The Placer herald., 1866-04-14
TIE Civil Rights Law and its Effects with

1t will be seen by reference to our telcgraphic
summary that the Civil Rights bill, vetoed by the
President, has passed the Senate his veto and
will beyond question PASS the House. So far
then rs an unconstitutional act can he called q
law ii is now, to all intents and purposes, one A
more daring deed of peEjured atrocity and usurp-
ing villany was never enacted in free country,
OF course the States of the Union which now
under Black Republican sway will obey this edict-
The spirit of 98 and '99 is dead in the hearts of
the people, who lie prone at the feet of their mas
ters, hugging the chains that fetter their man.
hood and like besotted creatures, even glory in
their shame. Stevens and his CO o-assassins of the
Constitution are now the supreme power in the
land. Their cdicts can override all law, organic
or statutory. This is but the commencement of a
series of raids upon the liberties of the people,
contemplated by these Radicals. Having COM
bined their forces and suborned enough to over
rule the Presidents vctocs. they can proceed in
their work without farther interruption. The
mode and manner of resistance to their mad
schemes remain to be developed.
In the meantime what is the effect of this law
in our State? We presume of course that our
judges, Notwithstanding they are sworn to sup
port the Constitution Of the United States, will
regard it as binding Oh them. In the first place
it repeas our State Constitution so far as it dis
eliminates against races or color. 1t places Chi
namen and negroes on exactly the same footing
with the whites in everything except voting
They can occupy the dress circles in our theatres,
enter the dining rooms ana parlOrs OF our lead
ing hotels, ill select pews in our churches, in
short go to any place of entertainment to which
the whites have access. Any one who will at
tempt to debar them these privileges is liable, for
every ohense, to fine of one thousand dollars.
Chinese can now testify in our courts, they can
work the mines without license-enter our ports
without capitation tax-pursuc any traffic any
where that n white man can-be admitted to citi-
zenshp, and then, of course, be entitled to vote.
All OF the fral daughters of the "Flowery King
dom," who have been iorcibly removed, can re-
turn to their former abodes in this city, and until
a general act of expulsion is passed against all
women tDithout regard to coior, who prostitute
themselves for pay, they cannot be disturbed
The Civil Rights Law says there shall be no dis
elimination, even in crimes, because of color or
race. When such law is passed and enforced,
then the outside city will be larger than the
| inside,
Here, then, is practical illustration of Aboli-
ton legislation We rather like it. We wish to
see the beastly worship pushed to its logical re-
suits We wish to see our people gorged to the
fill with the foul and fntid thing, Aboltionsm :
1t is the only way to arouse them from their dis
graceful and slavish debAuch. Having thrust the
Chnaman and negro upon them as their equals.
the next step OF these Radicals, will be to filch
from them their mines. This will come as sure
as plunder attracts thieves and robbers, and when
that does happen, we may not mock at their ca
lamity,-or laugh when their fear cOmeth, but we
will hail it us the auspcious dawn of q new and
glorious era. s. +. Examiner.