Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-04-19
Established in 1913.
THB CIVIL RIGHTS BILL, B1lL[ttIs,
Great Speechiofg
Hon. Lyman Trunbuil, Of Ills.

Great Speechiof q
Hon. Lyman TraIpbuil, Of Ills.
DELIVERED ~ raE {, SSSArE S;SS ,essaas AsEt IN
Mr.. President, fully share with the
President of the United States the regret
ex ,r essedy ia he was unable 20 signTths
bill "to protect alF persons'ih the U United
States in their civil rights, and secure. the
means of their vindication. regret II on
my own account because the Just expecta-
tions raised when this Bifl wak presentAd TO-
the President before its introduction into
the. Senats have been dissppolnted,y Ire
gret on it on the Presidents account. be-
cause tits calculated, to, aliepats, him frem
those who elevated him to power, and would
gladly have rallied around his Admlnistra-
tion to sustain him in the principles upon
which he was elected. But above all, SIR |
regret it for liberty's sake, to secure which
toppxsslvss asd en-, psster!ty this Y " Goyern,
ment was founded. Yet, If the bill Is un'
constitutional or unjust to the whole people,
would not have had the President approve
it. That its provisions are not unjust to
the whole or any portion OF the people, nor
unconstitutional, shall Nendeavor to show
by a candid and dispassionate examination
Of the Presidents various objections:
He begins these objections with the very
frst lines of the bill, which declare that AL
persons born in the United States, and not
subject to any foreign Power, (excludlpg In,
dians not taxed are citizens OF the On'ted
States The bill as originally introduced
did not contain this provision. 1t was De;
ieved by myself and many others that all
native. horn persops since the abolition of
slavery we're citizens of the United States. -
This was the opinion of Mr.. Bates. the At
torney. General during Nr. Lincoln''s Ad-
ministration. the opinion adopted by his
Administration and acted upon since by,au
departmepts of the Executive Government,
including the Secretary Of State. who has
issuedTpassports TO persons, of.eolor ,recog-
pizinp fhlm as citizens Itwas the opiniep
sxpressed bysMr Marcy when Secretary q
State that all persons born in the United
States were citizens OF the United States,
not referrings of course, TO slaves, slaveryet
that time existing in the country. The Presl-
dent does not object to this declaration In
the bill as unconstitutional He does, how
ever, say that
right of citizenship than Federal citizenship 1T does
not purport to give ihes classes OF persons any status
as cI'Lens o, of ,,. iJned state. The pow
sr to CO er the right OF State citizenship is just as
elusivey with the several states as the ,owel 10 Soe
the right of Federal citizenship IS with Congress
We all know that no State has authority
to make citizen of the United States. The
Coustitutionof the United States vests IL
Congress- the sole power Of naturalization
and it NAV make a citizen of foreigner,
but il it true that when person becomes |
citizen Of the United States he is not alsc
a citizen of every State where he may hap
pen to be? On this point will refer to
decision pronounced by the Supreme Cour
Of the United States, delivered by Chic
Justice Marshall, the most eminent Jurls
| whe ever sat upon an American bench. Il
tho ease of Classics u.s. Ballou, reported In
~ IL uL;.e I,s,,oa7 i, Jsl;veripp th
on;nion of the court, saws.
w. ~, .,.o, ia ,,,.csd in the nroceeding
to he citizen Of th Uni'ed States natnralized in Loaf
lana, ard t-siuY .e, ~ ,ha, s,ath A citizen of th
e,sd peh, ts states redns in any State of the Union is
citizen OF s,a'e' 90 ~. !, sr-l-
This was the only point in the case Ano
i.S s, w.. 80 ~ artbor;tu ;s to he disregard
sir, unless thts auIuu.iy - 60. ;
ed, the President OF the Onteu o0ates
mistaken in his law, and 1t is not true ths
when man Is hSuo oitiAon " W"
ted States he is not also cltisen OF an
| vb>ra ID he y chO0aa tn reside.
state Wnere ne may onovoo .
The President next tells us that
Of Federal citizenship thu. TO pc =
on ne Severn & nyonossa 10 he given by iawr M
LOT tue h's' ""o pP -. ~, A.
This is not mlsapprenension OF tne ia'
hut a mistake in fact, as will appear oy re
erences to which call the attenIIvh VI ~
Senate and will show that the fresldenl
Z 80. y. ~. la nc h;s law Tf the Senat,
facts are rs pau az ,k.s '9"; S:S
| from Maryland Mr, ,Jonusohl WISHES
: | t.Lo a note of the authorities be will hnd
taAe N.Y. JIfSt.- -. Jntornat;onol Ia
LaWrences w WheatOn OH lnto.ua.Husi ho
the various statutes OF the United States {
y o A.. ,non tbis subiect 7 read fro
ferreu 70 upVu tuio S"'9o N~N-'
page S9T or tnat Work ..
n n.S @ ne,oraIization by anne xation of territory
OF ~, n.,,ais Of the 6yst convention of April
x oo % All, Erance for the cession OF Louisiana il
Sd ,hs, the inhs hilans OF the ceded errtsry shall
siuoe M "A ;r,n ths Union of the United States and
49, .aam a. n.ss,bIe act ordng TO the princp
mueus as Con s,iuon 10 the endowment OF the rgi
o. ,s.. ino ~ anS mmnnities of cltlzons OF the Uni
sava"sS sS,a,n'ss.at-I ,arge vol 8, D. 202) A provs
.h. me affect il TO be found in the sixth article OF
,r..,v Of isi9 with Spain, by the purchase Of the FL
dss Gb, p a5sJ BY the eighth article OF the treat,
isas with Mexico those Me,sans who .,%nns! a.
the sos, Sedsd .o continue Sna Hsxca" cze
K % be deemed citizens OF the United states b vol O.
999l By The e9n, aao Isis IS and It's into
nsa Isas On an eousffooting with h,e 9rgnsi States,
ceuBe hil the ~
- became, without any express aoS nos ,a q - ,no A.,