The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-28

COLUMBIA, S. c..
Thursaay Morning. May %. 1874.
Tho Civil Right. Bill.

Inc S6nRto VOte III 1aVOr OF 40e
OWL Rights Bill stood % for to 1a
against it. three Republicans Oarpen-
ter, OF Wisconsin, Lewis, OF Virginia,
and Boreman. OF West Virginia-vot-
ing with the minority. The vote for
it in the House. was l53 to ,S&-pot
two.thirds. There were nine South.
ern Republican votes against it. 1t
passed tie sss1ate by nearly st-iot
ras1y yelssS g f,hS aeme aAanas Of par
.isshship appsars il she vote in the
House. It iaao. far defeated there,
but.will mo- doubt come mp again. It
is measure which 10 intended to SO.
cure the negro vote. at tho expense Of
the remainder OF social rights left to
the people Of the Southern States.
and to the manifest injury OF the CO.
lored people themselves. The circum-
stances ali go, to show that the matter
had been arranged In oauous. It is
the last card which the Republican
party has to play,in order to win q
prolonged existence. LISA desperate
and reckless game, but We cannot con.
oeive OF one better calculated to break
up aud eventually ruin q party. The
bopelessness of intelligent and oonsi-
derate opposition to it within the
party. and the necessity imposed upon
every one to sustain it. even against
his convictions. may be seen by glanc-
ingat one or two facts. .5rf
Mr.. Sargent. Senator from Califor-
MIA. moved an amendment, that the
bill should not be construed to prevent
the organization of separate schools in
any State or school district, provided
that there, should be no difference in
The conduct of the same. and that
each should receive an equal allowance
from the public fund for school pur-
poses. Mr.. Stewart. of Nevada, said
he WIS opposed to,mixed schools, and
did not believe they would promote
the interest of the colored people. lie
ohuracteriz ed the measure AZ intended
to, oonoiliate 600,0 negro voters. He
believed that if it was not for them,
there would not be five votes in favor
OF Boutwell's amendment, one the op.
posite OF Sargent's. and, as explained
by its author, embodying the purpose
Of having all children. black and
white, educated together, in order that
allprejudioe might be eradioated. But.
notwithstanding the anticipation, on
the part of these two Senators, of ugly
consequences. and the defeat of their
purpose to have it stop short of them.
they eventually accepted and sustained
the measure which they could not get
modified in any way to avoid them.
The passage of such bill will be
the opening OF another Pandora's
box. 1t is meant to provoke and con-
firm the, e,aatipathies Of race and cast.
by disregarding those distinctions that
God himself has made. It puts down
ap arbitrary, platform and, bids all
stand upon 1t, It is the bed OF Pro-
Ghsiss. whioh ALL must lie upon, what
ever their leagth. Its immediate
object is party snccess through con-
tempt OF the rights. and by trampling
upon the sensibilities of the people.
But its ultimate effect would be wide
spread mischief and the overthrow Of
the political party which has been pro.
iific of trouble to the country.
Congregational Interstate FREQ Schools
Senator Stewart has proposed an
other article to the Constitution of the