Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-09-28


Some new facts have come to light,
bearing upon the action Of the Demo-
cratic portion of the Riehland School
Boafd, IN their meeting held in this
pia-si On the 18th, inst. The expulsion
Il Mr. Carnmran from that body, upon
the grounds that the twenty-irst sub
district had no existence as such, and
consequently, entitled to orepresenta-
tive, was mere shallow trick, unwor-
thy Of men who are entrusted with
'sech positions. As proof of their dis
honesty, one of. their members intro
duced resolution during the same
meetings To- disorganize the 21st, sub
district, and the resolution was carried
by Democratic votes alone. Is it prob
able that the citizens Of the sub-district
wherein che school house of the colored
district Is situated, should know some
thing of the practical working of mixed
schools We are informed that with
In a radius of one mile and half OF
said school house, there is population
OF twenty-tbree colored pupils sufficient
It least, not only to make respectable
school, but plenty large enough to de-
've.opA definite opinion and wish as to
having so large sprinkling Of negro
children in the white schools. That it
Is g matter of interest to them, the
reader can see from the resolution pass
ed BY the white voters in the sub-dis-
triet wherein the colered school is loca-
tad. br4ie 1893 ~ i.rse5 aaG
K Y TIE following is a copy:
I ResoEced, That we the qualified
voters and taxpayers of Dist. No. 5, in
meeting assembled, do petition and re-
quest. Of the township Board of Educa-
.fiou. Of Richland Township, that they
keep up the Colored School District No.
I. and sustain the same as a colored
school, and further, we are opposed to
ary consolidation of the white and col
ored schools of this township, and think
It best that they be sustained separate
and apart.
SAML. CLARK, Chairman,
Ell. CARMAN, Clerk.
81 The above was unanimously adopt
. cd. bfi.s Eni5{Ii5g -stiJ 20. .la.3f.. s4al7,
;Yet Iinopposition to the express wish
of all parties withoutrespect to politics,
these wisezaeres in education, dema-
gogues in politics, pass a resolution
s Gsbolishing this colored school, thereby
i throwing the colored pupils into the
white schools. I'VE are informed that
this eub-district has been organized
snd has had q school therein for the last
,fifteerl wears, and at this late day when
educational facilities for the colored
Z rsee are more in demand than ever, a
few denaagogues, for mere political
3 psrpoees, viii disband the organization
8 sell q newly erected building costing
) about 81 ,O00, and at asacri6ce OF, per
q nhaps. half It's original cost. We feel
j confident that that old, antiquated
Democratic candidate Dr.. Weyer,
would have been ashamed OF such
8 work. sas. y e1llHI-s 5ag >.
- It is simple folly for the School
Board to ignore the fact of E. ], Car
man, being q duly elected member OF
that body. This was done on the 18th,
riayof April; 1871, at which meeting OF
the Directors he was elected clerk, and
consequently had right, as q member
> of the township board from which he
= was excluded. sd lsea .9iai -
ligs Worse than ell this the negro is to be
J thrown into white schools, and made to
suffer all the incoTiveniences of such a
mixed association. The colored fami-
lies of the sub-district have protested
arsinst this, and the following is IA reso-
! luton expressing their desire to be
kept separate, has.I 81 "a f.tTr
ri Ne, the colored citizens of sub-dis-
trict, No. q, Richland Township, as
sembied on this, the second Monday,
1 of April 1874, do 5.5s 80
ResoJce: That we request the town.
ship board. ,of Riehland Township, to
continue. the coIofed school District No.
"A, and that we still hope the same may
be kept up and provided for as hereto
! fore, for the education Of the colored
youths of this township, that we are
!, anxious and desirous of educating our
children and we would here say, that
II is our preference to have a school to
ourselves ansf not con solidate with 9TH
erschocls. But if the board deem it best
70 consolidate our school, and will give
us the rights and privileges of others,
We are willing 70 do whatever the
board thinks best to be done, SO that we
are provided for ss the law requires.
ssssae e. J. CARMAN, Clerk.
The shove was unanimously adopt
ed.