The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-22
The NEGRO Schools.

Doubtless the Charlottesville JeferSOnidn
speaks for many persons in the Democratic
party IN the following editorial, which, by
the way. was in the case OF the State an
ficipated by an article setting forth sub |
stan,ially the same views as those OF the
.Jefersonidn. We quote from our Char
lottesyille contemporary
TAKE CARE.-We beg the Dispatch and |
State TO pause and think seriously before !
they commit themselves TO the idea that
the taxes raised from the negroes are TO be |
exclusively applied to the education OF the
negroes, and the taxes paid by the whites |
ap2lied exclusively to the education Of the |
whites. We beg them to pause, because ii |
they adopt and press this particular view,
they will TO a large extent commit the
Democratic party to it, and split the party.
The principle which underlies this propo-
sition is unsound in the opinion OF clear
headed Democrats, and some we know OF
will fight bitterly the proposition.
The Democratic party has organized the
school system upon liberal and wise basis.
II there are any defects in the details Of the
organization let them be corrected. But
LET us carry out wisely the principles which
underlie the system as organized by the
Democratic party; and let it be controlled
and managed by the best and wisest men
that can be gottcn-by men who will wisely
manage the system and honestly aud faith
fully apply the money raised for education
to the purposes for which IL is raised.
OF course negroes must not be put over
the schools OF white children.
We respectfully submit these suggestions
for the consideration OF the Democratic
newspapers and politicians. Let not our
indignation at great wrong unbalance our
Judgment so as TO put us in false position.
We have to say that we have been very
careful in what we have said upon this
question. We have done nothing more
than TO warn the negroes that they might
goad the whites into turning the negro
schools over TO them for support as well as
for management. This was a very natural
outlet for excited feeling, as the Jeferso-
aida will see from the paper which we this
morning present from few Of the very
best Democrats in Augusta county.
We have not committed ourselves Il
"the idea that the taxes raised from ia,
negroes are TO be exclusively applied tc
the education Of The negroes, and the
taxes paid by the whites applied exclu
siyey 10 the education OF the whites. y
We could not commit the Democratic party
TO any such doctrine, having no right
whatever TO speak for the party We dc
believe, however, that the Democrats OF
The Lynchburg Convention and OF the
State will endorse all that we have said
upon the subject-namely, that rather than
have mixed northumberland having
upon them negro members possessing and
exercising authority over white teachers
and pupils-the white people Of Virginia
would decide to make the negroes sustain
their own schools. For, after all is said
that can be said in extenuation OF the act
OF CAMERON, FAIR, and BLAIR Ia putting
negroes upon the School Board Of Rich
mond, the fact remains that the Governors
messenger has vote In selecting teachers
for the white schools. win he vote for
one that objected TO his appointment as
against one who tells him that his appoint
ment was proper oneY
We give the Je6ersonian'S article that
the readers Of the Dispatch may understand
the DRIFT Of public opinion. II Is crafty