Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-18
SECOND EDITION.
z O'OLoOK r. NJ.
TIN RauAnIfY aE EST ioSs


equal privileges with the WHITES IN the street
frs. -class.cars ass gned them; and that L. no
har dship 70 them ifthe company Also furnishes
other cars for whites.
Cd. That the Republican Is doing initiate mis-.
chief 10 shecolored people by raising this issue.
Sd. That Dr. Augusta con14haye reached his
cenrt- martial q ute as quickly in a co,ored
car as in the white car, which he insisted upon
entering. = : ~-.~ 3 . az
i:h We still shink tie Republican 10 coasis ten t
in claiming for DIR. Augusta, colored, right In
al n. cars, whlle II demands that white ladies
going to marke. shall be excluded from the
game. 49, i
5th. We s.ill held that woman may do her
own marks tipg,-carry her own mar yet basket,
snd yet be lady. 1St18 5Fts5
9th. We have not s.jumped' tho Reps bsican's
arguments, but have answered all we could
lind of them; aud We have spoken of commu-
nioalioIs in The Repsblieaa rejecting its edi-
forial sentiments only when that paper has ex-
prtssI, 20 declared.
III. TheRepub,ieaa complains that we sschsr-
scterize the finished productions OF the most
aecomplis he'd ladies and writer. In the land as
CHOKE biliiRRsgate," A true bill. Ifaccom.
piished ladies. v no are also finished producers,
will so eftectuaily disga themselves mis-
takes may happen We gave the language of
the accomplished lady, and readers judged for
themselves whether or not Ii was billings gate
sth. The.Iitputlicar is misinfcrmed in regard
10 he domestic atairs OF the Editor of the .Stcr
ON, To the Republican charitable allegations
tIat we are really opposed TO ths abolition of
slavery; would see il re. tablished in The Dis
.tEict: would take The arms out Of the hands o!
the negro soldiers and $ return them TO ab;ect
seIfdom, are Cpl osed TO negro education, DC,
&c, we tripmrbantly reply by charging upon
the Rptb!!con editor that, despite his yoluble
proiestations 10 the contrary, he is a. heart
fayoring Naliardingham for the Presidency ;
is plotting 10 revive the slaye trade; hold.
secret peace. II ceilings N his woodshed: and
thnt his late remarkable flor lengthy double
leaGed strategic exposition concerning this
sfring campaign, which most people .oox for
6. bit OF professional clap. trap 10 sell 4 few
papers, rally involved an unpatriotc des.yu
10 inform Jsf Davis that the next advance
nTop Richmond is TO Be made mp J amas River,
hat We think about settles The hash OF tho
Repnbticon man and when he has successfully
disproSed these grave charges, we will try and
convince him, from the columns of the star,
that we have been quite as sound on the goose,
quite rs patriotic, and quite rs sincere a friend
If The coloTed man as himself
10th. The Republtcan has not yet told its
readers that the colored man has NO - here else
IN the country the same privileges upon thu
street cars that he has in Washington In
Phi'adeirh ia he has 10 ride upon tie from.
platform, no matter how bitter the weather,
and in New York the restrictions upon ira
amounts to his virtual exclusion from tla
street care.
llth. 1t viii require considerably more than
Il "desd head ,icKep 20 secure our advocacy
Of, or opposition to, a railway company
~ 18th. We have not heard that the RspabIicar .
acting upon its advice to others has returned
Its dead head tickets to the railway com any.
18th. We strike hands cordially with thu Re.
publican in agreeing 70 s'uaite upon advancing
the great aud legitimate Interests of this cor
pocation."
And to begin, we motto. ina: the Rspu5,i,a /,
tie mention ct Mr.. porne soy = hill,
donating lands for the supper, of OF phan chll
dr.n OF soldiers Who die In service, and giyior ,
for that purpose thirt y thousand acres for eaca
Congressional district, and sixty thousand for
TIE State at large, IN each State.
Nesgree with the Republican In commsadin1
the tii-as far n Il goes-but why ieays the
orphans OF District soldiers out in the cold 7
We trust THAT the children OF the bra We Distric,
soldiers will have an equal share with tnos /,
from the States in the benefit Of this bill; and
shaE count upon the Republican TO agree with
u.s. at least, upon this Recommendation.
ARRIVAL OF BEsfRTERs FROM LEES AgHr.
Yesterday afternoon forty. one desertsrs fro m
Lees army arrived in the city from thu Army
OF the Potomac, they having within a week past
come over to orr Iines, wAdipg across the
Rapidar, bringing with ,hem their arms and
!, airy
havirg taken tie oash OF allegiance III Alexsn.
dria, and on arriving here they ma rched 10 the
Provost Marshfl's Office, from whence they
were sent to the Soldiers Rect. where they
were Guar!.t.d last nigh,
They tetOEe, II 10 Tie 18th Miss, II to The
i4th la rs 10 The iStiI Va, and the balance -
the d Ttiss and North Carolina reg~.nts
Most of them were raised IA the South s-1
States, bus many of,hem originally went from
the North. some from New YORK aud 9th srs
4 ON Iiiirois. 7
From their conversation 1t appears that The
rebellion Is dying out, especially among the
privates OF Lees army-so much so that lately
the offictrs have been extremely careful as to
the mem hey place Oh picket duty, always
placing two nisI on at a time, one 10 watch the
other; aid il often harprns when the men THIS
chosen ind that beth have the same orjnios.s
SIS TO ths'.,t orristy OF ss;SIhg the Conted.r i.e
service they wall lssYe their posts 10 tasss csre
Of Themselves, AM 1naareh 10 our lines and
give ihsmarlses Up. These m.n.~ws bs4is We,
III escaped through the pick.,s, one couolc
bringing over with them fye OF their CON.
races, another couple nine, aud a third ccua,.,
fourteen. '-s-- * sE-@
Scnie OF these men were conscriptad, aad
he'd only been IN the service = fsw weass
They say that conscripts are coming in very
slowly, and that they are bat lttle use 10 the
ca use men they are mustered in eFyica, tas
officers NJ. being willing 10 place shem ia any
response position without setting auo.ntr
guard 70 sfe that they do their duty.
They have bat !itEle idea OF ths number Of
men tn orr front outside their own brigade or
division, there being very III 10 intercourse 10.
tw zen thu men cf different d.visions. at this
time, however, The different regiments, they
thiak, Will rot average three hundred nea
each, end some OF them have In them al The
COX scripts They VIII be able 10 procure. As
far as hey ..Ho~, Les eattre army, With the
exception OF two h1gades which Tcrs report.
ed 70 have teen sent south a few wee1s since,
Ia close on Tia sou h side, of me RAND IN. hr.