Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-03

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Court 81 the Vnsted stases w he
Lon SrRArpu case.
II has been we'll known oy al oo-
serving people thsf since tue ia'e ua'
happy civil STRIFE there mas oeen !"
this country decided tendency "
strong central, IL not Al iuiPeiiM wv
srnment hneroaehmeh' "W' W.
eroachment has been maoe oy "epuo'
hean Congresses upon 'he ''s"S VI '"0
States Many Vi uiose sh.'0A''"''''
have been met and hurried paek oy tue
supreme Court unui u Nus-sP'e"'
hope prevailed among conhding peO-
pie among those who really love our
hePubueah 'o'" W so'e,
whatever madness might DC sAnio''eu
by the political departments OIL 'he gov
ernment, would DO checked anu rus
traled by the judicial department inc
great conservative power P'o''ueu U!
our written Constitution; that as long
rs We bad a supreme Judiciary W whom
the people had confidence, the great
heart Of the people would beat regularly
We have read much IN Republican
newspapers, and heard much talk among
leading Republicans about n nation
with big N" DO we know what that
means2 Do We understand what Is In
tended By it2 ltmeans that the rights
Of the people are to he disregarded. u
means that the States have no rights
that the general government in any Of
ia DEPARTMENTS is bound to respect; II
means the abrogation OF the Constitu-
ton OF the United States; IL means u
consolidated, centralized, imperial gov
srnment
Since the war the great campaign cry
Of the Republican party has been,
Down with State rights They have
deceived the masses oi the voters OF that
marty by this specious war cry, convey
iny the idea 10 them that by Estate
rights" they mean the right OF State
to s.,ede from the Union. There could
moi be a more consummate deception.
They mean much more than that But
few oi the Democrats OF the country,
North 90 South, ever did believe IN the
political heresy OF secession. But be
cause tho doctrine Of secession ls So I'M
popular, the political demagoguo has
made state rights synonymous with
secession. Even those who believe IN the
doctrine OF secession only con
sidered that one ct the
rights Of the States, and they
all eoncede that it was practically de-
stroyed by the war.
But while Republican drmagogues
have industriously aud persistcntly en-
| J,avor,l In convince the people that
estate rights" and "sccession' mean
one and the same thing, they have just
"A industriously aud persistcnily, III
Cousress and out Of it, been doing all
in their power to undermine and take
away many rights oi the states that the
Republican masses must hold rs dear
a. 10 the Democrats.
Prominent among such acts is Section
6il Of the Revised Statutes, passed by
Republican Congress. Ii provides rs
follows: Where any civii SUIT or crlIni-
nal prosecution Is commenced IN any
state Court, for any cause Wh0torfT,
against any person who Is denied, or
cannot enforce in the judicial tribunals oil
the State, Ut in the part OF the State
where such suit or prosecution Is pend
ing, any right secured to hun 10y any
law providing for the equal cNii rights
Of citizens OF the United States, OF OF all
persons within the jurisdiction OF the
United States, such S'"t OF
prosecution may, upon the r''l''oh o'
such defendant hied IN SAID Ht"'e
Court at any time before tue 'r'a' or
hnal hearing oil the cause S'"''us
the iacts anu verified ny o''"'
be removed for trial into the next 'T'
cult Court to be held IN the district
where 1t ~ pending. Upon tue ming "I
such petition, all further proceedings III
the State courts shat cease, anu shal'
not be resumed except as hereinafter
provided The further clause OF the
fourteenth amendment tn the Const'-
tuition OF the United States substantially
provides nor shall Stale deny l"
any person within IT'S Jurisdiction Tue
equal protection oi the laws
The jury law OF West Virginia makes
the white citlzep OF the State, with Ger
tain exceptions therein named i"Ole I"
serve upon the lur'es III the state courts
TArLoS srRAupER, a negro Was IN
dieted, tired aud convicted III TIE .'r'
i cut Court oil bhiO county, TOT muiutt-