from all the Russias. Z
have no other word for this bill than atrocity Ithan
atrooity, an0 so it will be stgmaized and handed
power to pass the BILL nothing that has been said hero
Is worth Of the least attention from any sane man.
There was certainly nothing in the old Constitution to
wsrrant it, 1t was claimed that the power came from
uSa.r tas amendment NJ. sssumes yegsss
all the free negroes and muIattoes There were nearly
a .aoped rss snd nsds n
Slavery Ii attempted to egislate for this immense
number Of people, This Of itself must be q sufficient
objection to the constitutionsity Of the measure IL
there were no other Mr.. President, / have another
objection to the BILL 1t establishes the office Of public
who to be appointed by the President
and paid out Of the peoples money for acting spes
against them. What is the character Of the officer
He is nearly allied to thief that ii is difficult to
distinguish between them There is scarcely Gu at
torney in the United States who would be guilty Of
acting as q spy and infOrmer to doing business for
himself
Mr., President, the Senator from Illinois charged
the President with Inconsistencies and read nom
former speeches Of the Executive II is well, Mr..
President to know that to excite laughter s not the
depth Of reason No one argument In the Message has
been answered. There it stands calm. cool and un'
answerable.
Mr.. STEWART said he had voted for this bill, and he
intended to do so again.
Mr.. HENDRICKS moved to postpone the further con-
sideration Of the bill until tomorrow.
Mr.. GUTHRIE appealed TO the majority to postpone
Mr.. TRUnBULL said it had already been proposed to
take vote at O'clock
Mr. GUTHRIE said II was impossible to get the rentles
men here they had expected.
another postponement would not be aske tomorrow
Mr.. HENDRICKS and Mr.. GUTHRIE aaid there would
be no further delay asked.
Nr. TRuMBULL said he had 10 objection.
Mr. WADE opposed any postpnement. II this was
an Ordinary question n woul4 have no objection D.; is
was 9 matter Of the authority OF 'opsres' UiarDs
Gent had no right to veto their acts, -" - p"Js
the part Of dictator. So far from its oesg a1S y
rcason because members were sick who de- w. ~ -
uphold the despotio assumptions Of the President
Q postponement should be agreed to. be (Mr. WadeI
was for taking every advantage which the Almighty
had put into their hands. The President had picked
this quarrel with Congress and for the sole that
he wanted the Rebels to be back here occupying their
old seats. II he Ont. Wade) did not oppose this
usurpatioD, and take every advantage which tho
Almighty offered he would DO secuted by the people
here all night and all tomorrow II necessary.
Mr.. McD0UGALL said the Senator was very fond Of
talking about his God aud appealing to him. asked who
and what was bis God In the old Russian mythology
there were two Gods Of love and beauty and one
Of darkness. The devotees of the God Of Darkness