The Sun (New York) Newspaper, March 28, 1866, Page 1

af cw t ~ (red INumber 10.512. The Latest News Ai, Telegraph tothe N, ¥. Suan, ~ ANOTHER VETO! Civil Rights Bill Retarned, AN ELABORATS MESSAGE, Many Objections to the Measure. ACTION iN THE SENATE, Veto Messago to bo Considered To-day. THE NEW JERSEY SENATOR StilP. STOCKTON VOTED OUT! Majority of Two Against fim. THE RECONSTRUCIION COMMITTEE, | Evidence Reportod in Congress. “WHAT GEN, LEE AND OTHERS SAY. LATER EUROPEAN NEWS, Advance in Five-Twenties, THE FENIAN EXCITEMENT Etemphen’s Escape Positively An- nounced ! THE ENGLISH REFORM QUESTION. Important Parliameatary Action. City and Miscellaneous News. MEETING OF THE HEALTH COMMISSION Highly Important Proceedings, &c., &e., &e. TOR CIVIL RIGHTS BILL, President's Veto Message. Washington, March 27. ~— The galleries of the ™ Benate, io-day, w neely G.led with an anxious auditory, the anticipated Veto Mesange being the chief attraciion. Hundreds of persons were unable to obtein admission, Members of the House were @reeent in iarge numbers, About # quarter past one e’clock, Col. Williain G, Moore, the Presiteut's Pri wate Secretar’ announce) a Mersage from the Pres- (dent of the nited States, which was cooveyed to the President pro tem; but it was not read, owing to the business which at that time occupied the @tiention of the Senate, namely, the Stockion case. When the Intter was disposed of, at five o'clock, motion wes mate to adjourn: but this waa roted down, when the Mersace wae laid before the Senate by the President pro tem, and was read by Col Forney, the Secretary, It was listened to with intense interes, both oo the floor and in the gal- lerier, To-worrow, @ long aud rpirited debate is enticipatec, when the question will be taken on the Basrace of the bill, vowithstending the ob,ections of he Presidea’, a vote of tworthirds being reyui site in each House for that purpose, THE MPSSAGE, To the Senate af tha Uniied States: Tregres that the bill.wh.ch bee passed both Meneses of Congress, eotited “An acttopro‘ectall pss in the Vulied Sistes in shetr civil righte, wu nish the means of their vindication,” couta re p u- visions which I cannot approve, consistentivy wii): @y rence of duty to the whole people, an gations t the Constitution, I em, thereicre coer strained to return it to the Bonate fihe bin which it originuat ith my objections to ita Le- eoming « law. By the firet section of the bill, all pereos Sera in the United Stater,and not subject to uu i “a power, excluding Inaians nottex J .e ed to be citizens of tho United Siaue, «46 povision comp ehends the Chinese of ‘be Pcite Brats, to subject to texition, she jeu, ecaliled Gyp- 6 oe rewellar the eatce rie vee costed as blacks, gvople of coo, neg oes 1 68,001 pereons of kver> individual ef there races, tor ne! 6 ctes, is by thie bili made a t. uo (oe Uotted States, It does nos purport to sco confer any other right of citizeuebip than a! citizeneh!p; it does not purpy%e to give lasses of persons any etatue as citizens of , except that which may result fom their The power to confer the right of State citizenship is just as exclusively w th the several states, as the jower to eon‘er the right of Federal citizenship is with Con- Gress, Tho right of Federal citizenship, thue te be eonferred in the tevera! exceptod ratios before men- tioved, is now, for the first time, proposed to be @iveu by lav. If, as ieclaimed by many, al! persons who are native born, already are, by vii'uo of the ry) u ju the otat statusascitizens of the United Seat } os, Bhat | J emivie 1b ae de Gk JU vada OF Constitution, citizens of the United Bistes, the paseseeorthe pendiug bill cannot be necessary to » them such, 'f,on the other haud, such ser- ponsar, Notclivenée,asmeay be sseumet! trom tue proposed lex.siation (omake them such, :he grave question pre vif whether, where eleven of the thityex aice are) Gnrepresented = in Coneiren et eoina == peficy & make our and ell othe: excep ai « eu stnies Four mii ous teed tom saver. into tiered sly roppomed toet they poses ihe requisite qualifi ations to entitle tuem togiithe pmvyiecer ana wUTas.ce of “eltizeuehip or tn Larned mines? Lave the people ef the several mtue+ @xp-€-8C4 euch & LONY.Chion? | It .uay aleo he asked whethe t be necessary thay thes should be deelaredc ‘\ceus no der that they tiny be.ecured ip the wntof the civil aigace be conte iea bu ebu.? These iipbte eralaawiilast tae laws eevure! to all viiene cond f gners, evou befu.e the ecu etiog of tLe p.oce iu es. 2a lop) ana it ms wr be seule CuscUoen's are euf®cieus to mn f t! ove ro whow thw bili p»iovides gieition Besides, the paicy o the Dent. from ita criz:n to the prosen 1 eeeL« to neh" (Cea that pereons who ere strangers fe, and uni ja) witbou, :ortitutious ene our .ows, HO