Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-04-18
VIRGINIA CONVENTION.
Fight between Negroes and
Radicals : The Whites
Dodge the Mixed
. .r school Question. rl
corrs,ponaanp. of ths New York world.l ]

s;xtb of ia session. was one of the bright.
est davs in The history of the Virginia
Conso Convention. rare fight took
nlace between The carpeIbagcers and
ibs;r African allies. The Occasion thereof
he;ng the following nrono,ed article Of
,ha Cons.;,nt;on ;ntroduoed NV DR..
Rayna. - : ~ I
II 'Tbs free nubl;c school. in This State
sholi hs onan 10 ali oIaasss and no child.
| nrn;, " o. scbolar sBalI he e;eoted from
sa;d schools on account of race. color,
~ any ;nv;S;ou, d;st;nction: and the
Gararsl A,.smhlv shall not have mower
- - mata anv law That will admit Of any
;un;J;nns J;s,;nc,;on IN anv nnhlio free
aahanis n ,ba S,atan
r. ,ba snrnr;ss and ;nd;gnat;on of the
,oa.oas ,ha p ad;cal whites ;mmediately
ooramanoad series of maneuvers 10
Sodga tbe cons;deration of This proposi-
ton bnt bv The Aid of the Conservatives
vbo w;shed to bring The matter souarely
hefore ,be convention. their efforts were
sn,;la Ravne oneneS the baU with a
ran,;nc , snascb In favor of mixed
% .ohools % spJ was eoylowed bv Lewis
T;d T;nd.ay the mnla,to from Richmond,
Soms ~ tbs snsecbes of this member
boua @ bsan con;ed ali over the Union as
snao;mens of necro oratorv but none
opposad tbe Latest d;rnlav The follow
'er ;ns er,ract ;s rich as il appears on
as - hnt ,ba offact when delivered can
PPapdi,, PPpd,,, ba ba ;noa;ned hy one who has never
nou % ueonns,ruct;o,,c conven,;on.
'eTa H. raeI a aa,farn M;stnr President and
40 trre ;ntent;on of de- doctrine. was de.
oIorsJ I I ot do African Church will not
% Ja,a;u do aoor long az Won all knows / is
49, oon.ors;ol w;tb schooi matters. and
au' uo, u 20 do ;smes of de dav. Sir.
dna. a. ~ nnr ,h;nI that 7 who has heard desc
uoes ~ y, 49, . and dsclared those ever
nso;nn men o., mr,no;ns. Of l;hertv af de- Afri-
oen eT0s rbnrpb take me wild a halter. nut a
oan % on INV head and lead me TO de halter
Gp i;tpe a brn,e and denr;ve me of de rights
,rom;sed9 ~ No sir And ri tell You,
p;fS aas ;f Sav rarno.as to do dat and 10 do
Sat' sa. I'D T ~ po'PI po bacI ON me- and INV con.
TO-, ..;,,ants anr " iii III raise NV hand. and ten
ssousarJ of dose colored men will vote
nO sno;nst d;s lie ;nstsrmsnt wild de crv.
%1nnwn % ND ~ Sir ri awar like Ham.
;,aou Ala ot Rome TI swar to high
heon ,oaa Yas ri swar b;gber an dat
neH obal, 20 down and do yeartb shall
ornmmai into dust hsfore thew shall
aI,a n,;ra nv r;chts bv dat ressuce. I
aa an..nr ~ nnna &C J NV Egvnt;na shall vote
s"osa s ga noo a;ovadr ,ss danr;v;n dem of
I iur ussI ;SI.. NJ .ah not h;t IN n
TH na.a n,an IN do, African church showed
noS1 80 i hr;aht s;Ja Oh de n;cture and now
~ ~ So dorL "a + com;n nrettv fast enough.
NJ NJ uor aras.;on S nss 70 aliav On 6e vertber
Dis qaoss:u s:N u a.s " 80 ,ha rSsoers hahn
s.u7 oi US ln. nouso ' ~ ss;t W. On d;s side
salcy .s pss n0" aU"rv W. 5av nDon't vou see
anu ! neals s,e s;,,;u 20 ;,unrdsnt. be
.ne n.sseas Ell I'll 81 III S;,,saif and hon
;n.u wsu'S Sauo;nsS ~ Ha NJ " sab thar amt no
in.o ue ie,us w, o 49, 90 bin con
aanger t ol 'ae o supre n;rnar aud Nd de onss-
.i .loa VI W e &c snSeoi sv.tem and 40
non' n sou, " &c T hn;Id;n Scboo, bouses
sau nuIn 49,, vS pvu Snrnod % dawn s;nt afeard q
~, D'iN oe III not III of i, 7 sroues
aa. Nv, s1n, ~. . A.. AZ. a. n,oda hroad
~ ue ioioeo ri anu;I. and don't
PROMISES On sne n,.n np,m ia @ .. ,be same
.ehu W na''s. a 80 SnauaJ over NV
ume uo' L W r". rasaroa And now az 70
Eyes a,s;o, W any - &c oarne,-hagcers 7 saw
1is queseion, d;,.aspeo,fuiiy p Of carnet'
uoue spaa,n ~. '1ospet ao.po.. .ha ng.rs oo hack
oage, uas Jou co. ogeSh We "a batter
On ue, moo oo Wy ~" ,d or;t and do
taae your carpesuns au ho,,e. 1a''r DO not
quicheI you ieavo NO oe'.I H. 80 nna
soulca'e oppos',i, a;.;n ; &c Far.
lriehos, ia'e,y ~ a s,;oh hr nc ;f aev
ginny, ou. uey TI st" son y If Jar don,
wan' me ~ sun III III, % e. dis country N
= I1 I;La rsha sL'e desert of sand TU
DC hAe N,a.: oaIa eos "a nj asL Cod
suher Iesselias,oI ~ III ~, ron sah wben I
" crusu GU "nu JaniIi Soor Cod
olows ny uuupe. y u and be done
otustoI !. pa,arshurr and dsn when de
Nv as ,hnndor;ni and dead.
I,h oanno ;na;nno % NOS Avn tbrouyb de-
y S.on oiisd WOO a. n;raor 70 bsIn 'em
ar; oey es'ieS anS on oome m MEN M N;sUer w come !,
anu salu' n, Monnr Eo, , onma y a"7hSY Yes sab
on, c9me, fni' t.issei, .v ~ aI,honTh IT,,
ana uey uene ~, w M 1"u ~. - AZ =
caiied an e4rsmls1, = say @ uas % - he he
pesSelui issue we uou seapoSe pSo,to, ~ ~ ~
hoooiss 20 rue sneni irso cO oNnIe ;",na on Ja
no loou "ane W io'o9 uo ,oI L 49,
Executive Departner' ouS "ueI so
come mere anu IN say snaI - co
school mousse say you noa saaa II, ~ of;t ~
help me uou. No, sae nUs o;,ha. @ Won
ana won recosuias s;..a". ~ sU' % baI;ava ,bev
MADE ,nese poor crl.'eIs ehia oene of % -
could 90 tnings tney wasu as',s JSpaO'e =, ~
dong; put you can o,,nu,O,J aO"h S o., ,siI;n
lou may nate me eTer - nu'n .L 10 80,
these truinsi out .en Sou, ;a anS ~
here TO yieia 70 ee secre. Wins a"J hu. ~
capacirs ana preJua.ceS p u y" A [ sab e
TO quaiify my consuIusnui ns ISh All
those rights promlseo IN nod .us. Tli !" Z bold
Convention are n0s euslan'eeSS,a S A. = = LID. Id
these people up 20 CoIereTs EunIonS ahu a. ssd ~