Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-01-22
NEGROES IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

The fact that negro boy (not child,
as before stately has been admitted to
the public school in this place, excites
some indignation, and some parents have
withdrawn their children from the
school. But cui bono!' 1t is the law of
the land as declared by the Supreme
Court. In the case of the State ex rel.
David Stoutmeyer VS.. James Duffy ct
ais q New. Reports, PIP. 342-362) the
Court held, in effect, that where the
Trustees OF a public school refused to
admit negro, between the ages of six
and eighteen, and resident of the dis
trict, as pupil, an application for man
damus should be granted to compel such
admission. Sec. so of the school law
Statutes of 1867 in SO far as it excludes
negroes from the public schools, is I'M
constitutional While School Trustees
cannot legally deny to any (such as a
negro) resident person of proper age an
equal participation in the benefits of the
common schools; yet it is entirely with
IN their power to send all blacks to one
school and all whites to another; or, in
other words, to make such classification,
whether based on age, sex, race or any
other existent condition as may seem to
them best. The opinion was delivered
by Justice Whitman, Chief Justice Lewis
concurring specially, and Justice CARRIER
dissenting. 1t is not worth while
to find fault with the decision of
the majority on the Bench at the
time this decision was made. The
Justices were of the dominant party-a
political monstrosity which is determin-
Cd 10 break down all race distinction
at whatever cost. That party violated
its most solemn promise at the outbreak
OF the late war, and perverted ESQ
called) struggle for the Union into
shameless crusade against men of their
own blood and color. In turtherance of
their wickedness they deluged the land
with blood and overwhelmed the country
with debt; they placed sacrilegious hands
upon the Constitution OF our fathers,
and with per6dy unparalleled by the
force of the bayonet procured the
adoption of certain amendments destroy.
ing the original intention OF the Consti.
tuition. As negroes are now Senators,
Governors and Judges, it is but logical
and right that they should be admitted
to the public schools. Why any indig-
nation should be felt in regard to the
admission OF negro to the public school
when, under the bastard system govern.
ing the country, that same boy may be
Governor of the State, or Justice of the
Supreme Court, or United States Sena-
tor, is something beyond our compre-
hension. We are not disposed to de-
mur to one part of system while
acquiescing in the remainder. We
regret that any trouble should, result
from this circumstance; yet when the
fountain is corrupt, SO the stream ,yiil
be, and if we desire to correct these
nominations we should begin ut the
beginning. rNtk
RuMoR.--An unfounded rumor gained
currency on the streets yesterday to the
effect that certain ore was being surrep-
ntlously removed from the Hermes mine.
The rumor arose from the fact that an
injunction had been laid upon the
hermes Company, and the Sheriff had
peen placed in charge of the mine. Day
before yesterday counsel for the Ken
lucky Company, at whose instance the
injunction was obtained, proposed to
withdraw the injunction suit if the ad.
verse party would release the bondsmen
OF the Kentucky Company from all lia-
oiiity which might result from the insti-
luton of the injunction suit. The
counsel for the Hermes Company had o
certain time in which to sign the stipula-
uion, which they did subsequently, and
then OF course there could be NO legal
objection to the removal Of the ore. The
signing of the stipulation was not made
known to the Sheriff and that officer,
naturally supposing that the order Of the
Court was being disregarded, instituted
inquiry from the counsel for the Ken.
lucky Company, when he learned the
true state OF the case.