Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-07-16
tFrors the Detroit Preo Press, June
Practical Miscegenation.

Tbs Daughter ota Wealthy Farmer E'opes
DGh Negro Laborer = The Fond Pa.
renis Encourage The Tender Passion.
The particulars Of the Judson. Pontiac
Joe amaIgamation case are still fresh in
the minds Of most of our readers. The
occurrence was startling at the time shock.
ing to noariy every mind. 1t was plain to
see in it The practjclI tendencies Of tha
doctrine OF abolt'on,so extensively tauyh,
by the d1m'us.' petty, hut in lhrsn da
the resui. Il those .eacr'lgs hlvo occom
{ more p'sHy tparcnt sud misccgcUatiou
and abolition are nuw prominently before
the public ase similar 10 the one which
startled the good citizens of Pontiac, have
now become so common that they cease to
cause astonishmebt and have come to be
considered quite matter OF course among
the members of the party in power and in.
ste7d Of Being shocked at the disclosure of
practical amalgamation, they claim to be
proud Of ii and have adopted it as pet
doctrise.
There are some Republicans yet who
would not suffer their daughters to marry
negroes, but they are all drifting toward
that point, and q lew of the more simple
hearted Republicans Of the rural districts
ere proud TO Be hoDored with a negro SON.
ln-iaw These men are putting iu,o prac-
tice, the tach,ogs of the leaders. Here
!. an Irs'nncs Which b.ppened during the
past week IN the neigaoo ug towu Of South
He.d, in Oakland County. The .peItiou-
ars are voucLed ior il every to.pgct. The
name OF the farmer is withheld, as the par
tlya are vo!j known Ia the ucgdboyhood
wacrc the Circumstance. tr&nspred,
y inner rostu..g % Sou,hdela, who ia
repured 10 be wealthy, eSpouscd the Abo
iti2n doctrine, and baiog more sincere thau
macy ol his caso uigtas believed Ia putting
oorine. into ptaot.c. to the fullest extent
lie ciauled that i Llgro %us as good as a
white man, and show the sincerity Of
his opinions, employed sue Of the blaekest
Africans he cculd fnd and took him into
the bosom Of his family and treated him
as one Of his oftpring. Ills confidence in
him was such that lie gave Up good share
of the management of his farm and bust
ur,, into the hands Of the negro, and the
latter rewarded tho farmer by running
away with his daughter. The daughter
was young lady about sixteen years OF
age, said to be intelligent and very pro
posse 'sing in appc aranco She had been
EDUCATED in the belief that he negro is a
superior beihg, and bad a practical illus.
tratiou put before her of her fathers esij.
nation Of the African racc.
She could not be blamed for also adni.
ration ripeued into love-, With the knowl-
edge and consent Of the parents the two
were allowed 10 be much in each other 5
society. hey took long strollS by moon
light, and INDUCED in all those little de =
lights which arc less popularity supposed
to make courtshpS so sweet The affair
eliminated in an elopement, though there
is no reason why they should have pnrsncd
: this course, since it was not known thai
their uutou was oppose b. her porcrtn
One night last ~ X M .s.m'r w. dt>
tnr'sd ny a nojsa "dt,ii, i h.n.c. H.
got ~ and raised the window, Uut dld moi
di co.rr anything unusual. In he morn
ing the negro did not make his appearance
0 and the daughter was also missing. Or
gong to her room it was discovered iha
P she had Gown with her negro paramour
s taking trunks and all her clothiog. Sine,
then nothing has been heard Of them, auC
g no effort has besn made by The father t(
u discover the Whereabouts of his daughter
1t is supposed that they have gone to Can
: ada, probably on wedding tour, and vii
yet return, when tue dotinG parents viii
n receive them with open arms and establish
g them in home of their own. as a living
G illustration OF the beauties Of practica
y miscegepaton
r OUR EXPENSES The daily expen
h ditdrr. If the Guvcrumoas a'n at presen
= estimated by Nh Ca.st TO rr 81 100 UOl
It per Gay, ~ lact be says that that SUI
y "will hardly be suihceut.' Fully S5,u0t
n 600 per dag would be nearer the oc ua
suni' Is it any wonder, that with ouI
thousands slain daily, and our subs'auc,
a consumed a, such an awful raIe, for pur
q poses almOs, entirely at variance with it
y original announcements, that the peopi
' are becoming tired Of this state of affairs
is and rapidly concentrating their heart
f, and mind for a change Of administrator
! and polcy'
d lag- The Democrats OF Wcstmorelan,
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