The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-01-27
The Negro Disturbance In
Canada.
The Pubic Schools u Chatham taken tn
Posscssion by Several Hundred Negroes
-.Schoot Distur5ances at Sandwich
Tie Bsaatie, Of Practical A50yitionism.

'SicH ~ III our lssLS OF yesterday, were
not o'eIra.ed N Importance, as is confirm
ed by subsequent adyices, while the extent
al the agitation was mich greater than
was at the same time surrnised. In regard
to the fiendisL transaction enacted at An
dsrdon, half Of the truth was not told =
OHicars ara still in pursuit Of the rescued
Criminals, and great Indignation prevails
throughout the whole vicinity, SO tina: if
they are caught and delivered into the
tauds Of the populsce, they will be severe
y dealt with
At Chatham, forty miles from thi. city,
crowd composed OF several hundred ne
groes took possession Of the school houses
early on Monday morning, and, when the
white teachers aud scholars arris ed, refused
10 allow them TO enter or in any manner
obtain possession Of them. As there
seemed 10 be disposition to carry matters
With high hand. the authorities were
csliel n, but, from the fact that the negroes
Inhab!ting the town far outnunber the
white Citizens. there were no means avail
able except those Of Cancellation. Tie AZ
ricans were beaded by one Shaid, q negro,
who has maie himself prominent in that
ce:he! in the forcibIe rescue case which
occurred there two Years ago.
Tire mayor and councilmen assembled
on The spot, accompanied by a majority Of
tie citizens The whole town was il an
uIro.r, IT. consequence Of the warIike de-
non-tr~;;uus Of tie negroes. and the crowd
an. eXc. emeat were consequently worry
great. Inc negroes demanded not only
that the schools 5boAd be thrown open to
lne.G, bu. tlat they should be allowed to
participate in tLeiI management, which,
on account Of their numbers, IS equivalent
to giving them the control. They have
hitherto been a,iotte schools and teachers
by Themselves, Tie latter being drawn
from their own race, but they declared
that lney were rs good rs tue whites, If
ne. better, and that they must be allowed
to send their children to the white schools.
II was not r,aued that any superior adv
auta.c. were TO be gated by this arrange
menl, bat the negroes considered 1t an IN
dignity iuat they were not placed in imme
diate contact with the whites, and were
determined to compel the latter to submit
10 tuelr society, and that Of their children.
AS the hatred entertained by the white
citizens egainst the whole race Is neither
slight nor in any manner disguised, 1t may
be mac.ne- what their feelings were upon
being .ocrced Into compliance with such
iu3oient demands. The conference cont
nued some hours, the authorities maintal-
n!ng a cOnciiia.ory and peaceful courte,
Gnd tie negroes assertig their claims with
arrogance and violent demonstrations.
They wee finally quieted with the assur-
aEce that their claims should be taken Into
cousldeIa alton, and such arrangements
made as could with prop.ieiv be brought
about. 7 iis Heaus nothing, Of course, a.
the demands OF the negroes must be com
Piled vita or re.sted. 10 case they are
complied With, the town, and as a come
queuyo the surrounding country, will be
under heir rule, and if They are not, a con-
fict may be expected between the white
AMI blagt: races, IN which tue former viii
have great difficulty IN maintaining their
q oun. as ,hey are in minority. There
a4e about twenty Two hundred II Chatham
alone.
At Sandwich, t'ree miles below this
city, ,leco waa disturbance growing out
ofthe same cause. Tic whites. in appor
uonug the school tax, assessed themselves
only, leaving tho negro population out, in
order that they might control the cause OF
education 10y their votes at the ballot box.
The negroes were highly incsnsed at this,
and went in body to the polls on the
occasion Of the election Of school officers,
determined to vote. They wero resisted
AMI driven away, and much ill-feelng
snl eumity engenderei.
Il will be seen by all Of these indications
that the negro population Of our neighbor
iug province IS becoming organized and
boil III lis opposition to the legitimate in
stirutious Of the country, and ovsrbearing
snd insolent toward its rightful citizens.
We may safely say that the hatred with
which they are regarded in return is not
less yi"'ant and open than their own dem
on.trqtons. There are very few whites
living On the borders, W ere this fugitive
race csnpTeysles 30 fanatic as to close their
eve. to the Tact that their immigration is
f,.t tending towards the decentralization Of
the country. rs citizens they are worth
!cs 10 Re last degree while crime prevails
s.su,r them 70 an alarming extent, and
sv-Hs the criminal calendars OF the coun-
,rq wi'h the most revolving offences par
,iculariv with tho violation Of female chas-
titv. With a.. this in return for the mis-,
:-krn Kindness which have been offered
= en-. taev are now becoming bold and Vi
4nt. aud have dared to resort 10 tho high
u,ir..ed measures which We have recorded
al of which, We repeat, are obviously the
result If - concerted movement among the
e,sest holy of usgroes inhabitiug this por-
ton cf the province. Canada has nurse
svipcr in it, bosom, which is nov rrepsr-
ny - Turn upon It. The no. des Of blacks
which have for wears poured into lis Dor
d. cuuntje, are beginning to feel their
rover. AMI, il we mistake not, will give
infa..e trouble before they are crushed
d"nn to iAcir proper Ievel-Dehoit Free
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