The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-10-12

along tolcrably well if the only fools
were those who are "natural'born"
ones. The fools who give us most
trouble are the would-bc smart men and
women, who court notoriety at the ex-
pcnso Of showing what big fools they
are. We know enough Of people who
are such fools. But the biggest fool in
the world is man or woman who wants
legislation to make him or her the equal
Of another man or woman whom God
has made superior, and all the legs!a-
ton in the world could not bridge over
the difference. This fool being devoid
of pride, would force himself into COM
pany where he is not wanted, because
he is too big fool to know that he is a
fool.
We make these remarks in view Of
two instances in Nashville lately, where
negroes undertook to test the value and
virtue Of that abomnable Republican
piece Of legislation called Civil Rights
Bill The first instance was that Of the
wife Of Henry Harding, colorcd. She
wanted to 90 to Shclbyvile, 50 she said,
and wanted to 60 in the rear ca: with
the white ladies. The door vas locked
and she demanded entrance. All cf-
forts to persuade her to take the car
provided for colorcd people were Of no
avail, nor would she leave the platform
of the car she was on. General Super.
intcndcnt Thomas finally agreed to fur
nish a syrc'ai car, and actually had an
extra one put on, but just as the ar,
rangcmcnt had been made to let her
ride as grandly as her heart could wish,
she left and brought suit against the
railroad company for $25, 600 damages.
A few days altcranothcr crow-coIorcd
female created sensation at the depot
orthc Louisville railroad The Amcri
cor sova.
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She ana lIllIc grl ana hrr escort
and colorcd man named Sinclair,
mounted lhc platform 81 inc macs OF
rear coach OF the tram bound Tor Louis
vile, and insisted on going into it, the
woman more particularly declaring that
she "ahtoI 10 rue III 'I't car aIld II"
Other
n messenger was sent I"''"p '''"''ii"-
ont Nrddrs with the statement ilIt the
roaa had on IT'S hands ano5hcr I""lla'
ho"%H Il, I't a'ur' Ntoi. H"P 'f'''c'l
Gnt Heddrs went INTO the nrP'' ana
found mat lho woman was tai"I"& very
lo,i ana sun insisting IhaI she must
rIde III thc rear car, WINE thc brakeman
was trying to convince h"r lhaI mere
was no difference IN the coaches ana ai-
v8hE hcr TO- 90 INTO the next car |hch
"aj divided ny apellloh one loId ,'u-
pcrnIendent Hcddc5 That she was gong
to Louisville and that She intended GO
ing there IN the rear car N"pernlend-
cnt "cdded told her That the next car
was as good rs amy On the road, that 1t
had as good springs and was III every
manner AZ comfortable as the car She
desired to enter 1hc stu demanded,
however, that she be permitted to ride
in the rear car lie tried hard to per-
suade her to take the next car, but she
fatty refused to do so; neither would
she leave the ro"r car until the door
was opened WIDE and she was allowed to
enter it.
Superintendent Geddcs, with great
deal Of patience and world Of iorbcar-
ancc, told the woman that IN putting
the partition IN the next car, the com
pany had simply carried out the laws OF
Tennessee, and that the car was so ar,
ranged for the transportation OF 60 ored
people. She said she knew her rights
and intended to maintain them, and she
just wanted some one to lay hands on
her If he dared. Superintendent Ged-
DIES informed her that she had been very
badly advised She claimed that the
railroad had no rig mt to make any dis
tlnctlon between colors, to which super
intendent Geddes responded that ne
wasn't the United States Congress or
the Legislature OF tennessee, but the
laws provided that the railroad compa-
ny could assign their cars to whatever
class they might deem proper.