The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-05

10 commit crime; and tho Judge who, for the puTpos,
OF having this question decided In the federal courts
should give decision that would allow the Case 70 10
brought up who acted nnooenily nj not vicio sy or
oppressyeIy would never be iced Dcoru oour
In Chrstendom But sir II lie acted viciousiy and OPP
prcssycy, repeat he ought 70 DO punished aud " -
10 novel provision to put into a statute book. Why,
sir, very after the organization OF this govern
mont In che Is' yea o. ~ sn's ,m as s, oss
provided for punshng uen who under color OF state
laws viola ed the laws OF tho United STATS VIII read
from the twenty sixth section Of act passed In 1900
In any person persons shall sue tor or pros cute
any such writ process, such pron or personS aud all
attorneys aud solicitors prosecuting such case and all
OH cutting any such writ or process aud Seing
convicted thereof shalt be deemed vioatofs OF the law
OF ma ami dsturbcrs Of tho public rcposc aud shall
be imprisoned eding three years or nncd thou
sand dollars, at the discretion OF the court NJ Trun
bull discussing the objections Of the lresden, 10 tho
cond section, reviewed other portions OF the veto mes
In proof that conflicting legislation existed and that
dan TO be unprecedented rom connicting lo8isla
ton not yet effected Mr. frumbnll cited tho Official re-
turns OF ltary officers connectei with the Frcemens
Bureau, OF state laws recently enacted In prohibition OF
tae rght o. the gro to lease or own and and ether
rights secured to them IN TINS ON lie also erred U
tho military orders sanctioned by the Pres dent show
the same thing, among them those OF General
~ kles. at Charleston, caluonlng the hw.rnaking
Authorities against discriminating aga INST any
class OF tho Population de-larng that all laws
shOsh expressly cure In ali respects eauaI jnsies
to fro Omen 90 all other people His order of
declared the exclusive lurildleuon In all affecting
freedmen Of the Superior and Circuit provost cour.s
lie c,niinuad In illustration OF the ircq o.
these powers under the direction OF the pcsldent aud
assumed radical change In the Pes 'nts Opinions and
ac ion upon this subject He also dscu the specific
powers of the President, claiming that the war power
vested IN Congress- He next proceeded 10 examine tho
objection OF the Presdeni to tue third section
Of the bill being against the extent OF IRIS.
d'ction to federal courts granted In cases araiu
under this act He claimed that tho President
had made strained construction Of II. In asslming that
nil cases arsng under It's provisions must necessarily 10
excluded from the state courts but dd sustain SUCH
construction, and u vas found TO be the only ognard
for nglts OF the freedmen, he would freely that
their liberty should bs ma attained al all aztrds, and
le would further say that If II wa found essentially
necessary Tor their protection he would pat the hands
OF the colored the ballot and the bayonet TOO, 50
far a. Le was concerned connection the faith OF
the nation pcd-ed 10 protest thosc who had fought 10
sustain the unity Of the nation, he wo vi
never ccaso in his Efforts 10 mako that plcdso
8 ocas aud assns required Sy the k ho replied
tina, IL all copied from the statute known az tho fu
giiive Llvo Jaw hnery In itsif always held W Do
constitutional and proper, and M" used N the interest
freedom II originally n the In crsst OF slavery
As soldiers emp Dyed the weapons I'd from
tho rebels In putting down tho rcoe,on 10 10 "eai'oo,
of the law were sanctln In uses OF frceiom Other
objections TO the seventh aud 81 htn SECTIONS
hc showed to bo taken verbally from former
laws against which objections had bcln
made That with relercnce Ia the employment
OF the army and navy Ia enforcing rs execution TAO
planned. taken from Law enacted IN Van BureDs
administration ia 1888 In conclusion Air. Tfumbul
said Mr. President have nov gons through this
message reply ing with what pOtencc co Id command,
TO It's VARIOUS ubjecton IN the bill Would that could
hercthat there occas on TO ~ farther; bat
tive am justice the people 81 the whole country 10
legsating for whose behalf led 10 participate,
justice Ia the ituiion am called To support lost 90
~ Tie rights OF American ctzenfhp II cures, and To
human liberty mlciilicd requires mo 10 80 fafteT.
