The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-08-23

: race-events which John Bright, th
, foremost statesman and lover OF lii
erty in Europe, said to me wer
I events whose grandeur eclipsed th
> history of England, and crowned th
!, \ glories of the nineteenth century
when those events were finished, th
Union saved and sanctifed, and wit
the signet ring of eternity sealed, 8
{ that all men and all nations stoo
f around the completed work, and CAV
, to it the benediction given of God t
, his new made earth, "Very good'-
when it was "inished,' then the au
thors Of that treason against liberty
, which Republicans met and defeate
: the architects of that ruin whic
, Republicans rebuilt, the foes Of tina
.l leaas|;.y in liberty which Republican
lsacu-eg mst Baltimore, and owe
this finished work of the Repd0hca'
party, they pronounced the benedic
ton of mankind, "very good,' ant
resolved that we are the only saf
custodians of the liberties coult
not destroy and the only trustworth!
executors of the laws made despite III
for defending them. Such again is tn
apparation of 1872.
Nay, again 1 err, for the visior
yet lacks its most direful spectacle.
Bear with me while / add the rest
And I now implore the colored mer
of the land-nay, all men who are moi
mad, to comprehend this residue to
which l point.
Look at the attitude to-day of the
Democratic party toward these de-
fences provided by the Republican
party for this equality of all men be,
fore the law" and this "duty of gov
eminent to mete out equal and exact
justice to all, Of whatever color.''
What was it on the day they made
this utteHance at Baltimore ? What
wss 1t on the day that Mr.. Sumner
wrote that the entire Democratic par
ty was converted to Republicanism,
and were more worthy of trust with
the civil and political, rights of the
poor Of every race than are Repub-
licans
Mr.. Sumner is author of supple
mental civil rights bill by which it
was provided that no citizen should
on account of his color, be excluded
from public schools, hotels, places of
amusement or from juries; and it
provided means for enforcing this
equality before the law" by punish
ing in the courts its violations. On
the 18th of February, 1872, this most
measure was introduced in the House
by Republican, and was met by the
Democratic party by motion never
made except against such as are
deemed monstrous, and unworthy
even of reading and consideration.
Mr.. Eldridge moved that the bill be
rejected, and, for its rejection, without
even the compliment OF being read,
every Democrat in the House voting,
being SO in number but against its
reflections every Republican ZIG in
number) voted. On the 26th Of Feb
ruary, and the 11th and 18th of
March 1872, the same bill was
reached, but even its consideration
was defeated by the filibustering of
the solid Democratic party, they de-
clsring 1t should never be even con-
sidered!
On the 25th of March, a colored
member, Mr.. Elliott, moved to sus-
pend the rules aud pass the bill: and
against that every Democrat $50 in
numbsr,) and for it every Republi-
can voted, 90 in all. On April /, q
Democrat, Mr.. Niblack, moved to kill
the bill by tabling it, and every
voting Democrat voted for, and every
against its death. On
the Sth OF April, 100 Republicans, all
there were, voted to engross the bill,
but not Democrat, and it was en-
crossed. On the 18th of May, an
other, and final effort was made by
the Republicans to pass the bill, on
motion Of Mr.. Elliott to suspend the
rules and report the bill; and 112
voted for, and 76 Demo
Gratis against 1t, and, as it required
two thirds to suspend the rules, thus
76 Democrats gave it its final defeat.