Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-10-16
Mr.. Lowndes and Negro Rights.

The Baltimore Gazete in an able article on
the Congressional campaign in this Swte, has
the following to say in regard to Mr.. Lowndes
and the Civil Rights bill. WeaSk every white
voter in the county to read il carefully and
ponder upon the truths il contains:
ain the SIKH District, Mr. Lowndcs has Of
Tended his negro supporters by his course at
the last session Of Congress, in regard TO the
Civil Rights bill. lie helped TO scotch it in
the House, but il mus, he remembered that il
is not killed. lie knew that his term was eS-
piring and that il he voted for that bill OF
mated for reelection, So 10 conciljatc the
white Republicans Of his District, he voted to
let the bill lie on the Speakers table Bat
this WAS II mere Republican trick. Msny
members OF that parry, in view OF The iaci thar
they sought re-olecti0a This fall, did not
dare to 90 before tacir constituents burlhcnrd
with the odinm Of that hill so they simply
let it slide. They knew that ]; had passed the
Sena1e, and that by letting il go over in the
House, when the elections were concluded and
Congress again assembled, they could pass il
with .mpunity. il is no argument to say that
the negroes in this State do not care TO have
mixed schools. II the Civil Rights bill became
a law, lis provisions would be binding on the
State, and the negroes who care nothing now
for mixed schools would be inciied by design
ing Republicans to assert their right TO send
their children to The public schools now set
apart for the children of white parents. Let
no one imagine that this would not be done.
II is the object, the policy and the settled pur-
pose of the Republican leaders to keep up, by
every possible means, an aniagonsm between
the whites and the blacks, so US TO control aud
vote the latter en- masse. No more efficient
instrument could possibly be devised than
this bill, which keeps the negro under the
wardship OF the party now in power, and
brings the whole force of the Federal Judiciary.
backed by the army aud navy, to support him
in his claims. Under pretencc of equality, it
Discriminate against the white race, nasmuch
as it gives the negro the right of appeal TO a
Federal tribunal, and imposes heavy fine and
imprisonment on the school authorities if they
refuse TO receive negro child into The white
schools as now established-no matter what
the child's condition and habits may be. We
think nothing of Mr.. Lowndes' vote at the
last session of Congress. 1t simply postponed
action. 1T did not kill the bill 1t lies on
the Speakers table. ready TO be taken up
among the very first business of The session =
majority vote will pass it, and with the
Presidents signature it may become law at
any moment. No white man who loves his
child, and desires the maintenance of our pub
lie school system as at present organized. can
vote in this State for any of the Republican
candidates now in the field without making
himseifa party TO nm innovation which would
shatter and raralyZe, if it did not actually des-
troy, the usefulness of our schools. As il u.s.
the colored population are well cared for in
the schools provided expressly for them The
school tax is confessedly heavy one; bnt it
is chectfnlly paid, aud the burthen of it falls
almost exclusively upon the whites. 1t may
be prejudice il NAV he the instinct of race :