Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-01-27
Sambo in Canada.

Recent accounts from Canadn show that the ne
grocs uro becoming rcstive in thut Province, even
under the friendly folds Of tho British flag. Tho
"pratertion" extended to Sambo from compulsory
lah there, British and Yankee philanthropy hal
prou lily baastcd, would appeal to his gratitude. Mt
lca,t aud teach him to be, Mt once, cd citizen
and good man. II sccuis however, that these
bright anticipntiona, however excellent in theory,
cannot be reduced to practice; for the negroes, oS
capped from scrvitudr in the Southern States. and
making their way to Cauatln unmindful Of the
boncvolence which received them, flrlprn and
fr,enless. have turned ronnd, ut tho first on.
portuniy that offered itself and sct rhemsclyors
against their bcnelnctors. Tho difficulty seems 10
he that the whites or tannln on the Uuitcd
States Lorlcrs true to the tradition OF their race
all oyer the world, will not allow negro children
10 lac Brought in the same schools their own
children, while ample means provided for
teaching them in schools devoted to the education
of their own rare. M objection is ruisc1, even,
10 the employment oi negro teachers Of negro
ehilrcn. provided such tearhcrs are found com
pr,cnt- just ns is required # white men, ~
teachers Of white children. This, however, docs
not suit the fugitive ncgro' population. Nothing
" II satisfy them, but ANAL gaDntinn Of white and
llt X IN tho same school, under either IA white or
cl master, aud ~ the blacks far outnumher the
whites in tho frontier section, this. Of course,
mrnn~ that black man viii invariably he chosen,
u preference. In fact. the negroes claim the right
u llhft tbDtTNl over All liIb lHIilt SCHOOLS he
whites, few in number they nrc, are necessarily
compelled To temporizr and To speak the negroes
fir. so much in return for the hospitality and
hcncycencn rendered to that race, through the un-
dcrground railrond
1t is not unlikely that circumstances. such ns
these. will do more towards opening tho eyes Of
Her Mnjestys subjects. on the other side of "the
line" to tho fact that this Underground Railroad
concern is II bad investment, in the long run,--
than all the threats of official rcmonstranrc, on the
part Of this Governmcnt. recently sugge ested by
Gov. Wise. Scli-incrcst is mighty agent in do
tc-mlning n people in any particular course of
action, and f the Canadians begin to see that the
influx Of Southern runaway negroes is likely to
nte icrn with the white man in their country, to
an Injurious extent. it will do more to put a stop
to the increase of that undesirable race among
hem--we apprehend-,han all the extradtion
treaties in the worlj.-hew York Express.
Trickod into Marrying the Wrong Lover.
Says the Chicago H,uM of Saturday last: "A
sensation affair which has recently occurred, has
set the usually placid locality Of Plaster Bed, OF
towa county, into n buz of excitement. The par
ticulars we gather from the Inst number OF tho
Port Clinton Democrat A young German girl of
the former place was "cngaged" to OF her
eountrymen. and the melting time of their union
was set for Wednesday evening of last week. The
young German, happy in blissful expectations,
hustled around and made every preparation for the
Ito HIM momentous event. the procuring of
marriage license not being neglected. But he had
a rival--one who not easily to be out genera
ted. So, early on the evening appointed for the
wedding lover number two, accompanied by few
friendA repaired to the residence of the oxpectant
BRIDE and informed her that they had come to take
her to Port Clinton, where her betrothed would
meet her.
Relying implicitly on what was told her, she at
set out with this company Of plotters for that
place. where she duly arrived and was conducted
to the Island House. Shortly nfter her arrival,
and while anxiously awaiting the appearance OF
him she was to call her husband, Us she thought,
wine was passed around, and she imbibed with the
others But few mndtcs elapsed ere the vic
tmzed young woman became unconscious, and
lover number two came in with magistrate and
license which he had procured. and the two were
mnde one in tho regular forms Of law. The Mag
istrato retired, and the newly-marred couple re-
paired to the husbands house, where they spent
the night.
Meanwhile lover number one had gone to the
house Of his expectant bride. and finding out what
iad occurred, was of course in much tfibulation-
so much SO that he did not succeed in ascertaining
the whereabouts of his adored and what had tran.
spircd until the next morning -#9