poet ATO O FUTlAle pivrl nod, aF he oud | withou, Bapating LO tha coveted prize, they t filvess to rece ve ant to Taust give evidence of @rere re the rigble of citizens ¢ the Conatintion of the Uaied ihe bic in tes, eflee + opeete 8 diecrimination Qenioet larre nutm- : } / sof (nviieen, worthy and pa‘riotic orelguers, vor of the neg, to whom, afer lone yrare as boudarr, the aveuues to ft eodtom and iuteltge nave } now teea middenty opened. He mrt ci Decoesity, from hs pervious un‘orrunate condition of port ita ¢ he less informed as to the natare «od paracter of our institutions than he 0 ¢ ming aniin fi from at cond, himecl w : he Purvuit Posed = bh conver the fen African C) o leg slative ts of ef ne uon &) p deecest, torn of in the extended Inni'e ef the Uni'ed States, while persone of foreign birth, Wde make ovr land thet’ bone, wust unde @ pro tation of five years, and can oniy them become C\Uizeus upon P:cof thet they are of good moral talon of the Unite! States, and charseter, attached fo the prince ples cf the 1 diepored to the fol order and b ness of the eame. lhe first Geetion of contains an enumeration of the right njoyed by those c!asrms eo mace © tizens in avery Bate aud territory in tne Uni ed te co These righes are to inske and en‘orce Tacs to rue, be parties ani give evidence, to inhe tt, purch ee lease, eel!, Hold, and conver reel and persona! pr perty, sod to bare juli and equal be ced: of all Inwe anc proceadings or the security of Persone and property as ie enjoyed by white citizens, eo bo ther are made sutject to tho came pun sh. in-nt, pains, aud peo omnmnen with wie eit. rene aud to nor Chuee perfect equality of the white and colored at'rtapted to be fixed by federal law, in every Siate of the Union, over the vast field of Brave jurisdiction covered by these enumerated rig ‘nb no one of them can any State erere'se au) power o discrimination between differ eotrnces, In tho xere.ee of Mate policy over mat ters excloeively affecting the people of exch S.ate, at bee frevuently bee thought exp=cient to discr tml. na's berween the two races, Hy che statues of some Of (he States worth, as wel: ae south, it 1s enacted, fer ‘netauce, that no white person chall intermarry woh & Begro or wulatio, Chaneeuor Kent rere speaking o: the lack’, that marriage between them sod the whit fe forbidden in some the strat where slavery ceee not sod they are prohibited in all tne & ing Btatre by law, and when pot 3 con'rary to law, they are revol.jag, ani recaided as @n offence araiues pu lic decorum. 1 do not vay thas thie bil repeaie state laws, on the eal ject of war. Tage between the two races, ior as the whites are forbidden to jatermarry with the biscks, the biecks ean only make ruch coutracta ae the whites then «ives are ai owed to make, and thereiore cannct under thie b ll, enter into the marriege contract wih the ation, how- ever, agen i policy a6 bo diver. m- iuation, and r, if Cougrese can Sbroge @ all Bte’e laws of discrimination tesw ea the two racos, in the matter of real @sia.e, of suite, and ef contrecte genesnily, Congiere may Bot also repeal the state laws esto tue coutract of marriag be.*een the races, Hitherio every eulject embraced jo (he euumeretion of rights convaimed in (he Lill bas been coasidvred as exciusively be onging to the Staves; bey ai! relate to the interna: policy and ecouom which, tn O1 the respective Staves, They a. matters @keh Stave, concern the domestic condition . varying im each according to he owas s and ihe safety and weil- I do not mean to say that the e are not Feve als pee etraints, os, tor instance, bi lation over contracts th a Fecersi limitation thet vo st.e she: pass @ law impairing the ovilea- tous of cow racks; and as bo crimes, that nO Stave sual pase au ex post Sacto law ; wend Os Ww money, that bo Steve wal make anything but gd a silver @ legaitou.er, Hut where can we tod a Federal prok. .t.ou againas the power oi .m) State to diverimin.. as do wos of them, Letwern @teneanc. coieene, between artificial persons, caued , DR.Uralized p-rrous in he right bo bold 1 at be giauted that Coagress cam ies ews dGucrimingiing bewwcen whites and biack seul) cts cove by the ow Ll, why, itmay be so .ed, may uot Congress repoal in the enme Wh al sA(@ a) 6 discriui wating Leer eeu the to race, ua wie sutject of suffrage and oflice, It Congidee Cao declare by law sho suall bow aude, WhO alm. .Oeb.y, WHO euall have capacity tO Wake & Con Tact ..