The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-04-12
Passage of the Civil Rights Bill
Over the Veto.

Presidents veto:
YEAs-Messrs. Anthony, Brown, Chandler.
CLARK, Conness, Cragin, CreswelI, Edmunds
Fessenden, Foster, Grimes, Harris, Hender-
son, Howard, Howe, KiIkwood, Lane, Nnd.)
Morgan, Morrill,, Nye, Poland, Pomeroy, Ram
say, Sherman, Sprague, Stewart, sumner,
Trumbull, Wade, Wiley, Williams, Wilson,
NAYs-Messrs. BuckaIew, Copan, Davis,
Dooffttte, Guthrie, Hendricks, R. Johnson,
Lane, (Kan.) MDougall, Nesmith, Norton,
Riddle. salisbury, Van WinkLe, Wright-I5.
ABsENT-Mr. Dixon. e-"
The names of Republicans voting NO. are
in Italic. 90. ..
On Monday, the House also passed the
bill over the veto by the vote of 122 to Al
So that, having secured two thirds vote
in either house, it is become laU.
The passage of this important bill,
after protracted and extraordinarily able
discussion in both houses of Congress.
says the Washington Chronicle, was
hailed with delight BY the loyal millions
OF the country. Perhaps none of the
great measures which have been passed
during the present session have been re-
ceived by the people with more unan-
imous and hearty approval than this civil
rights bill. In proof Of this We need but
refer to the opinions of the public press,
called forth by the Presidents veto. 1t
is especially worthy of remark that not
few journals which either apologized for
or openly sustained the veto of the Freed
mems Burcau bill, earnestly and persist
emily urged Congress to pass the Civil
Rights bill over the veto. The action Of
Congress will, of course, be regarded
as decided triumph of the radical
Union element. We are not dispo-
sed, however, to treat it in a boastfu
: or revengeful spirit. We believe, with
the Senators aud Representatives who
voted for the bill, that it is not only
constitutional and just, bur that j: is
demanded by the great majority of the
loyal, earnest people of the United States.
1t was not denied even in the Presidents
message vetoing the bill, that some such
measure as this was absolutely necessary
TO carry out, in good faith, the great
slavery forever throughout the Republic
1t will be remembered that that memora-
BILE measure provided that Congress shall
have power to enforce this article by
appropriate legislation" We need but
recur to the proceedings of the Legisla-
tures Of the late rebel States with reference
TO the freedmen to show that this "legis.
lation" is not only Inappropriate" but
necessary. Attempts have been made in
more than one State to remand by legis-
lation the liberated negroes again to
bondage Tie faith Of the United States,
pledged in the most solemn manner, and
g under circumstances of extraordinary
impres.iveness, stands recorded in favor
of the liberty Of the blacks. Unless we
want to occupy an Infamous position
toward the freedmen, and, like the witches
in "Macbeth," pater with them in a
double seuse, we must place upon the
statute book such laws as will forever
protect them from the oppression of their
former masters. The constitutional
amendment made them free; this bill
protects them in tie rights that belong TO
freemen, and furnishes the means OF their
vindication. This much was necessary to
make their freedom an accomplished fact.
Nothing less would have sufhced.
This is the second instance in the his
tory of our Government wherein bill
after being vetoed by the Executive has
become law The first was the case of
an unimportant measure during the adj
ministralion of President Tyler, which,
after beng vetoed by that worthy, vas
passed by atWo-thirds vote in both houses
of Congress:
The fact that the bill has been passed
over the veto, and the large majority by
which it received the approval Of Doth
houses of Congress, as well as the hearty
amen which will 90 up from the people at
tae result, will, we hope, convey solemn
lesson to the President of the United
States. Elected by the people, and proud
as we believe he is to acknowledge him
self their servant, he will recognize in this
result the peoples will, as expressed
throughaheir legally chosen representa-
tiyes. Let US hope, too, that he Will
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