The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-05-01
The Civil Rights Law a Source Of Wholesale
Litigation.

We have on hand a paper upon the civil
rights bill, which will shortly appear. 1t is
from the pen of great jurist of the West,
one who has. held first positions at the bar
and upon the bench. By reason of the veX-
atious suits that are springing up on all
hands, making a harvest for lawyers
Jogging counsel for negroes in particular
commentaries upon the law, either in its as
poets of constitutionality, eXpediency, or
nlischievous working, are quite as much
necessary as they were pending the passage
of the measure in Congress.
Speaking generally of the bill, the New
York Herald says:
We begin to witness the fruits OF the civil
rights bill. 1t has already caused the blood
of white people to be shed in Norfolk it has
been the cause of negroes in Boston filling
places formerly occupied by white laborcrs ::
it has given Massachusetts, negroes the right,
or rather they have impudeatly assumed 1t,
to take seats beside white ladies in railroad
cars, when plenty of other seats are vacant.
In short, it is continually increasing the bad
feeling existing between whites and blacks
in the North, while it is certainly not bring
ing them on better terms of anity and init
macy in the South. We foresee great deal
of trouble in this connection, even before the
civil rights bill is put into practical exc
cution.
The Baltimore American Rep.) thus re-
cords vexatious suits of negroes of that city ::
Tobias Airy was arrested on Saturday by
Policeman Rhodes, of the Western District,
on warrant issued by Justice Blake, on the
affidavit of Martha A. Cole colored, charg
ing an assault and battery by him upon her
self and son. The assault is said to have oc-
CURED in the northwestern part of the city.
on or near Biddle street, and her face exhib-
skol e i'll hi,
alleged that he was called on by Policeman
Rhodes to assist him in arresting the son.
and that it was another person, German,
who struck her. He was released by the
Justice on producing security for his appear
ance for trial at court next Saturday. There
have been several occurrences within the
past three or four days which, it is expected,
will bring before the courts of this city the
question as to what are the rights of cOlOred
persons. The first was that of a colored
man, on Friday, taking a seat among other
passengers in one of the York-road railway
cars. The conductor invited him to go to
the front platform, where colored persons
had always the privilege of riding He in
sisted on his right to remain in the car; but
the conductor, as also the other passengers,
required him to leave. He noted down the
number of the car and then departed. On
the same night James Williams, colored,
appeared at the tlcket-oftlce OF the Holiday
street Theatre and asked for a ticket The
agent, on learning from him that it was for
himself, refused to sell a ticket He went
out on the sidewalk and acted in such dis
orderly manner as to compel Policeman Da.,
to conduct him to the Middle District Sta
ton, whence Justice Spicer, after an exami
nation, the next morning committed him t,
Jail. On Saturday night colored man
name not learned, appeared at the Eastern
District Station, claiming protection. H,
stated that he had gone into public house
on Eastern or Canton avenue and asked 70!
a drink, but the proprietor refused him tn,
liquor. He claimed that as citizen he was
entitled to the same privileges as white men,
Neither the officer in charge or the lnagis-
trate could afford him the protection asked
for, and consequently he retired