Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-06-30

REPUBLICAN, NOMINATIONS.
SEPARATE SCHOOLS FOR THE C0L0RED
CHILDREN,

II is satisfactory to see how entirely acceptable
and conclusive is the resolution Of the recent
Republican Convention on the subject of the
public schools 1t is agreed that all the children
of the State must be provided with opportunities
for education not only must instruction be
attainabe in colleges and private academies, by
the children Of the rich, but it must be open. and
public, and free, to all-the children of the poor,
as we'll Not only is this true as general prin-
ciple and at ordinary times, bnt it is especially
true, now, when, by the neglect and mismanage
ment of years of Democratic rule, the school
system Of the State, once active, vigorous and
we'll supported, has fallen into ruin and useless
ness, and furnishes no sufficient education for
the white children, independent of any other
class. But in addition,we have, lat this juncture,
large accession of children needing instruction.
Not only is the general community suffering, but
thousands of new pupils from among the newly
enfranclised citizens are pleading for oppor-
tunities to learn.
We believe nobody denies the necessary duty
of affordng to the coored people means of
education. Even their most prejudiced enemy
comprehends that their citizenship demands
intelligence, and that, they help mould the
laws, they must have education and knowledge
TO guide their work. The question then arises:
Lo,c can This best be doaei
1t is this question to which the resolution of
the Convention refers. Its terms are directed
especially and particularly to that very point. 1t
was believed in the Convention that in order to
secure the rebuilding of our fallen school
system, with satisfaction to all. harmony
among all, and consequently with success
and satisfactory results and in order to
provide instruction for these new thousands
of children, quietly and peacefully !;
the only method was that Of organizing, under
the general system, separate schools for the new
corners. This is simply matter of adjusting
the means to the end, We do not desire to COM
pletely destroy the system of Public Education
we need, imperatively need to build it up; we
do not desire to scatter to the winds the re
naming materials of the present structure, riti-
cd and fallen though it lie. but to gather to-
gcther, harmoize, and reconstruct. To do this
We must proceed with the good will of the peo-
pie and with peace and agreement among al
classes Such discords and contentious a.
would surely arise from schemes Of mixet
schools, would be simply fatal to all success il
the general work, and are therefore not to b,
entertained.
This il conclusion in which the Convention
has not only shown its own excellent sense, am
indicated its sound appreciation Of the praetica
character of the work to be done, but which re
fleets the desires and expectations of the color
ed citizens, themselves. They want education
they want teachers, books, and schools: the
therefore will regard as their enemy any ON
who should sow dissension and quarrel in til
community, whereby common organization an
public education should he made impossible
They do not desire to destroy the means of oh
tanning the benefits Which they so much need.
Under these circumstances, therefore, the res
oluton, as we said in the outset, proves itsel
acceptable and conclusive. We print il here
with, that it may be newly read, i'll conncctio
with our article:
4. That liberal and weil-reglllated system o
public instruction is one of the essential safe
guards of a free government that it is the dut
Of the State to provide free schools for her chi
dren, of every class and condition; and in til
Judgment OF this Convention this object can Il
more eifectually and tremendously secured L
the provision of schools for the children of IL
newly-enfranchised cit liens, separate from thos
established.