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The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-04-04

The bill which President johnson just
vetoed provides that all persons born in the
United States Excluding unnaturalized for
eigners and Indians not taxed) are citizens
of the United States; and such cftizehs, OF
every race and co,or, shall have the right 10
make and enforce contracts, to sue, be part
les, give evidence, inherit, purchase lease,
sell, hold and convey real and personal pro-
perty, and enjoy full and equal benefit of all
laws and proceedings for the security Of
person and property, and be subject to the
same penalties and punishment as white
persons. Any person who, under color of
law or custom, shall subject any inhabitant
Of any State or Territory to the deprivation
of any of these rights, on account of such
person having been q slave, or because Of
his color or race, shall be guilty of mis-
dcmcanor and punished accordingly.
Section three gives to the Federal Courts
exclusive jurisdiction over the crimes and
offences provided for in the act, and also in
civil causes where the parties are denied
redress in State Courts. Section four
makes it the duty of all Federal officers
charged with the execution of the laws and
the administration Of justice, to institute
prosecutions for violations of the rights Sc
cured by this act; and the Courts are au
thorized to increase the number of United
States Commissioners whenever the same
may be required, so as to secure the more
efficient execution of the law.
Section i've makes it the duty Of the Mar.
shals and Deputy Marshals to obey and exc
cute all warrants and precepts issued under
this act; and the Commissioners may, wher
necessary, appoint persons in their resPec
tive counties to execute the processes neces
sarY. in the execution Of the law.
Section sir provides penalties for the Oh
struction of any officer in the discharges d
his duty, and for the rescue of prisoner!
charged with violations Of the act. Sectio,
seven fixes the fees Of the several officer,
| for duties under this act; and section eigh
authorizes the President TO direct aspecia
session of the District Court in any locality
where he may have reason to believe tn
law is violated. The last section authorize
an appeal to the United States Supreme
Court upon any question Of law arising il
any case under the law.
4
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-04-04

to the will Of Congress. II is clear that in
States which deny to persons whose rights
are secured by the first section Of the bill
any one of those rights, all criminal and
civil cases affecting them will, by the provi
sions Of the third section, come under the
exclusive cognixance Of the Federal tribun-
als. It follows that if, in any State which
denies to colored person any one of those
rights, that person should commit . crime
against the laws of the State-murder, or
any other crime-all protection and pun-
ishment through the Courts Of the State arc
taken away, and he can only be tried and
punished In the Federal Courts. How is
the criminal to be tried, il the offence is
provided for and punished by Federal Law
That law, and not the State law, is to gov
ern. It is only when the offence does not
happen to be within the purview Of Federal
law that the Federal Courts are to Try and
punish him under any other law. Then re-
sort il to be had TO the common law, al
modified and changed by State legislation,
20 for 40 the same is not inconsistent with
the Constitution and laws Of the United
States; 30 that over this vast domain OIL
criminal jurisprudence, provided BY each
State for the protection Of ito own citizens
and for the punishment Of all persons whit
violate it's criminal laws, Federal law
wherever it can be made to apply, dlsplace.
State law. The question here naturally
| arises, from what source Congress derives
the power to transfer to Federal tribunals
certain classes Of GASES embraced In thi'
section. The Constitution expressly dc
| plares that the judicial power Of the Unitet
States shall extend 10 an bases In law anc
equity arising under this Constitution, tn
/ laws Of the United States, and treaties made
or which shall be made under their author
ity; to oil cases affecting ambassadors o.
other public ministers and consuls; to al
cases Of admiralty and maritime jurisdic
ton; to controversies to which the Unite,
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-04-04

