Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-17
q WEEKLY HERALD.
TUESDAY, SEPT. l3 1870
PuREEO

duplicity Of the Radical party in
the legislature Ofthis State has been
exhibited in q NEST disgTaceful
light, and IN = manner seriously
and OutrageOnsly injurious to the
people Of this state.
When the School bill was under
discussion the HERALD said the
proposition contained therein 70
force upon the people mixed schools
was fraught with grave cOnse.
quences, and that it would be 9
downright and bareiaeed act Of
utter deSpOtism prscticed upSn q
defenceleSs and humiliated people.
This view Wa endorsed and re-
echoed by the press Of the State
generally-even Republican papers
condemning the system Of mixed
schools, when forced upon the
people.
The influence exerted against this
Vilely iniqultOus measure was SUN.
Gent to thWart for the time the eff.
forts Of lOw-lived partisan Radicals
to foist the hated scheme upon us.
Senator Paine, from Marshall
county, offered an amendment to
Obviate the. difficulty and silence
objections to the bill. The amend
ment was Q tOlerably fair one and
met the general concurrence Of both
houses.
The amendment we have not ai
hand at this moment, but our state.
ment will not be questioned, aud II
90 we will and can produce the
identical "say So"
It was to the effect that while
every school district should have
itS schools open to both cOlors, yet,
upon petition and application Of the
parents or guardians Of twenty
five scholars (white Of course) an
additional and separate school
would be established for tie White
children Of The neigh5OrhOOd.
How could objections be raised to
this equitable arrangement; and
who would raise them?
The colOred scholars were thus
admitted to every benefit and privi-
lege of schooling, and so were the
white scholars ; where the number
q" was sufficient, q separate school
could be established for them.
This compromise silenced clamors
against the bill and 1t passed with
that amendment-at least so said
the records.
But the bill is now published by
official authority, and section IS
presents garbled proposition
about allowing additional schools
when the parents or guardians Of
twenty-five scholars Of legal school
age apply for the same" Now hi'
is not the law as 1t passed. Thii
portion of 1t expressly and distinct
ly provided for an additional and
separate school for these said TWEEN
ty.tive land other) white scholars.
The records Of the press of the
date of the said amendment Of and
the passage of the school law prove
this fact incOntroyertibly.
Who dOctored the bill after its
passage?
Has the swlndle been perpetrated
in the engrossment?
Is Alcorna party to itr
Or has the change happened by
On error in copying or printing, Of
through some inadvertence3
Whatever the cause, whether
criminal aud shameful cheat per.
petrated by Radical hcll-hounds, oil
only a negligent mistake, we de-
mand the error shall be rectilet
and the wrong righted.
The ~peOple-the white people
of this State must pay almost every
dollar Of the expense Of these pub
lie schools. That they will no
grumble to do u they are allowed
fair share Of the educational facili
ties under the law. That parents
and guardians OW not send thei
children to schools with coloreC
children Is undeniably true.
This is known, and iCGs known al
the time. Then how could evel
Radicals pass a law which in effec
would debar every white child i
the State from the advantage @
public schools, while their parent
or guardians were the pecuniar
stay and support Of said schools
Such o specimen Of unmisigate'
tyranny against children is rattle
beyond even Radical deviltry.
But we assert the law did no
p~s as IL is published, but that
included an amendment given I
each sub.schOOl district the Tightt
q separate school for the whit
children when properly applied 70