The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-02-13

In daliy expectation OF
receiving instructions upon this subject,
| have, up to this time, deferred direct
ing the re-opening Of the school. do
not deem it essential that the children
should he boarded at these schools, but
rather concur with the views advanced
by agent Fletcher in this connection.
[Continued next week.
a Racy Correspondence.
The Albany Atlas publishes series
of letters between Father Richie and
Barnum, designed to be take-of' Of
the recent correspondence between
Richie and Barnum, about the insid-
ious report of Jenny Lind's subscrip-
ton to the alarming and detestable
doctrines" Of the abolitionists. There
is SO much genuine wit in them, that we
are tempted to publish one or two of the
series. One relates TO the dangerous
doctrine of turning negroes wh;te-one
of Barnum's curios!ties. 1t will be
perceived that Father Richie protests
against it with great vchemence:
WAsHINcroN, Dec. IL, 80.
DEAR SiR,-An insidious report has
just been put secretly in circulation, that
you daily exhibit to the abolitionsts of
the North black man in the process
Of turning white, with the intention of
rejecting upon the peculiar institutions
of the South. The public mind is in
such an exciteable state, and the Union
in such danger Of dissolution, that feel
It my duty to call upon you to disabuse
the citizens Of the South on this sub
jet.
Yours in haste,
THOS. RITCHIE
To T. P. BARNuM.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IL, so.
DEAR SIR,-It is true that l did exhi-
bit at my Musuem in New York, a ne
gro Of a spotted color; but it is false
that ! intended either to reflect upon
the peculiar institutions or the public
men Of this city who are said to have re-
versed the process and TO have changed
their complexion in an opposite direc-
ton, Let Inc enable you also to APP
pease any public feeling that may have
been excited on this matter, by assur-
ing you that upon the passage of the
compromise as fnality, Immediately
arrested the process of blanching to
which the negro was subjected, and that
mon raading the letter of Mr.. Webster,
he so far conquered his predudices"
as to consent to preserve his complex
ion halfblack and half-whi:e, rather
than by inclining on either side, to dis
turb the balance of the Union, and pre-
cipitate our institutions into the gulf,
which, as you have repeatedly observed
in your paper, and have impressed upon
your readers that 'yawns beneath
That patriotic negro, sir, Virginian
like yourself and the late Mrs. Heath,
now stands living and walking imper-
sonation Of the spirit Of concession,
Cancellation and compromise.
With profound respect,
p. I. BARNUM
To Thos. Richie.
The reported march Of the famous
military commander, Gen. Tom Thumb,
to the south Of the Potomac, thus arous-
es Father Ritchie's vigilance: 80
WASHINGTON DEC. Midnight.
DEAR SIR,--I have been just aroused
from brief repose, after the exhaus-
ton of continued watching over the
Union of the States (at every moment
in danger of being dissolved) by Gen.
Foote Of Miss, who informs me that
South Carolina is arming her sons, that
innumerablc muskets have been ordered
and that as soon as loan is affected at
the State Bank for the purpose of buy
ing powder, the confeGeracy, already
undermined will be blown up. Gen. +.
informs me that Gen. Quattlebum has
taken comm and these hostilities, if COM
menced, will not stop short of victory
or the utter humiliation of the ardent
and chivalrous Sons of the South, al
ways anxious to die for their country.
These preparations have been made
upon hearing that Ger, Stratton-other-
niSC SoliSO NICn OiIl AHunO-tldS Oceu
approaching the South; with the inten-
ton Of crossing the Potomac. That
Gen t. is a Northern man, believe is
admitted---that he, entertains Northern
feelings it is natural for us to apprehend.
1t is alleged even, that like the notori-
Gus Thompson. he is an emissary Of
England and France, bribed with for
eign gold TO- break up the Union Of the
States. IfNorthern military chieftains
are thus to evade the South.with impu-
nifty, l need not say that ! too feel my
apprehensions for the destruction of the
Republic. | say, that in that case, the
crisis has arrived; and that Virginia
must again assume the task Of saving
The Union, fpretermitting secession) by
re-enacting the resolutions Of 49,
Permit me to conclude by assuring you
that while /, myself, and Gen. F.. would
be willing to meet you and the military
commander, your associate, as friends,
we are nevertheless prepared to enooun-
ter you, like patriotic Sons of the south
in deadly combat npon its sunny fields.