Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-04-04
"THE WAGES or SIN rs
DEA TIL"


This is declaration that Bible read.
ers will not deny, or controvert Rad.
ical legislation leads to this fatal re.
suit Tho particular rights OF the ne
gro race, over that Of the white race.
has been the Alpha and Omega of
every Radical Congressman for the
past fifteen years. The Constitution
OF the United States aud that of every
State of the Union has been so altered
and amended that the privileges OF the
African are far above those of the
Caucasian. "The color line" about
which we hear so much, has been
marked on the ground, by this school
of bigots and fanatics, who for thirty
years declared that the Constitution Of
the United States was "a covenant with
death aud AN agreement with he'll p
Such were "the Union sentiments" ut
tered by the men who attempt to undo
the work Of the Patriots OF the Rev.
olution and place the negro, legally, on
u higher plane than the white man.
The mere fact that by war, rapine and
murder portion of the African slaves
have been transformed into voters, is
no evidence to the thoughtful states.
man that wisdom has been entailed
upon the negro through the cunning
devices Of wicked men; who, also as
sumo to override the DEGREES OF Divine
Providence.
The labors Of the demagogues indi
Gated have only jcopardized the "liie
liberty and the pursuit of happiness
of the negro, on tuis Continent. But
We are depressing. We will com,
down to the rights of the negro as re
Gently defined by Judge Giles, in tb,
United States Court at Baltimore.
"ln the case OF Harriet Il. Gully
colored, VS.. the Baltimore aud Ohio
Railroad Company, in the United State'
District Court, Thursday, tho jury
under the instructions OF the Court
found verdict for the Company. Th,
case was one OF some seventeen OF
eighteen suits brought by colorcd per
sons against the Railroad Company I,
recover penalty Of five hundred dol
lars in each case for not affordin,
them, us they allcgc, equal privileges
in the Company's cars with other pas
sengers ON their return to Ballimor,
from an excursion to Rockville, Mont
gomery county, III June, 1875. Tn,
suits were brought under the act .
Congress of March |, 1876, entities
IAN act to protect all citizens in thcI
civil and legal rights and which il
its first section enacts--
That all persons within the juris
diction Of the United States shall b,
entitled to the fulland equal enjoyment
Of The accommodations, advantages
facilities and privileges OF inns, publ,
conveyances on land and water, thea
tres and other places OF public amuse
mcnt; subject only TO the condition.
~ d limitations established by law an,
applicable alike TO citizens of ever,
race and color, regardless of any pre-
vious condition OF servitudc.
! Without reviewing in detail the TACT
in this particular case, 1t sufficient,
appeared by the evidence that tn
Company gave TO the excursionists tn
best accommodations in their powe
under the circumstances, aud that tn
rules of the Company forbid any dis
elimination on account Of race or colo
In the treatment Of passengers. Tn
case, how ever, did not turn upon th
question Of fact, but upon the question
Of law raised by the prayers offere,
: by counsel. The instruction granite
by the court disposed OF the case b.
deciding virtually that the wrong con
planned OF, if proved as matter G
fact, would only admit OF redress unde
, State law and in State courts, and tina
, the plaintiff had no right of action ur
der the federal law.
Following the decisions of the Su
preme Court, particularly that IN tn
New Orleans slaughterhouse cascl
reported In the sixteenth volume Q
Wallace's Reports, which contains th
fullest exposition of the scope an
meaning OF the fourteenth amendment
Judge Giles held that tho right of
) passenger, white or black, to particulu
accommodations when travelling b
public conveyance from one point /
another pifhin the State, upon mcrel
local errand, whether of business O
pleasure, was not a right embrace
within the scope Of the amendment r,
! quiring the protection Of the Constitt
tion, or capable of enforcement by nc
Of Congress. Adopting the languag
: Of Justice Miller, speaking for tho m,
joity Of the Supreme Court in th
slaughter house cases, Judge Giles he'll