The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-19
WHAT SAY THE PLoPLE OF THEIR
SERVANTS!

What is the civil rights bill which the radl-
Gals are so happy about because they think
they have fastened it upon the people? We
pmerate some of its provisions. 1t pro-
-
Africans, Chinese, Indians, and wan
s8g Gipsies shall be entitled to all the
hts and immunities of white citizens of the
United States
That perfect political equality shall exist
between the white races and these mongrel
races;
That the people of no state shall be per-
mitted to make any distinction between these
mongrel races and the whites in judicial pro.
osedings or by statute, as to contracts for
marriage or otherwise
That the constitution of the country 80
far as it reserves to the states the exclusive
power to regulate the legal relations be-
tween the races within states shall be multi
fed;
That especial and discriminating protec-
IN ton shall be afforded to the inferior races at
the expense of the whole people of the Uni
ted States
That Legislators. judges, and other officers
shall be punished by fine and imprisonment
Aux oAOCUhiuS any law OF renUerlng
any decision impairing the equality between
the races declared by congress;
That crimes committed upon white citizens
by negroes in certain cases shall not be pun.
ished under state laws
That federal law, whenever it can be-
made to apply to the negro, shall displacs
state law;
That officers and agents of the freedmen's
bureau shall be empowered to arrest citizens
Of the states in defiance of state law
y That other persons may be specially COM
missioned by the president of the United
States for the purpose of arrsstng citizens of
states, in defiance of state law:
ID circuis courts of the United States
%sppoins commissioners without limita.
d, authorized to exercise. quasi judicial
lowers under the law;
That the federal army and navy shall be
xA@ subject to the control of these irresponsible
s& freedmen's agents and federal court commits.
ii sioners for the purpose of executing their dc.
u crees within the states;
q That fee of ten dollars shall be Maud 20
each commissioner for every case bropob,
n before him, and fee of five dollars to sa.b
q deputy for every person he may arrest-tbus
SM Offering bride for the exercise Of arbitrary
90, power;
$3.50 That such other fees may be paid in evsrv
H1sT case of arrest as such commissioners nav
s think proper, mainly from the federal trans.
# ury );
That Uaited States court, which can or,
81 only in one place for the benefit of whit.
& men, shall migrate with its marshal, diatr;c.
~ attorney and clerk, for the "prOtec.iono Of
- negroes;
And thai the president may maintain
banding army for the enforcement ot the
u visions of the bill within the states.
me president of the United States saws
sffs In all our history, in all our experience 40
I'm living under federal and state law n.
tthifas contemplated by the detail,
4 * A4fb;s hill has ever before been PROMISED q,
SBs4donted They establish for the security of th
2 coored race safeguards which go indefinitely he
9szW vond anv that the general government has ave
&# provided for the white race. If acouiesced !,
they must sap and destroy our federatve svsten
of limited powers and break down the barrier
hitch nreserve the rights of the states 7. !;
smother step or rather stride, towards cant.,i
r. a.;on and the concentration of all leps,a.;
ro,.ars in the national government. The tens
anne of the bill must be to resuscitate the amir
e rabellion and to arrest the progress of tho
inf3uences which are more closely drawn
sround the states the bonds of union and peac
And this is the bill which republicans g
dorsel
IN. nhts hill In tn he teatad in 1