Gladly would refrain from speaking Tho sprt % tis
message the dangerous doctrines prvsnusatos, OF
the ipcDnss ences and CONRAD ciisns Of as author OF
his ncroacbcs upon tle constitutional nights Of Con
gress, his assumption Of unwarraned pO~ersi winch,
~ pereyored Ia, and not checked by tic people NUT
eventually lead " subyersion OF the government aud
the d.struc,,on OF liberty. Congress- In pasags IL
Ia TOse
with tbe President; far foln H. tie bill VA, proposed
With v'w 10 carry out what IN u tupposed 10
be the views OF tho President, and sab.
mitted TO him before Ia introduction Into tho
sefa,s. I am not about % reste private
declarations OF the President, bat II Il right tst
the American people should know that the controversy
wlh exis,A bsi him and Congress IN reference N
ths Is Of Ibis seeking Soon af.nr cousfes
met u became apparent that there Wa a disrsncs OF
opinion between tbs President and rome mebcr Of Con-
In regard TO tho condton Of the f.eli 90. states
and the rights to be secured Ia rceduen. The W Hd"nt
In hs annual message, had den.d tie conhiipstiOue
pow 81 The general government to estend IA. escva
franchise 70 ne rses bat hs was "qaaiy dc Va a n
of the right % every 10 life, liberty nud
| the par-uit of happiness Tns wa1 hs language Hut
wie Lavs doubt that now after the Of the war
IL competent for the gene government u extend
the elective franchise Ia the several states. equally
clear that good "a IA rcquins security Of the lrc-
| men In their liberty and their pfop'ny. There ~cro
SONS msm5cr Of Congress ~bo expre-sed tho oipnon
that In the reorganization OF Tho febcllois states tho
right Of suffrage should be- EXTENDED ~ the coor~d man
Although this was not tho aliing sen.snt VI Con
gre-s all anxious for orxanikaton Of the rebe
| goYosument, ar sooa as ihose reiat ons could b.
rostorcd With safety " all conc IN d Feeling
| toe diisrent departments Of the government,
anxious desre 20 susta the Irssident or ehom
lad always cnt rtanei the highest respect nal ITO
a ent nteryr~a with h dur NJ the early Iart 81 the
session Without nssnt oaing anything s1ii BY hun
may with perie safety state that aciing from oousde-
ratlons have stated AID bevin tat tne pAgsage Of
Law by Deer securing eqeaiiy VA. owl rzhts, when
| denied b, STATE a1tbof lies fre'inlen and Al other
inLab tauts oi the United staies sold o. mucn O.
laga The. n fss lIfr ra
States 20 secure tho.s nights by their o~n uaa, ard
thereby rtmose many Vl 10" obstacles u an eHfy 20
con ruciioB prepared the bill Substantially a. u Dos
returns With Prrfiients oh. ectons After the bi
wns introduced and printed a oypy fBrnshe BIN,
-nd at subsequent Ien0d wbsn u was fepo.tcd that
eras hes tain about signing TIE fr.einsl bgr.la
bin he informed NJ tho clDitou ~ the tivil Rights
bli then p'nding "a tbs House, AMI hopa espro..nd
| that be had any oticcio any % ~ frysieOna
| he would make them ko0sn 90 W. in.nis that they
might b. rrreded u not desiruo,ve % the m Asufs
believed "a b. cspqgton On tbe Tafi
Of Congress and tsniy my part, 10 haze bls
| presented 10 him which be woad not spprOye. ~
Indicated - me-, nor far a. know, 70 any -
biz TRENDS tue eas, obecon any ~ th- prov Sous
81 the I'LL till alter ~ pa,ease Hos could bs
consistently with hm.elf tbs olll Wa tram
and certainly harmony With what he sss then, ani
hs. npee becu doing N proteenng ffssdfnen " 'hsH
ar etiy tnled The protertoa of the evil right ~
longing osesy freeman, tue brthrgtt n every Amer
can ctFen and carefully avoided csnnnins n,srierns
| with pocsl gha % pn.ie.es u aoy sni Tbs bal
neither confer abdses the rgtts q any ons bat
| slmtly oares that IN dvi rght uars shall b. an
equality among al ssss q cot x~n and that AL aik
shall aub)sct the yunsshns@ut 10 esh rtst-
| ~ u dos sbrrigs the great fuDinaoentai
1 nights lelnnging under the Constitution % al
cltix.na n NAY grant OF withhold such evil nights
tlsases All that required y thai In this re~pst a.
| la~ shan b. Impartial. And yet hs bh nos rsturned
9Th toe Pfea4ents oblertlona ard saeh ohje fofsi
What are they Thai al hhtoryali pen.
epoe q. psotle living Under feiersi ant state 4-s-oo
such system that conempiaird ~ ue details ~ tbs
blII has ever tef0ra bcen propo~i asoptef Have
no, areaiy shown. IN ths action The rrs.iaens m.
ssIf-tbr0ash Gcaersi rtck@adcclsrns tnst 81 lass
| staIi ~ aprtcsble alike al inhshatAnts, ani
| ln various u Congr~s prwe1ent Zoe
| essry pryvi riou - thA bs The d~tsls u
the bin the predeat. sAb ~ Tor us ssrur1ty
Of TIE oeored s2feruards ~hlah 20 in1a tsiy -
yapd sny general SOW rnn~ni has pro-
| for the shls = with shat truth this can b~ ssd
| a In whieh derisr-~ that TIE civil rights sn1 ths
| puniahmsnt % al rscas--inci9dn1 ~ cSgrsr, tbs
coofed NE ssns a. thg.e q sbi,s-lss an sfensr q