The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-03-10
What Some of the New Senators Say
From n report Of interviews with correspondent
l. of the New York Herald
THE CIvn.RIGHTS ISSUE,

THE CIVIL. RIGHTS ISSUE.
CORRESPONDENT: Your idea of the civil
rights bill and its effect?
Andrew johnson: With the cemetery AND
school clauses eliminated it is not so ooJec
tionable as originally drafted. Nevertheless.
| believe the people Of the country nave
come to the conclusion that either The negro
must be put in his proper place or the t"o
races must separate. think the matter VIII
eventually settle itself if policy OF modera
ton and calmness prevails.
SENATOR WRITER'S, OF VIRGINIA.
Senator Withers, of Virginia, says he re-
cards the civil-rights bill as measure which
can result in no benefit at all 10 the colored
race. and il likely to increase antagonism be,
tween the whites and blacks. The force bill
he also regards as an unequiyOcal indication
of a purpose on the part of General Grant
and the extremists of the Republican party
TO control the election in the four States to
which it would have been made applicable,
so as to secure their votes In 1876 Tor General
Grant. The resumption OF specie pay ments
il. of course, the only sure remedy 1or the
financial troubles; but sudden contraction,
such as must occur in consequence OF pre-.
cipitate action in this direction, must neces.
sarilv add to the stringency, and should, l.
nossible, be avoided. The convertibillty
scheme has much to commend it as means OF
preventing such crisis as that which occurred
last wear. In regard to the success of the
Democratic party be said: with ordinary
sanacity in the management of the Demo
cratic partv success In 1876 is assured. En-
tremists will not control the action OF the
party, and the people, North and South, are
tired of the war-issues. The struggle in
1876 will be one more sharply defined than
ever before: in which the Constitution and
the rights of the States under it will be main
tanned by the Democratic party. and central!
ization of power in the hands OF the Gene
raj Government will be advocated by the
Republicans. Disguise it as they may, these
are the essential points of difference, and, the
issue being clearly presented before the PEG.
pie. he could not doub. what would be thelI
verdict"
SENATOR cHRIsr1AScY, OF MICHIGAN.
Senator Chri.tiancy, Of Michigan, said be
was Republican, had acted with that party,
and probably should in the future; yet be
was not what is known as a party man, He
had supported Republican principles because
be thought them right, and not because they
were Republican. He was IN no sense radl
cal, and was glad to find number OF men
of his thinking already in the Senate. he
believed emphatieally in equal rights to all
men. but also in equal rights to all States-a
theory that be thought some men had for.
gotten. All laws must be general, and be
was unaIterably opposed to any ieglSiation
for Louisiana which might not De appliea 10
Michigan were the circumstances the same
in both States. He favored all proper legs
lation to carry out the amendments to the
Constitution, but would not be an ''A'eemis''
He would not be bound by any caucus TO
vote against his convictions, but sho via en-.
deavor to vote and act on the merits oil
each case as presented.
SENATOR CAMERON THE SECOND.
Senator Cameron, of Wisconsin, Matt.
Carpenters successor, has been q lifelong
Republican, has acted with the Republican
party, and proposes to continueio act with
that party, but was opposed to extreme mea.
sures 10 the government of the South. He
was not State-rights man as 1t was under
stood before the war. though be must con-
fess that now the term bad different sig
nifcqtion. He believes 10 policy toward
the South which will encourage industry and
establish prosperity 10 that sectional gene
rous and magnanimous policy that will estab-
lish goodwill and carry out the real object
of the reconstruction measures. AS to the
future, be was not enough of prophet to
venture upon predictions, and would leave
that to those who made political matters a
study.
SENATOR PADDOCK, OF NEBRASKA.
Senator Paddock, of Nebraska, succeeds
Upton, but is not liberal Republican after
The ex-senalor's pattern. He thinks the
southern States should have been held as
military provinces until such time as the
people were prepared to establish rev ella.
ions with the Federal Government. His
confidence in the Republican party is un-
shaken, though be does not consider it neces.
ary to test his fidelity with those who are
}, ore radical or extreme in their views. The
curse Of the Administration in regard to
louisiana does not commend it'elf to bis
pprovEl, neither does the effort 10 set
liz chbatk. The future of the party de.
ends, in his opinion, upon moderate POLL
' toward The South and an honest regard
,r the needs of people already burdened
'ith taxes and threatened With greater
.0utles.