The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-05-12
The "PreiuGiee against Color"

! From the Macon (Ga.J Telegraph
Some small comfort it is that the Northern dogma
fists upon negro equality altogether escape the
practical annoyance and vexaton of their absurd and
pestferous doctrines The Tribune has been particu
asly exercised Of late upon this subject 1t appears
that a colored man from Canada brought letter OF
Introduction to Mr. Greeley, and that gentleman sent
to INQUIRE Of one 4. II. Powell where the coored man
aforesaid could get "hotel entertainments Powell!
'iust then was looking for respectable" lodgings
for "a Massachusetts lady of wealth. intelligence and
culture. and her son, gentlemany young of lib
era European education, both slightly colored." He
wrote the principal hotels asking could these per-
sons g Re provided with good rooms be received at
the public table, and have the attention other
| guPsts?"
Po~el-it is not stated whether he is black
! whe-received answers, and for the information OF
the Tribune readers he gives the purport Of these an
/ ewers, thus:
| ST. Nicholas -"Never had such an application be-
fore. The parties had better make personal appli-
cation"
Metropolitan" Very sorry, but could not possibly
do so. Would loose all guests more likely, If we
did"
Astor House" Impossible"
Fifth Avenue" VIII give answer another time
Hoffman House.--"Wl send an answer"
Everett House" Proprietor in Massachusetts. VIII
send an answer when he returns on Saturday."
St. james," Sent letter declining"
Brevort House." Not possible. Would have every
guest leave if we did,
ClarendOn.-" Impossible to make any promises as
we very full about this time. Besides, our guests
are generally such as stay with some time every
year and not like at other hotels come and 60 irregu-
larry"
1t seems that all the hotels "dodsed the ISSUE" ex-
cept the very headquarters of ancient reesoilsm and
modern radicaIsm-the Isstcr-and that gave plump
no without explanation.
This melancholy event gives the Tribune occasion
for homiY about the disgraceful "prejudcc against
color" and may probably, also give occasion to civil
SnIts for damages against these hotels. Beyond
doubt the question OF compelling social inteningng
OF the white and negro races in public places and con
veyances which is destined to be contested in
the Courts and Legislatures of all the States we'll
the Courts of the United States. Several suits have
already been brought, and they will be constantly
arising until the legal question shall be finally and for
ever settled
And this legal question will in point Of fact really
turn npo1 the ethics of the case Is the indsposlton
of the whites interningIe socially with the blacks
the result Of unreasonable and uniustifable
" prejudice, or is it instructive, natural, proper and
right? Did the God of Nature design that these two
races shond mngle ndiscrimnately in the daily walks
OF social life has he drawn the Ii Of Distinction
iemarkaon and contrast so broadly and deeply be-
tween them as to create an instructive, necessary
natural, reasonable and iustifabe repugnance such
Intercourse repuSnance so we'll founded to defy
any Kind Of false philosophy and anatca legislation
to it, and in fact make all such efforts
treason against nature herself.
Upon this point have only to take the evidence of
he senses. We have only to call in the aid of our Y
physical perccptions-wc have only to invoke our own
consciousness and to compare its verdict with universal
human experience Tie attempt to incorporate the
African race an homogeneous element in the grand
ocial and political structure outrage upon reason
nd nature and will come defeat and shame in spite
# all present indications to the contrary. No such
hing ever yet successfully done, EXCEPT at the
rice Of physical and moral ruin the superior race
nd the attempt do it in America consgns the negro
o swift destruction. It gives poi"t and edge to an q
ntagonsn which can have but one result-the weaker
1ust 60 the wall. eli