The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-22

bAf, FEBRUARY AZ NO
Meeting Of Citizens Of Am CoIorss
THEY INDIGNANTLY DEMAp D TO RIDE IL rHs oiTf
CARS, But InPArKsrLY DESIRE THETA SUITES
THEY TALK OVER THsIn 8RIsvAs0Es, BUT EAT,
DnrNK And BE hERRY"-rHE PHILOsOP1sRS OF
IHR TRIBUNE AND rIhBs MAKE THEsahAVEs AT
heNE.
while the fashionable world was IN ftwove Of oxcsto
men, In anticipation OF tho recent demonstraou a. Sne
Academy pt Music, our ooiored ctzsDs making pro
pazaticus for proportsnasey great event 70 sAe -
appeared by the following advertAemeot:-
ASsIv CooreS Female Legal Rights Assoca
sscision q he supreme S~Sit declaring rsS. cood
pSoes
1hempsou en- Friday evening, Feb -. Tickets 70 cen
The ascissn referred to In The case Of Elizabeth
Jennings ". The fhird Avenue Railroad Company. The
plaintiff sndsavored 70 ride 70 church Of the cars
Of thas company but was escssd with considerable force
and violence BY the conductor She sued The company
for $50 damages and was awarded $3.50 BY The ooass
and jury. The Court ruled that oolorcd persons 30
oudsS Se S. sSs, i SS scs o. caoS By
any rules Of the company.
fhe entire building No 1856 Spring street, consisting q
devoted to fitting ason OF the inpotana
event a. was anticipated that The wealth, the youth
represented Tho proceedings were necessarily posi-
poned until late hour In consequence Of she absence
& Tho sos' = =: ,ns sse;,
sable 10 the comfort Of their white fellow ottSens.
About II p n tho company began 70 eoslect, snd
the ball rom, about half Of the assemblage
being Of Inc fair sex. There was representation OF
ebony black, modfyms through The brown, yellow,
orange, pink and cream ooors down 70 the apparently
white One Of The ladies' scanned 20 very Air, that our
reporter neoessated to inquire OF tho eprosena-
tive Of the 1Snes whether the lady wss really negro
blood. That gentleman Remaining that he was - good
Judge Of The article expressed hs convcs'on MAT the
The dress Of the ooIosed gentlemen Was generally Of
sonbre black, though in many instances, nssoy ora
the aYissocYacy The dress OF the ladies much more
varegatod some Of the lighter color dark dresses
bedeoksd in light dresses and sht beads Generally The
toilet an0a ded An exhibition Of every imaginable cq,
20 THAI the esudy decor.tons the gs enng eyes the
scene brilliant In the extreme.
About half past eleven meeting organized By the
= ssetsry On taxing the chair the President briefly
hnowledged his sense Of the distinguished honor con
ierred upon him, aud remarked thss he was 1asoous
Or. J. MoKrNs sxrfs was then introduced and pro-
ceeded to address the audience He pictured the great
on The line Of The sixth Avenue Railroad for tho
"colored car" That company hsd spporuoaed one
10 u vesn for the the coored population that
being their pumeroal relation TO the white. ke doomed
outrage, because the caored citizen "as thereby
compelled TO wait stx or seven times q long -
Inc men, but bs thought II particularly hard upon
Mo women and children. he thought the aI.h
10 s oo Ss csss sS
pascs had made NO distinction oeswoen me WHITE and
me colored citizen He deemed the sign Cslorcd PEG
nimaied that they had no rights IN matter. In vsw
Of ill these act he was sssonh bed when 40 thought o.
