The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-10
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Some persons are industEiously engaged in
circulating q report to the effect that Genera
John A. WAGNER, who has been announced as
candidate for the Mayoralty, voted for the pas
sage Of the bill offered In the South Carolina Leg
fslaturetn 1855, witch has been termed the "Blacs
Code" AS these reports are evidently being cir
culated for the purpose OF damaging Genera
Wagener's chances for the nomination before the
convention which will be called for the purpose
OF deciding who will be the peoples choice fol
that position a: the approaching municipal cleo
tlon, aud knowing them to be false, I have taken
the trouble TO search the records Of the session d
the Legislature referred to, and will, with your
permission, state the facts from the official Jour.
nails OF the General Assembly OF the State OF South
Carolina, being the sessions OF 1885"
On page 81, under date OF Monday, December
II, 1866, In the proceedings Of the House l find
| the following: 1.-THE Senate returned to this
| House q bill " amend the criminal law, which
was read the third time, and the question being
put, shall this bill passSI it was decided Ia the
afamatiye+ysaSs3 "a, Maya l2.n Among the yeal
huh nays, yllch are recorded I nnd General
twaaener's Name AMONG the nays. Those .whs
voted nay were, during the remainder OF the ses
| sion, called the "Twelve Apostles.".
again, on-Ssturday, December 10, ION page llS
| sane ~journsl,) when the bill came up the second
time, from the Senate, with lts title changed, the
yeas u nsyssaxere again takea. Thes record
shows the nays he'd increased to q, among
whom Is General Wagener's name.
,k-kk Ia Iod na Hap aroI
wagener's vote on The question Of the 'BlacS
Code" which Is being falsely stated for the.pur
pose ofpreudlcing him in the minds OF the color
ed people.
But, Nj. Editor; to show the good feeling enter
tanned by General WAGNER towards the colored
people, I beg That you will publish the following
extraet from the iJournals Of the General Assem-;
bly, Of the State OF South Carolina" being the
regular session Of 1906, az recorded onpage IS
under date OF Monday, December 8, 1885:
Mr.. WAGNER introduced the following resolu'
| tions, which were considered immediately, were
/ agreed to, and we're ordeted To be sent to the sen
ate for concurrence:
provide q proper system OF EDUCATION for bel
| children, to enable them to compete on eYa
terms with the children OF other States IN tine
| great race for happiness, prosperity and progress
Huu, WkSEChaS ~ SSihmon sNhSoh
| South Carolina has been entirely disOrganized In
| consequence OF the late war, and besides, thai
! our white children are growing up in Ignorance
1t Is now, under the altered condition Of our socia
| Institutions, equally our duty to provide for the
| education OF the colored race: Belt
Resolved by the Senate and House OF Repre-
sentative, That his Excellency. the Governor, De
| and ne Is hereby, instructed to appoint o com
| missionpf three persons TO prepare and,report &c
| the General Assembly o system OF common
schools suitable to our altered circumstances and
the requirements of.the times.
RESOLVED, That the committees on education o.
both Houses report at an early day upon revlyine
eur former schools, with additional provisipni
for tie. teaching OF our colored ''eople, until tn
above report OF the commission In be had.
General WAGNER, 1t will be seen, was the first
after the closing Of hOstllltIes, to initiate the
measure OF guaranteeing school privileges to tn;
colored people, as provided In the above preamble
and resolutions, which passed both branches o
I the Legislature. JUSTICE.