Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-02-12
LINGERING RELICS OF SLAVERY In
THE DIsTRICT - EJECTING COL
OHED FEDERAL OFFICERS FROM
THE STREET CARs-INVASION on
THE COLORED PEOPLES CARS nv
WHITE nuRnVAn na

THE COIOREn pEOpI NE :, - ~.
WHITE aUFFIANg-
T. a. ,t.,,-, .,-,o
l. H ''e oni'ou o'a'eS senate on the 10th inst
nr. sumner offered the following resolution;
Resolved, That the Committee on tho D,s,r,o,
of Columbia be directed 10 consIder ~. oSrS
diency of further nroyId,no H., ~ .Io "a ~
exclusion OF colored persans from ns. ~ ol, un;
endowment of Ali railroad nrIy,iaoos ~ ~ oIua u
trict of ColambIa. P'"'se' =" 'ne Dis'
Mr.. sumrer s,a,od ,,., ii.
sumner s'a'eo tnAt MS motive In Offer
Ing the resolution was TO call attention TO a
recent outrage. A Federal officer. holding ,bs
commission and WEARING tho ,,ni,orr, - - -N
A.. a.. sno u"iioim vi MAJOR
of one of the street cara on Foprtaan,h .,-oo,
by the conductor, for no other offence tron
tba, no v.s n.a,., g.. o-eiS0 .ns"
nv "os OiaeA' some ueoate ensued, In
which the Senatorial atmosphere was again
polluted with the breath Of the deVIlIsh insti-
tuition OF slavery, when Mr.. Sumner produced
the following letter, written by the officer who
was elected from the car, and which s1pIsIn,
i'eeii
SIN. have tSe hnnol ,n y. 2. feo. l, 1884.
been ohs,rnn,aS AZ - an't, W .ePoit that have
norn,O. ~, ne oona ~ .a sSalng 70 me court this
FouTteentb street line NJ tbe cItn .E, %, oi tho
/ started from my lodgings 10 90 10 sbS io,nt
tai formerly had charge of 10 0si soTDa
the case was to give evidence in, and hailed
Ine " car at tne corner oi Fourteenth and Streets
enter the CONDUCTOR puIed ma hso, at,empted TO
formed me that 1 must ride on the front with
the arIyer, as II was against the rules for
told him / would not S' Iids m ,ho ,,on,
he said l should not ride at ali, He thau u
al NaI g.. ~
e)eetea me from the platform, and at the same
have fherssoro 49, " oe. sno Shyer 70 90 on.
tance In the mud and rain. md bSva In .ne aus
delayed In my attendance upon the conrs 'eeh
oeanS most respectfully request that the
ment. w OOusn' 10 punish
I remain, sir, your obedlent servant
o A. 7. AUGUSTA, NJ. b.,
CaptaIn z w C,innins.,o o. Toiored Troops,
The resolution was fpo,I1, Au'ocate'
of thirty wears to ten nav. a. u SO,,"o W a'ote
Ysas-Messrs. Ap,bony Re- c
Clark, Collamer, Conness, Cowan, Dixon. Fes''
senden' Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harlan.
gan MoTrIII Pom"so, Pme, Lane OF Kansas, Nor
sprague, sumner. Ten Eyct S%SeH TrTH sherman,
Wilkinson, and WllSon-3O. ""N''
HcndgyscLs HgLngs, Ns'iS ipSuGbaalew, Davis, Harding,
die. Saulsbury- and Van VIII, t,ehaannaSon, hid
The subject IA now foIrIv ho,,.
Committee on the DIstrict =, 60, -V senate
we congratulate the IovaI cItI,on. ~ n ana
raj Metrono,Is tba. n Ia s' - 'n0 Z eue-
oordr,,o1 -, J. ~ si"ee VIC nave
than one vear wa bova ia ' NV" i"ore
plaints about the manner in ,nh,or eiouA CON-
(both white and bl.cll bavo 49, pao'enges
the street cars. Few of these cases 'su ""a, upon
under the management of Mr.. Cook n, pro',
dent.
We have published many articles on the nm,
ect, exposing outrages, incopyenienc.s 49,
ect to passengers, the great want of onorrS
cars on the road to accommodate ,ho..-s.
desire TO ride, &c., &c. We have dono Al, ~
IN spite Of the free pass over the ROAD ~,
he corporation voluntarily sent ma orS -,
1 can have again at any time. Wo nrhI,.t
paper for the benefit Of the whole neonIo ans
not for the exclusive benefit of oornor.,ions
specially when they are working ag.,nst ,hn
interests OF the people.
In the name of the people of th,s ni.,.
We call upon Senators and Repre,sr,o,,,,' te''
let in the Eame spIrit. and d,s,..-, =, Neo 70
hat they hold dead head tcTot. ~ ~ TACT
lorse-rallroad, and rise to tho d,gn,>. o,o' 'ni'
,fIice, remembering that the nsoono VI 'heir
atlons, sent them to Congress- 10 corPo-
avs. make JUST
The first thing Copgress All.
,urify itself by sending hs. .ould do, is, to
,,Iroad oo.,,o...au, OK to the various
wi POi".oh0 'ho dead head - passes
hey hold, not only upo' Il horso rs,,roaa. T. ,tIS
District, but also p-..,... - III 'l'lS
ween Wasbir. Ses upon steam lines be-
49,. .Ston and the North and West,
h"S Ieh' wing themselves of all oblIpatioo,, N
hes' cornoratIons and rer,o,,n,, a1, -,
- -. - .os Ill srounu
'or suspicion Oh corrupt legislation on the sub
ect Of military and postal routes to the Nortn.
Second, The Government endorsod h, ,ho
,roa, oooI.I., 80 ,ho -, -, " ho
; GOV "eciai'u Vi 'no ioSai people, mas decided
nat the black man Is not only free, but Is eutl-
led to wear, and shall wear, the Federal rri-
form. Now let It PROMPTLY and omnh,,,o.uu