Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-04-10
II mpOst ant Action in Congress.
The Clyll Rights Sill Passed by the Senate.

important Action IN congress.
The Civil Rights Sill ;'nSscd by the Senate.
On Friday last, before taking up the civil
. Rights Bill in the Senate. Mr.. LANE, OF
Kansas, introduced the following joint re-
solution, which was ordered to lie on the
table aud be printed:
R"sotce", hat Senators and Representa-
tiyes from githcy Uflhe States lately in in
surecllOn, shall be admitted to Congress-
Whenever It stall satisfactorily appear that
such Stu;e has. in accordance with the ad
wee Of the Pres.dcmti"f the United STATES,
passed laws mlnutl;n= The otltpance of Sc
c"ssIon, llIlfyIng the amendments of tue
CONSTITUTION ct the Juited States uGoIishiay
slavery, rrcpudatimg all Rebel nebsS, recon-
nEzn-. the debts ut the Upied Siares, and
eXiGndni&Ithc elective franchise to 3lsl nale
persons Of color residing in said tate. over
twenty one yeais.Vf age who can read the
Constitution "tlhe Iniled States in the
English Ian gt,use, aud write. their n,I,es.
and also I" all rnac persons Of color Of like
a-c and residence who own real estate valued
az not less than $50, and pay taxes thereon
Provided that such Senators aud Repre-
sen'a!ivCs SHALL pUssess all the qualifications
Iciu.lSu ny The CONSTITUTION aUl saws UI the
United States.
MIR BR"wN-Mr. President desire t.
inqu re OF the Senator from Kansas (Mr
LAne) whether he has any assurance that
the PRESIDENT viii sign such Il resolution!
Mr.. LAAL-Mr lIc<ident, | lave no
urancc iron, tie President on th, or any
other subject, but this | do know, that the
ticpUbican parry. OF While ! am Il member
Is crumblm. To pieces. and that every day
We postpone the admission OF these State,
insErcs the obstruction ut that ..rty, and /
know hat the adoption UI such resolutions
would brmg. the Republican rartJ and lis
President Vu=cihcr M harmony. and will
C nmt,muc the POLITICAL power OF Tie country
III ,hat party. | hopes that there WAS a
prospect ut securing such harmony 1t did
seem that some members "I this body were
disposed to haiiuum!Zo with the President
Purpose 10 go very i;',tU secure that har-
muny.
Yesterday We were met by one Of the most
vlndlctivc assault !h.,t has ever b. en- made
upon any official iIuu iIi:ud or. opponent
by the Senator from Ohio OR. wadc)
charging the Presidcnt-a personal tricn =
whom | have learned to respect aud admire
Tor his pluck aud his ability, aud love for
his manly virtue man whom | lciicvc
nominated Tor the second Office within the
gift OF the people whose election did my
utmost to secure against the Efforts Of the
Senator truui Ohio, .amd | will defend hin,
nov against Il similar assault madc by the
same Senator yesterday, rs | defended the
late President from assault by the same
Senator. y dc>pot aud a dictator! In whaf!
In SCekln" to reconstruct the lfniUn in suite
Of the Congress Of the United States? When
MIR johnson tcOs his scat. lIr. Lincoln had
marked out policy. lie adopted it. and
the people Of the Uniuu the party to which
he and belonged. have endorsed it by
triumphant majorities | propose to sustain
ihc President to. day. and hereafter, against
all assaults OF The character to which | have
alluded.
Nj. WADE Mr. President. Td6n't know
why my friend from Kansas should lie so
much shaken and agiIafcd by what | said
yesterday certainly said nothing against
the proposition offered by The senator this
morning 1t seemed to read very well, and
l may support it. if ON examination i. meets
my views. Now, for my attack on the Pre-
sidcps Of the United States. As Senator
on this floor, care 10 more for his opinion
than do tCr that al auy Scuator here
Who is your President that we must al bow
to him! He is no stranger to us. We
know his length and breadth uud depth. aud
lie is to be set up here as a paragon aud VIC
10 wear his collar. Is that what e
Senator means? l don't tI,mk his consti-
tuents in Kansas would approve of that.
bid l make an attack on the President
yesterday? l stand by it to- day.
What is the real co dit;Ou of things?
Here are three million Of our fr ends. hosts
Of whom laid d. wn their lives to maintain
our principles and who assisted our brave
soldiers when they fell nto tic hands of The
worse than savages with whom we we're
warning Here arc .;Lese men subject to the
despOtsm Of these sava@es. their former
masters, nu. dcred. robbed and their rights
taken away. and every attempt made by
Congress to assist them is vetoed Now. SIR
how stands this narter! The President of
the United States did. at an earlier pcriOd
profess to be the friend OF these people.
their Moses. their deIivercr fiom bondage.
aud now lo seems to be their relentless foe
and tn be resolved ia thwart every measure
intended to help them. In his objections 10
our b,h.s he's not able to designate. ono
single clause of tue Constitution which has
been violated
Mr. LANE quoted from the sp ech of Mr.
Wade thar the President had picked this
duarreIswitiizG Congress. and wished Rebels
admitted aud lie desired the Senator from
Ohio TO point to 4 single declaration OF the
President, oral OF written, where lie advocst-