The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-10-14
MIssrssIpPI INCARCERATION.
MARRIED


ed } near this city, at half-past one
o'clock, on the morning Of Thursday,
August A, 1870, by the Rev. J. Aaron
Moore (black, } OF Medina, Hon. A. r.
Morgan, (white,) State Senator from
Yazoo county, to Miss Carrie V. High
gate (colored,) } of this city.
Notwithstanding the alliance had
been anticipated some weeks, and has
occupied very considerable space in
the :" gossip of the friends Of the
groom and the colored people gcner-
ally, they were not fully prepared for
the final denoument on Wednesday
night. During the afternoon of We'd
nesday rumor gained circulation
that
THE AFFAIR.
Would be finality on that night
We, Of course, went to work TO learn
the facts with what success will be
seen. The license was issued by the
Clerk of the Court late Wednesday
afternoon, the expectant groom in
forming that official that the ceremo-
ny would not be performed until "to-
morrow" Similar statements were
made to number Of his friends and
associates, 80 that cnriousity was for
the time lulled, recuperating strength
for the events Of the morrow.
Nobody suspected that the state
meDt about I" tomorrow" was n blind
but so it proved. The night mail
train bound North passes this city at
two o'clock. Morgan, accompanied
by colored men. appeared Mt the depot
with trunk, and desired check for
the same To Cleveland, Ohio. Mr..
Walmsley, baggage master, was only
supplied with Louisville checks OH
that line, one of which Morgan nc
cepted and went away. Shortly af-
terwards he returned with two trunks
the property of the bride,) and re.
ceived another check for Louisville.
As yet no suspicion was aroused as
10 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 allowance, for they were
invisible. remaining in the closed car
riage until the train was fully stopped
alongside the platform, when they
emerged and were, by then
friends, hurried across 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 then bade 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 in
vitation. Elder .tringer, tcolored) oi
Vicksburg, was to have celebrated the
marriage rite, but did not put in his
appearance. aud his place was sup.
piled by Rev. j. Aaron Moore (black J
the Chris ian light of the Republican
party, who from his seat on the fool
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 l wasn't done married
sab, you would mt n got dat gal"
a prominent Republican official
meeting the Rev. J Aaron Moore the
next morning said, "Well, Mr.. Moore
learn that you last night married o
whi e man to negro woman. Its
SO for fact, sab" was j. Aarons re
ply.
The destination of the party seem.
to be Cleveland, Ohio, where Morgan :.
relations reside, (his mother and 9th
ers.) then to Syracuse, New York. te
visit her relatives, then to the lakes t.
Join Ames and his bride, finally tt
Saratoga, and thence to Long Branch
to pay their respects to and receive
the congratulations of Presiden
Grant, the Great Mogul of the Repub
lican party.
/ THE BRIDEGROOM
Is pure blooded white man, n nativ,
of Ohio, and about 33 years of age
He was in the Federal army durin.
the late war, entering the service as
private in three months regimen
from Wisconsin, and was severel.
wounded at the Battle of Bull Run
After his term of service expired, h.
was appointed Lieutenant in New
York regiment. He was again wound
ed during the seven days fghtin,
around Richmond, and was promote,
to Captain. At Gettysburg he re
ceived another wound, and was chosel
Major of his regiment. At the clos
of the war he was breveted Lieutenan
Colonel; and carpet-bagged in thi
State il time to be elected by the Re
publicans of Yazoo county to the con
stitutional black and tan convention
At the last election he was chose
Senator from the same county.
THE BRIDE
Is quadroon, but only shade light
er than mulatto, and about twenty
five years of age. She has rather
fiat nose and thick sensual lips, havin
i, bred back upon the negro, as stock
raisers would say. She dresses wit
a great deal of taste, and has o sligh
7 touch of the Grecian Bend, but j
withal very pretty, and will doubles
be lionized during her travels. Sh
came here from New York; has bee
teaching school, and is said to be fine
ly educated. d.-yacEson Clarion.