The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-22
FRoaL wAsHINsToN.
Suffrage In the District OF ColumbIa--
The RIu M tt Passed the House.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 10.

WARRINGTON, Jan. 10.
The following Is the bill enfranchis-
ing the colored population OF this Dis
trict. as Il passed the House by the over
wheimIng vote OF ZIG to 81: 81 90
BE IL enacted by the Senate and House
of RepreSeRtdtiues Of The United States
Of america "a Congress assembled, That
from NIL laws and parts of laws pre-
scribing tho qualifications, for electors
for any Office in the District of Column
bin. the word, 'iwhiten be, and the same
islhcrebyTS stricken out; and that from
md after the passage OF this act no per-
son shall be disqualified from voting at
any election held in the said District, on
account of color. ei1e ~.
Section 2. And be Il further enacted,
That all acts of Congress, and all laws
of the State of Maryland, in force in
said District, and all ordinances OF tho
cities of Washington and Georgetown,
inconsistent with the provisions of this
net, are hereby repealed md intended.
Among tho nays are Messrs. Latham
and Hubbard, from this State. Mr..
whaloy's name is not recorded on either
side. We understand that he LEFT
Washington few days ago. -1o,si -
Previous to taking the vote Mr.. Hub
bard, of this district, spoke as follows:
Mr.. Speaker, outinstituting any
inquiry or comparison between The
black and white races, Iwish simply to
indicate my reasons for the vote which
expect to give on the bill now pend
ing.
/ believe that all history will sustain
the position that only u Homogeneous
people can make n united nation. ~
i iurther believe that the effort to in
troduce into the sovereignty of this
country a race which cannot in the ma
tnre of things become Homogeneous
which fact every instinct ofour human
ity and the whole legislation ofithe
country httest--can only reproductive
of contention and confict-a conflict
which must ultimately result in the
domination OF one or the other of these
races, and the destruction OF the weak
er race. -,
And this rule would apply not only
to the negro, but to the Indian, the
Chinaman; and IL there be any people
OF our own race Of whom It could not
fairly be predicated that In q few gem
erations they would become homogene-I
Gus, or. in other words, AmeFicanized,
would, Ii had the power, deny TO
that people the right Of suflnEe.
On the other hnnd,I would by the
fullest legislation secure not only to the
negro, hut to every inhabitant OF this
country, OF whatever race or Lineage, all
the protection that the law gives 10 my
wife OF minor son, and would do this
not only in the District of Columbia, but
In every State of the Union.
Il would in the present circumstances
of our country 20 further, and, depart
ing somewhat nom the rule laid down,
1 would MS n special recognition OF his
services to the Commonwealth in its
hour OF trial, extend the right of suE-
fraEe to every man of whatever race
who has in the war for the Union faith
fully served in and been honorably dis
charged from the naval or military
service of the United States. But in no
case would extend this right so far as
to give to the excluded race the control
of the government in any community,
and thus provoke the conflict seek 10
avoid. .ras- "a |.t.l-s..ss-F
With this brief statement i indicatel
my intention of voting ngatnst the bill
under consideration, and also against
the amendment oil. the gentleman from
New 4ork.3. - sstiE-g Il -. g - a5.li 4