Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-24
n SCHOOL BILL.

4sk TOT our very decided comments
upon the the School Bill. II heads
10 article, "AnOther Tempest" and
charges us with having discovered
smother mares nest"
We will inform our Radical
nsighbOr that this journal pro-
poses 10 do itS part in creating "a
tempest" whenever Il chances upon
Radical rascalities and IL by dis
closing said rascalities It can wake
up The people to 4 just sense Of
their responsibilities, and to q clear
realization Of the utter peridy and
degradation Of Radicalism, the
HERALD's storm will not have been
raised in vain. II the Citizen has
never discovered the fact we would
have It know that Il should beware
Of thunder and lightning whenever
the black crimes Of its party be.
come known 10 the HERALD.
No wonder the Citizen exclaimS
Smother Tempestv'
We doubt not II will have Occa-
sion 10 utter the shout many more
times, for the disclosures Of Radical
infamy crowd upon so fast It
compels the HERALD to send forth
peal after peal Of Its thunder aud
fash after fash gifts lightning that
the uttermOst parts Of the State
may be aroused and illumIned.
You see, Mr.. Citizen, we have
not the happy % moral Obliquity
and fortunate % want Of consCi-
entiousness that pertains to you.
You look upon the acts Of your
party with the same blind unCOn-
sCiOusness Of the evil as Den. But
Ter when he gazes upon his stolen
treasures: neither can zee aught
but the good which aCOrues TO self
or party. Had we the same lack
Of honesty we would have been to-
day q rich man, like Butler, or q
wise and philanthropic % man,
like you, Mr.. Citizen.
But we cannot thut our eyes to
wrong when we see 1t, and It 10
very seldom It escapes our Observa-
ton. Consequently we have had
our hands full for some time
through the Vaccinations Of the
Radical party.
But lot rs pay some attention 10
the criticisms of the Citizen.
First, 1t charges US with a mis-
statement In saying that Senator
PAine's amendment provided for
separate schools for white children
upon proper application, sc. 1t
says no attempt was made to specify
color or race.
Now, II our respected censor
win refer to our statement of this
amendment, he will find that il
Only sets forth the substance OF the
same; that we did not attempt to
use the exact words and terms
thereof.
Right berg is where the Citizen
exposes either ils ignorance or lie
Implicitly.
Il pretends to quote the exact
terms and wording Of Senator
Paine's amendment, and in doing
90 fairly quotes word for word the
very section (49) to which we OBJ
jeotedI
Here Is the very point ct issue
We charged that Section 10 is not
Published as II passed the Legisla-
tnre; that Senator Paine's amend
ment provided for separate
schools when application should
DO made by the parents or guard.
ans Of at least twenty-five pupils"
All We contend for Is the inser-
lion Of the word separate in Sec
ton 40 after additional"
That we are right in making this
demand, and charging that the bill
e published is Incorrect we refer
y the vioksburg Times, Of June
l0lh, which contains 8 synOpsis Of
aald School Bill. and therein Section
~ expresses that these schools for
said twenty-five pupils are to be
ssparate schoolsI
Well what does TIE expression,
rsoparates Schools mean? Simply
he contrary Of amixsd.' The ar.
enmont was upon the point whether
al iho schools should be mirsd
hlnrts and whltss); o., whether
oro should BE- any separate
schools.
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