National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-02-04
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
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Mr.. LYNCH, of Miss, then proceeded WIth:his
speech, arguing in favor Of the bill matter Of
justice to his race. He repudiated the idea that
social equality was intended by It. All he con-
tive Of the people he could not ride In q de- ant
car through the God-forsaken States OF TP nnes-
car He argued That II he De%ocrsSs s4S
sistept with their platform Of 1871 tf.ey would
Mr. FiNCK, Of Ohio, followed in An arrrnsn,
against the constitutonalIty Of the bill, and az
p. m. the House took recess until T:SO p. IN.
Evening Session. ga.
The House reassembled at T:so, Mr. PARKER.
of Mo-, In the chair, There were net more than
dfteen or twenty nsnbers present when called
10 order. ........
Mr. STORM, Of Pa, addressed the House. He
said that there was nothing that so pleased the
country as the tact that Mr.. BUTLER, Of Mass,
was not returned to the House. Yet, with all
this public opposition, he had, by the force OF
character, drsgooned the other side int the sup
port Of the measure until there was not one who
dared to raise his voice in opposition to IL. He
claimed that the Republican side did net repre-
sent
THE WILL OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
Asa party policy, the Democratic party would
have been benefited had 1t made no Opposition
and allowed this bill to pass two years ago, but
they could not allow such destructive bill to
pass Tor mere party purposes.
He considered the education Of the coIored race
OF the highest importance, and said he could not
understand how gentlemen who advocated this
bill in its other features could If they believed
them necessary, consent to leave out the school
feature. He contended that no practical good
eouId result from Its passage or any additional
law.
Mr.. LAMAR, of Miss, and Mr.. HUTTON. of
Va, asked and obtained leave to print their re-
marks upon the bill.
At 7:I5 D. N. Mr. BURROWS, OF Mich, moved
a - n.
MI WHITEHEAD, Of va, came In a few
minutes later and addressed the House He COM
pared the people OF the Northern States and in
the Southern to the boys and frogs In the fable.
To the former this pernicious legislation might
be fun, but, said he, to US Il is death.
he argued that this subject was agttated here
last year, and submitted to the people, who had
given
AN EMPHATIC VERDICT
against it, yet in the face of that verdict they
now come here and attempt TO pass this bill
against the will Of the people.
He said the trouble was, the black man wanted
something, and would always want something,
because he was dissatisfied with his black skin
They could not give him a white skin, and there
fore should educate him, and elevate him and do
the best they could for him without attempting
He defended the Circuit Judges of Virginia,
and denounced the wholesale statement that the
judiciary Of the South were corrupt, as a Wilful
untruth. II the judges were honest then, ac-
eordinR to the statement OF the gentleman, Mr..
BUTLER there was no need Of the law.
He charged that the policy of the Republican
party was to provoke disturbance, and through
that means save the party. But the South would
The only effect would be they would ship their
COTTON AND TOBACCO
to England and buy their goods there, If they got
but three fourths price for It.
Mr.. HARRIS, of Mass, asked II It was true,
as asserted in the House to-day, that Repre-
sentative on this floor [alluding to Mr.. LYNCH
could not ride in the cars or obtain meal in a
hotel In n, Southern State.
Mr.. WHITEHEAD replied that Mr.. LYNCH
did not say so. He said Kentucky and Tennes-
see. He had ridden home within o week In o
ladies' car in which was eolored man and his
wife In the seat in front Of him. He appealed to
Virginia lawyers If q cOlored man who had
bought ticket on the railroad and was elected
could not obtain damages from
AvIRGIEIA COURT
and white jury. He charged that the Republi-
cans voted now as they would not have dared to
do If the elections were yet to be held.
Mr.. GAIN, OF s. O., replied, contendIng that
there was necessity for the passage Of the bill:
were as dear to them, humble though they be- as
the rights Of the thirty odd millions of whites
He was at loss to understand how the greater
could deny to the lesser what they claimed for
He charged that IL was the whites of the South
the Government in making the colored men Cit
Iens and opposing the reconstruction acts. He
declared there would be strife, there would be no
peace In the land as long as the
1--WE AALLlON COLOhED PEOPLE
were deprived of their rights. No man could
read the tales Of horror that came up from the
South without being satisfied thai strife was
stirred up by the oppressors of the colored race
the country. He denied that coiored ladies' were
allowed to ride In the railroad cars In Virginia
or in the street ears In Richmond. He believed
the passage Of this bill and the enforcement Of
this trouble.
All the bad blood complained of In the South
WAS because the cOlOrad votad ha n
lican ticket. II they would vote, he said the
straightout Democratic ticket there would be no
bad blood. He had faith in the country, and be-
heYed the black men would ultimately be
LIFTED OUT OF THEIR DEGRADATION
and enjoy the rights TO which they were entitled.
He did not believe in the idea that any social
equality was sought. Do you suppose, Mr.. Chair
man; said he, that l would Introduce into my
countryf There are men on this floor that 1
should possibly be careful about, lest the old
slavery feeling should be renewed and "bad
bloodh be stirred. daughter
Mr.. HARRIS, Of Mass, defended the action OF
his State on the slavery question, and advocated
Mr.. WHITEHEAD asked IL he favored forcing
q hotel keeper to compel whites and blacks to
Mr. HARRIS replied that they in his State re-
CURED hotel keeper to afford to his guests CON-
Portable apartments and comfortable food, regard
less OF color. They did not force them TO put all
classes Of white men at the same table or
NTHE SANE BED.
Mr.. RA1NEY, Of s. O., argued that the object
Of all statutory law was to give force and direc-
ton to the common law, and that this bill was Of
the same character as other statutory law. If,
as the gentleman asserted, the South would abide
by the law, there could be strife or stirring up
Of bad blood. He did not ask social equality. He
believed, comparatively, there was as much re-
spectaolity in the colored as in the white race.
He said that so long as the Democrats were In
the ascendant then they said all was going on
we'll, but when the Republicans were in the as
rendant then they cried out anarchy; that they
were oppressed by taxation.
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
they were going to show that reconstruction was
not a failure. Give the eolOred people the same |
rig hts that the whites possess and II they fail to
oenent by them they would consent to be driven |
10 the wall.
Mr.. SMITH, Of Va, obtained leave to print his
The House then, at $50 p. m, adjourned.