The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-30

med the jurisdiction of the court N eith-
rrs case and declared as had his COZ
league that the suits. while alleged to
BE- against certain officers. We're .lnused
suits against the State ana jurisdiction
vas tllel efore denied by Eederal STA
tute He shook his finger II the face OF
CAPT. Wise and characterized him as the
most daring ard reckless forensic MARI
rer who had ever appeared upon the ie-
gi.l# ssas OF Virginia. and said that his
t cer.ten,icns We're the most reEaarkab bic
known TO the courts. ln@speak!ng OF
Ei,ginia's struggles in Reconstruction
times. the Acknowledgement had ~ SAID
she. did SO and SO. Don't say sne
say we suggested Capt wise. ms
gave Major Anderson q chance LOT.
another crack at the New York lawyer.
whom he said had for many reasons put
himself beyond the pale OF ever being
again called Nirgillian.
If the court would pull down the
peaceable and accepted governmental
structure IN Virginia. what would be
/ the result2 asked tlla great advocate
The court could afford no reliet TO the
ftn1plafnants and the court could not
recons t1uct. but would leave great peo-
rle in a state of chaos and utter contus-
ION. they had gone through the horrors
of reconstruction once and the man who
advocated it now again was an enemy to
-
the human family.
Major Anderson closed his powerful
address with profound Thanks to@tht.
Court for its patience and attention, and
was warmly congratulated by lawyers
and statesmen sitting near by.
FOR THE BLACK NAN.
captain Wise asked that Hayes De al
loved to appear for thirty minutes. ana
the negro lawyer arose and was intro
d,ced to the Court. He came to speak
especially for the negro. and to- explain
the relation of she black man to the
SURFACE Hayes is a fervid o, tor of MS
raca and he spoke with remarka ole
st,,,ancy and ease. He said he was not
alien, but citizen Of virginia and
ztba8 ma tion who loved his State and ms
country. He had been taught 10 @belleVe
that he was a man. and Tor thlrtS-oou
Years he had enjoyed the right OF suirase
along with other men OF ms race, ~. Ms
was taken from him and his people IN a
,i.sot and he banked his contention
,,non the reccc-.Tuction acts and the
Ffourteenth arf. .Sstcenth amendments TO
the United Stiles Constitution II these
went down tn, negro would nave 20 -
with them. hayes mace some NV W., 3 >
#alI,,siou in his opening remarks to what
hisl.race had done. and then he took up
the Constitution. and discussed Its SUI
rage clause adversely at great length.
..Do YOU tell me hat such as that can
stand il a United States Court the
negro asked. after he had said the Con-
vention had, made fictitious class ana
sn--a,,rSed them with Gh'nese vail.
Hayes had on his mind from the start
that he was q citizen of the United
States. ard that no State had a right to
crane her organic law without the sane
ron and approval of the Federal courts.
Re could not understand why al his race
Aid not have the right OF suffrage in
pursuance Of the Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth Amendments to the United States
Constitution without regard to the ac-
ton Of States on the subject.
Hayes did not seem to gasp the dues-
fions at issue at any time, but his speech
was devoted almost entirely to denlor:ns
the attitude Of his race under new con-
d;tions. and to the fat contention that