The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-25
Mixad sohoo,s.

the other day In crediting him with some
respect for white peoples prsjudices agains''
mixed schools. He now tells us that he
favors the golden rule, which we take 70
mean tina. he would do by the whites as nc
wishes them TO do by the negrocs-in other
words, that nc would allow white teachers
In the negro schools because he wants "a
see negro teachers In the white schools
What says j. f.. JONES to CoRNELus's
candor, VIC give C0RSgLrus's note to US
II Is as follows:
To The Editor Of The Dispatch:
You will give space In your valuable pa
per that 1 may correct the statement mace
| in the D;spuich that practlced the preju-
dice OF the white against mixed schools
| NV opposition To The resolutions passed IN
| the meeting at the Ebenezer church was
moi to have al, colored teachers in colored
schools, but that they shall be mixed, white
and coIorcd. MY desire Il to have carried
ont In the colorcd schools the golden
rn,e-do 20 others as we would like FOL
them 10 do US. believe this the sentiment
Of nearly NIL Of my people.
CORNELIUS L. HARRIS.
We, or oar reporter, or both, have also
done injustice to j. 4. JONES, another ont
Of the negro speakers at the meeting whose
proceedings were reported in the Dispafc'
few days ago. AT least he says so; but
after reading JosEs's communication, thu
public will he very apt to conclude tina
/ he holds TIC very opinions which our re
porter inferred 10 be bis from the remarks
he made in thc negro meeting aforesaid
JOKES writes as follows:
RIcrn0ED, Va, March %, 1882.
To the Ediio, of the Dispatch:
You do me an injustice both In your re-
port of the meeting held at the EbenezeI
Baptist church, Esd instant, and also in the
article in this mornings issue under the
heading Assimilation or Miscegcna.
tion?" In the first place, ann reported
rs being tho one who called the meeting to
order. This | did not dC. Again, it l.
stated that made some remarks in open
ing the meeting as TO the object Cor which
the meeting was called. This. too, is not
true. My mouth did not utter the opening
remarks, nor did my brain conceive them,
With regard ~ The mixed schools. said
my convictions arc decidedly in favor OF
them-first, because II is right; and, sec
ondly, because OF economical principles,
Right, because the school regulations oi
Nir2inia require certain number of chill.
dfen to be in a locality before public
school can be opened in said locality
There are localities in the State 80 sparscly
settled that the required number ol
Il, 90 10 Spna-QfglN
canuot befound. Now, ! argued, itwould
he outright and downright robbery to have
the people Of said community to pay taxes
into the school fund and not to reap any
benefit thercfr0m. Economical, because
it would not require so much money To
carry on The system. But L stated further,
and that, too, liz plain language. that am
willing 10 iorog0 the pleasures OF mixed
/ schools. il any obtain thcrcfrom, and ac.
commodate myself to the preiudices Of The
white people ii they accord TO us ON
rights in appointing colored teachers in
colOred schools. The reporter unwilling.
", and possibly unintentionally. reported
Inc rs arguing that the cOlored man Is
equal TO the white man in every respect.
Whatever may be my convictions as to the
truthiulness Of the statement, | can say, OF
truth, that did not advance any argl'
ment, one way OF another, with regard
TO the equality or homeopathy OF the
coIored man with the white man,
| made this statement: You car
find sufficient number Of cOlored gradu'
atcs from The colored Normal school tt
/ teach in the colOrcd schools, and they are
as well qualified TO teach as the white teach
ers. vii, not say That they are not, fol
/ that would be speaking either against theil
J instructors. or DENYING the statement tba
is frequently made-namely, "The Whit
| High school and the cOlored Normal schOo
are equal rs to grade" l said in this con
nection, will do neither one OF these
things, but will conclude that they stand
on an equal footing in point OF education
You conclude from quotation, partly cor
rect and partly Incorrect, that | am il
/ favor OF "miScegenatiOn.' II this vii
cool your ire in the least, am willing Il
make this statement: / am dectdedly 0p
posed TO miSccneqdtion, both theoretical.
and practically, and only wish tn,
all the good citizens OF the Com
monwealth occupied the same posi-
ton as / do. What i said abou
two races speaking the same language ant
possessing Che same religion, DC, is com
monty advanced by educators. Professo
Hart, in his treatise on the English Ian
guage, says much more along that line thai
/ did: the iamented DR.. Wayland, in hi
Moral Philosophy, says rs much, and leave
the careful reader to infer much more
Hence all have to say is this, the truth /
tbo truth, whether it comes from whit
man or a black man. Finally, you do m
an injustice in aitributing 20 me the Ian
guage OF your own reporter, who onl
caught here and there one Of my thought,
and put the same into language to suit hi
wonderfully active imagination. My en-
tire argument was in favor OF cOlre
teachers for cOlored schools. j was invite
to the meeting for that purpose, and
spoke to that end.
Yours for fair play,
JOsgpm Il. JONES.
Professor HART and DR.. WAYLAN
hardly meant 10 60 as far as JONES, wht
whilst disclaiming that he is in favor
miscegenation, argues that two races Speal
ing the same language and having I'll
same religion cannot but como together o
a perfect equality in every relation OF lii
However, VIC DO not propose to argue wit
these negroes. We desire only that I'll
public shall be informed as TO their design
The following is q white mans view I
the matter:
! To the Editor Of The Dispatch:
am glad you call attention to the negr
meeting held lately in this city in regard
the public schools.
fear the colored people forget the del
they owe the white race. Ii was stated l
sensible minister many years ago that Il
association Of The negro with the white ma
7 in this cOuMtrv bad done nOre-twOfol