The weekly Louisianian., 1874-05-23

primary, and State citizenship d,
rivatiye. Tl9ec iti5an of Vnltsa
States. cones under the protection
of the national government for bis is,
fundamental rights Now how are
the United States to :sprobsctT the
privileges Of their citizens in the
States? They can not Of. compel ii the
States to pass laws andfurniahipro-
lection; they con only deal with the
offenders who violate those rights,
lin certain States Iequal protection
under the law is now denied to citi-
Ezens Of the United States, as in the
classification by color in the: COM.
mon schools; and the bill gives
original action IN the national
courts against, offences under 1.-The
law which the amendment has for.
(bidden.. .,,:r...
+ We observe that, the" Estate
Observation-Disclosures Instruc-
ton in Tennessee thinks that the
passage. of the bill, by mixing
the schools would close them, and
put an end to public <sducatio>n:
The school, leyies would. cease and
the'coloredppeople' woald1 find that
while in law they coulq.aenter any,
public school whatever, there
would be- no school to enter This
is an admission that the public
school system of Tennessee is
based upon a total disregard OF
the Fourteenth Amendment of the
Constitution OF the United States:
land how soon does the superin-7
tendent suppose that the equality
guaranteed BY the nation would be
established if ats deliberate outrage
by the laws or practices of the
States is permitted? If there may
be separate schools and inns end
theatres and cemeteries for one
class of American citizens, if they
are to be stigmatized and separated
, like lepers in other lands, if al
: every point they are to be told tha'
- they are inferior ind degraded ane
:: unworthy, why were they made citi
. zens? why did we not leave them tx
be sold. like sheep. and swine
:, There are many persons who hav'
y ian antipathy, III: natural preju
dice," against @ agains
the Irish, ..thea Emnns, the Frenc1
the English, What If the STATE
of New York If should; establish sepa
o rate schools for the Germans AM
refuse to 90 establish ~ any 10
i, the Irish; y, What lat if III
Germans should: be- Z: :@rne<
away&am,theAotels3 bg sought
and the Irish from the theatres il
which ,. they T wished to rfn'
amusement; should they hav
It no remedy under the author
ity which has guarantee
d their equal rights? And -, sha]
y any other class Of citizens be de
prived Of the ii same pro
Il lection, against the sam
9 offences? 1T Furnishes: say
Senator Conkling, speaking Of tn
bill, " ouly the man who indulge
+ in assault, in opprobrium, in injur
Of his; fSsllo3swvr,niaan, merely. beGahs
j he cherishes a lawless prejudice
merely because he carries in hi
heart a base and .paltry hate insult
ing to the spirit and civilization Q
II the age-a hate which has bee
,t1 trampled out on this continent i
bleod, and it is to- be hoped fol
j. ever" We wish Mr.. Sumner coul
have heard MIR. Conkling say thos
d words Weekly.
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