The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-03
Passage of the civil Rights Bill.

In Inc SENATE Ou IuS IStA, tue OiNh
Rights Bill passed as it came from the
House, without amendment, by 80
ayes to 26 nays The Inter-Ocean, in
an editorial, that speaks our mind
precisely on the passage of this emf
nently just measure, and we'll claims
that the Republican party, in this act,
can once more challenge 1.-The admira-
ton Of the world, which looked On
in awe while Lincoln placed his name
to the great charter of equal rights
the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Continues the Inter. Ocean:
The passage of the civil rights bill
marks a grand step In advance. Its
a victory of Christian enlightenment
over that abominable doctrine of caste
which came down to US as a legacy
from, the dark ages. We note with
regret, not to say shame, that the
adoption of this just, benifcent meas
ure is the first great act OF moral hero
ism done by the Republican party
without the aid of the church and Its
ministers. Nor have the newspaper
organs of the church been merely
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exceptions, they have battled against
the civil rights bill. The proposition
is monstrous; and some years hence il
will not be credited without appeals
to the support of impartial history.
But it is a fact, nevertheless, that in
this. let US hope the last, battle for
equal rights, the church not only fall
tered in the pursuit of its grand mis-
ri hxyo
of cowardly subserviency TO the polit-
perfection in the church, its organs,
or its members. however, would be to
look for infallibility in divine insti-
tuition supported by merely human
agency. Let us hope that the time
will speedily come when the church
throughout the length and breadth of
the land will applaud this last great
work of the Republican party. while
it humbly acknowledges its own short
coming. r-.-t.
The justice of the course of the Re-
publican party is being vindicated
more signally at the present moment
than at any period Of its history. Since
Sheridan's advent in Louisiana, there
has been peace throughout the South
ern borders. Massacres have ceased;
assassinations are less frequent, and
riots are unknown. Vel no act OF vlo-
lence has been committed by the Gen
eral or the government he represents,
against the rights, liberties, property,
or life of any citizen. Where there
was turbulence, peace now rcigns. A
new rebellion was hatching;;- conspira
tors armed and threatened, and dis
content spread throughout entire
communities. When it became evil
dent that the government would sup
press lawlessness with the strong arm
of power, there was hesitation, then
acauiescence. When bad men who
bore arms and threatened slaughter
were properly characterized as public
enemies-bandits only of out
lawry. SILVER of alarm ran through
the hearts Of those bands of desperate
wretches. Thanks to the courage of
President Graut and the justice of
Congress, better day dawns. In the
language of Abraham Lincoln:
Thanks to all. For the great Re
public; for the principles by which it
lives and keeps alive; for mans vast
future-thanks to all Peace does not
appear so far distant as it did. hope
it will come soon, and come to stay;
and so come as to be worth keeping in
all future time" Peace does not APP
pear SO far distant as it did, because
the Republican party has resolved to
complete the great work commenced
10y Lincoln, standing firmly by the
principles of immutable justice.