The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-02-15
The civil right. Inramy Again.

This bills full Of iniqaity. For,
though it does exclude negroes from
white schools, aud thereby saves the
educational privileges which both "a.
ces have heretofore equally enjoyed,
still it contains within itself every clio.
mCut Of chaos and confusion. By It, full
and equal privileges with Whites arc
10 be enforced, under heavy penalties,
Inns, public conYcyapces By land and
water, theatres, aud all places Of pub.
amusement, 50 II ii passes the Senate,
no man 10 any section Of the country,
can stir away from bis oRa door with.
out being liable TO be thrown into an
obnoxious social intcTmingling against
which nature itself has pronounced.
But these erils arc light and easy
to be endured, compared with other
provisions Of this bill, and these arc
that tho United States Circuit and
District Courts shall have exclusive
Jurisdiction Orera al violations Of the
the act, aud United States Marshals
deputy inarshals shall also have au.
thOrity under it to make arrest
Any oae eau readily sec the objects
Of this section. II is not really to I'D.
vance or protect the African raco, for
in this instance, as IN every olhur
since New England found the negro
not profitable TO her as a slave, (dnl
therefore having sold as many as pos.
sible aud pOcketed the money, do.
elared the remainder FREQ, is the col.
ored man being used as political
hobby upon which to ride into power.
The prime object Of this bill was to
get in this clause, and the chief object
of the clause is to Civ. additional pow.
er TO the Central Government over
the Southern States, SO ns to count
Ileir electoral vote in 1876, and at
the Same time to furnish oil by which
the wheels Of tho outrage mill may be
made to grind more glibly. Should
the bill become law, ii is easy 10
sec how readily violations Of Il eau be
be manufactured. Every little way.
side inn 10 tho interior a the South. |
ern States can be readily yictimizci
into refusing Accommodations to the
negro, and BY this means, not only
can tho proprietors and al tho at.
tcndnnts be arrested; but mighty
howl can be gotten up to the effect
that tue government Of these States is
not Republican in form, and they
need United States troop, to protect
tho rights Ofthe citizens Once with
United States troops in control about,
election tine, is easy 10 see how Ia,
votesstor tue President will be manip.
ulated.
This onward move towards ccntrili.
cation thGu, is tho main evil and dat.
ger Of the measure, aud it is lhis moro
than anything else, which causes Oh.
lection 10 tue bill. However, there is
room for hope, aud it is founded on
generally accepted theory. 1t is that
tho measure will not got through the
Senate. The Housc amended aud
passed it, hoping thereby to secure the
negro vote, aud ut the same time to
force II back upon the Senate.
This latter body will ftd 1t impos.
siblO to act upon it, on account Of q
general pres, Of olhpr business, aud 80,
the negro aud tue people both, will
be concilialed.
But II will not work. Tho people
will regard tue action Of the House as
being 10 defiance to their expressed
will, while tho negro will DO di@alis.
IiOd at tho failure " secure to him his
promised hopes,
Take 1t all iu al, it is but another
effort 10 revive o dying party, but
which, under any circumstances, will
,nly tend towards giving that party a
stroke