The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-24
COLUMBIA, 8. G.
Wednesday Morning. June "a. 1874.
Mixed Schools.

A motion in the House of Repre-
sentatives. last Saturday, to take up
the Civil Rights Bill failed by 14O to
81 yntes-not two-thirds. Eleven Re.
publioans voted against it. and forty
lodged the. vote., That Is, the-end Of
it this session. and perha ps forever.
It is killed in the house of its friends,
and the party 70 which Sumner be.
qaea:hed the care Of this bill as pre-
oious and sacred legacy bows politely
to his memory, but declines the task,
and throws ii overboard. It GOULD not
stand the pressure which comes up
against it from every quarter of this
whole country. including many sensi.
BILE and thoughtfal black persons.
Measures, such as this, which are only
meant to divide and distract the peo.
pie aud to, ,,topsnt bad blood between
parties. who,I u let alone, would be at
peace With each other. have ms, theit
emphatic and pointed, condemnation.
The principal Weapon which has slain
this particular msisure was the feat OF
the Republican party, to ahpnlaer i.
andli Go before the country. y Those
who LEAD il nave sense enough IS, dee
that ~ is being rapidly shothaofI ofIoits
strength and their policy 10 eosnbifeos-
it to 6'as few trials as possible ID its
weakeniag oOSalasp: 1f Ts5 5s3 3
We can understand and appreciate
thei desire # 'the Ioolored people to
seoure 4 all dtheir binste rights and in
every lesi}iHate NAY to,plomots thsir
owmprosparity., But tit lis not wise ,in
shqge, who saiAk' 1orix ix;tlAshI TO .ts to:
plaas thsm inaan auuuStural position.
They have no more desirrss TO eat at the
same tables, lodge in the same hotels.
send their children to the same schools,
occupy psws oontigdouas to eaoh' other
in the same churches with the white
peopIe than these latter have with
then Only sAe politicians, and occa-
sionallyi some silly ambitious solored
genspn, wish any such adnixtpre.
We see by an sgticle in the Pittaburg
Eudniing Leader that R4iney. the CO.
lored Congressman from the George
town District in this State. makes
piteous complaint Of the treatment he
has received in Washington and else
where, In speaking Of the mixed
school festure Of the Civil Rights Bill.
while admitting it to be the most
obnoxious, he claimed 1t, nevertheless.
as the oolored peoples fright" "Do
you suppose" he said, "tha. I want
my two children hindered in the en-.
ioymsnt of the educational interests Of
the country, merely on account Of
theif, color. when We are taxed for the
support of these schools7" It is q
'homely saying, That what's sauce for
tho goose is sauce for the gander.
PerhAta Rainey has heard Of it,. Il, q
oolored man who pays poll tax Of
ono dollar is entitled on that account.
and because he prefers it, 10 piaoe mis-
ohild in . school with white children,
the whito man who pays besides. his
poll other taxes 70 ths, S.s..ss. heavy it
may be in amount. is entitled to the
privilege on that account. and bscause
he prefers it. to withdraw his son from
the. mixed school and break it up.
What. then. becomes of the colored
mans right in conflict with thelwhite
mans right. surprising the white man
to have any leits Clearly, they can't
consist together. and the colored man
is worse than foolish who greedily
grasps at shadow aud loses the sub.
stance. 10 schools as in circus e1hi-
bitions. "you pays your money and
yon takes your choice" This is true
even of down-trodden community
like South Carolina. The property
holders pay the money which support
the public schools, Of which the CO.
lored pupils more especially get the
advantage. But they will not send
their children to mixed schools.
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Young Men.to the Front.