Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-04-13

long before bis father Is this therefore discrimination
ffe PrssSeni also has an objection 10 The making
els nens Of Chinese aud Gypses sm told hat but fsw
Ihinese born In this country and vhete ge uylts
are born never knew Laughter Like lopsyt MS
questionable whistler they we're born st ALL Out Just
come. Laughter ,,--.,
But sr, perhaps the oss, answer 20 snls ouJeo',o
that the hill proposes 70 make ohfens Chnese ana
0ypsts and this reference 70 she fcresnefe "a 70 be
found in speech delivered in this body by Senator oo
cupyins, / think the seat nov occupied A'ioss The
Cb.mhsr BY my friend from Oregon MI. Wlhamtl
in feply 70 sent 10 this body BY Mr. BuchhnAn
the then Prssdtn Of he United states returning win
his objections what was known ~ the Homestead bill
On that occasion the Senator to whom allude said
this gee sbou. poor o1eiss' ,9Rt9o. o. Cher
constrained e say tatI oet gRcn shis objection 70
Being some ezcus ~ rlhhoidng bis sPproy
al 81 9 "a ne moo more s nc ID sspSSda h mere pol
isss o. d,T P.ss, he United ss,es u mes.aS
upon %eaSs a i1 rs bg@e'ad wso the
Mr. TRUMBULL. That was the language Of Sens.
stor Andrew johnson, now PrtsidsIt Of the United
States Laughter That lie probably the best answer
10 this OBJECTION though should hardly have veRtured
such harsh Language IN reference TO the president
to aocuse him Of qubbng and Of demagoguery, and OF
playing the politician in sending veto message 10
the Congress Of the United states
The President also makes some other Ausioua 10 this
veto message ofA similar character For instance be
speaks Of the IMPROPERLY Of marriages between whites
and blacks and then he goes on 20 say do not say
that this bill epeas State laws on the subject OF mar
Rage between The races" Then for what purpose
is introduced into this mesfsgt5 MOI surely as an ed
capfasdun argument excite prejudiesthe argument
ofA demAgogue and politiciani Mr.. Johnton could
not do that having condemned such qutbles in Mr..
b hansn
6stveen whites bIsess The subject.
e .am s aa yi s st aT tgsen he I've
5sef s SR y 1 s % ss boa ad sify W. ,Ss
have capacity make contract In state ths ,onerss can
have the right Judge 70 hold oee,
and a9sIy s. vote 'n every s'a' ana Territory Of The
Perhaps the REST answer could give to this would be
IN, answer Of Andrew Johnson himself He undertook
n reorganze State govtrnn ens IN the disoysl States
when be did So to VII m d he extend the right of
sufraaei 10 the blacks No, sir but he extended the
right Of suffrage to these who were authorized to vote
under the Of thoie States before the rebellion and
when urged 20 allow Joy al bAAks 10 vote what was his
answer That he had power it was unconsu,u'ion
al but he has claimed al e1u.istd the power TO pro-
tsot coiotod persons their tights, ard II 1t be true
that protection in civil ghs carries With it the right OF
suffrage what be Of the psiho which he assumed
when he extended civil rights 10 the negroes that had
no constitutional power to txubd to them the right to
hat ight vesttd in the States With which
he could not interfere
But sir the grsntI Of civil rights does not and new
did in this country, eAriy with It political rights or
properly speaking " lucal privileges man
be citizen In ths country without right TO vote
or without Rht to hold office he right to vote and
hold flee IN The States depends upon the legislation Of
the VARIOUS States the right 10 hold certain tces un
der the Federal Government depend uTon the Conttu-
tion Of ihe United States. The President must Ne a
\
must be q citizen Of the u s. f.r y certain number VI
years before be " eligible seat either in this MI
other House Of Congress so hat Me feet Of being
cit does not necessarily qualify person oi an office
does it necessarily authorize him 70 vote WomtI
iuzers child'en ere ciuztns hut they do not ex
ereise The elective antht by virtue Of their ciiizen
Foreigners stated by he President 10 this
before they uAurslztd are pfoieoiea in the right
enumerated in tht bill tut because they possess tho
rights in most If not ALL the States that carries with
no tight TO vote
Hui sir what rights do citizens Of ybe United State
have b. a ciuEen Of he United etstes carries wi
II ftme rights; and what are they They are those in
hersbt fundamental riphfs NhicL belong nee ciu
ztns or ffee men in all oountref, such as The tight
enumerated in Ahit bill and They ttlong 10 them IL al
the States ofths Union. The night Of American citizen
EhipmChns something. II dees not mean. in the
foreigner, that when he 10 nRtuTNzed h. Is 10 be LET
entirely to The mercy Of State lsgsatn He has RICH
when Gully naturaztd 10 80 into any State ~ the Unio
and 10 reside Acre, and the United States Goyunmtn
will protect him in hat night. II will pro a citizc
Of The United States not only in one Of ,he States Of III
Union, but It will rtteot HIM III fol eigD lands. Mi
Marcy, when Secretary Of STATE, held that citizen in
foreign country was entitled TO the tame protectio
that extended by that Government to its otEsn
There rights belonging TO the citizen. and known a
manual rights, are d'hn'd ly Blackstone in his de fin
No ohtr han natural liberty so lar 1es,raued by huma
si pubic ''s1 *. ' dS6aen Of c b
ndncs By Se law souS be o AL o. a. much 20
TIT nature Of things will admit"
wealth" is said in note 10 Kent, and Kent himself il
speaking Of thres Tiehts says:
Ieht q personal security, the right q Se.ona liberty,
been a.ty cohsSsred ana r. 90, niy deola Cd BY he
ofhi; country to pe HsOIsl Inherent and inalisnsbe
What sIt hey The riehi Of personal security, tn
tight Of personal libsIy, and the night acquire 81
njoI piopeyi" and the, are deelsltd TO Be inAenSb
rights bcloI gins to every citz,n Of the Uniud State
such matter here he may be.
