Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-12
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DAVENPORT, IOWA. FRIDAY. NAY II, 1865

T Hsurss AM Nseso EauAsssr.-1se o.
ssess vssai nislssd the psoplss to The po-
1iticl status Of Mr. Henley, Of Plsasaa.
Valley, Who d putting In his tins % : ss'o
upon . snail colsred girl. Our ne'snoof
knows this naa " - . Ilspablicsn member
Of the Soon eosnty Board Of Supervisors ;
knows thes b Il IN enrolled member q
the Republican party that be claims is'-
lowship With Ihaslpazty end nsos esssSss.
It don't matter . 1traw. uhese vote made
Nm Director in ths School district whsse
hs holds the Directorship. He II Rsppb-
hcan-ons Of those men in whose hide y
enwsfpped that excessively pure and una
dulterated principle Of ''loyalty" for which
they alone have the patent right. Had the
Gasstts not considered him trusty mem-
Der Of it, party, it would long since have
called upon him 70 resign his position IN tns
Board Of Supervisors. Though spokesman
for the party Il hAs ddss nothing Of the Sort
Ut counts hims sound Republican 10 -
Board and . "coppsrhesd tool As Directcs
Of . school district. That kind Of logic =
bogus.
1r. Henley does not show himself any
body's "tool. I" The members Of that die.
trict who wsrs opposed 70 sending their
children TO school with colored child, kept
them At home, - they had right to do un-
der the law. Not so, Henley. He. instead
of removisg his children from school and
breaking no law, drives the colored child
from school, thereby setting law at defiance.
That is the difference between him and "his
constituents" Mr.. 0asstls.
About the practice, in the abstract, Died
vcating the two races-white and black
We say, let there be no distinction let every
living creature upon the face Of the earth,
that is capable Of receiving instruction, have
the full benefit Of schools. The desire to
learn has not bssn given to people Of sin
gle nationality the white race has no ex
elusive rights in this dirsction-surely they
have no patent upon the ability nor the de-
sire to learn. Be child white or black, or
rspressnting any fraction Of blood between
the two-bc he Christian, Jew, Turk or
absolute heather, let him be sducatsd-be
brought from darkness to light from ig-
norance to knowledge.
Again, the school law Of this State does
not draw any line between the white and
colored children; the one can receive in
struction At the same public school that the
other can. Let no man raise his hands
against the Law. It is as binding upon US
as the law against theft or arson, and should
be respected. White and black may meet
in the same church and worship the same
Gcd; 20 the Law provides that their child
rem may meet At the same school house and
be taught BY the same teacher. Is it right,
Who will say nay.
Another thesght on this subject. Ma.
jorities rule in this country, and We are
proud Of It. Nisorisies agree in advance to
accept the decision Of the majority. The
issue of the election Of 1864 was not whether
Abraham Lincoln or George B. Mcclellan
was to be President the war just closed
was not waged to see whether or not the
South should secedc from the North, but
the whole question turned upon this-shalI
oil men-wbite and blsck-be free and
equals Turn and twist this proposition IS
you may-you cannot dodge this conclu
sion. Presidents werc nothing-Union Was
nothing in the balance-the election and the
particularly the latter--was to decide
the question Of the political status Of the
two races and nothing else. Not one man
in hundred on either side may have
thought Of any such thing, but that does not
alter the fact. Shall We accept these over
whelming decisions, and say amen to the
expressed win Of the majority, or shall We
continue to cavil and bicker over : verdict
from which there Is no appeals We, for
one, shall not. The American people, BY
fire and sword, in the turmoil Of battle; and
at the ballot boz, in peace and good order,
have decided the question Of slavery. Let
It pass as virtually abolished forever, for so
It is; and let the question be thrust aside
and heard ofno more forever. There will be
live issues enough let the dead ones rest
in their graves. Those who cannot abide
the decision should not attempt to infringe
upon the laws. If we don't want our child
rcn to receive instruction under the same
roof with black children, then We must pro-
vide other means for their education-that
isour right; but it il not our right to thrust
black children out We advise Mf. Henley
to act upon this principle, and III others
who think as he does.
n1vEn ITEMS.
The new and splendid passenger packet
Keithsburg, Capt. Campbell, will depart for
Fort Madison and way points, tomorrow
morning at nine O'Clock. Chss. O. Walton
in the Office. r. n. Prs'tyman, agent.
The Charley Cheevar. Capt. Mitchell, will
depart for Dubuque and way points, TO-
morrow morning, R. n. Preltyman, agent.
Tho iavorite passenger packet Canada,
wil.depart foe st. Paul and way points to.
morrow. R. n. Prettyman, agent. Jas.
Lonine in the Office.
The japanese Da0ar etain.
| Uolons the Han, wnlsEsas snd MoussAcm Z
~ beautiful bloek - broscs Il consists Of one
preparation. Color win rot fade or wsh out.
only ~ cents box. Mailed 70 any address for
60 ccuts hv q q Up0kM rs SOuth EiOhth