# bale, then Congiess can also, by law declare, wiv, Without 10@M@id so race OF cu.0r, shall Lave ike .ubtords tem Juror oF ae @ Judge, to Lod Quy of.ce d tineily Ww vole 1m every ovate end Terrico., of the ULaited Beates, As rer pects bho 7 © Within Lhe power of UOGKl Osa; SOrriur for asus meking power inthe bederas porer awe nes. mur Ovisien eX. Congress (he power tu make ruses sae tor ue, . OF the second eecsion of the bill 18 to is 8, ve Bnd fenus the vax effeig swe sMinaung protecuom to colored per- sous ab ta) IM edjorment of Bib the rib, eecue t& them by the preceding section. deuce (ub * any person Who, ULder Color of 6, Ord Deuce, LOguiel.OO OF Custom, Bhai] Cauae to be subje ay buh sbitant of or le.ritey tye & dey auou 4! any whe evcured oF pro'ecued by t ach OF 10 differen: Pas iment pau or popalyes, on account oO such pe eGu Daviag Bb Roy Lune Leen beld to @ condition I eiaVecy OF Invoiuntaly vervitude, eacept as a yes euluenl of Chile, Wuereot the party ebali have Guy Couvicvea, OF by s@ase0 OF his coor sate, (an is pleworibed ior the pugiehuens of @ perevns, shal be deemed guiuty of eu tne.ber, alu couvietion shall bo punished une, bob acee@iiug Cue thousand dollars, or ID Pp levudieul Oe OX Godin One year, Or bob, in ttivu of the Court.” This section seems to be Jo Oppy to eOule @CAlstIDg OF luture iawot @ ikea eu we decir wie ay contucs with the ol tue bil bow Umer COnsuerstion, it » oWldGs tor COUMO.saCKOg euch foroiuden icgisation bobo us bbe MWPE BONN CAL U~OR (Le legie- jilot whe we |e (Ua Cling laws, OF upow ye swho ela pus oF i wiieiwps to put th im invw tae uaon, 1 teabe au cilleial ofence, voi a common 410 COL OO GhaiGet Iba pos tue peceuu oF piopersy Of be DIMER Tece, Such au act way wepave The Gibce ial OF has propackyy FUL Det Of Das rigus 0 ho. pope ty. Lt Gieane a uepiivation of ihe right iweeif Ciner © JuuiCleiy OF the buute Leg ibiaeus’ or@ Beouloca that under (use ee Ou hee 418181018 WHO chou vue « ee With (be ploy sigue o the bill, sha ot the place Courts Who .woula seine O10 Bulagouleln w lu ite $0) om BOG ded Mimleud aud Buide woo elivuid Ae La Lie wiiel OMimeis Cae CUO Pieveones BAUCLOUeG by Die jaws ubd .seucd by Dale Judges 1D execution of thes Juudu@uie cou a be ULOU sub Lesore O.Uer tabu LB) BAG Here PU jecetu bo Te 60d ido went lor tue poriosiuanee oF ble dusiee whieh gael . bale laws Mugu sw por@, (Ue iepisiagiou thus propo eu invades JUGceat power OFTHE Diwle, de base 10 Overy COUTT Os JUugO? ds YOU Vousde (dat thie act ie Helieubons) ; st yOu Feluse® Unse ihe prouios tive OF & Oleke law LO BOW & Degiv 10 béetily | you livid (hat Over sucha subject Mister the paid jaw is psren.cuDh Under color oF & Stale law iesuee Lhe exeicud oF bo MUYZhe LO Lhe Oe,10; your error of Tuurm@cot, DOweser COuC wUbivus, BO4l) suljyect you to hue anu ius OLIueu A av Bot apyietenu that the conPicting .ogeietioud Which gus vad seems (0 COBmNpUte is 0 Likely so occur as to rouder ut neceasal y as thie ime fu adopt s ciememre of sucu doubtful const tuidonaiuty dh the wext place tse Pevvstw OF Lhe bis e@cte ww Le una e oem), BB sdeyuabe (Udelel re heuie, coud Le auop. eG io & re bie dual se¥Ul luWad- fim bibs sMedeiorce Gl ddgie Oo Ue plOmsved ID the sews LUO. bys wiley Boe. C@ ol te ju.iuay, alwys @sseUbias lo (ue P Cows VaioU OF LuviViuuas Tigiiséy GHG WALLOUL Muparred Uae wie @Bcy OF lulus deeetaal VADCRLB, wiwey es DOCe sue 18a wae Buce ci public poece wad u.des, Lue temndy payed by tule bGdivs etelus © DO LD LD beayeek Moy Oy OU8iUs.OL8 VU Us cuedbubiotal, ful he Cuabuuteoe BUR BO.cbs Buide Waele COR aly, oak ues bul theuse «0 the 0 Ve.as obese 160 1 pUb OF ideking duucd 4U.08 lowe wu iugbin WO oil lun bere ie Mould) vk UDI) by siew Le. y Wa be Uvue uu 60 DielWem sae i ee ae vb be ded, Aue CU IVER buW ide Ok Course of baw LOU OU CB CAC WOIVE COgKIZ.O00 Of ois Cs .8, au ue BOUL Od apie be Y.UNidue Ul Lie Bey wd CulbesOUl Ju.suChul wie the chow eLuste uf Cadet alt MO UUs Od Seed, Oe ae CIT) BUG Ui lds ial Me POLwhe WU RLY LEL.Ou OF Lui’ ie Ol FORT Whee buwy Lay De, ely Os tLe ettCuled W bem Uy bow see seciiun, ake va WDIED 2 Lave gi. eu Ww be sucuoud sec BCs aback UF ibe ibud svc. uu, tor it whet KiNG) Genin Peivation ov HCCI, Wee 1 Oasetien pack, Ab Me & Gems OF Uey..Weinou Of Buca dpe 1D BuO CUO UF JUGICsee Grivuueie OF bu Biwte, Ab elude Loree view OF Guuve buat tue Clleacd, abu We poudls.cs Provided iu the secouu PECUUL BO LbeluOu 1Of bU6 Diabe JU ie, wi, ta the clear G46. Cie® OF Lis Ube LONE kee Judes, nosy BOUDE MiberehGlimiyy VU JbUsCmuy, ehed uecime conbiary bluse FeGeibiiaw. 