The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-01-15
qHE PRESIDENT 1NsuLrED.
Colonel Dc AhnE's Singing Words at the
White HoaBe Reception.

New Years Day at tho White House
did not pass without Its unpleasant Incl
dent. Col. De Alma wss among those
who passed into tbs Blue Room when the
eness ssera thrown open to the public.
Tho Colonel was depoged as custom COL
lector at Sitka. For a year and half
Col. De Alma has been in Washington.
with his family, seeking redress for fan.
cied or real wrongs growing out of his
Office.
The members of the Senate finance
committee signed an application 20 Sec-
rotary Sherman TO restore him TO Office.
Mr. Sherman referred the petition to
Ms. Hawley, who speedily consigned Il 10
the waste. basket. De Alma became fu-
rious, and then Scurz offered him place
worth sixty dollars, which he rejected
as an insult. Three or four days ago
his landlord seized his personal property
for rent, aud turned Mrs. De Alma, with
her five children, the eldest fourteen
years old and the youngest babe of Eve
months, into the street. A telegram to
the New York World says that when the
President began to receive the public Col.
Do Alma placed himself in line, and
when ho reached the President ignored
he profered hand, and, stepping back,
threw open his taavy ovcrcont and bra
cling his arms against his hips, craned
his neck forward, and looking straight
into the Presidents eyes, began, in the
tone of voice characteristic of Mr. Voor-
hees when spreading himself before the
Senate:
"For eighteen months you have denied
me justice"
The President turned his head aside aud
Col. De Ahna's eyes began to glisten.
The people in front Of him passed on in
TO the East Room and those behind in
the line gathered around him. He made
forward movement as if TO switch the
President around, but the latter saw it
and turned slowly back of bis own ac-
cord, evidently much annoyed. r
"Oh, you needn't turn, away" Col.
De Alma we.., on In louder voice. II
haze come on this New Year Day to tell
You what you have brought me to by de.
nying me Justice for eighteen -rIonths,
and shall say what have TO say"
Col. De Alma was now talking loud
enongh to be heard through all the rooms.
What I have, to say is,p, he continued,
hi body swaying az though at the slight
first-class riot, "that if your wife and
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my American wife md fise- little ones
have had to suffer for nearly two years
if you're were subjected to the outrageous
treatment and privation that mine have
had to put up with, and simply because
justice was denied to you as it has been
to me, you would not only be in utter de-
spair, as I am, but you would never have
another happy day.
Loud voices had been coming from. the
vestibule during the last of this outburst,
and as it ended fourpairs ofhands dropped
on Col. De Ahna's shoulders.
"Come, we've had enough Of this; go
out peaceably or we'll put you out" said
the brass.buttoned police sergeant to Col.
De Alma.
You needn't trouble yourselves about
me-" was the response, ns Col. De Alma
shook himself freely. ~ have said oil I
want, and now am going. but that mans
pointing at the President as the brown
hands fell on his shoulders, and fifth
policeman from behind began pushing
him toward the East Room, "is d despot
who doesn't know
The rest Of the sentence was lost in the
din, and, as five blue,coats pushed. tho
ex-Collector's unwilling body. iu the East
Room, Mr.. Hsyes turned smilingly with
extended hand u, the Dext puesf in limo