The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-03-22
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SENATOR STEWART, of Nevada, mad


SENATOR STEWART, of Nevada, made
someicommotion on Friday by,intro-
ducing series of resolutions, Dpropos-
ing universal amnesty to the rebels
and the admission of the eleven States
to their old place, when they shall
have SO amended their constitutions as,
first, to do away with all distinction as
to civil rights on account of color or
men; secondly, to repudiate the rebel
debts; thirdly, to forego all claims for
the value of the emancipated slaves;
fourthly, to provide for the extension
of the elective franchise to all persons
upon the same terms and conditions,
making no discrimination on account
of race, color, or previous condition OF
servitude. 1AbEtH il9aH.l
His resolutions attracted the more at
tention, because he has acted with
Messrs. Fessenden, Doolitt1e, Dixon
and others, against the majority of the
Union Senators on questions of this
nature, and because it was conjectured
by some that he represented the views
of the President. There is no good
reason to believe that he does not rep
resent the President inithis measure
But in his speech he revealed an i'm
portant fact, namely, that the President
last August wrote to Gov. Sharkey, OF
Mississippi, suggesting that the cleo
tive franchise should be extended to
certain negroes. Mr.. Stewart. in sup
port of his proposition, quoted from
the letter of the President to Provision
al Governor Sharkey of Mississippi,
while the constitutional convention OF
that State was in session, in which he
said:- ,....-..-..-.....g--ys
ar YOU could. extend the elective
franchise to all persons who can read
the constitution of the United States in
English, and can write their names,
and to all persons of color who own
taxes thereon4 1T would disarIn your
enemies and set an example for the
other States to follow" az =
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THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL which has
passed both houses of Congress, and
now awaits the signature OF the Presi-
dent, is intended to secure to all per-
sons of whatever race or color, exclu-
sive of Indians not taxed, "the same
right in every State and Territory, to
make and enforce contracts, 10 sue, to
be sued, be parties and give evidence,
to inherit, purchase. lease, sell, hold
and convey real and personal property,
and to full and equal benefit of all
laws and proceedings for the Sc
curity of person and property
as is enjoyed by white citizens - and to
make them subject to the same penal
ties, pains and punishments and no
others, any law, statute, ordinance, reg
ulation or custom to the contrary not
withstanding. 1t provides that any
person who shall cause any citizen to
be deprived ofeither of the rights above
recited, shall be punished by fine not
exceeding thousand dollars, or by im=
prisonment not exceeding one year, or
both. 1t is not n little remarkable that
the machinery for executing the law is
almost exactly, the same as was used to
carry out tie odious Fugitive Slave
law. Thus.if the States refuse toatford
to the citizens the necessary protection,
the United States government appears
as their protector, and assures them the
enjoyment Yof their civil rights! OF
course IL the States do furnish them the
aid they need, the general government
will not intervene. 1t is highly proba-
BILE that il the bill becomes Il law, it will
rarely be'necessaTyStoex execute 1t. The
States will most pro obably pass laws to
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any harm can result fromithe bill, and
we believe that it will insure to the
blacks of the South the protection they