Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-05-25

was refused on the ground that there was
colored school with equal educational facll-
ties. The case was tried before Judge
Church, who decided in favor of the equal
rights of colored children, the following be-
ing part of the language of the decision:
s'Since the act of 1854 was passed great
revolution has taken place in this country.
Absolute equality before the law and equal
protection under the law is to be predicated
of the recent constitutional and legal enact
ments of every State composing the United
States and of the Federal Government itself.
Under these circumstances cannot see why
this section under consideration. involving as
it does the very personifcation of caste, has
been suffered to remain upon the statute
book AS matter of fact, believe it to be
practically dead letter throughout the Com
monwealth. 1t ought to be SO in this city,
and now must be held incapable of enforce
ment as being violative of the principles of
the Constitution of the United States. 1t
must no longer be said that the Huidekoper
Grammar School is the only place within
the United States where distinction is made
as to the civil rights of citizen on account
United States is open to the entry of per-
son of the hitherto prescribed race. SO much
the more ought to be open to such person
public district SCHOOL, Judge Church is a
Democrat.
Byington in his Washington letter to the
Norwalk Gazette this week. gives interest
ing account of an attempt to settle the diff
Guilty between the President and Mr.. Conkling.
He says that the only plan which proved ac-
ceptable to both parties was the suggestion
of Senator Ingalls,, of Kansas, that all the New
York nominations be rejected in executive
session, (Which would give the President a
chance to recast that States appointments
and place Robertson elsewhere) and so all
standing on the same footing no disrespect
or disadvantage could come to any one over
any other. After laboring with Conkling
for long time and assuring him that this
plan would be cordially accepted by Presi-
dent Garfield, if satisfactory to the New
York Senators, he (Conkling) promised
to be satisfied with it. The President
was informed that the plan of agreement was
accepted by the New York Senators and that
peace would thereby be restored. Judge
then of the surprise of every one in posses
sion of the secret, and particularly of the
President, when just as the Senate was about
to adjourn, Platt called up and, with the aid
of Democratic votes, had the most hotly con-
tested Conkling candidate Mr.. Craig, nomi- |
mated as postmaster at Albany, confirmed !
Those Republican Senators who knew any
thing about it, looked upon this act as a |
square back from the mornings agree |
ment, while the President deemed it as ser |
vice of notice upon him of deliberate pur-
pose to adroitly run through and confirm all |
the Conkling candidates and to leave the one
anti Conkling nominee to be ingloriously
slaughtered. Without explanation, the Pres
Ident viewed it as an act of deliberate bad
faith on the part of Platt and therefore sent
up next morning, and withdrew all the re-
naming New York appointments except Rob-
srtson, thus burning the bridge behind him
and rendering all further attempt at compro-
mise at an end. 1t is now explained as an
excuse of Platt's insxplicable conduct that
Senator Conkling had not informed him of
he ingalls, peace proposition to which he
had himself assented. Byington says that
senator ingalls, himself gave him this in
formation.