New-York tribune., 1868-03-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MULTIPLICATION OF ALIEN AND COLOR LAWS

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press it to tomorrow, and the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
| MULTIPLICATION OF ALIEN AND COLOR LAWS
Mr.. BROOMALL (Rep, PENN moved to re-
consider the vote referring to the Judiciary Committee
bill introduced by him July H. 1867. to guarantee TO the
several states Of the Union repubcan form OF govern
mont The bill is as follows: ,,.r
r,pu6c.n particular, that BY bs Consultation and laws Of
.S .nSH are S a H IN Ses 70 se EXCLUSION Sf others equally loyal
HS%, M II hs Constitutional duty Of the United State, g,ran.
tee ever State republican form OF goysrnmest - =,
ss dSS sf soa I've S S make political Or civil
rights among citizens Of the United States or deny such tights to any
hereby declared to BE- yoi and Of no effect .,
pTtyen; eaa!e citizen Of the United s,,s sISs S1s ron %
SI,,sn b ase & ss, assd sSs eonsaon and law,
such STAT or ssoqn q race lineage or SI % FPe P
in proper h be sentenced ane not exceeding I've
or both, At the discretion Of he court
MR.. BRooMALL addressed the House In support OF
Mr. WOODWARD Dem, PENN asked whether Penn
| sylvanla has q Republican form OF Government
| Mr.. BROOMALt replied that in respect Of hereditary
dsranchsement Pennsylvania has not had Republican
Mr. WOODWARD asked whether his colleague was so
Thread in the law reports OF his own state as not to know
that Under the Constitution Of 1890 the word freeman
meant whie fireman. and that the introduction of the
word white into the Constitution OF 1887 DID not alter
| in effect the Constitution particle.
| Mr. BROOMALL replied that his colleague very well
cited was concocted case and that the Judges made
the decision In the hope of saving their places
Constitution, laws, or judicial judgments OF Pennsy
yania the shadow OF foundation for the OF
suffrage being by the common consent Of all American
| history. one OF the reserved rights Of the states.
| Mr. KELLEY Rep PENN reminded his colleague that
Consttnton OF 1890 and ali subsequent action under IT,
recognized the freemans right 10 vote irrespective of
| color and that colored men had voted there.
| Mr.. BROOMALL confirmed that assertion, and added
| hat n 10
about the right OF men OF all races TO vote In Pennsy
people of the United states had doubted up the date
Of the Drcd decision, that negro had rights which
! white men were bound TO respect -
! Mr. BOYER Dem, PENN asked his colleague whether
the people Of Pennsylvania had not ratified the Constitu
| Mr. BROOMALL admitted that they had but suggested
that their doing 10 get rd OF those
proud say that he had voted against that Constitution
the fret vote that he ever eastEhs objection oeng that
1t disfrancmsed native Pennsylyanlans In answer 10
his colleagues Woodward question as 20 what remedy
he suggest he proposed he said 10 egsate out OF
the Constitution Of all states that contained them those
antirepublican provisions. He added that he had re-
Gently been consulted by colored men from Virginia their
ouery being whether they should put into the Consu
ton OF that state provision limiting suffrage TO persons
every colored man whom il would exclude IN the
OF few year, would exclude five Democrats; but he
body he would begin at the top OF the heap, and dis
franchise nrst the man who Is able TO tnke care OK nm,
said that he not party To the rivalry between the
Democrats and the negroes lie did not care which
whipped. lie wanted each side have fair play,
and the negro should get so far above the Democrats
that the negroes could read and wrte while the Demo
Gratis could not he would not on that account dsfran-
chse the pspSSrats loa Substantially that
nine of ten Republicans in Western Pennsylvania dis
Mr.. sCOFIELD (Isep, PENN held that his colleague
dawrence had right to make such declaration. He
mistaken in applying 1t to the lawyers Of the XIXh
| Mr.. LAWRENCE would not handy words about law.
yers but he would say what he had said for the
| sense Of Pennsy lyania. Laughter
Mr. sCOFIELD intimatcd that only political partsans
coneurred IN the sentiment who had como over nom the
Mr. KELLEY REP, PENN asked his colleague wood.
ward whether Virginia did not accept the Cons uton OF
the United States the express understanding that the
primary right regulate the suffrage electors for the
numerous branch Of Congress was subject 10 the
Mr. W0ODwAItD was not informed of any such propo.
ston lie only knew that from the very foundation Of
the Government, suffrage had been treated as state
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the position OF the Democratic party this question OF
negro suffrage. Those gentlemen Of the Democratic
founded population, do they noti Whenever they
make that admission they admit that they recognize the
negro as be couuted and considered and 10 be
taken IN the enumeration on which members OF Congress
appointed The state OF Maryland has adopted by
Constitution made by Democrats Sesessionsts, aud
Rebels the doctrine that representation In her Legisla
tnre must be founded ON the humber OF population in the
several counties Of the state the Democrats will count
negro; will consider him OF the integral parts OF
the population OF the country, what does 10 amount tot
IL amounts to virtually giving the benefit of suffrage
10 the Ii amounts To their considering him one to
be counted when number OF Representatives to be
returned What, then, is the difference between them
and who hold opinions favor of negro suffrage
II SIMPLY this The Democrats are for having the negro
enjoy virtually, all the benefits OF the suf
frage, but they want some white man as
Me- on the other hand claim that il you give tho negro
suffrage he oughtto vote himself That, Iunderake to
negro suffrage and the rest OF the people OF the
country who entertain the opinion that the negro is not
entitled TO suffrage want, therefore, to end Of
that howl and want TO those gentlemen come can
are virtually in favor OF negro suffrage admit that they
In favor Of counting the negro admit that they re-
10 be represented and to be governed only. DO they
want somebody not appointed by the negro act 70 as his
self the right 10 exercise his privilege OF the BALLOT
SPEECH BY THE HON. TBADDEUs STEVENS.
Mr. STEVENS Rep., PENN, rising at the clerks desk,
said This Mr. Speaker ls grave question Of argument
II not question for demagogues The world is going
on Its progress Of human government and Is every
day advancing In the great science which to make
man happy make him miserable We either to
relapse into state Of barbarism where that infamous
doctrine that one man can own another Is TO be re-
established, to establish that doctrine where
every governs himself and has rights that ina
lenable and among these naenable rights the right
Of universal suffrage, which shall dare after this
generation shall have passed away TO dispute. We
mot now merely expOunding goyernment-we are
rectng the injustice the errors the faces which
beaped other times by necessity From the ages
up, mankind has been ground down by despots, who |
could not control the people, and unable 10 form
governments such ought to control them. Europe
Asia, and every other country in the world, |
until the last century bound In chains which |
they could not break-in chains and withes which |
they could not snap. But period arrived when the
Almighty God, the Governor OF the Universe placed
within power OF fathers both the knowledge and
finally the power TO break those chains give TO the
world opportunity II 1t would be free. When the
dawn OF the Revolution il broke upon this world
new, mighty and glorious reformation. That which
before had opened!he eyes of mankind and given
clear insight into the rights OF the human opened