The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-21
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ToRs-THE NEGROES AT THE NORTH
The civil rights and enforcement bills
were framed and gildsd, -snd hung uk on
the walls Of tbis "nation'E Eior the espe-
oial beboof and benefit OF ihe Southern
portion thaxeoi. Well The South has
gracefully and. peaceably submitted to
these endorsements" but nov the
Stree North" is beginning to feel the
scourge it prepared for it's neighbors
shoulders, but winoes and shirks it, as
earnestly as did Friar Joseph, in Bull
wer's Richelieu, did the viea-ious hopors
OF being the Cardinals proxy in dsgella.
ton. The s'man and brother" Nofsh
has been lately asserting himself. and
administering the nauseous draught Of
absolute equality with his white neigh
Dor to his Northern ''friendsl l" We
have that 'trooly loil" Grant print, the
New York Commercial Adueuiser, to tell
how cheeriully, fraternalIy. and delight
edly the Northern ''man and brother
has rnshed into the embraces Of his
''colored BROTHER" who, he now IN.
gratefully and disrespectfully terms ''ne-
gro." We believe the spelling OF the
word with two g's used to be the com.
plant against the South, but it sounds as
little civil rightish with ono. Hear the
New York Grant organ:
The Co1oRED BRorHER.-It is re-
ported that seven colored men are about
to bring before the courts three test
cases. Two of these cases relate to the
right Ofnegroes to enter places Of pub
lilo amusement; the third touches the
question Of restaurant privileges. Un-
der the recent law OF this State, which
provides that no person shall be OK
oeluded from any place of public resort
by reason OF race, co.or, or previous
condition of servitude. two colored men
claimed the right OF admission to one of
the best theatres in this city, having
paid the regular price for their tickets,
but they we're excluded by the door
keeper.
A similar attempt was made by two
other colored men. few evenings later,
with like result. Three other negroes,
inspired by similar desire to rise to the
standard of the white, essayed to con-
sume oysters at restaurant in Bleecker
street, but were threatened with expul.
sion, and left the place voluntarily, in
order to prevent a disturbance. It is
understood that the counsel for the ne-
groes, determined to obtain the decision
of the courts on these questions Of rights
and privileges, intends to push the suits;
but tho defence on the part of the thea.
trical manager is denial of the right of
the Legislature to pass laws requiring
owners of theatres to admit persons
whose presence would be disagreeable to
their regular patrons. It is trouble
some question, but one in which Che
greater part of tho community Is int.
rested. '.'' g.
If our threatre audiences are to be
composed of blacks and whites. perhaps
in equal numbers, aud our church CON-
"misoegerated," there will be new con-
troversy, and a very lively one, to oc-
cupy the columns of the newspapers. the
pages of the magazines and the tongues
Of society. Perhaps, in the end, our
theatrical managers will fall back upon
the shrewd device Of the threatres in
some Of the Southern oities, issuing sin.
vitations, instead OF tickets. and politely
requesting contributions" in lieu Of
the usual entrance fee. It is an easy
matter to declare by Aot of Congress or
Legislature that public companies shalt
no longer be ''select;" but it will be a
difficult task to prevent what Darwin
calls "the survival of the fittest."
JOHN STUART Mills TRIBUTE TO HIS
WIFE.-The death OF John Stuart Mill
recalls an incident which revealed the
depths of his tender nature. His work
on Liberty" appeared in 1859. soon
after the death of his wife, and the
memory Of that ladys singular abilities
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