II the second volume Of his Con mentAriss ChsnoeC
Ktntsasi
tion he United sbtet on stea eisef
G sIS bsonfsS Tsh to The ei5hs II Gov nsl
saeh are NE sht. oluosetion o. life and Liberty AID
II, PrtsldeIt in bis uAl etssPe f'ysi
Itlt efeey man 20 lie, liberty and the uIsu Of hal
Thues ctte itToTtsd il 10 Jchnttn which see
much fuiilu th1n tlit, a. d bish decd's Tot Smpl
that citizn o. ,he United sta"t. istuth is tnttle
10 pIottettn in tbtse uPbt, hut hat Elien I'm,
who is Teiniutd To reside in III county during tim
Of war, il to be PROJECTED il all there rights In alvin
tie opinCn Of The court in the OF Clarke Moe
reported in 10 Jolns,p. n, the eouitttys;
lawful residence implies protection ard aeapaity tost
should HE to inquire IL the negro is lawfully III Ii
: country ard Il not wb,rt d estt belong
sHa be sued so9t,ey CT gould b Itrpsnsli to
SIX Iss ,Se .brosd.r sopp
S EIS Ss lS 81 es1 Ssn A.
By Ne Law Of paons an alien WIG comes 10 reside in 10
Any continue isiidt here under the pubic ProtsccB
,, In the ,sms opinion the tDntd judge who gave N
opinion Of the court that this is the public law
Bpiopt It International laws ard tvsIy pston
siding IN The United States i entitled 10 the proeeo
Of tbAttss by the FtdtiAl Government, bsttuse III
Fsdtial Government has jurifdicon Of suth question
American ciiztnthip would be little worth II il did nc
carry protection with II.
How s II that every reIson tom in these United State
owes at glance to iht Govern tntf Every lhinP tia
he is OF has his optTiy and his hie, may &c taken
the nittd States in It's defence sinain he homo
Of the nation and IL be that stiug
gl,d through long war and sat up this Cover ID n
and that the pc ope Of day ave ttrueR ed tboua
tnohtT war, with all tssStT hces and all its deSolaoi
TO maintain H. ard at 'sst that lave got govern
meIt which is al .owuful 10 command the oh, den C
Of the citizen at bat power TO oi him prots cite
, la that all that this boosted American ciuunthi
AnotniB to Go tell it, sir. TO the father whose SOP
starved az Andets nNile or he vidos whose hp tban
was slain at missouri Ridge or the little boy who hao
his tphilets father through the Of Ytur cit,
asst OF the houssi other manRled heTos to be stt
ontyty eide, that thit Goyenmtn in defence Of While
the and The husband fell, lhe father lost bis sy
and the others crippled, had the right 10 call hOs
persons TO It's defence, hut has right protect 1t
survivors then friends In any hight whhteyeI in tny
the Stats. kiT, IL canuotte huth Is not the
q our Constitution. such is not the meaning q Amer
lean e,iE,nthip. This Cover mtnt which would 70
war 10 protect its mtAnts--l will not say ciuzsr-in
Abi Mt. II you please, in any foreign land whose hight
were unJustly eIoroaehed upon, has certainly som
porT TO protect it's own cEtns in their count -
Allegiance al protection are reciprocal rights
pass fom the consideration Of this first Efeon @
the bill TO that Of the second which Ia objected "a by tb
PRECEDENT as soding diserlmnatr protection to col
oIsd peTtons"
will read the section;
sIo md Is further eRoed. That any person who, un
der color u law, satute, ordnance OF
tha sui ec to be subjected nhAAnt OF an,
protected by this dnerent or
stss account ofsuch having lime he'll