, 1879-03-18
INDICTED JUDGES.

a Hold stnnd Tor tho Ncero's Rights -Judas
1,irss' Charge to tho aransl Jury-somo ol
the Tcxtllnuny m which tho Virginia
County Judges Wore Indicted.
Lhrttsnon"ence Stm T"rk TrthNns.
DAHvlt.IE, fn., March t0.-Thc Democratic
ptesB OF the country, but especially Ut VirRn!a1
Is Just now filled with Wild articles on wl,nt II
termed, ln Democratic parlanct, "Rircs' ust1.p pa
tlon," the "Ralical judicial outrage" etc. AL
lllfs Democratic talk llas been cauecd BY the
action Ut the Hon. Alexander RiYcs, United
Suites District Judge for tile Western District
OF Virginia. who Instructed thc Grand Jury, at
tllc recent term uf Ills Court In this tlacc, to
int1ict State Judges for open yiolntlon Of the
laws OF Congress. The Granl Jury, upon the"
evldcnrc 0cloro them (whlcl was anple9, In.
dletel five Of tlcsH inen for open yioiatson OF
the Cyi Rights bill. II Is under tho fourth
section Of this net llat the Indictments nrt
fuun1. *.
Tits, then, In II nntshcl1, Is the cause Of DEM
ocraIc rantinr. The 1natn points Of Judge
1siycs' Charge follow:
"Is brcoti.es my duty to cali your special at
tcnliuu to uo.aDiu Instance Of the way In
Which the neglect by the Stntc ot lis own laws
nud Its obligations IL thus supreme law--the
Constitution Of tile United atatcs-1cccas9rily
leads to conflicts between Federal nnl State at-
tlority. Nv the Inv Ut the Stutu no dlserin,ta-
ton Is made on account Of raee -nr color III the
liability OF sts cttzvns TO jury SERVICE All mala
citizens FL years OF age l,nl not over &C. who ere
emitted to vote MD hold of!icc under the Con-
stitntto,l s.stsl laws OF tls StatG. sa! he Liable
to serve M iururs. You ArH aware ilit the legal
duty Of making: mt 1ury.l!sts rests with llla
.luttges of tue County and Corporation Courts.
{See Sec. ,, Chap. til, Co3e ot Frginia.) At
this potut Congress propurfY intervencs and
their obligations under thu laws aud cotlstttn-
ttuns Of tllelr States uni the nlIlcntlincnts Tile
fourth srctton Of ifc act Of Murct, I. 1S7; is IN
these wUrf!G: That no cittzr'1 possessing all
Ey law sIali he disqualified fur serytca Us
grand ur petit juror In auY court Of tile United
States ut ri any sate, u, Herniit Of race, color,
or previous condition ot sesyitnds; a,.l a!y oil.
selection or Bnfli:notifng Ut Jurors, who shlll cx
Glide nr iuii to summon any citizen for the gnlsu
afocsad, shall On conviction thereof, be deem.
eli guilty Of u mtsde,ncanor, and bs fined mt
murr than $l,,00o.' Thu oifense thus tieclured
H. the exclusion by itpso officers from their
Jury lists ol gnaltllrl elt|zcns because ot race.
culor, Or previous condition nf scrvitu.ie.. This
motive, Hike aii olur guilty tntcnts, may be aid
ought 10 lie Inferred by you from the -acts or
declarations Ut the patty ulHl al the circlrn.
etM,pcs ot lis conduct. II 1t should appear ia
never admitted 10 Ills llat the nancs of colorcd
{uf,r hfa rIiilf n,ul indirt h|m fnr lin nlYrnRp
mi th"n st him ra,,cl I,y uroof tia fair nre.
Earv r. sha1 M n,,n,r I'M thcs" otrrrs have
tsa sas Ut ,u ~ sri,ot ~ ,.Ia: IN,
wn,1s, "n, m m, hnrisei f., imnl,ic thts nffensa
~ .n,', ~" ~ ~. t,cn sInu,i nm,es,r I'M ,n,.,St
v,r WIN ~ ~, n,,%r ~ srut, ~ as,s.' s5
~ 1ts.@ 10 i" - ti.N,urc ri IL" IN. ri Ioi,SIcss
'us W." ,M,s ,re thn c1rarsss NJ tho inw. o,d.
,,,,si u" f..i y,,,,r iwofnid niI;,attous 70 ,hs
iows ~ tl,s Stnt and II Gourress. MD ar., scn.
| nul ur,.srnt II whrru found. i presume, cverS
r,utulv n1,tulrtrnaCt tn this cuurt I,as tts ret,r.
! srntni,v. n, yotlr Daucf. 30 TINT you huya
,""i;.r f,siI,tfrs far th. t'ouirr. Wi, viii nnt
~, hnSnntI ,h".r rounttcs. sl1nl1 s,,,y.css;vniv
nst ,Gvntisr rand ,I,lris to prosecute ine sa,I,
tnnsitinn for thrir counties. II {, shaji bu. na
In,,,. fntt hInIlv iioun tl,rn,nlnt,t INV whole,
,,stri', thIs arrucy viii t,u,tl "a, re,mnvs s,no
"m,,,ni If ,n,erj.rrucu viii stnto Courts. unI
INV ia imst e,,.r"pnrv ~ thc fnnst;tltinn