, 1875-03-23
THE CIViL-IelgE1TS LAW.

OPINION or a TENNESSEE JUDGE.
atENrl11H, March 2e.-Julgo EmnsolIs. OF tho
United sta!os Court, to-lay delivered an clabor-
a:o and exhaustive Charge to tho GrouI Jury in
reference to Ciyii-1sii.Its. 1Io said:
ls 20 be regretted that 1uesl!on of su7I rxcer.
fona Ml'ortHnce, and ONO which Is Producing ro
much esc!tetaon klioud como bcfu1o tI.s Cnl,rs III
tit form Ut thts early hour in the tcr,n We arr ow
u. Tio tosers penalties iinposcl by Tits law
la, spon !. the prosecuting atsorncy and otlor
d 30 cuorsei s" .io ors Jury " fa 1.,gmhtsa ~ at
To tle sa.nplfon that their action vii! bs conroloI
~ rush acsrs, ncss tho Court acts. every con ser-
alton nakta the duty to nnswcr your questions at
ono, once You ssk wheshes It ~ crinie for which you
haso .hs E'Gh M to aad ~ 'Metnont that negro a
theatres aud Inns ef It's State slch denial d 1,ot m
dco These nlaes xhioa I'll hs sIs o uef1 toyo s!s
Mcnt alone controls. Persons whn think themselves
aH4Flessa can Irng thcr civil acou in tL!s Curt ut
ouce. Any '!ec5stohs VIC tAeu mako can 10 royioweI
Ny tic supreme Court.
11o tacu gave hls roaso,s for entering into tho
details Of tie caso which ero mainly tho excited
condition Of thu classes whom tho law wss In
tondod to affect:
until slo tlrco recent amendments TO tho Nationa
to project tho c.y aud political rights Of frcInarn
~ Parties conceded that tho Federal Hoscrn,ne:t lad
p ~ po%nI wna'efes e. 10 restrain such an otese the
t9ry. frais injuries 10 reputation, obstruction 10
EleA oi at1litg church; public schools tllcakfpx pu
not oay 10. granted lis 0c,ersi uoyerna,et Ill
sss mass of cs sn osa ref, t. to ''o
eltuea III tho comrendoua phrase 3" Right to lfe
aosty and n.Fa,'tt Of arnine.s' rested entirely un-
toncd trs there WINS universal as,cnt then eild il
now The only question presented for tuc!as deter
ini'aon is haSo hosc amendments completely royv-
,an nesass y entirely estds that !, Congress las o
n Memphis atd ottcr cittcs Of Tho linton,
more bacsed aud important rgata Of the coored cti
zelIs.
l1o thon roylows tho Thirteenth Amendment,
ana dcclaroa That 1t abolished rlayery and did
no more. 1Io also reviows at great length tho
fourteenth Amendment, aud saya its c!ausa fer
i6,!!dtiins statcs to deprive my person Of llfo,
merry. or property, without duo process OF law,
l.ws have no application to ibis subject, Thoy
afo lntouaed solely to provost tho arbitrary
Transfer OF proporty from citizen to citizen With
nnt iosa! adjudication or process, aud prevent
sho establishment Of tribunals fur ono c'aaa Of
persons Fasyng ~ from t4oHo w,ici, dotorsnno tho
ail Controversy aro aimoa ut tho action
OF tho Stats only and have no reference 10 indi-
aduals. Il0 qnotes the decislous In nl,cran
aud Ohio In support Of this. and also tho Hla,isl-
ter-hossse eases Ut tue Supreme Court t1Gsl Wal
lace. and then eaia Ut great length with outrarca
againat tho coloTod race, mud Expresses Lis syn1
patly witt, TINT large mid rospectabIo class nf
our follo'i.citIzcna, including beyond oucr-
llon = majority Of tho moro Conservative |
Christian gentlemen Of tho South who rogret
tlero exists nowhere In olthor Government. Hlntn
or natton. tue power Of pun!shlng thyso rueau
mud cowarasy muraore,s.
AN ALABAMA DODGE.