Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-22
Teamoh and the Boston wood-Piic.

ttHmou anu fhc bosttu Noou-TuS.
The Bay State legislators who were the
recipients OF the hospitallties Of the Ex-
ecutive Mansion here and who went 10
Washington and gleefully told how Gov
ernor OFerrall had been tricked into
entertaining two mulattoes. are likely 10
be punished in n way they h'tle dreamed
Of
In Boston Teamoh Is "a man and a
brother" The average politician there
speaks OF Teamoh with awe. and some
select circles Of Boston society are open
to him. But in their trip through the
South the Massachusetts, legislative COM
mittee were mighty glad TO shuttle Tea
mob of. Here in Richmond some OF the
committeeman told several groups Of
gentlemen that they rejoiced that Tea
mob did not enter Richmond upon the
same train with them. In other words
they pretended that they had discarded
the Boston view as TO social equality.
and wished IL to be understood that they
were doing and thinking as RichmondeTs
do. And when to the surprise or all IL
was found that Teamoh and Mitchell
had imposed their company upon the gen
tlemen gathered at the Executive Man.
sion, some of the Massachusetts, Iegis-
lators whispered their regrets to VIZ
ginians who were present.
The double facedness. not TO say
treachery, of these Massachusetts men mas
come out in the discussion of the Teamoh
affair, and the committeeman VIII be
held to account in Boston for their sneers
at Teamoh in Richmond and farther
South. When they were talking to us
they took our view OF the race question;
In Boston they deny that they were ever
insensible 10 the delights Of Teamoh's
society.
The cause Of the colored people in Nir-
ginia has been hurt by this Teamoh in
cident. Teamoh. we believe, is descend
ent Of tia famous old fool darby of that
name who assisted Judge Underwood
and others in framing the present Con-
stitution Of Virginia. and he must know
from family tradition that nothing is so
prejudicial to the advancement of the ne
croes' welfare in the South as discussion
of the social equality question. Teamoh,
Jr.. has done what the associates OF
Judge Underwood always protested that
they would never do-thrust their COM
pany upon whites, when and where the
whites did not want them. BY the intru-
sion OF Teamoh and Mitchell into the
Governors Mansion (and we do not for
get that 1t was in way public
function) there has been knocked in the
head all the arguments that have ever
been made In Virginia to the effect that
the negroes would not If they could so
where they are not wanted. And OF all
the impressions made by the Teamoh IN
cdent this will be the most lasting.
Teamoh by thrusting himself into
company where he well knew that his
presence was Objectionable has proved
himself an enemy of his race. Whether
he received his despicable inspiration
from Mitchell or from some Of his leg
islatiye colleagues, we do not know, but
IL is odd lat the prudent course OF con-
duet that he had pursued in the South
was altered when he came to Richmond
and had to deal with the Governor OF
Virginia and the Mayor of Richmond.
But no matter who conceived the base
scheme to violate the hospitality Of the
Executive Mansion and to embarrass
the Governor and the gentlemen who
were the Governors guests, we are glad
TO know that the duplicty Of the com
mitteemen is being ventilated in the
Boston papers. Whatever they may say
now TO show that they have always been
loyal to Teamoh, the fact Is perfectly
indisputable that upon their arrival here
in Richmond they expressed joy that
they had hitherto been able to Shuttle
him off whenever entertainments were
given them Governor OFerTalIs letter
TO Mr.. Darling published in another
column Of this paper. is valuable con-
tribution to the true history Of this
case, and states facts which are within
the knowledge Of dozen well-known citi-
zens of Richmond
To nearly everybody here with whom
they talked, the Massachusetts legisla-
tors expressed disgust that Teamoh was
on the committee. and satisfaction that
| they had been able to lose him" Uheir
| own expression when they were being
entertained in the South.