Huntsville gazette., 1888-05-12
ON THE WING. +
From Huntsville TO Washington
Success of Young COlOred
Men in The Depart
mentS.

April 10Th we arrived IN Chattanooga |
about ten o'clock and LODI ed over
night with Mr.. johnson who keeps a
Hotel for colored people; we'll ,ra her
tor all people, as both colored and
white were lodged there that night.
We were pie ased and advised him
to advertise through the Gazette and
he promised to do so.
Next morning we joined Prof.
Crogman, and Rev. G. l.. Upsahw,
of the Georgia Delegation and we
set out for Washington. The day
was fine and the scenery along the
way 6as beautiful. Notwithstanding
the dust we kept our car:window open
and gazed out on the beauties of
nature,
We passed Knoxville about one
o'clock and long before night fall we
were dashing through the hills Of
Virginia.
Passing these beautiful hills and
wales ong which run streams like
silver threads, | was enabled to un-
derstand what Whittier meant by
"Virginia's hills and waters"
We travelled all night and arriv-
ing at Lynchburge at 3 O'Clock a. m.
we changed cars for Washington.
Just before we got to Lynchburg
half dozen drunken fellows board
ed the train and the widest scene
fol owed Twenty-Five or thirty
persons were in the car, ladies and
| gentlemen, white and black, but
they recorded no body. They yelled
like hungry wolves, cursed and swore
and drank whisky.
was ashamed Of them because
they were young color; d men.
The conductor passed through but
sud no'hing to them. | leaned for
ward and asked white man why
don't some one speak to those men!
He replied "My God you are too
hard for me-" They got off at the
next station.
| At eleven o'clock a. m. we ran into
Washington, and spent the rest of
the day in sight seeing. The first
place visitedwas thehWitHeouse, but
being Saturday we could not see the
president-Monday is his day to
receive calls.
| We next went to where our money
is made and saw the process, which to
undertake to describe would occupy
too much space. But your readers
may gain some idea from the fact
that twelve hundred persons, mostly
women are ngaged in ms king Green
backs. We saw more money than
we ever expect to own. There was
bills, packs and bales Of money.
Money by the thousand the millions,
and then there was more money.
Two sights in Washington we
were anxious to see-the statute which
the colored people erected to the
honor of Abraham Lencoln, and the
man whom providence erected to
the honor of the colored race. We
saw the former and stood with un-
covered head before the image OF
the great man.
We spent Sabbath in Washington
and attended Asbury Street church,
Thi ,church of Thirteen hundred
members has the leading choir Of
| methodism, so it is said and | confess
, that it is well said
: Here We met Mr., D. S. Brandon
formerly Of Huntsville, and Mr.. P.
J. Crepslaw, Of Athens, Ala. They
are both doing well.
lam informed that the Pension
and War Departments have about
sixty colored clerks. these all have
stood The test required by the civil
service reform and hold their place.
. to day on merit alone
Tie following cidents will show
. how the young negro measures up,
and even exceeds expectation. II
= the test examination for positions
] in the war dtpartment-not a single
negro failed. The minimuns was sew
! enty five and not one fill below
. while several whites did. One white
man got ninty-nine and the next wa.
a Negro, who got ninty eight. -Four
applicants were examined for po
sition in the war dei artment, ant
the one who received the highest
per cent was a Mr.. Pinkney o.
South Carolina. The authoritie.
IcunnocoI fhof he yyoc a 1ocoop1apt ~