The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-10
OPINIONS OF THE PUBLIC PRESS.

The InquireT announces the fact that the Civil
Rights bill is now a law, the Presidents obiec-
tions to the contrary Notwithstanding.
The Ledger is silent upon the subject.
The North american says -
"lhe United States House of Representatives
having Yesterday, By the overwhelming yote OF l22
TO Al, passed the Civil Rights Od the Presidents
veto as it came from the Senate, it IS no law.
Our mob phatnx in the House stood up as mantuly
tins occasion 1t has done every other occasion
any Importance dur ng the present session ihisis
become a law and 1t is oecidediy the most lnomen-
tUus we likely TO have this session. 1t is
der that the GOpperheads AND their ahes rosIs ed It
so eIcelY, iorlt the great charter OF freedom and
equal rights, and must forever strike down the
mes OF popular liberty in tins tree rpuo ic
1T does not confer the suffrage upon every man in
deal with that subject 1t declares every person
born in this land to be citizen OF the Unite states,
ana throws over such persons the natenal GUARDIAN
ship. 1t secures 10 all SUCH without any distinction
orace or color the right TO testify in courts of ju-
tee, or IN law proceed ngs OF any KINDS to sue and
be sued; to plead and be impeaded to mold pro.
pery 10 ndOct business; 10 be tres from outrage IN
person or property and TO enjoy az the liberties pc
cuhar To our institutions except suffrage rms does
not however, cuOe any right to sit on iuries or 10
no Office or to 90 in any car coacn hotel, church,
public place, etc, where the loca regulations pro-
hib It, 1t, in TACT only law toprotect the rights
persons and property 1t does not undertake TO
deal with political ligh's at all nor does It medd,e
WIN tie 81 cla position OF any race or class I".4.
some hot-headed Democratic Journals argueVehe.
mently that although passed over the veto thus bill
While it excludes the representatives OF eleVen
States. The Congress, as it now stands, represents
exactly the same STATES that nas d0he during the
past five years. and If this law void theu all tne
acts OF the last five years must be Also EYerv dollar
Of the nalonal debt rests upon precisely the same
authority, and, OF course, the Dsmocras, knOwinO
that when they made argument, must have designed
using IT as an argument at some fu ure time Tor the
reputation OF that oebt t..
III Congress that does not inc ude the Rebel
States Congress, then President eleeied at
a ca vass nom which the same States were excluded
by law not q President, and Andrew johnson
as much au unlawful President as the present Is a
hump Cong ess,' AS the CopDeraeads style IL. Tue
argument, therefore, has no ter oIs for us. If 1T
proves that Congress has right to eqisae it also
proves that Anorew Joonson has no right to act as
acres who denying the fact merely do go to de-
lude people INTO thinking the measure some mons
snO GUS outrage demanding resistance. They would
say the same against any part OF our policy noW"
The Age overlooks the affair entirely.
The Press has the following editorial re-
marks:-
For the sixth time in the history of our country,
a law OF the United States has been established in
opposition to the will OF the President. This mode
OF pertectng legislat on has been very rarely
ado ted, rather on account OF the influence which
the opinions of our Chief Magistrates have exercised
over at east onothrd OF the members OF one of the
branches of our National Legislature, than
count of any doubt OF its proprIetY, for no such
Coubt exists Congress has precisely the same right
to veto, il it has the requisite constitutional
strength the President has TO veto any of its bills.
The reason must be powerful indeed, or the objec-
the general convictions and desires OF the American
people, when, in Government constituted like ours,
the unanlmlty necessary to nulhfy the Rntagonism
OF President can be secured
The Civll Rights bill, however, has obtained in
both branches even more than the usite majority,
and never have our Representatives and senators
more faithfully reflected the wishes of their con.
stituents than in The steadiness with which they
adhered 10 this benehceDt and vitality important
measure The allegation that they were influenced
by feeling of actous opposition, Is one of the
triy olous and untounded OF the many base cnarges
which periodically coined DV the Cor DerhnanS
However much loyal men may have differed after
the downfall of the Rebellion, on minor points in
regard TO the future policy to be pursued IN the
South, they unanimously agreed on this: that
slavery should be destroyed forever, and that its
winch are accorded to human beings in every
civilized society," and in every Government elevated
above the level Of grinding d5spotism.
III this natural wish had been fully respected by
the provisional State organizations established in
the South II is possible that there might have been
some serious diversity of opinion IN regard to the
prOpTiety of enforcing it by Congressional legisa-
ton But when the disposition to perform the great
duty of granting civil rights grudgIngy imperfecty
and with nuumerabe qualIfca, ions and draw backs
| was manifested by the Southern Legislatures, it
became evident that unless the freedmen were pro.
tected by an act OF Congress- they would remain to
all lntens and purposes, mere 'chattles,' despite
the constitutional amendment.
"Ihe shield OF the law IS necessary TO the security
OF every citizen, even n the bestregulated commu-
niues and is NOT difficult TO torete the tate chat
would await a class downtrOdden and oppressed
| tom time immemorial, II their future welfare mad
| depended solely upon legislators who had secretly
| aimed 10 maze the perpetual debasement and en-.
sIaVcment of the colOred the corner stone OF a
| governmental system. lmportant il was for them
TO possess an effective guarantee of their freedom II
was still important for that it should ex.
| tended, Our honor was pedged before the world
| to worthily complete emancipation and our hopes
| of future prosperity aud security were involved in
| demonstrating that the loyal csnse was powerful
enough TO execute it, lofy purpose and TO MAINTAIN
undOubted ascendancy over the combination of
rbelious influences 1t has hereto combated with
signal success. One OF the greatest msierunes that
could would be the loss of the prestige of tn
noble organization that has so long triumphanty
upheld the banner OF liberty ana union. No wonder
that its from the greatest peril 1t yet en-.
cOuntered has been greeted with the enthusiastic
| app ause OF grateful country; that not ony poht
cal but commercial ard business circles apOrec atm
! the necessity tor its ascendancv find IN the new
proof Of its power additional grounds Tor earnest
Ialth IN the financial IutuTe of the republic tha
bankers and bondhoders rejoice as sincerely as the
| freedman himself in tho fidelity OF the Government
| TO ito pledges
THE NEW YORK PRESS.
| From tbe Daily NeaUs-- Democratic
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