The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-02-09
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.

LETTER FROM WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. %, 1870.
Z Hlias been deterininedby the ne
groes here to press 10 conclusio
+ the question of their adnittance t
the Hotels and Theatres. The Ed
tor Of the new Negro Journal state
that he will defend and press tn
same question. Now that Mississip
pi has made practical test of Radi
cal love for the Negro by electing H
r. Revels, a negro fromiOhio, Unitet
States Senator, the negroes of thi
District irtend that he shall be &c
comodated at first class Hotel anc
make his d test case II he is refused
The negro Senator will be subjec
of curiosity for while and, quite, {
lion with the. mokes. I trust thai
Vice President Colfax will see the ex.
act Justice of assigning him sea,
next those who love his race so well
The honorable Senator would nc
doubt revel in being Sandwiched be.
tween the great humanitarians Sum.
|ner and Drake. General Terry, com
Il a.
|manding in Georgia, has refused to
allow the Supreme Court Of that
State TO decide npon the quali6ca-
tionss ofsertain members-elect 81 the
Legislature. A board of officers will
investigate and determine the ques-
lions ioflaw involved in the cases.
Should any difficult question of law
arise to puzzle the Shoulder-strap
law deciders they would emulate AL
exander and cut the knot with their
sabres. Alas! for Justice when it is
dispensed at the point of the bayonet
by men with spurs on their heels and
swords clanking by their SIDE, The
beauty Of Rad.calism is being practi-
cally shown off in this city. A num-
Der Of Radicals who are ,disgusted
with the rule Of the present Mayor
and his negro converts, had called a
meeting to organize with view of
making nominations &c. The friends
of Mayor Bowen, officials and employ
ees all, from the red and white of an
Irish Radical to the ebony hue of the
congo, went to the meetings end
turned the reformers into the street,
and on the curb stones they were
permitted to relate their woes and
consult upon redress. This has oc-
Cured three times and the determin-
alton has been expressed by the
Bowenites that they will not allow
any meetings to be held to break up
the Radical party This is done
right under the eyes OF Congress but
not one word of remonstrance is
heard from the loil" Summer or the
Rebel hater, Drake, when white mems
rights are interfered with by mob,
no because they are in sympathy
with the lawless negroes, the thieves,
incendiaries, and rabble that are un-
der the control of the Mayor, who is
IN avowed miscegenator, and is the
friend of the Summers, and the VIII
sons and the Buffers of Congress.
The Woman's Rights Convention
which closed its labors on Friday
evening was well attended. Grand
mother Pomeroy of the u. s., Senate
blossomed like a full sized plomy1 on
the platform, among the rose buds
and century plants there gathered
from all sections of the country.
Letters were read from Senators Ross
and Carpenter sympathizing with the
objects of the Convention; a large
number of prominent officials attend
ed to see exactly how the case stood.
Among the speakers was Miss. Col
Inns who said the only reason why
the Yankee factory overseers did not
lash the white slaves under his charge
was that he could not spare them
long enough from the loom for that
purpose. She said Senator Sumner
had voted, against the eight hour
law, and his friends had apo1ogized
for him by saying that he did not
the labor question. He
could speak "grindstone" in seven
different languages, but he could mt
put a handle in one to save his life.
The acknowledgement of Radicalism
was severely commented on. The
ladies were not backward in saying
what they thought. Theyhad an IN
terview with the committee on the
District of Columbia to urge that
woman be allowed the elective fran