44 OVLer Words, Whe DiAleJVUGRS, BOMUS UPOU & GUuesiiou iuveving @ Wwotles DO 6GD © Ble.o iow oud ct ederes iow, ena tow is lueatese & Oat Tights eucured Ly be us NEW YORK, WEDNE ISDAY bonnd, according to ble own fudement and respon- ability, to give an imprtial decision be:rween the two, comes to the cenolneion that the State lew is valid and the Federal law ia invalid, he must not fol.ow the dictates of his own jndemen', at the peril of fine ant imprisonment. The Logiuetive depart. meat of the Governmentof the Cultet Rtates thus takes from the judicial department of the States the tne @! and exclave du vy of judicial dectsfon, and converte (he ctae Juce@ into @ were winis eral officer, boun ! to decid« according to (he wii of Cone cies, [t is clear thatin Sta'ce which deny to per. fons, whose rights are secured by the first section of tbe bill, sor one of thore righ'e orimipal aad civil cxsee affecting them will, by the provisions of he third section, come uncer the executi¢e cogni- f the Vederel trilunals, It toilows that if, in tate which denies to aco ored person auy one Ai thoet meb*s, that person ehould commit a crime scenes the laws of a Stee murder, arson, rape, of uy other erm e—ail proiee on and = anehment through the Couris of the State, ard taken ay and be can only be tried and punishe! tn the Fed- eral Courts, How isthe criminal to be tried, if the offence ie provided for and pun.shed by Federa law ? That iow, aud not the 8 stogovern, It ie only wheu the offenc ppen to be withia the provisions of she . @ieial law, 4 oral Courts are to ty and punish him auderany other law. Then resort ia to be bed to the Common law, as modified and chanced by state legislation, eo far ae the sane ts not incousistent with the Conetliusion and iaws of the United Brates, So that over (his vast comeain of ¢ inual ju. ieprudence, provided br each Sta.e forthe p.o ecilon o: i uwn ¢.tizens, aod for the puniehinens of all persone who v.oiuteu ite ermine! iawe, Federal law, wherever it can bo made to apply, dieplaces Ssate iaw. The quesjon here source (Con- gress f to Foteral writun Vhe Constijation eap.e udictai po th. United States and equity aneiug under this so. the Lnited States, and be made, uncer thelr suthorty; to all cases affecting aimbissacore of other publ.c minis'ers and consus; to wi cases of adiaiiauty @oa maritime juriedictlun; fo contiover ties lo which the United 5 ates shail bea party; to coutiover betweeu two or woe Sta be 2 an tizene of another State; betsee - citlere b citizens of the seme Shale, cia! d uncer giants ot diflereut Biases, aud Lotween a State, or the citizeus thereot, aud for eigu States, citizens or subjecta” Hee the Judicial power of the Lulied Bates le expresely ses \orub aad detined, and the act of Sept B4.u, 1754, ee\ablishing the judicial courte of the . ulied pieces, ine B.ermnag upoo the Federal courts juriedictivoa over cores origine:ing in State tribunals, is careful to confine them to the clases enumerae: ia the above :¢ ited ciause of the Cons iuson. This rec ton of (he bill uncoubsediy compe authorices the rxercwes oF powers, Coustitalion, wiekin sue jurisdiction of the Unied stare lo traneier them io urte would be an telee of authority wel | to excile dirtrust and eiarm on the part of Oil bLe Slates, tor tue bill applies alike to all of them, as weil Co those tha: bave as to (hose that have uot been engazed in rebeliion, lt taay Le assumed what this authority ts incident to the power giauted to Congress by tie Constitution as recently amend to enforce by sppropriate legislation the article deciaring that ueiber slavery vor invo except 68 & punishment tor crim bave been duiy convic ed--ehall exiet withia Bited Bates, or guy piace subject tw their jurie- diction, Ib be justly claimed shat, with @ View wat utof thle article ef the Con ution, there is prevent any necessity tos the exercise of ai the powers which the bili cou- fers, Bisvery hae beeu abuiisbed and at present DOW bere exis, with.o the jurtadiction of the Unied Slates, Dorhes thee beou, vor is ib likely there whi be, apy attempts to cevive it by the people of or the Brute, ll, however, any atiempt shai be made, ii Wii thea become the duty oi the Geueras reise auy and a! iuciuental pow- @teary and proper to wainteln ipviclae (hie oft freedom, ibe fourth acctiou of ths bal thas offic aod apeure oF the F % uresu shail be eupowered tu make arres tet otuer officers may be specially commiss.oned jor that purpoe by the President of the | uitod Blatos, Jb wisv Bubhorizes circuit courte of (he United » aes, aud the Superior Courts of the Terriioies, te @pyoint, withoat lim..aion, Commissioners, who are tu be Charged wiih the periormance of quos) Judicisl duties, The ftith secon eupowas to Comm @sionuie 60 to be selected by the court, te BpyOlls ik Whig O80 & these susbalie poreone trom Silae (0 FING, LO CXOCULE WarrAlls ARG O.unt procenses di je by the bil ‘hese numerous ofheml agents HIA4e Le CUNBLILULE & B01. Ol poiic + 200 BFe BULLOrizeu lo mouse poses bu even well tot er eid each portion bevel Oorces ofthe Luited ptates, or of (he tuslita #Uiay be Lecessary to the periorm euce Of the duty with whicu they are coereed,” ‘This extreord.uary power 14 to be Conlermes upon Beenie irieeponsib.c wo the Goverumeus aud bo tur peuple, to woo.e Lumber tue discretion of we Com- uit slonere