Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-03-05
PROM WASHINGTON.
Negro Equality, socially and Polite.
aiiy-The: Right OF suffrage tn be
Given TO Africans.
Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Times
WASHINGTON. February 20.


WAsHISGroS. February 20.
IL is worth everybody's while to stop and ask,
W hither are we drifting2 Take the following,
clipped from w ashiDgton newspaper, as an IL /
lustrston:
"Yesterday afternoon. colored boy named
Henry CLAY, carrying a bucket of oysters, was
footing his horn TO bring up customers, a man
named James Whalen told him to stop a loot |
ing, but CLAY kept on "a tooting.' and turning
around, put the end of his horn into Whalen's
face and gave loud 'toot' when the latter
efiectually put stop to the footing by slap
ping the tooter' in the face. Officer Hurley
arrested Whaen and took him before Justice
Barnacle. who held him to bail to keep the
peace"
This is from The local column of the Star.
paper whose editor, at the commencement of the
war, was n slaye-Owner. Since the war. the pa
tronage of the Administration has so changed
his views that he now considers a white man de-
serving of punishment ii he resents an insult
offered by a negro.
The Administration now has four papers in its
interests in this city: the lntegencer and Star
relies OF by gone days surviving on departed glory
and the droppings from the tables of the
immediate Organs" the Chronicle and Repub-
lican--the former of which is owned and
troled by the renegade Forney. and the latter by
II batch OF discharged correspondents OF the New
interests of the Administration and the abolition
party.
Only few days ago, these papers united in n
shout of viruous Indignation because, in the city
Of New York the street railway companies pro-
hibited negroes from Obtruding their odoriferous
persons in the same with white passengers-
taking occasion at the same time To deal some
hits Boston and Philadelphia for IA like reason,
and holding up the CITY of Washington as
bright and shining example of better state Of
things. because IN this goodiy city, the negro is
entitled To the first choice OF seats not only IN the
street cars. but at all places of public resort
| The public has not failed to notice that at the
evees of the President. thus far this winter, the
negro has been the leading person in interest and
distinction. Rising above the importance of
Senators. Secretaries. Judges. foreign Ministers,
or any other dignitaries, Stmbo has occupied the
| highest seat and received the most marked stten
ton from the Chief Magistrate and his courtiers
| la the Senate Chamber, find the disting-
ushed African not bit less conspicuous.
Clothed in the army blue, all covered over with
| gold lace and brass buttons, he lays off his con-
scious importance in the galleries, while the
| Summers, and Wilson's, and Chambers, expound
| to him their views of his superior greatness to
/ the white race
/ To what are drifting2
Social equality, in theory and practice. beng
already virtually established between the races
through the Vaccinations of the ruling power
the next step is amalgamation. This step must
and will follow surely the sun will continue
TO rise from day to day. il the present party is
retained in Office. For this our rulers are labor
ing with all their might To this end are they
pledged.
The right of suffrage will be given to the ne
gro in the next Presidential election OF this
there can be no question. 1t is part of the pro-
gramme. Ii is now under advsement by the
abolition leaders in Congress whether any legis-
lation is necessary by Congress in order to give
the soldiers a vote in that election. Already the
wall OF partition is broken down. :" Soldiers,
means black soldiers, as well a. white. Ii is re-
solved that all wearing the Federal uniform shall
vote Fifty thousand blacks will doubtless bt
wearing that uniform next fall Indeed, it j:
claimed by the friends of the administration that
that number are now uniformed. One hundred
thousand more are with the various armies as
leams,ers and servants.and an endless number are
subssting on the government in the various con
traband camps and ',Freemeu's Homes" scatter
Ell throughout the country. Ii the few vino are
uniformed are enabled to vote, will not the sam,
authority that is raked up TO permit the outrage
also permit and enable others to vote
These points demand the attention OF the so
Der. thinking masses of the country Let il bs
remembered that not only is white man in I'll,
city of Washington compelled to pocket the
groSsest insult negro may offer hm-an ihsul
that no gentleman would quietly receive from
white nau,-but he must receive the same negrc
, and all his greasy Fellows into iraterual inter
course with him,-ride with him, dine with him
walk with him, and forever remain with him a
t an equal and. if anything. entitled to more con
sderation than n member of the unfortunate
white race.
These facts thrown out for the consideration
! of the people. MORRIS