The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-03-11
A CIVIL RfaTfrs CASE. The Richmond RI

| pers and II few of the lunatics Of that city are
trying to provoke a genuine civil rights case
that is-a big row, because some negro has
quietly demanded his rights under the law.
They seem to be anxious to test the question
whether the Omitted States Government is
strong enough to enforce the laws Of Congress
in big Richmond. They may soon be gratitied
| with the result OF the experiment.
But what we started to say, was this We
learn that neatly dressed colored man pre-
scnted himself at the Exchange Hotel, in thai
city, and asked for his dinner. Col. Caring
ton politely informed hem that dinner was
ready and he would show him q seat. He was
taken by the Col. to Il table off to itself, short
distance. A waiter was called and instructed
to serve the hungry visitor precisely as he die
the other guests. Every attention was paio
him, and when he had finished his repast, he
asked for his bill at the office-was told it wa
81 80, which he paid, and departed rather
crest-fallen. TIe could have gotten substan
Italy the same food for 25 OF so cents at res
taurant, and will probably not repeat the ex-
pertinent, having found that the Civil Rights
Bill did not pay hotel bills.
Ii the good sense shown by Col. Carringto Il
were to control all placed in similar circumstan,
ces, there would not probably be any difficult
ties arise under the new law. A few men in
Richmond, however, as we'll as other parts in
eastern Virginia, are trying to get up sensa-
ton, and, t0 that end, arc constantly making
Irritating suggestions, imagining extreme ca
ses and actually dipping some of the more pre-
tentions and thick-skulled negroes to CARRYING
| ost their misehievous purposes. sJf the people
fwant peaeesand quiet they can have it, but it is
ta possible thing tkesseperse condition of affairs
Islnay befoFcea.
Col: Gilman s funny bill about civilYgltts in
troducets in the Virginia Legislature .ast>week,
was published in fall in all the Richmond pa
pefs;as an important document. None of them
discovered that it was a Joke, until twenty.
four hours had passed, when the Dispatch had
bored into its head the conviction that it was
notification - OH a small scale, and a very
foolish production.
OF course, if passed by the Legislature, it
would be i'll direct antagonsm to national
aaw, and would amount to nothing but to ex-
kioit the animns suggestingit. Is it, however, ANY
more qualification, rs bad as the action Of the
committee on Constitutional amendments repu-
dating the results Of the war, by striking from
the Bill>of Rights those features asserting the
perpesuMy Of, the Uni IL, the adherence of Viz
ginia. to, that construction of our system OF
Government, and the paramount allegiance of
.the citizen to the national constitution and
government. The Dispatch approves this latter
movement, which means revolution. 1t op-
pafes the silly resolutions of Col. Gilman be-
cause it qualification The first means soue-
thing; tho latter is mere pefsifage for bun
combe.
Its said that J. G. Schumacher, the member
Of Congress from Brooklyn who pocketed the
lions share of the Pacific Mail corruption fund,
has sailed for Europe.