Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-06-02
INTRUSION OF NEGROES AT A FAIR.
FROM THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLICAN, OF MAY &c.

FROM THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLICAN, OF MAY 26.
an Emcute at the Fair-Negro Equality Practi-
cauy Tested.
The mania for the negro wholly possesses many per-
in official and public station nowadays that it is diff
fcult to conduct any desirable popular enterprise to ter
Mutation without having him ntruded in some offensive
aud injurious The Sanitary Fair progress
in this city of all things should have been entitled to
enpton from such mischievous and meddling intrusion
because it is the coDoint work of all parties, ages and
banded together in the interest of patriotism and
humanity Persons Of all political professions by
consent, have subordiDated all parsansms for the
time, to the higher motives Of comforting and saving the
sick and suffering soldier But wthal the Fair has not
been allowed escape from this disturbing element and
are this morning forced to describe how two
fanaca factonss undertook to produce discord where
harmony and general good feeling had previously existed
The particulars Of the act learn them from of
the Fair managers, are briefly these:
certain Rev. James s. Gloucester negro minister
who is President Of the Freedmen's Association in New
York, reached the city yesterday bearing letter of intro
ducton 10 Mr. h. w. Fox The letter Represented that
the bearer had been active New York securing
tbutons to the Freedmens department of the st Louis
fair that he desired to out here witness it's progress
and be of further service if in his power Another negro
minister, either from New York Brooklyn accompa-
MED him. and recommended perhaps in the let
ter They first Jamrs K Yeatman, President of the
SANITARY COMMISSION, VINO referred them TO Mr.. FOX.
BY Mr. f. they were referred to else, who pro-
cured tickets for their This third party did
not like the embarrassment and responsibility Of aling
with the vsers and rid himself of them by turning them
over to the Rev. Mr. Nelson pastor of the First Presby
terrain Church OF this city, who ia in Official position at
the fair chairman of the Freedmen and Refugee De-
partment. Here their wandenngs ended
The reverend gentleman had desire to pass them to
other hands, aud gave them cordial and hosptable
cepon-so hosptabe indeed that he walked them straight
way into the large refreshnent saloon known the Cafe
with 81 nf fahle
and proceeded to order dinner for their comfort
The Cafe Lacede, we may state is leading feature of
the Fair IN which thirty forty of most respects Bile
marons and young ladies' lend their services to upon
Nil who enter aud order refreshments. Many of them
manifested their indignant and outraged by tears,
and others by taking their departure the Instant from
the place. Mr.. Fogg, Mr. Backmau, and other FAIR
mittee demonstrated with DR. Nelson and the lady
charge of the rereshmen department for the day sent
him note requesting him To at himself and
companions DIR. Nelson at last yielded, and went away
th Jugh until he had received sharp words from one
two Of the committee with rjunclons to take the
negroes TO his house aud entertain them lie had
some hackers the matter, of whom Mr. Truman
Woodruff the city AUDITOR but nearly all those who wit
messed the incident ardent in denouncing gross
insult to the ladies' whose gentle aud graceful has
constantly adorned that aud nearly all other depart
nents Of the Fair tN
The Executive Committee and all those who compose
the responsible directory owe it to these ladies, to the
public and to themselves to unite in card denouncpg this
affair, and denying DR. Nelson's ocous act in unstined
terms. II is better to punish few fanatics by making
such Publication than disgust whole community by omit
ting to do The Fair has gone wel-t was proving
astonishing IL be made successful to the
end If The Executive Committee will only be true to them
selves true the holy which they engaged by
manuy rebukng insult TO the wives and daughters OF
St LOUIS the parallel OF which cannot be found any where
in this country. t...f '"M Ill.