, 1866-02-21

principle Of law would apply 10 IN uncertain po9se4
sory i1gn1, such as Gen. Sherman undertook sc
. Mr. THuHHrlL-lpresune 20, TOO; the Senate.
trom Ind ana md mysef agree precisely. and be hA1
nv h% Se,e 1a pson. Il
upon .hefe lxudp. and they having expended theti
labor upon Them, they h1d Right to nc projected
thsf sTSn3n le6 1enh e n: s
pore to do BY this bill Tie Committee thought 1t
would not be nore ihan rea: onablc prolcc lou to
sow hsm 10 sin sgd os hrfs they having
implements or sbandEy, without cattle horses, o.
an thing else with which to cultivate he i.uI, sad
hayng up e the present time be!n able to ve
r. little at the expense of great labor Perhaps the
vii not drputc whether they shall 20 oF At he end
Of one Or two ,eats. The COMMITTEE propose Two
The order IVES dated January, 1stI md ua nro.
pose thEte years snm tha1 time, Whicn will expire
January. 1853 Or M soout two years Nom .hIa time.
aloE asks me the question whether The Goyeru1ne1t
OF the United States has The right IN time Of peaee
to tsEe PsogeTsy hon one m,n and give i q
United States has no authnaty in TINS Of peacs.
by legislative nct to ray that the farm Of he Sen
s,or rom Indiana shall Be g,ven to .he senator from
ing that up the Senator wanna to Know By what au.
thority you buy land or provide school.houses for
ehess ze'ngres: M Aa'ewc not been Providing school
for the benefit Of sehoolsf But hat 3oes not come
out Of the Treasury. tho Senator from Indi.
s g % SnsTs pd BG hoy d
lhe lndianss Are you not appropriating every ses.
tingn,sh The Indian t1!ls, money collected Of bis
as md thsn we eSe tSs lana away ,or seSoo sSs a.
| Viii the Senator tell me how that diife,s
fom ewing the money! Does It make any diiof.
enSe IN whether e. ~ re buy Tie land lom t9a Indians
buy 1t from eon1e rebel and gye-no sir-pse Ii for
the benefit OF schools. with q view ultimately ol
selling it for at least It's costs believe would
- 10 be permitted to have title, We VIII buy il
from h1m II We can purchase cheaper.
,str, 1t Is matter Of economy to do thla. The
starvation and destruction il 10 educate them.
| They will then coon become selEsustalnins. The
report q The Fleedmen's Bureau shows that to-d1y
th,n seventy tsoa;and black children ata
lithed In the Souih. We ahall not long haTe 10
support any OF these backs out Of the public treas
" L we educate md furnish them with laud upon
IL very different thing from iaking the land OF a
ard a. Msis!ng Il TO by an act o. cons7ess-
Bqt tne Senator is most alarmed 1t those scchona
Of THIS bill which confer Judicial Authority upon
/ tee oneeta IND agents Of the Freedmen's Bureau.
He fsys II this authority can be exercised there u
~ A., epd 10 al ths EsseI,sd rgs.s Of lhe States and
The authority. a haye already shown, to be exc1-
e1sed under the seventh ard elehth sections 4 :
military anlhostsI. . b s3sfted only In REGIONS oi
| and not there after they are restored. Il u ihe
same authority that We have been exercising all The
tho1ly y ,11tue Of which Con Grant Issued Il. H.
order which hare inst read. Here /. perfect aud
complete answer to The objection that IS made te
| the seventh and eighth sections.
But the Seuatof lays thar thesa sections he tup-
pofes, derive their authority, In my opinion, from
the amendment 10 the Constitution or the tnited
execnte them, not through the military tribunals,
but through tie judIcia tribunals u any State oi
the Union. What Was ihe object Of The constttu-
as the Senator eass, simply 10 take away the power
Of the master over the tfaTe. Did We not maan
something more than thati Did We not mean that
Seiher as,ecf ,bs snoad nGf s1 no matter
di.ldual or the Statel The constitutional amend
ment aboshes inst as absolutely all provisions Of
State Or local law which mike MN slave as IT
t.kes away the power OF hss 'osm0s mastes to COD
II the construction put by the Senator from In15-
ana upon the amendment be The tue one. md we
have merely taken from The master the power 10
Slate TO he deprived Of bis c1yifriebts The frnmnet
Of freedom that we have been 6lowtns, throuahput
the land hAs Given an '4uncestan sound" and Ina
promi.ed freedom ls delusion. Such vas not the
intention Of Congress, which proposed the Consu-
tunonal amendment, nor f. Huch tho G1ir meantny
ot the amendment itself With the de.t1uction or
slavery necessarily fol1ows the destruction or the
Incidents 10 slavery. When slavery wns abolished.
slave codes In is support were abolished also.
