Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-08-27
TO THE PUBLIC.
1.AII.A.

TO THE PUBLIC.
The passengers in the Union Line from Phi
fadelphia to this City, cannot refrain from the
expression of their sentiments, in regard 10 the
want OF decorous arrangement for passengers
On board the Steam Boat Thistle, Capt Van
derbilt.
What they complain OF is the indiscrminate
iniXture OF the 6ttctS and tc'ites upon the stern
deck ofthat beat, and they must add TO the ex
oiusion of the 'chites from thence while the
6lGcks maintain possession. The evil was no;n
ted out TO the Captain in civil terms, and IN 4
decorous manner. His reply to the question of
where seats were to be got, was get them y:trcre
you can. The fact was, that the settees and
benches on the lett side OF the beat aft. WAS &C,
cupici almost exclusively by blacks. while thoo-
others was exposed to the full blaze of the sun
Some laifles on board came up from the cabin
Ihls was mentioned to the Capt. but without eff
feet, while cpcrtinaciously persisted in sendnra
eo'tite man forward, whohad his passage from Il.
brunswick to this City, without any cause, save
DTS want OF appearance: and further ut the fine
he was first ordered forward he was sitting A.
mong the blacks, thus saying he was not fiji
Company for them, although MeY lthe biacksl
were not only company. for the 1citites but emit
tied to preference in point OF situation.
They wish expressly TO be understood as not
wishing to create improper feelings or distinc-
IONS, but to say they are not ,cilkng to embark
on board OF any boat their wives their daunh
tiers, their mothers, their sisters nor even them
selves, where a preference is given to blacks
twho pay stiltinS) over the whites who are
paving full fare between the two Cities.
The object OF this publication is to warn our
FELLOW citizens on a subject they deem OF con
siderable intercst-name!y, that the Captain of
the Thistle incines to decided preference TO
the colored population, ito appearancc) and to
show the treatment white ladies' fnay expect
under his care as Captain Of the boat, when
black females are on board
Ihey need only add, great number OF pas
sengers left the Thistle at Anboy with their bar
cage and took passage and dinner on board the
Legislator; more would have followed the ex-
ample, but had not time afforded to got ON shore.
.Ne,o York, tug. 10, 1924.
T. ,. The original Of the foregoing with fine
signatures OF those who were able to Get on shore
at Amboy, is left at this Office for tle insnec
ton OF any person intcrested.-Cy Mt .ldrocntc.
The last Rockingham Register, cor,,nla;os If
The loss ct subscriber, whom il was the rnisfor
tune OF the editor to have offended This IS mo-
thing extraordinary. No men upon the face of
the earth are as much suilject to the whifns and
caprce OF their felloyy frcD, as the editors of
newspapers. Ihey must always be light, and
yet are eternaiy in the wronr--thcy ,nust
please every boiY and vet find it difficult TO SAT-
i'fy any body-thc toll OF their profes;jg !,
considered = recreation. The labor o; the mini
is not to be compared, in the estimation Of their
patrons, 10 the sweat of the brow, and the moor
editor IS lauded TO the skies or kicked from The
pale OF society, Just as his reaicrs are effected by
his ucubraiions. This is bot! uiI.ecnerou, and
UNJUST ungcnorous because ain editor is but =
man AID has his foibies like other men, and I'M
just, because Ire IS lnnoceuly selected as a mark
al winch every one IS privileged t, throw III,
arrows. If the poor prosecuted man ventures
10 eXPostuiale, and throws tile gall in his re-
marks, some one whom it fits, pctIlanuv with,
draws MS patronage. ili5 mouth must be
closed, and his pen creep over the paDer. pa1,.
sing at every word to weigh well lis iuinort. nr
Tear OF tresspassing upon t,c purse Of his esta-
DiISh'nent Sometimes indeed IL occurs fiat
the loss Of subscriber terms to his advantace-
to quote from an old ballci -.s'Ti,e loss nj ono
rs the gain of another ani we arc pleased to
1lnd That Our friend in Rockingham has realized
the truth OF the expire sion for he tc1ls ne -, a.
same paper, tl,at three names have bceI, ,,iloi
{" his subscription list. To prove the ncoreis
Iency OF some ~ withdrawing their patr0n,o.c
rom newspapers, we viii Trlfc an anerI.tc
Which occurred lately in an al 5!ninr coynfy,
n gentleman, the warm friend oC ono ,fi,, PFC
s"ieutial coniiiat2s. became a,G.aI-! al sope
eE2FeS''an3 md; u-c Of in tdc newspaper res
p;c"lS ms t'vnritc, lie i;s ;irHautiv ca. y fran,
fim, ani ,clarrl f,t g.. n No ej....il ~, a.
rasei IRON the sHbscrI,'iu G,a q zen. Ie.,s,,
sIi1iiug by, t'lc fioul pt aay.l-r C,u!;!,t.
FHuei "iin upon tie sell: .l".. Of Ire G..~-,ni
nation. and cxPatiatc' up0n SIC in.,icc of ne,..
'n'ttng The editor 70 culov i.s p,iui,n. ana not
maze Him loser ior exercising 1t. rskiny nv
tie paper the latter gcnG.uln -ary s,.notI,i,o
avcfsa to the Pretnn>ioy~ Of his c,nlig,,o--i,c
became more Viocnt thar the ,,iher-ab,sad
VIC Jl'ioF 10 "irert contradiction 70 tho opin-
iobs he had l'sSt uttered anI .,v,re..cl ~ H.,
termination, that he too w5,J ,s,fi,I,a,a ~,
support from the paper.
Nlne lines IA ten We lose orr srbscribors =,
thus manner; and were we 10 pur..,c 3, ,oil, and
water course the same result ,,,,ol,t IT,. ,.l,c,'
teL IT'S then, not Only co ,,ast p,l,tjc. but
oecldeiy Tie most d'snifad ., ra,intarr the
P'i'lciPieS we profess ard give l.t.eiauce to tie