St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-08-25


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: Please Sir, It wasn't Me. 2
JosHUAsR. G1DDINGs has written =
letter to Tom CoRw1N. The Pioneer d.
Democrat flies into rage about it, goes to
work and cudgels OLD Uncle Joshua, Mr..
Donnclly and all the rest Of US after this
fashion: = 2'5s55 81
In this outrageous letter Mr.. Giddings
cannot let Judge Taney alone, though he
is not quite so stupid and blundering as to
say that the Supreme Court have decided
that. the negro has mo natural right
The Ohio blackguard CHATS Uncle JOSH
ua-ED. ST CLOUD DEM. puts it thus: =
'@ s.The Democratic party under the lead Of
Judge Taney, took issue upon this doctrine de-
claring that black men have no rights that
white men orc bouudto respect ~ p.
''This foul falsehood has been so often
uttered and published by the Abolition or
ators and presses, that many innocent peo-
pie really believe that the sentiment con
stitutes prominent doctrine cnunciated
in the Dred Scott Dccieion,. and boldly
assert that it is fully endorsed by the
Democratic party. We can only say that
the language of Judge Taney cannot be SO
tortured as to express any sentiment Of the
kind alleged, and that it never has been
50 endorsed by the Democratic partv, and
whenever it is uttered by the Abolition,
lists high or low, in breeches or petticoats
from Josh Giddings and Ignus Fatuus
Donnely, to Mrs. Swisshelm, We can only
apply the terse language Of DR.. johnson,
You lie sir, and you know you lie ~
Now, Please Sir, it was'ent me! It's
"them boys over on tother bench" I did,
mt ''iie sir" Didn't ever say that Judge
fancy said "black men have no rights
which white men are bound to respect"
because / knew Judge Taney never said
that; and that Josh Giddings and Ig.
Donnelly ought to be ashamed Of them:
selves, they should! = They know we'll
enough, they do, that Judge Taney deei.
ded that black men have right to work
without wages all the days Of their lives,
that they have right to be aogged for an
act of generosity or justice until the quiv-
ering flesh shall hang in broken frag-
ments from contracted sinews and staring
bo e and that then when fainting from
agony, they have perfect right to be
washed in solution Of pepper and salt,
! provided their tormcntors see proper thus
to revive them to sense Of their mani.
fold and incxpressible rights: =
We know they have these rights Mr.
Pioneer, for We have seen an old man tot.
tering on staff whose person presented a
distorted network of white seams from
such fogging, administered because he
interferred to, save his mis-.
trcss' life from the brutal rage
her drunken husband. He hadn't any
right of course to cross the will Of hi.
master. Even you, Mr.. Pioneer, The
indignant advocate Of the black man
rights, would not contend that he had :,
rie ht to violate the laws and strike hi.
master; but he had legal right to suf
er the penalty for generous enthusiasm
and walk the earth cripple for forty
years. -'@E T#. D. .&-@.. .*- '., .'--. -.
Black man no rights! For shame
Joshua r. Giddings! Hav'nt they :
right to be sold like be~sts Of burden t.
be torn from wife and children from faith
5er mother, brothers and sisters from al
the tics Of home and Kindred to be hand
cnffed and driven like malefactors, huu
dreds Of Of miles there to toll away theil
lives under the lash, forbidden to read the
word Of God, forbidden to meet with 9th
ers to worship God, dcbarrcd from all the
influences Of education, all motives Of ex.
ertion from the hope ofbettering their con.
! dition-shey have right in short, to live the
of beast of burden that brother worm
may be supplied with money to pay hi,
gambling debts. with the means to fare
sumptously, every day and spuru With con.
tempt all thought Of honest :;oil. sa
No rights indeed! What class Of mon
y on Gods fair earth ever enjoyed such q
bill Of rights as those accorded to the
! hlacl man of mar;;ca hu his honor .Indo.oo