The daily gazette., 1874-10-20
Il cara From Mr. MuTis.


In response to your article Of Satur-
day l would say took exception TO the
former article because II stated abso-
lutely that l voted for the Civil Rights
Bill, which is not fact
And had that Bill been the most pop
MAR measure ever before Congress it
would be uncandid in me to remain 81
lent upon reading statement that had
voted for it, when, ill fact, | had only
voted on resolutions respecting il in the
Legislature.
| did vote against resolutions respect
ing the Civil Rights Bill in the Legisla-
ture. and would treat the Bill the same
way; but am i'll favor of making prop
er provision for the education of all poo-
pie in the State without regard to dis
tinction of class, color, or condition, be-
heving it would better tit them for the
discharge of the rights already cast up
on them.
At the time the resolutions in question
were before the Legislature, had not
examined the Civil Rights Bill which
had been presented to Congress by a
Senator who voted with the Democrats
for their Presidential candidate of 1872,
not feeling that my duty to my constitu-
ents required it, OF that my vote would
i'll the least affect the action Of Congress
upon the Bill. And under the circum-
stances l was specially opposed to the
entertaining of such things to prelong
the session, whilst questions relating to
education, exemption, representation,
attachment, taxes, &c, &c, were requir-
ing attention, and in this view | was
supported by all of the Republicans
and five Democrats who voted for my
motion to indefinitely postpone these
far al t,xsf h.n
combe resolutions. Very resp'y,
J. MARIs.
The following is an extract from the
printed journal of the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes, page 9l5, and shows exactly
the votes given by Mr.. Maris and his
Republican fellow members. We have
IL" question with Mr. Maris as to what
he would do if the Civil Rights Bill was
again before him; We have only to deal
with facts We find recorded. We find nc
fault with him for his proposition to ed
ucate negroes. We presume his party
agrees with him in this also. We are in
favor of taxing the negroes for their ed.
ucation. but we are opposed TO educat.
ing them wholly at the expense of the
tax paying whites. II appears from tn,
record that all the Democratic members
voted in favor Of the adoption Of the
resolutions, and all the Republicans We.
ted against their adoption:
JOINT RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION To MAX
no EEdRoEs TIE EQUALS OF WHITE
MEN, POLITICALLY OR SOCIALLY.
Resolved by The Senate and House Of Rep-
resentdt,reS Of the State of Deidpdre II, Gen
oral Assembly met, That the members of
this General Assembly, for the people
they represent and for themselves, Joint
ly and individually, do hereby declare
uncompromising opposition to propos-
ed act of Congress, introduced by Hon.
Charles Sumner at the last session, and
now on file in the Senate of the United
States, known IA the "Suppem, tai
Civil Rights Bill" and all other meas-
ures intended or calculated to equali2,
or amalgamate the negro race with the
white race. politically or socially, and
especially do they proclaim unc.;lsinp
opposition TO making negroes eligible t.
public offices, to sit on juries, and Il
their admission into public school. hare
white children attend, to then ,dnis-
people in churches, public convr, a.. es,
places OF amusement, hotels. and . any
and every measure designed or having
the effect to promote the equality of the
negro with the white man in any Of the
relations of life, or which may 10y posi-
blltt conduc. to such result.
ReSolred That our Senators in Con-
gress be instructed, and Gun Representa-
tive requested to cote against aud use all
honorable means to defeat the passage Ju
Congress OF tie j.l reIerfed to IN the fore
gong resolution, known as the Supple
mental Civil Rights Bill, and all other
measures Of kindred nature, and any
and every attempt to make the negro
the peer of the white man
Mr.. Malis moved that the resolution
he indefinitely postponed.
And on the question, shall the reso-
lutions be indefinitely postponed 7" the
yeas and nays were ordered. which being
taken were as follows:
1eas-Messrs. Clark, Ferris, Hutch.
son. Maris, Silvers, Joel Thompson, Lew.
is Thompson.
Nays Messrs. Clough, Davis, Hick.
man, Holland, Jones, Martin Sheldrake
Stevenson, j. u. Thompson, Van Gasken
Wilds, Wilson, Wright, Mr.. Speak er-li
So the question was decided in the mega.
tive, and the resolutions were not post.
poned.
Mr.. Sheldrake moved the previous
question, and, on the question shall the
resolutions be adopted" the yeas and
nays were ordered, which, being taken,
were as follows
Yeas-Messrs. Clough, Davis, Hick.
man, Holland. Jones, Martin, Sheldrake
Stevenson, j. T. Thompson, an Gasken
Wilds, Wilson, Wright, Mr.. Speak er-l4
So the question was decided in the af
tirmative, and the resolutions were
adopted and ordered to the Senate fol
cOncnrrence