The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-19
School Trustees.


Now that the Supreme Court OF the
United States has decided that negroes can
not under Federal law force Themselves
into the company OF whites in theatres
railroad-cars, sireei-cars, churches, &C., &c.
il viii be we'll for our colorcd iellow-cit
zens 10 consider wei the liberal PROPOSE
ton made 10 them by the Democrats Of
Virginia relative TO the management OF ne
gro schools. IL must be evident 20 every
negro who thinks seriously upon the sub
jcci that II his white allies OF the Coalition
party did not dare TO nominate negro iol
the House OF Delegates in Richmond, and
have not dared TO appoint a single negro
upon a public-school board since they APP
pointed PAUL and FORESTER upon the
School Board Of this city, those allies will
be still more 10th 10 put negroes into pub
lie Offices now that the Supreme Court OF
the United States has reranded both whites
and blacks to the protection o! the States.
WHY does The negro reject the liberal
offer al the Democrats and accept the Co
alitioh offer? There is but one reason.
There con be but one reason. This is found
In the fact that he hopes for more at the
hands Of the Ccalitionists than the Demo-
Gratis offer. What more can they give him?
Why. he foolishly 1atterS himself that they
will give the negroes places upon the
school boards OF the safe in proportion to
the number Of negroes in each city or
county. lie expects 20 have a band in the
management of the white Scholastic be
brought into contact with white trustees
and white teachers and white pupils. II
he were not blinded by mis- insane desire TO
be in the company OF whites, he would I'M
derstand that no party in Virginia will
ever dare 10 peTpCtrate such an outrage
upon the white people OF this Common
wealth. The Democratic offer is as liberal
as any which will ever be carried into ef-
feet by legislation. General MALONE may
be unscrupulous. and no doubt would take
pleasure in humiliating the people Of Rich
mond and other cities; but he is hardly iOO!-
ism enough to call down upon himself the
storm OF indignation which would surely
descend upon him if he were TO undertake
TO put the white schools OF Virginia under
the control Of negroes.
And yet. we repeat, these silly negroes
must expect just that sort OF recognition.
In no other way can their conduct be ac-
counted for. Take the eases Of PAUL and
FORESTER. Do they prefer TO be despsed
and non-iulluential members OF a board
controlling white schools rather than
hOnorcd and influential members OF Il
board controlling negro schools? SO it
would seem. But why! Because they
long ior association with white persons.
Would they rather be nobodics in white
company than princes among people Of
their own race, IL they did not hope for
greater influence and honor in the future Z
Are there not among the clergymen, or
other intelligent negroes, Of Richmond
some who have the good sense and the
independence to understand and declare
that rs in the northern States so in the
southern the negro will have TO look
10 his own race for association, even upon
school boards and in other public places z
Can such men not see Tor themselves that
It is as impossible in Virginia as in New
York that negroc, should be placed in
charge Of white schools: viii not such
men advise The less intelligent negroes
90 accept the liberal proposition made to the
race by the Democratic partyS Would
they not rather have nine trustees o. the
negro schools and the privilege Of man.
aging these schools to suit themselves than
two trustees Of white schoolsy But they
need not expect heresiter to have even one
trustee OF the white schools in Richmond.
The City Council will soon regain the
right TO elect all the trustees. Let the
negroes OF Virginia ponder these things.