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

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Rsy, TN 1uiassros, Sir I'll have persss,
| your note published in the Pioneer of the 18th
withpain and sorrow, that you should disregsrt
NJ tbsnner feelings Of humanity by rejoicing, a.
You d6y over ths decision OF the five savehold,n,
Judges in the bred Scott case. Four years ago
Sir, ne listened to your teachings as Christie.
minister; sat in your congregation a. syous q.
pounded the Word Of God, and had the firmes
confidence in the sincerity Of your religious OK.
hortstions, litrle thinking that you would turr
Fyour back sponsus % soon because Or our color
and chuckle, as you now seem to do, over ths
perpetual thrslldom Of our race. May Il ask why
is this sudden change in your social and religious
feeipgs- why you get 80 jubilant over this extra.
judicial opinion sit because it robs me of nv
birthright, and comes like blighting curse upon
all Of us free colored Americas -blightine on,
hopes, blasting onr future, prostrating our ener-
gies, sinking our manhood, and making us -stran.
gers to our fathers homestead and alien. in thu
land OF our birth Or, is it because il sanction,
the decision you had previously made, that enc
groes are not citizens" hence have no rights un-
der the Constitution, and confirms il by adding
what you only lacked the coursgeato say, that
s'the descendants of the African race have m
rights which white men are bound to respect. but
may TALL of thsml be reduced to slavery and boz
and sold as merchandise p, And ulantinp
yoursef on this platform, you slecsioneer for
Democracy" in manner unbecoming Gospel
minister, and sneer at all who oppose and CON.
denim this monstrous wrong! Ismay be reduced
TO slavery" ssunder the Constitution" and Won
will smile over your 'sdecsion'' while nv chains
are being forged! L,nitlnoa o1aia
Pardon me, Sir, but cannot help asking YOU
II you have ever read genuine copy Of the Dec.
laration Of American Independence Is not the
Bible which you have read and preached, coun.
terfeit translation, got up by some impostor to
deceive your You cannot have studied the orioi-
nal Word of God - 10 ars ear6l
Why DO you make merry over this piece of ia.
dicial Tyranny In what have offended thai
this injustice should be heaped upon me and mine,
Is it because love my country less than you p
No for, though you have all the advantages 81
education and refinement that society can fur.
nish, and are eligible to any Office in the Gift Of
the People, your affection for your native land ID
only enough to put her in chains while l, though
oppressed and down-trodden by my country eve
since saw the light fday, love her still.
One more question, Reversed Sir, and am
done. What kind Of an institution d q negro +:
Who. ana L. ! am not an alien, for l was born
on American SOIL i am not q citizen, for YOU
and your subordinates the five shareholders. say
! am not. am thing. / live, breathe, eat
work, think, die, and if have q soul-does it &c
before the Eternal Judge, or will the Saprems
Court take care of that too? may aooui.,
property, but the United States refuses to psotec
it. Icannot sue for injuries done me, o. 70,
money due noe, There is only one pslliatinr cir.
cumstanos in this chapter of hellish Iaws-I can.
not commit treason, for there is no nation {,
which Lowe allegiancel l cannot longer love m,
county, for have no country toilove! III Ism
Goodbye, Mr.. Fullerton and before We mae
again, may God give you wiser discernmept an,
kindlier feeling for your fellow.msa. Hopin,
shat, though you may forget me in your SODA
relations, you will at least remember me in Won
prayers semain, ,b95sn:myii, i,
ss 5di --s- Yours, an Alien American,
I Lad d9A@ saf MOSES DICKSON.
st. Paul, March "A, 1857. ~ Isaei,a.e