The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1870-02-19
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At Crumpion Ia Queen Anue's county, Mary
laud, on the 18th Of January last, in accordance
Il Ii previous consultation with the people Of
the vicinity, aS to whether it would be allowable
or not, tho colored people of that vicinity, made
application to the Association for the Education
OF the colored people Of Maryland, and was fur
nished with teacher for a colored school at the
place named, which commenced its operations at
the above date
The teacher was young, well educated gen.
lcmeu but recently arrived from Scotland. He
commenced his school ''with an attendance of
over seventy pupils, ranging from six to thirty
years of age" lie knew nothing of the prejud-
ces of the people among whom he located, and
OF course had no anticipation OF any difficulty or
molestaton from that quarter.
There was white school in the neighborhood,
aud in consequence of rumors OF the familiarity
"of the children" of the two schools, the color
ed people erected a high fence between the two
school houses, in order to avoid any difficulty
that might arise from that quarter. This pre-
caution however, did not satisfy the antedeluy
VANS of Crumpton.
1t having been reported that the teacher Mr..
Hamilton, was shortly to open night school,
an infatuated mob, of about twenty men and
boys, with blackeued faces, supplied with tar
and feathers, on the night of the I'd inst, pro-
ceeded to the school house, out did not find Mr.
Hamilton, in consequence of the books not hav-
ing arrived from Baltimore for the night school
Enraged by this disappointment, bad whisky
and worse prejudice, they proceeded to the board
ing house of Mr.. Hamilton, armed with guns,
pistols, rope, &c. Meeting the gentleman with
whom Hamilton boarded, near his house, they
demanded the production of Hamilton asserting
that "ace rant to lynch any schae man that come;
"here to teach miggers." Mr.. Hamilton being ac-
costed by the mob with 'you must leave the
"schoo and this neighborhood, and the sooner
{" the better for yourself. u Seeing no prospec
of continuing with any safety 10 him
SELF Hamilton closed the school next morning
and reported TO the association.
We consider such conduct tarnish on IN,
Maryland's' fair fame. All nations-even tht
savage-are hospitable to strangers, except th,
tTlDe AT anu COupcetS
Did Hamilton commit any crime II so, let tn
law be vigorously executed. If not, why thi
disgraceful affair in a community supposed to b
hospitable.
If their course was one that met the approva
of their our consciences why blacken their faces
Why cry out to "SmaSh the lantern" of NJ. Ely
WREN holding the colloquy with him concern
ing the production of Hamilton, 'to prevent hin
" from seeing who we are?" Because ''thos
whose deeds are evil, love darkness rather thai
light"
If they had enjoyed the advantages Of liberia
free schools, ten or fifteen years ago. their con
duct would have been as different from what
was rs midnight differs from MONDAY.
These individuals may throw themselves il
the way of the car of education and think the
will arrest its progress, but their diabolical
black-faced schemes will prove as fruitless as al
attempt to swim up the cataract of Niagara
The world moves and Crumpton must yield t
her motion whether she will or not: