Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-11-02
The Lewis Bill.

The Alexandria G0zelte'S " asulu2lou
correspondent says that the foil owing is
a copy of Mr.. Sherman's amendment to
the bill to enforce the provisions OF the
fourteenth amendment, which received
the support Of Mr.. John F. Lewis, now
the Malone candidate for Lieutenant =
Governor Of Virginia.
THAT ifany house, tenement, cabin
shop, building, barn, or granery shall
be uulawfully or feloniously demolished
pulled down, burned, or destroyed,
wholly or in part, by any persons riet'
ously and tumuliuously assembled to-
gether or If any person shall unlaw'
fully and with force and violence be
whipped, scourged, wounded, Or killed.
by any person riotouslY and tumul
tuously assembled together; and if such
offence was committed 10 deprive any
person of any right conferred upon him
by the Constitution and laws of the
United States, or to deter him from or
punish him for exercising any such
right, or b. reason ofhls race, color, or
previous condition Of servitude, in every
such case the inhabitants of the county,
city, or parish in which any OF the said
offences shall be committed shall be La
BILE to pay full compensation TO the per-
son or persons damaged by such offence
if living, or 10 bis legal representatives,
If dead and such compensation may be
recovered by such persons or his repre-
sentatiyes by suit IN any court OF the
United States Of competent jurisdiction
in the district il which the offence was
committed. to be iu the name OF the
person injured, or his legal representa-
tiyes, and against such comfy, city, or
parish and execution may be issued on
q indictment rendered in such suit, and
may BE- levied upon any property, real
or personal, Of any person in said county
city, or parish and the said county,
city or parish may recover The iuil
amount of SAID judgment, costs and in
terest, from any person or persons en-
gagged as principal or accessory IN such
riot. in an action in any court Of compe-
tent jurisdiction"
On this amendment, when offered in
committee Ct the whole, the vote was
as follows:
'Ayes-Mcssrs. Ames, Anthony, Bore
man, Brownlow, Caldwell, Cameron,
Carpenter, Chandler, Clayton, Cole,
Conklng, Corbett, Cragin, Edmunds,
Ferry of Michigan, Gilbert, Hamilton Of
Texas, Hamlin, Harlan, Howe, Lewis,
Logan, Mortar, Nye, Osborn, Patter-
son, Pomeroy, Pool, Pratt, Ramsay
Rice, Sawyer, Sherman, Summer, West
Wilson, Window and Wright-3S.
'Nays-Mrssrs, Bayard, Blair, Buck
ingham. Casserly, Cooper, Davis of Ken
lucky, DAYS. Of West Virginia, Freling-
huysen, Hamilton OF Maryland, Hill,
Hitchcock Johnston, Kelley, Morrill, OIL
Main, Robertson, salisbury, Schurz,
Scott Srencer. Stevenson, Stockton,
Thurman, Tiptou, Trumbull and Wick
ers-25.'
A few days afterwards, when anOth'
or vote was taken upon tue same amend
ment, Mr.. Lewis, voted for it again.
1t is almost incredible that Mr.. Lewis
should have voted for this infamous BILL
But as he did so, all that the people o.
Virginia can do is to turn their backs
upon him. We haYe never doubted
that large number ofthe Readjuster:
would scratch his name of their ticket
when they vote. 1t was put there te
attract negro votes, aod will attrac
the NJ, AT the same time it will drive
off white Readjusters.'
Under the operation Of the above bill
the property of every man in the South
would have been at the mercy OF white
and negro vagabonds. A perfect har
vest OF perjury would have been reapet
By the miscIeants OF the Radical party
in their efforts 10 reap harvest o
money. Execution was TO be ISSUED
against the property OF ANY person
in order 10 raise money to pay negroes
for being prevented by rowdies from
voting. The best men in the Commu.
nifty would have had 10 pay the debts o
the worst. The ReY. DR.. Peterkin'.
property would have been sold on &C
count Of the offence OF the worst mar
in the penitenliary. Read the bill anC
see for Yourselves what 1t Is. -Richm0nc
Dispatch.