, 1869-12-09

'itn the comitJ o1 nations, lhe rules of laW, md
he principles Of justice.
"D4pEstslDEs. Ausu,t 10, 1882" '' '~'
THE MIXED QUESTION.
Ehc Rcv. sclta Martin.
7a*''"'''" t0 nj. es:s,ss"set sgs,esI Of the cn"-
This last week OF the Congressional recess
khic tie ua:on, 10 The persons Of Its REPRESENTS
tyes Il T!dsrY Into the easf 70 drive out Ms petty
Istlon On .1s own account it II tho last gasp Or
rne namir.sstatlon OF The city i thoroughly re-
publican aEd RadIcal. and Il was supposed that
The last A!Grsenee OF this sexed matter OF race
BnI here Il phase Of II 50 saadowy and nt.1eata
tnsl ehnosoey ttsel loseA IN 1t III oxu track and
cl!abs Gee, from p which IT can only be ersnned
j. sel,a Ma1s1n, a mulasto orator and reverend
herr. Of fame on both s:ues Of The Atlantic, AID
sIe. snSsTa oys HsdsF Il as 9isy ~
cations, .ooE one DAY his little daughter BY tue
hand and led her into one Of the c,ty white
or e. so a Tss
with consideration. sud the child was ]e;s a. a
pupil fer whole day. 1t leaked oat however,
ea'M xas sns daassier q bllck sels Marta, aaa I'd
~ nss lot esassdyet ;5 IT, seaeoln,,tls.s ssns
note to the faiher TO the effect that
lt was b.hck, ard tie school vas white,
atd that accommodations FOR shadows
Aa1,in, who Iuiced out no 3rsn,aru n anything
hnt dt2n!red Persistence, sent his daughter back
with billet tied TO her a71on-htzicgs, insisting
for negroes, they nere In the schools tor months
alrcscJ-
The teacher returned the pupil home aea,u with
another protest. aEd the pupl bounctd back once
iU{O TIC ACEb1l iryyC elax..c father HrIT
TO Ge caught III hts hatds aac came nfreeh from
the teacher; and ,sus the poor tnfaut Of shadows
ward acd forward between the parental roof an.
the hope Ct knoRledges getting soIe azst expert
enses o. l,ts not taught IL hes primer.
OF The school for the other sh1oows iEttnated Of
in Mariln's Io,e, and the authorities naiy Pitched
uI,ou t~o nrlucty Spanish urrhtns Us 6eing the
the purity Of the:r bood The fainter tnlntel ue-
| e1nfs could not be distinguished, and the search
up ,9l. o ~ sse rs Ttea Gne *hsfe Asss
Btruck. and The EATER went 1nto The bands OF the
city, where 1t walta 10 be nnrAiefted- But Mean-
tth.e The nRas goes On with t1Art In ths c.y press,
ont The buf1:cI Of the queer middle for their sl-
yeItisemeut On ihs stIset. 50 Ezeni"1 ssa1-ihe
eKIIA MARTIN.
Tit. gentleman. who has rrhcinita;ed here BY
Ills action almost ibis last question as to the aAtns
q bis tacc, ss himself ptrsota2e worthy Of pnt-
tic curiosity. To those most interested IL the al
| yance Of the negro, he Is known already to
fame for ability and eloqutnce nearly e1aal 10
ottc Washington pubiic he has been rrcog.
n,z.d for : yeas rasl. ~ having charge Of the
aoleet Of the co1ore,l preachers in toe city. Dnt,
betce n oe1ore.l nar, rerhap6 the whole fact
about him u not recognized, that Of the forty OF
u1y preachers. blAct and white. administering to
the churches Of tic capital, he II much she ablest
Dick spoi,o.d. Ct yoston, sasd TO me, year oso,
H. &1r p+&& 5hA fn13hn fT7Rc hH ha.5
ever heard. lie had i ca1et! behind him conrg
he1s: The Wasaln2:on public, during the lag:
| prrksts il, gather about hin III pudd.ea as he
wa1As the etleet, ts 1rhebiet to the Et<nfny sta,
| here tor pretty tut! "details Of lta tie.
