The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-08
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To the editor OF tho REPuBIloAN;
Sir: In June. 1862. the Congress of the
United States passed an act, which was ap-
proved on the I'd day Of July OF the same
year by the President, in which provision
was made for the endowment and support
Of colleges for the benefit Of agriculture
and the mechanical arts" in each state
and territory of the Union. The Congress
that passed this act was overwhelmingly
Republican end SO was Abraham Lincoln,
the President who approved it. This act,
among other benefits conferred, resur-
rected Delaware College from the rubbish
Of sectarianism, lottery schemes and the
like, breathed into 1t anew the breath of
life, and gave 1t lease Of existence in
perpetuity.
In the month OF August 1890. another act
of Congress was passed and approved pro-
viding for the more complete endowment
and support of colleges for the benefit of
agriculture and the mechanical arts, estab-
lished under the provision OF the act
above mentioned, or which might hereafter
be established, giving to each state and
territory $4,000 for the year ending June
80, 1880, and an annual increase Of $1,000
each year over the last preceding year
until the annual instalment should reach
bHt sum VI AGOsuuu III lue year lJUu, Ut
which 1t should stand until altered or re-
pealed by Congress, This Congress was
also Republican and Harrison was Presi-
dent.
Prior to the passage of this last act the
State of Delaware had received and turned
over to Delaware College the benefits de-
rived from the former act of July 2, 1862
BY the operation of the act of 1890 the
amount received, as we have seen was
$4,000 for that year; for the year 1891.
the state received SIG 900; In 1892, ST.. 900;
in 1898. $4,000; in 1894. SIS, 600; and is en-
titled to receive for the year ending June
80, 1895, $40, 900, and for five years to
come the appropriation will continue to in
crease until in 1899 1t will be $25, 900, at
which amount 1t will continue until Con-
gress shall change the amount or repeal
the law. neither of which will be done by
the Republican party. The first install
ment Of this liberal endowment made by
the Republican party all went into the
treasury of Delaware College, but, as will
be seen further on, by the hrmness and
determination of Republican members of
our General Assembly. that institution had
to refund to the state for the benefit of the
present Colored College out OF the install
ment of 1891.
| By clause in the first section of the act
of 1890 1t is provided that no money shall
| be paid out under this act to any state or
territory for the support or maintenance
of college where distinction Of race or
color is made in the admission of students,
but the establishment and maintenance Of
such colleges separately for white and
colored students shall be held to be a COM
pliance with the provisions of the act II
the fund received in such state or territory
be equltably divided as hereinafter set
FORTH" that is to say. none OF these col
leges could avail OF these liberal appro-
priations If they made any distinction of
race or color, unless the state In which
they are located shall have established, out
of its own revenues. colleges for both
white and colored students, and the funds
appropriated by Congress should be eqult-
ably divided between the two institutions.
By some trick or oversight. however, Della
ware College had already been the reci-
pient of the first instalment of $4,000 in
Its entirety, although no colored student
had ever been admitted within its walls.
and no separate college had ever been es-
tablished by the state out Of its own reye-
nues. In 1891 the same game of obtaining
the $4,000 appropriation entire was at
tempted, but it was banked by the Hon.
George p. Fisher, the first auditor of the
| Inlleu states lIeuSuTy- fluulHs
game blocked, the Delaware Democrats
being then in power in the Legislature
were brought to point where they were
compelled to decide whether they would
establish out of the states own revenues
a colored college, or admit colored students
to the privileges OF students in Delaware
College, or forego altogether the benefits
of the muniflcent Republican endowmen
of $4,000 per annum.
On making the discovery that Delaware
College had already received the first in
stalment for the year 1890 In direct viola
tion OF the letter, as well as the spirit o
the act of Congress of 1890 and was on th'
eve of seooping in the whole Of the seGoni
instalment of $4,000 for 1891, the first au
dtor stated the facts TO Mr. Chandler, tn
first assistant secretary of the Interior
who countermanded the issuance OF tn
draft for that appropriation in favor of tn
state treasurer of Delaware, and called
halt on the state until It should be def
nitely determined whether Delaware Col
lege would receive colored students; and
not then whether the state would establis
from its own resources colored college
The first auditor appri2cd the Hon. job
Pllling, then Republican member of til
state Senate, of this situation of affair
Mr.. Pnling employed MIR, Henry c. Coz
> rad TO draft a bill for the establishment
a colored college, which was first TO
wnrded to Judge Fisher at Washington Il
revision aud amendment, If necessary. I
revised aud amended this bill and forml
: lated other bills which he deemed nece
/. sary.
d One amendment to Mr. Conrad's dra
provided that the sum of $4,000, being on
/ fifth of the appropriation Gor 1880
: $l5, 100. should be secured to the trustee
!. of the proposed colorcd college, anoth
: was that the names Of the trustees, wi
: were, by the amended bill, to consist
nine members. three from each count
> should be one Democrat, one viii
,, Republican, and one a colored man. Ol
/. of the ancillary bills prepared by the fir
auditor provided for the legislative asse
o of the State of Delaware to the purposes
= the grant Of endowment made by the a
:. of 1890, and another settling one-tlfth
d the endowment funds as the equitable pr
u portion to be set apart each year for Il
cOlored college MIR, Pilliug was eXhort
u to have the Republican members Of t
VI Legislature stand firm and determined
put through this series of bills so that t
y Legislature should either pass them or t
"a college lose the appropriations made in t
Ia act OF 1850 altogether. The Republic
members did stand firm, except that /
p, bill as amended by Judge Fisher was pi
ys mtted TO be amended by striking out I
- names of all the cnlored trustees and
sorting the names of Democrats in TIL
,d places. thus making the board to consist
~ six Democrats and three white Repul
w., cans. and not a single colored man to II
A., resent his race in the management of
affairs of college TO be established
- its benefit.
~ Without the passage OF these bills, fiji
m. to establish colored college; second,
10 give the legislative assent to the G.
10 gressional provisions contained in the
of 1Sa0 and third to fix the equitable
no vision of the Congressional fund bptwi