Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-13
MIsCEGENATORY.
The African versus The Anglo
Saxon.
A Negro Sues for and Receivers
$4,000.


cal and civil rights are regarded now as
a small concession. The great demand
is for the equal social rights of the Afri-
can with the Caucasian or white race.
The law must be invoked to compel the
practical recognition of this new prlnci-
Die of our r ldicsl refOrmers. White
psople are to be required by severe penal
statutes to surreAder their unreasonable
prejudices and accept the soOty son OF
Africa as their social equal. In all pub
lie places and on vehicles of travel, the
law recently enacted in this State re-
duires that the blackest Congo shall be
recognized as the fit aud equal associate
of the white man, and imposes serious
penalty upon the party who does not
consent to this forced equalization OF the
races. or course this doctrine leads in
evitably to q result which, though blth-
erto Indignantly disClaimed by the
champions and pioneers in the crusade
against the distinctions of race snd color
begins now to be viewed with favor and
approval, and will, we doubt not, soon
be- the favorite theme for the eicquence
and agitation OF the Radical orators.
This is the intermarriage OF the
two races, its legaEZ alton. encourage
ment. and the beneficial Influence which
such intermixture promises to produce
upon the future generations OF the coun-
try. What were some months ago re
gsrded as the crazy uttersnces OF lew
female mani8cs, in favor Of the happy
effect from the blending OF the thin
blood of the Northern with the rich, ,thlek
and warm blood OF the tropical race, be-
gin now TO be received as the cardinal
ideas and doctrines OF the extreme hAdl::
Gals. A recent illustration has been af-
forded of the rapid progress OF the mis-
cessnatirg idea, ia the little town OF
lebanon, D. This has always been ia
vorite abode of extreme negrOphilism.
In the old days of slavery, it was the
ssfe asylum for the fugitive negroes
from the South. Here il was the cele-
brated Tom COTwin received that strong
anti-siavery impulse which marked MS
early career. The population OF LsoS-
non is apparently an intelligent, thrifty,
moral and sober one. On most SUBJECTS
it is a sensible population, with mOdr-
ate. practical views such as accord with
those held by the rest of the world. But
on this subjsct Of the negro the Leos-
nonites were many years age eltten Dy
some mad dog OF ianaticisni anu nave
ever since ragged and raVed with the
very worst form Of an incurable Td0ses
Africdnd.
Now it appears that an Idshman OF
TALENT end hioh attachments in the medI-
cal professioT, Who had iiyad soEie years
in British Columbia, and accumulated
handsome eompetsncy, wss driven by
some i'll wind to Warren county, pnio,
where he settled, and engaged IN the
practice Of his profession. Making the
scquaintaace Of u handsome brunette, ne
falls in love with her, or st least talks
love to her in q very ardent style, when
the youpE woman receives favorsbiy, but
ALWAYS with very distinct references TO
| and frequent reminders OF the necessity
| of q matrimonial c0nsummation. These
suggestions do not appear to have te=n
seriously considered py the aplorous doe
\ tor. who contents hinssif, and seeks 10
| content his lady love, with warm kisses
upon her fragrant lips, and such love
/ ,crdIings "a are eT.nrcDriate TO the anti
nuptial state. Tired of this uncertain
| and unsatisfactory toying and TEDIOUS
nrobstion-sick OF hope deferred-the
| voung woman st last brings the doctor to
| a point. which renders il necessary mat
| he should Immediately send for parsOn
| or lawyer. Hs prefers the latter, ana
! finds his services very essential 10 oeiehu
| him against a claim for S6O, ,OOO damages,
made against him, by Miss Mary tergu
|
| nromise to marry. The doctor, whose
name is John Armstrong Bradshaw, NJ;
| D., suddenly aWakss from bis young
loves dream, and is forced to develop
the grounds of his refusal to con-
summate his eourtship in the usual and
! Legitimate manner. This ne sets forth IN
legal phrase by averring that he Is q
| man of pure white blood, and tbat the
plaintiff is q woman having dlstlncS
and visible sdmiXture of African Dloou.
He rallies upon the statute of January Il
| 1881. which euActs that thereafter " II
| shall be unlawful for any person CT pure
! white blood to intermarry with or nave
illicit carnal intercourse with any negro
or person having q distinct and visible
! admixture of African blood"
TO this plea the plaintiff 3 counsel de-
murs that the statute OF 1851 was super
esded by the fourteenth amendment ol
the Constitution of the United states
or, if not by that, certainly by the elVll
rights aot OF Congress. other WORDS,
that the fourteenth amendment OF the
Constitution, or the civil rights ohii mas
nIaced q colored woman on the same
footing with white woman, in regard
to actions for breach OF promise ot mar
Iisge.
This demurrer appears to have been
more than sustained by the Lebanon
Jury, who, after hearing the evidence
which as far less conclusive or s2ilsIac'
tory than ia a thousand other cases ol
white women bringing similar slitsi &C
tually found s verdict in favor OF the
ollye-com plexioned Mary for SIC, 600
The testimony. which is reported IN full
exhibits q very small amount o. uaE1-
aas done to the Yirtuous Msry by either
the too great urgency Ut defendants love
or his delinquency in fulfilling its vows
He is described SIS Of very unprepossess
ing appearance, ss below the me elium
height, and having an appearance oi
premature decrepituds, whilst the plain
tiff is described " ss young woman o
much personal beauty, brunette with
dark-brown eyer" Beyond frequent
, INDULGENCE in osculstory delights, the
) unfortunate and decrepid son OF Esc1la
plus seems to have obtained no specia
| benefits, nor to have gained any sucf
deep Judgement in the regards OF th'
. handsome brunette SIS would justify
, very large claim for injuries done.
, Indeed, in an ordinary action OF tro
, yer, the plaintiffs COUNSEL would hav,
. been seriously embarrassed to prove th'
, value of the chattel claimed, or at leas
[ to have established a qttdfltiunl Udte6G
In the said very imperfect specimen
? a candidate for connubial responsibility
3 Had the plaintiff been blonde insteat
, Of q brunette, poor Biddy from tn
wash-tub, or any other luckless woman
of = pure and unadultersted Caucasian
! stock, DR.. Bradshaw would have hs'
an easy time of it. Almost any smar
4 lawyer wound have insured him verdic
/. for not more than nominal damages
. But being OF the race OF Congo or Ds
? honey, with probably the blood OF tn
{ Queen Of Sheba mingling with the thin
|, ner infusion OF the inferior Saxon o
j Celtic stock, coursing through her veins
q the Lebanonites felt bound to grant he
s high exemplary damages; thereby, toe
/ | vindicaiing their loyalty and their re
!, cognition Of the full force and effect {
u the I4th amendment Of the Constitution
: and the Civil Rights Bill. The coaclusio
: Of the report of this case shows the col
e dial approval of this verdict by the Oh
g lightensd citiZsns Of Warren county
g Ohio, aud commend them to the respeC
}. and admiration OF the worlds
q 1.-THE trial lasted an entire week, th
d public interest con tinuing unabated un
}. the conclusion. The sympathy of To
q bystapders was evidently with the plain
| ia air1lH nd ON