The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-26
Disgraced.


.oss,on Of the capital. The CAMERON
school Board met on Thursday, and at
once nroyed that the negroes arc power
IN the city OF Richmond. Mayor EARRING
roS was summarIly dismissed-which dis
,n,ssal neither he nor the white public will
proan Overland MIR. HENRY HupSALL took
the chair.
OF course the first thing was a negro
speechl PAUL, the Governors messenger,
addresscdthe Board, and the members OF
4, sat and listened TO his commeats upon
the State and the Dispatch! We trust tna'
they enjoyed the same
Then resolution was offered Dy thc
Governors messenger-R A. PAUL-ahd
the Board adopted it! The said messenger
graciously announced that he didn't want
10 90 where his presence was offensive
and his resolution proceeded to parcel out
the schools IN accordance with the wishes
Of the Governors messenger Not a white
man on the Board protested against TINS
officiousncss on the part OF this negro mes,
sengcr. They made no sign, so lar as the
papers report, that they disapproyed in
any manner OF this negro's impudcnce.
On the contrary. the Board adopted PAuL's
resolution. as we have said
Here Is the resolution which the CAMERON
Board adopted on motion OF CAMERoN's
messenger:
Resolred, That the chairman appoint
three committees Teach committee 10 con,
sist OF three membersl whose duty II shaii
he To visit the commandments OF the va
rious schools OF this city; the chairman
and two members to constitute the ilrst
committee. who shall visit the following
schools-yiz., Madison, Elba, and Leigh
schools. and the Richmond High school;
the second committee TO visit Cen
trail. Bethel, Bellevue, and Springfield
schools; and that Richard Forester
and II. A. Paul (colored) and one other
member shall visit Baker, Navy Hill, and
Valley schools.
OF course this resolution was adopted
because Of the popular outcry In this city
and throughout the Commonwealth against
the unspeakable outrage OF having negroes
appointed to visit white schools. But why
could not the white members OF the Board
see that to adopt a resolution in that form
was to claim the right to adopta resolution
in form which should send the negroes
to the white schools IL they had the right
to resolve to send PAUL to Navy Hill
and HUDNALL to the Theatre, why OF course
they have the right to send HUDNALL to
Navy Hill and PAUL to the Theatre. IL 1t
Is a question for the Board to decide, it will
not be long before the negroes make fur
Their demands. Little by little-step by
steps their motto. Two years ago they
would not have set up such claim. Two
wears ago CAMERON would not have dared
to tell the people Of Virginia on the stump
that he would do what he has done. Ii he
had avowed it to be his purpose to perpe-
race he would have been overwhelmed by
a majority for JouN W. DANIEL which
would have buried Mahoneism forever.
In whose charge have the members OF
the new Board placed all the fine school
ho1ses OF this city which the taxpayers
erected at so heavy an expense? Whom
have they deputed to visit and inspect
these buildings? Both OF the Governors
negro appointees are on the committee.
Surely the bottom rail is on top.
But worse and worse the matter grows.
We quote:
Mr.. Garnett stated that committee from |
q colored meeting held at the African |
church Tuesday night, and which endorsed |
Governor Cameron, was waiting in an adj |
1.nf
allowed 10 come in and report.
Mr.. Reddy moved that they report in
writing.
Captain Paul said that he hoped the COM
mittee would be allowed to come in person.
They composed some OF the most respect
able citizens OF the city. and he hoped they
would be allowed to come in person and
present their report.
Mr.. Teddy said ne had no objection.
The colored committee, consisting Of o.
NJ. Stewart, Mitchell, and another
colored man, came in, and Mr.. Garnett
went through the formality OF an introduce
ton, after which Mitchell read the resolu-
tons passed at the meeting mentioned pre-
viously, and which have been published
before.
This is Z. NJ. GARRETT, Esq, who won't
tell the public whether he recommended
any negroes to the Governor or not. He
is not afraid nor ashamed to introduce n
committee Of negroes TO his Board, nor to
let them tell how the negroes Of this city
had held meeting and applauded Gov
ernor CAMERON for his acts, and by impli-
cation denounced the whites for their OPP
position, but he won't tell whether he re-
commended any negroes for appointment
upon that Board or not
Mr.. REDDY made a sensible suggestion,
which he ought to have adhered to. But the
negro influence was too powerful for him.
He had to yield TO the pressure. The ne
groes constitute nine-tenths Of the Cosli-
tion party in Richmond. They demanded
admittance to the School Board, and their
demand was granted.
Alas and alas for Virginia, when any OF
her white sons can be found who are will
ing so to bring shame upon her.
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The Constitution Of the United States
provides that negroes may ride, but does
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