The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-01-07

would break up the public school system in
Kentucky, because the white people, no
matter how poor, would not accept edu-
cation under such degrading c,rcumstan-
ces. Good schools were provided for the
colored people, and that out Of the taxes
paid by the white people Of the state. The
bill. he repeated, would do more than
aught else to bring on a war Of races, and
when that war does come, he repeated,
the colored race, and not the whites, would
be the sufferers. esW
Mr.. Elliott IS. CO. disclaimed any per-
sonal feeling on account OF his race, but
said he advocated the measure because 1t
was for the right and the most equal justice.
He referred to the loyalty Of the blacks to
the government, not only in the late war,
but quoted from various high authorities
of the republic, showing that in the Revo-,
luton, the war of 1912, and the Mexican
war the colored race stood the firm friends
and rendered valuable services to the gov.
eminent. He read from the report of Gem
eral jackson that at the battle of New Or
leans regiment of colored troops held the
right OF the American line and drove back
a fierce assault of the British troops.
Their valor, he said, drew forth the warm
est encomiums from their gallant com
mander. In the way of q retort upon
Mr.. Beck (Ky.) he read further from the
same report to the effect that the Kentucky
troops, upon whom be jackson had placed
so much reliance, had ingloriously
fed. At call Of the republic in
1861, when treason numbered at the very
gates of the nations capital, the negro re-
manned true to the country, and came to
its aid to maintain the constitution and the
national government. That constitution
they now invoked to protect them against
the prejudices Of caste. He denied that
the constitution gave to any state the right
to dlscrimina:c ,ainst any class of Its cit-
liens. 1t was a constitution Of free
government, and ought always to be con-
strued in favor of human rights. Civil
liberty meant the enjoyment of every civil
right, ana in support of this proposition
he quoted from number Of eminent
statesmen of the country in former days.
Yet, he said, with these great truths shin
ing forth with the clearness of sunbeam,
wrongs were daily inflicted upon 5000, 900
human beings. "a i a q s89
He next took up the supreme court de.
cisions in the New Orleans slaughter-house
cases, which had been repeatedly quoted
as decision sustaining the rights Of the
states to regulate its domestic affairs, and
denied that there was any clause in that
decision which warranted the construction
that had been placed upon it. Referring to
the argument made by Mr.. Stephens, that
this decision affirmed the doctrine of state
rights, he said the gentleman from Georgia
had been prejudiced by long training in
that school Of politics which had SO nearly
destroyed the government. He reviewed
the slaughter-house cases at considerable
length, holding that question of police, in
volving the health Of great city, was q
issue, and that it was not one in which any
denial of individual rights were involved.
There could be no assimilation between
the denial of his right to ride in the cars or
rest at an inn and police regulation for
the prevention of disease or the erection
of insecure dwellings. ..e--.,,.s,.l..