The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-09-25

CIVIL RIGHTS AGAIN. Tine Negr'
eoJ he Public Schools. case Of thl
coiored clergyman in Brooklyn, who iusis
ted before the courts that his son SHOULD
20 to the white school, and not to the col
ored one, was decided against him, ant
the young ward Of the nation has beer
obliged to study his readin', 'ritin aud
'rithmetc with his own color
But the grounds upon which the judge
decided the case are so eminently sensible
that il is highly probable that their appli
cations will be extended hereafter to differ.
ent classes Of cases. He says that, while
negroes have a right to send their children
to the public schools they have no right
to elect which school they viii send them
TO; and if certain schools are set apart for
their exclusive use, they must use them.
IL would do but little violence to the prin-
ciples of this decision to extend them to
the Pullman cars, the theatres, hotels, &c.
concerning which so many lawsuits have
been brought.
II is perfectly just and fair in Harper
Weekly to emphasize the open disseusions
in the Democratic party on the subject of
hard money, as shown, for example, in the
hostile attitudes Of the Ohio and New
York Conventions. But is it quite candid
to refuse equal importance to the fact that
the, dissensions in the Republican party
are quite as great, that the Republican
hard money plank in Ohio is not much Of
a hard money plank after all, that one Of
the most conspicuous orators going about
the State clamoring for it is Oliver Z.
Morton, aud that the most Influential lead
ers in the Republican party are men like
John A. Logan, Pig Iron Kelly, and
(until very recently at least Benjamin f.
Butler2
General Dix has written an open letter
to Mr.. Roverdy johnson, thanking him
for his recent letter on the currency, and
endorsing his opposition to the Legal
Tender act, against which Gen Dix strong
ly protested to Secretary Chase, believing
it to be unwaranted by the Constitution
and in violation of the rights of property
He says his opinion is unchanged, and
that he is satisfied that, had the war been
conducted without the issue Of legal-tender
notes, it would have cost thousand mil
lions less.
A letter by Baron Dc Kalb, written just
before his defeat by CORVALLIS, records
the fact that he had just paid at hostelry
for supper and nights lodging for him
self and three friends the sum of $3.50.
The landlady told him she had made no
charge for the room, but thought $500
would be an appropriate figure for it.
This was in the good old Continental days
when the people reveled in paper money,
and "grasping bullionists' were unknown
BOSTON journal.
The Massachusetts, Democrats on Wed =
nesday nominated William Castor for
Governor, Gen. VIM. +, Bartlett for Lieu.
tenant. Governor, and Geo. H. Muuroe for
Secretary of State; the leading planks of
their platform were, no more paper money,
reduction Of the taxes of their State, no
prohibition, and National policy of re.
Cancellation.
Senator Gordon of Georgia does not
think the currency question will be allow
ed to disturb the harmony of the Demo-
cratic party in the next Presidential cam.
paign. He regards it as n minor issue
compared with that of reconciliation be-
tween the sections.
Carl Schurz is to make nine speeches
in Ohio, during the present canvas, in sup
port Of sound currency. The first, by
invitation of the merchants of Cinciu natl,
will be delivered in that city CD the eth
instant.
1t is. announced by the Washington
Star that Secretary Bristow will take de-
cided ground, in his annual report to Con-
gress, in favor of carrying out to the letter
the Specie Resumption Act of the last Con-
gress.
The Brooklyn Eagle is guilty Of the alb.
surdity of predicting that Gov. Tilden will
be nominated next year for President by the
Republicans on hard money platform, il
the Democracy declare for imitation.
Hon. d. w. Voorhees, of Indiana will
take the stump in Ohio Oct. 4, and will
speak continuously from that time to the
end of the campaign.