The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-28
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Thursday Morning. May %. 1874.
The civil Right. Bill.

Tho Civil Rights Bill.
The Senate vote in favor of Ahe
Civil Rights Bill stood % for to 1S
against it. three Republicans Carpen-
ter, OF Wisconsin, Lewis, of Virginia,
and Boreman. OF West Virginia-vot-
ing with the minority. The vots for
it in the House. was 153 to 8&-not
two-thirds.. There were nine South
ern Republican votes against it. 1t
raesed tha sss1ats By nearly striot
party ,vots. The sane amount OF par
tiiafship appsars il lhe vote in the
House. Il is-.ao. far defeated shsre,
but.vill snoid doubt coms mp again. It
is measure which is intended to se-
cure the negro. vote. at tho expense Of
the remainder OF social rights left to
the people OF the Southern States,
and to the manifest injury OF the 90.
lored people themselves. The oiroum.
stances all go, to chow that the matter
had been arranged In caucus. It is
the last card which the Republican
party has to play, in order to win a
prolonged existence. It is a desperate
and reckless game, but We cannot con.
ceive OF one better calculated to break
up aud eventually rhin party. The
hopelessness Of intelligent and oonsi-
derate opposition to it within the
party, and the necessity imposed upon
every one to sustain it, even against
his convictions, may be seen by glanc-
ing at one; ;or, two facts.
Mr.. Sargent. Senator from Califor-
MIA. moved an amendment, that the
bill should not be construed to prevent
the organization Of separate schools in
any State or school district. provided
that there shonld be no difference in
the conduct of the same, and that
each should receive an equal allowance
from the public fund for school pur-
poses. Mr.. Stewart, of Nevada, said
he was opposed to'mixed schools, and
did not believe they would promote
the interest of the colored people. He
oharacteriz ed the measure AZ intended
to- aonciliate 6O0,O negro voters. He
believed that if it was not for them,
there would not be five votes in favor
OF Boutwell's amendment, one the op-
posite of Sargent's. and, as explained
by its author, embodying the purpose
Of having all children. black and
white, educated together, in order that
G,lprejudioe might be eradicated. But,
Notwithstanding the anticipation, on
the part of these two Senators, of ugly
consequences. and the defeat of their
purpose to have it stop short of them,
they eventually accepted and sustained
the measure which. they could not get
modified 10 any way to avoid them.
The passage of such bill will be
the opening Of apother Pandora's
box. It is meant to provoke and con-
firm the iantipathies Of race and cast.
by disregafding those distinctions that
God himself has made. It puts down
an arbitrary, platform and bids all
stand upon It. It is the bed OF Pro-
cnstes. which all must lie upon. what
ever their length. It's immediate
object is party snocess through con-
tempt OF the rights. and by trampling
npon the sensibilities of the people.
But its ultimate effect would be wide
spread mischief and the overthrow Of
the political party which has been pro-
lific OF trouble to the country.
Congregational Interstate FREQ Schools
Senator Stewart has proposed an
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