Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-24
COLOR WILL TELL.
Outrage by the Georgia State
Road.
Aaron AlpeOria Bradley refused
Admission TO the Ladies' Car.
The Georgia Negro Legislator is Lefs
i'm Chattanooga, and He Lift
eth up His Voice in Curses.
From The Cbattanooga Times, April %.

From the Chattanooga Times, April 30.
One of the most horrible outrages tina
ever called for the reconstruction of re
bellious State was perpetrated in the UnioI
passenger depot of this city last night.
The Hon. Aaron Alpeoria Bradley,
| Senator from Africa, in the Georgia Leg
islature, has recently been on pilgrimage
| to Washington in search of salvation fol
the loyal men of Georgia, of whom he is
which. His labors are now nearly at an
| end, and although not as successful as
! they might have been, he had reason to
congratulate himself upon the partial re-
construction of the State. With such
pleasing food for reflection, he purchased
a ticket at Washington for Atlanta, and
fastened to return to the bosom of his
constituents, who were as inconsOlable at
his long absence as Rachel mourning for
her children.
he long journey through the loyal re-
gions of Virginia and Tennessee was
marked by no incident calculated to mar
the serenity of his feelings, and when he
alighted from the train, in the depot a
Chattanooga last night, his heart thrilled
with joy at the prospect of the hearty
greeting he was soon to receive from the
loyal constituency he had been instru-
mental in saving from Rebel rule.
With carpet-bag in one hand and his
pass in the other, he presented himself at
the door of the ladies car of the Western
& Atlantic Railroad train, and demanded
admission with the air of authority that
becomes loyal Senator, in addressing an
employee of that loyal institution. 1t
was then that the 18th amendment re-
Ceived blow in the person of one of its
chief representatives, which may have
already shaken the very foundations of
the State.
Aaron Klpeoria was denied admission.
The Georgia Senator was not permitted
to ride in. the ladies' car on the State road,
and when he attempted to enter he was
gently but earnestly pushed aside.
Filled with wrath and indignation, he
FASTENED into the open air, where he might
give free vent to his emotions.
''The dirty scallawags!" he said. ''TO
think they should treat me so, after all
my labor in their behalf !"
And thus he continued at some length,
until the thought occurred to him to try it
again.
But when he entered again the depot,
behold the train was gone.
We prefer not to attempt to imagine,
much less to describe, the wrath that
provoked his loyal soul as this astounding
fact burst upon him in all its appalling
magnitude. Cleft" he gasped. 'FWell,
it will be the dearest leave they ever
made. The dirty scallawags! l could
have borne this from Rebel, but from
men who pretend to be loyal, it is too
much" Here some one asked him, "Who
was it, Senator, the conductor or the.
train hands?o
GAN of them, all of thcm," he wild ly
replied, "and they are sustained in it at
headquarters, Yes, by Bullock and Blod-
gett! They'll deny it, of course, but they
lie But III fix them. III telegraph to
Washington, and we shall see if l am TO
be treated in this way. Is there tcle.
graph office here?" Z
A sympathetic African informed him
that there was, and led the enragcd SEN
atOr in search of it, and be vanished from
vi Oul Gum u1eSiihS0
those ominous words "The dirty SCALA
wags I'll fix 'em"
We sincerely trust thGt this sad occur
renee may not be made an argument for
the reconstruction of Tennessee.
That it will be fraught with consequen-
ces of vast Importance to the people OF
Georgia we cannot doubt. In the first
place the State road will have to be rcor-
ganized so as to protect the rights of loyal
men. The Executive, of course, will
have to be changed, and what a rebuke it
would be to the disloyal population of
Georgia if Aaron Alpeoria was made
military Governor Of the territory.
We hope nothing so bad as this is in
store for our friends in Georgia, but they
should learn not to trille with such keen
edged tools as the distinguished Senator
from Africa.
There is still bare possibility that they
may be happy yet. We were informed
last night that Bullock and BlOdgett
would arrive this morning, and, perhaps,
the happy family may become reconciled
to each other again. In that event th
| offending conductor or brakeman will
suffer instead of the people of Georgia.