The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-24
COLUMBIA, s. G.
Wednesday Morning. Juno "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 votes-not two.thirds. Eleven Re.
Rr=h!scsns Rrsns -c!ea against It. and forty
lodged the. vote., Thasis- the-end Of
it this session. and perhaps forever.
It is killed in the house Of its friends,
and the party TO which Sumner be.
queathed the care Of this bill as a pre-.
oious and sacred legacy bows politely
to his memory, but declines the task,
and throws it overheard. It could not
stand the pressure which comes up
against it from every quarter Of this
whole country. including many sensi.
BILE and .thoughtfel black persons.
Measures, snoh as this. which are only
meant to divide and distract the peo.
pie aud to- fopsnt bad blood between
parties. who,r II let alone, would be at
peace With each other. have met their
emphatic and pointed, condemnation.
The priASip4l' weapon which has slAin
this particular msisure was the feat OF
the Republican party, TO shpplaer it
andli 60 before the country . Those
who lead il have sense eiiough .ySiii see see
that;it is being rapidly shothsof tits
strength, and their policy is 10 subject
it t6'ks Yew trials as possible ID fts
weaksn.ag SosdltlaR. r gET7 5ET ;1.
We can understand and appreciate
ths, dsaire 1t 'the f1oolored people, to
seeane all .Ithelr bjosto righta and in
every lsH}iAsts wAy to- plomots their
owuPraapefits., But, dt'is not wise in
shass, WHO 'taihk' ior ,StHstha to 2trS to
NssS th55&i:. tsih5i: III III IAN aa1ua;1Fsai position.
They have no more desirs to eat iat the
same tables, lodge in the same hotels.
send their children to the came schools,
occupy pews contiguous to eaohP other
in the same churches with the white
people, than these latter have with
them. Only tAs politicians. and ocoa-
slonally some silly ambitious qolored
penspn, wish any snoh admixtare.
We sec bJ .a article in the P,t4aburg
Euening Leader that Rsiney, 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 feature Of the OWL Rights Bill.
while admitting it to be the most
obnoxious, he claimed 1t, nevertheless,
as the oolored peoples fright" "Do
you suppose" he said. ''that I want
my two children hindered In the en-
joymsnt of the educational intetests Of
tho country, merely on account Of
thsif, color. when we ere taxed for the
support Of these sohoolsf'' It is o
homely saying, that what's sauce for
the goose is sauce for the ganler.
PerhAta Ralney has heard of it,. II, q
oolored man who pays poll tax Of
enc dollar is entitled on that account,
and because ho prefers'it. to place his
ohild in . seaool. with white children.
the white man who pays besides. his
poll other taxes "a he, State, heavy it
may be in amount, is entitled to the
privilege on that account. and d,bsoause
he prefers it. to withdraw his son from
the mixed school and break it up.
What; then, becomes of the oolored
mans right in conflict with theIwhite
mans right. supposfng the white man
to have any lett7 Clearly, they can t
consist together, and the oolored man
is worse than foolish who greedily
graaps ct q shadow and loses the sub.
stance. In schools as in circus exhi.
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
thoir children to mixed schools.
Young sentto tho Front.
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