Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-12
WADDILL vs.. WISE.
THE CASE CONSIDERED IN THE HOUSE
YESTERDAY.
A Long aud Exhaustive Argument from
Representative o'Ferrsil In Behalf
Of the Minority Beport-sfr.
wise To speak To-Day.
rron oar Regular cOrresponaep,.l

!, was thought by many of the Democrats
,bsf as some other cases were ahead of this
one they ought to be considered FIRST. Mr.
,ccv. If Ohio. who made the majority re-
royt.irom the committee. opened the dis
eus,ion. II was Of the usual kind, and the
sum snd substance Of his remarks pointed
oulv 90 tho one motive of the Republicans
~ capture another seat in the House
COLONEL o'rRRRALI. TIN FIRST SPEAKER.
Hon Charles I. O'Ferrall was the first
speaker on the Democratic side. His col
leagues from Virginia were all present and
Yaid careful attention 20 his speech. Sena-
i0r Barbour was also in the House during
a portion Of the time that Representative
O'FeUall was speaking. There was fairy
large attendance on the Republican side Of
the House. and Judge Waddill was over
there too. deeply absorbed listener.
Some of ms friends aud followers from Viz
cinia were also IN the galleries.
AN EXHAUSTIVE sPETcH.
Colonel O'Ferrall spoke for about one
hour and "A half. The speech was a long
md exhaustive one, and treated in detail
a. the incidents Of the campaign in the
district IN 1855. rs well rs the testimony
that was taken after Judge Waddiil com
mcnced the contest against Hon. George
ID. Wise.
INTIMIDATION.
Colonel O'Ferrall first took up the charge
Of intimidation OF voters that was made toy
fhe Republicans and completely rddled
their statements. lie then reviewed the
testimony taken by the contestant and
showed how fiimsy and unreliable were the
statements made bv many II not nearly all
al thc men who swore IN behalf OF the con
icstant. Hewent al length INTO this branch
of argument TO show how easily an ignorant
IL a NlH. "a n
could perjurc himself. and maintained that
there were numerous instances OF TINS
kind the poor. ignorant fellows hardly
realizing the sacredncss Of an oath or the
consequences # they were to DO punished
ior falsely swearing.
OsTRACIsN.
he ncxt spoke Of the terrible ostrocism,
religious and social, 10 which negroes IN
Virginia are subjected II they dare disobey
thc instruction. which are gwen by White
and colored leaders al election time, and
RECALLED his northern Republican auditors
with % recital OF facts that Oughi 10 shock
those men if they are AT all sincere or CON
vstcnt in their professions regarding the
night % vote "a free ballot.
SOME AWFUL BArs.
Representative O'Ferrall next Int the Re
publlcaus on the Elections Committee
making up their minds on "a case IN ad-
vance Of tho careful investigation that
ought 60 be made of the true iacts. lie
appealed olOgueutly 10 the Republicans IN
the House not TO Ice bound by the action
of the majority Of the committee, but -
wogL seriously and fairly the evidence III
the case.
rHE VALUE or MICRO TESTIMONY.
ncfouiug 90 the testimony he read ex-
tract aftar extract 10 show that negroes
who swore TO this. that, and the other
thlne. and who claimed that they had been
deprived Of their night to vote, were 50
ignorant and unreliable that the value
Ut an oath from such source
was absolutely worthless. Man after
man when asked 10 state his age
during the taking of the dispositions made
responses that were simply ludlcrous. For
instance q negro would say that he wns
fort y-two years Of age. whereas the pol.
books showed that when the same man last
voted hc was not more thar twenty-five.
or the books might have shown that he
WINS sixty. and the conclusion was that he
either willully lied, or be voted under an
other name, or Was too ignorant 10 know
bus age or the value Of an oath
A suFucIESCY FOR THE RADICALS.
Colonel OFerrail gave the Republicans all
they cared to hear on the negro question,
nHd came near stampeding them when he
read the famous letter written during the
war bv General William I. Sherman, bro
thcr oi Senator Sherman. "Old Iecum-
sch then had. and now has decided views
on what be terms the niger question"
That celebrated letter has been quoted
often hat not with greater effect than III
this connection.
PARALLEL CASE.
Colonel OFerrall also took occasion to
incidentally refer 20 the Chinese question
on the Pacific SLOPE. and reminded the Re
lubhcaus that the people OF the coast had
been almost up IN arms to eAtcrlnlnate the
Mougolians-a race not inferior certainly
10 the uegroes-and the Democratic party
had always sympathi2ed with them IN
their efforts 10 prevent an adulterauon
OF the Caucasian race, hut tie hopub-
Leans out in that section had never
been sohcitous about the welfare of their
own white brethren IN several OF the
e1Uthern States where negro domination
would be certain but for the dctermlna-
uuu # the white men that Caucaslans
email rule those States
ALLEGED oUTRAGEs on THE MICRO.
Speaking directly of the so-called out
gs.t. upon the negroes in the South.
Vl,rh every now aud then give the Hoars
and Chandler, compton fits and open
trer Uio-ducts To pour out iatrcd against
foc southern people. Colonel Oterral IN
fuV tl,nch4nt manner CAV" the south
ha,cr, % few specimens of outrage. perpe-
fut,d in the northern communities, and
about which nothing Is ever said by the
malignant blo0dy-shirt shouters ~ Con
rIc4s. ie said that regardless OF the
fact that the Republicans could mo- pos
-,hv carry Ohio, New York, New Jersey,
Indiana, illinois, or Massachusetts without
rhc aid of the negro voters, whose support
they command soldlv, the ungratetul Re
publican party had never vet sent negro
g. Congress from any OF the northern or
western States. and yet the Republican
leaders were continually bowling because
lc south did not send b,aca men TO Con-
T. css.
TIE NEGRO N THE NORTH.
I'm the northern States whenever negro
wa. nut up for an office on the Republican
ticket he was not elected. and be gave in
Stances 10 prove this in ward, city, county,
and State elections. he then enumerated
many outraces committed on negroes In
Ohio. Illinois, and Kansas. as d result OF an
attempt to have mixed schools, anu alluded
iulcbly 10 the recent heating OF negroes
10 Oklahoma because they wanted TO
take up homes IN that promised land.
The Republicans had pledged them
selves in State aud national platforms 10
PASS the Blair education BILL and this was
proposed for tire special benefit OF the
negro. Yet Republican Senate had de-
ic.ted that measure.
TIKI SOUTH NOT CRUEL TO THF MICRO.
The South. the distinguished NIrginlan
went on 10 argue. was not cruel TO the
negro IA any sense. The negro IN that sec
ton was let alone and allowed 90 attend TO
bis business. hut the white men who paT
o.. taxes. who furnish employment, who
devotion the country, and who VIII have TO
Boz responsible for all that happens down
there never intend 10 allow negro domino
ton a. any southern State, The northern
uutrace-hunters might as well understand
this now and forever. The Caucasian race
was greater purer, and stronger ana 1t
would uie this country from one end TO
the other.
STRONG ARGUMENT.
This line OF argument was especially
strong and emphatic. and Colonel OFeTTall
threw his whole soul into the speech as ne
stood up courageouslr for the best interests
Of hls state and section.
fle then alluded 90 tho Republican pro-
Framme to pass the so-callcd national cleo
tion-law, and warned the leaders OF the