The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-25

ClvIL RIGHTS IN NEW ORLEANS. -
The white people of the Seuth have
very frequently been told that the ne
groes do not desire to mingle with
them upon terms OF social equality.
That these assurances arc utterly un-
true, We have constantly had abundant
proof. aud from every section of the
country. The latest attempt of the
negroes to force themselves into the
society Of the whites that has been put
upon record happened in New Orleans
on Monday OF last week, and it cam"
about somewhat in this wise: Some
two weeks prior to the trouble, the
School Board issued circulars to the
intermediate schools, directing the
principals to prepare and forward. pre-
vious to the 1lth instant, list of the
pupils for e1amioation for admission
to the high sole at no time had
the principal of the Girls Upper High
School received any information, Of.
fioial or otherwise, of the purpose of
tho negro women to apply for such e1-
animation, and the Picnyune expressly
AYERS that "the attempt to Introduce
negroes there was in direct contempt,
not to say violation, OF the regulations
established aud promulgated by the
School Board. Notwithstanding this,
however. on Monday morning, about
8 O'Clock, sixteen negro women ap-
peared in the school room and applied
for admission AS pupils. Therenpon
the girls of the school, as soon as they
saw what was going on, rose in body
aud protested against such violation
OF pr"priety. and refused to proceed
with the usual exercises until The mat.
ter waa settled. A written protest was
then prepared and handed in, whore.
upon the girls withdrew, leaving the
school without q pupil.
OF course, tue excitement in the
city was great, and, Oh was to have
been expected, the attempt to esta-
blish mixed schools" resulted iu
failure, public opinion being SD stroog
against it us to force the colored APP
plicants for admission iuto The school
to Withdraw their pretensions. But
this brief statement does net comprise
all that was done. Before the difficulty
came to m end, it got noised abroad
that the principal of tho Upper Girls
School. Mr.. Boothby, had used Ian
guage derogatory to the character of
the girls who withdrew from tho
school. For this supposed offence,
Mr.. Boothby was met npon the streets
on the next day by party Of gentle
men, who laid violent hands upon
him, took him to the school.room and
made him apologize to the assembled
pupils. In addition to this, he was
forced to sign q certificate that he
would do all in his power to prevent
mixed schools. 1t appearing, however,
that Mr.. Boothby was not the party
who had used the insulting language,
further inquiry was made, aud it was
found that Mr. A. T.. Adams. an Mt
tachee Of the Republican, was tho ind-
vidual. Thereupon Mr.. 3. n. Nc.
Donough, n friend OF several OF the
girls, purchased "a goodly cowhiie"
and went in search Of Adams. He
found him, and, according to the
Picdyunc, "scized him ~ tac cola.
and cowhided him until he WAS tired,
and then. turning him loose, gave hin,
parting lash as he rapidly retreatcd,
rubbing his body and giving such
signs of pain as would induce one to
believe that unless the chairs in the
Republican Office are padded for some
days to come, they will for bim have
no Inducements. And that is the
progress made towards the establish.
ment of "mixed schools" in New Or.
leans. We rather think the institution
will not thrive in that latitude.