Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-12

1t will be seem that the petition is not
signedeby members of one party yexcla-
2lsively, but that many Of its signers are
Demoer ats---the very men for whom the
Courier processes to act as mouth-piece
apd ap5.t pEgaq and from whom itsexpects to
derive itss report ~ ,f1AHs .sdaa
ba aAbontthe time when thisspetition was
presented to the Council, an offer was
made by Mr.. q. @ Wheeler, to donate
to the city thelot of ground on Chestnut
Street adjeihIng the canal, on condition
that the city should erect upon il
school house, to be occupied for the
time being. BY the Seolored children Of
this city. fsaTheu spropositionr was ac-
pcepted by tie Council, and the bouss
was erected By the, city at an expense of
about three thousand dollars, ($3,000).
Ipis knogn 10, mos. Of our citizens,
bthata school for colored children has
been in operation in the city for q num-
befs of YEARS 4t was located in the
Church of the colored Baptistg, on Leet
ston, who Wasc employed and paid by
some society or association in the East
That school received no assistance from
the city, the equnty, or the State. The
place in which this school was kept had
,hecome entirely Inadequate to the wants
of the colored children. e
Miss Johnston now proposes with such
aid as she can derive from the eniiKht-
ened and benevolent citizens to procure
| the means necessary TO defray the ex-
pense afor seats and furniture for the
new schoo1house, and continue as its
teacherrs without entailing any further
/ expense upon the city or upon iHdiVidu-
ais heithar EXCEPT 40 farSas they may
choose voluntarily to contribute. i
The colored people of the city pay
taxes upon their property, and the taxes
paid by them aid in sustaining our
common schools.
If fthere are PERSONS in our community
who would be willing to receive their
taxes and refuse to accord to the colored
tax payer an equivalent, let us be thank
full that there are others who would scorn
to do So. ssr
4 a II IA alleged III the article referred to,
that this building has already cost from
four to six thousand dollars, and that il
will cost from two to three thousand
dollars more. This is already sufficient
ly refuted.
1t is also alleged that the school house
for colored children is finer than those
erected for white children including the
High School building. This is contrary
to the truth, as every one who ever saw
the buildings, very well knows
I'll ELtis also asserted that the schoolshcuse
erected for colored children 10 located in
the heart of the city, and on one Of the
finest streets, and that the High School
: building is situated in the suburbs .oi
, Lamasco, on a street without name
all of which is unqusE6edly false.
The High School building isssituateC
oh the corner of Clark and Centre
streets, as near the heart of the city al
the new school-house referred to, either
; geographically or with reference to pop
ulation, and the High School building
80 far from being in the suburbs of La
: masco, is situate in the southeastern
, 4 corner sof the Fourth Enlargement, hav
!. ing all of the Fourth Enlargement ant
! ali of Lamasco between it and the sub
: urbs of Lamasco.
i The Courier asks our City Father
= why it "didn't occur to them to. enlarg
{ their Jailrooms, their Conrt.rooms an
tTheirG Galaboose It also expresses TIL
opinion that iacreasedA accom- mediation
y of this kind as we'll as more policemen
!. will beiresdeds Ir91%ss-Er-b
Did it ever occur to the editor of tn
IN Courier that1it 10 cheaper to accommc
y date cpildren in school-houses, than il
y ! iails and calaboeses, and that where th
y omnauhity enjoys the blessing Q
y schools a -rich. reward lis secured in th
(. diminished amcaBt required for the sup
a port of jails, poor honses, &c, r
i Is il 1ooaHap ch toVssy that any com
'e munity which .deniesto the rising ger
nkeratienzthe advantages of instruction i
~ schools, viii find itself compelledsto il
1t crease the amount Of its lexpenditul
" for iails,i ealabooses, and poor houses 2
le4and then there ID this other consider
r. tion--that inRheteVer community Il
ss benefits of school instruction are deni'
IT to The goung; the poorest, feebfest, al
CD Impkn nfiriftlesf of the population are I'll
OF greatest ssufferersi from its want. II
On we'll te-dos and the rich can manage.
pa educate their children, even in plac
! where. .there--are.-no no-asehools Tor q
4 masses. MFlTTyafEA.
Therefore, II il be desirable that I
~ rising sgeneration be instructed, and t
II community. thus relieved from the scC
~ Fof Increasing the capacity of its priso
~ and poor houses, do MT overlook :
cl poorest and feeblest of the populatio
eir do MT adopt the prayer. tof the To-
le- e ".God help. The rich ], the poor eGn be.
zen es.aa 4 10 sssss IA Is As.i HirJUsrIcR
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