The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-06-03
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From the staunton SPECTATOR
THE CrvfL. RIaHTs BILL.-The passage o.
this bill by the Senate Of the United States,
and its probable passage by the House OF
Representatives, is well calculated to awaken
serious thoughts in the minds of oil reflect
ing men. ....-...
We regard it as the crowning act of wrong
and oppression to the South. It adds wan
ton insult to serious injury. We are not
without hope, however, that the President
will veto it, for we cannot diyest ourselves
of the belief that 1t is an artful attempt
by his secret enemies to place him IN an
embarrassing position. Rumor states
that the President is not favorable to the
bill. This fact is known to some OF the SEN
ators, who, while they profess to be irlends
of the President, are secretly opposed to
him. and would be glad of chance to get
rid Of him. It Is altogether probable, there
fore that this measure is to be forced on the
President TO compel him either to do Vio-
lence to his own feelings and convictions bv
signing it, or to ALLEVIATE the extremists OF his
marty from him by yetoing it. we trust,
however, that the President has the nerve
to meet The emergency, and we believe tnat
bv withholding his sanction from the Dill nc
will gain more friends in the South IMAM ne
will lose in the North.
The passage of this bill will at once put an
end TO the system of public schools III FfSl'
mia. and will for a time ut least, prostrate
some of our literary and charitable lnstitu-
lions. The University and Military !nstl-
tutc will probably be suspended, ana tne
institution for the Deaf and Dumb ana bind
arrested in its benefccnt career. Posslo'!
our asylums for the insane may also DC put
in jeopardy, But rs there IS an asylum LOT
thc colored insane already established ny
orr State it is to be hoped these great charl-
ties nav escape the attempt ut an lnteEinlA-
How it will be with hotels and watering
places. it is impossible to say.
If it had been the purpose OF congress "
arrest the growing feeling OF klnolihess anu
sympathy between the races, and TO suostl-
tTtc enmty and ilI-will, they could not nave
devised a more etfectual way OF DONG IT,.
I'VE lock to the practical workings OF thel III"
with gloomy foreboding.
Should the law pass, the University ana
Military Institute ought to be closed, lor
any attempt at forced association of the two
races would inevitably lead TO violence ana
bloodshcd.
The only way in which these institutions
can be saved will be by selling them out TO
private parties, who will be willing to buy
them and convert them into private corpora
tions, in no way dependent OH the treasury
of the State for support.
We suppose, for example, it would not
be difficult to linda company of lou men VINO
would buy the University or the Military
Institute, for, say, 100000, payable IN state
bonds, and then convey it to trustees TO De
conducted as q private corporation, lnde"
pcndenlly of State patronage. 1t is true the
annual appropriations from the treasury
would fail, but an endowment might De
raised from the Alumni, which would COM
pensate for the withdrawal OF the annuity.
something of the same kind may be done
in regard to the Institution for the Deal,
Dumb. and Blind, though We are not so
hopeful in regard to that.
i've are satisfied that in every aspect the
passage of this bill will prove disastrous to
the negro race. All means of education VIII
he withdrawn from them, and the alienation
aud bad feeling cngendered by this attempt
at coerced association will prove detrimental
10 all their material interests. White men
will be banded together by closer relations
in all business matters, and tie negroes VIII
be "seyerely left alone" to work out their
own destiny.
We still hope we may be spared this last
infection Of diabUlical malignity. We trust
in returning sense Of reason among the
northern people, and we count with conSld'
cradle confidence on the good sense ana hrm-
ness OF the President, and that he Will, at
least by withholding his assent to the bill,
remit the question for popular adjudication
at the fall elections.