The weekly Anglo-African. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1859-1861, 1860-02-25
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 20, 1860.

AJA' a haNCISCD, Jun. ~, 1OOl.
Mr. EDIToR:-I omitted to inform YOU
in my last letter of circumstance that
might perhaps be Of some interest to your
readers namely: the adjustment and re-
Installing Of the public schools for Chinese.
There are about forty-fve thousand Of
those people in this State, all Of whom are
taxed in common with the whole popula-
ton Of the State. The public school sys-
ten in this city provides separate schools
for the Chinese, and also for the colored
children The Board Of Education, at one
Of their late meetings, declared the Chi
nese school null and void, and refused to
extend its appropriation. A newspaper
clamor arose condemning the action of the
Board as unwarranted, the result of which
was at the next meeting Of the Board
motion to rescind their previous resolution
prevailed, and the Chinese school was re-
opened on the 9TH inst This latter action
Of the Board has so much aroused the op-
ponents Of general education by our com
mon school system that they have printed
the following protest, and are circulating it
for signatures:
"lst We claim that the Chinese in this
State are not citizens, nor can they be-
come such,
"a We further claim the right to refuse
payment Of our school taxes when demand
ed, On the ground Of illegal and unlawful
application thereof.
I'D. We further claim that it was never
intended that our school laws should be
applicable to the children of Chinese, but
to the children of white citizens only.
4th. We invite the attention Of Califor-
MIA Americans to this subject, and hope
that united action will be taken in this
matter, and the subject definitely settled
by ultimate appeal to the Supreme Court
As to the proscriptive policy Of the
Board, who cvidently-and it is generally
supposed unnecessarily -raised this ques-
ton, ! was unable to determine why one
Of the usual amendments was not tackled
on to their former resolution, making it APP
plcabe to the colored school also, until
the following argument appeared in an ed
itorial Of one Of our city papers-the Morn
Ing Calf Of January 6th-which express
es the sentiments of the majority of white
persons in this city, on that subject: at
may be said that, in following the letter Of
the law strictly, colored children would al
50 be excluded from the benefits Of free
school education; but when we consider
that these children and their parents and
parents parents were all born on our sol,
have no country but ours which they can
call their own, and are ever to be amongst
us, moral duty arises which requires US
to dispense TO them the light Of knowledge,
in order that their ignorance may not lead
to crime and increased taxation"
Exhibitions were given two nights Oath
and 18th insts.) at Zion Church The
proceeds were for the benefit Of St. Cypri-
an Church. The exhibitions consisted Of
music and recitations by the choir and chill
dren, with little of the theatrical by the
Juveniles.
A subscription ball was given on the
18th inst. by some Of the young men, and
many Of the most respectable residents
patrenized it.
Mrs. Anne Pindell, the prima donna
having received news of the death of hel
sister, has abandoned all engagements fol
the present. TALL son OF PENN.