The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-03-19

"all men were born equal"-that the black man who
just as much entitled 10 every privilege as nv learned
friend or myself Whoever undertakes TO make
distinction between the colored man and ourselves
because OF the color OF his skin or the formation
OF his body has forgotten his God, and his God
WIN forget him. In other words, you must go back
only foundation on which the government can
stand. You must build ali your science OF govern
it you forget that you arc man, that you become
yrant and you deserve the execration OF the human
frage in which you and and every man can protect
ourselves against the Injustice the inhumanity and
US. We have got TO point in this nation when we
can adopt that great and glorious principle. No
efforts shall be to prove to this House. not simply
that we have reached that point, but that we have
naSa ca, Il ey means Of the constitution which we
nave adopted the principle, and who proclaimed
co y, could not adopt without violating the
Without destroying the great government which they
s TeIe tnen building up trust therefore that
now u that We have reached that period which our
fathers dd not reach-coud mot reach. differ
slightly nom my respected colleague from Philade
phia lMr. Kelley on that ground. We have reached
period when we may speak Of universal Suffrage
right which no man dares to take away and which
no man can surrender. His God has forbidden It.
the science Of government has forbidden it, and
henceforth let us understand that universal Suffrage
operating In favor OF every man who Is to be gov
erned by the votes cast is one Of those doctrines
planted deeper than the granite in which our fathers
laid the foundation OF their immortal work
Tonga that immortal doctrine shall last and 1ui' no
longer. must be excused for the imperfect way In
which have said what have and in order to prove
what have already announced AZ propositions, I
viii ask my friend Mr.. MCPHERSON, Clerk OF the
House, to read the remarks which | had prepared
Mr.. MCPHERSON read prepared speech OF Mr..
stevens, which was an abstract dsquisition OF the
marks were delHered with clearncss and strength
OF voice such as he had not manifested at any pre-
Ing the following as a substitute for the bill:-
Be II enacted, &C., That every male citizen Of the United
ns%r.ssa n States declared his IN.
~ national questions may any State Of The Union
whs,s he shs have resided for The Of thirty
any scsoun except for felony other
:, Mr.: BEAMAs !rep1 OF Mich, addressed the House
While he was speaking Mr.. BRoomAL1, intlmated
that his intention was to withdraw the motion to
reconsider and let the bin go to the Judiciary Com
mittee
Mr.. sPALpIkd, (repl OF Ohio, expressed the hope
that the debate would not be closed without giving
their Objections to the Bill " He did not Tecogniae is
consttutonay at ALL and did not want 1t T. go to the
country that the House was prepared TO pass the
Mr.. BRooMALL said he did not wish to interrupt
the business Of the House. and he therefore desired
the debate to close to-day by all means.
Mr. BEAMAN proceeded with and closed his re-
marks In favor OF the bill.
last October I was called upon as citizen Of
Ohio to vote on the proposition to amend the
for the free blacks to vote equally with the
whites. l not only voted cheerfully for that
but used ali my influence = with the thee citizens in my
section OF the State to induce them to engraft that
cessfu. we were in advance Of the sentiment Of
our people, and they voted 1t down by forty thousand
NS~ ns state t o & the woaa S
here and have the ooGness to vote for the passage Of
cdes the action Of the people Of my State who
suffrage for the blacks well as the whites Sir,
believe the day may come when our constitution the
that all free people may the polls. God hasten
the day when that right shall be extended. But as
long the constitution remains II il Will suffer
my right arm to drop nom its socket sooner than
vote for any such bill as that now before the ouse
SAYING TINS am bold to srm that speak e
this floor irrespective Of party. should regard the
our hopes political party In the Presidential can
vass.
Mr. KELLEY advocated the bin. He said that his
/ colleague (Mr. Lawrencel and the gentleman from
Ohio mr. spaldng) had FASTENED to announce that
the question Of colored Suffrage was not party
question He admitted but deplored the fact be-
the equality Of men before the law and he took It
dissented denied as the leaders Of the democratic
party did, the humanity and immortality OF that
race were Of that Complexion and q that Character
OF blood to which they denied equality before the
party had not risen to the height Of standing
calmly on Its principles and carrying them into
his colleague from Luzerne tMr woodwardj to =
statement made by Mr.. Madison In the Virginia Con-
IL ap 70 the S % mo
elections, In which the following sentence occur
red:-"shouId the people Of any State by any means
be deprived OF the right OF Suffrage that IL should be
remedied by the general government"
tttrtto
\ Statess
Congress the power to regulate the time, place and
manner Of holding elections.
regulation Of elections, not to the qualification Of
electors.
'disqusition on the subject Us he had not time TO
| do so.
MI. KERR, tdem.l Of Ind, addressed the House in
opposition to the BILL He argued that It was not yet
party question, but he expressed his belief that the
moment the majority in the House felt 1t had the
inevitably as that God existed He held that the
bill had shadow OF legal authorization in the con-
| OF the gentleman from OHIO (ir spading), 1t ran
directly across the constitution. But It was the
fixed and cherished purpose Of the majority to change
the federal constitution OF to-day and then, under
| the somewhat latitudnaran language of the pro-
posed fourteenth article, such bill as this would
be introduced and passed. The title OF the BIN
should be changed and made to read, IAN
e 70 n oSrrp s me o0Sa American a 70 pcoee ans
to undermine their constitutional govern
ment and civil liberty" As to the remark
OF the gentleman mr. BroomaD that this a con-
test between the democratic party and the negro he
did not know how TO characterize that kind a poll
teal twadde. The democratic party to-day, as
IL had been In the past the best friend Of the negro.
Mr.. BRooMALL withdrew hts motion to reconsider
the vote referring the bill to the Judiciary Com
mittee and the bill and amendments were therefore
| left with that committee.
RESTORATION OF ALABAMA.
Mr.. FARNswoRTu, (rep.) OF Ill., from the Committee
on Reconstruction reported bill TO admit the State
OF Alabama TO representation In Congress, which was
ordered TO be printed. lie. notified the House that
he would ask TO have II considered and passed to-
morrow.
Tie bill IL as folows:-
Whereas the people OF Alabama in Of pro-
visions OF act OF Congress entitled IAN act for the
efficient government OF the rebel satcs passed March
1881 and the acts supplementary thereto
stuton OF State government which republican FORM