, 1874-11-27
THE NEGRO IN INDIANA.
Important Decision Of the State
Supreme Court.
Negroes Not Entitled 10 Admission to
Public Schools with Whites.

State Legislation on This Subject Not !
In Conflict with tho Slate or
National Constitution.
indianapolis c'rre'0o"dsnes {o'' ~ " The o'ef""af
Judgo BuskirI. Chief Juatioe Of Tho Supreme
Court, to-day sabmitted m opinion on tho ap-
peal OF s. Corey, Trustee at Washington Town.
ship John Deaynr, School Director Of tho see~
ond dIatr;ct Of said township, and Washington
Craig, teaohor Of ono Of the schools in that dis
triet. against Gary 0artor, from the Superior
Court Of tbis county, reversing tho Judgment OF
tho lover Cont. The opinion Ia quito lengthy,
covering fifty pagos OF legal cap. from tho
opinion itself thore ia no aissaat, but Judge Oa-
born dtssonte from that portion OF tue reasoning
by which Judge Buskirk arriyes at his conolu-
sions.
Tho caao was decided in the Superior Court In
favor Of tho right Of the cotored children of tic
plaintiff to attend tho free schools with Whlto
eLildsen OF the district In which ho roaidaa.
pEcrsros OF THE LOWER COUNT.
It waa ur1ol by the platntitf. in tho Court be-
low; TINT the 1aw excluding the children Of tho
plaintiff from tue froa schools was unoonRtitu-
toral and void for five reasons, namo'y.
~ 4 violated tho tventy-third section Of Art. Of
o. Il Violated Soc. H. art. 1, Of tho State consiu-
ton. ...
q + vtosatea sees. n as, 2s Of Azt Of tho aats
4. it violated Sec. L. ART. 8, Of tho ssato constu~
1. It violated Sec. Of Tim Fourteenth Article Of
states.
Tho dceteion IL the lower Court VAS IN favor OF
rort ~ 10 ,,ss, ,n,,a c,,rra,,o rar,t ,a,~ova,
poss " ns elAu na n"tomu e . oout.. . n1ns1e'
nov raveraes tue deeaion or tue Court below;
a'a' suonk o'uel 'n!nss' uee.aes suas 1uo &cs u
the Gonerai ASSEMBLY Of Indiana providing for
sop"a.so sonup'a a., .oi euo so.e ea 40 ~.
n n conA'cs WIN the tonrseeheo our Amendmens M of
ins varv ri; snd n.rofm,Ixs ~ snrona+.a ahstr.ot.
''e '''' ' u1sronr ] Of rpn s GAZE. 'N''
uafee Ffo ua ane a1eoa SpgSsor 1 Gdaf
am ta nsrt ~ lin nnnellaa aoalnst ta aSocants4 o
III r sss
Il Mse ss1 oonp f hs
~ al oT End ann n Grar a II
MSa, pes;c viii lin int ho ras noro ~ 1frcsn
descent saa dit ~ Fl ssd IA sdssa S saa sIsaash!lassa
Geasnnt nj I'LL Ills cbi,dxcn and r.apachildsan weso
sasneesiyciS Of tho aSo that entitled thsna to ths
o. se n, 1n ln . saS ,a
1oarnsa IN sid SsSe md tna s aid ID
apd psesenfsa sn .s,a' .nG
sTaycS snt dcn,r1eS ainIssion' an1 to In ta,,"3I
VIII ~ he Wn caanen eut TeTo o,f 1otaiSa @ A.
ssstar and teacher Of sai SCHOOL Tor to rssson ,hat
sai1 seaoo. Vas school for whie Children, and not
to ps e sa s1n an
shsa ssssisea :; .,;s ss In, ssa ssaos
tnd snn aaniv nr. fc rrnn, thst thcv roro
has ssa I I'D M 9er m
epoa sss os ohegn e aea s
and tae by reason o. tho eaa ssmMse M us
~ny IL attand INV Gsoo in aatd Jstrict a. atonpi
ng II; dhn :, ~ @A1 41" '1'S "i0
eniiaea % eo cnu, xv,. -.r,,sto IN ,,no,,ro ,so
stgat e sdassen e ssa isgso l s1lrsa Id 4 IT,
feaon n ~ sa me A' ~ '4'
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It ta very plain and onyona to ua s4as by Tue sup
rlencnted act Of May - lso9, tho hegtslatnrs hns
children oi tho STATE IN separate schools, s The
question rroaensea dos ous aeSlai2n ID whether stte
Slate Or the Constitution II Tue United ssates.
70 seo % q Ars1 and &c., Of At. 3. md thas use
Question %. The aenctal Assembly aaalt not grant
70 any stttzea or class Of ezeus psiy1lcgea or IN.
muntttca which upon tue same terIna 6hau not equally
sec. /, Art. G. + Il, 48, declares, That knowledge
anA scarntng Beueraily aitinHeu throuelouf co,n-
Nnisy being casen1i 10 'ao pfesotyatioa M o. tfee
goyernsoeat t. sha 20 the M any of the General A.
ssnby to encourage W a sutt1ltc menus, moral H.
tpilectun hcientte sad agricultural improvements
and to provide ny iaW ier general ano Miorm sys'
tam Of common SCHOOLS. WheTeln tu1oo aaau No. WIN
cut charpe. eauaAy open ~ 10 n,.,s ~. H.,
u nroflan tnat w soau ss,tn ~ "a ~. ~
1niea " ~AaeA " ~ ~ ~ Hai !;iaS ~ S in
atrnssaon upum ~ te ue. ~ ni Il T IN W.
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tnY cluso r. ns laS. @ a ~ntms H. stt ~ 4Ntnr
htetoly " tAo Tes. u .t,tinI @ % n NV su 49, thaa;
ezsng agn wnsm an acntca ~ assoston {a I'D law H.
was iIatAet! hpu ~ aouIss, ~ A'- Inv o'A tA"' ~
mise4'Ga. $40 .ln 5outuu5. ; -, t.. H., ,.r ,,s ,,o
M yseeuar nowora duties, and tpaa IN ues
on VIII ~ tao as an as ~ " aac n ns
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