lathe only iimit, aud in Whose Lauds,suc QULUOliLy Giight be mace crivle eugine of rT ) the tend to all case Constitution, the tresiie@s made, or which shal uatus, of (oe aud a opp.esejon «oad fraud the genera dul reguin.iug the land and uaval tore of tue Lued prates, the militia, aud the execution ot \he laws aie beilewod to Le adequa'e tor auy emergency which cau occur im tue o1 peace, dnt should prove ollerwise, Congress cau atany time amend these laws iu eucu tuanuer a4 whise subserv- IW LUe vUvlic welinie, HOt Ww Jeopard the Lighls, ines cate aud libertios of the people, 1bO sevesth section pioveces (hate fee of ten dolistesuall Le pau (0 Gach © imies oMer iD y case Diought beturo him sud & fee of hve dollars to hie deputy or deputive for each person he or they may Orrest and taco be.ore & ch courmissioner, with each other fees me may be & wemed reasovable by such comuiemioner in Bene al bul pers we eueo Oiber duties as uisy LO requ et i 40 p @.uiace All bese feesare io le pas vub of tue 1 reasucy of ihe Luited states, whe her sere 16 4 CODBVIC.0O OF uot, LUS Iu case Of Cuyschion be @ to be recover able trom the deteundant it seeme tO we thas u rthe influeme o such Wurtetions bad meu melt conver: auy . bewover beveticwat, into an strument of persecution ald Titiu a" ibe @.guta eocuon of jhe Lili, she Luited States Courta which eit oniy a one piace for whine catizene, WiUsb MigrAle Wibh Wwe dlaseial AL Lratrict Alwrney fua ncccesariy with whe clerk (aliuough he i not entioge.) to any part ol tue Lstrict upou Lue order ot the I .voueut.ou thee hold & Cvurt tor the purpose of (he soe ope u, arreet and bial ol per. SOs Chaigeu WiLD & Vivis.lon OF (hie set; and there the judges sua cffiere of the court Mush ievein upou the order of tue Presmenut tor tue bine therein desimuaied, The ninth ction authorizes the President, or such person se he may empowe. for that puipvee, to eiupivy @uch part of the indy of Daval forces 0} the UL asted pistes or of the militia, ae shall be becersary to pieveat tue ¥.0.e'lou aod oulorce the due execu- tion of thie act. Ithis iauquage secmne WO imply e@ permanent miiary force thas ie to be Biways ay bend, aud whose oa y business ie w Le the eatorce- Meat of this measure over tue Vass region where it ls suveuded to vperute, 1 do not propose to consider the policy of this bill, To me the ceaieot the bill are! aught with evil, Ihe white apd biack re of (h@ South Lave bivuerto lived together under (he r.abiou of mater VO-—capital Owuue ister, Now that re.a is chauged, aud as to ownurs ip capseal eud lave. @ uivosced, ‘Tney siaad wow, each master Of iteeli, ju this new relation, one being necessary W the other, there wile anew adjussuent, eich bois @6 Geep.s iulorested ta making La thOaious, buch bes equal power in settling the (erie, Biiuy ad leit to the iaws that reguiate capital gud labor, is is Confie dently LelLeved that they wil satirlasserily wore Oub bac PeOlK.em, Capital, it is true b& more ile fuiiweuce; bus iaber te oak as wot Understanu ite » woe LO know fie ovn value, fos thas cayilel, must pay that ue. seUobtaes Me mujUebibewt., Tt tut wee Le.weed Capita mod dhvud, etd BELOLIDLO LO w@eei® Ulie + Ol pou ices MC sueliy, Mai Ouse the 6. eu: vs buds (048 Olas, Whee O08 bw be by Fermin, uC Le yy ti wo deer; for, as be Lieseh widens (hea eius pies meut Was cour spue, and Whew iL is ciOred, buear oceup.i0R wali tesmine ©. In au vur dieters, bo wa Us C4POONCe Oba Pop wo iiving Udwes Peuerai aud BLB.0 tae, 6O BUCO a eicus BB bum. Cone, ipated by uw wiis Os biiue Diu Lee ¥O.0.0 LOWu Pr poses or moped suey es a lor 4U@ Becusity of tue CuGed TACO Smicgussus Wicd By suiinite- ly beroad @ tha, tue Ged a overuiment laseve. povided tor be elite ace, lu tach, Le Q)ine40B Ol face ape co.or a, by We Ding, Mace to operase ia lavor ef the coloured, Bhd waibel ie waste rece, Dhey iBieiese with bie Midascpal segiesation of the states; with ielaiiuue Xie ug CX. sive y bDOlween @ D.ate alu 8 CAbie ie, oF betWeod [us Die@ite Of Lue sale 6 ALO) BM BERL Dp} Hou vud &suuiyioa of power by the Crene.al Govelumeu, wuld, if acyuiesced i, uel fap aud a Oy VUE MOC eUVE 6) 6.0m OF Oued powers, aud bieas uowu the bares Mich peeerve $he riguts ot ue etaies 1b la au i hep, OF rather errise, towarus Ceuar sou, amd the concentration of au logidative powers iu the Nauou Goverbmeut, 1. benvengy Oo: Lhe bili mast be \o resuscitaie the Ppsst OF sewelnod, sod W arrest Lue progress oF | MARCH 28, 1866. slavery turoughout the Unlied staves, patible with the Cometitation ot the Uuined the treedmen, ae well ae those of all ovh of persons th ouebout the United states, by judicial rma y with the provisions of the federal Cousti« vata, that in consicering the bills, and joint forty two in number, which heave thus maitied for my