Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-04
Mixed sehaals,

The May number of the Tennessee
School Journal contains an intelligent
editorial on the ubject of mixed schools
which it would be well for the colored
citizens of Tennessee, who can read, to
study carefully, and for chose who can
not read, to hear read to them. Its Pc
culiar significance to them lies in the
fact that It's author is prominent and
influential Republican, and in the last
General Assembly was a Jealous and
active co-worker in the educational
cause, In the interests of both black
and white. 1t is from the pen of Hon.
! VIM. p Jones, one of the editors of
the School Journal. The writer illus
trates foreibly some features of the
school laW enacted by the Legislature
of which he gas q member, which
should commend, be thinks. the pres
ent school system specially to the col
ored people. He assures them that it
was the earnest endeavor of the Legis
lature TO devise liberal things in the
way of equal educational facilities for
all the children Of the State, without
regard to race or color, or previous
condition. They were acting nnder
oath to support the State Constitution
which declares that no school shall
allow white and negro children to be
received as scholars together IN the
same school" No provision of the
Federal Constitution, even including
the fourteenth amendment, authorized
white children to attend or enter col
,ered schools. or Uice cersG.
(, DR.. Jones further shows that the
scleel fund is not fund in hands
got meHey and consequently interest
bearing, hEt merely u nominal thing,
sabjeatftp ali those vicissitudes which
are now threatecipg State credit. The
isterest, though, cGSles annually from
tae taxable property Of the State. Adds
the writer
Our Constitution api ,l.ys exempt
fr ahs execution and ;taxatloe Sl,OOO
wo til of property In the possession OF
each hsa4 of fapily in Tennessee.
Com, anatively few freedmen own more.
and co gsequently few pay a property
tax. per Ssps not more than one In ten
navs n, III tax. Nevertheless their
Children 81 ,ar e equally with the chill
dren orthe wealthy taxpayers. They
now have ca, taI. dHcati0Rdt ddrontdges
and canal rio tito an edHcation, and yet
thew are not h. ,ppy., but murmur In re-
card to what tn ey hive not and can
never get. o,
And yetthe pa ssage oftheelvli rights
bill would have I eversed Win singular I
unanimity theseg, ,neral advantages ana
the result would b ave been the substI-
tuition of private SC hoo S aud colleges.
Ii would have inevI tsbly destroyed the
Tennessee public SC 6oOi system. DIR.
Jones conclusion is worthy OF note.
We quote it entire:
From the days of he children OF
Noah theGod OF Prov dence has kep'
Hamitie race separate. and Whi'e 10
reverence we bow to his will. we con-
not revere those demagO gnes VINO are
enacting law which ev. IDENTITY looks
not only the miBgling of aces I'D pup
lie schools, but to amalga matioh--the
TRANSMISSION of blood as we, y.
Diyinely implanted in ev, Try numah
heart is inextinguishable loN 'e OF 1aml-
ly. Neither the wisdom, grace nor niis-
sion of the apostle of the Sen, ale erla
icated his love for his breth ren' nls
kinsman according TO the flesh: MOI
can fan atical national legislatl on en-
feeble !. kindred feeling in the heart'
of cultivated native Americans, me,
intuitSveiy prefer their own.
and reason raise DER inf';inct as you CO n
In IL is Ills God directs, in that It's II san"