American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-11-24

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sntise power Of the local and mun'c'pa'
,o,orr nonts With right to review
and overrnle The acts of legislatures ana
reec;nd or reverse the judgment of courts
IN al cases virtually claimed oy 'he
p,4;cals the Sac governments won'd De
rendered as destitu'e Of the dignity 'ia'
the organic law entities them to MAINTAIN
&C ,bpv would of the powers which the
peopIe designed should be retained oy
themselves. and the several States as IN
I 4an.,d pt, distinct and sovereign com
n,npi;es. The Federal Congress taxes
in their head to forbid certain States 'he
making of laws discriminating against
.ho inhabitants Of those States on account
Of rare threatening tie officers OF 'he'r
Government with punishment II lhey
v;,l,to the law. The command is limleo
At nresent toa single subject, which De
Ioneed to the States, but II the ''sh' "
. d;o,ate in this instance is conceded, the
same reason would apply to every suo'
loot that. comes VI hin the leg'Hmae
sphere Of State discretion and power
Pat the alternative they propose 10 tie
: a,es in the event Of disebedence, s'r'k' s
at the root Of State sovereignty ana
sweeps .he last vestige Of it away
Congress says if your local legislatures
shall abuse the power belonging to 'hsU1'
and refuse to do exac, justice to paru-
cu,ar class of persons, the Federal Gov
eminent will take upon itself the perl"r'
u oo If those duties which have been
y ,.r,ec,e, Of abused. Will the Radicals
!, saw IL at t}ey ire under greater oo''ga
lions to protect the rights OF ne2roc
acai,st State legislation. than those which
= belong 20 females, minors adopted c'"7e"s
and r, siLent foreigners, or even tho'e
onr white Southern population
> What if the laws Of the Southern o'a
should differ from those OF Puritan Ne'
!. England, in reference to the 'is"'s
=, women and foreigners, to the extent
- that difference they would be wrong
opipion Of a Puritan Congress, anu
,bis vronp would be done to citizens
No limited States, and as the dener'
~ Government feels we will support an OF
." legation rcsing upon it to protect az
- ,oemher of the Union who lives una
u its Glorious Il ,g in all his or her r'sh'
ne vhy would not Congress be Justified
g enacring laws securing these dement's
Nv The ornressed citizen of the South D
-, longing to the classes we have men''o'e
nc "a in the case of the negr~es. by cohle
ing upon local bureaus or uFon
7" federal district, AMI other courts
re- privilege, and making 1t their duty
W take cosnisance OF those questions oil rig
o. which the obstnacy of the leg'sla'u
and Ic.al courts Of the States hau q
0nS qualified them from having any ions
III Jurisdiction over, or had rendered
~ nj pnuld the usurpauons NC nav
0'ns ,,,;red or supposed, differ in princ'
$ oil Ia the reasons assigned for them II
'u, those which the " civil outs AM -
into actual pfaasG,ijISse. = Every Lre.4 ; one H.,
,pr,v The other articles Of The Conslituiio
nsti complete the revolutioning of our
nro. publican form of Government. If
for usurpatlons of these bills, which shall
and generally submitted to as falling wi
ares the legitimate sphere of Congressic
Ar legislation, and if the reasons for the
al, erosion upon the usages and long
err" knowIedged sui j.cts Of judicial {
ives 'c5fsIAlive discretion Of the State o.
10 eminent, which tho usurpers have civ
ran Tor the establishment Of bureaus
zee. take cognisiRce of disputes between
ict, white and black population of these CO
ed mnn'ies shall be recognised as "
in founded.
at The two negro acts alone, transfer
his judicial tribunals one third of the bus
,ar ness OF the State courts-jIst such blu,
AS ness in every respect as the latter are e.
nd ercising Jurisdiction over in every Sta
d, of the United States idenlic j in pril
nj. cipe, differing only in the fact that Col
a gress, by law, discrimnates against Ii
n. ,ohite race and in favor of the Hack
We suits alike in every single respect wit
~ those which all admit belong to the Sal
u Judicial.
y. Folo~ing out the principle of tn
a. NEGRO bureau law" Congress cal
le assert Jurisdiction over the property n,
lie liberties of our ciliz rs in every instanc,
1t where the State laws fail TO come Nd L
of the precise standard Of right that bod,
t, may conceive just and proper.
h Every citizen of the state IS also !
u citizen Of the United States, and the