Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-04-05
from the Illinois State Journal %
rhe Veto oaeAtgAfh Bfghts Bill. i

The mssaage yofa Rrsaident johnson,
returnings3as thaE9enate, with his objec-
tions, the bill ito protect all persons in
their civil rights, and furnish the msans
Of their vindication," is published in full
and corrected form 4 in pBn Dcolumus to-
day. We 6s]iaE 81 ahaaua0 loyal Ameri-
can citixswuAalaa risH from-its perusal
without feeling in his Utmost soul that
the nation is disgraced in the estimation
of modern civilization by this Official act
of PresideNheL6h mmhaaIt isa esrtainly
with deeR hpMiIiaeod sHat kfe com
PEELED to saysehAtl hfs ID Message is too
paltry for AefipHk aiaficism. 1t is weak,
pettifoggingi Illogical, fun of mean quib
bles, replete with appeals to vulgar
prejudice, and exhibiting throughout the
characteristics of consHpFate dema-
gogue. Of course Mr. JphnsoR ppetands
to base hisoaAieetiea0Ito the bill upon
his ohlignffUus TO the Constitution of
the United States" but he utterly fails
to adduce q respectable objection even
against RasipgAspng aofs the qpfevisiohs
contained inlstA BilE 4 II ia aVident, from
his message, that having first made up
his mind to veto the measure, be then
went delibera ely to work to hunt mp
plausible excuses for hiee6ndact; and
IL 10 clear fEQmahiRdawnzsh6 4hAt no
measure oan~hs'sAat stirred by caRgfeass for
the enforcemsBt afYthazngw article of
the Consultations ahdli S6ing slavery which
would beszseEurs]EgEFhsg skiie-sophis-
tries and auHtfstEs C6s1 sAeh President,
or which--iu his Opinion would be
consti.utiq3 shd Dpxs so Che simple
object and Intentions of Mr.. Trumbulps
bill was to give effect to that amend
ment, and to secure VI afipef sons ID the
United States, not political rights, but
actual, practical freedom, and to pre-
vent any oHtHem frPu5 being spslaved
sgain. TcAthfs end It declares that all
persons not subject to foreign power,
without regard to color, are citizens of
the United States, and "shall have the
same right to make and enforce cons
; ;ssss; to s1sH s soId's ss5
convey real and personal property
and Ito thm &6lI. zand IDA benefits
CT ell laws aHAd pfOeeEd lngs FOR the
security of real aHdd Pefapn af proper
ty," and shall be suSisct atc 4tke puH-
ishment, pains ane pendities w for the
violations of the law. This 10 the entire
sum and substance scope Ana Meaning,
of the bill Id question. 1t was expressly
amended in.mAhezf9yuHB= nee it from
the liability Of even seeming To recognize
or bestow political privileges on the nee
gross. 1t dnaDandkl 65hier AtheA right oil
suffrage, bukaxprssslS eGclad e4any' such
contradictory. II not allow colofed
men to sit OH iesr corr heidEoHice, or
indeed to heEsoess3a gEi privileges
than the siSiniso tSa6ta -oa aperacn and
property wkiahsssks Rases ten6nu Grated
above; and ATT The llsso fchaSdr . plati.
tudes which thas LRAhidedtE INDUCES
in in his messsES 7 aEg sihSka the inter
marriage Of xGjsaa and .hlaehsr agains
colored suffrage, againsb H7iqEt discrimi
nation between -neRross-aad Foreigners
and against shs 9seiab kqnahayE cf 4h'
white and black rnass, 4 rs ne. 4confesss
himself, had no application tsEaE Z
this provisio4 aeB Ito bin IN qae Y q