Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-08

,ice Fuller replied that II might have been
directed against either.
Nrr DOUGLAS. continuing. Ilrectly at
tackled the law. and argued tfst " vas
enacted simply for the purpose OF as
franchisng the negro vote.
The hour OF i:30 o'clock having arrived
The court interrupted the speaker. and
took a recess for dinner
RESTORE HER HONESTY.
II was 3 o'clock when the Judges again
assembled the bench and Mr.. Douglas
,,or,eaiateiv resumed hts speech lie
arcued as 10 the Jurisdiction of the court.
and maintained that the right TO
vote was property. the loss OF which
should be compensated for by damages. lie
denied positively in conclusion that he
was attempting 20 block an election. and
said he only desired that the laws should
be 80 amended that the petitioner should
be permitted 10 vote. The laws were
whitening the arm Of the state. He
spokc OF his great love for the State,
AID said he would have the court restore to
her honest elections and regain for her
her honesty
THE LEGAL PHASE.
Mr. Douglas was followed by Mr..
Obear his associate. whose argument
was largely OF a legal nature. He held
that the court had jurisdiction to hear
and act in the case. and then occupied
some time I'm the citation OF various au-
thorities and cases bearing upon the mat
ter at issue.
lie then proceeded TO reply nj length
10 the argument that the proper reme-
dies could have and ought 10 have been
sought for in the State courts. by en-
dcavoring 10 show that the remedies men
toned by the counsel who opened the
4 10 "A
issue and would not give an adequate
remedy. lie closed bis argument by say
ing that neither ne nor those associated
with him questioned tho right Of South
Carolina TO hold an election or have a
constitutional convention. but ne did con-
tend that she did not have the right to
pass any law disqualfying a large num-
Der OF her citizens from voting.
THE CLOSING ARGUMENT.
General Edward McCrady made the
closing speech for the State lie begun
his argument by making a careful expla-
nation OF the registration laws and show
"a that the circumstances which
existed when they were enacted justified
their passage. He compared them TO
various other registration laws, and ar
gued that they were not more unjust
or discriminating than the laws OF other
States. which had at various times been
declared constitutional, and this though
the laws had been In existence since
1876. Their cOnsttutiOnality had never been
questioned tll 1870 He said II they
had been as unjust as they were charged
TO be they would not have been allowed
10 have remained so long unquestioned.
lie claimed that the whole case was a
political one. and that Mills was only a
figure-head, and the speaker did not
know to-day. so far as the record went,
whether Mills was white or colored.
General McCrady closed his very brief
argument by saying he thought the court
was In full possession OF all the facts,
and that it would be unnecessary for
him TO ask the attention of the court
further
The Chief Justice asked IL # were de-
sired by counsel TO submit written briefs,
but none were Forthcoming. Three days
were given to each side I'm which to hand
i'm cases to substantiate their petitions.
The court adjourned till Monday at 10
O'Clock.