The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-07-01
y colored men and the drays and was.

by colored men and the drays and was
ons have nearly all colered drivers.
saw number of stores kept by coloret
people, and one was a drug store. Col
ored policemen, custom-house officers
and firemen were by no means scarce
and steamboat that landed at our piel
had colored pilot. I thought if there
is city OH the continent where the
lately enfranchised citizen may choose
his mode of making a living, that favored
place is Charleston. The municipal ad
mlnistration is Democratic, but colored
men are put Oh the police and employed
in the fire department as a matter OF
policy. The colored majority is SO great
that some show must be made by the
ruling majority of receiving support
from their dusky brethren.
Potent as the tissue ballot is, it could
not be relied upon unaidsd TO effectually
suppress the heavy Republican maiorities
which would be rolled up in five Of the
SIX Congressional districts of this State
with free elections and fair count. II
| local effects we're alone to be considered
we doubt the governing statesmen OF
south Carolina would readily take the
responsibility of stealing elections by
Callot box stufing and fraudulent count
4 ing without even a pretense of concilia-
ting colored citizens and giving them a
few minor offices, but the outrage would
be so very palpable that the voice of the
nation woald be. lifted against it and
Republican Congresses would system
| atically kick out of their seats the tissue
ballot Representatives accredited to
Washington.
| We left Charleston at sundown and
steamed out to sea again. From here to
Sandy Hook we had beautiful weather
and delightful passage. A couplet
oft-quoted by sailors warns the nayiga-
tors of these coast waters.
After Lookout and Fear you pass,
Prepare for storms off Hatteras,
but we rounded all these capes without
experiencing any bad weather. The
sea was very rough off Hatteras, and our
vessel rolled and pitched in manner
that would have racked my interior
department earlier in the voyage, but 1
was a seasoned salt by this time and
rather enjoyed the rocking in the cradle
of the deep. With such sea in good
weather, I don't wonder that the vicinity
of Hatteras is especially dangerous
during storms. .
The run up the Jersey coast on Monday
last was exhilarating and enjoyable in
the extreme. We were in full sight of
the shore all the time and had splendid
vicw Of Long Branch, Atlantic City,
Cape May and the various other seaside
resorts Of this section. The panorama
was magnificent and / never tired of
gazing upon it. just as we approached
the entrance of New York harbor a
lively rain and windstorm came OH. We
took pilot aboard and with his cx-
perienced hand at the wheel made our
way safely between Staten and Long
Islands into the harbor of the American
metropolis. After fifteen minutes deten-
ton at the quarantine station we passed
on up the harbor to the Norris and Essex
canal dock at Jersey City, where our
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o'clock Monday evening when we tied
up, hence we We're eight days and a half
making the trip from New Orleans. The
Greyhound could have made the run in
much less time if necessary, but we
carried small head Of steam to econo-
mize fuel.
Capt. Lowlon and remained in New
York until Saturday, when we came on
to this city. The Captain W as compelled
to hurry. on to New Orleans, so we parted
yesterday morning, resretting that cir
cumstances necessitated a divergence in
our paths at this point. He is going to
bring another tug TO New York from
Pensacola, and ifit was possible I should
be delighted to accept his hearty invita-
ton to mako the second voyage with him.
have written at such length that I
must defer mention Of what | have seen |
in New Fork and Washington until next
week. This evening shall return to
Philadelphia to visit nay younger brother
and his interesting little family, and
after two days sojourn with them shall |
start for Ohio to see my mother and the
many relatives and friends of clliltlhood's I
happy days who live near the birth place
OF Yours affectionately,
THE EDITOR.
From letter received few days ago
from Capt. II. w. Pennywitt we learn
that the contract with the steamer