DO not say that this bill repeats State laws
ON the subject of marriage betweeA'th two
races, for as the whites are forbidden to in
termarry with the blacks, the blacks can
only make SUCH contracts as the whites
themselves are, allowed to make, and there
fore cannot, under this bill, enter into the
marriage contract with the whites. l cite
this discrimination, however, rs an instance
of.thSHfate policy ssto Discrimination, ami
to inquire whether, if Congress- can abrogate
all State laws Of discrimination between the
two races jim the matter, Of real estate, o.
suits, and of contracts generally, Congress
may not also repeal the State laws - to tht
contract Of marriage between the two races
hitherto, every subject embraced in tbs
enumeration Of rights contained in the bill
has been considered rs exclusively belonging
il the States. They al relate TO the inter.
nal policy and economy Of tho respective
States. They are matters which in eacl
State concern the domestic condition Of il.
people. varying in each according TO its owr
peculiar circumstances, and the safety and
Well-being Of It's own citizens. l. do moi
mean to say that upon all these subjects
there ore not Federal restraints-as, fol
instance, in the State power Of Legislation
over contracts there Is . Federal Limitation
that no State shall pass Law impairing tn
obligation Of contracts and 40 to crimes
that no state shall pass an "a post .fdeso Law
and rs to money, that no State shall make an,
thing but gold and silver legal tender
But where can we find Federal prohibition
against the power Of any State to discrimi
nate, as do most Of them, between alien
snd citi&ens,' between artificial persons
called corporations, and natural persons, \
the right to hold real estate? If it b
granted that Congress can repeal all Stat
laws discriminating between whites an
blacks on the subjects covered by this bill
Why, II may be asked, may not Congress re
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-04-04

are deeply Interested III making harmonious.
Each has equal power in settling the terms,
and if left to the laws that regulate capital
and labor, It is confdentially believed they
will satisfactorily work out the problem.
Capital, it is true, has more intelligence,
but labor is never 50 ignorant as not to un-
derstand its own interests, not to know its
own value, and not to see that capital must
pay that value.s This bill illustrates this
adjustment. ltintervencs between capital
and labor, and attempts to settle questions
of political economy through the agency Of
numerous officials whose interest it will be
to fcrmcnt Adiscord between the two races,
for as the breaSh widens thoir employment
will continue, aud when it is closed their
occupation will terminate. In al our, his
tory, in. all our experience as people living
under Federal and State law. no such sys-
tenn as That contemplated by the details of
this bill has ever before been proposed or
adopted. They establish for the security
OF the colored race safeguards which 60 in
finitely beyond any that the General Gov
ernmcnt has ever provided for the white
race. In fact, the distinction Of race and
color is by the bill made to operate in favor
of the colorcd, aud against the white race.
They interfere with the municipal lcgisla-
ton of the States, with the relations exist
ing exclusively between State and its citi-
zens, or between inhabitants of tho same
State, an absorption and assumption Of
power by. the General Government, which
IL acquicsccd in, must sap and destroy our
federative system Of limited powers, and
break down the barriers which preserve the
rights Of the States. It il another step, or
rather stride, toward Capitalization and the
concentration Of all legislative powers in
| the national Government. The tendency Of
| the bill must be to resuscitatc tho spirit of
rebellion, and TO arrest the progress Of those
| influences which are more closely drawing
around the States the bonds Of union and
peace.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-04-04
Letter from .DOsh Billings.

Mr. DEAR Press:
You ask me how i like the lekturing
bizzness," and sswhat success have met
WITH" and "what il the tru natur ov the
lektur hav bin dispensing?"
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-12
L @ U 0 R S.

3 barrels Simon Crows white wheat Whisky, verI
6ne.
q barrels Old Bourbon Whisky,
% barrels Robertson County Wisky,
10 barrels New York Brandy,
10 barrels Holland Gin,
10 barrels Jamaica Rum.
cask Superior Cognac Brandy,
~ baskets fine Champagne Wine.
% cases Catawba Wine.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-12
FIRES As A PREVENTIVE OF
CHOLERA.

