The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-04-20
TAMALGAMATEON CASE!
A white Woman EIopes with Negro: !:
John Bro,m's Soul Marching on!

white Woman EIOpes with a Negro:
John Bro,cn's Soul Marching on!
We find, in the Somerset Democrat,
of April II, the following account of
and remarks upon the recent elopement
of white woman with negro man,
in thatcounty:
On Monday night, the I'd inst,
daughter Of Mr.. VIM. Griffith of Jenner
township, this county, aged about II
years, eloped with full bl0oded Mig
ger, black as Erebus. Sometime after
night Miss Griffith slipped OutffOm her
fathers house, met the niger on the
road according toprevious arrangement
and the same night walked to john
stoWn, Is miles distant, with view of
/ taking the morning train for Harris
/ burg, where they We're to be married.
/ Mr.. Griffith discovering the absence of
/ the parties and suspecting their inten
tions, proceeded forthwith toStoystown,
the nearest telegraph office, and there
telegraphed to the police of Johnst0Wn
to arrest them on their arrival, which
was accordingly done. Miss Griffith
was taken to her fathers house and the
nigger was on the 4th inst, committed
to the jail of this county to await his
trial at next court, which will amount
simply to nothing as it is no legal Of
fence, but purely matter of TASTE and
SMELL. This nigger has been in the
employ of Mr. Griffith for some time.
During the last winter he frequently
took this daughter and Mrs. Griffith
and other female members of the fami-
ly sleigh-riding. He was on a perfect
equality with the fdmily-ate at the
same table, slept under the same root
and enjoyed all the rights and privileges
that Mr.. Griffith's children did
Mr.. Griffith is one of the original Alb
olitiOnists of the county, has voted that
ticket for the last - years to our GER
tain knowledge, and has advocated the
cause Of negro equality in a jealous
manner. He often said before his fam
lily that a NEGRO was plenty good e.
nOugh for poor white girl with SINH
! lar expressions, showing the bias Of his
mind. The daughter, having confidence
in her father, imbibed his teachingsand
concluded to act upon them. She was
perfectly innocent and no blame should
attach to her She supposed she was
doing right inasmuch as her father
her dearest friend-had taught her that
a negro was as good as white man,
and had in his own house set an exam
pie Of social equality between black
and white people. We understand, she
says that she loves him and is bound
to have him. Mr.. Griffith is one Of the
best citizens of this county and we can
not believe that he ever had the remOt-
est idea as to the tendency Of his teach
ingS or he would surely have spared his
own family. This sad example should
be warning to the people Of this cOun-
ty never to be forgotten.
In a majority Of families Of this cOun-
ty this doctrine Of negro equality, So
ciaily and politically, is being taught,
because it is the doctrine of the Repub-
, lican party, and they may not see lis
revolving features until they find out
that some member Of the family-some
one who confded III their teachings is
about to carry their teachings into prac-
tice. And if they do not want their
Own children to follow their teachings,
how as christians, bound by the golden
rule, can they desire others to practice
what they wont practice themselves
The case in hano is a fair example oi
the result of such teachings. Similar
eases are of frequent ntoccurrencet through.
out the North. Parents, it is dangerous
teaching. God Almighty for some in
scrutable purpose created the blacks and
the whites different and placed before
you the evidence of that difference, and
when Ouattempt to reverse his DEGREES
YOU can't expect to fare better than
did our first parents when they thought
themselves wiser than God. We adjure
the people to think of this natter
God never intended the negroes and the
whites to be equals and when you come
to make a personal application Of the
doctrine of equality, you shrink from
it with horror as did Mr.. Griffith, when
his daughter was about to throw her
self into the embraces Of a negro. A
bandon, renOunce, and abjure at once
and forever this horrible, Heaven-defy-
ng-God-insulting doctrine, before
your families may be disgraced and
ruined.