appreval, | am compelied those Infinences, which are more closely drawing around the states, the bonds of ur d peace My lamented predecessor, in his proclamation of the tirst of January, 1564, ordered and declared that all persons beld as eaves within certain etaces and parte of states, therein designated, were and thenceforward sould be free, and furthor that the Fixeentive Goverament of the United Stares, locluding the military and maval authoritics (Lereof,would recognize and main- bain the freoiom o such persons, This guaranty has be we rencered especial y obligatory and sacred by the amendment ot the Constitution aboliuhing I therefore inily recognize the oblig that ciase of oar peope all become necessary Entertaining thee: sentiments, it ony re me to oay, that I will cheerfully co- Congress for the preservation of the civ’ uncer equal and impartial laws, or cons I pow return the bill te the Senate, and regret my assent from a second measure tiat bas received the sauction of boih Houses of Coonrees, ANUBEW JOHNSON, Waanrngton, D.C. March #7, 1506. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS, Thirty-ninth Session. SENATE. Washington, March 27.—Petittons for equal rights and woman's rights, reduction of tazes on barley enactment of an interuational copy-riaht law, for provisional Governments for the lately rebellious Biates, were presented and appropriately referred. Mr, Samner reported from the Committee on For- eign Kelations, a bill to authorize the President of the United States to transfer @ gunboat to the (jor. erament of Liberis. Mr. Howe called ap the bill to provide for the trans‘er of the library of the Smftheonian Institate to the library of Congress, which was passed. Mr. Doolittle introduced @ bill to provide appro- priate legisiation to enjorce artiche 18 of the amend- ments of the Constitution abolishing slavery in the fiates, which wae referred te the Committios om the Jadiclary The oase of Mr, Stockton was taken up. The question was opon postponing the farther considers tion autil Thursday next, Mr, Stockton made some remarks upon the justice and legaity of his Cay hy Oa % ‘.: lieud:icks appes ° Pah Leong antl Tuureday, to enable Mr. Wright ts get here so vote. | ence to the Saves of Virginia, North Carolina and | | | Mr, Pomeroy bad learned from e neighbor of Mr. Wright's that be (Mr, Wright) not only did not tio be here om ihureday, bat never expected to be here. Mr Burner said that there was 50 assnrance that be a fuller Senate on Thursday. Disease pair be. ween the Semator from Vermont yjand t Sgnator from New Jersey (Mr. rieb’). Let that suffice, aud jet this lunportans question be decided at once. Whe question wae taken on the postponement until Thursday next, and decided in the negative—yoas 18, naye 23, This brought the resolution declaring Mr. Btockton emtitied to his sent again beforethe Sonate. . Clarke moved to amend the resolution so as \amake it read: “HKesolved “Let Joho P. Atockton, the voices of th pot havi rece ved @ majuslty o Legisistere of the stato of New Je voting, fe uot entited to bis reat that Siate for the term Of «ix years from the 4th of March, 1 ye The amendment was stopted—yons 22; mays 91; as follows: ‘oae—Mossrs, Brown, Chandler, Clark, Conness, Gist, Cc ii, Tosseuden, Grimes,’ Howard, Howe, Kir od, Laue of Indiaus, Nye, Pomeroy, Kemser, Sherman, Sprage, Sumaer, ade, Wile lianas, Wileou aud Yatos—93. Nays Mesers. Anthouy, Backalew, Cowan, Davis, Doollitie, Guthrie, Harris, Headertoa, Hendricks, Johneon, Lane of Kansas, Mclougal, Morgan, Nes- mith, Nortoa, Polen mines Seulsbary, Trumbull, Van Winkie an illey 21. ny Messrs, Dixon, Foot, Fos Absent or pot votin Feu), Diewart, Stockton and tor (paired), Morrili ¢ Wright. The question thus occurred in the adeption of the resolution. The yous nays were demanded, and the resolution, as amended, declaring shat Joha P. Btocktom ie not entitied to bie seat, was adopid. ‘The original vote was identical with the ome revord- ed above, Mr. Kiddlo asked leave to change his vote. This made the vote—yeas, 23; usys, #0, The Benate refused to reconsiucr. Yeas, 20; nays, 99, THE VETO MBSSAGR, The President's Veto Message (published else. whore in the Sus) wae received and read. At the couclusion of the roading, Mr.Cowan moved thas the message be printed, Lie also moved that the Senate adjoura, The Senate refused to adjourn. Yeas, 14; Nays, 25. Mr, Trumbull anid he desired to make some re- marks on the suljeec!, but would rather not preceed with them until to-morrow, The Benat then, en motion of Mr, Hendricks, adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mr. Wentworth, of lilinous, from the Cuvimitte on Ways and Means, reported by unanimous consent, a bill for the admission, free of duty, of steam impie- ments and