The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-22
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D4yeuport, Eqr one oil The
o'' :, n, Taylor ssrAuder, returned
a'a''i ,,o", tsa Washington on Saturday
", .,.., !. b.I been, as before announced s,
''i' i'.,,. =, writ Of error in the case oil
nP'pE, II. ipiora, u that when the
a'IT,, ~, I,,,ics fra. heard his application
e'a !.n,,..I 'a,,Iss tbs. he thought that the
'.;.,ioI, .! the case had been passed
r,' q. Z Ii. application of General An
'..,' r., u d I'd .is Lopi..n, Returning Board
- r' =. IoOsiug further, however, ne
" Wv M, there wu difference in the
- .,.. and takiug the application and
y. va. ,..s,d held . consultation in regard
.. a' +, ,', 9TH eret.l Of the Associate JUS,
", II n. Court, after which the writ
", We ,,,,ded. :, This award therefore seems
'I "i,s':..s pretty clearly that the court s"s
w., Nth decided suspicion upon the
W., ,'.| Il, Of we.! Virginia, a. being re-
y, ..!,,,, to the liIh article OF The Con'ti, |,
,,tiou Of the United S'a'e' and the ctSil
E,su E,S bill PISSED in pursuance thereof.
..,L.,s v.will correct an erroneous
- 'H.,.,.ioo thu. seems to prevail in re-
al u our Law. The counsel OF Taylor
s,,,,3,, do no! combat said law on the
:. ..,aoJ ,h,s !. cuts of any privilege or
ist,o jpror,hip from c'lOFed men, but
bGi. Jsprirss eolored men Of that iA'F'
.,,.I ,oi impartial trial to which, un'
a, Il. Civil Rights bill, they are ensi'
H.. ~ citizen. Of the United States.
nj, 4 lbs all important point in the
,,.. II. counsel Of Strauder contend
~, ,b.bp been tried uadeF a law that
i,;,,.li evidence Of caste and prejudice.
ID therefore repugusnt 10 the Civil
R.t,u bill, and itseem' to u that this
il, ,po.ition Of grea! strength. Why did
!. B,a,bon, Of West Virginia exclude
.J,,.4 men from the jury boE2 The
,,,.,ti, pllin-Vil: on account OF color
ls,,!o,. 90 account Of prejudice asatn't
tim b, reason OicoIor, and therefore on
rssanto Of prejudice that operated to
J,sy I, colored men the impartial pro.
s.ou Ilhs law. The Civil Rights bill
III p..sl in order to autagonizs and
us,r.lIp this very prejudice that mani
i,,sI iu.If in the West Virginia Legis'
l.,1r oI 1873, and it was careful to spec
ily ..d p,rticuIariIe the word "color" as
.r,auI upon which no citizen should
!. denied the equal protection OF all
hnior the security Of life, liberty or
property
w.lesI free to venture the opinion
alil such a Law as the West Virginia
hsOIlS7S can stand against the provi-
iua OE The Civil Rights bill, then is that
All iIiIure p respects the great object
,Gish il sought to accomplish. The
h.a.r oil it cOn'picuou, among whom
W Tbnl!end Stevens, intended that it
boul racue colOred men in the late
LlN NSnIss from the periIs OF prejudice
y reason oil the we'll known spirit OF
us that prevailed against them, and
npoint to the enactment Of our law 10
Aslise Of the Civil Rights bill as evi-
dsAs. not only Of that very spiri. Of caste
Which ii va, designed to meet and defeat,
0LIutther, as evidence Of a lingering
Pitit characterization to the authority
dlWcalled Radical Congress- over the
Sls Of we,! Virginia.
Any one who knows how full Of the
pint LIhe rebellion were the men who
aO.iatO power in this State in 1870, can
CatsnIind the animus that prompted
he :nic!ueat Of our Jury law. They
'r!ull oErsvOIutiOuary ideas, and were
&Lltiaa willing to go "a far "a they
trdiut the direction OF re-establishiul
S'ddorter OIlegi,lation. Our jury Law
'uln,niie.tatiOn Of this spirit, AID We
dali sElld 10 gee the men who got it VI
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