Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-12
q white Gallery.

Since the negroes have been admitted to seats
in Congress. the lazy crowds that Loaf about thu
corners OF Washington and do the voting Tor the
Radical party of that city have been admitted to
,he gallery OF the capitol and spend much ct theii
time there during the hours Congress Is 10 Session
Every time 1t was given out that one oi 'ho 'eau
iur Radical Senators or Representatives Was soiDs
to sneak the negroes rushed TOR the houses ana a.
len filed the seats. TO the disgust OF every deceh
and respectable gentleman oI lady For awhile
the Radicals endured the stencil bravely' SIMPLY
because they thought the presence ol the negroe'
was an annoyance to the southern people ana 'ht
democrats But the Democrats ana all Inc pe'lei
class Of people finally kept out OF the gallery ana
.he reoroes had Their own way. Al last the nul
s,n,. h,c,mo intolerahe. The members tamliies
,.s;rsd 70 visit the galleries and lake their friends
vLo visited The Cap,tal; AID 10 oe crowded IL
with negro 'aueke' and "wthcheS was 'oo '""'
The result has been hat portion "' tue s"'"is
la, been raIt,ijon,l of icr nemh''s i1th'"e' anu
their friends Into ilns ot course the heero'' III '
.,.uI to..o. Aud tns by thc hoastihe,
tls,tina. negro equalty KJdicAls who occupy the
halls that were once filled toy honorable men
SutLis.tt ,,upy Of the m-n who now deS-
poll the pcopo "a au the'r own pockets aud lax
Them heavily that thcy may d" 50 the m'r' iea"''S
What better are the iauiihes oi members thah
The families of other men, that the former shal
ha thus saved fom contact with negroes, and
tie whites br forced into the company OF negroes
or made to stay away from the capitol. paid In
with their money
Thus we have erected IN the capitol itself, by
tie Radical Compress, two white galleries. Inc
second one is for the Foreign Ministers and ppll'
matte Corps From both of which white people
are excluded.
Daring the debate OF the CNil Rights Bill the
negroes quite filed the public galleries. But Ii
was noticeable HAT when the negro orators were
announced to speak, although the Radicals hlled
the gallery set apart lor the families OF members
that signed TO the ID .lonatic Corps was empty.
This was not gratifying 10 the negroes, and their
esmments were ANYTHING but complimentary to
tho absehtcea.
la the black crowd that chu klcl and applaud
rd from the main gallery &C asiolial white face
was visible. But the number was very few-lhe
odor it is said, was almost intolerable, and many
VI those who were presen. lett the place 10 get
nd OF H.
Now why should we not have another gallery
i gallery 10 which white man may take his iami-
Iy and not be intruded upon Icy negrocsP Then
If the Radicals wish TO go into the gallery Tor
mopgrels and negroes lei them do 50. We claim
a gallery tor White men; and in doing so only de-
mand equal rights with members OF Congress and
negroes The "Salary Grabbers' have made the
distinction and il ever the Democrats get major
lty one OF the fs Of their acts Will be TO give the
wk,e people gallery, and We hope it Will tie
done in defiance Of the "Cyl Rights Bill" even
should that outrage, III violation OF all hight and
justice, he passed into a law.