The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-11

N1rCAGA~
MARREwD.
AT the residence OF Mrs. Lee, tcol0red
near this City at TX o'clock on the morninl
Of Thursday, August 9Th. 1870. by the Rev
j. Aaron Moore, (black) OF Meridian. Hon
A. T. Morgan (white) State senator iron
Yazoo county. Miss Carrie " Highgat
\ Notwithstanding the alliance had beei
anticipated some weeks and has occupied
very considerable space In the gossip o
the friends Of the groom and the dolores
people generally, they were not fully pre-
pared for the final denoument on Wednes
day night. During the afternoon o
Wednesday \ rumor gained circulation tina
THE AFFAIR
would be fnality or that night. We o
course went to work to learn the facts, viii
what success win be seen.
THE LTscENsE
was issued by the Clerk OF the Court lott
Wednesday afternoon, the expectant groou
informing that official that the ceremony
would not be performed until tomorrow,
similar statements were made to a number
of his friends and associates, so that curl
osity was for the time lulled, recuperating
strength for the events of the morrow.
"'Tis ever thus in pleasures hour
We've seen our fondest hope decay
Nobody suspected that the statement about
''to-morrow" was
but so it proved. The night mail train
bound north passes this city at o'clock.
Morgan, accompanied by colered men APP
peared at the depot with a trunk and de-
sired a check for the same to Cleveland
Ohio. Mr.. Walmsley, the baggage master,
was only supplied with Louisville checks
on that line, one Of which Morgan accepted
and went away, shortly afterwards he re-
turned with two trunks (the property of
the bride) and received another check for
Louisville. AS yet no suspicion was arous-
ed as the actual intent Of the SENATOR
The whole affair was
MANAGED VERY QUIETLY,
and not until the arrival of the carriage
containing the bridal couple, at the station,
five minutes prior to the arrival of the train
did the facts become known, and were even
then received with much allowance, for they
were invisible, remaintAg in the closed car
side the platform, when they emerged and
were, by their friends, hurried across to
THE SLEEPING CAR,
which they entered, and were lost to the
view of the curious crowd who had been
collecting for five minutes. Two or three
of their colored male friends accompanied
them inside the car, and there babe them
farewell.
THE CEREMONY
was strictly private and quite recherche, only
two or three prominent negro politicians
being the recipients of the coveted cards OF
invitation.
ELDER sTRINGER, (colored,)
of Vicksburg, was to have celebrated the
marriage rite, but he did not put in his APP
pearance and his place was supplied by
REV. ]. AARON MOORE, (black,)
the christian light of the Republican party,
who from his seat on the floor of the House,
some weeks ago, said, "If Jesus Christ
should oppose the rights of the colored
race" he would vote against him.
INCIDENTS.
One of the colored friends in bidding the
bridal party adieu remarked, to the groom,
IF | wasn't done married, sab, you
wouldn't got dat gall"
A prominent Republican official meeting
the Rev. j Aaron Moore the next morning
last night married white man to a negro
woman" sits so for fact, sah," was j.
Aaron's reply.
THE DESTINATION
of the party seems to be Cleveland, o., where
Morgan's relations reside CHS mother and
others) then to Syracuse, New York, TO Wis
it her relatives, then to the Lakes to join
Ames and his bride, finally to Saratoga, and
thence to Long Branch, to pay theirrespects
to, and receive the congratulations of Pres
ident Grant, the Great Mogul of the Repub-
lican party.
THE BRIDEGROOM
is a pure blooded white man, native of
Ohio and about 80 years of age. He was In
the Federal Army during the late war; en-
tering the service as a private in three
months regiment from Wisconsin, and was
severely wounded at the battle of Bull Run.
After his term of service expired, he was
appointed lieutenant in New York regi-
ment. He was again wounded during the
seven days fighting around Richmond, and
was promoted Captain. At Gettysburg he
received another wound, and was chosen
Major of his regiment. At the close Of the
war he was brevetcd Lieut.-Colonel; and
carpet bagged into this State in time to be
elected by the Republicans of Yazoo coun'
tv to the constitutional, black and tan con-
yention. At the last election he was chO-
sen State Senator from the same county.
THE BRIDE
is quadroon, but only shade lighter than
mulatto, and about % years of age. She
has rather a fat nose and thick sensual lips
having bred-bdck upon the negro, as stock
raisers would say. She dresses with great
deal ot taste, and has a slight touch OF the
Grecian bend, but is withal very pretty, and
will doubtless be Iionized during her travels
She came here from New York; has
been teaching school, and said to be finely
educated.
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