Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-16
SECOND EDITION,
4 O'CLOCK r. M.
VERY UNGALLANT INDEED.

VERY UNGALLANT INDEED.
The Republican finding itself placed In q not
very enviable position by our exposition of its
course upon the street-car negro.equality ques-
ton, and of the singular discrimination made
by 1t against white market.going women, esps-
cially the ssdirty Irish womens and the ssoleag-
nous Dutchwcmen;" now seeks, very ungal-
lantly, to screen its own shoulders from merit
ed censure by creeping under the sheltering
folds of petticoat The Republican says the
Objectionable matter was written by aa lady,,
and deprecatinely urges that it should not be
held editorially responsible therefor Very
well, let us see. The article referred to an
peared in the leading column of that paper in
editorial type, topped by the following head
ings display edE-"Our City Railroad Cars
ga Trip on Market Morning''-"A True De-
scription OF Existing Evils and ho,u TO Remedy
Them" Italics oursG and the article was then
introduced by double-leaded editorial COM
mencing thus =" We commend to our readers
The following comm unication, describing most
graphically some of the nuisances that daily
exist in the street-cars of this CITY," Double.
leadedly, and with the "we,'' the editor goes
on to say ssice endorse all that the ,criter saws"
mo lodging under the protecting petticoat
here Italics ours.) And the editor, after
promising on the part OF the "we" to sstreat
this subject more fully in a few days." again
commends warmly to its readers "the commu-
nication" which is thereupon given to it's read.
ers in all the pomp and distinction Of loaded
editorial type, as before stated.
This communication, which the Republican
thus makes its own utterance by its endorse
ment, is composed Of choice billingsgate leveled
at such ladies (white) as are in the habit Of
availing themselves OF the con venience afford
ed by the street cars for doing their marketing
These ladies are variously designated by the
Republicans communication as "coarse rude
yiragos," "chiefy Irish,' though occasionally
and oleaginously Dutch, and sometimes ma
tive; but inevitably "dirty," "blowsy,' STAT
and COARSE" and who are further disgusting
by reason of their boorishness, their rudeness,
their incivility, their utter disregard of com.
mon decency."
The Republicans endorsed communication
having pointed out the "existng evil of per-
hitting such coarse vulgar people to intrude
their blowsy persons and their market baskets
in the presence of female refinement in tender
colored muslin, proceeded to the "remedy.''
This, as recommended, (and endorsed as above
by the Republican, WAS either to cause these
ladies las we will venture to call them despite
the Republicans dictum) to "walk'-as the Re-
publican writer urged they were well able to
door that they should be packed off in sepa-
rate cars. The Republican on Friday las edi-
torially repeated the recommendation that
the dirty women going to market should be
compelled to ride in separate cars, away from
the " clean people,
The body of the editorial last mentioned was
TRADE against the street railway company for
designating certain cars for colored people and
certain other cars for whites; and we thought
then, and think still, that the Republican, fas-
of
pressed in it's clamor that certain classes Of
white women, admittedly respectable buts.olea-
ginous,'' should not ride In cars frequented by
people of~refinement, contrasted oddly with
the robust stomach shown in its equally OBJ
streperously urged CLAIM that colored people,
who might be oleaginous too-hould ride in
cars frequented by people Of refinement.
To be sure the Republican Of yesterday makes
the gracious concession that colored market
going women shall-if very filthy-go with the
blowsy white trash in the separate cars; but it
strikes us there is a great and insuperable OBJ
lection to the Republicans plan. The poor
white trash, SO much berated by that paper,
might yield with more or less docility to the
mandate to carry their tat and objectioa able
carcasses to separate cars; but suppose some
Mrs. DIR. A. T. Augusta should plant herself
with her market basket on her colored
the cars set apart for the blowsy and olea-
ginous what in the mischief could be
done about it! Would not Mrs. Dr. A. T. A.
straightway write a protest TO the military
authorities demanding the arrest and punish.
ment of the conductor who should have the
temerity to deny her entrance to the first .best
cars, frequented by the persons Of refinement7
Would not Senator Sumner straightway call
for additional legislation, sJtrther providing
by law against the exclusion Of colored per.
sons from the equal enjoyment OF all rail-
road privileges in the District OF Columbia" !
Would not the Republican feel compelled to
follow suit in a considerable number OF more
columns, editorial, or communicational, de-
claiming against the atrocities committed by
the railway company
Really, the project is surrounded with diff
cultes on all sides We really do not see how
the market going white women are to be elimi.
mated from among the people of refinement
without trenching on the privileges OF Mrs DIR.
Augusta, colored.
For 1t would not look well, on the whole to
claim that the Mrs. DR.. Augustus, when mar.
Administered, should be privileged to ride in
the cars from which white women, similarly
MI stoned, have been elected. And we are
quite sure that Mrs. DIR. Augusta {supposing
there is a Mrs, Augustal is a woman OF spirit
and would not be a whit behind her husband
in asserting her rights; and that the whole
' sas,o "v,.' nnnas Up IN Congress.
seriously, we submit tnns Republican has
no manner of right to use ito their ss...,s
prejudice) the respectable colored people of
this District as catspaw to serve its own
private ends in abusing the street railway
company.
BIDS FOR FURNISHING POTATOES
Bids for furnishing the U. S. Subsistence
Department with II 200 bushels of potatoes
were opened yesterday at the Office of Capt s.
U. Greene, No. 2a3 G street. There were but
few bids made, the following being lin buIk)