Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-04-24
"a CutansOus ArsistOeracy. "

The colorcd people were excluded from the
concert of the Black Swan in Cincinnati, after
kaving purchased tickets of admission. They
demonstrated against the injustice Of the mea-
sure, and represented that they had been ad-
mitted to tho concerts of Jenny Lind, but all
in vain. The cutaneous aristocracy could af-
ford ito be charmed by the music Of the COL
ored songstcr but that colored persons should
listen to her at the same time, was not for n
moment to be thought Of.
In contrast with the meannoss Of this course
in tho management Of concerts Of the Swan,
we are happy to present that Of tho noble
" Band Of brothers, " the Hutchinsons. While
at Columbus they wcro refused the use of two
of the largest and most central Halls in the Ci-
ty, except upon condition Of their excluding all
who were not of orthodox complexion. This,
without hesitation, they refused to do prefer
ing TO occupy an inferior hall in the outskirts
of the city. Nobly done for the Brothers A
glorious lecture was that for truth and equali-
ty, when they sacrificed interest to principle
And more severe rcbukc to the upstart aristo-
Gratis Of our Capital could not we'll have been
administered.
After this successful trial of their faith, in
Columbus, they returned to Cleveland where
they were welcomed by one of the largest con-
cert audiences, ever assembled in their most
splendid Hall, (Kelly's,) except on tho occa-
sion of Jenny Lind's prescnce-so says the
, Trno Dcuocrat IL also odla.
An aristocracy of genius, Of talent, or Of
| learning, we might respect. An nristocrucy
of wealth, even, il honestly won, and well
used, we should be slow TO dcspisc. BIT
| for the nristocracy of our States Capital, we
can but cherish a contempt quite too deep
for u,terGnce, because it is an aristocracy OF
| the hair and the skin. This aristocracy,
during the late visit of the llutchinsons at
Columbus, did its worst TO throttle those
songsters, and. to n certain extent, succeeded
in doing so, by denying TO them the use OF
at least two of tho halls in that city, and for
cling them to occupy an inferior one in the
outskirts of the plncc. Not that there il in
the hair of the llutchisons any palpablc
crispness, or in their skins, ms in those OF
Webster aud Corwin, nny gross appToXimn-
ton to the darkness of ebony. Ii was not
tllN's uol UllA ANllllE llNt lts Iul SNA llc UuH
and-skin nrisiocrncy of Columbus against
that tBand Of Brothers; it was simply the
refusal of these TO exclude from their con
certs certain persons whom God had made
with hair not so strait and skins not so fair
as their own. BY n standing rule of the
Brothers, all are admitted to their concerts
OH the same conditions, Involving neither cuin-
neous nor iilamentous considerations of any
sort. Therefore, che that hath ears TO hear,
let him hear", said the llutchisons at our
Capital, repeating that permanent regulation
of theirs, so credtable alike to the Family's
commonscnse and to its common humanity
But, "No, Stress, said those metropolitan
| filamentoas- cutaneous nrisiocrats, "nut thc'S
nggcr, even if his cars hc ms big as ON
own; for we'rc dead agin all scli ID
mixing up Of folks"
Alas for the Metropolitan nrisiocrncy NJ
Ohio We will not undertake to tell il,
members precisely what we think Of them
for their very existence assures MS that sucl
an undertaking would be miserable waste
of means.