Southern shield., 1860-01-28
THE NEGRO DISTURBANCES IN CANADA.


 THE NEGRO DISTURBANCES IN CANADA
 The negro disturbances which were alluded to in our issue of yesterday were not overrated in importance, and are confirmed by subsequent advices. while the extent of the agitation was much I greater than was at the time surmised.- .- In regard to the. iendish transaction en- acted at Anderson, half of the truth was not told. Officers are still in pursuit o1 i the rescued criminals, and great indigna- ton prevails throughout the whole vicini- l ty, so that If they are caught and deliver ed into the hands of the populace. they l will be severely dealt with.
 At Chatham, forty miles from this city, crowd composed of several hun dred negroes, took possession of the pub lie school houses early on Monday nor ming, and, when the white teachers and scholars arrived, refused to allow them to enter or any manner obtain posses ! sion of them. As there seemed to be dis position to carry matters with a high hand, the authorities were called in, but, from the fact that the negroes inhabiting the town far outnumbered the white citizens, there were no means available except those of conciliation.
 The Africans were headed bv one Shadd, negro who has made himself prominent in that vicinity for some time, having been concerned in the forcible res cue case which occurred there two wears ago. The mayor and councilmen assem- bled on the spot, accompanied by a ma- ]orlty of the citizens. The whole town was in an uproar, in consequence of the warlike demonstration of the negroes, and tha. -crapEd and excitement were consequently very great The negroes demand not only that the schools should be thrown open to them, but that they should be allowed to patti clpate in their management, whichEon account of their numbers, Is equiyaltnt to giving them the control. They have hitherto been allotted schools and teachers l by themselves, the latter being drawn from their own race, but they declarsd that they were as good as the whites, if not better, and that they must be allowN to send their children to the white schooh. It was not claimed that any superior a6- vantages were to be gained by this ar- rangement but the negroes considered t an indignity that they were not placed il immediate contact with the whites and were determined to compel the latter to submit to their society, and that of theif children. As the hatred entertained bv the white citizens against the whole race IS neither slight nor in any manner dis guised, it may be imagined what their feelings were upon being coerced into compliance with such insolent demands.
 The conference continued some hours. the authorities maintaining conciliatory and peaceful course, and the negroes as- sertlng their claims with arrogance and violent demonstrations. They were final ly quieted by the assurance that their claims should be taken into consideration. and such arrangements made as could with propriety be brought about. This means nothing, of course, as the demands of the negroes must be complied with or resisted. In case they are complied with, the town, and as conseduence the sur rounding country, will be under their rule, and if they are not, a conflict may be expected between the white and black races, in which the former will have great difficulty in maintaining their ground, as they are in the minority. There are about twenty-two hundred negroes in Chatham alone.
 At Sandwich, three miles below this city, there was disturbance growing out of the same cause. The whites. in ap- portioning the school tax, assessed them selves only, leaving the negro population out, in order that they might not control the cause of education by their votes at the ballot-box. TbA4aee~aes were highly wig a lot of Cigars ana tt,e peysedy tos g school officers, determined toY vote. The , were resisted and driven away, and muc , ill feeling and ennlity engendered.
 l It will be seen by all of these indics s tions that the negro population of ou : neIghboring province is becoming orgar l ized and bold in it's opposition to the lt ? gitimate institutions of the country. an l oyerbearing and insolent toward it's right
 ful citizens. We may safely say that tn t hatred with which they are regarded i | return, is not less violent and open tha1 theirown demonstrations. There are yer few whites living on the borders, wher l this fugitive race most congregate, so ia natic as to close their eyes to the fact tha their immigration is fast tending toward the demoralization of the country. A citizens they are worthless to the last de gree, while crime prevails among then to an alarming extent, and swells tn, criminal calendars of the country witt the most revolting offenses, particular, with the violation of female chastity : With all this in return for the mistaker kindnesses which have been offered them they are now becoming bold and violent and have dared to resort to the highland ed measures which we have recorded. al
 of which, we repeat, are obviously there
 suit of a concerted movement among tn, great body of negroes inhabiting thi
 portion of the province. Canada ha
 nursed viper in its bosom, which is nov
 preparing to turn upon 1t. The horde,
 of blacks which have for years poured in
 to it's border counties are beginning t, feel their power, and, if we mistake not
 will give infinite trouble before they ar, again crushed down to their proper level --Detroit Free Press, 18th.
 I A POINTED TExT.-The Chicago Times in alluding to the fact that there is les destitution and suffering amonr tha noo,