Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-17
virginia Legislature.

Seostc statement showing the difference DO
tween TIC pts from the Moffett register for
The present yesr and bose of special license tax
Oh qacr fir tie years 1876 and IT.
RaSo;utious we're Introduced bu. referred, tha!
! a9y ii sal engagement u 7de with the creditors
Of The Commonwealth should be nads With
re'ereooe to the present low prices Of agrioultu
! raj produces aud tho prospective reduction 10
the assessed value Of Isuds aud, 10 con
sderdIiou uf The reduced value of agricuitu
| sal pcoGuo,s and the sad depression Of the farm
Ing por:l2n Il the population, the present rate
| Of tsys!iol should be reduced rather than IN.
creased 10 VirKicis.
TIE chair lzd before the Senate commuti-
cation from tho Governor 10 Response to a Sen
s.e re souIioo, submitting the OPTION of udgu
! IredWsy aud lhs proceedings before bis c!urt
~ the ReynoIa' ) iii, 10 Patrick county, ao
camp .n;d by rephft Of Attorney Geoers
! Fi=lGs. Judge Tfedway eIs5Cr4telY sets fort b
his views Iu favr Of applying to toe SGprema
| Court OF !hc U.i:ed States for writ ct mau
damcs. In c,nciu,ioo be suggests the adVisa
bli:,y Of Erst preseo!l0g the case to the c)rslde
ration Of The executive of the Uoited Statee rs
| De saySit may b. that the d psrtment Of jus,
| lies cau taSe cogoiz1nce aDd retrass DC wrong.
| He saye, the ipterest aud fate of the ultJrtu
male pli'oocrs inake stroDg appeal 10 their
| hunaGi,y because tho State. c3nooS surrender
| her jurisdiction. and ca . by torc' can be de-
priv-G ellis. Whaseve: may BE- tie :esu!t O!
| the pccc.edirrs IN the Federal court, tho par
lies viii b. s i'll smpoabia to STATE authority.
| rhe faras5u5nt ard IN pris,uGeps FIR I'll. IL
TIC Federal court will opiy te 80 unoh 10 pro
E:acl their PUNISH u.ect 10 addition to the nuces.
h u, II no
peal sh. u j prove una7a OK | feel can6 Lent iu
tic 0pin.;n that tbs Wroug Can be corrected by
maUhanua.
huorn,y General Field, after freely discuss
;sog lhc q1csi)ns Involved. says ho is satisf al
! Of the ia q of The FLOWING propositions -
! Etrat-sne wight 10 be tirt; by a uegrr Jury 10
l,:t c." Of the riei;t- c)nfe.r. u upon the
race either ~ r:eaut smebd sS"ss 70 lie COS
:. eS re u lied STATES, or by the act Of
! Couer, g., knoWu as the civil rights bill. Sec
o1d- hat cfenses s2aicst State law, GIN
u;t:ed ~i.bio the j1ridiclion or territory of the
| State, must be aou cen ouly be tried by courts
| al he Siaye. Third-fhas 10 such trials tor
such Gift he offender GEO ohly demand to
| be tritd as other clliZans of the Stare, ch sraed
9Th similar otfcoses, are tried. Faurth-rhe
cri q iosl prosreCion which may be removed
| i,ouI STATE cOurts to the circuit OF the U alted
Sta;cs. uadsr section 81! Of tbs Revised
S'aiulss, must bu ono III which some rights
svtu ed iy aucDGm mt to he Uulttd States
Ccus tuon OR the ci.i! rights bill has been
deoied TO the accused, or caonot be enforced by
lilo 10 State Court. F,fh-rbe trials of the
R=yuoIds in the Circuit C"urt Of PalrI:k county
were msGo to coDform 10 every respsc: TO the
aws OF the STATE. They were deoled uothiog
which sry white c;lZeus could have 1ighltuliy
c!;.ircd.
Go ola5iog, Attorney General Field says: IF
these PROPOSITIONS are rue, tbeo II TO lows that
! Ju4sc Rives, by Q II r of bis Office, invaded the
! juris1 lon Of he State atd her couris aod has
u.urDcd power and juisidcten that does not
lawfully periai1 to him ss judge Of the District
Court Of he Uuit=d States Tor the western dis
.riat Of Virginia. This proceeding Of Judge
Rivss is cot ouy without law, but is entirely
| w,tbou usifcl ID CT even excuse. The whole
power Of the urls ofthe Con mouWssltb, from
he Supreme Court Of Appeals dowo, has been
thrown around these negroes tor their proteo
| tiGp. Win they have Daen Wtoonfully c)u
vc;ed the copvic. len has been set aside either
Court of Appeals. 1t wes without excuse IT
accused were entitled to nepro jurors for their
molion to have such suUmuned,a bill Of exoep
llu.s ccud have been taken and the case carried
to tie Supreme Cour: of Appeals Of the State,
aoa upon an advers, decision by that tribunal
c,uld have teeu iukeo 10 the Supreme Court If
the u iited States, the lrihu AL VI 6ua resort 10
all uIatteEs pertaiging 70 federal right aud tue
questions involved would have bsen settled by
It's dtcsIcn aud all further controversy set.
lied
The o. " remairicg question to be considered
Is. what remedy has tue State for the great
Wrong DOES MI? If lh=re is rem dY FIR the
State through the courts lG lS, l thllk, by ap-
nlca:lun to toe Suprsms Court of the United
States frr wit OF nsndamus | conf. 50, how
ever, | feel grave d ,ubts about redress looking
alone TO tho c1urts. The absence OF plain and
alt quate r. ID 10y for 50 grave wrong can only
be accounted for upon the supposltl IN hat the
founders OF our 81 ate aDd natioaal governments
ol! notsupoose that such remedy would ever be-
needed. submit .hittne p &C. and good order
of society, protection of States and du4 admin
htra'lon CT their poloe powers for pubic veal
temsGd that redress for The prescott and 60
curly tur the fature shall be sought through
L..ls'a.urss ct States aud na!iooal govern
ments
Mr. Hurt, Of Pi ts9|vania, off ,red a reaolu-
ton 10 relation to tho death Of Green Pace,
esq. lste membsr of the House from Pltts5l.
Varl., which wos adopted. aud 50 token of
respect The Senate adj urned.
Ib the House Of Delegates bills, resolutions,
a., were introduced and referred, 10
amend the act rsVl,iog, ameodiog and re.
enac log the laws regulating crimes aud pun.
lshnenr; to repeal The act providing fJr the
coosoli ls,ion OF the puolic dctt aod the pay.
ment IF 90 uaifarm rate OF interest thereupoD;
as 10 The expedieney Of SO am-tdlog the law 81
10 allow pay 10 aI! persons suum med AID 10
attendance upon G urts aud v;nlremen until
discharged, whether they serve on th urg or
90; as TO hs eXpedieuey of 80 amending the
Constitution az to allow the oouutizs and public
free sehool districts to raise additional sums by