The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-12

can enforce, the amendment is by itself giving
2 remedy and giving redress. If the party shoul
be sued in the State court for attempting to e1
r ercise his right Of course the appeal to the Su
i preme Court Of the United States, given by tn
twenty-fifth section Of the judiciary act. woul
be all the remedy he would need but il woul
be entirely inefficient in securing to him tn
actual exercise Of his right to vote
But suppose that the laws of the State are il
harmony with the amendment at least contain
nothing repugnant thereto: has Congress TIN
power IL pass laws cOlcllrrenty with the State Il
enforce the right Of every race and color, with
ont regard to previous condition Of servtudc I,
all equality III the right to vote:
There is no essential lncongruitv in the co
| existence o. concurrent laws, State aud Federal
for the punishment OF the same unlawful acts a.
ofenses both against the laws Of the State an(
the laws OF the United States. Robbery OF the
mails. counterteiting the coin, assaults upon
a United States Marshal or other Of
1icer while in the performance Of his duty
and many other cases Of like nature will readily
suggest themselves.-(Se Moore VS.. Illinois, II
How. 2O.)
Mr.. Justice Grier, in delivering the opinion OF
the Supreme Court in the case quoted, says
Every citizen OF the United States is also citi-
| zen Of State Territory. He NAV be said to
owe allegiance to two sovereigns and may be
liable to punishment for an infraction Of the laws
! OF either. The same act may be an ofiense or
sanl, ,n IL = J .d"s u H. I'LL nus al a.
hinder;p" him IN .ha axan.;on ~ 1a,a1 an'
is = hiph otf.nse AGAINST The 1Tntsf a,atss 70,
which the perpetrator is liable to punishment
the naaca If +he Stata ;"1 Ss5snIt ~ ,n,, -.
ier and s,,h.at tha so,na 1890, -. % ,,l,,a;sh
ment, under the State laws for a misdemeanor
or felony. That either or both may lif they see
t) punish such an offender cannot be doubted. -
t.,n,;nl 49, oI1 r. ose So; 40 " w
Conoress any ,,ower i, laa;sia+a 900, % f,r,ib
redrDsS in .,s.s whore tha S+o-as ,;lo+ ~
amendment '''N '-'
Consi1erino a. hefora ;p,;mot.d that tho
.mand,nont o+u;,hStan5;, 80 n, ~; -
lv nuarantass tha an,aI sh, -, los
to citizens Of every race and color r an inc,;nai
to the on;nion that Cnnoress has tho never tn
sacnra fha, ,;aLt ,ot oil, % a,,a;ns+ Pth. ~
feudv one,at1n Of State laws "a h, asainut e o mn
race vinence and comh;nat;"ns on ne '.ar, or IN
dividnals ;rresnatve Of 1hs S1a,e law such ,,as
the n;n;on Of fnaress ;1self in NO ssna H. l.,s
.t a fine when MANY If ;ts mamhars 4ar. ~
ann. who had cnnsuIted mon Tho nr;o;na; EN-,
If RI. amenI,nen, in ,,,onpps;na = ~ r.. S,atna
And "a snch = cmstrnct;dn If fhe smendmsn, ia
admissihI, and the question is m,. a, Los, 81
crave donLt II wonld no ASSUMING i. ,,reot deal
for this court to decide the law, to the extent in
dic,teI nncnnstitntionoi ~ 90
R,t tha ln;tat;ons which ar. ,,r.s.,h.,a h,,
the amendment ,nnSt nor Le Loot s;dht ~ T, {.
not the r;"h, re- vote which - anarantaea 70 ali
citizens ConorasS cannot ;nterfar.. w;th ,Ia
reonl.t;on ri tEat r;oht NV tho StateS .xcant 70
n,ova. hv .nnron,ia1a I:o;nlat;",s snr II,;n ~
t;m, ~ ~ ,ana a.ni. ~, n.a,n,,. ..s,5,;9n ~
scrvitnde The Stat. NAV estalIisb anv othsr
,,nd;,nns and d;.c,;mina1;.ns l. Nc "as wh..her
w. On" . US. p"aen 'I
"se .on'er s f,r - tha WI, 81 n, aa,S ,ninS
i rnncerneI - l;m,ad to the nne ah;ac, ~ i'
.;,n;n.t;n an annn,n+ ~ 100 nl99 ~ -, ~
nl ,nnI;,;n, ~ aar;ta a. I.' H., ~ az, ~
noth;n,, .is. NJ ;ntarfcranc. VIZ ,ara',',S
,;h+ 70 ,.n, ,niaS ,noa ~ oo',.+ ~ -; 49,
inr m nr,;l.,,s ml1;to a. VI NE az
;.., H. - nm.ra..:',,,oI a,,a ,,;a,' FL - 49, ,.a,
En ,,nS,ran. -. nraxant 'ar.n''a s,,., 80.
bavn d rafsre',,ae !" ,b,pp I;o,;,,,i,,atiom
nav ;,,cl,,1. whites 40 we'll % hIa.hS n, ,,,a, -,
,nmt;nad .I,nnathor Va H. Iat+ar 7, " ,,ar
rei,.,,m, sn r. nartcnar n"l;t;cs ~ 10y nav.
tics All snch c,rnsn;,ac;as ara am.nahia To r.
state laws alone r. hr;na tham within w..
srnn of tbe amendnc,t an1 ~ H. ,,n,x..,s ~
Con~ress thev must have fw motive t,' race
cnlur or ,revsns cmt;m If servitnd. If ,laa
n.,.tv ,lnsa r;,,ht IL asaailad ~ ~ "a VIZ
Accorl;nv 10 INV v;,w Tho l,w an tb. s,,;so,
NAV h, ,,aneraI;zai in The fnI,owino nrn,xS;trn
The rT,. of race. whether i assumes the di.
,,an.;n,,v -; ;,;I' t,;fa ~. I,,noS,; -
,ha,,,or .a,,;oI on IN ,,,ar,;iis ''r ,,ra1.,or,,
form ar hy private combinations ar even Nv
ur;vat,. ontr,e.. or ;ntimid.t;nn 10 ,,h;a, 70 ti
nris,lictim IF the Goyernment 1T the IInitn6
States and when anv atro..ity is committeI
sI,;ch ,nav h. ass;apcj ~ +I';S ,.ns. Il ,nav ~.
Unite States bnt any omtrayes atrmt;es or
collspiracies, whether against TIE coored race or
the white race, which do not how from this
cause. but spring from the ordinary feionies or
criminal intent Which prompts to such unlawful
acts are not within the hrisdtion OF the United
States. but within the sole iurisdiction Of the
States, unless indeed, the State. bv its laws do
mics to- any pariicuIar race equality Of rights in
which case the Government Of the United States
may furnish remedy and redress to the fullest
EXTENT and in the most direct manner. Tnless
this distinction be- made we are driven to one If
two extremes-either that Congress can never
interfere where the State laws Ara nnohiection-
able. however remss th, State authorities NAV
be in executing them and howcver much a nr,,
scribed race may be oppressed or that Congress
may mass an nnt;re hn1ir III n,,:n.I law toy 10
pret.eton of nerson and nrn,mrrx within the
States. to operate concurrtntjy with the State
laws for tho nrotecton and henetit If a n.rt;cn-
lar class Of thr cHnmnn;ty THIS fnnIamentaI
nrin,;nl. 7 th;nl ,nn;.s +, both tLc VIiJ.h
and VVtj .manImanfsl
After What has i,een s,i1 q f.w ohse,v,,ions
will suffice AZ 10 the etie,t If the WITH
amendment mon Tho nuest;nns nn,,er .ons;.lara-
ton "