Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-02-24

mcdiatcly removed to the colored school or dis
ISABELLA NEwnALL,
Teacher in the Seventh District School Of Gin.
CONNECTED with it came the following from an
attorney Of this city:
CiNsfNSATI, February ID, 1865.
Sir: I have been requested by relations Of the
boy Graham, to appear before tho Doard Of Trus-.
tees of Common Schools, to maintain his right to
attend the schools Of white children. If it be the
pleasure of the Board to hear counsel on the uues-
ton, it would BEST suit my convenience, on account
OF prior engagements, to have the hearing deferred
j. L. MINER.
Rurus KINo, ESQ, President.
Mr.. Moore. on the reading of Miss Newhall's
communication, Immediately moved that she have
leave to withdraw her communication. Mr.. Tom
Mclean arrested its rapid disposal by calling for
the yeas and nays, on which a discussion sprung
up, and Messrs. Mclean, Newton, Sullivan, Apple
gate and Strattnn spoke, and q written communica-
ton from Mr.. King, President Of the Board, not
able to attend, in which he alludes to the two COM
munications above, as follows;
Il venture to suggest that these communication
be referred to a committee Of five, with instructions
to hear Mr.. Miner, and with power. if they think
proper, to takesthe advice Of other counsel, and t
report upon the whole matter to the Board"
He also communicated the fact that the suprem,
Court had to-day decided that the Council shoulC
pay the amount of S35 900 claimed, to the Schoo
Board.
Mr.. Moore having asked leave TO Withdraw BIZ
motion, it WIS not granted, and Mr.. Apologize
moved that the whole matter be referred to a spec
iul committee of five, including the President 0
the Board. wag lost. Tho vote being on permits
sion Of withdrawal to Miss Newhall, it was unani
mOusly lost.
Mr.. Crippon moved that the appointment of Mis-,
Ncwhall be revoked.
DR. COmegys offered the following preamble and
resolution as nm amendment;
Whereas, Miss Newhall has represented to this
Board that the local trustees have compelled her
to receive into her room q mulatto child, and there.
fore not entitled, by law to a place in the school:
Resolved, That the Trustees of said District be
directed to inquire into the eligibility of said child
and if the boy has moro white than black blood, he
shall be retained in the school.
DR.. Morgan offered the following as a substitute
Resolved, That whereas the Supreme Court o.
Ohio have decided that a person nearer white
than a mulatto or halt-blood are entitled to the
privileges of white" and ''that children of mort
than half whit blood are entitled tn the benefit Of
the School Fund" this Board must DO governed bS
law, as construed and established by the Courts
ann therefore direct the local Trustees of all the
the Districts to be governed by such decisions in
the admission of pupils.
u ulSCisSlOn was awakened anew. MI. t0o1
man read an opinion Of Judge Walker, who ad.
voca ted that if the child in this case was less black
than white, it was entitled to be taught among
white children. Lost by n vote of s to IL. The
question occurring on DR.. Comegy's proposition, it
was lost by a vote of 4 ayes, 81 nays.
On the motion Of Mr.. Crippen, the vote by ave-
and nays was 9 in the affirmative and l6 in the
negative. 1t was lost.
Mr.. Sullivan offered the following:
Resolved, That a committee of FIVE be appointed
to whom shall be referred the communications of
Miss Newhall, of the Seventh district, together
with the rights of the boy Graham. and of colored
children. to attend as scholars in our common
schools, said committee to report at the next meet
ing Of this Board.
This was lost in the affirmative and IS in the
negative.
The resolution of Mr.. Mclean, that the petition
of Miss. Newhall be granted, dismissing the boy
Graham from the school, was adopted Is ayes and
10 nays.
Mr., Goodman thereupon secured the floor, and
rendered his verbal resignation, and so did Mr.. Os-
den. both of the district in which Miss Newhall
teaches Gin. Gazette, Feb. l3.