The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
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Sumner in his speech on Wednesday
said
come now to the State Of Virginia. Y,
have already had many petitions pres ma,
supplementary hill. One was s.rnxc,,,n, ~,
o,hcr day by the senator roin fhnt St.t,
TNr. Lcwisl, signed by several thonssn'
colorcd citizens. | p. scented one this morn
ing, signed by esiye number Of the sena
tors and repr ,entativcs in the Legislature O
that Stale: Now. If YOU please. / will rcat
bro. letter from 7. X. Jones, Of the HOUSE
OF Delegates:
nuovSE OF DELEGATES, RICHMOND. Va, !
December so, 1871.
Dear Sir,--The supplement to the civil
vic,L> bill, now before Congress, is agitatins
the country from one end of the land TO The
orhcr--a hill which every colored man in the
land needs. | sec that YOU are the author o.
the same. Is YOU are of all the great pro
g-rr>>iyc movements in this country. can
not cmimcratc the wrongs that are pcrpctra.
ted upon our people in this State. We can
NOT 20 to the capitol unless being prescribed
in The >trcct-ca,'S in which we ride. Sir. can
not something be done:
Yours, truly. X. JoSEs.
Hon. Charles Sumner"
| have here. also, Virginia newspaper
;Ar National Tfrgsn,Gn, Of january 9Th, from
which | will read brief article:
Here he read; then continued j
Such. sir. arc the sentiments Of the colored
n"pp'c in Virginia expressed in one of their
m3hlic organs. They do not agree with
.-nqtor> who ask that The rights of the
,~lorrd people should I've postponed. They
d. not see the great virtue OF amnesty while
,ou continue Ia deny the rights of a race.
They insist. first and foremost, upon their
OWN rights.
THE National IIirgiaidn is published by Il
c.:,rt-,acsrr, and has, we suppose, not a
thousand readers. white and black.
There i not large number" of Radicals
of both color> in the Virginia Legislature
ard The number of these who signed the Pc
:,Jon i contemplate. Wencyer before sus-
,,..rl sumner of deliberate Justification OF
rccord.J
Boutwell, Converted.
WASHINGTON. January lS.-1t will be re-
rrmhcrcd Secretary Boutwell,, in his last an
ruai report, suggested two plans for return
r,e volume Of currency in the manner pro-
io,ri hv him in 1869, and the other 20, :,
IWat' the Growth Of the country mi tbo IN
,r,,,tu- demands OF bu>in" ,:, CIV '4 49,; ~,
Ar a>,'med, would ", 50 adjusted t to I'll the
'..''m :" ~. cur icy Is to produce the de-
,"'' >''''' The secretary is evidently I'M
W, ~ "tth the latter remedy hy the decline
]" ,cc coin premium since he made his re
l~rr, for in 4 long discussion which he hclt
To-day with the Senate Finance Committee hi
took substantially the ground that no dircc
Legislation would now he practicable to equal
Il, the small difference between coin and pa
per Baltm0r: Sun.
[Houtwcll has come over TO lis again. How
cen we help sustaining his policy when ht
a..uion> hi own for ourS:]
WGman's Rights In the Supreme Court
senator Carpenter Wednesday argued thc
r-t>, IF Hiyra Bidwcll against the State OF
l..lu@- III the Supreme Court, involving the
question ot womcn'S rights under the four
t"it'h and fifteenth amendments, contending
tia; ,y virtue al these amendments all citi
Z,us. without distinction OF color or sex, and
when woman, without reference to mar
ra-e, are entitled to practice any trade, pro-
l">>ion. or pursuit, which they may choose
- nm avor=ltion. In this case the plaintiff,
Who j a married woman. sought to be ad-
Iat"d - the har in Illinois. and the appie;,-
ton was refused on the ground that Is she
Was 4 married woman she would not be liable
on contracts with her clients. The case was
heard here on review. and Senator Carpenter
took occasion TO declare his views in favor OF
Won.an suffrage Mrs. Bidwcll is the editor
Of III" Chicago LcgGl NeuS.
The Weather on Thursday.
WA~HlHGToS, january Is. p. Ut WAS
showing this morning in st. Louis. Fog
Ws~ reported from NickSburg, heokuk,
Louisville, Portland. Oregon, and Savan-
uab. Tie weather upon the summit of
Nnunt Washington was cloudy, temperature
dow zero, and i north wind blowing 2.
~" rate Of ci"htv-two miles an hour. Sno 6
f,i this evening in Cleveland, Indianapol't is
Montreal. Pittsburgh Toledo, and Duluth. 4
l!.llt rain was reported from Shreveport
La. III Rochester the weather was clearing
Up after a snoW-Storn. \ brisk northwest
.rIy wind Is reported from Cheyenne. The
temperature at Punta Rosa was 10 above
Key West, -; this city, 10 above.
What was predicted for Thursday:
WASHINGTON. january 1I.--Falling barom
,lor. with >outhwe>terly winds, will proba
lily extend on Thursday, possibly with snow
VERY generally eastward over the Ohio valley
and the lakes. Clear weather will prevail to-
ui.ht in New York and New England, fol
lowed by cloud and SHOW on Thursday. Tbs
highest barometer will continue, with clesil
weather. in the South Atlantic States. falint
barometer, with easteriy winds, will prevail
in Texas and Arkansas. An area Of low ba
ronctcr, and possibly severe storm, is apIa
rcntly approaching the California coast frou
tac southwest.
A Capital Selection.
The following note explains itself:
SENATE CHAMBER,}
WASHINGTON, January 4, 1872. !
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