Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-22


negro did learn to read, and it wal
found out he was whipped every
time he was caught with q book
and as many times between as his
master pleased. We must remem.
Der that this State of affairs existed
only about six years ago, and this
being the case, is it unreasonable
for US to suppose that the Demo
cratic party of Georgia is opposed
to the negro being included in the
bill that proposes to establish an
educational fund, and his being edu-
Gated out Of the public money?
think not.
The gentleman from Georgia also
tells us that he is in favor of seeing
the schools CT the country promoted,
and we believe he is, but he wishes
to promote them under the old sys-
tenn, which has so far been a failure
in the South, and every fair minded
and unprejudiced man will admit it.
Mr.. McIntyre-I should like to
make correction there. It would
seem that he seeks to produce the
impression upon the House that I
am opposed to education, which, of
course, I am not.
MIR. Walls-The gentleman will
be answered in the course of my
remarks. I must ask him not to
interrupt me now, as I did not in
terrupt him when he addressed the
House.
The gentleman informs US also
that the Georgia Legislature has
within the last twenty days appro-
priated 100000 for the purposes
of education, and that the educa-
tional system is not confined to the
whites alone. He says that
"Within the last twenty days the
Legislature of Georgia has appro-
priated 100000 for the purpose of
education; and that educational sys-
tenn is not confined to the whites
alone"
He then informs us that the 'col-
ored people of his State are entitled
under the law to the same rights
that the whites will enjoy" Mark
his words-entitled to the same
rights that the whites will enjoy.
This, Mr.. Speaker, is very true; but
will the colored people have an op-
portunity, or be permitted to enjoy
the same rights the whites enjoy
This is the question. The echo of
the past answers no! not while the
Ku-Klux Democracy are permitted
to burn the school-houses and
churches belonging to the colored
people of Georgia; not while they
shut the doors of the school-houses
against the colored children, will
the colored people of Georgia enjoy
the same educational advantages
that the whites enjoy.
We find that in July, 1853, the
Georgia Legislature appropriated
one thousand acres of land to each
county for the support of free
schools. In 1854 the General As
sembly appropriated forty thousand
acres of land for the endowment of
a college or university. In 1892 an
act was passed by the Legislature
appropriating one thousand acres Of
land for the endowment of each of
the county academies $25O,OOO
were appropriated in 1917 for the
support of poor schools. Now, sir,
we see that the Georgia Legislature
prior to 1868 appropriated thousands
of acres of land for the support of
colleges, county academies, and free
schools, but did Georgia have a
free school system in operation
prior to 1870?
Again, We see that the Georgia
Legislature appropriated $250,O0O
for the support of what they called
"poor schools. If this appropria-
ton was applied to the establish
ment of schools, did the poor white
and colored children get an equal
benefit of it? We are informed by
Colonel j. r. Lewis that Georgia
had indeed very "poor school,
system prior to 1870. and no free
,ol,oolc in o,,orofiOn af oil Cavan-