The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-07-28

nre-reauisite to q condition OF peace |
or prosperity. One manifestation
of this was the nomination of Gen.
Nichols, and his frank declaration OF
policy. The justification of 1T is the |
marked approval given at home and
abroad, which placed him in the ex-
ecutive chair. Shall the policy in
augurated by Kim be disapproved
Shall all the generous pledges made
to tue coored people before the cleo
ton be broken now Will it be
profitable to any class to create dis
content by bad faith, and keeping
alive race distinctions before the faW ?
These are serious questions, Which
may not be avoided, or lightly treat
ed, but appealing to sober Judgment.
| Years ago, if Louisianians were told
that they should witness the negro
welding the ballot, or sitting on
iuries, they would scout the idea as
the dream of senseless agitators,
but time. bringing her changes, has
left with them pledge to protect the
exercise of these tights, and the new
order speedily adjusts itself. Years
AGO the street cars of New Orleans
were denoted by marks for the two
races, but the day of star-cars has
gone by, and complaint of it has died
away. Now what is there so terrible
in the thought of mixed schools, that
causes the subject to be handled with
so much bitterness by the Democrat
ic press, and to so great an extent
disturb the minds of the people 7
Nothing more than was urged against
the ballot, or the occupation of street
cars. 1t is not mere matter of feel
ing to demand equal rights for the
blacks in the public schools-it is one
of protective craftsmanship. 1t is to
begin at the root of prejudice and
pull it up. The existence of the preju
dice in or near the TERRITORY of slavery
should demonstrate its origin /; the
disappearance of slavery should be
urged for its cessation. Bat what can
be more to the point than the follow
inc extract from the New Orleans
Times
y STATUS OF NEGROES IL PARIS.
s To the Editor of the Times
SIR-In Thursdays issue of your paper,
under the heading Shall Schools BE Mixed, :"
D YOU say $ In the city of Paris the negroes
- go to and fro with immunity, but they are
Z extremely rare, and are usually men of con
: siderable attainments. Only part of this
assertion is correct, for while it is true that
Il many of the persons of color that visit or
: reside in France, are people of education
and refinement their number is by no means
l. small, but i'll contrary they are to be found
in large quantity as well in Paris as in nearly
} all the large seaports ; quite Il large number
= coming every year from the French Deepen
denotes of Algeria, Martinique and Gauda-
Il lolpe, as also from Cuba, Hayti, Brazil, and
the republics of South America.
Race prejudice is unknown i'll France. and
II all places of resort, lis well as all places of
education are open to all and | assert
with truth that thousands of colOred people
Y avail themselves of these advantages, and
j that is probably the reason that so many 81
If them are to be found on the French soil. Mr..
, Caraby, IL Louisianian, practices law in
l Paris and is esteemed and respected by all
% the members of the bar Mr.. Victor Sqlour,
another Louisianan, was very much es
II teemed i'll the literary world. Doctor Roud-
4 ancz, and hundreds of other Louisianians
" have obtained in France as co-equals those
W educational requirements which their native
State denied them.
l. In fact and in truth: no social distinction
Is exists in France on account of color and the
French citizens, black or white, enjoy the
3 same rights and privileges.
Your people, so nervous here when thai
question of color is raised, seem to accomO
a date themselves very easily to quite diff
fGrent order of things when i'll France.
IL have had the proof of it many time under
!, my eyes, and this has led me to the eenclu
sion that this supposed antiapathy between
l. the two races in the South, is n matter o
- latitude, and not as some would have it be
lieved, a natural instinct or deep rooted con
a viction. Time and a higher phase of civiliza
tion will do Justice to,that remnant of slay
. cry. A. FRENCIIMAN.
p The children of both races play to
t. gether, and are often reared under
of the same roof they will have a com
E mon lot in after life in CONNER
c. cial and political affairs ), their join
he labor will determine the future of TIN
D. State. Is it not self-evident that har
as mony and cooperation should be en-
n couraged How can it be done NOR
&c effectually than by educating futur
~ voters and jurors, on like benches, il
L the same classes, by the same in
I'd structors ? 1t awake ems the spirit o
,ir fraternity and emulation, while rae
!, distinctions may safely be left wit
the religious ones, to home influences
OF and the guiding Providence of tn
a. universe. To draw the color line be
of tween the youth, is to perpetuate
amopu the mon and If means ciu,pl