The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-04-23

Secretary of State Cardozo iurnishes
the Union with the following aoconnt'os
his recent troubles on the railroad in
Atlanta, Georgia:
desire 70 make few statements in
your paper, about the manner in which
was treated at Atlanta, Georgia, last
night, while returning home from the
National Colored Convention, at New
Orleans.
Messrs. Ransier, Mckinley, Frost and
myself left Charleston on Friday morn
ing, the 9th inst, to attend the Conven-
ton at New Orleans, as delegates from
South Carolina. When we arrived at
Augusta, and were about to start for At
lanta, We went into. the sleeping car to
engage berths for tho night. The con-
ductor refused to accommodate us.
then showed kim letter from Mr.. Pull
man, the President of the Palace Car
Company. which has the monopoly of
that business, believe.
That letter was one of tho terms of the
following compromise, proposed by Mr..
Pullman to me last January, and accept
ed by me, and was obtained under the
following circumstances:
I was elected from one of Mr.. Pull
mans sleeping cars last June, and in
stantly brought suit against him for
IS, 000. He requested an interview, and
proposed the following terms as COM
PROMISE:
First. He should issue general order
to all his conductors throughout tho
United States to make no objection to
any man on account of his color
Second. He should give me letter
ra "a 70 1o 4
came terms rs others, should conductors
object.
Third. He should pay all legal ex.
penses incurred by me, thus far.
1 accepted Mr.. Pullman g terms, as nv
object was my rights and the rights Of
colored men, and not his money.
When the conductor refused lis per
mission to remain in the sleeping car,
and I handed him the letter referred to
above, asked him if he had not received
any general order, as Mr.. Pullman had
agreed He said he hud not. After
reading my letter, he told me T could
stay. but my three friends must leave.
told him I would keep with my friends,
whether they decided to go or stay.
Thsy refused to leave. The conductor
ordered the porter not to make up our
beds, and the intended sleeping car was
not different to us from waking car.
Some time after, during the night,
the conductor asked me to show him my
letter once more. I suspected some
thing wrong, and asked him what he
wanted with it again. He said that
there was director of the Georgia Stnte
Road on board of his train, who threat
ened to have him dismissed the next
morning at Atlanta, and he wished to
show the letter to Mr.. Pullman's ngent,
to protect himself. Immediately hand
ed him the letter, requesting him to
send it to ma at New Orleans the next
day. He never sent it; at any rate, it
never reached mo.
On our return from New Orleans, my
friends and I parted; they returned i'm
mediately home after the Convention
adjourned, and remained day or two
behind to visit some friends. They
passed through Atlanta on Wednesday
night, and went right into the smoking
Cur. I arrived in Atlanta yesterday af-
tornoon, and went to the cars ut 8
o'clock. l was entirely alone. imme-
diately went to the sleeping car to OBJ
tain berth, which WAS promptly and
positively denied me. l then asked the
conductor, (whO WAS q different person
from the one that took us down., if he
hnd my letter? He said he did not. I
then asked him if he had heard of it,
and our passing through fortnight pre-
viously? 81 have, indeed" he said.
"Do understand that you refuse me
accommodations" I asked him. II
do" he replied. l then said: 'Mr.
Conductor, you have the power to keep
mo out, but have the right to go in.
The door is locked and you have the
key, and are master of the situati On; but
I protest against your treatment, and
give you notice that / will renew my
suit against Mr.. Pullman on account Of
your treatment, and I will not accept
any compromise this time"
then attempted to go into the regu.
lar first class day.oar The doors were
locked, and the conductor politely in
formed me that colored persons were
not allowed to ride in those cars-that I
must go into the smoking-car. He ex-
pressed sympathy for me. but said his
orders were imperative. I thanked him
for his sympathy, and told him had no
fn1lt to find with his treatment; that I
knew he was simply an executive officer,
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