Those laws that prevented the colored nau going
nom h6me, that did not Allow him to buy or to SELL
Or to make contracts that did not allow him to
own property that did not allow him to enforce
rights; that did not allow him to be educated, ere
~ badges Of setv1tude made IN the interest OF
have been thought OF OF enaetet anywhere but Tor
efhveEy, and when slavery hlls they fail aIso The
policy Of tho States where slavery has existed has
engc to slavery, which was tolerated by Tie Consi-
tution oi the United Sates, even come OF the nom
eASeholdipg States pastel laws abt1dgtng The
liberty. When ela,ery goes, alt this system Of Ie-
Gtlhon deTised In the interest Of slavery and for
the purpose Of degrading the colored race Of keep
very soul the Hight Of keosou, lfthat we're poeslble
mat \, ne Sgha not % ihink but know only, like the
the Government Ia 10 legtsla!o in the interest OF
freedom. Now, our AWs are to DO enacted with d
y1es to educate, improve enlEghsen. and Chrstian-
TO teach him 10 think and reasou; to improve thst
principle which the great Author OF ali has In
planted IN every human breast which Is susceptible
entareing and expanding through the endless ages
have 10 doubt that under this provision OF tho
uous In civil rights AGAINST the black nan: and IL
we cannot, orr Constitutional amendment anouuts
10 nothing 1t ssas for that purpose that hskecond
that congress ehall have authority, by apprppr1nte
legislation, to eay into effect the article prohibits
ING slayesr; Wbo i 70 decide what that nppso-
United statt,s. And It ia fer Congress- to a1opt
such appropriate legislation IS it may think proper,
20 !h1aN bc means 10 accomplish the end. II
We be!ievo Freedmen~s Nu1eau necessary, II we
bcf'eve an act punlshIps any man who depriycs a
coored pereon Of any civil rights On account OF hte
color necesssrJ-tf hat II one means to his free
dom, we have the constitutional right 10 ADOPT 1t,
IL In order 10 prevent slavery, Congress- deer, 1t
necessary 10 declare null and void Iii laws Which
viii not permit the colorcd man to contract, which
Wll not permit him to testify, which will not per.
nit him to buy and cell, and 10 70 wheEe he pleases
II has the power 10 do 20, and not only tho power
ont i hse1%es o. rs dqsy e DO 60 That i
temporary; but there is another bill On yonr table
somewhat akin 10 this, which Is intended TO be per
maneni. 70 e1,end to at paris q the country ind
But, Gays The senator hon lndl1na, we bare laws
in Indians prohibiting black people rom ,aa7Jing
xh,et, and sts yoo g9inE to disregard these avsi
nnalgamnt1on TO be disteearded- md Is uaau 10
be punished beeauscht undertakes to enforce the,1f
! beg the Senator from Indiana TO read the bin
One Of It's objects Is to secure the samc civil nights
races and oolors How does this interfere with the
RS,es o. saG Gdans esSss between
alike BY the Law Of 1ndIanAg Does not the law
make it inst as much 4 crime for q whitc mau To-
mary ;y,. olaek woman M A. tor black woman to m,r
no discrimination IN tbs respect and Therefore your
taW iorhiddIng marriages bctween whites and blacks
terere with II. II The negro Is denied the .icht to
marry Whlie person. the white pelson fs equally
denied the night to maD the negro see no dis-
not apply to both. Sske he penalty thc same On
all c1hsaes OF people for the ea1e offence, and ten
no one esn complain.
bring to ibe attention Of Congress something Inst
Vas practical, something upon which hoped we
~ could asrce have said nothing IN these bills
uended hY ihe COMMITTEES On tho Jad1cIary-and
lpeak OF both OF them because they have both been
alluded 1o 10 th1s disensaton-about the political
hat there nre differences OF opinion, but trust
mere are no differences Of optnIon among the |
Trends Of the constitutional amendment, among |
% his being entitled to equality IN clyil rights II
Iesne say to them It s step il The Hight dirce.
save the cooperation OF The Executive department.
[or the President has told in his annual mes.ace:
Certainly the Government Of the United States /
Government limited Government. WITH is this
dea OF limitation spreads through every form or |
General, Stare and municipal. md
Fecogniuou Of the rights Of man. The anc1eut r.
pu9l1cs absorbed the Individual ia the State pre-
.cfieed his religion, and controlled his activity
lhe American sy.tem re.ts On the assertion OF the
qnal rfRhts OF cvetJ man to hfc, liberty, and The
be culture and exercise OF all bis faeul'lea A q
consequence the State Government Is limited ii to !
he General Government In the Interest OF Union,
: 70 the individual citizen IN The Interest Of ree-
The President further Gays:
Good NTH requires The security Of the freed
nen N their liberty and their popeIty, theIr right
fnhn 7 fSn H.