The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-06

Not So Fast.
The attempt Of the Mahonstes Of the
State School hoard. consisting Of Mcssrs.
CAMERON, FAHR, and, BLAIR, 10 take the
pablo schools Of this City out Of the hands
Of the gentlemen who have made them the
bcss schools In Virginia shows the greed
for patronage Of the new party, or else its
dcsirc iorxclndc the Democrats from even
tae bumtlest positions In the Common.
ws2lsh.
Whist goodcouid possibly result from the
SUCCESS Of this raid upon thcschool officials
81 Richmond! None, whatever. suppos-
ing Il 10 be successful, as II WIN not be,
she negroes would demand recognition at
shc hands Of the Mshoneites. The vote for
.CAnERoN in this city consisted OF Q few
hundred whites and several thousand me-
yrccs. n, therefore. CANERoS has any pa
fronagc in this city, he will be expected to
bestow gcoslly portion OF II upon the ne
grocs. These negroes win demand that
white teachers shall be Dismissed from all
The colorcd schools aud negro teachers
substituted. They will demand, too, full
representation among the trustees OF the
white schools. This Messrs. CAMERON.
FAIR, aud BLAIR will hardly be willing 10
grant, we suppose; and therefore they
seem to Us TO be trying to bring unnecessary
trouble upon themselves.
Mr.. GtRSETT receives from this city q
salary which no City Council will either
wish or dare to pay to him alter he shall
have succeeded in putting over the schools
trustees not appointed nor elected nor Sc
tccted by the representatives Of the tax
payers OF this city. This salary is u pure
gratuity to Mr.. GAgSETTs The State pays
him one thousand dollars year; and he
win, we predict, never receive another
sioIiar from Richmond city after he shall
have surrounded himself with the enemies
Of the people OF this city. Rccollect, the
Democrats are already assured of msiori-
twin the next Senate of Virginia, and are
confident that they viii control both
branches,of the next Legislature.
Indeed, the City Council is not obliged
to keep up the schools at all il they are TO
bc put under the control OF the Mahoneites
to any extent whatever. Session Acts
Is77-'s, page 2i5, amending Code OF 1873,
chapter 70. section 90, provides as follows:
1.-the Council OF which said city (Rich-
Jrltndl shall have the discretion OF the
Board OF County Supervisors in similar
cases"
What Is the discretion OF County Boards
o: Supervisors? Code OF 1873, chapter rs,
section IA Fourth clause, provides in re-
ta,d to the duties Of Boards OF County ST.
pervisors, on the subject Of school funds,
that shall be the duty of such Board
10 levy tax "siifficicnt TO realize the
amount recommended by the County School
Board in their estimates for school pur-
poses, or as much thereof as tic Board Of
Supervisors may odo,c."
So the City Council has entire control Of
che matter OF appropriations. At present,
we will say no more on this point.
But the probability Us that the whole
movement would be q total failure II
perseyered in, as we would fain hope it win
not be. When the facts sse all brought to
light, 1t will be found that the present
trustees OF the School Board OF Richmond
are regularly and lawfully in Office, and
have not failed 10 comply with any re-
.uircment of the laws which was neces-
sary TO give then an indefeaslble title to
their positions.