American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-04-21

WASHINGTON, April 8, 1866.

9TH INST, OF The CIVIL rights Dill, over
the Presidents veto, was the result
of the detection of Mr.. Morgan and
Mr.. Harris, the Senators from New
York. 1t had been understood, up
to that morning, that they would
both vote to sustain the Presidents
policy. They knew that Mr.. Ray
mond was in the Senate chamber,
and in conversation with them for an
hour or two before the vote was
taken. Why they voted as they did,
is inexplicable but it was known,
when the names began to be called,
that their votes would decide wheth-
er or not the veto was to be SuS-
tanned. No demonstration followed
the response Of Mr.. Harris. But
when Mr.. Morgan voted "aye,"
many of the Republican Senators
sprang to their feet, crowded around
him, and gave way to the most eX-
travagant manifestations of JOY and
delight Mr.. Sumner, Mr.. Wade,
and Mr.. Chandler, were particularly
demonStrative. At the same instant,
too, the galleries, which were crowd
ed with a mixed assemblage of blacks
and whites, burst forth in the widest
cheers and hurrahs, women clapping
their hands and waving their hand
lerchiefS, and negroes cheering,
stamping and roaring. This, remem-
Der, was only when the name of Mr..
Morgan had been called, and after he
had voted "aye." 1t was evidently
an understood thing, not only among
the Republican leaders, but also
among the rank and file of that party,
that if the New York Senators
should succumb to the influences that
had been brought to bear upon them,
that the victory would he theirs;
that the great battle which had been
fought SO long and so stubbornly,
between the Radicals and the Presi-
dent, would be decided in their IA
vOr. 1t was evidently an understood
thing that the victory, thus gained,
would enable the Radicals in Con
gresS to carry any Of their measures,
all of them indeed, in spite of the
Presidents intcrpoSition. That was
the significance of the rejoicing over
Mr.. Morgan'S vote. If he and Mr..
Harris had voted as it was expected
they would vote, against the bill, it
would have been defeated. There
would then have been seventeen
votes to sustain the veto, which
would have been sufficient.
When the bill came up in the
House, yesterday, the Radical lead
ers succeeded in rushing it through
without any difficulty, by consider
ably more than the required two
thirds. Mr.. Raymond'S vote against
the bill would have done more good,
if he had not pursued such a double
faced course in his paper, for week
or two before. During the whole of
thccanvaSS in Connecticut, the Times
was filled with abuse of the Connect
lieut. Democrats, under the designa-
ton Of "Copperheads," and with
covert attacks Oh the President and
his policy. After the ayes and nays
had been called on the passage Of
the bill, Mr.. Speaker ColtaX rose,
and proclaimed that the civil rights
bill was now Il law, as it had been
passed by two-thirdS vote of both
Houses, over the Presidents veto.
This announcement was greeted in
zeal pot-houSe style. The Repub-
lean members jumped to their feet,
waved their hats, called for three
,hccrS, and then for three more; and |
he cheers were Justify given by the
blacks and whites, who filled the 4,
galleries, the blacks greatly prepon-
lcrating. What Il scene for Il grave |
legislative assembly! Sir Frederick |
Bruce, the English Minister, who
vas present on the floor Of the House,
pctriicd with astonish-
nent
The expulsion, by the House, Of
Ion. James Brooks, member from
New York was as great an outrage
IS the expulsion of Mr.. Stockton by
he Senate. The law and the facts
we're both in favor of Mr. Brooks. 1t |
vas clearly proved that he had been
lirly and honestly elected. and that
Dodge, the contestant, had violated
10Th the election laws of New York
nd the laws of God, by spending
immense sums of money in hiring
'ullieS and bruiSers to defeat Mr..
Crooks. The House, however, wei
oneL Dodge with open arms, and
huS sanctioned these shameful pro-
ccdings.
Will the President execute the
ivil rights law! Those who know
i'm best say that he will not, for
wO reasons: First, because of its
unconstitutional provisions and Sc
ond, because it has not been passed
" such a Congress as the cOnstitu-
ion provides for, but by a body of
len from the Northern States alone,
rhO violate the constitution every
lay that they exclude the members
rom the eleven Southern States.
The loan bill has since been passed
" the Senate, in exactly the same
hapc as it came from the House, by
vote of - to !. In the debate on
be subject, the Radicals spoke
"ainSt the measure, and the Demo
rats in favor of il. The debate de-
elopcd the fact that the provisions
f the bill, as passed, are the most
lvOrablc that Congress are willing
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