Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-16
An Rncident Of the 80. EsSuis Eaar-NeKro
EqaAllIy Practically aIiHstrated.


Tbs mania for The negro 30 wholly possesses many
persons, ~ official And pubic station, days that
It Is dfieut 10 conduct any desirable popular enter
prise to termination without having him nrGded in
some offensive and iujurious manner The ssnitsry
fair now ia progress in this city, Of all thrgs should
have entitled exemption from tueh Injschiev.
10 sbs nteress d pstTioii.ES sra hiEaasa .sgshsr
Louis the State, and al the neighSoTing and
STATES have esnVGssed for months for aid In sup
port OF the enterprise aBd they have responded lsbe
rally, aud mnuiicently, for the purpose. Per
Of al political professions, by consent
have suborinasd ali mere partisansns for she time
TO the higher motives Of comforting and saving the
slek and suffering soldier. But, uthal the fair has
not been allowed escape from this disturbing ele
ons or 1ssO Esnstea fsesonists undertook produce
discord where harmony and general goOd Feeling hss
I previously extaied
same OF the fair Managers briefly thsse certain
/ Reverend James N Gloucester. negro minister, who
is PresdeAt Of the Fresdmens Assoeaian New York
reached the city yesterday bearing lester of introd1c
ton to Mr. E. W Fox Tho letter that the
bearer had been active In New York Il securing sot
buttons the FreedrneHs Department Of the ST Louis
Fair thst he desired 10 out here witness It's pro
Kr6ss and be Of further service II IA lis power. An
other negre minister either frsm New York Brook
Iyn accompanied him aud was reeomn ended. perhaps,
in he same lsitsr. TAeyfEs saw James T. Yeainen,
Pfesidant Of the Sanitary Commission wso referred
them 70 Mr. Ess, BY Nj T. thsy were referred to some
one else who procured tickets for their use.
Ths third party did not Ike the Embarrassment knd
reSnoasbiisY OF dealing with the visitors and rid him
sen psEte 0 ihe Fst Presbyterian ehirch OF this city
who Is In Oeial position the fair charmsnn Ct
the Freedmen and Refugee Department. Here their
wguderiDeS ended The Rev. gentlsmiIn had desire
70 psss them to other hands and gave them cordial
eepon SO hospitabls that he walked them straightway
into the large refeshnent saloon, known as the Cafe
Iaelese seated himself with them ct o1e Of the tables,
AMI proceeded to order dinner heir mutual ec-
4 fsrt
Ths Cafe LAelede we msy state is O. leading feature
Of ha fair In which thirty forty Of respect
able uaatrons and ladies lend their services walt upon
ali who eatsr and order refreshments Many Of them
manifested their indignant outraged by tears
and others BY taxing their Departure the instant
from the place. hr BtackInan and pther fair committee
Il men, demonstrated with Dr. Nsiscn, and the lady ID
charge Of the rereshent depsrmsnt for tbs day sent
him note requesting him 10 st remove himself and
!, COMPANIONS. DR.. Nelson a. last yielded and went
away though not nnIli he had received sharp words
from oneOr Two Of committeeman, with injuncitons
so tAke the negroes 10 his house and sntartzn
shsui He had hackers In the matter one Of WhoIH
vyas Mr Truman Woodruff the city aaditor, but nearly
all those who witnessed the nedsn were ardent In de-
nounelng It gross insult 70 the ladies' whose gentle
and graceful presence hNS constantly adorned shs'
and nearly all other departments Of thtl fair
The executive committee, and AL those Who compose
the Responsible directory, % tlohs seies 70 tne
public ana themselves - unite in card denoaielhs
ths affair snd denying DR.. Nelson's Ofheions SCI IN an
stiuted TERMS Il better 20 punish SsW fanatics bS
making such pubicstion, than disgust \ whole com
Tnunity by onlttipg 20 do Tho talr nas gone oL
ws-is WRs proving astonishing success Il can ot
made successful 20 tie end II the Exacutvo eommtet
ll cny be true 70 themselves trHs 80 the holy cRuss
4 In which they engsge1, by mRnfuly reonkipE a.
4 slel OF which cannot be found a5yWhere IN I'm
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