The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-06

| i'm prisaning. or baiiing offenders, and
every other officer especially empowered
\ by the president OF the United states,
| shall be and they are hereby, required, at
I the expense of the United States, 10 1nstl-
] tute proceedings against any person who
| violates TINS act and cause him to be
| arrested or Imprisoned or bailed, as the
! case may be, for trial before such Court
as by this act has cognlzance OF the
5. That every citizen unIawfulIy depriv-
ed of any of the rights of citizenship
secured by this act. under any pre- ense of
any person SO deprlVfng him, and recover
damage ia the District Court of the United
States for the District In which such per-
SON may be found.
Summer, in the course of his speech, said !:
Do not com plain II speak strongly. The
occasion denaaIfdsl ft. seek to save the
Senate fronT 3paFtlcipation IN u degrading
position. Others may be cool auEfndiffer-
nt ,, n@t II RAYS wssf1 rs l. lis sisoe1fy 1 e seo
my shows his head under another alias.
1t was once slavery. 1t is now caste, and
the same excuse IS sss.gned nov as then.
Is was I'm the name OF State rights that
slavery, with all ITS brood of WRONGS was
upheld, ana It Is now in the name of st ate
Rights that caste, also fruitful OF wrong, Is
upheld. The old champions e-appear un-
der other names and from other states,
e2Gn GTying out thaS nndeS sne sas1ona1 @ a.
supplementary amendments, State may
II 1t pleases, deny political rights on ac-
fish that stylish Institution, a caste Tnis
perversity which, to careless observer,
seems so fncom prehensible, is easily nn-
derstood when IT is considered that the
present generation grew up under an IN
terpretaa ion of the National Constitution
which was supplied by the uphOlderS
of slavery. Safe Rights were exalted,
and the nation was humbled because In
this way slavery might be protected. Any
thing for slavery was Constifnt onai. Such
IS the lesson we were taught. How Off en-
it has sounuei through this chamber aud
been prOcfafued tn speech. Law was un-'
der its IN ffu6nce; the right OF petition was
denied the atrocfous slave bill was en-
acted. and tile claim was advanced that
slavery Travelled with the flag of the Re-
public. Vain are all our victories IL this
terrible rule is not reYer 1ed, SO that State
rights shalt yield to human rights, and the
nation be exalted as the. buiWisrlk of all.
This Will be the crOwATng victory OF
the war. Beyond all question. the rule
u under the National Consultation. especial y
man rIghiSsflS CONSTITUTIONAL. Yes, Sir
Against the old rule, any thing for slavery, !
1 put the ne " (, any thlng Tor human rights.
There can be no states rights against hu-
the Hand an ytIipg in. the Consultation or
laws Of any state TO the contrary notwitn-
standing.
the power Of 5nfffaee belongs to tlle,sStates,
and sum med up his argument upon ii
upon two propositions. First, That there |
Is absolutely nothing ia The National Con-
caste or oligarehy of The skin, as set up by
certain States, and second, that there IS
in the national. Constitution a succession
and reduplieaLions OF powers. investing
Congress with am pie authority To suppress
su IA pfetensions.
ViekeTs followed. in opposition to the
am -B dment. He was slilI speak
lug when the senate tookreesssss