The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-09-12
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The Democratic Dodge.


Ma. EDIToR:-In the Poor Devil,
alias Prescott Democrat, of August 29tb,
1860, will be found an editorial scratch
full of cotton) entitled "Gems from the
Republican Gospel" which says"
"The Republican newspaper orators
and street takers constantly assert that
the Supreme Court, in tho bred Scott
Decision, gave as the opinion of the
court, that 'aNegro had no rights which
white man was bound to respect" Now
mark what q nakel falsehood these men
are constantly circulating. The court, in
speaking of the manner in which our
ancestors looked upon the negro race,
makes use of the following language:
esThey had no more than century before
been regarded as beings of an inferior order
and altogether unfit to associate with the white
race, either in social or polit cal relations and
so far inferior that they had no rights which
white man was bound to respect
This is decision of nothing, nor docs
it purport TO be an opinion; it is simply
n statersent of historical fact, as how
slaves were regarded by our ancestors
for hundred years prior to the "evolu
ton A cotenporary very ruthu'ly re-
marks: "As we'll might you charge
man with being tory, because he had
said that the American rerolutionlsts
were reqardetil.r Great Britain rs rebels"
Out of this, hawcver, Republicans have
Coined many Of their prcjudices which
make up the foundation stones of their
party edifiee.''
Now what is tho reason that the
wooly headed, long heelel mot long
hsa,led) editor of that proslayery sheet
cannot state thematter fairly, and once
publish the truth? If he hal the per-
severance to read the bred Scott Case
and the perception to understand tie Ian
euaee used therein, he would be per-
fectlv ashamed o. publishing the above
to the intelligent people of Pierce Coun
ty. have one OF the original reports
of that Democratic ease, enunciating the
modern Democratic principles, through
poor ''nigger," over whom even tie
court, to use its own language, "had no
jurisdiction" The first position taken by
Justice fancy, the Democratic oracle and
King of slavery propogandists, whom lit
tie Douglas 50 deyoatly worships, and
before whom the chivalric Breckenridge
shows trile Iower;" (his OWE Ian
gdage9 is contrary TO all the known
rules of law in any country. The case
was this. bred Scott brought an action
in the Circuit Court for St. Louis Co.,
Ia State Court,) against Sanford to re-
sover his freedom. He obtained judg-
ment in his favor, and from this judg
nlent Sanford sued out writ of error
10 the Supreme Court of Missouri, which
Court reversed the judgment of the
Court below, and remanded the cause to
the Circuit Court, where it was continu-
ed to await the decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States
.a7 Whereupen, Scott commenced his suit
in the U. s. Circuit Court for the district
of Missouri, alleging that he was a citi-
y, zen of the State of Missouri, and that
Sandfofd was citizen of the State of
New York, and the declaration contain
ed three counts in Trespass "a ct arms.
Sanford filed plea in Abatement, al
leging s'that the said cause of action, and
each and every one of them, (f any such
have accrued to the said bred Scott ac-
crued to the said bred Scott out of the
jurisdiction of this Court and exclusively
within the jurisdiction of the Courts OF
the State of Missouri, for that, to wit;
the said plaintiff, bred Scott, is not a
citizen Of the State of Missouri, as alleg-
ed in his declaration, because he is a ne
gro Of African descent; his ancestors were
of pure African blood, and were brought
into this country and sold as negro sla-
YES, and this the said Sanford is ready
to verify. Whereupon he prays judg-
ment, whether this Court can orwill take
further cognizance ofthe action.
John F. A. SANFORD" 1
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- To this plea Scott demurred. The
cause was heard on the plea and dempr-
ror, ana the Coat adjudged that the de