The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-06
The Difference.

Certain OF the Coalition orators seem to
think that they have made telling point
against the Democrats wien in reply TO the
charge that Governor CAMERON put two
negroes on the Richmond School Board
they retort that under the Democratic
Board number OF white ladies were
teachers OF colored public schools here.
Now, we have never opposed the selec-
ton Of negro teachers for negro schools;
and we are rather pleased than otherwise
that there are no longer to be white
teachers in the negro schools OF this city,
though we sympathize with the worthy
ladies who have been dismissed from en-
pioyment and thus deprived of their only
means Of procuring a livelihood. But af-
ter all is said, it must be acknowledged
that there is all the difference in the world
between the placing Of white ladies over
negro pupils, and the placing of negro trus-
tees over white teachers. The positions
are exactly reversed. In the one case, the
negro pupils are subject to the
orders Of the white teachers, bound
to obey them, liable to be punished by
them or upon their recommendation,
and altogether i'm position In
which they are controlled and made to
conduct themselves properly. In the other
case, the white ladies are subject to the or
ders Of Board composed partly Of negroes,
subject TO be dismissed or censured by the
casting vote Of negroes. and altogether IN
position In which they are in a large meas
ure under control that cannot but humIl-
late every white lady who is thus uniortu-
ndtely situated.
Use the word "schoolmaster or
scho0lmIstress instead Of "school-
teacher" and the difference between the
position occupied by the lady-teacbers
under the Democratic School Board Of
this city and the position they occupy I'M
der Board composed partly Of negroes
becomes apparent at once. Under Demo-
cratic rule the ladies controlled their negro
pupils. Under Coalition rule mixed
School Board Is put over the white lady.
teachers. Every such teacher feels only
too sensibly the vast difference between
serving on the one hand under a Board
having two negroes upon 1t and performs
ing on the other hand the duties Of Q
teacher having charge Of negro pupils. II
Is the difference between controlling and
being controlled. Doubtless" says the
poet,
"Doubtiass the pleasure Is as great
OF being cheated ~ 10 cheat"
but 1t does not follow that the pleasure 4:
as great Of being ordered as to order.
Another favorite point with Coalition
orators is that the Democrats have nom.
mated General wrcKHAx for the Senate,
and thus proved that they are as willing as
the Coklitionists 10 form an alliance with
the Republicans. Do the men who make
: tins point pretend to believe that
the Democrats Of this year will next
year support the Republican nominee
for President Of the United States !, Not
for one moment would they entertain
such suspicion. They know that the
Democratic party Of Virginia Is part and
parcel Of the Democratic party Of
the United States; that IL will send
delegates 10 the Democratic National
Convention Of 1854; and that Il will sup
port the nominee Of that Convention for
President Of the United States; whilst the
cc1litionisis, on the contrary, will send
delegates to the Republican National Con-
yention Of 1854, and support the nominee
Of this Convention for President Of the
Iynifed 9fe51.