Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-04-12
senator Trumbun's Argum.,,
Against she Veto Message.

Senator Trumbull's great speech e.
tablishes the following points agaip.,
the Presidents veto message
l, Thai all persons born in the Unit4
States are citizens of the same, and tina,
since the abolition of slavery, by amend.
ment of the constitution, the negroes
participate in this citizenship. This is
proved not only by the official opiniono.
Mr.. Bates the Attorney General duripa
Mr., LinColn's administration, and The
action of The prr~eut Secretary Of Statf
but it was also the opinion o. the lat
Hon. w L. Marcy Secretary Of Stat
during President Pierce, AdmmStr,.
ton.
H. That citizCn OF the United Stup.
is also "A citizen of every stare WHERE be-
NAV happen to be, which is settled 5v
the decision of the Supreme Court os,.-
United States, delivered by no less an
authority than Chief Justice Marshal. Ia
the case OF Classics vs.. Ballou wherein
the Chief Justice affirmed that "a Cit2e
of the United States, residing in any
State Of the Union, is citizen Of thai
State.
III. That it is not the first time a,
the President alleges, that "the rig,
Of Federal citizenship is proposed TO
given by law, as will be seen bv FER.
enCe to Lawrence's "Wheatou on lI,r.
national law" Under various TIA
ties, resolutions and acts of Congrr>,
Spaniards, NeXicanS, Indians, ar3
some of the class mentioned in the 5i.
have been made citizens Of the United
States,
". That the fact that certain S4.->
are uurepresented in Congress is ,lg-
own fault, aud not that of the l0y.
States and that the Presidents argg.
ment with regard to passing laws wiki.
out these States being represented Won
if sanctioned, be utterly destructive
the Government.
Y. That the bill does not diScrimiLs,
against foreigners and in favor o. c--
negro, but simply declares that tls.
should be no distinction in civil rlscs
on account of color.
VI. That the granting of civil riga>
does not carry with it political pr.1
leges, but every citizen Of the mite
States, as such, enjoys the right Of Pc.
sonal security, the right of persona. ILL.,
erty, and the right to acquire and en1-
property. These are inalienable righ.,
belonging to every citizen Of the Unit,
States wherever he may be and tina.
Government which is .all-pOwerfu.
command the services of q ctizea q,
powerful enough to afford him prot.
ton in his rights.
VII. That the bill does not af).
discriminating protection to COlOred De-,
pie, but simply provides that no Oh
shall subject a COlOred person to DIFF
ent punishment than that inflicted on
white person for the same offence II.
object Of the bill is to prevent discern
inatiOn in favor OF shy class, not to FL
courage it,
VIII. That those persons whom 4.
| bill proposes to punish on account
disobeying its provisions, are such d,
commit the act under color Of law az.
not those who make the law that Of
GERS who, under color OF State law. VIZ
| late the laws of the United States al
subject to fine and Imprisonment, as
seen from the following section 0.
/ act OF Congress passed in 1890 Il
/ in case any person or persons Shal. :
forth or prosecute any such writ or pr
! cess, such person or persons, and Al. a.
tOrneyS or solicitors prosecuting 0. -
Letting in such case, and all officers -E
ecuting any such writ or process. be-.
thereof convicted, shall be deemed VIZ
/ laters Of the laws Of nations and d.
/ turbers Of the public peace, and iu..,
! oned not exceeding three years IL
| fined at the discretion Of the court
/ TX. That law without pcua.y ,
Of no value whatever, The words
| der color Of law were inserted in Z.
! bill as words of limitation, and 70 a.
sumo that Judges and other officials i,
not to be held responsible for vi0la.o-
! of the United States laws, when lj1
under color Of State statutes and CT.
toms, is to admit that the king can
/ no wrong, and 10 sanction the very
/ Of rebellion itself
K. That the testimony Of the Pie
dent himself, gathered from his ord
! to his subOrjinateS, shows that thelo
an urgent necessity for the enaCtme0.
the bill, and that many Of the Pto5'
/ ions Of the civil rights bin have alrya
been embodied in military orders '~.a
under Presidential authority.