M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-01-26
From the Detroit Free rrcFs, 18th inst
school Disturbances at Sandwich
The Beauties of Practical Alb
Olitionism.

alluded to in our issue Of yesterday
were not overated in importance us
is confirmed 6y subsequent advices,
while the extent of the agitation, was
much greater than was at the time sur.
missed. In regard to the ficndish
transaction enacled at Ander1On, half
of the truth was not told. Officers are
still in pursuit of the rescued crimi-
nails, and great Indignation prevails
throughout the whole vicinity, SO that,
they are caught and delivered into
the hands Of the populace, they will
be severely dealt with.
At Chatham, forty miles from this
city, crowd composed of several hun
dred negroes took possession of the
public school-house carly on Monday
morning, and, when the white teacher
and scholars arrived, refused to allow
them to enter or in any manner obtain
possession Of it. AS there seemed to
be a disposition to carry matters with
q high hand, the authorities were
called in, but, from the fact that the
negroes inhabiting the town far ont.
numbered the white citizens, there
were no means available except those
of Cancellation. The Africans were
headed by one Shadd, a negro who
has made himself prominent in that
vicinity for some time, having been
concerned in the fOrcible rescue case
which occurred here two years ago
The Mayor and Councilmen assem-
bled on the spot, accompanied by a
majority OF the citizens. The whole
town was in an uproar in consequence
Of the warliEe demonstrations of the
negroes, and the crowd and excitement
were consequently very great, The
negroes demanded not only that the
schools should be thrown open 20
them, but that they should be allowed
to participate in their arrangement,
which, on account Of their numbers
IS equivalent to giving them the con.
troll. They have hitherto been allot.
ted schools and teachers by them.
selves, the latter being drawn from
their OWL race, but they declared that
they were as good as the whites, if
not better, and they must be allowed
to send their children to the white
schools. 1t was not claimed that any
superior advantages were to be gained
by this arrangement, but the negroes
considered it an indignity that they
were not placed in immediate contact
with the whites, and were determined
to compel the latter to submit to their
society, ard that Of their children
As the hatred entertained by the white
citizens against the whole race is nci.
ther slight nor in any manner dis
gulscd, it may be imagined what their
feelings were upon being coerced into
compliance with such insolent de.
mands. The conference continued
some hours, the authorities maintain.
ing a conciiatory and peaceful course,
and the negroes asserting their claims
with arrogance and violent demon.
strations. They were finally quoted
by the assurance that their claims
should be taken into consideration,
anG such arrangements made as could
with prOpriety be brought about
This means nothing, Of course, as the
demands Of the negroes must be com.
piled with, the town, and as a conse.
quence the surrounding country, will
be under their rule, and if they are
not, a conflict may be expected be-
tween the white and black races, in
which the former will nave great diff.
fculty in maintaining their ground,
as they are in the minority. There
are about twenty-five hundred ne.
groes in Chatham alone.
AT Sandwich, three miles below this
city, there was a disturbance growing
out Of the same cause. The whites, in
apportionng the school tax, assessed
themselves only, leaving the negro
population out, in order that they
might not control the cause of educa.
ton by their votes at the ballot. box
The negroes were highly incensed at
this, and went in a body to the polls,
on the occasion Of the election ofschool
officers, determined to vote. They
were resisted and driven away, and
much i'll. feeling and enmity engen-
deled.
1t will be seen by all of these indi-
cations that the negro population OF
our neighborng province is becoming
organized and bold in its opposition
to the legitimate institutions OF the
country, and overbearing and insolent
toward its rightlul citizens. We may
safely say that the hatred with which
they are regarded in return is not less
violent Ur opeE than their own demon.
STATIONS. There are very few whites
living on the borders-where this lu.
gitive race mnst congregate-so ia.
natic as to close their eyes to the fact
that their immigration is fast tending
towards the Generalization ofthe coun.