The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-16


.,.,,. pryr TO PREVENT tbs REMOVAL OF
~, renN STATE TO FEDERAL COURTS
gup SILVER BILL. &C.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator thurman
a9ad the mems gallery to-day with voters,
49,. tbsre was no crowd on The ladies' side,
,,,se j. neither youthful nor handsome,
IA Ia. ncye: been the victim OF fashiona-
80. .o.,aa}. he created merrimcat early
:. h,s sntecA by announcing that he de-
'..nna .,easiug Of the Constitution il that
.,,,arrt could now be mentioned in the
sa,,,t. Tsking up the section OF tue bill
..,,,orion t1e Jurors test oath, he said that
,,r ,rfs ly jury had not been for centuries
,.,y,o Enc!sSh-speaking people simply be-
,...s ,we!yc men eau best decide in cases OF
.,s,,n and iuu!n. for eminent law-wrlters
...,rt that in cases involving titles to real
s.tg,e i3ir and learned Judge would be
ss,ar But il Is dear TO them because it has
tsrn shield OF protection to the people
,-uast The oppression OF the Government.
pssdior from lIal!am n description OF its
,,eryrr.inn. when under the prctcEt OF trial
ir iurir, judicial murders were pcrpetra-
ted. he in Indignant tone declared that the
,ic,,irc described what has taken place in
fIa United States in our day. Then, after
stating vha. cur jury system is, he declared
IA, Won may repeal sections $40 and S21
Il The Revised Statutes, which authorize
the requirement OF the tcSt-oath o, Jurors,
and still Won have rot gone to the root of
The evil. because The power remains with
fine marsha. ant! clerk OF the court 10 fill the
irry.5ox with q partisan jury, Obtained to
convict ard ready to obey instructions to
the letter.
THE SUPERVISORS OF ELECTION AND DEPUTY
MARSHhLS.
He declared tie laws for the appointment
II these Radical agents unconstitutional.
II pictured the deputy murshals as crea-
lures selected from the lowest portions OF
Nrw York and from among X-penitentiary
coDyrt>. and armed with power to seize
respectable citizens and take them before
United states commissioner. His de-
where, to use his language, con-
tc,nptibIc aud corrupt commissioner op-
pressed The people and robbed them OF their
rights OF suffrage, could n0tIhaye been more
graphic. The fact that these people stood
this oppression without resistance con-
vinccd him that the American people are
the most law-abiding in the world, for in
London il would have resulted in blood
she'd. He rccited in the strongest terms
possible the ouragcs which, under the laws
be wanted repealed, are perpetrated at
every election, and declared if these laws
were not unconstitutional they ought to be
yepealcd, because the wit OF man never de-
y>cd better plan for defeating honest
elections. When they were passed there
we're only eight Democratic senators, he
,al, but they kept the majority up all
night. Lord Roscoe here said that they
made NIL The noise, and Dir. Thurman re-
naked In reply that he believed these Dem
occNic senator's were INSPIRED on that occa-
sion. and they have increased until they
control the senate. These laws did not
originate with the carpet-baggers or the
south, but iii The Union-Leagac Club OF
New York, said Mr.. Thurman, before pro-
cccdGg to show up johnny Davenport and
liz iniqu;tous acts, done under the patron
are Of this we,i-known political organizes
ten. lie then from the record showed that
davenport drew the laws, and that the
Union League Club pushed them through
Congress, explaining their enormities ia
detail. After this he described the opera
ions OF The laws, giving the large amounts
expended TO pay deputy marshals, five
,!Xhs OF which was spent at the
North. That IS, said he, while one
dollar went % protect the freedmen five
we're spent at the North to grind under their
heels northern freemen and steal naturaliza-
!, lion papers from adopted citizens. In re-
MYIng 10 what Conkling said about New
YORK city, Mr.. Thurman declared you might
drag 1t from Harlem river TO the Battery
@aG you could not tiEd such 4 corrupt set
a. Tie deputy marshals employed there in
IS and IS. lie gave the reason why New
York needed 80 much more money thar
Philadelphia, and it was, he said, because
Philadelphia has 4 perfect system with her
! Republican nplce, and can always give any
Republican majority required to save the
State. The s37 900 paid for Philadelphia &C.
putty marshalS Vas only to- give little bonus
10 The workers there, but New York, which
Is Democratic, required S150,0C0, and 1t
was deemed prudent 10 give Baltimore
$4,000 Here followed a statementoI the
humber OF supervisors employed, and the
pay they received. Mr.. Thurman called
i'!ention TO the fact that while 5000, 900 was
'pent At the North for these officers, only
$4,000 was spent IN the South, and yet Re-
publican senator's say the ,whte-leaguers
and kuklux control the South and
Neyent fair elections. Governor Ran
as5d here stated that in Jersey
AFwhere there has been, 5000 Democratic
I'lSfity for years, they spent $4,000
aad carried it Republican. Mr. Thurman
furnished testimony to show that all this
money Was a corruption fund used to carry
elections for the Republicans. he spoke
ualil adjournment, and his is pronounced
"he Of the ablest speeches OF the session.
'aa worthy Of the distinguished reputation.
4 s'oaio's Senator. Among those who herd
was as. Eyarts, who occupied q seat in
II = diplomatic gallery. z
4 ., Nen Republicans tonight pronounce
aDuaaRs speech great egert, and Dem.
, Iaas say it's not only greet, but will prove
4'aiuable as q campaigns document.