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Civil Rights Law.

lle DAtlmuIt Gun ol 4uuISAtyf says.
I, has already been stated that the colored
people Of Baltimore take the civil rights bill
very quietly, aud there have been no evidences
so far Of auy intended demonstrations on their
part. some Of the hotel proprietors have
been much exercised over ;hc situation in
which the law places them. The proprietor
Of the Mansion Houss, taking the initiative.
publishes a card .hat The house is not kept as
an i'm OF Lotel, bns as a private boarding
house, taking transient boayiers at terms TO be
agreed upon. This is the course pursued by
some hotels in Virginia, especially where col
ored people travelling are numerous. The
proprietor Of the Mansion House does not ran
the bar, aud las no omuihuses at depots &c.
The proprietors Of the principal hotels Of Bal
tmore met for consultation Tuesday night at
the Carrotou, adUuruing over until last night
when they again net at Baruums City Hotel.
At the second meeting BaruumS, the Carroll
ton, Eutaw, St. Clair, Maltty, Guys, Rennert's
aud the Howard House were represented. 1t
was determined 10 follow the course to be
pursued 10y the principal hotels in New York
city-ttat is TO do all that can be done to a.
void any violation Of law.
tbs CIVIL RrGHrs BILL IL THE SOUTH
4 dispatch from Nash Vile, Tenn, states that
Governor Porter Of tha, State, in converse
ton on Monday, expressed the opinion that
the negroes were generally indifferent to the
passage Of the civil rights bill. He knew
enough Of the negroes to say that the black
maa would no, make himself obnoxious by
intruiias himself where be believed he was
not wanted.
Ex-Chief Justice L'chmne, Of Georgia, the
ablest republican in that State, thinks as far
hotels are concerned the law will be univer-
ally resisted in the South, and as q law is
mluilestly unconstitutional Universal oppo-
sosition to the law, be h nks. will render it a
nudity.
\ number Of the leaiiuc col0red men Of
Nashville unite in expressing the belief that
the negroes viii no. take advantage Of the
civil rights bill to make themselves obnoxious;
that they have too much self-respect to 60
where they are not wanted This was mis-
taken notion on the part of the whites TO hint
that they would iutrule upon the whites. \
few bul-helded bigotel negroes might do so,
but they were very few. The colored people
wanted peace and as little agitation as pos
siJle.
The Civil Rights Bill has 50 far caused no
change 10 the current order Of things in Bati-
more where the colored people take care Of
themselves. and as a rule, mind their Own bus
iucss. No deviation from routine is expected,
and there will surely be 10 test Of rights in
public places here, except possibly from stran-
gers. In Baltimore the community Of color
cd people lave their own schools aud church
es. boarding houses, restaurants and grave
yards. There have been long established
houses among them where accommodations
desired can always be had. They have large
aud commolious halls, ani several Of their
churches viii compare favoraJly with the
churches Of any people As for the right to
travel there has been no distinction on ac-
count Of race, color, or previous condition for
some years-Bglt Sun. 8ri
CIvL RIGHTs-TEsr CASES AT Richmond.
-EIcuN5SD. Va, March 2.-Ncsroes here
are Iesinniug to exercise their rights un-
der tie civil rights bill. During tie Gay
several parties have visited various restau-
rants, including the bar-room at the Exchange
Hotel, and in cue instance barber shop, aud
demanded TO be waited upon. They were re-
fused IN every instance and ordered ont. No
thing is as We, known as to what the parties
thus treated will 10.
CLrslSG OF Ls-ALExASDRIA, Va.
March Pin consequence Of the civil rights
bin aud fearing trouble, both the principal
hotels here have cancelled their licenses aud
closed