Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-02-14
OUR NEIGHBORS.
RENT oDI-NrY.

KENT COUNTY.
The DeiuWureoa publishes ON its first
page the address of the Delaware Associa-
tion for the moral improvement and ednca-
ton of the colorcd people Of the State" and
prefaces ii with some very sensible and time
ly editorial remarks, in the course of which
it says :" To negro schools conducted under
such restraints, RI. C. the restraints imposed
by the Association, no reasonable person
can have any objection, indeed it should be
the duty of all to give them cordial sup
port and assistance" On its second page
however, it seems to throw cold water on the
project.
1t is pleased with the rejection of the Con-
stitutional Amendment.
1t says that this bill allowing negroes to
testify in the courts and making their punish
ment for crime the same as that of whites
was defeated on account of the belief that
the Civil Rights bill in pursuance of which
it is offered is unconstitutional and will be so
decided by the Supreme Court. In relation
TO the general subject however IL makes the
following remarks which are so pertinent
and reasonable that we copy them entire,
hoping that as they came from a source,
Democratic beyond suspicion, that our legis-
lators will look the facts in the face and ac-
cept the situation. 1t says:
Notwithstanding the rejection of this
bill, we consider it desirable that some pro-
vision should be made by the General AS
sembly for the punishment of ncgores con-
victed of crime. As the matter stands ut
present, negroes, after conviction of crime,
are remanded to Jail to await sentence, and
the Court being unable to sentence after the
State laws, in consequence of the penalties
imposed by the Civil Rights bill, our jails
are filled with negroes awaiting sentence.
ic tpIa rtpn1. OF ta of fI.atr thni
calls loudly for remedy. 1t really does not
appear, even should the Supreme Court de-
eide the Civil Rights bill to be unconstitu-
tional, that it is any longer desirable to sell
negroes into servitude for crime. The
amendment TO the Constitution abolishing
slavery operates to render such sales mere
Formally. The facilities for escape are so
great, that no one would give a valuable
consideration for the services of n convict;
consequently he would be bought by some
of his own color and allowed to go at large
and the object of the law and the ends of
justice be thereby defeated. The suggestions
contained in the Governors Message, peril
ncnt to this subject, should receive more at
tention at the hands of the House, The
The question of the competency of witness
ses might be left discretionary with the State
Courts until the constituionalty of the
Civil Rights bill shall be settled"
Kent County Agricultural Society met on
Tuesday and elected officers for the ensuing
year. They resolved to give up the lease
and sell the fixtures of the fair grounds at
Dover and instead of the usual fair this year
to hold horticultural fair
CHESTER COUNTY.
The Jefersoni0n or as might more pro-
perly be called the Jefferson Ddoisonidn
of West Chester has made its appearance
on our table. We are glad to have it as
without few such papers it would be hard
to tell what the Democratic party really is
up to. The Jcfersonidn is we think one
Of the most candid and virulent orgaus OF
that party, published In the way of locals
it has but little of interest.
The village Record is so full of cores
pondence pitching into Senator Cameron
and the men who contributed to his election
that it has but few locals.
On Wednesday evening last, the horses
attached to the carriage of Mrs. DR.. Stone OF
Coatesville became frightened at the cars
and ran off, upset the carriage, threw Mrs.
Stone out, broke her nose and otherwise
severely injured her.
The Record complains of the bad roads,
many of which as late as Friday last, were
still completely blocked up with snow.
The Chester Valley Union says, that
Hon. j. r. G. Pittkin, is to lecture in Coates
vile, on Wednesday evening next.
Speaking of the accident noticed above, i
says, that though Mrs Stone was severely
cut and bruised no bones were broken ant
nothing serious is apprehended
The Oxford Press says: The expenses o
the Aims House of Chester County, the pas
, year, were $22,357,36. Amount realized
from firm ~ 1877 Numlnr af manner