machinery for the manufacture ot flax aud beot sugar, for the period of one year. The bill was laid on the table, Mr, }Sluipe, of Maine, offered a resolution, which was adopted, directing the Gommittee on Banking and Currency t inquire into the expediency of making the stock of National Danks taxabie in the city or town where the holder thereof has hie legal residence, The morning hour was occupied in the considere- tion of reports made fromthe Commitiee on Indian Affairs, Windom, from the Committee on Indian ace the bil for the benefit of deund uoxed b oodeof the Winne- ladians, which was comsidered ead o tripe of sod. uthorizes the President to exempt from the opsratiou cithe ec’ of Februery $1, 4, for the ternoval ol the Wisnelagus and the ot their reservation in Minnesota, euch heat bree. aud mised bloods asare euliciently advanced .u elvis ZAtion, aud have abanucued or may sbandon thelr tribal reletions, Mr. Hubtard, of Iowa, reported back a bill to eub ject the smulan tue, aud wict ed isad ip Kansas to the lawaot that State, Vhis bill gave rise Wo acon sicerabioe extent of discussion, Mi.5 ommpsies it toa similar law pamed by Congiess eeveca:) ears ago in :eauion to the lagiaus in Gee. gid, aud 1616.1 60 bo the outrages committed uuderisy, Me truseu that ihe Natlonas GOvermmont would never be d.agrace thia, There vaoprovecte BOWE OUl ol EXiebsuice wperatiogs of We Crit The morning hour having expired the bill wens over to the nex\ morning hour Mr. Conkliag, from the Joint Committee on Ke- construction repo ted the testimony taken in refer- that aud Lelp.ces peo; st enough by he paturer of while wed, Houth Carolina, ordered to be printed. The Honse proceeded to the consideration of the Bankrupt Law, aso epesia! order, the bill being read by sections for ameauucnt, and being considered undor the five minute rule, | The firet question being on amendments ponding to the jourteeuth section, the limit of six moutie, fixed tu that section, within which an sitechment ecpinet toe shall be wer on @ ty-"Third Year motion of Mr. Hoge monehe. h © vole op Another amendment to same tlow showrd that there no a Add of mane ders in the House. only twenty-three voting. Lthebe nge in the Benate attiacted members in that rection, Pages and morsenrers were sent in vart po directions to summon members beck to the’ on. Betore the calling of the rell was comple od a quo- ram bad returned, and the bill was gone throust with, no other amendments of im portance being made, The vote om the bill will be had to-morrow Acjourned, ‘The New Jorsey Leg sinture and the Senn torship. Trenton, N. J. March %.~The rejection of thy Ton, Joha P. Stockton has set the Legisiatare busily At work preparing to Gil the vacamey, This will pro tract the session beyond the expected day of adjourn ment, The name of A. G. Cattell, af Camden, | whispered as among the members as Likely te b appointed, RECONSTRUCTION. Evidence Reported to Congress What Gen Leo and Others Say. Washington, March 7.The testimony taken by the Reconstruction Committee in regard to Virgint and the two Carolinas, wae to-day reported ip th House and ordered to be printed. There were mor than sixty witnesses examined by Benator Howard among whom were Gon. Les, Judee Underwood, 1 8. Senator elect from Virginia; Gens, Turner an: Terry, Col, Oriande Brown ; half « dozen Virgial: lovalists, inclading John Minor Botts, D. Gray o Aurveta County, J. F. Lewisot Rocklingham, J. P Baldwin and others. General Lee testifies that nothing like « sentiman of hoatili'y to the United States Government srist in Virginia; did not know of his own knowledge that a single individual contemplated resistance ¢ nited Sta'es Government; had heard no in dirnant expressions used aginst the loyal pervs ie favore of the conmunity. He believed the President Johnoren's recoustruction y and woul give him their suppers ; the people s-emed very wi Hing to pay taxes levied by the U. 8. Government ther were williug to pay all debts; he ‘hought if th people Led the power and ability to do eo the would pay the Confederate everybody wit whom he associated expressed the kindest sent ments toward the Freedmen; was mot aware of com bin: Ys of ee exising ¥ eat gern i the people wero will: r reed te be educated; he knew of e combination Diacks against the peace of the State; they were a easy sociable race looking but litle to the future did not know if the eo eeeke new poe foreign foe to gain independence; did ne know ifhe would; thinks the polley of Presiden Jobneon would restore the old fee ing im the Bont the Southern people think that the Nerth hi be generous; generosity and liberality towards th South would be the surest and spredient mode potaining their good opinion ; he did net 17 Jury of Virginians would conviet a man ean0 who