The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-24

ate several DAYS since providing for tho
creation of new counties, and In the clause
enumeratIng the voters, or the number OF
voters required, &C., the word tehi6 was
found. That Is to say The colored voters
were not to be considered at all. A mo-
ton was made before the second reading
of the bill to strike out the word "white,"
and strange to say there were four mem
beers who wanted II understood, that they
were.in favor of "white mans govern
ment," and that they belonged to the
"white mans party" and recorded their
votes against striking 1t out Their illus.
trious names IRE CASTOR, Hall (of Wetzel)
Mcdonald and Price. They are still OF
the opinion that negroes have no rights
that white men arc bound to respect"
This afternoon the House had under
consideration the Jury bill" and TIRE.
mendious fight took place over the word
white" The idea OF allowing "nIgger"
to sit on q Jury with white Virginia gentle
man was too much for some OF the more
chiValrouB members to endure, and 80
they resolved to insert the word t0hte
and thereby excluded the colored in.
diVidual from the jury. .----g.-
After long and bloody argument in
Committee Of the Whole, TO keep on oil
the records as far as possible, It came up
in the House. DR.. Thompson, Of Putnam,
who belongs properly TO the Silman pc
Rod, undertook TO champion the white
idea, and Capt. Reynolds, Of Mason,
stood by the "darkey." The principal
arguments against negro jurymAn, was
because he was q "nigger." And In the
face Of the Constitution Of the United
States, and also theso.called Constitution
of West Virginia, under which they are
now pretending to act, It was only BY q
very small ma ority that their attempt to
violate the organic law OF the country was
defeated. l managed TO report the re-
marks Of the leaders on both sides Of the
question. DR.. Thompson said:
"MR, SPEAKRR:-I opposed this amend
ment while in Committee Of the Whole,
and still intend to oppose it.. | want It
understood that am opposed to Niger
Jurors; l will never consent to make
them the equal Of the white man. have
many reasons for my position; the most
important Of which Is because o niger is
a niger, Sir, We have not only gone
down, down into the lowest depths Of
niogerlsm, but the friends Of the niger
act like young noodles. ! hope, 81, that
these gentlemen will be very happy with
their newly found associates. For my
part, sir, would rather have no iuries
at ali than to force white men to sit with
them. hope the thing will be voted
down" ... a..a.r1s
Capt. Reynolds rose, and in replying,
ssid:
MN. SPEAKRR:-L had made up my
mind tosay nothing more upon thissu6ject
but the gentleman from Putnam DIR.
Thompson) has seen fit TO style Others
with myself as young noodlesP y Now,
sir,Iifweare TO be knoWnby this name and
class, propose to call the enemies Of JUS
tice, those who oppose this measureI BY
the name Of old iO0dieS." Laughter.
The gentleman wishes US much Joy
with our new associates. Let me say,
sir. that this Is no neRquestion or idea,or
principle with me. The doctrine that all
men are created equally free has been
life long with me. IhaVe always believed
il, and have always maintained 1t. 1t iS
but simple Justice, and ] propose TO stand
by it to the last.
III recollect correctly, 1t has not been
many years since these old doOdles were
Young noodles, and many oil them drew
their sustenance from the maternal founts
Of this now much despised people And
when Of proper age many OF these old
doodles conceived their mission 70 b to
bleach out the color from the skins Of this
unfortunate race OF human beings, until
now they range in color from the tar bar
rel black to the beautiful tinge OF a new
hog skin saddle, Laughter. Ali sir,
you hate them now because this
evil must cease. Talk to me
about our newly found associates.
Why, sir, the change that these old
doodles have undergone in regard to
their fostering mothers would lead one to
believe that the doodls'Or the mother, or
both, had been born again or regenerated
or were not the same beings. Surely
their transformation from slaves to Tree
human beings has worked q remarkable
change. But, Mr.. Speaker, as / have
given my opinions at length upon this
Question, l will not reiterate them here.
The little G. U. D. and Others strange
to say, were on the right side in this dis
cussion. l will, however, not trouble
your readers with what they said at this
time. Tho vote was, | think, 81 Tor