The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-04-06

where slavery does not exist and the,
are prohibited in all the slaveholdin!
states by law, and when not absolutel,
contrary to law they are revolving and re
garded as an otfense against public deco
rum. | do not say that this bill repeal
state laws on the subject of marriage be
tween the two races, for as the whites ar
forbidden to intermayry with the blacks
the blacks can only make such contract
as the whites themselves are allowed t(
make, and therefore cannot. under thi
bill, enter into the marriage contract witt
the whites.
| cite this discrimination, however. a>
an lnstanc tthc state policy as to discrim
lnatlon, and to inquire whether if Con
greSs can abrogate all state laws of dis
elimination between the two races in tn,
matter of real estate, of suits and OF con
tracts generally, congress may not ais,
repeal the state laws as to the contract o
marriage between the races? IIithert,
every subject embraced in the en,,mcrl-
ton OF rights contained in the bill In:
been considered as exclusively belonging
to the states They all relate to the in
ternal policy and economy of the respective
states. They are matters which in eacI
state concern the domestic condition of II.
people, urging in each according to it.
own peculiar circumstances and the safety
and well being of its own citizens. dc
not mean TO say that upon these sub ects
there are not federal restraints, as for in
stance in the state power of legislation o,el
contracts there is Il federal limitation that
no state shall pass law impairing the OBJ
legations OF contracts, and is to crime
that no stale shall pas, an er post titcto
law and rs to money that no state >llal
make anything but gold and silver LEGAL
tender but where can We find Il federal
prohibition against the power OF any stat,
TO discriminate, As do most of them be-
tween aliens and citizens. between arliii-
cial persons called corporations and m,tli-
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