Light your fires, says the Journal Of Com
merce, as "A preventive of the dreaded Asiat-
ic cholera The apparent tendency Of few
ers, whether epidemic or contagious, pre-
vailinC among the inhabitants Of large cities
and in some localities in the country, is now
sought in the habits Of social life. Thus:
DIR. Parkin, late Medical Inspector Of
Cholera in the Wet Indies, believes that
he has discovered a cause for the greater
prevalence Of certain diseases now than for
merly, in the fact Of the general substitution
in dwellings, OF furnaces for the more genial
and healthful old-fashiOned CRATES and fire.
place. Many Of the facts mentioned by DIR.
Parkin, in his work on. "The CausatiOn and
Prevention Of Disease, London 1889" seem
10 corroborate this theory. Birmingham,
and other large manufacturing cities, it
seems, enjoy an almost complete exemption
from fevers and other diseases produced by
bad air. The reason assigned is the number
of factory fires.
DR.. Parkin further states that the post
master Of Tore de ire POni Ia town in Italy
situated on the margin Of the Pontine Mar
She's and who appeared to enjoy perfect
health, thus accounted for the circumstance:
81 have resided" said he, more than forty
years in this place, and have never had the
fever. The only precaution l take IL, not
10 leave the house until the sun is somewhat
above the horizon; to return home before
nightfall, and then 10 light fire. live well,
and take wine-that is ali my secret" The
natives Of some parts of Africa, also, says DR..
Parkin, speaking from personal observation,
adopt the same practice, "as had an Oppor-
tuEity of observing, with party Of untutor-
ed Africans, captured in slave ship and
located on one of the estates in Jamaica"
Another example given as having been
observed by DIR. Macculloch. says that a
superintendent engaged in directing the cut
ting of wood in Africa, erected twenty earth
en- furnaces on the spot where his men were
employed, lighting them every day. Before
this he had always from forty 20 forty-eight
of his workmen sick, but in n very short
time the invalids were reduced 10 twelve,
then TO four, and finally TO one. DR.. Acton,
also relates another similar instance, Of a
man, who he found in one Of the most I'M
healthy corners of the POntine Marshes,
where he had been employed several years
in making charcoal from turf. During
this period he had never been affected with
any disease-though surrounded by victims
Of the pestilential fever Of the Pontine Mar
hlcS- ANU WHICH quesLloheu respecting u
circumstance 80 extraordinary, ascribed it to
the fact Of his making il particular point
10 return home before sunset, and TO keep up
a continual fire until morning.
Napoleon had fires lighted for sanitary
reasons, the moment his troops cncamped.
Unquestionably the modern practice Of heat
ing dwellings by furnaces tends TO vitiate
the air sooner than the use of open fires and
CRATES. In fever and ague districts of this
country old inhabitants learn the value of
these suggestions.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-12
ENGLISH SMOKE CONSUMER.

An apparatus for the consumption of
smoke has been applied 10 the furnaces OF
the North British Rubber Works by Hud-
denfeld firm. The apparatus is easily
managed; il consists Of two sets Of doors; the
outer or closed doors is in two halves, and
opens from the center; the inner door, which
works on the same hinge, is perforated with
hexagon shaped holes, and is meant TO break
up the volume Of air going into the furnace
into n sort of blast. This blast is counter
acted by an opening for air underneath the
furnace dyke, the door Of which is regulated
by check rod. When the fire is charged
with coal the outer door and the one under
the fore dyke are left open, while the inner
door is kept shut until the Goals are well
kindled, when the outer and under doors are
closed, and the furnace goes on burning rs
II no apparatus was there. A pipe about one
inch in diameter, and perforated with
holes, passes along the front of the ash pit,
from which small Jets of steam spread along
the under part of the furnace bars, supposed
20 generate air and keep the bars from over
heating. The introduction Of the apparatus
causes little or no alteration in the ordinary
furnace except the taking away of the usual
doors, and the putting in others of the con
struction described. This apparatus, as
applied to the fire opening Of one great fur.
mace at the rubber works, proves Its efhcien.
cy in burning the smoke; though, as in all
cases, the efficiency depends on the appara'
tus being worked properly by the person in
charge of the furnace.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-12
BRITISH EXPERIMENTS IN NEGRO
SUFFRAGE.


In the British House of Lords, on the 18th
inst, the bill abolishing the Constitution Of
the Island Of Jamaica, and transferring the
government Of that colony TO the crown,
was discussed.
In the course of the discussion Earl Grey,
who said he had paid particular attention to
the negro problem for thirty years, and had
devoted particular attention 10 Jamaica,
made the following remarks: "Slow as the
progress Of the colony has been, the negroes
by degrees have acquired property, and n
corresponding political influence, and it is
pretty clear that, in a short time, the politi-
cal ascendency would have passed out of
the hands Of the whites into those Of the ne
groes. This fact explains the readiness of
the Jamaica Parliament TO commit political
suicide. Her Majesty's Government has
acted most prudently in accepting that sac
rifce, and proposing TO place the govern
ment Of the colony under the restrictive
authority Of the crown. From all the evil
dsnce l have been able TO collect have
come 10 the conclusion that for many years
20 come the negroes will be unfit 70 exercise
political power, and, therefore, in my
opinion, 10 have abolished the authority of
the oligsrchy, and to have placed the politi-
cal power in the hands Of the blacks, would
have left the colony in a worse position than
before. confess look with great alarm at
the proposition 10 place the political power
in the hands Of those who weld the brute
physical force Of the colony.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-12

