The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-23

situation the white people Of I. large :por-
ton Of the State were placed IN.
Major Anderson contefded Ina. e 1le,,.s.e
port of the convention #s1Ve 1ne as sts
sought, and its opponents misapprehenoeo
its effect.
Mr. Flood asked why Major Anderson
did not allow the members OF the coiii-
mittee to defend itsEoWn# report
Mr.. Pollard. of the committee. opposed
the amendment Of Mr.. Eggleston. az
said it simply meant that the means IL
the education of the negroes snoulu 10
allowed to be Withdrawn and their schooiS
abandoned. He said he believed Tue .n
groes of Virginia produced 20 per cen.
of the wealth of the State and shoulo We
entitled to that much at least IN piopol-
tomato education for their ch1ldreh.
DEPRIVE NEGROES.
Mr.. Glass said the practical effect OIL
the amendment would be TIC uePiHe
negroes Ct the facilities for educiti su..,o
He declared that this convention ISL
not afford to thus dsfy the puplic seuI-
ment of tbe dav If we do not give the
negroes {, primary education that VIII oe
useful to them northern fanatics wiz
give them an education that Will De uan-
zerous to them and to us. guarantees
of four-months'- education to them IS not
only just, but is a generous PfoVls'oli'
Mr.. Watson said the adVocates u .ne
Eggleston amendment spoke ms 81.
would receive his vote becauselt was the
best he could get
In supporting this he did not desire to
be placed in the attitude OF agreeing WIN
or endorsing the position taken ns
Messrs. McIlwaile, Pollard ana GLOSS,
that the object of the amendment was 10
place the negroes oacH INTO parphrisih o.
r, IF
ton. The sentiments EXPRESSED ny MI
Glass was the same kind OF sentiment
that Wrote "Uncla Toms Cabin, that
caused the burning at the stake OF ne
groes, and that dined Cocker Washing
ton in the White House. ite, Tor one,
was not averse to Gefyins this Kind OF
sentiment. (AppauSe.j
STRONG SENTIMENT.
He declared that the effort on the port
of some to educate all the negroes into
high state Of mental cultivation was at
tempting to do something that God AL
mighty had not brought about for a Pc
Rod Of six thousand years
A literary education to the negro only
whetted his appetite, as a rule. and in
creased his capacity for crime. He read
from statistics to show how much great
er crime existed among educated than
among uneducated negroes. He said it
was well established; that instead OF
reading the Bible, most negroes read, as
soon as they got out Of school,, Billy the
Kid Uncle Toms Cahu' and books CT
that class.
tuous women among the race in 1865
than there is to-day, he asserted.
SOUTH'S RECORD.
Mr.. Watson said he thoroughly believ-
cd in treating the negro tenderly. COM
passionately and honestly and he thought
the record would show that the people
Of the Southern States had, in the matter
of education, treated them better than
their own children.
He then entered into an elaborate argu-
ment in support of his contention that
it was cruel to give the negroes liter
airy education showing that wherever
he went to pursue his advanced calling
the door of preferment was shut in his
face
He concluded by saying that the report
Of the committee was the result of
compromise, and he should stand by it,
though he did not desire to be placed
in the attitude of supporting the PROPOSE
ton advanced by some that the white
people of the black belt should either give
the negroes d h!gh-school literary educa-
ton or go without it themselves.
Mr.. Watson spoke for over an hur, and
was listened to with the most rapt attcn-
ton. At the conclusion he was loudly
applauded.
AN AMENDMENT.
My Flood offered to amend. by placing
the proviso at the end of the first para
graph Of section T. referring to State
schools. Mr. Brown supported this
amendment in brief speech.
The amendment providing for sessions
Of five months instead of four months,
offered by Mr.. Pollard, was rejected
M. tSgleston withdrew his amendment
in favor of the one offered by Mr.. Flood.
Mr.. KeeZell opposed the amendment and
advocated the adoption of the report OF
the committee. He showed how unjust
the amendment would work on rich white
counties like Rockingham, which raised
so much money for local taxation.
Pending Mr.. kcezelIs speech, the hour
OF two arriving, the committee rose with
ont coming to a vote, and the convention
adjourned until 10 o'clock to-day.