had lclpated io rebellion the Unite tates; they did net generally consiaer that t @ thought the war had been brought abeut politicians, and that if the people had th real leaue they would have avolied it; he bee ve that an amendment tothe Constitution, con a jacks woald biected to. General repudiated the ides at Sruetege, © purposely inflicted upom Federal Gd and in conciusion states it as his be that the state of Virginia would be better <¢ if sllthe necroes were out of it. The testimony of ail the Virginia gentlemen w! came as & deiogation to President Jehnson wout how that tlerewas mo ill feeling im the State t the United States Government, while oa tt tineay of Gens. erry and Turn od Biales offic represent that ! fooling to the State is hostile and aulimprowed ; tl thy withdrawal of the Federal troops and the Free. mon's Bureau would be followed by an unrelentit prosecation of white Unionists, and the remission | slavery of the colored ie aud that the people in faver of the repudiation of the Federal pdeb ¢. AY least of combining it with Coufederat Io the course of the testimony many tnociden the early oo ot the war were elicite so, Mi. J. F. Lewis, and John Minor Hots each testified as to # conference sought for and be! by Mr. Liucola with a member of the Virgia Avembly, Mr Lewis testified that on the eventn f she 16th of April, 1861, bs visited John Mi: tte in Richmond, and learned from him that Liacoln hed informed him that he had bad an inte view with John B, Maidwin, Judge Summers, i whom a special messenger had been sent, not havin been able to goto Washington, he Union membe baving delegated Mr. Baldwin, and bed mad Proposition that if the Virginia Convention w adjourn sine dis, without passing an ordinance secession, ne. Mr. Lincoln, would take the respons’ ity of withdrawing the troops irom Fort Bumier, O Baldwin re: wo to the propesition, and 4 not communicate it (othe Convoution. Next mor ing, after heering this statement, Mr. Lewis ed +o Mr. Baldwin (o acoompany him te the house Mr. Botts, who repeated tho statement made to by Mr. Lincoln, and nsked him ew Up the Bane he conid take the responsibility of withdra wt the knowledge of such an interview from the Co vestion. Mr, Baldwin looked at bis watch, at replied that it was then near the hour tor the meetii of the Convention; \bat ne had to be there, as that he would see him (Botts) gus. Mr. Baccwin clsune that the Piesident never ma promise or pledgo that if the Conyention wou adjourn sine dit be would withdraw the trevps fro Fort Sumter, and (hat he aleo told the President tb the Virginia Comveation was in the heads of « nic men and such ® proposition would be the sign woakuess, From Europe. One Week Later News Halifax, March 27.—The steamship Chins, fro Queenstown, Bunday, the 15¢b inst., bas arrived, GREAT BKITAIN, The day the China sailed, being St. Patrick's Da fears existed that the Feulans might attempt threateniug demonstration, Little importance, ber ever, was attached to the mater, if anything did happen, the Government would found fally prepared. Liverpool, March 18.—St, Patrick's Day passed. quietly, At the dinner «f Bt, Patrick's Bocle! of Dublin, Hon, Chichester Fortescue, Secretary | Ireland, announced that next yoar the Prince Wales would accept the offer of President of t Boeloty. A inte telegram from Leeds says that in oon quence of rumors of en expected Fenian outbres the elty police bad been largely augmented, while large number of volunteers and six hundred trad men had been eworn in as special constables, See: drillings has boen going om among the Fenians Leods for some thine, The Cork Rxawinnk save it has excellent resso for knowing that the report current the last f days, (nat Soph me had reuily left Treland, \s corre The Examineu adds thet Siephens’ wife was Cork, intending to sall tor America on the 16th the City of Boston, The Times, of tho 17th, ia announcing thes ¢ reciprocity treaty be ween tbe United Btaies « Briti b North America (erminated \hisday, seye “ et i duly werned, 1 aftnra tana fees ye et a of tholr boa Amt enforced, For (hie pu pase o Heitish wer vessel v be stst oned to sO Uy iho rehte of the fieho whieh revert tothe britieh Crown @re not infriy upou, and oko to prevents collie ous Leyeen ficherines of the rouviuces anu of he L urge Stal In this, ae well asim ali tuec reiates ty Ponian’ toe Limes LDeveves that the Mritish Goveram may coun. ob Wwe iriewullness and courtesy of bi ceut Johnson's Government, In the House of Commons, om the 12th, Mr. GI stone, in a lengthy speceh, explained the :eform t The mein features are & reduction ef the qualif unty voters from fifty pounds to fourt tio of Coonp ne yeud ies be pugn vo wleven pou Toutal, ead \o lodgers paying (ea pounds or ayy: f (Comstamed o@ tho ims Pear.