The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-22
DENIAL FROM GOV. O'FERRALL
Inc Negro Teamoh Would Not
Have Been Intentionally Received.
DOUBLE FACED STATEMENTS.
IN Hepiy TO Senator Darling's Boston
Interviews Correcting the Rich
mond Dispatches. the Cover
nor Again States His Posi-
ton. Mo Race Equality.
By Southern Assoeratei Press.

RIcHMoSD, Va, March 2l.-Gov.
oterral received last night the fol
lowing letter from Senator Darling.
who WAS one OF the Massachusetts leg.
isIaive committee who visited the cX
ecutive mnuslon and who has since
given out III Boston several Interviews
regarding the treatment accorded
Ienmoh, the negro mem Der Of the com
mittee:
"LIon 0arics O'ftrr0U'
Only DEAR SlR:-Perhaps Won havo
heard something of the insulierable
nonsense that was tclegraphcd here
from Richmond after our departure.
The entire committee. including Mr..
leamoh, resent 1t with Indignation.
| send you by this mail COPIES of
Boston journal aud Boston Record. in
which appear Interviews with me.
beg to assure you of our hearty ed
preclation OF Gil you so kindly did for
our committee, and to express the he
iiei that these interviews, which nro
JUST published tonight, will correct the
mean lnSIuuntiors and untruths which
were telegrnphed here 10y some m.
scrupuious Sensat!onnhst i'll Richmond.
P!eaSc give my kind regards to Mrs.
= ferrail whom | shall never forget
for her charming courtesy aud kiud
ness. very respectfully yours.
THOMAS w. DARLISG.
State House, Boston, March 10, 1895.
To this the Governor replied as fol.
lows:
EIcnMoNp, Va, March 2lst 1875.
.Scnat0r thomas ". DWijny, state
House, HoSfOH, Mass:
DEAR Sir. H.-Responding TO yours of
tie l9ih inst, | viii say that | am ut.
terIy disgusted with the episode to
which you roieT.
Tho time has not come when [ would
Knowingly invite n committee of any
KIND III which there was colored man
TO dine or lunch at my private house
or the Gubernatorial Mansion. While
trust | may never be SO unmindful of
the dignity OF my official station as to
treat Legislative committee from
another State, whatever may DO their
constitution or color. with dlscourtesy
when they are calling In their oliiclnl
capacity nud am receiving III my of
ilcial capacity, yet cGudor requires me
10 say that II | had been aware, or il
had even been intimuted to mo that II
coloreu man was in your party MY ut
tcntlons would have been much mora
formal than they were aud you would
have heen received at my executive OF
lice and not Mt the mnusiou; for draw
thn line on the negro at the soclnl CIR.
Gle or anywhere else that suggests even
Il sembiance of social equality.
Interviews with me- have been pub.
!ished by my authority, and while |
need no vIndication before nv own
people, nero deuonnce without quail.
iicntlon rs absolutely untrue any state
ment, lusinuatlou or iutlmaiion that
the incts are at variance with these
published Interviews.
Cantor requires me further to saw
that am utterly surprised to find that
you snd some OF your colleagues laye
made Mt home the statements You have
III the face of the expressions of tiiegust
and annoyance yUu Indulged III nd
iibitum IN Ricnmond at having with
you the negro ieamoh
Very respectfully.
CHARLES T., O'EruR,rT