Year: 1867

The Richmond Street Car Difficulty Adjusted
Coiored People 10 Ride In the vehicies-In-
structiOns 20 Registrars.


RICHMOND, Va, April 3O 1857.


The street difficulty has been last settled so far
granting permission for coored people to ride. Mr.
Walker the President and three directors Of the
pany, waited, by request General Schoned TO day,
TO interchange views in reference to amicabe settle
ment Of the troublc and, after many suggestions, II
ultimately agreed by the company to throw the
open to the public irrespective OF color. The General
simply expressed his opinion that public vehicles ought
to be thus thrown open. The company intended some
time ago to adopt this very course but the ques
ton as TO whether the experiment would pay being a
doubtful one influenced them up TO this time in retain
ing things as they According to the arrangement
which has been determined on, four cars will
be open TO the general public, whites and
blacks alike, and two other cars, comprising the
entire number on the line, will be appropriated
exclusively ladies' and children The company
the right say who ladiesa clause in the
rangement which evidently aims at excluding coored
females This will be productive Of another agitation.


It is believed all town this evening that this step
will be the ruin Of the car concern. Tomorrow the
blacks expected indulge their newly edged priv
lege In large numbers Tho whites protest they would
rather walk the length of the line than ride with
the 'nggers." That is the general feeling but il is
quite possible may undergo some modification under
the necessity Of avoiding much pedestrianism in this
warm weather


The cars for the ladies will be designated by ball
raised above the level the roof The conductors
ceived instructions this evening blacks and
whites with the courtesy to endeavor much
possible to seat the coored folks in the forward part Of
the and to observe that passengers who ener
least cleany in person and attire.


There is prevailing impression that quite number
Of employees viii quit their employment the line in
consequence Of this Some of the conductors
are men who were once wealthy, but reduced to
daily labor by the fortunes Of var.


Instructions from General SchoHed to the registrars
OF districts expected to be issued day two will
require three lists TO be made Of voters classified under
the Military bill The nrst list will comprise those whose
right to vote is undisputed the second those whose
right has been challenged but decided alrmatively
the third those to whom the decision has been ad.
In the lists the grounds The decision
each will noted for review headquarters
Richmond.


Acknowledging the Logic Of Events.


Robert W. Hughes, Of Abingdon, Va, Of the most
polished writer's Of the South, prominent
sionis, and editor OF the Richmond Examiner during
the war; declares himself on the present political posi-
ton in these words:-


avow radical change Of opinion many leading
points Of politics. More especially am weared of the
practice which the South has pursued since the begin
ming Of this great and eventul controversy Of sacri
hcng aainabfe gocd attanabe r9ht attanabe justice,
for good right Justice for the part abstract
intangible and of doubtful value.


.Justicc to the Colored Man,


The Charlottesville va.) Chronicle. speaking Of the
exclusion Of colored people from the street cars,
says-


We regard as all wrong, and we hope no such
ridiculous issues will be made in the South. There
four millions Of colored people In the South and the
attempt to keep them out Of the public vshTios Is ~
| mad a. attempt to divide a stream IN tEs middle
You can't do It, We for justice 10 tho c0lored
although fear sometimes that agitatos among them
will not allow them to remain satisfied with and
justice But by all give them justice and II they