National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-02-07

STATE SOYEREI0YrY
coNSTIICTIONALIrY OF THE Clyu
RH:HTS RIIl.

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| 1h]G OVy EHHioSTf
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| NSriItT1ONALITf OF THE OWL
RIGHTS BILL. -
T"fhe Edd... Of the xafisssI R.pwssfesa: -.
osr tho E,hIoPias change his shIn, o. the Iss-
| observstloo !. ~. - S.'s, - 49,
cal status I, G,sJ TO- ,s ., -. s..s . w.
constitutions, national aud Sists iesislatures usv
enange the civil and poiiiiszr ,ssteu Of tho raes
and confer anou them eni.,..S $3.50. ~ -.
|. s. s ..,. .ha, the question arises: can
"euoeu CONSTITUTIONS Or national fexfsissios Geo.
Il Contemplated Sy Inc I'm sase -
49,. tn, cossI,1Ur'oxA1 arsU..ar.
men,ary csviI rixINs bi.i have 70 = -,.s. ,srpss
.vitate.y the MINI, mi .,,c,,.S 80 ~ oestes
,sr,an. nh;,an,sroi.,s s''.,.so s.ews q A.ns.i-
!oI sn1 sgs INST tustncr iexisahon upea this SOL
iou-teenth sud nateesi 4 s@eetis,enss Ia ~
stitution, very many yDod. honest, Conservative
pec.as euneesvst hst tbs Gsnsrsl Gcssrs0sas -
arc restrained b the CSas.itu:toa Or ~ UriteN
states from tsr,her lss,slstion to coefer aad en-
sen1 The privileges and t1Daaitiss~ - ths 81
ofsa face- 5tF Fat aI as
The Rev. Samuel r. SpesY d. D., q the sty s(
BROOKLYN, n. ", in . recent ann Ter a the Is(e-
s n ,s1 has. In ny spIaiea, in massesg Logical
ill.,.
..aasy anu VIII Ndelity before this resiegs % thst
napcs, xnch esald wish might b. sassfaiiy aad
AMI TO give his views Q wnser Scoce. / UFsnooa
vns your permission. to eondcnse the saae men
wv n's' anu iAst sections Of the
YovxrrrxrH Axxynvvx-
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nronosed fo ~ h,d an5 ,po ~ "n,cs lcEiHstte1 v
therein fas eo \. give ahs salient gct.ts
many natrons AL r..Ss eo w o. tae
;ourn. eA~ As@De'S VI your Widespread
KeIer,,rv "a IN. ,..,,,..,
and f%ii pfevsaSn was made ior fses
common sct,oIs cs,ss.; eu 49, " tnSSstess
ever may he fhou~hf N tbs s~. NJ - ~
law theye csn ~ ~ cv.. 1IS e4pealeney On snch
the Legislature to enact IT," On the hypothesis
powers sxseni u fhs1 possess All legislative
sn .IHon q the United States and Of their 70
lint he saws /. ,,,,
ms.x ~ sn,,,. Government, since Il Is goyern-
And ii,ni, .ss .,.h ea lowers, wnien aike define
lie then asks The Question: ~ si.on .H,,
CONGRESS THE CONSTITUTIONAL n1cyr
70 pass the sup,lemen,,I c;v;, r;,,h,s ,.nI,,
s SS '''' 'n' House Oy the Judiciary Commit
Your readers are familiar With On. r-o,.,,,...or
the bill; IL proposes in bIier 70 do .r.y ,sh IN
distinctions on account Of color, &c. i will not
an act: second whether the aei ss Within hi H.
tends, be sayr, that prioS 10 The sontoo Of IN
three last amendments Congress had INV avthor.
ity t. pass ?, !, such law. II such authority new
| amendments: ~ and he then asserts that this n.
sumed power rests in the frst and iast sectons n
rows down to the sinTIe Clause vIeS deesrss
that mo State shall make or enforce any law
| oI.,,. ~ S.ens y, INC chiteu States tno otnor
The pont upsed Z ,S,a IL in, ~ ;,s
tions IA 'en,f y; .nat INC Di, IN us psonlos
~ isssa Sc ~ ons aIus ~ sovsIaI cAsses
tain acts offences: whereas fhe cisnss hove eitsl
| is simply : restTietion mon the SsSs. 10 1SsSs
or immnnsi.s aS c,,I,sns os sh n,, .ns
| VI ~'''~eA' Vi '"e SAi's" "'~ss''
NOT AS CONTAINED IN THE HOUSE BILL.
\ Of scrvitude."
Now, this specific Distinction constitutes, he OBJ
| serves no part OF the claim itseIC and IA Tins
aptiy remarks: All Consress NAV introdues n
into = law based upon The above claim. then it
| may Introduce any other Distinction or ada anY
other items 10 respect to which no distinetIoa
shall be made except at the legal pesl Of The psr
son or corporation that make il.
Indeed, 1t Is dilicult to see what Congress
,ncs. ~. , No. Sr wns,e 70 nx tee limit o. ls
legisis,ion s conced:S n xir;nsiIv imn9is. ~
Congress NAV enter info fhs ,,hoje snhsrs n ~.
yopai and propeYfy rirbts and reouisfe All tkss.
by law -
Again, he urges that s.tbe privileres or imuu.
njies OF eiti,ens n shs Init. Sssts y ShicS ~,
state NAV Inv iaV shr;Sse 10 not srbrsca 10
items rccifed' IN ihs Homse hij NV
:. citizen: :. given STAT: a,,
pIaces M ammsenert ~ n"hi;c n.s ma
boe. ana ~ nv psS s
mon their verv Tsre liza sTrtscjors M ~ ~
10 The nract;cs ar msd,c,o. inc.S "m.s,;oss ~ u.
cterr,;ne,i nv Stsfs snsho,;sw a,J rs"nr.I, 49,
nothing to do with those .spriyiIesss OF immuni.
TIE CONSTITUTION GUARANTEES
sbriJsement Of S1.ts noWs Sta'e .sAin'' any
i The writer then goes into q comparison Of the
provisions Of one Of the sections Of the fourth Ar
tuition upon this subject Of priy,eaes or imM1nt.
ties cites the case OF Cortiel va forysI deeided
in the Circuit Court in tbs district OF Peunsyi.
wanna: also the case of Paul va Virginia In WsoI,
latter case the court said: ssrhe i,riyiieEes and
immunitcs secured 10 the citizens or each STATE
in the several States by the provision in question
conmon 10 the citizens In the latter states pnder
their CONSTITUTIONS and laws by yirfue OF tEeir
macisi ~ ,Sess o " n"
mites before the Amendment
lie then adveris to the decision Of the Unised
States Suprcme Cont in tha
|
os..AAs s.A oo M, ..h-h i...si oas.
amendment: the Court therein decided that the
privileges and immunities guaranteed by this
| amendment are sucn and such only as befonx 70
eours .are mi pIaeea under he protection Of lie
Federal Constitution" while those that belong to
the Citizen Of Siaie considered as SUCH" what
ever tney may DC, are not intended TO nave 9Uy
additional protection by this paragraph Of the
amendment.
The theory of the court Is that the Constitution
provides for the citizenshIp-one OF tho United
i States and the other Of the State-and that the
guarantee Of the fourteenth amendment relates
exclusively to the former leaving the latter to
/ stand where il has always stood under the Con
stituIion and laws Of In. respective States.
ties" guaranteed BY the iourteenth amendment
bend The great privilege Of the elective franchise
/ rx,rxner,-vs c,r,zvrsu,r
| ron A.,
does no, OF MAKE one sSier ~, u. ~
tenth amepJment, declaring that The right to