Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-01-26

ICIIuudblys II SUCH was lUS IdCt4 ~ va
one calculated TO invite the black pOpu
laiiOH ofolher States among Us. and thu
eventually our State would be oVerruI
and fltN'ded with degr;d ded negroes
This BILL. therefore, was not, as the gen
ileman from ClerInOnt had said. one
which affected only a particular town
hat it was one which Affected, aud that
too, not very remotely, the interests o
the constituents Of every gentleman OF
ibis floor. e
Mr.: jenkins would inquire Of the gen
rleman from ClermOnt whether he wUulf
send his children 10 a school Where
black children composed part of III
No! he would scorn the thong gm--ano
yet he would foster schools Of this char
acter, so that poor white people, who
stood not quite so high in society, would
be forced to send their children TO it, OI
else deny them the benefits Of educa.
ton.
Mr.. Bell said he would do nothing 10
encOu urage The emigration Of blacks 10
our Slale--but he would do all in his
power TO ameliurate the condition Of
those already amongst US. He cared moi
what their cOlsr was-lhey had rights,
as much as those who had skins as white
as snow. lf these petitions desire 10
amsliOrate the condition of their fellow
beings, they deserve our encouragement.
Mr.. Clark understood by the gentle
man from Brown that the petitioners for
This bill we're whiie-and it that fact con.
stitutes claim upon our consideration,
,hey were deserving Of it. lfthey de.
sired to place their children on a par
with the whites, il Is not our place 10 de-
ny them that privilege; that was a mat
Ter Of taste.
Mr.. Watkins would ask Of the gentle.
man who introdeced The bill whether ne
gro children were allowed in this school
Mr.. Durham did not know. He did
uOl know whether the children alluded
to in the seminary were black or white
but even if it were ,lhe case, he saw no
reason why gentlemen should feel SO
sensitive on the subject.
Mr. Hawkins thought il was sufficient
forthe House to know that the petition
ers were white, aud that we had no bus
iness with their objects.
Mr. Watkins should go against any
legislation that had tendency TO place
blacks on an equality with whites; aud
lie very much deprecated the rapid
strides this House was taking towards
that object. He should be compelled to
vote against the passage Of all such bills
Mr.. Brough said he took no exceptions
to the petitioners. The evidence had
been read 10 us that the amalgamatiOn
sysicm adopted in this school had been
tht means Of drawing one hundred and
fify families there from neighbOring
SI4ies. By the same authority we were
assured, also, that there were in the
male department Of that school, thirty
four blacks and thirty whites-a majority
nf blacks! The gentleman from Clef'
mont had very truly SAID, "it was mere
matter Of TASTE" Il is no dOubtthe case,
| Mr. Speaker; and am not disposed TO
dispute his taste or his smell. But that
is not the issue; the CO equencts in
10 we'd in this matter are of great impor'
lance TO the whole people Of this State
Il has been saill that we have no right ia
forbid these petitioners from sending
Ifheir children to schools with negroes
That is true, Mr.. Speaker; but we should
not edcOmGge, by Legislative enacImen's'
institutions Of this character at The ex,
pense OfIhe feelings, tho interests, and
| The rights Of those who differ with these
petitioners.
Aflera few remarks from Messrs
Perkins and Brown. in favor OF the bill
the question was then taken upon is
passage, and carried, yeas a, nays ~
as follows: -.
/ YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Bell, Bliss
Brown, Carolhers, Carpenter, Clarke
Cccnran, Cook, Durham, Giddngs
IrswoI,l, Harlan, Hawkins, Israel, ,John
son, Of Cuyahoga, KayIOr. Koonlz. Lam
ma, Llwrence, Marsh, Moore, Perkins
Pollock, PrObasco, Reece, Reeves, Rey
rloIds, Robbins, Scott Of Crawford, Scoi
Of mHunlson, ShObsT, Smith Of Adam
StreaIer, SllnsOn, Vincent, Van Vprhe:
Way Weaver, Melch, Wheeler, WOrll
ineion, Ynung and SpeakeE--44.
NAYS-Msssrs, Alen, B4ldrid9f
Islruy, Btough, Dunn, Florence, H'nkI'
Hackingbsrry, Jenkins, Johnson Of MH
. roe. Morris, McAnAelly, RtFensPerLe.
n R,hls,, Smith Of Stark, Splndler, wal
!, zen, Watkins. Wilson, Wood--SO.
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