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Domestic News
December 11, 1865
The Daily Empire
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
What is this article about?
The Chicago Tribune, described as the organ of radicals in Illinois, faults Senator Sumner's negro bill for insufficient provisions on colored representation in grand juries, suggesting a satirical amendment for more extreme racial quotas including colored women.
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The Chicago Tribune, the organ of the radicals and destructives in Illinois, finds fault with Senator Sumner's negro bill because it does not go far enough. It says:
"Mr. Sumner's proposition that, in all States where one-sixth of the population are colored, one-half of each grand jury shall consist of colored men, should be amended so that, in places where two-sixths of the population are black, all the jurors shall be colored, and where one-sixth of the people are mulattoes, one-half of the jurors shall be colored women."
"Mr. Sumner's proposition that, in all States where one-sixth of the population are colored, one-half of each grand jury shall consist of colored men, should be amended so that, in places where two-sixths of the population are black, all the jurors shall be colored, and where one-sixth of the people are mulattoes, one-half of the jurors shall be colored women."
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
Legal Or Court
What keywords are associated?
Chicago Tribune
Senator Sumner
Negro Bill
Grand Jury
Colored Jurors
What entities or persons were involved?
Senator Sumner
Mr. Sumner
Where did it happen?
Illinois
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Illinois
Key Persons
Senator Sumner
Mr. Sumner
Event Details
The Chicago Tribune criticizes Senator Sumner's negro bill for not going far enough, quoting a satirical amendment proposal for grand jury composition based on population percentages of colored people, black people, and mulattoes.