New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-09-01
POLITICAL.
CONDITION OF THE CoLoRED PEOPLE.

CONDITION OF THE COIlORED PEOPLE.
| PROBABLE EFFECTS OF THE NEW VOTEs-Po-
LITICAL AFFAIRS As AFFECTED THEREBY
EDUCATION IN BALTIMORE : sAviNGs
TAxEs-sELP-HELP AsSOCIAT1ONS-A COL
ORED MEMS SHIP-YARD-HOw TO CONQUER
| PREJUDICEs. f.'. ... - +. u
BALTIMORE. Nd, Aug. 8.-Interested for
years in the condition and progress OF the colored
people have watched closely turn In the tide
the rising food of which they nov hoang ana scan
atntyely every change in the current OF bend In the
stream Just now the probable effect of the vote In
the Rorder or dobatable States forms an interesting
study To resdents OF the Federal capital its results
NAV have local influences and TO students OF public
affairs they possess Importance. Feeling this your cor
RESPONDENT has spent time In prospecting Mary
land and learning the influences that WILL probably be
brought TO bear through the new citizenship as well us
| the condition OF the voters themselves
The OF stated the colored population OF Ma
rviand at III 49, of whom s3942 free persons or
these "a O59 were men, and SO2 women. or the former
Al ala were slaves and S97i6 Free or the women 1876
were slaves and free difference in favor OF their
sex "A 10 freedom OF b0 persons This Is probably 10
be accounted for by consideratons-one being That
MARYLAND was slave breeding State, and the men were
sold South as soon as for the market; and the other
that owing the system of concubinage that slavery
| fostered more women were emancpated than men. II
we take the male adults In six Of this population,
we should have had population OF the voting age OF
| 2s,5n. 49,, -, .,.o,
| The estimates now made Of the number OF colored
voters in Maryland argue large increase OF population
1t is claimed that such increase is due to the migration
durne the war from Virginia especially and to the TACT
that a great many sold down South" before the war,
have returned theI native State since emancipation,
making as active Republican canyassers assure me,
larger popOrtionae increase OF adult males than oil any
other class The lowest estimate have heard given OF
the coored vote in this State is 5000 This number Is
| tho nounn nd
conservative Republicans, who il the truth must be told
seem DESTROYS OF persuading themselves that they are
not outnumbered in the aggregate by the new voters
The coored politicians estimate their own vote at from
10000 to OO0 most Of them stopping at the first hgure
the increase coored people in this city Is TO DO
any guide OF their numbers throughout the State, the
coorcd population will be at least 10000 giving voting
aggregate Of nearly OO0 Baltimore City was credited
in 1900 with cOlored population Of 1883 while the re-
nainder OF the county had 1913. In 1862 the coored
population Of the city Is given as $3.50, making an IN
crease of nearly 90 per That of the county put
down at about $4,000 Together, this gives 6o375 or
voting force of lOO2 II is not at all probable that the
ratio OF Increase throughout the State has been anything
like that OF Baltimore City and County On the contrary
will be found have decreased in some portions the
COLI ed people having crowded. for education protection
and other advantages into cities and towns But judg
ing all gather the coored voting force III TINS
State vii! not above 10000. The white Republicans
cast 1900 at the last election. There Of the
| so-caled Conservative Unionists who will come
back and may, therefore, falry estl
| mate the Republican vote of Maryland II anything
like unity OF organization is effected at not less than
5000.
Republicans here az elsewhere have been divided into
two classes respectively the Cresswe Fulton
and the Bond wings. The colored people generally go
with the latter, and find some dissatisfied at their
leaders having taken the u g. Circuit Judgeshp, which
appointment they affirm made to put him out OF
| the way of the gentlemen who, under Mr.. CressweHs
hold all the Federal patronage and so con-
troll the party direction. But on the other hand II IS
stated Judge Bonds policy OF including the colored
Republicans In the partys primary meetings before tney
| had the right to vote, would only have resulted
in driving OF good many yt.I moderate e snd
would have been to have given the e., Leaders Leaders
this then HnvOng element Ssat na de S To sta
or prevent this animatng motive In the breasts
Serso%e still continues to exist
extent, the whole disposed to believe from what
sent toleraby compact front to the common foe. 1t
would be well perhaps for those who have PATRONAGE
that the vote is least Of their party
and Its sn san p ne and only
three four of which. am informed are colored Re
lit is possible to get honest registration Of the new
voters which than doubtful II is believed by
ea ae osrTy the First prct the second and the Fifth
with strong probability OF carrying the Third also.
ton Archer, and Stone The Fourth District ought also
to be carried but the White Unonsts who voted for Gov
Thomas are many Of them, not friendly to colored
voters they ought to be- while swami believed 10
ter Davss-to allow its redemption at this lection But
| three Congressman may be set down as Republican,
through the cOlored vote good men are selected ana
"l''' EDUCATIONAL CONDITION.
bic results terefrom OF the new citizenship OF Maryland
it follows naturally that inquiry should be made as to
their intelligence and character. Before doing how
will not be out Of place to point out the folly OF
who expose the inevitable. Baltimore offers good
| had am uf
illustrate the change in the policy governing this or IN
ers well as their conduct in regard 10 the coored
schools In the report relating to 1863 attention Is called
10 the fact that under loyal government teachers were
| required to take oath Of allegiance and in conse-
quence manifestations that had been made children
refusing Oin in the singing OF national airs
PEELED from the schools. The new Commissioners proudly
state that their first act was to restore teachers whose
disoyalty had caused their removal Their next was TO
provide for making Baltimore chief city OF the SOUTH
not only our their own schools but those OF other
States" OF course nothing said Of the fat margins
such contract afforded. In the report for 1869 t Com
missoners feel under the necessity OF arguing eaDoidtey
In favor Of making the public education liberal in ha-ae
ter. Abiding TO criticism on the system they ADOPT,
which is widely broad and generous TO studies they
The most persistent opponents OF our schools are
the basis Of the whole system upon the ground that
provides too much education for the public They be-
leve and argue, that the amount and kind OF educa
ton furnished beyond what Is needed by those who
mary instruction IS all that should be given.
They decide that democratic education Is limited and
not a liberal one"
These citations and illustrations as well as the fact
that all pupils who required 10 pay something to-
ward their tuition and those who do not known
scholars and tend TO show the opinion OF
and opposition to the school work of Baltimore. Per
haps their conduct with regard TO coored schools
show whence the idea above quoted with regard 10
democratic education has had its Before the
Swami tTeachery enabled Democracy TO get control OF
the city, the colored public schools doing very well
OF course this Objectionable and one Of the first
things reorganize them, dismiss all colored teach
ers reduce the number Of schools and lower the grade
| OF studies. Says this wise Board-"It was thought
neither e1peden practicable TO provide such grades
OF schools for this class OF our population In
by the children OF white parents" In the following
year the rising light OF the Fifteenth Amendment proba
bly, afected na Indictment In degree sntcienl Induce