, 1866-04-14

ed With malice prepenee. The Copperhea ead
clamor that the bill WIS intended to Interfere
with the rights of States, and to subyert The
Independence Of the judiciary, Is dispcllcd
by the plain fact that iA object is to prevent
nnti.Republican legislation, unjust discrimin-
ntlng laws, cruel and unusual punishments, and
for the protection Of loyal citizens against
the brutal and yindlctive prosecutions OF
whipped rebels. The Civil Rights Bill sets
aside the black codes Of Mississippi, South
Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Maryland and
other States, aud accords equal justice aud
equal rights, before the Law, TO ali men. fit
is feared that any Judge or Sheriff will be
punished Tor enforcing cruel and discrimlna-
ting codes, all the ex-rsLels and Copperheads
hare to do to aroid the operation Of this So
called despotic law is to repeal their
harharous statutes, aud remove their diabol.
ical and disgraeeful laws that are In conflict
with It. No Judge or Sheriff Is imperilled BY
It in Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania OF New
York, nor Ia any Northern State, unless It he
Indiana, and 1t Is nighttime the black code of
Indiana was wiped out. ~e~
The object Of the Civil Rights Law IL to se-
cure to every man and WOMAN the eimple,i In
alienable rights that belong to human nature.
Give. every man, black or white, sixteen
ouncea to the pound, md measure the
black mans grain In the game standard
tnshel used for measuring the cereals OF the
white man. The rights Of no man arc In
paired or abridged, but the class OF citizens
who have been oppressed are relieved and
rescued. The act secures to the freedmen the
right to sue. to testify, to hold prop
&r les
to marry or Be given In marriage.
10 Pass unmo1estsd from one place 10 anoth-
or, and to enjoy personal freedom, all Of
which the President r<fotd, and then calmly
assured Congress that he will clecrfully co
operate with It In any measure 10 preserve
to the co1oted citizens their eipu rioA.
II these arc not ''civll rights" what are!
The President pronounced the bill unconsti-
tutIonal; but be no where cites the article or
clausc OF the Constitution which Is violated,
simply because he could not find it. The
whole veto, In argument and spirit, Il the
most diseracetul and unworthy piece Of dem.
sgogueiEm. over written BY an American
President. But the Civil Rights Bill Is law
in spite Of his opposition. It win stand,
On the statutes long after be
Is in bis grave, and. remembered
only as the President who: treacherous]y
attempted to Withhold civil rights from tho
loyal people Of the South, in order to crafty
malignant traitors. Let him undertake TO
uul1iiy the law or refuse to enforce 1t, as hla
friends threaten that he will, and he may dis
cover that the same majority that passed the
Law over the veto, has the power to fmpeach
and remove him. The great party Of freedom
who constitute the Government Of the United
States, are In NO temper or mood of mind to
tamely submit to his dictation or uzu1patton.
johnson is not az Emperor mud the people
that the popular displeasure is more to be,
feared than the irowns Of the Executive, and
their friendship more to be valued than bis
smiles.
The elect Of the passage Of the Civil Rig hts
Bin over the veto by those massive 1na{ori-
ties, on the oflce-holders in this city, from
Cabinet Ministers down to Department
clerks, was wonderful. It united thousands
Of tongues; 1t removed the gag from multi
tudes Of mouths It put backbone into many
Republican afflicted with spinal weakness.
have heard more hearty, outspoken Union
sentiments this evening, uttered in public
places, than for the preceding ten days while
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