, 1880-08-20
KATE DODSON.
rha nemoorats Remove tho Widow Of
q Colored Union Soldier
from Office.
n,mir.tIon Of tlc Way In Which Tho Democrats
PropeN 10 Protect The DEFENDANTS of
Union Soldiers.
Tho Protege Of Sumner, Morton, and Yates
% Left Destitute.

F~,fn Our Dun Correspondent.
.wAsntSoToN, u. e., Aug. l7.-1t is m old
,.v,nu that tho soOtl!snyers Of ancient Homo
so,,Id not look each other in tie face With
w. smiling, Mfr. william Wallace, United
c,atps Sc,,ntor from Pennsylvania, must
hnva bcc1, troubled much az tho sootllsaynts
ware, when lle recently stated Tint the DeiA-
ocrois would be certain to take care Of tic
1;non soldiers nnd OF their depcildarts, and
lint Il It should bu lctcssary. Gen.
hancock himself would give q 9uaran-
tec TO that eiTect-to whatsoever
linton soldiers might bo disposed TO yotu for
him. Probably tho declaration would lrave
hceu even Moru emphatic II 1t lad bceh
tioueht tint the wicked Republican llewspn-
mrs would make a nolso about tho simple
fact that tic widow Of cotored Union sol-
1Ier Ind been discharged from her place Mt
tho Cnplto), But katu Dodson Was pDor
colorcd won,nn, aid her place wns wanted;
and It lid not matter that SHE WIS her-
aplf n cripple because tho brutal vt0lemce
NJ exsluyeholdurs hud sought to destroy her
nj, necount Of her color. Nor did 1t 1lntter
t,1at Senators Beck ailu WAi!ace Ind botll
nieJeed themselves In open SeIl,te TINT shU
sl,nulu not be removed froln tue position
which she for twenty years llns held us "fc-
male attendant upon tie ]adtes' rettr'NE-
rcomn at tllu Senate. But slle IL removed,
a,ul tho poor woman, who WIS crippled by
Deu1ocrAtic wrath because she was culUred.
Il now to bo turned upon the world to sup
mort tamily MS best she mny, because solno
Democrat wants tho p'nce.
Who Is Kute Dodsu1i?
, She isa yery humble person, yet she llNs
occupied quite place Iii the political annals
Of Ills country. rho following passngc from
tho Congressional Globe Of tho second
session OF tho Fortietll Congress, Will tell
something OF her history:
luuliTs OF CoE.o1sEn PERSONS IN CATS.
, aIr. Morrill,, Of Atainc--'l L now nsk the in
diligence of thu Senator from MARYLAND to
allow mt to Gull tip IL simple resolution Ut IT.
oulry, offered by ,l.c Oil Monday lust. iii rt.-
lAtlUiI " ail OCCURRENCE Oh tbs cnrS betWGen
liz unanimous consent tho Senate pro-
eertied to consider the following resolution:
"Resolucd, That the, Committee on tie
District u Columbia bc INSTRUCTED to Inqnire
inso tho faets connected with the furclnlo
cjcctme1t fr1in tho enrs Of tho AlcXRlldrla,
Washington IL Georgetown railroad Of ORG
Of tllo eiiployts Of nle Ssnate, oll uSsonnt W Of
to senll for l,ersus tlnd pnlels; aud that said
Committee be further Instructed to Inquire
what legislation, II any, IS NECESSARY to PRO.
t the rEts of pSsisSEers wis e r 81 s 1en
thu Outrage which Is referred to III tho rcso-
'ut!o,t. / take It from one Of tho newspapers
Of tho city, as follows:
"A aast1rd!y oMtrage Was neIpetTri,tsd ,tr, \, u
Justly considered d Disgrace IL tIIis agc OF
civilization. Mrs. kute Brown Dodsoll, III!
educated, refined, and neatsy sy.tlressel colored
xss u s svsats s X Sx III s'ff u fss St III s! ts'
who hAd been to AlexantlriA to visit slGis
local !ra!n to return to .,, tl.is city,
hsynr ssSe eSnF ;o A.exnnurs ass II tSe Slime ear @
conductor, Who ordered her to icaye tia car;
aud, UPON refusing tu comply with tho ,iiI-
sossios CON- ss' wo so w Ns ts tie ssssace s" d Y ~
eml representatives. Of tho '.,ehivnlry" Of tho
Seutl,, fnnlly succeeded il, eiectLng her.
