New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-19
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The Gig OF Washington Is the political me-
trop0li5 of ihi, Republic. 1t il governed by
Cong IS so far as thorc is anything to be pa"'
on and 'or The rest by Common Council. IL
has a population Of some75 GEO. of whom at least
y, 800 are lolofed-many of them old residents,
and. though Door, exemplary, industrious ctl'
zcns. who need but Education to render them
stu more capable md useful.
Ih!, CITY has OF ate had Common Schools
and q School Fund, a. she ought and Congress
laz hitherto enacted that such portion Oh that
Flnd q, 9as raised by taxation from Blacks
SHOULD De- devoted 10 the education Of colored
CHILDREN. THIS was not iail the Blacks should
have had al The School Moneys collected from
houses rcntel ard occupied by them, which
would nave treb'ed their quota; but they were
lad 10 ut back a small part Of their own
contribution toward the support OF schools;
though even this was but partially, grddgngiy
dolcd ont to thcm by .ho c 'uncii5.
At last. Congress, seeing it was triiled with
iv the Councils. enacted lin June. 81 that
"lac municipal au,ho7itic, If Washington and
Georgetown sha. SET arai from Tie sclc,i iGll snct
u.opronlte part thereof a, the colurcd Children BE-
tween the ages ~ 1 and seventeen ears par I" the
whole number Thereof"
This. you would sly. was four-squ1r": 1t
cannot Dee defied nor eyodcd. But there j, Just
where v1.. ale OFT The trloA Georgetown
o1ryeJ; but Washington would not, and I'D
not The law SAYS " The school Fund shall bee
fairly divided: but sagpose there IS no Seho1
TDnd' The Councls, driven 20 Their very last
dodge, haze his year droppsd ne School fa"---
.a..ea 10 mo"cr under that head-but increased
ne real estate and other iaxes aud supported
The Dh1e schools ont Of the proceeds, leaving
The ,olored 80 starye For. you zee, there as 10
School Fund 10 be divided, anu Congress has
SAID nothing as to the division Of oth'r funds.
Clever, j. NJ If though oi that sort OF clever
lodges tia; only do for once.
here, Won see, is no question Of misoegena.
ton" nor anything horrible--for no colored
person in Washington was ever allowed to At
tend a WLite .,Iooi. The r.Jing caste in that
city are not contoD, with exclusive White
,hools--lhey rc.o,yo that there shall be no
Public Schools 10 al for other children than
their owu. And theirs is the spirit which now
.n.. G, on monopoiising half our country and
ruling the whole. while crying out - BE still
Radicals, why ~W you he always ag!tating'
why not des.st and let the country have peace ?"
The Duty Chronicle <Forney's) pertineatly
ears:
We are sroI ely inclined to suspect that they os
got r tue uiir Of their glee, that Congress poss 'sed
the legal constitutional power 20 make roGs OF colored
j. On 10 this District Thov must have ci out q their
calculations The fact thai Congress would naturally la
iruant az this piece OF petty chlennory De FerS
strongly induced 10 PIT the power 20 right their OWE
wIuues N the haLds OF tne c0ored men themselves, by
giving them ricIi to voice IN the election % tie
lea wnO arc :, make la1 levy. vel as 10 assign
it, proportions go different Interests. II stronger al
gurcnt could be br ugh to the attention of The next
{ Ongrcss for granting The Right OF Snhtacc TO the
Bacs uf this District tiau the true hlsov mis- fte
trspsact.ou AZ rts Wo wish some one would call CRY
attention 10 il.'
Surely 70 id not need this case TO demon
stlato that tine absolute sway OF a caste IS the
mcanest, most tyraunical rule that man WAS
ever called 10 endure.