Valley Virginian


MISCEGENATION IN STAUNTON

vol. 1, no. 18, April 4, 1866, pg. 3


Sunday morning, our citizens were shocked and disgusted, by an exhibition on John Scott, from Waterbury, Conn., a teacher in the Freedmen's School, made of himself, by escorting negro girl down New Street.

On Coming down the street white persons "hissed" this creature, Scott; soon afterwards, the girl came back by herself, and the coloured people, collected on Crawford's corner, "hissed" her.

She had evidently disgraced in their eyes, by associating with this fellow, and we agree with them.

We saw a notice, the other day of the arrest of an officer for the same offence, in Petersburg, and we call attention those in authority to the disgraceful conduct of this man Scott. -

The Superintendent of the Freedmen's Bureau owes it to himself: to the ladies who teach in the School, as well as to this community, to discharge this dsciple fo Miscegenation at once.

If he wants to marry the negro, let him do so, if she is willing; and speedily emigrate to Liberia or some other congenial clinic, where, to his heart's content, he can dwell in the sweet embrace fo the "negro del' Afrique."

He don't suit this country.


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