Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-09
THE PICAYUNE ON COMMON
CARRIERS.

HoAD.-Senator Z. Is. = Pinchback
tcolored) applied recently 20 tie Pres
idGnt of the New Orleans. jackson and
Great Northern railroad for passage
over their route IL the Pullman palace
cars, but WIS refused ON the ground
that the cars dill not belong to the
company, and they had no right to-
order the agents OF the sleeping car
company to receive Mr. Piuchback and
ms colored friends a. passengers.
Nhcr0upon the natpr Indignantly
proceeded T. the Eighth District Court
and has there entered suit against
the jackson Railroad for the utterly
insignificant sum OF SO, goo, in which
amount lie es:cems Himself aggrieved
nnd damaged.
The cosp oasi',ility of common car
risrs has, we. believe. been pretty
clearly defined l,y the courts o. the
llnd, and We fancy the senator viii
have his trou.l for ms pans. u
A railroad or oth"r carrier hes per
feet right to sew Just where passengers
shall sit, and Just what Portions OF
vehicles they shall occrpv. '.
While they are bound to furnish
equal accommodations, they are not
Obligated to have tine same for AL elias
scs of passengers.
In Louisville, when it was decided
HIT negroes should ride in The street
cars with the whites, the companies at
once built partitions in the cars, to
separate the races, and the court held
that this The companies had pericc.
right to do.
In tins case. however, Of senate,
HinchLacli's the action is evidently
brought against the wrong company.
The above from the Paaytnc OF
Thursday we copy entire, as it con-
cedes all that we c.aim, which i.
that the responsibility of common
carriers has been pretty clearly de
fined by law, and it is beyond doub'
that they are compelled to furnisl
equal accommodations to all per
sons paying equal fare. II Senator
Pinchback had purchased SECOND
class tickets for his family, the Com
pany would undoubtedly have hat
perfect right to assign them to-;
second class car. But such wac no
the case; he applied at the ticket Of
fc, of the Company and on enQuir,
was informed that he could Obtain
sleeping accommodations, pCrchas
ed his tickets with this understand
ing, paying that price which emit
tied them to the needed apartment
made every preparation for tn
Journey, and was, days at -erwnd
at the c'eve It'll hour, denied til
privileges. o ss-s .->.-
The Picayune says he indignant
" proceeded to the Eighth Distric
Court and has entered suit agains
the Jackson Railroad for the utterl
insignificant sum OF $4,000" Cel
tainly he did. We understand you
utterly insignificant" old lady, an
Let us ask you how much would yo
have considered yourself aggrieve
and damaged had you been in Sena
tor Pinchback's place? Put you
self in his place, imagine yourself i
his official position, encircled b
= similar surroundings, and if you
prejudice don't lead you to conclud
that he has "no rights" which Cal
riers are bound to respect, tell U
c honestly, how much hurt you woul
feel, when You would be called Q
to endure, not only the indigni,
and chargin OF having your fami'
denied accommodations which 20
are able and willing to Fay for, an
which the next man Of infnitel
less financial, social and politics
= importance might have for the mel
asking, not only to find your famil
repudiated for causes beyond yor
control to remedy, but required ais
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