Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-07-20
SOUTHERN CHITALRI.

How the negro would fare in the South
If left to the tender mercies of the oppos-
ers OF the civil rights bill, who are not
only the democracy of the South but of
the North also, as their vote in Congress
against the hill plainly shows, is witnessed
by an affair related in the Savannah News.
The News tells the story in humorous
way, as an excellent example Of "cool
and effective way to defeat the civil rights
bill," and styles the perpetrators of the
outrage, gentlemen.
The victim was, of course, poor dar-
Ky. He was also, Of course, alone, while
his manly opponents were six in number.
He got on a train at Millen. Ga. The
conductor, Mr.. NARROW, lone of the
best conductors in the State told him to
60 forward into the car provided for col
ored persons. He said he had paid first
class fare and wanted the accommodation
he had paid for. He entered car where
there were few "ladies' and six "gen-
tlemen." The train started. The six
chivalfic whites. seeing that they were
quite safe from interruption. took seats
around the negro and commenced chew
ing tobacco and splitting upon him" He
appealed to NARROW, but that best OF con-
ductors declined to interfere. The victim
Of this brutal hoggishness sat still until
his "face, coat, vest, and pants were dis
colored by the saliva which was squirted
upon him by the mouths OF his torment
ers." The clothes thus ruined, by the
way, were neat. clean, and stylish, SO
that there was no pretense that anything
but the mans color was offensive to the
delicate sensibilities of the human swine
who, by some strange chance. were trav-
cling In passenger. instead Of cattle
car. When this humorous and chivalric
treatment failed to deprive the negro of
the privilege for which he had paid his
hard-earned money, one OF the gentle
men, went to the water-cooler, "filled
his capacious mouth with a halt gallon of
the fluid" and squirted it out with the
force of a fire-engine' on the face of the
victim. The latter thereupon yielded his
seat to the chivalry and went into the
"nigger car"
This is the brief story of the 'cool and
effective way to defeat the Civl-Rights
BILL" over which the Savannah News
gloats. 1t is not pretty story. One col
ored man. sitting helpless in the seat for
which he has paid, and used as spittoon
by six white "gentlemen, may be a hu-
morous sight to the eyes OF IL Bourbon.
but is more apt to effectively defeat the
democratic party than the civil rights
bill. We are not informed whether Gen.
John s. Preston was one OF the chivalry
on this occasion. We presume not, al
though the deed was simply carrying out
the spirit of his recent Grafton. lie SAID
the turbulent fanatic" of the North and
the "God fearing Christian" of the South
could not unite. We are afraid they could
not, If the God-fearing Christian means to
act in this way. The turbulent fanatic
might become turbulent enough to give
him the kicking he richly deserves.
II these gentlemen" could vote in the
next election in Maine they would all vote
Tor General Charles w. Roberts, the dem
ocratic candidate for governor.
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