The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-07
THE COLORED LADIES QUESTION.
[From the New York Sun, March 81

From the New York Sun, March
| MRS. PINCH.
| Ihere was colored lady i'll the case OF Pinch
back, who, though she did not appear in the dis
| cussion, perhaps had more to do with shely-
ms that aspirant to Senatorial honors than all
other causes combined. He has been sensible OF
TINS embarrassment for two years without being
| able to relieve it.
Pinchback is not a retiring patriot Of the col.
| ored persuasion, like Eevels VIII once figured as
senator from mississippi, or like Bruce, who Is
to take the place of Pease, after the ith Of March
| much TO the advantage OF the Senate and OF the
state. lie seeks social distinctlon Is not content
with "a back seat, and demands all the PRIVILEGES
| that the position which he occupies may confer
Perhaps he Is not to be blamed for pretensious
| That were encouraged when political object was
| 10 be gained by the Very men who have secretly
| been doing their best to defeat him. With his
peculiar disposition 1t was easy to fofesee that
once seated III the Senate he would claim euuall-
| " with his republican friends, Insist upon rtcog-
n , lor himself and family, and expect Mr..
Finch to be received like the wives Of other
Senators.
In the shoddy etiquette of Washington under
Grant, class distinctions have bzen created thai
never before were known, and tie families of
Senators set up 4 body entitled TO eycrptional
consideration and rights. BY the Fourteenth
amendment they all stand ou the same footing
WllHbnt regard 10 race, color, or previous cUndi-
ton of helVtude; ana while this amendment has
been used by Republican senators AZ peltti al
Inclined 10 regard "a principle with much favor
which would brins Mrs Pinch aud her friends
INTO theIr drawing rooms and 10 their Gii;ncr
tables. thus far they have crowded or the
coioted wives OF MembclS OF the House bus here
was Senators case, and il changed tie whole
situation.
So the Senatorial fair sex and the Cabinet
ladies and other snobbIeh danes to he affected
by the new element caucused IN their own q1lieu
Dut elective way, and re, clved that Pinch should
81 tl.. i,.j. a.,
OF dIsposlng OF Mrs. Pinch They became mere
energetic OF late after learning that the d zen
or more of yellow Republicans, who assume to
De leaders OF the race at Washlncton who
monopolza the best places on that account, and
VINO Will not associate with an Ordinary niggern
were only waiting for Pinch to get in TO spread
more SAL and put their theories of social equality
in practice.
This IS the secret of poor Pnch's failure He
was sacrllced by the snobs on the altar of society
1t WI his misfortune not to be bachelor Nor
ls he solitary example of official neglect. When
the PRESIDENT entertained the commssi oners who
were sent to San Domingo to whltewash that lob
he left Fred Doug ASS Wi hout a dinner to mtdi-
tate on the beauties OF The amendments while
his colleagues III swallow tailed coats ana White
cravats rejoced over the tldbits Of the White
House cuisine, and enjoyed the flavor Of the
Presidents wine
80 long as the amendments and obnoxious
Legislation can be applied to the Southern people
to wound their PRIDE and irritate their manhood
by enforcing social equality between them and
thelr former slaves and by raising ignorance
and wee above Intelligence Chris
tanltyand vttue,.hey regarded as admirable
eXpedlents Of party. But when they come home
to the authors, and bring Mrs. Pinch and the
coored ladies' lnto the White House and Mrs.
Robson 3 and Mrs. landaulct WIllams'5 recep.
tons and the Senatorial saloons the case IS very
different, and such an innovation is not to be
tolerated. Alas Alsl