While stnndlng upon the platform, 2 gentle
Capitol chanced to recognize her, nlni, ulor
hearing d statement Of the Outrage, at 0l,ce
kindly took her, under his, protection,
obsanel seat, md accompanied her to tho
bruised by. Tie rough treatment she received.
fact VI bsr delicate l,ealli. She Is now
under medical treatment
~ have sren III tho marble room of the
b. Senate tho surgeon WHO llAs been III attend
anee uh tie suifurer. alld iu llas described to
NC alIer unfortunate condition. llu lvprp-
Bcnts the colltlsionH TINT she liNs received rs
reryscrtous. Now, wish to characterize this
outtage ns tie newspapers lave cs!ar.e.crlzed
y i, as anstarttly; niid the uuestluh fur tho
seAate will b9, whether such Hi outrage
shall be allowed to pass without soG,n judy
otfelltlcr,- and here the offender IL tho rail-
rou1 e0l,lltaiiY,--lIllless the nct OF this agent
shall be Mt once disavowed."
maiI: aF: ! JFessendon-"A"d proper separatlol'
A!r. Sutnners-"A tho Senator. from
1laine says, proper renAratto'i made. 1t 1nny
be said tint SHE SHOULD ba turned over to tho
courts: The courts arc too slow Tor justice
MI: Eates-a'1 rise simply 10 say that tho
Senator frnm Kentucky, and others OH the
op9s ss Sas Of Tho Ghs0e ta shni1 tdS saT
wo arc iii cltixcns. ill., Eagiisla, 1rlsll, poriti.
sslese Germans, ltegross,-,all nro Citizens
iean Independence; tint Is tho doctrine fot
'%!ileh tho Union lscpuolIcan party now u.
,s!s; a1la thy sooner Wy learn this tho better.
tnseanso t.l III less thai ffsg reais-aye III less
ttan !li three years-tron1 this inonent, by Con
euuutry, Wlito or bluek, viii 'hayU Ills yotU ii
thspoIls as . FREQ American citizen. :.
tho or. IT.. het !9nE sinse, UPON u distant sea, In
an american cittzen,' were tho tal!sman ol
protection to all ui,lNtululIzed foreigner, but
ons Nh W9 haa lesarea hs purpose = becon!s
Iell before t1,a ilutter Of tic Stars and
eteipes. Shall It hn AAll that, IN tho DIstrlc
ot ,.,C columbia, IN tho faco Ut tho Capitol
EaIa, EEatn a'l Its glorious memories, whore
Eleed0n WIS born, III! American Citizen
silalt 10 turned out OF tho cars, shall un)oy
~ rlslIts, shall have 10 privileges sllaI! b
% ttealsd with q tyranny worse tllAn TINT tn.
posed upon any serf In Europe? Sir. IL
Wefe Melbcr ct the Committee on tho DIS
tIet Of Columbia, / should bn III favor 0
!tEortlng q bill to AbAtu rs nuisance Alll
ttelif9a4 company. running Il rnIlroad through
eaa, Mo plsttict Of Columbia that did not acc0lt
equal rights to citizens"
Az: prake-"i do not suppose thai: thor,
MHt pe any serious opposition to tho passag'
st,l ~ ti!la resolution; but thoro arc ctrcunl
s.aicGs Sucs Ill t!t!s case which liayu not hco1l I'D
~. aettea "a, aud which ought to bo brDnEh
~ ,. ~ iul! view before the American people
aRenEure to BAy that thero IL not d Senate
~ tals i!oor, N0r visitor to the Capitol, VIII
ss aus,n,n mad o. ,,1,. opportunity to beGon,e q
EusslMteA Will thu woman who Ia the sui
{Sct 0t tElS QutfQHu tint IL HOW bufuro tn