Marin Was horn h asa*e in Georgia, aud getttns
Els freedom In eOIc Kramer. was educated II
Michigan. He attracted attention al once on h
| enuaEce INTO thr Hainlstly, aud VIA called to thi
pu'r,t OF the weiLkuown Treuont Temple Il
HosEon oyer white congregation Of three shuus
licre4eted hts place there during tho war, aat
1T the eclicItatioD Of John Hn4ht the Duke Of Al
RJl, aEd other leahtng an.islasesy Eugitahucn
Hmc1.eaa Min,ster, aad tn,iodac=,, into sae g ~ -
society all through England, becoming psoTincn
IL his enccessfai eadeasoEs 70 st.a,ulst: BEl.is
sentiment In behalf c1 the cause OF the North au
emancipation. Hc vas a.wass present At Adam.
reception. 10 Loudor, acted as chaplain a. ta
fa TsaaSafses ss5a Tss a9 u IT.
charge 0! = church IN the Gast end Of Londo.
Ntiea be DID fur two ytara. lie ayr:yel IN Ne,
utat:on. He wks i7v1ted ~ Gfecley. Deecnrl
Cooper, Bryant, Field. sturE1s, and score or t~
others. to d reception il CooPer lEs.ttu:c, .hcz
ne Rave IN eloquent account OF bis English Il
rcrlences and got praise from The lending pape 4
The rcsu!t Ct his mission aoroai In ocn1!t Of III
freshmen Wa AZ to pu. o;sr a. hnntred shonsan @
ary Association II England. Af:cr his retcTn hers
. he vas err'o. ct Tor tEo years hE GsJans, wrtt.o
sv q ns .hs
: rssurn 70 Eocaad, to i.y before the British pob
The coudlsiou Of ttc:destttute freedmen He spot
] aad Flee Churches Of Sco.laut s-d rrrtsitcl
: his Lecture tour, nearly 81! tue cities OF Gre:
J p.each!rR 70 mixed audience, baac1 AID shit
! mating cLe ct the most crowded houses il Was
: Martin IL a quaTter.nlood uulatto Of 1.A!ts
: Is he va!ks ,ne streets o} Warrington he at!rae
!. tonen Tor = nan Of hls c!ass. ue Ii sald to
nearly forty yeats Of aee, but loots hardly or
nai o he aod 5on task aa es s
r yon hear the powerful baritone Of h,s Eo.cc-
!, i heard tnts Distinguished ma.a.io for the q
s on se.S Ds az q n e
i. aunther church In Washington without an 1acltu
uoa to light hia cigar bet this Is possible n NJ
r. TIM.
He suited hts address 10 the pofoste.J OF +
II week. anu gave us an extenpore fcstnre
,e caA,e quite n1 70 SINNERS x1i.!e1 ont: ana ,
=. was ever Known TO ttat sIetEe, hammer Of t
1e classics. IIe ara'.ztA the ptenonena Of ca
4. u lnd!a Erglatd, hcd America Here Is
Il In 1nhla, casle was professional dl.ttncr'
H eatsd upon Grades q supposed merit w
by dAunsp,Saes English caste: and deea:es II be,
Z, even plausible distinctions, and tegra6eA the lG
ct 12nk1 Into coltentlaeGt vita 1heir eoId.a
no Soan1s} I nse the r. 4 1Gf ena
~ country u soe.eiy 40 fneEoE2hI organized TO n
d. mea paupefA
nj | out his sallte upon the American pteJut
,er | Asainst the negro was as ca1auc Il happy.
l.. lie had taken TO Epeiatd letter Of cumuen
; nan. i lie ss1ae Isites ssd procured hin he 4
~ | cc1d.Ai reception from a. En9!lsacaao. 2na
ns noss fret zirg one from Il American o:acia4 tht
When English a1tsto1racy bad hecn found
tis ''6oat HIN. the American h8stercd TO ackon
q. edge hin a contiT1man. And Robert J. Wall
Al vno, n America, would nos 81 touea n,zzet :
ne teu.foot po!e, rushed Into the receaaou. rot
r. OF British nooleA stiztrg him ~ BATH hands
~ iodEe against the negro wRs cot. therefore,
aeJ inherent element OF American character. nor
ich / It thing of race OK color. The question Of
on daughter IN the public scnooh here ano
red tha'. II could cot se OF color, because tho 81
dd n sadsn wsr 20; ua:d S@6 en1; g saM
~. ca,lase1, with the!E eolGr 70 nearly efated .
10 9a1 tns psetndice, ,hen7 Simply : mats'
low He va prepared % look opou saas oppoesno
eon rstter Of thetE bt.1a sud edueaiion. aud oy9
ny he had had 20 couuol OF 1t would aAEe been
not 1ni TIE 1srt x.s that ttey hid neither the
der ror the other that WAS Of consequence.
uor. | negro w1s net pushing hlEfelf into he1e
t T. aas ana se ~ ae r. pees
~: ass % & ssa . g ~. ssseel