Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-03-06

I bill, as ii was virtually of title practica
5 effect On the question of schools ht
! | differed with Rev. w. +. Butler, WhC
? was IN favor of mixed schools. A mum
{ Der Of young cOlored men and WOm0r
( had been educating themselves for the
! positions of teachers, and to do away
, with the colOred schools would be tC
drive out this class of teachers. What
r was wanted in the matter of education
, would be schools of equal capacity fOr
|. education with the white schools, 10
that e0lored children could have all the
advantages that any white mans child
could obtain. Teachers could be found
capable Of teaching the higher branches
to the colored children, as there are al
ready colored professors of known merit,
and such schools should be founded. In
ten years, if the coiored people will only
be patient, persevering and economical,
they can override all the present preju-
dices against race and color.
Rev. William Spellman said that he
thought the civil rights bill, as q law,
will be like many other statutes, entirely
Yalueiess and OF no effect. The preju-
dices Of some persons would still remain,
| and 10y would continue to evade the
law without violating its tenets.
THE CINCINNATI HOTELS.
Cincinnati Enquirerl
We started a reporter of the Enquirer
out last night to interview the various
landlords of the city, and if possible, to
get their views on the new civil rights
bill; whether they thought its enforce
ment would detract from the future pros.
perity of their business. He first called
at the Walnut-stTeet house, and ex-
planned his mission to Mr.. Green, one of
the proprietors. The gentleman said he
had notgiven the subject enough thought
to fully express himself, yet he would
say that he felt no alarm about the COM
| ing condition of his interests as affected
| by the new bill. He had considered
the subject only enough to conclude that
no harm could result to his interests
| from the passage OF the act.
The next call was made at the Gibson
| house. An urbane clerk sHeetly in
formed our reporter that both Mr.. Glib
son and Colonel Geffroy were softly en-
twined in the soporifical embrace Of the
god OF sleep, and had been in that con-
dition for some hours. Furthermore,
the bland guardian Of the register re-
fused to disturb the gentle snoozing of
his twOemployers, as he didn't consider
| the subject of civil rights of such mo-
| treme measures; moreover, the affable
young man at the counter disliked to
express his individual opinion in the
premises, and, to tell the truth, they
were not wanted. AS the two Gibson
house Grand Moguls were not burning
any midnight oil over the trouble, or
losing much sleep to speak of because
of it, the natural conclusion prevailed
In our reporters mind that their hotel
wss safe for the time being from the
wasting patronage Of our colored citi-
Zens.
Mr.. M'Grath, OF the st. James, was
not at home, although it was nearly
midnight. AS he is not benedict this
would not have been wonderful, but
that it happened just when it might be
supposed that he would be looking after
the interests of his hotel in this critical
time for landlords.
However, the same conclusions hold
good in Mr. M'Grath's case that were
applied to the Gibson house prOprietors,
and our reporter proceC led to the Rur-
nett house. Here he met with Mr..
Wrights, one of the proprietors, who, it
seems, had just been revolving the trou-
blesome conundrum pro and con in his
mind. He was, therefore, ready to con-
verse on the topic.
Reporter-MT. Wrights, how will the
civil rights bill affect your business.
Nj, WIignts--I can t'see that It VIII
affeeE ii at all, sir.S suppose we will go
ahead as usual except that when q |
colored man applies for accommodation |
we will have to give it to him.
RepOrter-Then you will serve q |
colored man jps5 as your white guests? |
Mr.. Wrights-Yes, sir; but we will re. |
serve the privilege to set apart any part |
of our house for their use that we see fit. |
Reporter-But can you do this with |
out making distinction?
Mr.. Wrights-Certainly; we can give |
q man any room in the house which we |
wish to assign him, and he has no right |
to complain, be he white or black. II |
they don't like the rooms we assign |
them, they have nothing to do but to |
look elsewhere, and be better suited.
This is bookkeeping. 1t would be
pretty pass in our business il a guest |
could choose his own room and insist on |
occupying it.
Reporter-How about the dining
rooms?
Mr.. Wrights-We have three dining
rooms in our house, none Of which are
particularly designated as such. Now,
sir, what is to prevent us from designat-
ing the dining-room into which this
guest or that shall enter? Why can't
one dining-room be set aside for colOred
guests, and yet furnish the same accom-
modations as the other two?
Reporter-What if q colored guest
should insist upon entering one of the
other dining-rooms?
Mr.. Wrights-I tell you he has no such
privilege either, if white or black, civil
rights or no civil rights.
Reporter-Well, will he not have free
use of your parlors, reading-rooms, bill
lizard rooms, and office?
Mr.. Wrights-Yes, suppose he will,
but that will not materially injure our
business. 1t is sleeping in bed which
might have been occupied the previous
night by colored guest, or of sitting at
the same table with negro that would
be objected to by particular white people.
Those things l told you can be remedied
in the ways suggested.
Reporter-Then you think the new
bill will not work you any harm in a
business way?
Mr.. Wrights-It cannot in the way 1
view it. l shall not give myself any
trouble about 1t before the trouble comes.
AT the Grand the proprietors had also
retired, and were nOt-get-at-able. So
far as we could learn, no colored traveller
has as yet made application at any Of
our city hotels, and demanded the prac-
tical benefits Of the civil rights bill.
NEW ENGLAND CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE
OLDEN TIME,
The following bill of laden is copied
from the original, letter exhibited at
Faneuil hall on the occasion of the an
niversary Of the Boston massacre:
Shipped, by the grace of God, in good
order and well-conditioned, by Samuel
Dummer, on his privy account and
risque, upon the good ship called Eliza
betn, whereof is master, under God, for
this present voyage, Captain Jeffrey
BedgOod, and now riding at anchor in
the harbor of Kingston, and by Gods
grace bound for Boston, New England,
young negro wench (called FlorA), be.
ing marked and numbered as in the
margin ID on left shoulder, and Is to be
delivered in like good order and we'll
conditioned, at the aforesaid port of Bos-
ton (the danger Of the seas excepted),
unto Mr.. John Powell, in absence ofW.
Dummer, Esq, or to his assigns, he or
they paying freight for the said goods,
three pounds with primage and average
accustomed. In witness whereof the
master or purser of said ship has
affirmed to two bills OF lading, all Of
this tenor and date, the one of which
bills being accomplished, the other to
stand void, and SO God send the good