The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-04-13


to it's own citizens. These rights, which
bqlong 10 ciiizcns AMI are known AZ natural
rights, aro defined Ivy Blackstone, in his
definition of civil liberty, TO be no other
linn natural liberty, Bo far restrained by
human law but no further,es is necessary
aud cxrcdtcnt for the general advantage Of
I tho public IN this definition Of civil libei D..
~, it ought TO h0 understood. or rather ex-
pressed, that tho restraint introduced by
tho law is equal tu all. M the nature Of the
law will admit. Equality OF rights is the
basis nl the commonwealth as is laid down
ly Kent himself In speaking Of these
7 rights he says I" Tho natural right OF indi.
viduals may he said 10 include the right Of
personal security, the right Of personal lib.
erty, aud the right TO acquire and enjoy
| property"
These rights have Justly been considered,
and frequently detlirod liy the people Of
this country tO bo natural, Inherent and iu-
al enable. What are they forY The right
OF personal security personal liberty, aud
the right to acquire aud eujOy property, and
these aru declared to be ilaIionablo rights
belonging to every citizen of the United
S'aics, no matter where ho may bo, 40 a
citizen of the Uuited States, aud, sir, il il
were not 50, American citizenship would
bo worth nothing.
What is it worth If il tloes not protect
the citizens in their rights How isit sir,
that evdry person born IN the United Statos
owes allegiance 10 the Government Of tho
United States. Every thing that no has
his property his life may DO taken by the
Government of the United States in its de-
fonsc TO maintain the honor Of Tho nation,
aud can il he, sir, that our ancestors strig.
gled through n long war 10 sot up this Gov.
ernment, and that the people Of our day
have struggled through another war TO
maintain IL that after all wo have got
Government which is all powerful to COM
mand It's citizens, but has no power TO af.
ford them protcction2 Is that al thai this
boasled American citizenship amounts TO 2
Go tell it, sir, 10 tho father whose son was
starved TO death ut Andorsonvile to the
woman whose husband was slain at Mission
Ridge, or to the litllo boy who leads his
blind father through the streets in your
city who lost Ills cyes on the Gulf coast I;
go tell them that this Government, in de.
Tense oi which tho son and husband fell +,
aud the tathor lost his eyes, is "A Government
which has the right to call those persons to
its defense, but has no power TO protect its
friends IN any right whatever. Sir, it can
not be. Such is not tile meaning of our
Constitution such is not tho meaning of
American citizenship. This Government
which would go to war to protect its noan-
est citizen or inhabitant in any foreign laud, ,
whose rights were uniusily ohcroached up.
on, has certainly some power to protect it's
own Citacus IN their own country.
TnE RIGHTS or ooLopED PERSONS.
| pass from the consideration Of this
first section of .hc Till to the second, which
is objected to by the President as accord.
ing discriminating protection to the colored
persons. II says that no person shall sub
lect II Colored person 10 different punish.
meHi than that inflicted on a white person
for the same oIIensc, Does that discrimi-
nato in his favorS Why, sir, the v,ry
object OF the section is to prevent discrim.
nation. Tho effect is to prevent it, as well
as its object and language, f. eea
All remedial statutes are for the rcllof OF
persons who need reliel ard when those
needing relief obtain it, they sialid but up.
on the precise footing OF those who do not
need it. There are, however, other and
serious objections to this section. 1t is
said that III der It's provisions Judges Of
tho Courts may be punished, who arc en-
gagged IN tho execution Of any State statute,
and this Is made M objection to the law
Woll sir admit that the magisterial
officer and the Judge, it he acts vicipusly
aud corruptly in the execution of an Illegal
law, may ho aud ought to he punished
but It he acted iunocently q o Judge would
not bc punished. What, sir, is II crime
Why it is q violation OF come public law,
TO constitute which there must be an act,
and vicious will in doing the act, or ac
oording to tho definition in some of the law
books, to constitute crimo there must be
a violation of public law, coupled with
an ilrcut on with u criminal neglect There
must he n union and Just operation of the
act and intent, in order TO commit crimes
aud the judge who, for the purpose OF
having q question decided in the Federal
Courts, shonld give decision that could
allow the case TO be brought up, who acted
innocenty, and not viciously or oppres.
sively would never be convGted before
any Court in Christendom. Blt, sir, il he
acted vicidusly aud oppressively, repeat
he ought to he punished
ARRAIuNNEST OF rnG rBETpESr.
Mr., Tmmbnll then proceeded to take up
the Presidents ubiectiona to the other soc
tious OF the bill, each Of which he com
mentod upon with force and elo1uence,
after which he closod as follows:
Mr.. President, | have now gon6 through
this veto message, replying with what
patience | could command to its various
objections to the hill. Would that could
stop herc--that there was no occasion to
so further; but justice to myself, Justice to
the State whose representative am; justice
to the people Of tho whole country in leg.
ishting for whose behalf | am called TO
participate; Justice to the Constitution am
sworn to support; Justice to the rights of
American citizenship and to human liberty
now imperilod, requires me TO 20 further,
Gladly would refrain from speaking OF
the spirit Of this message, OF tho dangerous
doctrines il promulgAtes; of the iueohsist
encies aud the contradictions of its author;
OF HIS epcroaohmeuts upNn the CONSTITUTIONS
al rights Of Congress; of his assumption oi
unwareanted power, which, il not checked
10y the people, must inevitably lead 10 u
subvers,on OF the Government aud the
destruction of liberty Congress ia the
Passage of the bill under consideration
sought no controversy with President,
Tilg rREsIpgSr's INcoNsrsrENcy.
Tho bill was prepared with q view 10
carry out what were supposed to be the
views of the President, aud was submitted
TO him before its Introduction iuto the
Senate. | am not about to relate the pri
vato declarations OF the President, but it
/ Is right tho American people should know
! that tho controversy which exists between
( him aud Congress in reloreueo TO this
measure is of his own seeking. Soon after
Congress met, il became apparent that there
was difference OF opinion between the