The New York herald., 1870-02-20
SOCIAL EQUALITY IN WASHINGTON.
EOrney's Evening Party-Biack Spirits and
White, Red Spirits and Gray.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1870.

WASHINGTON Feb 10, 1870.
John W. Forney has made himself very remark
able social innovator under the new order OF things
prescribed by Sumner et al. While others have con-
tented themselves, under the fifteenth amendment,
with according political equality "wlthout distnc.
ton Of race or color" John W. has gone very
big step farther on the path Of progress.
lie has reduced the equality dogma to
Its logical social consequences that is to say ne
has thrown wide open his doors and beckoned Mr..
Sambo, Mr.. Lo as well as Mr. Caucasian to enter.
Last Thursday evening" his invitation thus generally
extended, was accepted and the social wonder, so
long dreaded, became aus Jait accOmDu. FOrDeys
evening party was indeed the most remarkable OF
the season. No other man in Washington could
have gathered together sucn q curious social
ntetdn0e, made up as 1t was, OF all po-
ltlcal and physical shades except, perhaps, the
Mongolian. There were President Grant, Secretaries
Fish, Boutwell, Belknap and Cox; Attorney General
Hoar and Postmaster General Creswe; and right
al their ministerial elbows, nay, fraternizing on
perfect level for the nonce twas 1t for the nonce,
ColonelN was Professor vashon tcolored), Of the
Howard University, o scientific worthy addicted to
sDectacles and big words; also John +. Cook, an
other colored gentleman, who fills The
position Of City Register in this town;
also two or three other darkies. whose names
cannot recall now also some Indian notables; and
tnen think OF crowd OF distinguished senators and
Representatives, with sprinking OF Supreme Court
Judges, Inree or four diplomats ana a general
niruDl gIhe,atnt OF radicals, copperheads, cOnser-
varVes ana all sorts OF political odds and ends.
What do YOU think Of that for q social Ieatf Could
any body else but the facie aud fascinating JOnn w.
have accomplished its Ii there IL one other don't
KNOW his name.
The party N very truth demonstrated one curious
fact namey-lnat social equality IL not such
dreadfuly repusive thing alter all. These col0red
guests OF Forney were dressed we'll behaved well
and were treaLed well. A few mistakes occurred,
which may be paid0ned under the circumstances.
For instance, aiajor Poore lwhite) unntentonally
THIRSTY. tasn0n, with his specks on, Sat al the
table. SAID P0ore to Vashon:-
go and get me some wine, my good felloW.n
SAID Vashon, win all the dignity oil his race, to
Foore:-'Sir think we nave met before at sum
ner's. believe am addressing Major POOre, am
notp And the Major must remember we dined
together with Senator Sumner.n
saa p% vo Peg your pardon So we did,
And Poore ana Vashon embraced. 1t isn't neces
sarry to explain that P0ore seeing vasnon IA coored
man at the table supposed vashon to be waiter
and ordered the wine. Mistakes Will happen In the
best regulated families, you know.
One OF the best ways to give your readers an In
sight into the characters Is TO give names Follow
ing is list OF the most prominent persons besides
the Cabinet officers nave naIned:-old Simon
Cameron, formerly the deadly foe OF Forney; Judge
DAVIS, Of the United states Supreme Court Judge
Casey Of the Court OF Claims; senators Carpenter,
Morrill, OF Vermont, Thayer, Howard and Schurz;
representatives Banks, Benton, Bingham,
Cox, Cullom, Dlckey, Donley, Getz, Glifil-
Ian, Kelley, Lawrence, Mereur, O,Neill,
Myers, Morrel. Townsend Palmer, Rog.
ers. Roots. Sargent Stokes, Negley, Van
wyck, Mccormick, Upson and Welker; Commls-
sioner Capron, Mayor Bowen, Judge Holt, Admiral
Dahlgren, Lieutenant Commander Chandler, Judge
Carter, John Potts. Chief Clerk OF the War Depart.
ment; Major Slack and Major Cash, OF the Marine
Corps; Mr.. +. Il. Bile, Charge d'Araircs OF Dem
Rev. Mr. Rankin, W. J. Mcdonald, Onlef Olerk Of
the senate Hon. W. II. Smith. solicitor OF Internal
Second Comptroller; I. L. Tullock, A. r. Shepherd,
W. W. Corcoran, Robert 7. Lincoln, w. 8. Hunting
ton, Franklin Philp, A. s. Soomons, Ben r. French,
DR.. +. 7. Howe, A. b. Mulett Clinton Lloyd Mr.
McMullin, OF Virginia; EDWARD Clark, arcnitect
banker OF Berlin, Prussia; q. c. Rice, superintend
ent OF the Treasury Department; +. A. Boswell