The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-10

The Msrtasa hoy.
10 the Editors Of the Pioaser and Democrat
Some kind-hearted old lady, who, has
brooded over the sufierings Of the pooh
niggas until she could hold in no longer,
takes hearty cry in Sundays Tunes, be-
cause so much ado is made about the Jew
boy, MoRrARA, and so little about the
darkey.
Kindness and sympathy are good feelings,
and creditable TO human nature; but it is
always well to ses that they are dispensed
where they are needed, and not wasted in
the wrong direction.
For the consolation Of the old lady, please
insert the following instance, out Of many
that might DO adduced, to show that our
culled brethren" like PAUL. "glory in
tribulation." and regard the chains Of their
a." Southern oppressors rs more soft and
silken than the cold charities Of Northern
philanthropy, q which. as GxRRlr SAIrn
admits, allows its free negroes to literally
rot" in vice, ignorance aud poverty:
A CASE PoR ABoLIrIosIsTs.---A novel case
was tried this morning in the common Law
and Chancery Court Of the city Of Memphis. on
chancery side Of tho Court. Hannah, . free
woman OF color, who had been manumitted by
Mr.. David Jamison, Of Shelby county, In this
state, returned from Ohio, where she was
freed, and desired her former master mr. Jami
SOM to take her back into his 0wn household
as q slave. He was disposed to crafty her
wishes, but desired her to consult an attorney.
She did so and John q. Finnie, Esq, filed In
her name a petition to the Chancery Court,
setting forth the facts Of her manumission in
the State OF Ohio--thAt she had returned TO
Memphis, where she preferred to live a. q
slave with her old master, than TO be freo IN
any OF the free States. She expressed her
wish in open court. and was closely examined
by Judge Caruthers as 20 her motives for re,
turning to bondage. She spoke clearly aud
s,nsibly, saying that she preferred being
slave, and remain IN Tennessee, rather than be
free in Ohio; that she wanted q kind master TO
take care Of her and provide for her wants.
The Court. thereupon. ordered decree, IN &C
cordsnce with the prayer OF the petitioner and
the law Of Tennessee, - n,mph" Appeal, jan
ua,y Sh
II may be more consoliDg still TO read
the following statistics OF church member
shin and compare il with Mr.. SMITHS pic
| ture Of the " free negroes. ALSO, with the
condition Of the Indians OF Minnesota, who
are supposed to have souls aud human
hearts, but whose Sc 900 per year to one
tribe alone given by the government for
educational purposes, has been d'onted to
e+ber usss. and not 30 much AZ 5000 per
year, or $500 altogether, allowed them in
six or eight years as Rev. 5 L. RrGGs ties
tifes in one Of his letter. 10 the 1,mo.
CaEIsTIas SLAvEs.-The following figures
show the number Of slaves al the ; nth who
are church members, and the church they be
! long to: Connected with The Methodist Chafch.
south, are 20 900; Methodist, North. In Viz
yinia and Maryland, 1000: Missionary and
: Hard shell Bapti.ts. I7J ,000. Old school Pres.
byt4rians, ~ 600; New school FfesbyteTians,
supposed, . 600 Cumberland Presbyt"risns,
. ~, 900 Protestant Epscopsiians, 900; Chris
I ,.abs and Campbellitss, 1000, all other sscts
( combined $1,000 total c0lorsd membership
>oIth, So 500.
+ /, might still further tend 10 induce
/ Northern charity 10 begin ., home, 10 CON-
pare these picture with the following taken
from a New York paper 0! January 20th :
tn. uufpb.- Of hsuselssa poor lodging 10 tbs
station hous.s in as. in New u orb alone was
/ l2l j47. At least - 900 were turned away for
vant of accommodations. Additional fsei4ls.
for lodging these 9nigfinsa.ss are asked.
The Hoo. GrRRrr SWIM, IN bis HITTER "a
Gov. IIrxr. OF New York. in 1852, while
speaking Of hn inef,c;us. cg1rs for fifteen
year, pas, 10 prevail upn the free co!ore'i
people To betake Themselves u mechanical
and agricultural pursuits says
Suppose. moreover, ,ha; daring al these
rrSen ysAr- tAty bad been qstung tie cites.
,ras,, ths ra,s u than ret 18th pLscahy A. d
u.,g4lly. Aas had gone in'n IA. coantfy - -
e0rae ,arners 4as inst haaies, a.. 81.
And % give tte Old lady ore s.ng,e more
rsaec,;ca - ramirate 90, for every case b
hardship AL .umofs''y among thc slave,
u tie -ou;a -arotic.ed and sEblAzoasd i
the c0anlus o. toe EepBb.icsn press, lei bei
eek. ana .hs .j.i 1uI. iiFo among ID. Jely
De Of the North lbder the hesd q pole
reI0r'.. al-.hog-e 'spo'u c1t.ag. lhsisli
~ lad,n. divorce, No'M1r .e.doeSs
Eb,ushar, ssd Bqri.ll mA.saeres tnsinnsti