CURIOUS MisTAKE-A curious story Is
soing the rounds Of mistake in mustard
plsster at hotel. A lady, whose husband
wa. suffering from cold, got up at midnight
70 fetch mustard poultice. In her agita'
tom she mistook the room on her return,
nd went into one where there was light
burning as dimly as that she had let's
room altogether similar, and apparently her
husband in bed fast asleep. She applied tbs
mustard pOultice to his chest, and sat quiet
~ ~ his bedside till il began TO draw; but il
d,ew an infatuated scream from the poor fei
low who had been the subject OF her unoon'
s .oS solicitude. At the sound Of the un
s-S,'s,or,ed voice. the nature Of the accident
~b;cb had befAllen her, and her patient, wa
'. me visible, and she rushed headlonl
from the mustard man into the arms of hei
next dsy, and hadtO leave amidst the laugh
Ter Of the occupants.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-12

We take pleasure in informing our friends and the
public generally that we are now receiving
our stock Of
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-12

A BRACE OF ENGLISH ANECDoTEs.-We
are indebted for the following anecdotes e
Gamma" Of the N. q. PiodyUne:
Everybody knows the superstitious rever.
ence the Queen pays 10 Prince Albert,
memory. One day after Lord Palmerston
had exhausted voice and reason in vain "a
attempt TO bring her to his way Of thinking
which she resisted because my poor Al
bert thought so-And so" his lordship ex
claimed; "By Jovc, tits a hard thing to ar
que against a live prince, but TO argue against
a dead prince is a thing impossible y
The Duke Of Wellington was annoyed e
death by inventors. One day fellow cam,
bringing with coat Of mail which, as h
said he warranted no ball to pierce. Th'
duke said in his quiet way, Very well, pu
il on" he rang the bell, and when ser
want appeared. told him: Send up sol
dier with loaded musket" The invento
looked at the duke, looked at his armor
took up the armor, put ON his hat, made 10
the door, and has not been heard of or seer
since.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-12
aaniun aud Smerifan.
CONFIRMATION.

The lovely violet smiles more sanity sweet
After the rain;
More golden Shines after the summers heat.
The waving grain.
And purer still, from out the furnace gloom,
Cometh the gold;
And brighter e. the wanderer CLEANS bis home
Through the storm and cold.
How fair 10 watch the white ship seek the strand
That left us once in tears;
How thrilling is the clasping Of a hand
After long years.
How dearly priced the love that stays 10 light
Our lonely way.
While others-false ones-faded as the night
Before the day.
And sweetor yet are kisses. when from lips
Rot pressed for years;
And closer far the claspinK Of an arm
After long grief and tears.
So, looking backward DER the weary road
Our feet have priest,
An hundred times more lovely seems at last
Eternal rest.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-12
IN STORE AND FOR SALE Low.

IN STORE AND FOR SALE Low:
so barrels Yellow Sugars, different grades,
. barrels Crushed and Powdered Sugars
80 barrels and Coffee Sugar,
50 Sacks prime Rio Coffee,
sacks Old Gv't Java Coffee,
5 sacks Mocha Coffee,
800 lbs choice Green and Black Teas,
$50 barrels Extra Family Flour
$500 lbs Sugar Cured Hams,
1900 lbs Dried Beef,
20 barrels N. o. MOlasses,
. half barrels do
IS kegs Golden Syrup,
1000 lbs Cod Fish,
50 boxes Cheese
% barrels Butter Crackers,
100 Cases Cove Oysters,
Is Cases Sardines,
100 Packages Mackersl.
50 boxes Palm and ROsin SOAP.
50 boxes Star Candles
80 boxes TallOw Candles,
10 Tierces Lard.
. Kegs Lard.
Together with Figs. Raisins, Almonds, Brazil
Nuts, Pepper, Spice, Ginger, Indigo, Madder.
COpperas, Alum, etc, LOgwOOd, BrOoms Buckets,
Fresh Fruits, Brandy Fruits Matches. Backing,
Pepper Sauce, Catsup. Pickles, Preserves and
many other articles too numerous 10 mention all
of which are offered cheap as the cheapest.
B. S. HAMILTON.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-12

KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND FOR SALE
$50 bags Choice Rio Coffee.
25 Java Coffee
100 bbls Crushed, Powdered and Granu-
lated Sugar
100 bills Coffee Sugar, No. SO and SO.
so Classified Sugar.
so Porto Rico Sugar.
80 Mackerel, No. and 2.
25 No. 3.
100 Kits No. /, 2 and 3.
so kegs English Soda
$50 boxes Star Candles.
100 e" Soap (assorted.)
10 bbls Rice
rs Cider Vinegar.
$50 Extra Family Flour
so kegs Kettie-Rendered Leaf Lard.
200 bbls Salt New COOperage.)
20 tierces of Mitchell * Armstrong New
Sugar-Cured Hams.
10 boxes Breakfast Bacon.
tierces Dried Beef
40 bbls Sugar-Houss Molas.es & Syrupa.
100 kegs Nails assorted
TOgsther with an A-sortmaut OF
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-23


HOLDERS.
The mpresiss pvsvsis among Illinois mon now hero
ihu the Pre~ldsat Intends making cIssn sweep Of all
s1ecboldsrs In thst STATE and They making their
srapgcmeu,s accordingly. Norman ID Judd erpeots 70
b nOmbaiedia place Of INsg John wen,varth.
BUSINESS SESSIONS oF CONGRESS oS SATURDAYS.
Bs Houses of cc~gress hsve decided 10 hold business
SESSIONS Saturdays hereafter until the sdjoarumenl
ghacsmmissoner q tensions has Jus, issued lnssruc
io<s forms be observed p sppyisr for army and
navy ponaions under the oct Of June ., les5. The
highest grades Of pcussens rwanty i've, twcoty ssd
nnssp dollars . month seccrdps extreme partial
dissSszsy, ~N he allowed only those disabled snee
the en- Day q March 1851. SD ~ ssss only frsp the
ssh asy o. Juse. lsss
TBg soNns or THE SEw oRLRASs BAnxs.
There haze bssn previous statements relative 70 sns
dsfvery ny tho Treasury Deparmcnt of the bonds bs
longing 10 banks Of New onssss asd sher pases 70
tbeenfs Apdnor, IN whose chang. sbsy we're % the
time ~ their capture by General sheridsp during the
latter ywt or the war All that have been identined
ssounroS 10 over -four snons, havs besn tsAnsfsrsd
by sbe Dspsrmens 10 the parties owning them There
yet rsnaiss the ksspinx Of the Treasurer hsfwesn
TOO anf thne hundred fho~asnd soiays vc~sh d fbsss
bonds awaiting thev proper owDsrs
There 10 in pcsssswon Of the Treasury isrss bor of
Confederate sssss rsprsssnuns psss value of $4,000
10 Cesssssraas JssAs, vseh ~ sssw sAygpsat = v
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their disposition. The probability Is that they viii be
destroyed, they Of account whatever except.
perhaps a relics ssrA Et NNA
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-23

WAShI
aasd aa 4ff oGr ~--->~>~->~-r---~~--~-siiaa 1T
d IHE C0HSTITUfIOIAL AMEBDMENf.
&. ls :, yHNS's - y sl.ist sasl
H. Message from, the President to
~, ,,sss ,sa'sa Congress. ~. n, 20 +, r.
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MS DlSAPPR0vAl OF THE MEASURE.
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.TnE FRENCH TR00PSIN MEXICO.
4 rsart..... -. Z ,et
Important c Communication from
Minister Bigelow 20 the
rz Secretary 0f Stste.
y isea asa -sSs.,s,-.,,-~ss-~.>,,-,>, .,.s~
~ 1sssvea Assurance ~ Napsassn's Intentisn
ha a = WAhArav ms 1rssps. .fbsn BexIes
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Ht se a7lft g ra.sa III st4-l A. ifaf1 a s42 z
They Are Recalled Beeause it Suits the
Convenience and Interest Of tho
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= TIE TAI BILL IN TINE SENATE.
.~sae .ssan s>~~~~~~-~~~~~>-~>~--~-~<~-
.ses Hrsasctive Measures Against Frauds
3 s,ra 9,N by DistiRers. ssI.
Yssssge ~ the Indian AppropEia-
ss- X tion Dill in the House. "
Z - 'gfUfisifts1tl rftre4 Affio - fniaN' TT
I
Ssnsderatlen sfthe Tariff BHi BY the Ways
anA nssns Csnusaaee Nearly FlnishoA.
, &c. DC. &c.
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VIRGINIA Y0srNAsTEss INDEBTED TO CONVENIENT.
The fsiIowug statement Of the amount of money sse
the governmeat by the principal postnasssrs Of vm-
gina Ne time of the breaking out Ct the rebellion ia
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