me Oe ns ss
pressors. (Appause) In conclusion, he read memo
nal 70 DO presented to the Com aiee OF tbs Board Of
a. sAAuaeA Iataea afust
railroads. This document ses forth specially, and at
some length. the various grievances oomPaa ned Of, ~
privileges q sthsFs IN eli public oonveysnces, and
urgently petioned for redress. He moved that IL be
adopted TIE nss and ; ;ssoa By ~ present
road Company ought TO be Included 10 the remonstAnce
ana called upon M Porter 70 state what was the rule on
Mr.. POTTER stated that the custom there 70 in
que whether any or the passengers he'd any oojecons
ana they had none, ooored persons we're allowed 70
Amer some further remarks, tho rsmons.rssee was
amended by the additional menton Of the Eighth Avenue
Kr PoErHR was then ntroduosd, asd afser reusxkins
that he net In The habit Of addressing pablo aasem
bisgcs, and did not como there TO speak drew forth
written address which proceeded reed. He thought
unjust hat ooored people should be compelled 10 ride
rs ' ss other. During The reading o. his .pssos
tho fairer portion OF the audiences began 70 get
restless and the chairman was finally obliged 70 remark
be said that they al liked eating and drinking
better than speaking" and oopsoiod Thorn with the
supper would be ready The eloquen. recital OF
their suderings did seem 10 Affect the audience
though they were moi 20 unhsppy si.sr ALL
Mr.. n REASON was the ext speaker, and aiter pro
sssns 'hs. 10 -.. MOT an :Ssps IN :P'ssns % pnsc
and respectable audience, prooeoe Cd 70 read DIS
seraon the great injustice to which the colored
race subjected The inducement held out by tue Prcs
dent, seemrg likely 70 be fulfilled the ooored gen
emen and ladies row began 70 circulate about The room,
ir1cton Of the speech. Mr. Reason however continued,
undnubed, and concluded BY thanking the audience for
their patient attention.
general movement OF rsllsf vas nov evinosd, and
many anxious glaposs cast towards the door lead
ing 10 the supper General dsmay wAs, however,
snnounced ,hss he Preamble and Constitution Of NE
Female Legal Rights Association" would Be road. In
order 70 calm the perturbation the grand steward An
sbunds Tor The wants Of ell.
The document rsfssrsd "a then read. II sct forsh
ton and continues TIE following articles state me
oh Iec4 ant means Of the association;-
The oeec of this association shall be TO obtain by legal
deprived directly or indirectly, on The grounds Of an
AT This object sha be obtained by the Of
fund which shall be sppropriaed IN ASSISTING 70 defrSy
denied US By The public conveyances-
~ The ocpclus.on Of The reading. the .psnd promo
nAior was announced This operation consisted OF march
ing iosnd The room vhlo chanting songs Will
Acserrttc draw peculiar to negro melodies. occasou.
ally couple or . parry would step aside 70 view the
s,hers paanng when general noddng and grnning ~
scqrasAStes Sesa Yecosnssd would be the result fhe
pots attention Of toe gentlemen an NE faseioatng mr.
siious o. the ladies' ooa became general anu no a9uus
oeuId such anomaly be possible tho heightened fus
Of jeaous anssr Of conscious PRIDE might have been
seel snou The faccs OF the geniler sex.
AbcDi thh pass twelve Suppcy announced, with
s direction that Me ladies should be seated first The
supp nled, and the impractiosbiiny Of
sayins grace" Contemplated, Visible.
The mental and physonl excrioo had been great and The
onsatSht the provisions terrible. The edble9
consicd Of iurksy ham, oysters, tongue sandwiches,
chicken, lobster aia1, cako PIES cc cream, mats, ap
wouA bsys astoo ahed and disgrs|d GrAhamte whie
he wsvh have beeu paeased viii ,be absence Of liquors.
hA BE- E Known that mere ives well represented bar
10 s.AiS
CoesyGsous among We AAypy oonrany were The rep
rescsisHve philosophers q The Hmss and 7r1nne whose
polite stenton " the ladies generally Commended
ne ccndfsoonou Of the ladies In reciprocaung tner ~
"a rtpca and providing them with swcee notices was
ammns " vpsn- whcthcr The free love prncples o.