The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-29

1act, will CLOSE the public schools. net
Only In Georgia, where retaliation has
bsen threatened by the Legislature.
but in every Southern State where the
whites hold the power, and in those
States where the blacks aro supreme.
as in South Carolina, Mississippi and
Louisiana, the whites will withdraw
their children from the public schools,
rather than submit to their mipeling
with the blacks under this Congress.
sional law OF equity. Mr.. Sargent, Of
California, tried an amendment au-
thorizing separate schools for whites
and blacks; but the proposition was
declared as dcatruoiiYe Of the great
leading principles IF the bill. aud 80 it
was promptly voted down. There will
unquestiopably be Il great commotion
throughout tho South close upon tho
heels Of the passage OF this bill, and
the political consequences may tie far
moro serious ani extensive than any
OF the Republican LEADERS, of this Con.
gress anticipate. -Ner York Herald.
The Herald sums up the mischief
created by this useless and uncalled-
for bill as followa:
Ii directly provokes. excites aud
cultivates the untipa;hics of race and
caste by forcing into prominence dis
| tinctions that are incrudicable It en-
forces conflict by causing the law to
give an equality which tho Creator has
denied. and ruinously Injuries the race
it pretends to srrve by placing it iu a
position Of untagonism to superior
and dominant race. No laws OIL such
Ia hHtS Il
SO fur as they are declarutory of actual
conditions. II the law des;gnutcs IL
line of action taut is in accord with
the tendencies Of human pride aud
passion, there is harmonious opera
ton; but il tho inw aud human nature
are III conflict, it is human nature that
prevails. and every Ineffective lnw TINT
is made is direct loss to the murui
! power Of the State
The Baltimore Americnu touches
upon one notably bad effect Of the
| measure:
eff the effect OF the bill will he to
destroy the public schools in the
Southern States, We think that Con-
sress ought to hesitate long before
making tia law. We're We thoroughly
convinced that the Civil Rights Bill, ns
it stands, would put out these feeble
lights that now twinkle along the dark
horizon. we should udd orr urotcst To
those thut have already been nude
against its passage. Rather than run
the risk. we think it would he better
that the House of Representatives
should strike out the clause relating to
common schools
The effort to got up the Civil Rights
! Bill in the House Monday, provoked
considerable bad blood, and the South
ern members generally. as well as
many discreet and sonnd Republicans,
were taken by the eurs ut once. The
committee having the bill in charge
failed to get it before the body under
a suspension of the rules. The
opinion prevails among a large nun.
Der OF members that the bill will not
go through the House, and it was even
said that if it did pass the President
had given au intimation that he would
veto It, The leading Republicans are
anxious that the Civil Rights Bill
should be consigned to the tomb of the
Capulets.
MARLBORO Within tho memory Of
the Oldest inhabitnnt, tho cotton pros.
pect has never been SO gloomy at this
season of the year. The prospect for
corn crop is not favorable The bud
worm is doing much iDjury-destroy-
ing much of it. in fuct.
Andrew Crosland. con Sicted of as
sault and battery. with intent to com
nit n rape, and Of assault with inte nj
to kill, was sentenc ced to ten years in
the penitentiary. i've years in each
case, one sentence to take effect i'm N q.
diatcly upon the expiration Of the
other.
John r. McQlagc, convicted Of the
murder Of Robert }. Breeden, was
sentenced to be hanged on Friday. the
18th day of July no1t. Notice Of ap-
peal was given.
Repudiation is making Roadway in
the West. Dallas County, Mo, has
refused to pay interest or principal OF
$3.50. 600 worth Of bonds issued fol
railroad purposes. and when tho
United States Court gave Judgment
agniDst the County the judges Of the
County court escaped sorvicn by jnmp.
ing through windows and running
away. Greene County, iu the samr
State, which also issued railroad bonds
by the vote of large majority of the
citizens, is in default for interest, aud