The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-03-03
Correspondence of the New York Herald.
SOCIAL EQUALITY IN WASH
FoRNEY;s EvESING PARTT-BLAcK sPIRITs
AND KHTE, RED SPIRITS AND GnAY.N
WAsHINaroxL. Feb. l9. ISL

John w. F0rney has made himself very
remarkable social innovator under the new
order OF things prescribed by Summer et al
While others have cortented themselves
under the fifteenth amendment, with accord
ing political equality without distinction
of race or color" John W. has gone very
big step farther on the path Of progress.
He has reduced the equality dogma 10 its
logical social consequences. that Is 10 say lac
has thrown wide open his doors and beck
oned Mr.. Samb0, Mr.. 10 as well as Mr..
Caucasian to enter. Last Thursday even
ing. his invitation thus genera ally extended
was accepted. and the social wonder. so long
dreaded. became an fair Qcco1lpt. Forney's
evening party was indeed the most remark
able of the season. No other man in Wash
ington could have gathered together such
curious social nleldnge. made Hp as it was.
of all political and physical shades except
perhaps the MoDgolian. There were Pres
ldent Gram Secretaries Fish, Boutwell,.
Belknap and Cox; Attorney General HOaT
and Postmaster General Creswell; and.
right at their ministerial elbows. nay. ira
terniZing on perfect level for the nonce
twas it for the nonce. Colonel!) was Pro-
lessor Vashon (colored,) of the Howard
University, scientific worthy addicted to
spectacles and big words; also John +.
Cook. another 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 no
tables: and then think of a crowd of distin-
! guished Senators and Representatives, with
| sprinkling of Supreme Court Judges, thr go
or four diplomats and general mirunl gath
4 e4aaa of radicals. copperheads. conservatives
/ and all sorts of political odds and ends.
4 What do you think of that for social feat
I Could any body else but the facile and fasci-
mating John w. have accomplished it. If
there is one other don't know mis- name.
| These colored guests of Forney were
dressed well. behaved well and were treated
1 well. a few mistakes occurred, which may
be pardoned under the circumstances. For
instance, Major Poore (white) unintentiOn-
ally tortured Vashon (black.) Poore came
late. and was thirsty. Nashon, with his
specks on, sat at the table. Said Poore TO
| Vashon:
go and get me some wine, my good fell
fow."
Said Vashon, with all the dignity of his
race, to Poore: Sir, think we have met
before at Summers. L believe am address
ing Major Poore, am not: And the Major
must remember we dined together with
Senator Sumner.
Said Poore: "Oh. l beg your pardon
So we aid, sir. How are you, Professor 2?
Il And Poore and Nashon embraced. Ii
isn't necessary TO explain that Poore seeing
. Nashon "a colored NAM at the table sup
posed Vashon to be waiter and ordered
; the wine. Mistakes will happen in the best
regulated families, you know.
One ofthe beet ways to give your readers
an insight into the characters is to give
names. Following is a list of the most
prominent persons besides the Cabinet Off
: GERS | have named: Old Simon Cameron
formerly the deadly foe of Forney; Judge
Davis, of the United States Supreme Court;
Judge Casey. of the Court of Claims Sena-
tors Carpenter, Fenton, Drake, Harlan
Howe, Pattison, Ramsey. Morrill, of Yer
mont, Thayer, Howard and Schurz; Repre-
sentatives Banks, Benton, Bingham. Cox
Cullom. Dickey, Donley, Getz, Gillian
Kelley, Lawrence, Mercer, O'Neill, Mayors,
Morrell, Townsend, Palmer. Rogers, Roots
Sargent. Stokes, Negley. Van Wyck, Nc
Cormick, Epson and Welker; Commissioned
Capron, Mayor Bowen, Judge Holt Admi-
raj Dahlgren, Lieutenant Commander Chan
dler, Judge Carter, John Potts, Chief CLERK
of the War Department; Major Slack and
Major Cash. of the Marine Corps Mr.. r. h
Bile, Charge de'Affaires of Denmark; w.
j. Mcdonald, Chief Clerk of the Senate
Hon. w. III. Smith, Solicitor of Internal
Revenue; Hon. Caleb Cushing, and many
others of less note.