The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-03-10
A Case Of Amalgamatiop.

1t is our painful duty to record one o.
the most humiliating occurrences know
to christian community-the marriage
of white girl to negro.
The negro's name is John Sophia, whc
has for sone years lived iD the family o.
Mr.. Joseph L. Whiting, a wagon maker
in the village of Hartford, this county,
He is quadroon. aged about % years
The name of the victim in this disgustin,
transaction, is Amelia Tiugley, daughter
Of Mr.. Truman Tingley, who resides il
Hartford township, some three miles from
the village, and about q mile from the
University. Her age is sixteen years
Some months since, the girl lived for 6
time with a family near Mr.. Writings
and during this period the plot was con
cocted, which has had SO terrible ter,
minatior. Her father learning that she
was being taught TO associate familiarly
with the negro, took her home at once
and, to shield her and her friends from
disgrace, it was kept secret; and here fol
the time, the matter ended.
On Saturday the 18th Feb, the Cir
went to church, accompanied only by
two little brothers, (other members of the
family being KEEP; at home by the illness
of her grandfather, Darius Tingley, a
notice o: whose death appears ELSEWHERE
and instead of returning home, went with
Whiting and his wife to their house, when
they called in a clergyman to perform
the marrisge service. OF course none
would be party to so black a crime,
whereupon the parties went to New Mil
ford and other plabes in search of some
being who had not decency enough to
deter him from lending himself to so de
grading an act, and on the next day. a
Justice of the Peace at Kirkwood, n. Y,
consented to give legal sanction to an al
lance forbidden alike by the laws of G cd
and man.
When they returned to Hartford, and
il became known that theywere married,
the town was thrown ipto great excite
meut, and various demonstrations were
made, expressive Of the Indignation and
disgust of the citizens. On Friday nj light
they came to Moptrose to avoid, it is said i,
the ju,t indignation Of the people at home
and d0u6Ic-6el room was engaged by
Whiting, at Seare's Hotel, wherethe four
(Whitiug and lady, Sophia and lajy,) Je-
fore it was known to Mr.. Searle that there
was darkie in the gang. The next day,
Whiting and his wife, the negro, aud
Robert Alexander, who also accompanied
them on their bridal tour, were arrested
By the Sheriff and held to bail on
charge of conspiracy. at thc instigation OF
the girls father We trust the affair will
be fully Investigated. The Writings
we're so anxious to keep the matter Sc
cret until marriage could be effected
that they obtained a pledge from the
clergyman at Hartford (Rev. w. w.
Welsh of the NJ f. Church) that in case
he did not marry the parties, he would
not reveal their plot and he, thinking
they could not succeed in their design,
did not make it known. In justice to Mir.
Tinglcy, his family and numerous rels-
tives, all of whom occupy high stand
ing in community, we must add that they
are not chargeabe with any wrong in the
affair. In her fathers family the girl
has been taught no doctrine tending to so
degrading result. The only explanation
of the matter is that her mind was poison
ed by the influence of those engaged in
bringing about the marriage, who, it
seems; are too fully cnamored of the
modern doctrine of Negro Equality. :
Were mono but themselves affected by the
result of their plotting. it would. compar-
stively, make little difference, but that
young and innocent girl should be ruined,
and family and large circle of relatives
have such Disgrace fastened upon them,
is too great an outrage to be quietly sub
nitted to.
We learn that citizens indignation
meeting is to be held at Hartford to-mor-
row.
Should there be any error in the above
statement We will be obliged to any per-
son who will furnish a correction, or add
any material informal on tue subject
-MonntroSc Den10irat.