Year: 1859

Negro.


The following is from the Detroit Free
Press" OF Jan. 4th. We publish II because
we know there are some fetD in California,
who will sincerely congratulate the bride,
and think she has made for herself an earth.
ly paradise, lined with wool:


IAN elopement aud marriage took place
on Saturday which was a little out of the
usual line, sufficiently 30. we imagine to sat
isfy the most craving appetite for the novel
and disgusting, both Of which we have-the
latter in sufficient quantity to turn any
white stomach in existence. A Young girl
named Sarah Judson whose family lives on
fine property mile or two from Pontiac,
eloped on Saturday and came to Detroit
The partner OF ber fight was a black man
who has been in the employment of her IA
/ ther for some time as farm band. The first
ntimation that the father had Of the parties
was conveyed by the fact Of their flight
They Immediately crossed over to Windsor,
upon reaching this city, fully sensible that
/ they could never accomplish their unnatural
designs on this side, as no official or clergy
man could be found who would SO far have
( transgressed the bounds of decency as to
unite the couple, the appearance OF the girl
being such as would forbid the union in the
mind OF any sensible man, to say nothing OF
the law in the case Some individual was
found 10 Canada who performed the ceremo-
ny. however, and the two were made one
They art now in Wisconsin, enjoying the
sweets of the honeymoon.


The father Of the girl is red hot aboli-
zionist, of the whole hog or nothing, ngger
as good as anybody's style. For a series Of
years he has disgusted bis neighbors with bis
ranting on abolition and amalgamation, Of
which he was disposed to abate not jot or
q little from its utmost limit. In order that
be might not be said to prea ch what be did
not practice, be made it point to treat the
numerous colored individuals whom he from
time to time employed. as on par with his
own family. These doctorines he nculcated
upon the understandings OF his children, and
he bias the sHpreme satisfaction of witness.
ing. as the practical result of mis- teachings,
bis own daughter clasped in the embrace OF
greasy niger, willing and ready, and even
enthusiastically reciprocal, in the sweet
game of dalliance with which lovers delight
to celebrate their unions. The brother of
the girl came on the next day, arrived here
on Sunday, and ascertaining their were
about, went to her and implored her to re-
turn. She was contented, however, loved
her ebony bali. was happy in his erms. and
couldn't think of going back. The emotions
OF brother at such "a sight can better be
imagined than described. Some men wecld
have blotted out their disgrace with q sin
gle blow, but be had been taught that it was
no sin against God nor man that bis young
sister should repose in the embrace of a ne.
gro and at the same time calmly look him
in the face and say that she was conlentcd.
He went home as he had came alone.


The girl is about eighteen years old
The family are said TO have occupied posi-
tion in society which was first class. and the
blow is consequently terrible one. The
farther is rich, and the girl an heiress. which
makes it very nice for the African of her
choice. The matter has caused an intense
excitement in the neighborhood where the
parties are well known, the girl having been
born and brought up where her parents re-
side. VI is difficult to imagine any train of
circumstances by which young and inteli
gent girl could brought to form a connection
so rePusnant to all the senses yet the facs
exists. A more complete retribution for
the crime of fanaticism we never heard of
The least We can wish is that the father
undoubtedly well cured of bis beliefs by this
time, may be able to save his young daugh
ter from the terrible future which now opens
to her.