Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-12-08

4 Nashville correspondent Of the st.
Louis Republican furnishes the follow
ing interesting item Of Information:
The so-cslled City Council Of Nash
VILE hiss resolved to thrust out the Board
Of Education, before the expiration Of
the term for which it's members were
elected. The whole system will, no
doubt, be Africsnized within 8 few
weeks. Such q course will force the
great majority Of whites into private
schools. or course, the Taxpayers will
be required 70 pay taxes for the support
Of these African seminaries, while they
pay Independent teachers to instruct
their wi children.
The same system hiss been foreshad-
owed in the Louisiana Convention, and
will doubtless be carried out, to the
letter, in all the Southern States, as long
as the RADICALS shall have sway. The
negro votes are the basis OF all their
political movements, and they must con-
ciliate their sentiment Without these
votes, it is now evident, that Radiealism
would be a cipher. Hence, they are
compelled to succumb to all their
demands. The policy above indicated
viii, therefore, be the one adopted. They
sre not willing to adopt the system
which nature has clearly pointed out and
separate the race, but insist upon their at
tending the same schools.
Whatever may be the immediate ef-
feet OF this policy, that it will finally
break Up the common school system in
the South, no rational man can doubt.
The intelligent white people in the South
OF course, viii not send their children to
the same schools with blacks. It is not
worth while 20 minee the matter. They
VIII neither send their children TO these
schools, nor will they be taxed to support
them. No legislation can be strong
enough 70 compel the continuance OF
such q system. It Is contrary to reason,
% good conscience, 20 the course Of hu-
man events, to tax the men Of
substance and compel their chill
drrn TO associate with those Who
endeavor to force them to pay the
expenses, and then to give them the
supposed benefit Of social intercourse.
II the common school system, or taxes
for the education Of the masses, must be
continued, the whole system must be
revised. Taxes may be assessed, for the
purposes Of education, but the pupil must
be permitted to select his own school,
aud to draw the amount assessed for bis
benefit, TO pay the tuition. This is the
or1- fuaf rIgp-4bo oDT,- -. v-htol %, I
cords with principles Of honesty and the
social intercourse that Government may,
Of right, control. No government has
any right 70 force one mans children to
associate with those Of another man, DO
more than it has a right 70 compel
n man 10 admit into bis
house every vagabOnd and Grim
inal who may attempt to enter
the sacred precincts Of his family and
home. Waving the question OF right, it
is not expedient. The higher and the
lower strata OF human society-spplying
this term 10 the virtuOus and the
vicious-should not be compelled to in,
termingle in the tender years of infancy.
The children Of those who have lust
emerged from servitude are not ct ESQ.,
cistes In the schoolroom. The two races
can never admit q social equality, and this /
would amount to social equality. Iii
enough 20 know that It cannot be. The
Nashville correspondent Is right In
asserting thst the white people wogid
withdraw from the free schools. But
will they be compelled to pay taxes to sup
mort schools 10 which they cannot send
their children ? WeansWer alphabetically,
mol Let them pay taxes 70 support
education, the amount Of assessment 70
be drawn by each child and paid 70 such
private teachers, ss their parents or
guardians may select. In this manner
the education Of al may be conducted
upon q much more economical plan.
There viii be nothing 10 pay for superin
tendents, for school houses and for the
necessary stealing incident 10 all public
contracts. Those who sre willing for
their children to associste with blacks,
8 then have their choice. But there
will be no compulsion. Everything will
be free 10 the parents choice.
The common school system in the
South must resolve itself into this plan.
The various Employees, Commissioner,
superintendent and Others, viii oppose
it, because 1t deprives them Of good
salaries, received for very little work.
But it will eventually be adopted. The
people have been long enough hum !
by these pretences at education. ,
They are dens OF bad nurtured and poor
children. The Common schools Of cities,
well conducted in many in
tsnces. are very often devices to main :
tain idlsnere and to support incomps-
tents. They deserve q more thorough :
than has eve been given to
hem. Private schools are much more
conducive 70 the virtue aid good morals 9
the pupils. 1t is not "a OF life" TO I
learn {" to read, write and eypher." High :
aims and honest efforts must be instilled =
and these are seldom attended to in the a
hives which we denominate common 0
,chools.n Now is a good time to overhaul !,
hem and look into their management
Under the plundering direction Of Radical
1srtisans, and the mixing up Of the races =
which they propose, W shall look for 81
but misery, evil and fanaticism b
o be eutailed upon the generations to ?
ONE. Tire people VIII not submit % il, a
lor should they. 81
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