The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1866-04-07


ciizens ss eoniempla,ss BY the consiisu
,ion " The Uaiasd Ais,ss.
The bill. 10 effect, psorcsess discsim;na
tion sgsinst large numbers OF Intelligent
worthy end patriotic foreigners. s.d in fs
vor Of the negro, 10 whom. sfer long years
- bondage. the svenuss TO freedom snd In
ielliRencs have just now been suddeni!
opened to. must, ~ necessity, from bic pre-
rlous unfortunate cnnditioa Of serviiude. bI
less informed ss 20 The nature and chsrscte
Of our institutions than he, who. comm.
from abroad hss. 20 the ssme extent 81 isns;
iamiIisrzed hImseif with the principles Of .
eossrnnen, 10 which he ve:orisrily intrusi.
life. liberty and the pursuit. d hsppinses ~
Yet il is nc~ proposed. BY sirgie legsis.
live enactment. 10 confer The rghf- OF cifi.
zenship upon all persons Of African descent
born within the extended limits sf The Uni-
ted Sis'es. While persuns AZ foreign birth
who make our land 'hsir home must undsr
20 prohibition Of ise yssrs, snd can only
then become eilizens upon proof thai they
are Of good moral character. stiached 10 tine
principles Of the CONSTRUCTION of ihe United
States. tnd well disposed 10 The good order
anil hspp iness oi tho same.
The irst section oi the bill siso eonssins
M remuneration Of the rightsso be enjoyed
bp those cisssse. 80 mace eiiizens. in every
State snd Territory 10 the United Siafes
These parties srs 10 iveg evidence inherit,
purchase. lease. eel, hold and cor vey reai
aud psrsonsl srvY rr,y, and TO hsve iuii and
equal benefit D! =. LAYS aud proceedings
for the security ~ persons nnd prop.r'y %
10 enjoyed BY white cnisrns.
So. too. they are msd~ subject 70 the
same pani.hmen'. pain. aud penalties com
non with white ci,z-ns-io none other
Thus - rfec' eq3sli'y Of the ~hiis end
is stamped 70 be fixed oy ine
Fe6srsl Law 10 every Safe of "a. Union,
over The vsst field Of State jarisdirlivn. GOV
s,sd BY these snrmera,ss tights 10 ~
one Of them can any state sxercis. any
cover of discrin,insfion seiween d Fsrens
races. in The .x<rcise u State policy over
.natssts exclusively affecting lhe Pe-Pls ol
each State. L has frequently been though
exredient 20 discriminate brieeen the two
races by The ststuiss o. some of the S,stes,
North a. well ar : oh. IL 10 en-
acted. ~ ipslahcr. dist 40 shiie ,srson
shat. ln,ssrhsry Win ~. 10 or nuis;o
Chrnrts~r Kent fAvr, speaking u The
s.scks, TIA, msrnsge b~sas-n lhssn s..d ls.e
whites ere iafbiGden in some oi the S'sies
where sisv.y d,es nc, exist. nd they ere
prohibited 10 sli slave holding : stts w
law. and .hen not absolutely contrary 70
law. they are ssvuI,ipg aud regarded a. On
offsnse sg.inst public derosnm.
1 Do not s.y inst ihis bill rspesis State
laws on The subject Of marriage beiwesn The
two races. Tor a. the whites srs forbidd~n D
% ~aiermany With blacks cad only make
snch c"ni,ac,s % The whites themselves
sre lllossd 10 msks. and therefore con nor
under this till, en,sr into the marriage can
tract with the ~haes. cite ihis. ho.sver.
ss al distance Of shs State policy - 70 Gle.
crimtha'ior. % inquire whether Congress
can ssrucase all State is~s; Of discrissins.
lion between the .wo races in :he ms:fers
of real estate. Of cults. and Of contract.
generally. Congress msy also rspesi ths
State .a~s ss TO The correct Of msrrisgs
bctwetn the races Hitherto every sutj~c
lembrsc-t in The bill has been cons.dsssd :,
exclusively belonging 70 the States. and
also, Inst fhey al ressie 70 the pclicy snl
economy o. tho respective States The.
are msii-rs which Ia each state concer'
do mesic cundition of iis people, varying il
each scccrdirg TO iis own peculiss cHcum
stancss and the safety and veil being of II
own citizsns do not mean 10 ssy ths
upon sil those subjects there ere not Feds
raI restraints, ne Cor instance in the State
lpo~sr Of legislation over contracts. there 4
= Federal limitation tbst 10 Sis's shall pas
Law Imposing fhe obIiesssns Of coatracis
and . 10 crimes that no State shall have =
sxposs fsc,o lsw. sd o money. that >
Estate shall make sny thing bot gold sn
silver : L. gsi tender. But whers ean =
6nd Federal prohibition against the pcwe
| lof any state 70 Discriminate. = % most Z
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