The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
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~, House Of Representatives last FRI
,,.s,rc Mr.. Critchcr took lioar IN haha'
(-,n,;nc Yankee received the following
49, ....,.ioo from Mr. Riggs. Of Delaware:
". pI;,ns: Now. Mr.. Speaker, sna''
,lIr,,>, ;nyscif 10 the honorable &en'ic-
vi" .,,n Massachusetts Mr.. it"'rl' Wh"' ~
wood, thr other day. stated i''al u'''r
ny,r ), n1i white persons III me >'a,' -
W, ,,.,r, WAC could not read or Wri''' "a
III IN question The fact. II II ne ono, uu'
.. ~. Min The hcEcIi! OF II. desire, NOV
=, ,.G the attention oi the h"hoiao''
,.,,gr "a The further taG 'hat 'heic j. u"
.,, ~ TIL, mon To-day that has oE'.''
y...n,o, >y>trm than the STATE OF ic1'-
She ha> IN invested iund "tiIrn en-
..., h,vr, npc 10 carry on free sriio"!N '"' IN
* mouths in the year. and "y 'oi'n-
a., t.>.:.ou they may keep the sch'"'> III
~..un Daring the balance az ihr i"t'
... .arg. i! a." people OF me SE!" OF h'It
...-...5. !. i;ertc !; Is no iau!t ~ INC ia". "
., omit Of the educational system "i the
r. ,.,r,.n,, or guardians Will no; ava'!
...r,,a, 81! thr opportunities for me cii!-
.."g ..f'.,ir children Thus afforded.
W. UnA!,: Will Tie gentleman from
-, .,,,.,r,. ;...rir:t !nc 10 ask him Il question.
=" Hri,n~: viii Weld TO the gentle
p, l,f.g, set 4 little further on, hecau>" J
":A,2 :t,, disposed 10 PROFOUND QlirS-
-,,lf,r. and viii Weld for him to answer.
49,, l,..,n;u, ~ the gentleman ! was forci
.,...;, with the Great amount Of pre-
E..i riaiy and intellectually Of the State
..., lr IN ,rlrf represents. And, sir, was
....,f> 20 ,.<crr1air-
Nr. TOWNSEND, Of fcnaSy lvanm: WIZ
o.. ru;.rmuu allow nc TO ask him Il queS-
-.
r~ PIGG>: Not Just now. My time l.
r.,. ..i and must first address myself To
.a., .,rg.,t stat. II Massachusetts. was
..,.;t 10 ,ay, sir. that alter the gcnilcmanS
...,.ru.l.> Was little curious to inquire
....F.,a history Of Massachusetts,. And what
.f...a, ,.2a,,>,, sir, | found:
Ieul. -, according 10 the State consta-
~, rr,r I, the State Of Massachusetts,
t,... s.r>-iS&&, 1861, 1868, and 1859
-,...r4-iuu-, exclusive Of liquor cases,
.l.,,,t:uL a. ten thousand and thirty-SiX.
.,5.i WIZ. these PROSECUTIONS for: What
.-,g..- i,.I The people Of The State OF MaSS!-
. .r.a,f. committed: Why, sir, in listening
g.. .1, hrnur.lhr Gentleman YOU would sup
....r.., ;'.ry yy,I.r MI saints IN there with
.. -.af irsrni1r. Let ur read 10 yo;i
..,r,.. ,.r;,.,,.. tt,y hive committed. and
... ,.., r,,.., .,i,,:"!,.,: ~,i}y. Ircausr they
',.5.,.,r r,i,.',.. far AZ inanv letters -,
,,.,,..';,, Tho i,r.l:.h 1an,,,,,nr rycrr; the
..r 49,, I,.,frrs Of the alphahct lGrcat
..'..r.7 l.r; me ,av, however, before read
&c.. .ar i.>f. ,Ha: vou would suppose, from
81. r.n.arT~ olth2 gcatl,m III from MaSsachu-
49,. ,1s, crime WAS decreasing in that state :
... ;,,.:,a,l nc f},l; IN ;S,;i; there we're nine
......i,,,l ..,,I r,tv-,;yorq.rs and in 1sG9
,.tyry,,r}irty-four hundred tilfy-ninc-
A.. Increase of nearly double in three wears.
iai = nat were these crimes, Mr. Speaker:
'"i, gccitr Il few Of them. Arson, adultery
t.a-t,"Ti. burglary. li@anry [iaughtcr]. coz
...igg - lrf!aud, drunkenness. dciacing
,la.r-.upc, Tercat lau.rItcr1, forgery. horse
...-'i.a, ra,.yilrrl1. highway robbery. keep
j.. l,,ri Without License. TGrcat laughter
SIR. -n.y;lrr, ] rul>t claim your protnC-
f.,p | proceed with The lit. Night-walls-
,... N.q.mtcr1. obtaining money under false
l..a"...., norji.rv. poy ~.lny flaughterl, play
,#. r.r.> on SUNDAY. present IT cork-wllt
f.r,.r l,1-ii,orl, refusing to pav their rail-
IA nlv,~ rgr,.tt iau-Ihry1. setting rip Il lot
r.r I...Iip.S nil..cuc print. selling i.n,npa,
.,,'.,; ,,.,y rl,u,.1,,rr7 s,,,ipc diseased meat
..lt,~lf.a threatening TO burn q church
.,r,-,t l.,i,,,},r,r.l Mr. Stacker I will read
.'., n,@rn r. ,,,r lem ,;,o,i.4nd.
Now. .ir, wnrn 1!ic Gentleman from NaS<?.
e,.u,crl~ inIK, ai,oll IT,. ililrracy Of the state
+ lil,,v%r, III NE tell him that the criminal
:,,.ard d ,laI state does not present any
such dark record - that uI the stat" of Mas.
-.cl.,.,..t- DOES tO-dav--a record darker than
.:,[,r riad ANON mj,iriyIit. rI,aurhicr.l
VI. llrAi;: VIII III" gentleman now Il.
},v:, suggestion to him?
Mr.. EIGG$: YES. sir, with the greatest
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