The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-16
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Granted at wash
LWhto' i.''o w.. case OF Taylor
lrsloa ls.ssr' ~
sf'aats, as, the dispatch from one o'
h'''pJ :, y, T,ylOr sraudsr, given in
y 'I,' I,i,,.5 States ba, granted writ O'
w V'','I Nv. .,,. and that therefore the
a. ~. y -. ..,,oIIy Issued by our Court Of
90. .onm.pdiug Judge Melvin to
4''' W.. ,bs prisoner to death is su'
'4'lapI a'I mill The writ can be argued
's. i''',s Supreme Court at Washing
si'N ,.N ". iii probably not be before
v 'I.a NV, The ground upon which a
~ :, I'S, .,,or va. asked by Messr'. Dav'
"'% ..d Doyerer, council for the Pris-
sI 10 J,tn once or twice explained IN
w. 4I.,s.,r,-vil-that the prisoner
OK 49, lime had such a trial as he ia
%Jv 'aI.J 70 under the XIV article Of the
s...i,,,iop sa.t" III Of the United States and the
w p;,bu bill passed in pursuance
wv t,
I'm =. I,,Boc,asic BOurbOns OF this State
.'., ~ ,i,r March l2lS7s, declaring that
w. n.,.oD, should ait on juries in
w @.vi,,iri,, They should have known,
We. s',,.iSI, did know, that such a law
y J.,o,,,iOD Of the XIV Article Of
iEi- r.'.,i,Sliou Of the United States,
y .,S I'D, that aSll persons born or
'.a ;,JiD The United States, and SUBJ
'4''' . \. i,,i.dic,ion thereof, are citi-
I'll. Halted States and Of the State
~ .,,. ,b,, reside, No state shall make
-, ,ry law which shall abridge
y -, ..;,il.,.. or immunities Of citizens
= nj. T,iI,d s,.,e., nor shall any state
49,. 80 ,,y persou Of life, liberty or
s ...;,, vitbou, due process Of law,
=. In, n ANY person within its juris-
i.;,, ,bs .orsl protection Of the laws"
I, ,oru,nce Of this constitutional
,,,ri,iou COugress passed in March
ia d. Civil Rights bill, which in It's
,x.etiou provided in the plaiuest pos.
,s.urn,. 10 that no Bourbon Of the old
r,,hr,,y regime could possibly misun.
Ir,,Dd What was meant by the 14th
lt.. Of ,be Constitution, tha, "citirens
Jry, r,cs and color, without regard to
a, ,,,iOu, condition Of slavery or in.
,js,,r, eryitude, except rs a punish.
M, IOr crime whereof the party shall
I'm ben duly convicted, shall have
,s,un. rish.in every state and terri
pu 10 III. United States to make and
.b,s eou,rlc.; to sue, be parties and
III, ,rid.rcs; to inherit, purchase, lease,
snsoa, npd convey real and personal
rsD.,t,: ,pdtO full and tqtlal bentil ofaIl
In r,d voasIinQ, for he security Of per.
nuI yopr,v a, is enjoyed BY phife citizens,
uj,b,ll be subject 10 like punishment,
mia, ,,t PENALTIES, and to none other,
pLr,,..,ute, ordinance, regulation,
uu,lon. TO the contrary notwi.hstand-
M
Er,r we'll posted man in the United
SUI, understood the sweep Of this bill;
u,d,r,OOl that /, was intended to
st,,, TO cOIor,d citizens every political
ID Iv,l RIB, enioyed by the white
stpn; upd vet our Bourbons in the face
Nh undertook to prohibit colored men
lvu having A free and equal trial by
sr 10 hi, State by excluding persons oi
sIo, from The tipb, to serve on iuries.
Oar Supi.n, Cour, undertook to gel
nu ID rbe pl,ip reading Of the Ciyi
E,su bill By citing the case Of women
uId,s Of citizens who could not ait OF
jsts, ,pd vel could be lawfully tried By
Iav Of white men. Women are no
tit,iaiu,.el against, as every bod,
has, Ou account Of their color. but color
dna ure di,ctimipated against on tha
vsssL and oply nm that account, ant
an 100. when ,hs Civil Right
El pl,inly declare, that an,
Dams, Ybo ,b,lI % ""bi.o, or csn,,
70 h subjected, ,nv ci,i,.n Of III,
Urila Slu.. to The derivation o
nyri,bl secured 10 him under the bill
ns4 Il liz color or ruee,n shall b,
d.,u.d ,r;l,, ~ ,;.J.n..,o. Or