Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1866-04-25

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On Monday night, the I'd /,
daughter Of Mr.. William Grin,
Jcnner township, this county,
about IL ycars, eloped with
blooded Niger, black as r.
Sometime after night Miss Cr
slipped out from her fathers N
met the niggcr on the road accor|
TO previous arrangementand the,
night walked TO Johnstown, is
distant, with view of taking
morning train for Harrisburg. v
they were TO be married, Mr.. Gu
discovering the absence Of the psr
and suspeeting their intcnsions
.ceeded forthwith to Stoystown.
nearest telegraph office, and 4
telegraphed tothe police of Johns,
TO arrest them on their arrival, wi
was accordingly done Miss Gn3
was taken to her fathers house
the niger was on the 4th inst, 4
mitted TO the jail of this county
await his trial at thenext court,wh
will amount simply to nothing as
no legal offence, out purely a maj
of TASTE and SMELL. This Niger
been in the employ Of Mr.. Griffith
some time. During the last win
he frequently took his daughter
Mrs. Griffith and other female m.
bcrs Of the family Safeguarding |
was on perfect equality with |
family-eat at the same table, 81
under the same roof and enjoyed
the rights and privileges that Y
Griffith's children did.
Mr.. Griffith is one of the origiu
Abolitionists of the county, has vot
that ticket for the last twenty-t
years to our certain knowledge, q
has advocated the cause Of neg
equality in jealous manner.
often said before his family that
"negro was plenty good enough 70
poor white girl" and similar expre
ions showing the blias Of his mi
The daughter having confidence
her father, imbided his teachings I
concluded to act upon them She '
perfectly innocent and noblame sbo
attach TO her. She supposed she
doing right inasmuch as her fat
her dearest friend-had taught
that a negro was as good as a wi
man, and had his own house set do
example Of social equality betw
black and white people. We un,
stand, she says that she loves him
is bound to have him Mr. Girl
lis one of the best citizensof ca
ty and we cannot believe that be
had the remotest idea as to the t,
ency Of his teachings or he SUI
would have spared bis own fan
This sadexample should be war;
to the people Of thislcounty neve
be forgotten. M
In majority, Of families Of
county this sdoctriBe cfnegro equs
socially and politically is being tau
because it is the doctrine of the
publican party, and they may moi
It's revolving features until they
that some member Of the family
one who confded in their teach
is about TO carry their teachings
practice, And if they do not )
their own children to follow
+ teachings, how as christians, be
by the golden rule, can they d.
Others to practice what they y
practice themselves. The case
hand is a fair example of the resa
such teachings Similar cases ar,
4 frequent occurrence throughout
North. Parents, il is dangerous te
ing God Almighty for some inscl
bic purpose, created the blacks
the whites different and placed be
you the evidence of that differe
and when you attempt to reverse
DEGREES you can texpect to fare be
than did our first parents when
thought themselves wiser than
We abjurc the people to think of
matter. God never intended the
groes and whites to be equals
when you come to make q pcrs
application of the doctrine OF equa
you shrink from It with horror al
Mr. Griffith, when his daughter
about to throw herself into the
braces Of anegro Abandon, enou
and abjure at once and forever
horrible, Heaven-defying-God-in
ing doctrine, before your families !
be disgracod and 'ruined.-Som
County Democrat.
MURDER AND LYNCH LAW
Thursday evening of last week
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