Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-30

suppose this Civil Rights Bill to be all |
the Democratic fancy has painted it-ncfa. !
rious, abominablc, and everything else that
can be suggested Is the burning of
churches and school houses, and the murder
of the unprotected and the def3nceloss the
way to show it2 We have had bad laws
before; some very bad laws. Their defor-
mites were exposed in speech and by the
press. The reason and sober judgment of
the people were invoked, and the obnoxious
laws were repealed. Other measures there
have been, in the past, upon which the pub
lie mind was sharply divided. They were
discussed, for and against, before the great
tribunal Of the people; and the majority at
the ballot-boN decided No one ever
thought Of resisting the decision by burning
and murder Resistance Of different
character was once proposed by Mr.. CAL
houn and the Nulliflers in the days Of Jack
son. 1t was instantly stamped out by the
old Union-preservcr, and the people Of
Tennessee shouted "a wild Euzza
l do not hesitate to repeat, what ! have
often said, publicly and privately and uni
fDrmlv, that the bill which passed the
Senate, called the Civil Rights Bill does
not command my approval. l had occasion
TO act upon il but once, when l voted 10
send it to the judiciary Committee, where
10 could, and l felt sure would, be amended
and improved. But John &. Brown repre-
SCENTS me IS in favor Of the bill and voting
for it; and John G. Brown ia the Demo-
cratic Governor of Tcnnesseel
,Still, Democracy says, though you and
others may not support it, the great body
of the Republicans do-tht President
Grant recommended it, and every Rcpub-
/ iican Senator but three voted to pass it, To
this | reply, they did not interpret it or un-
derstand 1t, by any means, as it has been
/ portrayed by the Democratic speakers and
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| introduced into the Senate by Mr.. Sumner.
and referred to the Judiciary Committee,
of which nc was not II member Mr.. FIRE.
| linghuysen, of New Jersey reported
| from the committee new bill in
| lieu OF Mr.. Summers, SO that the present
| bill is Mr. Frelinghuysen' The debate
turned principally upon the school provis-
| ion of the bill, which was much discussed.
| 1t was protracted, but the point is embraced
| in a question by Senator Stockton of New
! Jersey to his colleague, Mr.. Frelinghuysen
do you mean or do you not mean that
! you propose by Il compulsory system to
| educate the young people Of different col.
ors together?" To tnis Mr. Frelinghuysen
| answered that be did not. The remarks of
other Senators, who voted for the bill, show
/ that it WAS their intention to leave the ques-
/ ton Of separate schools or mixed schools
for the different Colors, or the different
sexes, OF the residents OF the opposite sides
of the creek to the local regulations Of the
/ people themselves; to have the one OF the
other, as they might incline But let that
pass.
The position ofthe Republican party of
. Tennessee is clearly defined in their State
/ pla form Equal rights for all, but no COM
! pulsiou to exercise them jointly. 4 man is
| known by the company he keeps, because
no man Is compelled to keep company with
| Others against hi, wish. he may not be
| able at all times 10 say with whom he will
associate, but he is always able TO say with
whom he will not. And no one proposes,
certainly do not, by Legislation or other
wise TO control or meddie with this high
I social right Oar Colorai friends urc no
/ exception in wishing their homc- and
/ families exempt from all unsolicited wish
. tatlOu.
Now while AID my Republican friends
/ would not favor mixed schools. nor en-
force Intercourse of amy kind, where men
Of sense prefer their own inclinations
should control, would like to know why
our Democratic champions object. Their
canvass TWO years ago, with all its prutes
sion, Of equality and attempted Csiplcry OF
the Colrcd vote; whose support ola candi-
date who was expressed in favor of mixed
schools and would not forbid mixed mar
riagcs, are fresh in the public recollection.
They were then sincere Orthey were not In
either case they should have nothing to say.
Try them by another test, Both houses OF
Congress both by the Constitution and MS
a matter Of fact, arc open to all citizens
without distiction of race or color. and al
ready there are Colurcd men in them chosen
fir the next Congress. And how many
Democrats, all over the State, do we FIND
pressing to &C.. q seat beside them But
must not dctnin You Cries Of 60 on, g
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