The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-09-23

Representative, from the, great .srieulsural Stat
tixes authorizing the President of the Unite.
Ststes TO appoint commission OF nine men 70 D,
eTea. it Fl he sfa' ss
PRACTICAL men. and they were elethsse
and dn r pas Of the read. ef the var oi
companies which, BY combinations, formed
They were authorized to examine the books Ane
papers Of the coIa pantes- TO examine the ohcer'
e saf as t5s eos IF as
operating their several roads When they
f lev weae ra hs es fa5si 'ass
schedule OF rates To be charged for the II Ansporta
And these schedules we're to be put up in public
laees. IN the various ei.lees Of the eompsnles s.
could ascertain just what they we're entitled to and
no more. Then the bill declares that If the com
bs6ed N the sc6edaes they should be liable
eiyilly to the parties. and liable crlminally
You w9uld say that that was Just, ami II was,
notwithstanding this IS great interest IN the
country ST. 90 00 oo. SIS it has
while they should be protected in receiving lust
and fair income on their Investments should not
abuse She powers given to them IN tier charters
tuting unjust determinations.
ties stand on tits question? Of course you would
imagine that gil would favor a proposition SO
passed by small majority. II is now pending in
the Senate. 1t is practical measure. i
simply its principle. One hundred and twenty
one name. were recorded in favor of the measare.
one hundred and twenty-one who voted for this
measure there were but four Democrats, and two
then. appeal to the people of Noble county. in
teTested as they are 50 largely in this question,
as | have told you, by members OF Congress
gathered from the thirty-seven States. and net a
random, not casual expression, but one given
under obligations as members OF Congress.
CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
I pass from this question to the consideration
Of another Ihe Dem9eT T party in theIT plat
Senate of the United States and now
pending in the House OF Representative,
people. and calls upon them to decide whether or
not they vii DC cursed with the absolute social as
VIEW OF With the @
sttempt on the part of the Federal Govern
es s sharefss '' steamSoats ' t dhS and
negro equality and enforcing it undo, enor-
and Pratt before the people # they toist this afro
against them at the hands of their constituents
whom they have misrepresented.
sn the ~ psqse Of b fndaRp
object to being condemned unheard
hss Sas ahs St Ell hs 1
represented in this resolution which have read
They are not pr9yerbial for telling 18th the truth but
Now let me read you the first section OF the bill
the rest of it is mere machinery:
by reason Of race. Color or previous condition Of
servitude be kept excluded from full and
g or preese ri By
carriers, whether on land or water BY licensed
ties, by trustees. commissioners. teachers
or other officers Of the. common schools
the ns same asf being sI uppaftsd By
rived from general taxation or autherized
Benevolent associations. supported s
IN the same way & That p p schools
tablishsd exclusively for white or olored per
sons, shall remain according to the terms of their
This is the whole OF it. Before proceeding to
of sos RSguatn in h
The African race. Hence. in our 5000. 900
They are an integral part Of the populztion of
this country three States they constitute q
ss outer sd hay ana
large fraction Of the regulation, in many inssan-
citizens of the United States, because they have
been born here and the Eourteenth amendment ex-
ICED in the United States and subject to its juris
the States wherein they dwell. Tfyou viii define
will tell you what is the measure of q eolored
Stated. You are citizens Of the United States.
hat more than citizen are your There Is no
p the United states WEaeser Therefore Is th
measure of your right. is the measure Of the col
Civil Rights bill Ewes to the the eo
oEfd people some Ils s, saey 81 r.. not
Jaw Of the land ever since this fourteen Ii amena
nent has been part Of the constitution, gives to
ns iii His ssr
Was tested in the District Of Columbia, where
e to % he % ode fh
courts did their duty and decided that every man
1 tSSas1 a Vent TO pab
snI propoaed si pay af the usual ehafEes
Supposed that he sas not entitled 70 be trestei
ust as well as the white traveller Why should
h as' rar nss tsEst Office ah nj f B@ss
titled to fist-elass scat in iirst-easz ear? Why
5 not his money as good as white mans money?
pose of seeing Uncle Tom Cabin performed. or
or the parpose OF laughing and crying at Tao same
Van WinkIe why shouldn I he. ii he las bought 4
class ticket be entitled to fiTstelass seat?
hose who deny him these rights; This ill is de-
gned to meet such cases. and 10 make it the
qaai rights That Is 't the Object Of the law
mot to give any new rights. Even in our
,wn ranks there is good deal Of hesitation about
irving this measure OF justice to the c}lorei
,eopIe. | address my remarks to the weak
sneed men OF the party. Let me say to you. my
riends, this is the time to do that act of justi e.
Two eonstitutions i'm peratiyely require IL at cur
ands- In this connection. Iwish to read to YOU
me passage from the constitution OF our own
state. shall not pause to make any interpreta-
ion upon it. l shall content m self with leaving
hat int expectation to yourselves after listening
o it. It is the eighth article of the constitution.
.Jcpted twenty two years ago:
knowledge and learning generally diifused .
through the community. being essential to the
reservation of free goVernmeni. it shall be the
uty OF tho General Ascend TO erlcoIrag re by all
uitable means. moral, intellectual, scientific
md agricultural improvement. and TO provide by
aw tcr general and uniform system OF comm on 4
choois. wherein tuition shall be without charge
qualify free to all :" Do you see the point2 Is
here any escape fro m that obligation. from that
u2EantyZ These schools are to be equally omen 2
0 all Here CONES In the EaIrr.een In n,erA-L