, 1875-03-03
CIVIL RIGHTS.
sonator Carpenters Speech
Against tho Dil1.

AHAAl6u GAAS AtAaH
No Declares TINT All Of Ita Provisions
Are In Conflict with the Con-
stitntlon.
And that the Courts Must Hold It In
valid md Void,
In tho Sonata, Fob. II, the cisif-Eghta b'll
being under consideration. Senator Carpenter
mado = spoocl, in opporitton to .hc measure,
sreuing that 1t wns In ccnict with The National
Constitution. and co,,ll not DO sustained by tho
Courts. The following are tho inatn polnta
mado by Mr. Carpenter: -..
eittxrn Of tho Unrn, residing in STATE ewes
oubie allegiance and IL entitled to tho protection Of
oh A. as esen md pt !. .ro sots to ea
from them protection Of the Iight' and Trtscge,,
Witch pertain to him 10 ~ Sn ss n snd Il ,
tiod 10 lis protection - regards e Fights ,hd .sl-
legc. which pertain to h ~ sisn aae xa saae; o.
sstes, OF With n Iatan lEbos eutttled IS respects
trol. Of tho United States, w!Ie citizen. engaged
in commerce between two rlaeea In btaic. H. III
a nt ase e IL ot ho sse md
10 h protection. Ons pro1lsson of o.. blll declares
That certain per.oas be % entitled 70 cas! sseon'
land or water. This might tc Sustained M rceu-
iaon of Congress, II confined to t,at commerce over
eon,ra.rce with foreign nations, among Tho sarsrnl
Slater, or with .he Indian tritss nut the Ill does
e o ne en cnss.
troll It apn!lts to eyefy person Or eorpof"%tl9n % s
,gsd ~ m from pon 70 Eos w
anouS the several states.
lE11aLATIoS suar DE UNDER soME HEAD or
FEDERAL 1uEHDIcT1oE.
II is we'll settled that act Of Con9res7 can he valid
under tha Constitution uncAs II eau fairly le referred
10 son,e bead Of FodcsuI jurl"l!con For instanee.
commerce comm - Should 10 eMtlt!ed 10 tGs .esomnlo-
wheh be might pass IN ins prosecution Of his bascs.
and, perhaps, upon tho theory that cheerful mind
a,. % III ohsr .ers q
naut in tho staca where hs might b temporarily 50
jouring during the transacsio Of his businots Such
i.nt.sso ~ regulation of eornnsrce and yot, If Con-
Fressnlen nj 10 p1ovds tuch provision, t might
sress h.s jnrsdieton bill ths iii under considers
iion docs not Eest upon this ground. because IT. pro-
sonmsrse. nne a Il noIessary ~ tsrefose il order to
maintain .he cep.!tta.ionay of !hi. t 10 s sses.
soo other head Of Federal jurlsdicston To which 1t
IL THE D1LL AUTHORIZED NJ TIE FOURTEENTH
AILSnMENT2
undefstAnd lis coustitutionalty ~ maintained
unon the grounds that II IL within the power conferred
upon CorEreas by ths Fourteenth Amendment to the
Constitution. This an'andaen: provides:
Ftrst-Afl rorkon1 born or nAtusAkch In tho United
B!ates and euhjec. to tho jussctlon thereof cIti-
Of tho un!ted States and Of tho etao wherein
!stto,d--No Btato shall make or enforce any law
ctzcas Ct tho United Btates.
toarth-Nor asnY 10 sny person within III juris-
:i Tsse 1 sre ts ' only Provisions Of as Fourteenth
Ameudment Which are claimed by any ono 10 inttify
~ s s Ill i dsag e as rn is
siss:oa He .se}ss sspee.:ii, + IL ,ory s.ase
", or properly. without duo process Of law"-haa
th.t women and Infants ara ei,izens ot tho United
States. and tho fact that they sxa excluded from scrs.
thst no ono protsnds Or Claims thas ii consequence of
s,e !nensib'y shcy ars dsptisoa Of W leessy' qr
o o Ss % M M sf n
Fourteenth Amendment rson!rs that caiorcd psr.ons
eorreet tbsa tlis Slll ought 70 10 amended to
provide that and babes at tho breast should DO
oe
amendment to everything soctirod to coorea citizens.
TIE aEA1EIad OF THE SECOND CLAUSE or TUE
AMENDMENT.
tho second clause No State shall make eutarco any
Il T e.ta. G;ass uhs s sst ss prassoo1y ss &
this section Of tho stnendmrnt nortss critical e1an!n
alton. It provides that MI PERSONS born or naura'
t!on hareof citizens Of the limited States aud ot
% stats .hssca .hey reside" tbs phrsseology ot
shs ma. .ss Or satores say law wh!ea sna .brass ts
privileges Or immln!tias q eitizeus Of ths United
il word. forbid States 10 aTridse i.e Privileges Or @
muuiues Of cIsizone Of tho State. 10 lnsko tho
;ss .assa sS;s' 1s2a equally ., t1' IT.. a
tho privileges tmunite. Of citizens Of the unssct
at.ts. ars mol found ID ths seoond eiu.s, and tha
variation in tho plrastoloRy Il 70 material that Il
sa. ss pr.sss an
Btats lnay not alriags aEe shusa which pertain 10
eittzens Of hs uated States ~ such.
sCFRExR cuulT DECISIONS HEARING on TIE CASE.
Court Il ihe unsI s!atss deesre tlat io lis.iaeon
sp Of Bate ID clearly recognized and established BY
Tins amendment an1 tlat ths Fahts which belong to
y s1ia Il: % s xss H. s isa # r. :ss
btase citizenship sro not projected BY tla smsnl:
q The State dost!u1asnt only. Tue LANGUAGE Of tho
court Ia "ot tbs privileges aud s,nunties Of tho
nn!iea Of tho citizens Of tho bta.e, and what they
ss.Etssissly sTe w WI presently sons!aer alt we
rsd by ILL., eiau.s unaer IL pIo.sstion Of t5s rsd
esal Constitution aud that tho 1aster, waateser they
m.y 10, sre MT intended to hays additional r1o.
lection By this paragraph Of tho amendment. II,
tnsnunit!es tionginK to cstzen Of tho unel satc4
. such, Tho iastar saust rot for toir authoty sud
Protection whers they hayo esetoors rtsot, for they
ah sw a1sep
noas.sueh Tor inttanee a. ne prohibition aHanst "
privileges and !nmuntes OF cttlZens OF thc States,