Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-12
MIR. Burrows and Social Equality.


We have heretofore mentioned that in
the CoagrcsSi0nai Record we had found that
Mr.. Burrows, MAHoSE's northern ally and
missionary to the Virginia negroes, pre-
sented in the House Of Representatives a
few years ago protest against the aboli-
ton of the tobacco taxes. But contrasted
with what the Record tells us as to his ac-
ton on the question Of social equality be-
tween the whites and the negroes, that lit
tie offence sinks INTO utter insignlticance.
Read what we are about to disclose, fell
low-citizens, and then resolve TO punish
MALONE for bringing such man to Viz
einia TO stir up strife between the negroes
and the whites.
Mr.. BURROWS was member of the Forty
third Congress and not only advocated the
civil-rights bill but was in favor Of pro-
yiding for mixed schools rs will be seen by
reference to pages 999, 1000, and l,OOl OF
the proceedings Of thcsecond session of the
Forty-thiTd Congress. Mr.. Burrows, in
speaking Of the ciyil-rights bill, said:
MIR. Speaker. | now desire TO call the
attention of the House TO that provlso OF
the bill which allows the separate estab-
hshment of schools where the local au-
thorities shall so determine. In no event
can give this prOvlsO my support"
On the passage Of the force bill in the
Forty-third Congress, second session,
reference 10 the l,923d. 1,924th, and l,925th
pages viii show that Mr.. Burrows made In
advocacy thereof a most bitter and ylndic-
tive speech. Among other things he said:
WRONGS THE MOST CRUEL, OsTRACIsM The
MOST MALIGNANT, GRIMES THE MOST REVOLT
ING, REVOLUTIONS THE MOST UNPROyoKED,
CONsPIBACIEs THE MOST INDUSTRIOUS, PERSE-
CUTIoNs THE MOST RELENTLESS, RIOTS TIE
MOST BLOODY. AND MURDER THE MOST FOUL
HAVE CHARACTERIZED THIS ERA or SOUTHERN
REPENTANCE and BETUBNING LOYALTY
The force bill passed the House, but was
never reached in the Senate. On the pas
sage of this bill in the House Senators
DAWES and HoAR Of Massachusetts,, then
members of the House, voted No, as did
FOSTER Of Ohio. President GARFIELD, Sena-
tors HALE Of Maine. and HAwLEY Of Con-
necticut. and l.. RocKwooD HoAR, GRANTS
Attorney General, KAssoS of Iowa, VIII
LIAM WALTER PHELPS, both of whom were
on the Samoan commission, and PHILIPS
Is now Minister TO Germany, Mr.. BURCH-
ARD, Director of the Mint, McGEARY, Sec
rctarv of War in HAYKs's Cabinet, Judge
POLAND of Vermont, ELLIS II. ROBERTS Of
New York, now Surveyor Of the Port OF
New York, SRNER and JoHN ANIBLEB SMITH
Of Virginia. Mr.. SENER not only voted
against it but spoke against it. WILLIAM
A. WHEuLER afterwards Vice-P President, and
Mr.. FARwELL, now United States senator
from Illinois, declined 10 vote for this nor
rible measure, though they were not paired.
So AIr. Burrows advocated mixed schools
in the House OF Representatives, and de
clared that in no event would he vote 20
allow Virginia or any others of the south
ern States to have separate schools for the
negroes. And MALONE brings this advocate
of social equality between the whites and
blacks to speak TO the negroes of Virginia.
BURRows was, too. an advocate Of the ill.,
famous force-bill, from which, Mr.. RAN
DALI leading them, the Democrats of the
Forty-third Congress saved the South. If
that bill had become law untold evils
would have been showered upon the South.
One of its provisions authorized the Presi-
dent TO declare martial law i'll the rebel
States. This provision was unconstitu-
tional. as was the civil-rights bill. Mr..
BURRows's conscience, however, was elias
tic enough to enable him to swallow these
bills. He now comes to Virginia with hate
in his heart and honey on his tongue to in
struct the free white men of this Common
wealth. Was there ever a more brazen-
faced emssary sent forth into the midst Of
a peaceful community?