National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-29

|cELEBRATIoN OF THE FlFTEENrH
AMENDMENT.
Several very sensible speeches were made at
the recent celebration OF the fifteenth amend
menf By the colored people Of Richmond, but the
most ssrikng one Eas that Of Dol. Rush Burgess,
The oolisctofe internal revenue for that disfrct
who advocated the passage or the civi fsshts bill
now before Congress Is measure o. justice 10
the coiored race, and one that would Eixe tran
quiiity 70 the entire Socth. After tAe passage Of
the fourteenth snendmens which declared tho
coiored people Of the country 70 DO oitssns Of the
United States. ana Of the several states N which
they might reside, there was NO alternative, M.
Burgesss claimed, bat to confer the right OF sui.
frsge, which was done by the fifteenth amend
menl The coiored race thenceforth became sub
Jeet 10 the same laws and amenabie to
the same constitutional authority a. the
white mGn- They were taxed the same and had
the. same duties and Obligations imposed upon
them They wore to bear the burdens Of Gov.
ornament the same % the white man, and there
was no reason why the Dement'S on Government
should mot bs equally conferred. Once charged
with the obligations and duties OF citizenship the
rights and immunities thereof necessarily fol-
loved, and the amendment which placed the bal.
lot In their hands was the logical sequence Of that
which proclaimed the fact OF citisenship
In referring to the civil rights Bill. Mr. Burgess
classes, but its unpopufarity would not deter ne
from ne adyecasy Il I deemed u right In ny
right think that there should Be Sdditio Or
legislation In order that the colorec man may
sGa s sSs s sIr I'll ;sss Sss The aS M
content, such as should not exist and Ger.
tslDly would not exist, if the coiored man wss
ssd Sgsd' BY s rk R' ss
One great reason why approve the passage OF
ne siII now before Gong |. TIA. q Ell remove
this feeling OF popular discomfort; another t. that
Mi. Burgess was extremely happy in his ridi-
Guile Of the proposition that TO confer equal civil
status d the white man !, did not 50 N much s as
enforce 4. u breaking the chain. of slavery did
South u the fourteenth and fifteenth amend
rnents did not bring Il, It's enforceent would not
ss s head Ms Baaass g as avn
as 10 G.tss 70 Be denied Il. when The stfsesSsrs
a' ss 9h e a s sss ,: h
had yhIts and black cars, the white man did not
didn't bring about social equality p eli; but Il
negro got into the White oar, IL ade all the diff.
ference In the world-then social equality Was
who wanted bis mohsyt il he couldn't have L he
wanted II, and II he could have It he didn't want
It,; - This was human n3turen
eloquent and earnest appeal 70 the colored eiti.
Sens OF Richmond to stand BY the great party Of
the State and country which pad given them the
amendments 70 the Constellation By which their
by those who are now, for the FIRST time IN their
lives ready to congratulate them op their right
ereise Of that right in their individual behalf
1t Is understood that Dol. Burgess will Be
candidate for Congress in the Riebmdnd district
at the next election. His attitude on the OWL
rights bill will make him strong candidate in
the field. while his personal popularity Will 20
far toward securing bis election II nominated.