New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-16

CIVIL RIGHTSIN TIE SOUTH.
A SAMPLE OF HIGH-TONED CHRISTIAN cHrvALRY
DISPLAYED TOWARD VISITORS FROM THE NORTH.

A SAMPLE OF Heightened CHRISTIAN CHIvALRY
DISPLAYED TOWARD VISITORS FROM THE NORTH.
TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR For the benefit of any TRIBUNE readers
who may still cling to the fond foney fres
country that its Constitution is respected and it,
citizens protected In accordance with the decars
lions ofthat Constitution, allow to narratc an CT.
percnce that within the last fortnight has befallen some
dear friends
Mr. Thomas J. Morrow, Of tho Morrow Shoe Manu-
featuring Company, whose factory IL at Nyack.
". T., and whose salesrooms are at Al and
40 Warren-st, this city, and his wife,
Abbie Clemens Morrow, daughter of the Rev. Nathan
Tibbals. OF the publishing house OF TIbbas & Soma.
Nassau-st., are well-known Brooklyn people, Mrs
Morrow being religious writer and speaker OF some
prominence and one Of the assistant editors OF TIE
Christian Adooeats, and both having been long ana
prominently identified with the Hanson Place Methodist
Episcopal Church OF that CITY, During the past fall and
winter Mr. Morrow suffered from protracted aud
Illness and early in Nay he started with hts wife
for long tour in the South and West From Nashville.
where she engaged In revival work, Mrs. Morrow
wrote home glowing accounts OF the dear Southern peo
pies hospitality Kindness" Since then she has had
some reason to change her opinion OF the Christian
graces that prevail IN tue South.
Journeying from Tennessee to New-Orleans, through
Alabama Mr. and Mrs.Morrow had among their travelling
companions clergyman and his wife who leaving
passionate In Illinois I'LL Louisiana. These
people, being colored had not only provided themselves
for their journey with rsclass tickets hut with etter
from tho ticket agent OF the railroad emphstcay stat
ing that they entitled to all the privileges Of nrss
class tcket-hoders. All went well until the train
arrived at Montgomery. Ala, where new conductor
chose 10 differ In opinion with his official predecessors
He Immediately ordered the clergyman and his wife into
the smoking refusing to pay any attention to the
tickets letter that the former produced and vigorously
blankine ovcry suggestion niggers" entitled
do hut, h.d mad
Unwilling to have his wife subjected such discomfort
and iDdignity the clergyman appealed tn Mr. Morrow
sustain him In his maintenance of hts moral
and legal rights. Upon this. Mr. Morrow. who
Is a most lovabe, fairninded aud Chris.
tan man. attempted expossuate with the conductor
asserting that 1t Illegal to deprive people OF pryi
eses for which they had paid and TO which they were
cordance With the Constitution Of the United states all
ts citizens were entitled to equal rights The conductor
Mr. Morrsw with all the opprobrious and profane Ian.
guage he could command He then left the carl
Of rufiSns. armed With Haives and revoivers.
who drove the clergyman and his wife from the car:
Mr. Morovs breast with the threat that he would cut
out !" that gentemans" BANKED heart" The agony
dgred meanwhile by Mr. Norrows wife can neither 30
adequately described imagined by people who have
come in contact with the bold and organized law
Finally, however, when the conductor had assured
| Mr.. Morrow that he GIr NJ should yet be made
the car When tho train reached Mobile Mr. and Mrs.
Morrow secured room ut the Battle House. Shortly
after, while passing through the hotel corridor, Ir
Morrow suddenly attacked from behind thrownnpon
tho floor kicked and severely beaten about the head.
HIS assailart the conductor whose ire he had
aroused by quoting the Federal Constitution. When the
man aad eosPlstsd his asssas hs eo9Y pfsfmsa S
Tor what he had done, "but," he AS
serted, with unblusbing betrayal OF Southern
legal procedure IN such when pay the fine II
viii be immediately handed back to me-" Though
severely injured Mr. Morrow persevered In getting his
assaant arrested. The fine announced S23.
whether 10 ever actually paid is matter Cf sur
As for the the train. there
even the fiction OF redress attanabe for them.
This ia only one of thousand records which should
impel every Republican Judas go ont and hang him.
self Upon every traitor 10 the interests OF humanity,
justice and constitutional government who last fall cast
his vote TO turn the Government the hands Of
tho party ofwhose political principles and methods that
conductor exact exponent there rests the strain
ofevery drop OF innocent and loyal blood shed By hs
lawless adopted political brotherhood SILK.
Nesc- York, June q. 1855.