Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1883 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

The colored people of Washington show deep feeling- on the civil-rights decision of the Supreme court. The nows of the decision created great excitement in the colored State convention, which was in session aft Springfield, 111. The delegates seemed to think they would now be deprived of the full enjoyments of their rights and privileges. The Governor of Texas has issued a proclamation calling a special session of the Legislature. It sets forth that an extraordinary occasion for the session has arisen, but withholds mention of what the occasion is. The subjects of legislation will probably reate to the fence war, public lands, and the investment of the school funds under the recently adopted constitution. Branch K. Bruce, the colored exSdnatar from Mississippi, and at presont Register of the Treasury,-is greatly discouraged at the decision in tho civil-rights cases. He regards it as a revival of the Calhoun doctrine of State rights, and says it will carry the country back fifteen years. The leading representative negroes of Louisiana have been interviewed on the subject of the late decision of the Supreme court, declaring the Civil Rights bill unconstitutional. Col. James D. Lewis, United States Surveyor General, thought the Civil Rights bill worked to the detriment of tho negroes. Tho decision did not affect Lousiana, and there was no desire on the part of the whites to deny the colored man his civil-rights in public conveyances or public places. P. B. S. Pinohback attached very little importance to the decision. Every negro who behaved himself in Louisiana enjoyed the same privileges as the whites. Race prejudice was rapidly dying out in Louisiana. Henry Demas, State Senator, regarded it as the best thing that could have happened for the colored people of tho South, who would now understand that they must rely upon iheir own manhood for recognition, socially and otherwise. A. J. Dumont, Chairman of the Republican State Central committee and UnitedState Naval Officer was of about the same belief. Nearly all the other colored loaders expressed similar views. Gov. Charles Foster, of Ohio, was asked to-night what he thought of the decision. Ho said: “I shall tree, ornmend in my message the adoption of a State law which will give to colored people all the rights and immunities guaranteed them under tho Civil Rights law. I cannot reconcile myself fully to tho decision. It might be well to submit a new amendment.” Th Dese Moines Register prints official returns from eighty counties in lowa, and definite returns from nineteen others. These give Sherman 25,472 majority over Kinne, and about 5,550 over all. The exact official canvass will not vary much from these figures. Pittsburgh opinions on the fcivil rights decision: The negroes are very indignant, and say they expected better things of the Republican Judges of the Supremo

court. Some of them threaten to revengt themselves by voting the Democratic ticket District Attorney Stone is bit ter in his denunciation of the decision. The Hon. Thomas Marshall, an old Abolition war-horse, is outspoken in condemnation oi the decision. He says it is the greatest out rage ever perpetrated on the colored race. Other leading Republican members of the Pitsburgh bar hold the same opinion. Mayor Peterson tbinkß that the work of the Republican party for the last twenty years has been undone. Postmaster Myler thinks the decision will work a great hardship upon very many people. Mr. John, a Colorado State Senator, nays that Secretary Teller will probably be a candidate for United States Senator as the successor of Senator Hill. The last-named will be a candidate for re-election. ExSenator Chaffee may also entor the lists.