The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-07-28
THE CIYIL RIGHTS ISSUE.

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The Raleigh Newssays. il becomes NOR,
lappareat every-duy stiat.the lsatical part,
has use for the bill, called the Civil Right,
bill; is using il now to encourage The negr,
to staud up to the party, and will, il it gets
control OF the Conveu,ion. make use Of the
power if il has to engfsit its provisions int
the Constitution to put an the worst fcsl.
lures OF the Act into practical operation.
The various decisions declaring the ul.con.
stitutivnality of the Act are based upon
the idea that the concprrenus ofiadiyiduaI
States i wanting, and that it Is ali inter-
ference in the sovereign righ,s ofthe State.
But ;fa State should Gifts own will accept
the principles Of the bill, then it will be
OF tnil force aud effect.
Is there no way III which the people Of
Mar b C.ro.ina, the white people Of North
Calollna, we mean, can bemade to feel the
prac.ic led working of this bill? There Is.
AMI II comes home with stunning force aud
shWki g effect into every white family in the
State.
Ssc. IL Of Art. TX Of the Candy Con.
stl,u,lun says:
!" The General Assembly az North
Carolina is hereby empowered 70 enact that
eyerychild If sufficient mental aud physical
sigor shall attend the public schools during
the period between the ages Of six and eigh-
teen years. for term not less than sixteen
months, unless educated BY other means. :,
How many of our people, impoverished
as they have been. aud ground down ny
taxation, the fruits Of former radical rule.
can educate their clildrenby other means
excep. such US are afforded by the common
school system. imperfect MS il iss There
is no other way, and under this clause OF
the Constitution, they cat, be compelled to
send their caildren TO the public schools.
hut does this mean anything mure than il
did before? Hear what John Page. negro.
and Radical candidate for Convention from
Uhowan says: Hr~A adl
II the Republicans get aholi Of Con-
yentioi, we.intend TO give the white iolks
hell. DIN them. We ,oia hare no such
tLiay as coler distiRciatioa liz unyhi,g.s
What is Mr.. Badger doilizs lie tells
the ilegro. if he is selected be will 10 every
thing to defend aud secure their ri ,lis.
lnithe warmth Of his zeal for them. he tells
them he is eoiored man himself.
The party Is compelled to take more ac-
count Of the negro than as a mere voter.
The uegrofeels his consequences to his party
and be demands his reward in something
more substantial thanrshadowy promises Ii
4 40 ucres and mule lie denands Of
fee and honors, and recognition II his
equality. His party dares ~ longer ignore
bus claims. IL j. obliged tOrecoglizstLeai
OF perish. ,aiR u iGs % IS
The Constitutional Convention. then. If
Republicans, will be compelled TO engraft
into the Constitution the most Offensive
features Of the Civil Rights bill. They
will act upon the ideas Of Page that there
shall be no difference between the white
and colored in snything., They will be-
GIN their claim for equality az the very
foundation. They will enforce attendance
upon the public schools, and they will make
these schools opento black and white with.
cut Discrimination. What horrid picture
Of social equality i thus presented IT
White nien. take heed! Well, dill the
Radical secret circular advise its plrt,
not to admit that the Civil Rights bill
was wrong III principles They hace ace
FOR Il. -aa