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though not still the friends Of the dem.
ocratic party. We give below, the
concluding portionssof HE argument:

though not still the friends Of the dem.
ocratic party. We give below, the
concluding portion:of HE argument:
"1n sAs WELDON 80 scanomy os GODS soyur.
tnent smong zhsA, truth sAA Justice viii prevail,
II not through human agencies, through Divine
Interpretation. when moral lnnusnces fail to re.
Mss the encroochueuts upon personal liberties, or
to redress the wrongs Of any clsa Of people upder
government. the Intervention OF Him Who moves
In mystsrious wsys His wonders to perform, man.
fiesta itself In the overthrow Of personal injuries
a. public niqpittes. This nation has Travelled ran.
idly IN the right direction during the pest nfteen
ysAss; and Il Only remains for the courts TO cd
minister the tnstice which hes been enacted By
lestAatton. There may be some VINO are inclined
to defeat the purposes Of God and good men. and
vho may impede for Q time the triumph OF pro-
gsese, but the day 10 NOT far distant when the Nc
Cicskeys and 81 Of kindred afinisies and sympa-
thies I'LL be overwhelmed and subsidized BY the in
flexible justice OF the courts and the American
people all over the continent. win recognize the In.
a''enshie rights Of man irrespective Of color.
"ken OF esGy color ase saike 10 sheir smb,Mon
to bs free and equal before The Law, and any A.
tempt tc insult their manhood or 10 prescribe their
mttzenship. would tend ~ prolons the upholy
strife which nov exists between capital and labor
to the great detviK eDt of society. Yon are not
only setting in judgment upon an act AFFECTING the
rights OF ChArlss Lewis. but upon . question In
voiviDg the manhood ana citizenship OF Z major
ity Of the people Of this commonwealth. After
the evidence to which Won have iistened.you cen
nos render . vsriicl against Charles Lewis, and
against the se5 0 persOos Of African descent who
Ars Interested In the Issue OF this sctlon, without
doing violence to tue oaths which you have taken.
without acting 10 defiance Of the constitution OF
The State and the nation, without tramplins upon
the laws, without atsrssariing Christianity. and
insulting the enlightened spiftt Of the sse.
'If you tatend to rssdsr verdict according to the
evidence adduced and the laws applicable 10 this
csae. you will have no dlcuity IN arriving st an
immediate sesalk. The plaiAti2 AAs made ous .
esss aoalnss D. dsfeadant - clear - the nooa.
day slS, end 81 remains to b seen Whethsr shers
| b fsctituds enough II THE jury b sdpinistes
justice WITH lmpsstiA,isy. IN 10 csuntFS through.
| ons ~ QodS creation. leaving ous The United
| osatAa u Amayica. would such n outrage -
ChAs5es LsviS haa suffered be tolerated, ana even
haze u 4 psststrSssl IN violation Of law. Cndss
/ ~ Other nag than our evn, WHISTLER Pagan OF
CAfiafiaa, black and white men Are equal before
the lew. not osly u theory hss IN pssctice. The
| simple sszusSd ca siaas q soda waaas. which
wss refused b. Acclaeksy to Charles Iewls.
would be politely compled With IN the most gor-
eeous establishments I'll oves Europe, where ths
public \ Invited 70 come. Evsn In old Ireland,
ffom whence this defendant halls, she plaintiff
could b - readily accommodated In I'll plaess Of
public resort, - freaidsat Grant. there y moth
~ IN Bis naAnsn nor messls 70 exclude hin.
"Dasfnf The Period Of fopf consecutive yesrs,
[ aiacs he sar. srsvsasd abroad - far 0ossh q
swsdsn. Norway, md Raasia, sna - far South q
| Itsty, Dins,ss II the various grades Of secissy
and having intercourse with III conditions OF peo-
pc, aad no iusssace, either n hetsls. sAsasres.
rssssofasts or any ether place open for he accom-
/ nodaioa Of the public. was Ieaied admitsancs
a. de5effed slns.e privilege scvordsd 10 say 9th.
q person; hat On the contrary. blaek - ~. o,
| which nm Justly pssud. l enjoyed many Social
privneges and dissisctioas which thousands q
Americana. populasiy called Shise. have long Do.
sired, but die4 without the experience have ~
~ the imperial table 10 the Winter Palsce, ct o.
fessfshurs, IL rumpaay With the Emperor o, ~
he Rnsssaas, many OF the imperial family ana q
nohfe sna hl1l,isut star: hsve been rvceved q
] Ne throAe Of IaGianf On The occasion Of rpys
rscerttoo, ahh VIII alf the sslf-rsspecs Of man.
hnod lnspired Win sach illnstPioaa associations,
eooh Aof, Hshif Outrage u sustained by you. In
I thh city ebtaan elass Of coda water, II wa
dying Of shirst. ltiss sestous question which IL
pressntsa. not only 10 eAe plaintiff, but to those
Of African dsscent, and u you would DO The STATE
serstcs, II ron would PROMOTE peace and union
tesweeu the saces. Ifyou wonld give effect to thai
liberty which the Senius Of our Institutions con.
ssrs. snd Ff6tsct thst manhood which Gomez "a
] those Of Af,icaa dssoest from their CrsstoR, sou
viii rstura verdict Tor the foil sum Of ESQ dam.
see claimed By the plaintiff. ana thus rshuts the
spirit which pFssunsss 10 arrAy itself sssanst the
Law snd the gospel."