The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-03-10

| lng-the most lugubrlous black. There is
among such papers as the Statesman" Of
Columbus, the Enquirer" of Cincinnati
and the "Plaindealer" and National Dem.
ocrat," of Cleveland, the most distressing
weeping, and wailing, and crashing of teeth
Q, what dismal bowling, l am glad to
see the quadroons and octoroons vote in
Ohio; but must say hate the court, the
State, the people, or the constitution that
could be SO mean as to make such foolish
and tendish distinctions among the citi-
zens. How, or on what principle of law,
or justice, or policy, can an octoroon slave
vote more intellgently than an African
slave2 Both are ignorant or both are in
telligent, as the case may be; yet a pre-
dominance of achite blood fits one to enjoy
all the immunities of an American citizen,
while the predominance of black blood dis
qualities the other from citizenship. Truly
ours is great country.
But must tell you of another decision
which the same court has recently sent forth
to the world. The decision was made in
reference to the children in whom there is
preponderance of white blood. 1t will be
seen that by this decision the children of
these legal voters of which l have been
speaking "are not, Of right, entitled to ad-
mission into the common schools set apart
for the instruction of white youths" The
fathers can vote, but the children cannot
go to school "aS Of right" The decision
is thus recorded on page As of the "West-
ern Law Monthly" for January:
Eaos Van Camp " Board Of Edtca-
tion Of incorporated yillage Of Logan,
Hooking CO.-Error to the District Court
of Hooking county.
Peck, j., Heidi. That the statute of
March 18th, 1853, ito provide for the re-
organization, supervision, and maintenance
of common schools" is law of classical
tlon, and not of exclusion, providing for the
education of all youths within the pre-
scribed ages, and that the words white"
and "colored," as used in said act, are used
in their popular and ordinary signifca-
ton.
2. That the children of three-eighths Af
rican and fve-eighths white blood, but who
are distinctly colored and generally treat
ed and regarded as colored children by the
community where they reside, are not, as
right, entitled to admission into the COM
mon schools set apart under said act for
the instruction of white youth.
Brinkerhof, c. j., and Sutliff, j., dis
scented.
1t will be plainly seen that by this de-
cision children of fve-eighths white blood
are turned ont of school because they are
colored, while by the other decision of the
same court men in whom there is much
less white blood are allowed to vote be-
cause they are white; for it must be re-
membered that "aohate male citizens Of the
United States" are the only constitutional
voters in Ohio. l hope your readers will
not mourn over the fate Of these poor chill
dren who ale denied by our Republican Su-
preme Court the opportunity for getting
an education, for, however ignorant they
may be, as soon as they are old enough to
cote, they shall have all the rights and i'm
munities of legal citizen. If you read
these decisions carefully, l do not think
you will accuse our Republican Supreme
Court of being guilty of consistency.
P. S.-Your very worthy, faithful, and
eloquent contributor, Miss Frances E. Wat
kins, lectured in the most fashionable hall
in our city yesterday afternoon, to a large
and appreciative audience. She lectures
again in the same Hall on Wednesday
evening next. She is doing a good work,
but this l need not tell you.