The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-12-02
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Course a colored man of respectable
appearance, qualifications and habits
owners as judge in the stand.
He was not objected to even by
the most bitterly prejudiced Demo-
c-ats-aGd there were many such on
the Course-aud be gave his decisions
with discrimination and fairness. Mr..
Palmer is not yet a voter, but he will
be, by next election; and it is not at
all unlikely that he and his colored
neighbors may have something TO say
in the coming Douglas County prima-
ries. We hope he may. 1t will be his
duty when he is invested with the re-
sponsiblities of voter to take an ac-
tive interest in the public concerns of
his State and county. When once
voter those who have striven so hard to
keep him and his class forever from the
polls Will court his influence. 1t is not
altogether impossible that he will have
to exercise his paternal authority in
preventing his daughters from marry
lag into one of the white families of
his vicinage-he being man of means
and thrift. And yet, Notwithstanding
the fact that Bailie Peyton of Tennes.
see sat upon the same platform with a
colored Vice President at public meet
ing in Nashville Notwithstanding the
Democracy of Mississippi nominated a
black man for their Lieutenant Gov.
ernor Notwithstanding the many other
evidences that sensible rebels are viii.
ling to accord something of political
equality to their foster brothers, there |
still exists outside of the San Francisco |
Examiner office some senseless and |
laughable prejudice against admitting |
the inevitable fact that colored man
can, notwithstanding his color, with /
dignity and a due respect to Can
casian pride, be permitted to become
respectable member OF the body polite
aad enjoy the immunities, privileges
and consequences with the poet limited
at v hen he said
Honor and shame from no condition rise
As illustrative of the continued per
rersity OF certain citizens of the late
Confederacy in holding TO their ancient
prejudices, we quote the following from
the New York Tribune of the 24t ult:
We were much amused by reading
that recently in Alexandria, La, several
young lawyers finding too many col
Ored men on the jury TO suit their taste,
forthwith rushed out of court, leaving
their cases to take care of themselves.
This fastidiousness, We should think,
would involve two unpleasant conse-
quences-these gentlemen will be forced
so settle matters with their clients thus
left in the lurch, and they may find it
rather hard TO make matters straight
with their creditors on pay day, unless
they betake themselves to some new
profession which will not involve the
necessity of addressing arguments to
persons of color" If they can afford
such extra refinement, certainly the
dusky jurors can.
most frightful incident occurred at
The French Opera House in New Orleans
D few nights since. All was going "as
merry as a marriage bell'-an old
quotation but reat-when in walked a
gentleman of color with his family.
The excitement was dreadful, but as the
has determined to know no
white, no black, in the box office, the
'phobists were compelled (by self're. I
spec, &c.,) to flee from the house. and
demand their money back again. Those
who liked music, however, better than
they hated persons of color, remained,
aud so did the black gentleman, who
was n perfectly respectable man, hold
ing the responsible position of Inspec
tor of Weights and Measures in the
Third Municipal District.