The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-04-21
The Hu Klux Bill It's Infamous
Character.

n Character.
y Ike ku Klux bin passcd the Senat,
u on Iriaay with several amendments
I making II more Objectionable than n he,
u came from the House. One OF The
Senate amendments or additions PRO,
y vides thai IN case any person should be in.
: lJGrcd either IN person or property. rs de.
/, scritcd in the act, the party so injured
or the representative OF such, may re-
cover damages In n Federal Court. and
i subjects the property ofindivil,lals in
the county where the wrong may be COM
mittsd 10 sale to satisfy tie damages.
This provision was opposed by num-
Der OF Republican Senators, but IL was
finally adopted by ayes 80, nays 90. The
provision in the House bill, which re
pcaled the grounds of disqualification
and the charge to Federal Jurors imposed
by the act OF 1852, was also carried bv
ayes 81 to nays 20. Mr.. Trumbull moved;
to strike out the fourth section. which
allows the President to suspend the writ
OF habeas corpus. but il failed. seven Re-
publican Senators voting in favor Of the
motion. On the final passage of the bill
the vote stood ayes IS, nays 10. the fol-
lowing Republican Senators voting in
the negative: Robertson. of South Caro-
lima. Schnrz, TrGmbull, Hill and Upton.
The Dill as 1t passed tine Senate, only
needed provision for trial by martial
law TO make it as infamous as it well
could be. The President, under tho bill,
as II passed the Senate. is invested with
Tic power to snbvcrt civil government
i'll the States and exercise absolute DOW
er. lie has placed at his disposal to en-
force his DEGREES, the army and navy of
the United States and the State militia.
with the power to suspend The writ Oft
habcas corpus at his pleasure. Under
the bill crimina! jurisdiction is transfer
red from the State TO the Federal Courts.
and iuli,s can he packed 10 convict.
IN Ills speech tavor!ng the bill. Mr..
Sumner stated that "he was for the CEN
tralism Of liberty and the imperialism OF
equal rights and he manifested his pro-
posed love for liberty and equal rights
by votins for bill that subjects The lib.
crty and Tic rights OF the citizen TO The
Ilespotic will o! one man, and removes
The protection that the Constitution
guarantees, and which has been regarded
IS the crowning feature in popular or
rec government. There is no ncccssityI
Tor a law of this character to Suppress
he alleged acts Of lawlessEcss i'm por-
iors OF the Southern States, fortle laws :,
low IN force are ample TO accomplish
lie purposes for which this bill has os-
ensibiy been framed. And we have au-
hority for this statement in the declara- t
IONS OF the ab!est lawyer in the Senate. :
md as decided in his HcpubIicanism AS !,
my member Of that body. We refer tol
Mr. Trumbu!l, Of Illinois. The measure !,
: purely partisan. and it has been forced
Trough Congress, not to protect The
lights Of the citizens, but 10 advance =
'arty interests. 1.-THE party in power
las administered the Government wisely :
md well, IL public affairs have been con- !;
luctcd, by the dynasty that rules in The Ir
interests Of the people. why should they :
car the popular verdict and ADOPT re =
,iost infamous measures 10 perr., uate ,
The Republican papers d,ny that orr I,
government, under Radical dispcnsat;on. /.
rapidly Grayita.,ng to cent1a!is,n bv
&c absorption aud exercise Of the BOW.
rs reserved by tic States, and, worse
nan all, investing one man with the au-
monty OF dictator, substituting his will
Or the government selected BIZ The nco-l
&c, and Placing the liberty. The lives and
he property Of the citizens Of State at
he feet Of one intoxicated with power :,
nd who is determined to be President =
or another term. ifnot longer. Such IL
ne object Of the Ku klux bill. and so i'll
understood by the ablcst men in the
republican party Indianapolis Sem :
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