The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
New-Year at the Capital-Angio Africans
in New Rsle-New Washington Paper
The Credit Mobilier.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 1873

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 1873
NEW YEARS AT THE CAPITAL.
ED. DEMOCRATIC PRESS THE fash
ion of making New Year calls, now
becoming a marked feature of Amer
ican society, was very generally OBJ
served at the Capital. The custom
here is NOT essentially different from
that observed elsewhere throughout
the country, except in one or two par
ticulars, the most noticeable of which
is The very extensive publication i'll
the court journals ethe toadying radi-
cal papers at Washington) OF the
names of at home parties on that day.
Each of the morning papers on New
Years day was filed with half page
of this interesting and cheerful intel
ligence. OF those who were not able
to receive. due notice was given, to-
gether with the particular reasons for
such incivility all of which was duly
commented upon and conspicuously
paraded with q grand flourish in these
enterprising and pap sucking journals.
For instance: " Mrs. Senator so-and-
so being afflicted with severe attack
of the neuralgia, Will be unable to re-
ceive.n Of course if it had been only
the spino minengitis, she would have
been very happy to have entertained
her numerous friends. Another has
a .son and heir arrival, which rem
ders it quite inconvenient to do the
honors of such an occasion; and no
less person than the Marquis de No
allies, the French Ministers wife, is
made by these shameless inanities,
called editors, to advertise her pros
pective place of residence in her ex-
cuse for not being at home to her
friends on that day. as
! The New Years reception at the
White House was, as for years past it
has not failed TO be, scramble and a
jam. After the members of the Cab
met, Judges of the Supreme Court,
Congressman. District Court Judges,
officers of the Army and Navy, sur
vivors of the war of 1872, and the
Oldest Inhabitant Association, had
each, in succession, and in the order
above named, paid their respects TO
the President, the doors of the man
sion were opened to the dear people.
without respect to age, sex, rank, char
acter, or previous condition. The
man and BROTHER" however, doomed
conspicuously in front, and was un-
mistakably in the majority. g
ANGLO AFRICANUs IN A NEW ROLE.
Perhaps in the whole scope of the
"nigger" business, nothing has ever
occurred so sublimely ridiculous as
the demand recently made by the in
dignant parients of colored infant
school children that no more worldly
songs should be sung in the public
schools where their tender and highly
perfumed offspring were being educa-
ted.
To what particular trait in the An
glo-African character this extraordi-
nary action can be attributed, is not
altogether clear. 1t is surmised by
some that the unstinted legislation by
which Augustus Caesar has been SO
suddenly elevated from a very insig-
nificant and inconsequential cuss to
the fullest enjoyment of all the rights
and privileges pertaining to Ameri-
can citizenship, has had the effect to
open to his enraptured soul visions OF
glory and possibilities of social and
intellectual delight for which nature
in her inconsideratei uncharitableness
did not fit him. t,sfs
| However this may be, the fact can
not be denied that Sambo knows well
enough that the slick andwell-dressed
white man who just passed with his
nose in the air, is the same Emporium
ing individual who, before the election
met him with the obsequiousness oI
an office seeker, which he was, and
was only too happy to be favored with
his ADVICE. All this was unpleasant
sitwas disrespectful, it was outrageous
A meeting of the colored citizens was
held, and it was resolved that some
new legislation must be had. Here
at the Capital of the Nation, the head
quarters of radicalism, the eolored
man should assert his rights. In cast
ing about, for a subject which would
serve as basis for more legislation
affecting the coiored man, some one
suggested the subject of singing world
ly songs in school. 1t was at once
unanimously resolved that none but
strictly religious songs should thence.
forward be sung in the public schools
| 1t was a relict of a barbarousi age. II
would destroy the morals OF the rising
i generation and in order to be pre-.
pared with sufficient facts, it was de,
cided to arm themselves with the in
controvertible testimony of the hope
full innocents themselves. Consequent
.ly the colored clergy were delegated
to inquire into the matter, and if IA
vorable, take the statements of the
little .nigger" babies. They did SO
1t was favorable. The singing oI
worldly songs upset their moral per.
ceptions and knocked their conscien.
ces endwise. Armed with these facts
they were invincIble; and last nigh
an enthusiastic mass meeting was held
under the auspices OF the colored pas
tors weekly association, speeches were
made, resolutions passed, and Con,
| gress memorialized on the subject.
1.-THE FEDERAL DEMOCRAT"
a new Democratic paper, in place O.
the Patriot, recently suspended, is tt
be started here about the 1st of March
1t will be ably edited, and backed BY
abundant capital.
THE CREDIT AfoBILIER
investigation will undoubtedly bt
/ conducted in public after the assem-
hlin1 of GOuUrpss This will NOT h,