Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1857-03-28

oa To 7. n. NSwsoN, EsQ.--Dsor sis;-- few
weeks ego Mr.. IxouIRER, in your paper, was
dreadfully sickened, Judging from the amount Of
bile be threw up, BY discovering that my opinion
that eolofed persona we're not oitizens Of the
United Statess and consequently had not the right
OF Presumption, was In conflict with certain
letter from the Ssaretary Of the Interior. And
he expected, no doubt, that would crawl into q
gimlet hole and be seen no more. Will you
have the kindness to inform him that am yet ct
large; and will you direct his attention to the
late decision Of the Supreme Court Of the Unit
ed States ID the bred Scott case. Those igno.
ramuses Gin brief authority'' have given an
opinion that eolored persons are not oitiseps Of
the United States Please suggest TO Inquirer,
for me, that he had better put them through the
Times, and get them to review and revoke their
decision. No doubt they will do it when their at
tention is called to the opinion of Inquirer, the
letter Of the Secretary Of the Interior, and the
injury their opinion is destined to work to limo.
cent persons throughout the West. n~
respectfully, tNt
'aa ss3m aTed gfio sisli'fo TN. FuLtEs.os.
20 Rsv. T. M. FUILrRroN,- Sir,--I have care
fully perused the above letter, which appeared in
the Pioneer Of the 18th, and regret to say that
its tone is not in unison with my ideas Of the po-
sition formerly occupied by a Minister of the
Gospel. g,;gi.,.
/, Our correspondent slnquirer,' very gentlemanly
Intercepted as TO the views entertained by the
Land officers Of this Territory, concerning the
right Of colored persons to presumption. I ad-
dressed You note on the subject, and for general
information, published your reply, wherein you
gave as your opinion, that persons Of African
descent were not citizens Of the United States,
and therefore could not pre-empt. Enquirer .
in reply, gave you most distinctly to understand
that you were mistaken, and in proof Of his po-
sition, published letter from Mr.. cClelland,
(Dem.) Secretary Of the Interior, affirming that
"persons Of African DESCENT ,cere considered
citizens Of the United States, and therefore had
ssthe right Of pre- emption.'' Yeur reply to this
was SO undigni6ed that passed it BY in silence,
and should have treated the above letter in the
same manner, were it not for its pedantic and
exultant tone. baoiis lsI sar
81 Sir,-You have been Minister of the Cos
pei. You have preached from the pulpit in the
city of St, Paul, and while thus preaching, you
could not have forgotten that the great foun.
der of your Church-JoM WEsLEY-denomina-
ted Slavery as ''the sum of ALL villainies." Can
you then, sir, sneeringly and triumphantly allude
to the decision of the Supreme Court wherein the
rights Of the colored man are ignored and Slavery
justified Can you, as a follower of your great
spiritual leader, justify and defend that which
is SO obviously wrong? Can you, as a Minis
ter Of Christ, deny the right of the colored man,
with . soul as pure as yours, and a heart as warm
and generous as yours,-can you, l ask, deny
that all such have rights, and at the same time,
elaborate and expound the word of God? 'a'"
do not blame you for resigning your position
as Clergyman, under the government of God, for
more lucrative Office under the government Of
man. nor for returning to your profession when
ever your present term of Office shall expire but
the staggering and boastful manner in which
you allude to the colored race, and the rights of
that race, leads me to the conclusion that you
are Influenced by other motives than . love for
your fellow-men, and q desire for the emancipa-
ton Of Mankind, not only from religious but civil
bondage. =
While concede to you the right to differ with
me Or any one else, on all subjects Of interest,
cannot reconcile your clerical conduct with your
official conduct-your bearing in the Pulpit and
your bearing ont of the Pulpit-your advocacy
of doctrine at variance with the teachings Of
Christ, and the trivial manner in which you treat
q question Of paramount importance to the whole
Human Family. Possibly such course may
place you in the affection Of James Buchanan,
but it must inevitably ALLEVIATE you from the at
fectioDs of God. IT'D. u-aisr no0 ID e.t algsi en-
Complying with your request, to inform our
readers that you are still Cat large, and possess
no spirit of vindiotveness (which il aiprsise-
worthy trait in the character of . Minister,) /
subscribe myself, Respectfully, egg5sob
neai plamea ssom 81 asa T. N. NEwsoN.