The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-06-25
COMMUNICATION.
RICHMOND, Va, June Is.

Now that the civil rights bill isl
killed, for this session, at lease, the
people in this section of the country
feel much relieved. There is no
estimating the amount of trouble 1t
would canse IN the ex-slave States :;
it would be the cause of driving a
vast majority of the white children
from the blessings and privileges of
free schools which would be attend
ed by nearly ali the colored children
until the novelty wore off; it would
cause frequent disturbances in hotels,
theaters, public conveyances, etc.
and probably no little blood would
be shed. The negro who attempts
to exercise CHS rights" under that
law will be subject to such an amount
of insults and degradation hat none
but the thickest skinned will be able
to repeat the attempt. Some hotel
proprietors say they would act in
this way A negro comes in and
asks if ne can get dinner. The pro-
prietor will politely answer "Cer-
tainly. sir, most certainly. My charge
will be $35, just register your name"
The negro will probably conclude a
single meal won't be worth the
amount named. If, however, he
does, the only way will be to give
him a table to himself in some cor
ner, send waiter TO him, who takes
his plate, knife, fork, aud order, and
does not come back.
Never in the modern history Of any
nation, can be found an instance of
any class of people, liberated from
slavery, being accorded SO many
privileges in such short space OF
time as less than ten years. They
have free schools, the right Of sui
frage; there is no interfering with
their religion, societies, meetings,
property, ETC., and all this within ten
short years. People at the North
are comparatively little acquainted
with the negro, as class. They
Judge by the few, the very few, that
inhabit the Northern States. A Wis
it to southern police court would
undoubtedly induce them to alter
their minds trife.
The city of Petersburg, with a
population Of nearly 10000, has un-
til lately been ruled by negroes On
the latter part Of last month, how
ever, they were beaten in the NUM-
cipal election. The conservative
party elected their ticket, and the
greatest rejoicings Immediately fol-
lowed. Being only twenty miles
from this city, the Petersburg citi-
zens invited Richmond to join her in
q general celebration of the event.
A special train left this city, and
arrived there at s o'clock, P. NJ, and
were received with many expressions
of joy. A procession was immedi-
ately formed, bands of music played
popular airs, torches blazed, cannons
fired, rockets shot up into the air,
whistles shrieked, and nearly every
house was finely Illuminated, even
the poor people. who could do
nothing better, held lamps TO the
windows as the procession passed.
Many of the houses were Illuminated
at no small cost, and presented a fine
display. Itwas nearly I o'clock be-
fore the procession was led to the
hall, where tables heavily loaded
with various refreshments were
placed. The celebration was in
every way orderly. The Richmond
party returned home tired, but hav-
ing enjoyed themselves greatly. The
defeated party, sfnarting under the
display, brought various charges
against the judges Of election, and