Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Wiroa-Week-15 Title A name given to the resource This Week in Reconstruction, April 15-30, 1871 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Megan Wiora Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 15-30, 1871 Description An account of the resource The Ku Klux Bill is at the forefront of issues during the past three weeks. The bill is being prepared, presented, and passed with amendments. The Dispatch disagrees with the passing of the bill because it breaches and violates the duty of federal powers. The South views this bill as a direct threat against their freewill, even though its applied to every state in the country. They are aghast at the bill, and claim they would not perpetrate violence against anyone based on their race, despite evident proof that the Ku Klux has committed acts against African-American people. Southerners object to the bill because they believe that, "Congress had no right to pass any such law. It trenches upon the rights and duties of the States. It makes Federal judges, who at present are the mere creatures of the President, masters of the property and the persons of the people." Virginia, a state that has already dealt with great amounts of animosity from Congress, feels personally victim to this bill. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Preparations are being made for a brilliant celebration of the laying of the cornerstone of the free bridge between Richmond and Manchester, which will take place early in May. The occasion will be one of the most interesting that has called together the people of this locality for years. The establishment of free and unrestricted intercourse between the two shores of the river is a public necessity. It. should have been accomplished twenty years since. It will infuse much spirit and enterprise into the public mind, and do a great deal to help on the improvement and solid prosperity of the locality. The next great step to make the free bridge completely available to the public advantage on both sides the river will be the consolidation of Richmond and Manchester in one corporate government. We are satisfied that the people of both shores are nearly unanimous in favor of this most important step. It will bring into active use and value all the natural advantages of the southside with many times greater efficiency than if they arc left to development by separate governments. All disputes of the corporations will lie quieted, and the public administration and execution of plans will not be obstructed by cross-purposes and local pride and prejudice. The best that can be done on both sides for the general good will be done. The ceremony and its attending scenes will be a proof of the general interest felt in the event. Quite a large body, consisting of various societies, will join in the celebration, and an immense multitude will assemble to witness the proceedings. The motive power of the progressive improvement of this city will be very much increased by this step. Cities go by stages in their advancement, and often a circumstance like that of laying this corner-stone is the suggestion and the stimulus of measures of great power in promoting the growth and increase of a city that were not anticipated or not a part of any preceding plan. The event cannot be over-estimated in its importance. It will constitute an epoch in our history from which will in alter times be dated some of the most remarkable strides of this city towards greatness. URL http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=DD18710426&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------# Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1871-04-26 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context WioraMegan-18710426-ManchesterandtheFreeBridge.pdf Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Richmond Daily Dispatch Title A name given to the resource Manchester and the Free Bridge.