Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-02
From the N. Y. SUM-
The Civil Rights Bill Of the U. S. Senate

The Civil Rights Bill Of the U. S. Senate.
THIS bill opens q question OF the range OF pow.
Or 10 our national legislature to pass any and
every act which the caprice OF the hour may in
sple. We are all Of us interested to know wheth-
o. onr thirty seven States are in all branches Of
local police independent sovereiguties or merely
orgsuizsd counties, whose aimshouses and jails
are 10 b inspected BY . Congressional committee,
or its roads aud bridges placed under the super
vision Of detailed officer OF the Engineer Corps
Further than this there are questions of personal
right, which follow on this claim OF unrestricted
msddling by Congrsss.
Under this attempted enactment. which has yet /
70 run The dubious gauntlet OF the House, We are
70 be compelled to send children to q mottled /
school house, where there 10 to be mingling Of
"black spirits and whits" in close association |
Of companiouship rspugnant to many instincts of |
raee and seoul cougraity. Front seats at thea |
tres, psFl0rs with bedrooms attached, choice |
ssats IN Mr.. fullman's decorated saloons, are
made by this high Jurisdiction an enforcement Of
statute. Ii our houses are now our castles, II In
their privacy there 10 10 be NO Invasion OF inter-
fsrsace, what is their protection when following
this precedent, samptuary laws shall determine
the biscuit ration aud the specific gravity OF the
morning eottess How long before the cut Of the
coat and the fall OF the skirt will be regulated by
sdict, with Federal iudicsture to punish by fae
aad penalty the infrasti0n OF its provsionss
Ifthis 10 sample of what wssrs TO sx pect
OF our law 9tvers, it wers better at once 20
have Cssr o. Q Sultan. II u oentI ahzatioa
In its obnoxious form. aud without extenu-
sticn In suy demands OF our situation. Wsr
suspended the habsas corpus and jusiitied
the ordination Of the sword. Tue country
now n &C peace, Yet tranquility seems TO be
no desire or purpose OF the leaders OF this
faction. which waves Warntng hands TO any
returptnR repose. IL II y troubled sea.
whose waters are constantly casting up
mire and dirt. IL delights In the breath OF
agitation sud raises the srorm which &c has
no purpose to rule. Tue negro now Is the
tirst sslate of our realm. All through the
South he moF. mouarch; nor can We dis-
earn sny lassrksd illustrations Of retiring
modeaay % 3stss where he has not been
able 10 conspirs with white plundsrers TO
bankrupt ueasuries. But above ell human
| will The iaw OF race is ~ irrefrsgable as the
routine OF the solar system. We can cock
| tst. sud In peace. II native repulsions are
| not reused by an attempted rigor OF on
| forcemSnf. We cannot and never can co.
slesce. Look At the solemn teachings of
mixed blood. The muistto, with his at r.
| breviated term OF lifei the lusirLOl, still
shorter 10 longevity, ana tho octor oon. " wiIh
| Its span OF lie ended in tne ds W ing OF
| msnnood and womanh0od.
| In every STATE, In all communities, there
| 10 subsidence into qulet. We are In reaction
| after our long and terrible excitements; the
Iphysical, financial and moral pulse Is at a
low and feeble beat Why must we hay o
fever and Inflammation over legislation
that IL not neededf We read once u an r
that q negro has been excluded from u car
Who OF us that has travelled extensively
has not had lhe same denlai OF entrance ou
roads Wharo men travelling alone are not
allowed In the ladies' car, but arc banished
to the tobacco juice and peanut shells o;
what Ia to all purposes o cattle VAN, only
for the absence Of the auadruped? Yet we
aIrtf
petitSoned Congress for a law to make legal
and unlimited range all over railway train.
1t 10 published occasionally that an infant
drops into fireplace and is burned. Shall
we prohibit cooking ranges and exterminste
Istovear
| What wrong and what lndsmnity to the
Ienfranchised race now demands tue inter-
ference Of power: What they have cost ns
neel not 10 computed in bdilion and blood
There are no reproaches tor these predss.
tined victims Of servttude. Oar ancestors
sts the forbidden Iruif, snd death aud wot
followed ua IN our participated crime. We
hsvs repaired tbs cruel wrong, and va havt
psld In large reparatlon Of pensnce u Wis
4dom comes with years and events, the histo-
ry Of Congress undsr the Johnson Admin
! istratiou can now Le read With profit. How
much petty pasAinu went Into our orCii
nsuoes, which returned TO plague the inven
Itoss, 70 Q mattsr both Of record aud memory
/ 100 e00uoocy % tv3soletAuo o3olusS CoucouoI
Ijurisdiction biings ell law Into contempt
Maine waGed . relentless war upon " hisk )
and ram, and The heart Of the distiilsr va
made glad by an Increased demand for the
drippings OF tho worm drank behind tn,
screen Of curtains or In the dark ensd close
lof surreptitious insbriety. The Leglslatur,
4 OF Massachusetts,. too. years ago, when thu
sseson waa lagging snd early spring plongh
Ing did not call The member TO drive hi,
! team sneld, begailsd their leisnre by pre-
| scriblng that wheels Of transportation mus
have . certain breadth Of felloe: but WI
have seen marrow tires since In that h0ary
common wealth. The ant carr led dsrision
aud put . stop sokiudrsd nonssnse for sev
II erul seestons.
rave and reverend seniors OF Congr sss
do not your hy rsscripts. with the vsnsraist
signature OF Ulysses Rimus either - foo
| aots on ths lower margin, compel us /,
Invite 70 our annual leaat OF turkey an(
pumpkln pie on Thanksaiying Day, KIM
IOuashee ]. OF Ssns6ambls, Roaring Bull O
lhs Nss Heroes. or kI Fan Of the Mongoli
len Empire. or 10 70 70 toe nearest Adlulan
fpogharry Of Federal jnstics and pap os O
IouS NltiaAnta dollara In smegcesnent toe con
Isamaeions diohsdisucs Of the lex Afrieaai
I'm. Y. SxR
Yhs Kaesas wi0e crop Of lsst year is put
100000 salloas
III TIA sxnorirnsot Of .,l.nsinr enstop 4. n h.