Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-17
Meeting o. tho school Question.
"NIxHD SCHOOLS ADVOCATED.

Gso. W. Hs.toR, Prof. LoRcston, Alderman
Champion and O!hers, on Color Distinetiops.
A mass meeting or colored and white citizens
was held last night II the 18th street Presbyter-
lar church, Tor the purpose of giving an express
sion OF their visws in reference to the biiI for
reorganization OF the public school system of
his NstIict now pending in Congress. Sir.
syphsx. j. A Green and 1lfred n.v ~ Nics
presidents, and Messrs h. johnson and Sid
Mcfarland az secretaries.
The chair announced the following commit
tee OF one from each Ward on resolutions:
John Minor Bolts, LIST Ward; Thomas WEIGH.
"a; Daniel Williams, Sd: Prof. Green ith: A. u.
1inny, 9TH Alderman Champion, 9TH. Charles
Slater, eth.
During the absence OF the committee the chair
called upon Mr. John h. Brooks. who sa,d thev
had already sent petition TO Congress which
expressed the sentiments OF the colored people
could Civ on this occasion and all thew could
do st this late day would be OF no avail.
LETTERS
were read by the secretary from Hon. j. H.
Haney, Alderman ConHOily. and Mr.. Geo F.
L. Cook, expressing regret that they could not
be present.
go. ". HATTON
was called upon, and said he was in favor OF
common schOols-one school Tor one peopIe. He
condemned the action OF the. colored committee
Who went before Senator Patterson AMI repre-
scented 10 him that the colored people or this
District do not desire mixed schools. He con-
graduated the colored people that their pros
poets are 50 bright for the future, that their
children could 20 to the schools With white chill
dren and be educated with them. The colored
schools Of this District had heretofore been
badly managed, but under a common system
they had right to expect justice. He was glad
TO know that the BoarI CT Trustees Of Colored
Schools as about to be wiped Snts
SOCIAL EQUALITY
tbe white people need have no fears of IT,
There was no such thing. Even the colOred
people we've by no means en- an equal footing,
whites? As for himself, he wished to keen AZ
far rom the whites IS he could. Mixing Of the
children in the schools can do neither color any
harm. He used to hate and despiss q white
raised apart. The time Is coming when this
prejudice will vanish like vspor. There were
many white men who they never could expect
to associate with. Many were above them. and
gence and education. he
LiyED IN AN ALLEY
down in the eighborhood OF Swampoodle, and
ne could not expect Prof. Langston TO call upon
Linn, rs the most OF his the speaker's) friends
lived in alleys.
The committee here returned with
The RESOLUTIONS,
Il nat no distinction on account Of race color
or previous condition Of servitude should be
recognized BY law in any school system in the
United States, that TO attempt To strike ont the
clause OF section OF the BAH now before the
Senate. as proposed by Mr.. Senator Patterson.
Is 10 encourage and foster the preiudice against
which we are 50 fnanfully contendins n, this
District; that the time has gone by when We can
be ntsled by loud professions of friendship or
talk about principles" &c.
PROF. LANGsroN
gave his views, at considerable length. He said
hat be had very smart, bright son, whom he
thought much superior boy TO any OF General
Grants children, and if he had ghost of a
chance would make much better man. Every
coiored school boy who passes by the franklin
school building should
CURSE HIS FATHfE AND MOTHER
and every negro voter in the District for not
crushing out tins color distinction. The colored
churches he would blow out OF existence with
breath IL he could do IT, and send their fire.
quenters 10 the white churches.
ALDERMAN CHAMPION
men announced himself TO be IN favor OF mixed
schools. -
A long discussion took place on the resolutions.
after which they were adopted.
MONEYS RIGHTS UNDER tn. CoNsrIrrrIoy
A large audience assembled ia Lincoln Hall
last night 20 hear . discussion by Victoria G.
woodruff and Isabella Beeeher Hooker on the
franchise. Among those present on the stage
were Representatives b. +. Butler, ami Hon.
Geo. w. Julian, Col. Tappan, Mrs. Pauiius
Wright Da,s, Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker,
MIS- Cora l. '. Iappan. Mrs and DIR. Lock
wood, Mrs Victoria q. Woodruff, Miss Teunie
others. IN"
Mrs. Psuiina Wright Davis stated that tn.
object OF the meeting WAS TO present Ar ga y Ia
asa INST the legal and moral ser vitude OF women
and then introduced Are Victoria C. Woodruff
who reviewed Judge BinRhan's argument
declaring that he Wa recreant TO his principle,
| 10 the action he took an relation 10 the Wood
hull memorial. when viewed In the light OF hi.
action on the fourtsenth amendment Mrs
Isabella Beecher Hooker Was then introdu ICED
and went on 70 explain the dificulties undo,
| which the advocates of woman suffrage hss
labored since the beginning OF this session Of
| Congress.
| Loud calls were made for Hon. b. r Buu.,
| Who came forward, and argued that the isAt o
4 voting 10 iuherent-the right TO have voice in
| ne choice OF ruiers-and all written constitu
u9ns an only put this into form, bnt canno
i axe away. IL Q woman il Q citizen, and be-
i rgnI 10 . choice Of those Who should goverr
nsi II lhdabitAele, then she has the right Of tn,
bsIo'i Al laws which conflict with thi. RICH
| are unjust.
4 60 To Prof. Pratt's anphitheatrs Saturas,
| afternoon Al clock, and see kicLipe bitinc
l striking horse, which il afr aid n a ran. s.dS
| and educated by Prof. Pratts nev anJ nrs c,ica
4 system or horsemanship. A bad kichsr !. ~.
| 70 be handled at the same place SATURDAY y; M
| at O'Clock. All interested in horses shoni.
not fail to be present.
DROWNED IN THE PoToMAc.-Niyht bsfor
| last, the body Of . man with a blue bi0use o,
| was seen floating past the wharf At Gieckor
| FONT, and some men got . boat and sftsnpts,
70 recover the body, but failed on account o
darkness coming on
/ CHAEeH OF kEkrINe ABAwpY-HoUsp.-Yes
L terday afternoon, one Of the bsilifis Of the Pc
| lice Court arrested Lizzie Snow on the charg
Of Keeping . b>wdy-heuse, and she dsp0sito,