The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-07
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centuries roaped down their eo,a.. ~.
cries and woes which thew haS 49, snS
had entered into the ears Of Tho ToSS sSysls - y
oIIne sabbath, and they were Of last poIiti.
cally free. The last vesture, civil riSSss %
only was needed. Having gained fbst
they might with hearts overtiowinp with
gratitude, and thankful that their drawer tII
had been granted. Here he repeated ihs ~
prayer Of Ruth: "Rntreat me not Ia leave
| thee, Or 70 turn from following after tbse
for whittier thou goest, I viii 90. and
Wnere thou lodgest, ] will lodge; Inv
people saal be my people, and thy God
my God; where thou diest ! will die. and
there will ! be buried. The Lord do 40 10
me and more also II aught but death mart
thee and me-" I'
The speech was listened to with marked
interest and attention by the members on
both sides Of the House, and by crowded
galleries, and It's close was verv peneFallv
and loudly applaudcd, many members
coggratulating the colored orator warmly,
and Gen. Sherman, who was present IN
inc hall, Joined In these congratulations.
MI, Monroe supported the Bin, II hsd
been said that there had been pecnliar
difficulties In the way Of enfercinS the
rights ofthe colored race, but this showed
that this class needed protection more
than others, and there was certainly M
good reason for neglecting them, Il
Congress could not protect colored peo.
pie 1t would be found that 1t could moi
protect anybody. When Il Withdrew The
shield OF protection from them Il would
also withdraw 1t from white citizens.
MIR. Lawrence made a legal argument
to prove that Congress had conStitution.
ally the right to pass the bill. w.
The debate was further Conductad he
Walls, Parnum, and Stowell tor the bili
and by Bl0unt, Bright, Heavans White
head and Buckner against 1t. AT 4.40 the
general debate closed. Tho debate az
might naturally be supposed has great AZ.
fractions Tor the colored population Of this
city, and consequently throughout The
the whole day the gentlemetl's gallery
was filled to overfloWing, and the door.
ways were blocked up by the crowd, in
which the colored race counted for Al leaat
9J per cent In the ladies gallery faces alro
PASHOALuapoub uuu GNeH Tl6 galleries get
apart for the families Of members were
not free lrom the presence oil represen-
tallYes oI the race which was 90 deepIy
Interested In the matter before the Houss.
Ehe diplomatic gallery was the only mart
part OF the hall where there were no
colored persons, and that gallery wss
practically vacant the whole day.
MIR Butler, Of Mass, who reported the
bill, took the floor at the close Of The do
bate, but yielded to Mr.. Hale. who re-
ported from the Appropriation Gommittee
tne regular naval appropriation bill,
which appropriates SIG 65OOS5G and
moved that it be made special order Ior
Thursday next Objection was made IA
having the day fixed at SO early a time
and this point was discussed St some
length. Finally the motion was agreed 10.
Garfield, from the same committee.
made a report on the extension Of Boston
Postoihce, in which the committed re.
commends that no further appropriation
'hsll be made for that purpose in addition
g the $6OO,O already appropriated, and
mat ii the government cannot get Il for
that price 1t does not buy at all.
The report was ordered printed and 70.
committed.
The House adjourned.