The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-25
A Correspondent OF the ". Y. TFi-
bune I'm Trouble I'm the south.

1t seems that the social relations of the cor
respondent of the New York Tribua< in
Raleigh, North Carolins, have disturbed the
minds of some Of the young men Of that
place, and they have informed him that If he
does not quit associating with negroes they
will black his face, tar aud feather him, and
sn that sort Of thing. He explains his posi-
ton in letter published in a Raleigh paper
as follows: fsfv.sy -T ..zsa -
II bespeak your indulgence. Man is a
creature Of society. l came to Raleigh, it is
true, without being invited, about the 14th of
April last. | am fond of good company. bat
the ladies', old and young, for some reason,
turned their backs on me-they gave me the
cold shoulder | tried for several DAYS TO be-
have the best | knew how; put on my best
store clothes, and tried to obtain a friendly
glance from them. yearned for them: but
they did not notice me. There seemed to be
a slight prejudice. am fond of children,
very, and wanted to caress them, but they
made mouths at me. | went to church on
Sunday, but had hard work TO End seat,
and the only lady in the pew rose up hastily
and rushed out as if my presence was not so
agreeable as some other folks. Nobody said,
+" Good morning, Mr.. Smith, | am happy TO-
see you. u / waited for invitations to dinner,
but no invite came. / went to board, but the
my bin and left. She did not seem sorry /
am fond of singing and the piano, and sighed
for an invitation to spend the evening with
some of the first families but finally be-
came discouraged. ] heard that . party Of
~ Yankee officers" were fortunate enough TO
be invited out, but some of them had first to
drink :" the health of President Davis be-
fore they could be received into full fellow
ship.
/ & IL finally took the best society l could get.
There were people of every shade of com
plexion going around, and not being an accu-
rate judge of ti,sks, and the ways Of your So
ciety, may have made mistakes. Some Of
these people seemed willing to speak to me,
and even invited me to their church. They
did not run out of the pew when / went in
Their compilations were darker than some
people, but was very much pleased with the
complexion of their views, particularly on the
Union. They even invited me to dinner.
went; the food Was good. There was q lack
of pianos, but they are great on vocal music.
| enjoyed myself
- When l wasa boy, heard sermon from
this text: Mind not high things, hut con-
descend to men of low estate 1t made a
deep impression on my mind. Ny, father
also taught me never to be ashamed of my,
poor relations. We we're poor ourselves once
He also said, Ny son, abstain from picking
pockets, and robbing hen-roosts never spepk
evil of a person behind his back; pay the
wood -savyer and washerwoman, and always
sign your name to what you write These
early instructions of my youth have always
tried to follow.
"Ihope you will rescind your resolutions
10 hlaek my face. tar and feather me, and
|Fiidae me on the rail. FROM having frequently
kheard Of persons who have experienced these
recreations in the South, have prejudice
against them. Consider to vha3 straits j
have been reduced to find good society. Re-
feet. In the eloquent language of anothers
we are going home. may be at. the old
Homestead, when you come, and l would not
look well with my face blacked and other
wise disfgured BY tar Besides. ii would
sound badly abroad, and might hinder ..immi-
gfati0n. Z have an extsa3se arsnAintance
among the members Of Congress, and am on
good terms with the President, whom assist
ed to elect by reporting his anti.slavery
speeches in. Tennessee. If your fathers or
friends need my good Offices in the way Of
procuring pardons, perhaps can aid them.
| have, Also, . large acquaintance among the
dry goods jobbers and grocers Of New York, !,
and, q have done before, will introduce
such of you as may wish TO purchase goods
'on time BY lynching me you will loose my
valuable services. ). 49, <.
KINDLY yours, E. SIXTH, :.
Correspondent N. Y. Tribune .