Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-01-11
Elopement Of an Heirsss with a Negro

Elopement OF an Heiress with q Negro
PRACTICAL Amalgamation.
The Detroit Free Press notices . marriage,
which toni place near that place few days since.
which, b b likely, will prove terrible warning
o tbose Northern fathers who advocate amalga.
ion. II says:
A young girl named Sarah Judsop, whose faith.
lives ON fne property mile or two from Pom
lac, coped ON Saturday, aud came to Detroit -
The partner of her flight was black man, who
.as been in the employment Of her father for
ONE time in the capacity of taru, hand. The first
animation the father had Of the intention Of the
'artes was conveyed by the fnct Of their flight
they Immediately crossed over TO Windsor. upon
eaching hi. city, fully sensible that they could
Ieser accomplish their unnatural design Oh this
aide, as no official or clergyman could have been
.ound who would have far transgresscd the
bounds Of decency rs to unite tho couple. the nl.
pearance Of the girl being such as would forbid
the union in the mind II any sensible man. to say
nothing of the law in the case Some individual
WAS found in Canada who performed the cer,-
mony, however. and tho two were made one.
They are now in Windsor, enjoying the sweets of
the honeymoon.
The fatber Of the girl is n rod-hot nloltioniut
Of the whole hog or nothing niger as good IA
anybody style. For long series Of years he has
dssusted his neighbours with his ranting On abol-
ton and anna CATION. of which he was disposed to
abatc not jot title from its utmost limits
Ia order that he might not he said to preach what
ho did not practice he made it point to troat the
numerous colored individuals whom he from time
to time employed rs par with his own family.
These doctrines he inculcated upon the under
standings of his children. and he has the sup
satisfaction Of witnessing. a. the practical results
of his teachings, his own daughter in the embrace
Of niger. The brother Of the girl came on the
next day, arriving here on Sunday. and ascertain
ing their whereabouts. went u her and imrored
her To return. She WIS content, however. love
her ebony half. and couldn't think of going baek.
The emotions Of brother At such sight can bet
ter bo imagined than described.
The girl is about X years old. The family are
said 10 have occupied II position in society which
WIS first class and the blow is consequently ter
rhle one The father is rich, and the girl an heir
css which makes it very nice for the African Of
her choice. The matter has caused an intense cx-
clenent in The neghborhood whore the parties
are well known. the girl having been born and
brought up whore her parents reside. IL ~ diffi-
cult to imagine any train of circumstances by
which u young and intelligent girl could he
brouyht Ia form a connect ii III repugnant u all
these senses; vet the fact cxista. A more complete
retrbu,ion for the crime 4 fanatcism we never
heard of The least we can wish. is that the Ia
ther, undoubtedly well cured Of his belief hy this
time may he ableto save his young daughter from
the terrible future which now opens Ia her.
The Detroit Advertiser oftbe 9th inst. announces
that the girls father has succeeded in persu aiding
her to return home with him.