The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-18
/" The New Issue

The above is the caption Of an article In
Yesterdays issue OF the National Republa-
can, General MAgoNE's Washington Or
gan, which he has more than once recon-
mendcd to his followers. That paper ad-
yocates new law or new constitutional
amendment that will open all hotels, thea
tres. &c, TO negroes. Congress has no
power TO pass any law upon the subject,
and the Republican might as well turn It's
attention at once 10 the framing OF new
constitutional amendment. The Judges
OF the Supreme Court OF the United states
are in office for life. They can't be
touched. It would require the affirmative
votes Of tie Legislatures OF twenty-nine
States in order TO the ratification Of the
amendment proposed; whereas 1t couldn't
get the vote Of ten. II would utterly fail.
The northern people are just as much OPP
posed 10 mixed audiences as the southern.
Let the Republican hurry up its amend
ment. say we. We desire no better issue
outside OF New England.
The Republican says;
"The Republican party and the loyal
people OF this country intended that the
colored people should have every right
guaranteed them by the civil-rights bill.
Until this has been fully accomplished
who will say that the mission OF the Re-
publican party is endedy II the civil-rights
bin is not constitutional, then let the best
minds OF the Republican party frame bill
that Will stand the constitutional test. or.
IL necessary. let an amendment be added
10 the Constitution. The line OF duty for
the Republican party is very clearly de-
fined"
Very well. Let the Republican party
do IFS duty. What says General MALONE
What say his followers? VIII these still
refuse TO pledge themselves to follow Gen.
eral MALONE into the Republican party !!
What say the negroes? VIII they follow
General MALONE If he refuses to aid the
Republican party in this work, as from the
very necessity OF the case he must refuser
What saws Mr.. HUDNALL! viii he and
his associates aid the Republicans in
framing this new amendment? We quote
the Republican again
The New ISSUE.-Eight years ago the
people Of the United States guaranteed, as
they supposed, equal rights to all citizens.
white or black. The civil-rights bill was
intended TO answer that purpose. the SUI
preme Court OF the country has decided
that the people did not do what they in
tended TO do-that the civi-rightS bill is OF
no effect for the purpose for which II was
nassed. II simply remains for the people
TO do over again. and this time to do ehec-
tuallv, what they Intellectually attempted
eight years ago. The Republican party
cave freedom to the negro. made him q
citizen, and attempted to give him equal
rights with white men before the law
IL is for the Republican party to
finish the work, whose beginning
is the glory of that party. There
can be no doubt rs to the intention
of Congress in 1870. II was it, will and
the will of the people that no man should
be prescribed on account OF color. 1t is the
natural. logical work OF the Republican
party TO see ulat the will then expressed,
and which to-day exists, shall not be de-
feated. Whether the result shall be accom-
plished by different legislation or by an
other constitutional amendment Is matter
10 be carefully considered; but when 1t Is
ascertained what means will be effective for
the end proposed those means are TO be
adopted. II is not conceivable that this
nation is unable TO give equal legal rights
to all ifs citizens.
The Supreme Court intimates that II the
States pass laws denying rights to colored
men, then Congress has authority to coun-
teract the effect of those laws. 1t leaves
out Of sight the much more probable dan
ger that the State courts will not give the
colored man redress. In such case, what is
he to doy The Republican party has that
question TO answer. 1t is the new issue.
There is the "new ISSUE" 1t Is plainly,
Enthusiastically, insolently made. Let Nir-
ginia give her vote on the question next
month.