Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-01-11
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.

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prominent oolored men Of washingtoni John y.
Cook, District register, John t. johnson, Dis
trlot treasurer; John A. Gray, Jas. A. Handy
and Lewis II. Douglass, members Of the District
Legislature; Prof John NJ. LAngston, Howard
| Unlveriityi DR.. Chas. II. Purvls, Hepry John
son, Jonn Il. Brooks, WIN. syphax, Perry Ry;
der, Chas. n. Douglass, Walker Lewis and
WIN n Smith soGSnPsSlsd b. ne s; sslsss's'
oreFner, James whlpper PirnelI Levi Urom.
we'll and James r. Needham, who BROUGHT from
lures, il favor Of The civil tights Bills also, a
delegation frUB RlchmoDd, Va, consisting OF
John oliver, esq, Hon. 2. >; Oarter, Henry
ginla Legislature, and Hon. W. II. Gray, Of Ar.
kan'ss called, ~ appointment az ne E l.
~, ~ ~ nsYIo ibsip tcspee,s 70 The
President and TO request that he would give the |
weight Of his Influence In ihvor Of the bill pend.
civil rights bill. The committee, alter waiting |
= few moments In the reception room, were |
u'nHte me !s at prS1is i IUs
lows ~.
MIR. President, we are hero to-day TO soc you
in the interest Of the bill nov being considered
in uSpstSs., which prIIo,.ss g secure to Ihe
ment Of the usual accO nmOlatlons, advantages,
facilities aud privileges furnished by cgmmon
carriers by land and water, many OF which have
received and arc receiving enurInous land grants
and subsidies frum tho 0oncral Government
tho common heritage VI all, by inn.keepefs and
by ma agcrs Of publlc and liccnsed institutionsi
supported wholly " In part by moneys derived
friln general taxation, and enjoying other than
! We are deprived Of the privileges Of these
! public arrangements, denied the Judgments Of
these advan ayes. These DETERMINATIONS a iaiust
. linen nj. Eundei and susiaipcJ In a state Of
, is,IItictI clrcnnstanecs existing prior 10 the
war Of the rebellion, hoaIy r. 3 lSpF eoniinued
/. lung existing. They Hrc slow and Indifferent rs
! 10 any change from This barbarous treatment
y.,,SnI'r SnI ,,hsr u,,y,,rgo2 ,i,,t sti,anssIn
the titio.ioed Of mAnhUod, affords we Ieel sensi.
lively ths aealai o. tnsss TIM snd Pr,yiisSs,i
I by those distInctIons founded on color moruly,
a under this system Of DISCRIMINATION We see The
9 | very grOWth Of caste, hatred and prejudice; We
. | sec equally tho IWlrnnV and dcEra1InW effect
4 on ourselves,
I We ask In thi, no social equality; this IA q
o matter regulated by taste by choice by e,uIuc-
}. mali arising rom other relations than th1so
a OF civil bearing We demand admission 70 no
man. home S S5 circle o. SSa nS What v Tg
d accommodating, instruction, amnsemont, Ofchar.
. Iy aud all other Institutions chartered aud reg.
l. srmaatiou on account Of color raec, or pTryIaus
70 condition Of scrvltude Legal rights and priyil-
II eEes bciax grained, We propose TO leave all
., social Arrangement 10 the enlightenment aud
Vt Christian Judgment OF mankind.
i. IL may 10 Objected that We have no claim 10
the privilege, ., Instruction which have o, 'S Ssp
" white Fellow. titigenS aud secured through pub.
TO lie patronage before We were hiliy
ny but should not DC forgotten ,hdi we nave 10.
20. Ina. we have not contributed 70 erect; but on
- the contrary, two and hall centuries ol tcarinl
n and unIeqplLed toil has aldel mliions 70 tns
IL ahd the spItapbs on thess mattyTs, these I'M
" numbered and innunetahle toi,e 10y ere eyery
an wrSi,h If tbS sSIS,ry IN addItIon 10 az IaSSr
y, OF those who now i've, nvoI' Dnt inl9fei and
NY greatly Impaired - mind anu Oouy ny the unre
W. | mlulng service undergone. .,.,,,. =
" While We approach you a. the 6hlei Mhgls
L tTate, pteshlng not rs partisan ffoshent ye'
We know that you were sleclHl under INC deela
" specially dear 70 az, We e1me 10 sute that W
~ are subject 70 special hardshlrs mueh injustice
law snS ~ ss slH So
very va. the guardl n genius, and II " itill ecu
~ ltoled the nation We might see some eonslstene
on persistent degradation TO which We are subjected
IA but with slavery eliminated from the Oynstilu
70 tlon, and It's great Imendmsni,, lcahns n
citizenship, and with the rights already deslp
a'e patcd in the siyiLrishts BILL We cannot see VII
-. we are thus denied.
III" We COME 10 you, today encouraged by tn
ehhl9i ION o. y1ur svheiols mature, as mA
'ia s, ,S r,.slinJ ~ s,,,ssnnbs an
de- nation nation WHOM INV yVu a0ssa.t ~ s
ol M evn uisADil.y' shu W eStenl hui,hesg
lhem' We 700, VIM haNS never Itoelel, an
pou scarce the privilege Of living, with no assure
tho pInncss5 pfCneiyIn, W.. Yuy .n1 ~ " ~
80 mnS az s Me-, mi Nm piI inc,un -,
p. nt AZ 4, yoI VII :. ne w. ~
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be Se 70 -. sna ,,, hnsse Iisn 81,
pIsmpsntaTy siyI I IISSts III. Ia moi e,nTenisI
II do - tRat We may have the beneht of va,
ned name md Inrucnnc I'm mo diTcctInn ~ ihs
curing of them " ~ Wv
MhM Ne ak LOT Is nov enloIsa IN iaIse ~
H. ~i,h1W, any m c'n.e"nsnnss Ths dsnt