The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-11-20

IN nriye apy citizen Of the right to vote on ac-
count Of his race? ,,,o sa,d 1r,,,sa
IhirS IS ~ au mare ntrsans To- consri together
TO prevent, hinder, control, or inmidale any per,
son from exercising. or Ia exercising 'ne rSn' u
snrS, on a' ~ an ofnce against the said United
states for any person to assault citizen because ne
har exercised the rgfth 10 rne e
cp ri,H. is It an offence alainst the said United
States FER TWO or moe peisns 70 SThspne frnSp
TO prevent any c,tSSn % 1I or bnsi, OF rec
man. ,e or in exercising he right of trcemln
sixth Is II an tfsnce OF wnsn sn o combI ,
jurisdiction ,Ur aIy Nv force. bribery threats or in
limitation, to hinder, delay. prevent or obst.uct'
any person, account OF his race or c2 h,S from
,mch Ecrs%,, being Otherwise qualified under the law
to vote? ..,
y. b rWs " Stockton, Thomas f. sateraed,
| = r Walker. A. q. Chew.
| +. Gardner, William Roberts,
\ T. \ Porch j.. &. Jeter,
i Inhn HrrIdenthal Samuel w. Wcoc,
| J"hn Hughes. Alfred aarris Jr.,
". b. rrgram, H. Z. 'rias'eaa'
| Ahdrew onu'' N ,e,, 1,,d,o D.,
| On 'hl, ua!' Oc'o!ei 40; ~ 70 go 80,
TARA maue ~ 'ne stanu 'd'' WV 'o''o"'Ds'
feSPoi>. e.. nooossarv that T should answer
| IL 10 nv ~, ~ tha o,,,os,;ons nrono,,rdea
sepaiasei' Sa'n r W Az ;rrv The f;,st Second
10 me " ~. san ne 9th nIe1tionS re,,te
lniu, .Ei w. - the S.n,n srhiact mailer and
sups'nu.'. w suo onS,y,,r n,,r hs m,de
| .neIe'o.e oue oTha ss,h n,,ost;nr ronn;ras
~ aIi vi tno. u'A 4
separate tous'ueia' e
| 1nc "nemei ~ Nv. u,s' ~ =, y =,
lhcnt'olieu W. w.. 49,,
as IL app'les " !ile htsI 4u's.aon, IN -
s,lSht nou'nea.'9 1 "H'0' ~" wa
s'amu as pio.eu"' s,o,,, % ,,o r,o,s,i
Inc ioei .Sa Ii, Gp utstS o,unno other
.u.loh VI .n .Lnt C All r,or~ors h,rn ~
In.ns ~ 80 II,;ton ,etos and en-, !. ~
n".u tharanf ora c;,;zens of Tho
U t.e go ona of tho Stata uberain tbav
on !I :, ''"''' al" -
ior MI ec.,> oo,a ,,ort ,,ror;dos tho,.
ino n'.oeA'u au.uuA sio' ~
fpsa ,s e y, G nv ~ tho W., rnt1d Se
or hy any State on account of race, color or pre-
yious condition of scrvltudc"
second rt,na GUssns Srs iasS NJ ~ en
\, u.s. ,,noa -; tho odon,;on If ,his .mend.
"a. .he t'oa nr Kont,,o,sv nroy;dad
n ,n 1,aI,tcoiion of y voter that he should
40 oN s.on uh;,a n,a,o THE const;,nrion hos
ue nc t " ai.erad w. tho noo,,e NJ rho Stata
n NV w rocorrod "a ro,,airs
a. ~" ".. a. cone,;tut;o, Of tha
Ia telu p"l. Va ~. - hoo, ahoaoad
ola'o " tuiI w. .to,,..ht o;,Lo, ~, $780,
the chahSe nas peeh "iouSns .i,ut; w ~
OF Inc amendments ~ tne Const,'u.iT ~ oe .ue
OhiLeu "ta'oo 49, % ~ ~ NJ, Of 1o-o
Vi Tue 'e' VI oo'S 90, " ~ ~, %, ,tan;Oi
passeu w. e 81 .haso snuroos tho chanra 10
W "n''u ~ s,,aSoiont that + mist no trsrod
.l"oeu' 80 800 Tn 'hoUa Ststos ,nhoso
10 one y. tne o'uS ~ . ,,, 1880 " 49," 49,
CONSTITUTIONS anu lams u. .uo .,rne VI -, .ne
| accorded 10 clllZens OF tue oh'teu otates
the right TO vote Irrespective OF race.
color, or previous cohultlon ol ser
Vitude, the amendment mas no operation
except so tar as 1t guarantees that sucn STATES
shall not hereafter aDrldSe the right; out 10
Kentucky and the other States whose consti-
tutions and laws dld anu 40 sun III terns
abridge or deny the rISht OF sucn cltIzens
the right to vote Oh account OF their color,
it seems to me that the TlSht OF such cltiZenS
to vote IS derived dlieclly from tue On'teu
States, or from tne Onltea states anu Inc
States comolned, ano noI rom the otateS
alone. Several OF the Judges Oh the Onlteo
StatcS-amohS them TWO JuSiceS vi Tue gu
preme Courl-oerlYe Ine risnt hEmeo'ate1y
from the ntteenlh amendment. l all, my.
sell, inclined 10 take Tue saAe view ou,, III
my OPINION, IL 10 easier 70 trace tne insnt ~ W
the act Oh congress p'sseu " en,ot' ;t. LIZ
ali III -, otroo. dooIareS tbat tho
tue atneuu.u -. ~ as'n 49, ha .hr;doad
iiSuVol el'.Acns " w. an a",ar 700 o. Sre.
by otate ou aecouu. y. sooi' -
vlous cohdltion vi selSituue tAs 'no i'
to vote is not naturai riSot, ou. IS aecoIu-
ing to the theory Oh all our con:t.Iu,'ons,
franchise conferred ON the ihuisiuuai ~ ~.
cety, IL Is Germany ai; ~ ,eat M Stota
the cons.tupohai oesa.a.on tu oi W. 1n ale
shall aOrloSeh Oh acooun. ". :oioi Va ioeo.
we nave however, seon t es Vn.s , a.;on
Is accoIhpanieu u h .u. u na.nr ~ ancoron -
,nat Sons.eSs sn Iaa; S Now Conaress
ny app,opa ~ ,5a no,xar bsre confsrred
III pulsuauI. ~ @ 80" ~ ~ .cDnuaa ~
mas. ID Ine uiss seo.un VI .uo ass SoSe ~
Ia YOU. .;, 70 .h ,po S.oto
na' an Ii ho othar,rise o,,aIif;ad NV I. mto
are y. ena., 20 eoe,;on nS trs noen,a IN w
Stato Terr;torv district countr CITY narisb
aSa school distr!ct nynic;DsIitv -,
o,hor ,err,tor;al suhd;vis;on shall he en;iiled
ond allowed 70 vote at ali smcb elections
without distinction Of race color mr. nre,
yions condition of servitn6e nnv constitn.
tion. law. custom. usage. or regulation of
anv State ~ 10 the contrary no.
w;tbstandino.v You perceiye that the right
of the citizens If the limited States ia vote,
irresnectiye Of race. color. or previous con.
/ d;f;on Of seryiiude. ia here expressly given.
and repest. that il the right cannot be de.
rived from the fifteenth amendment itself, it
certainly is derivable from the statute.
Whether it is derived from one source or the