The Placer herald., 1863-06-13
UoRATIo SEYMOUR.
Rich Denouement-An Abolitionist


The appeal of this city is an ardent advo-
cate of the "rgh's" of the negro The
bred Scott decision is an abomnation to it.
1t is An influential org n of the Abolition
and Higher Law party which rep,tdiates the
the Constitution and contemns the solemn
decisions of the highest judicial tribunal OF
the government. Il gorifel few DAYS
since over the decision of a Black Repub
can official in the Land Office at Washing.
ton, overriding the judgment Of the Su-
preme Court, on the negro citizen question.
It seems that a negro-furmery slave in
Missouri-appeared at the Land Office, in
this city, some weeks ago, to pre-e,npt a
piece Of land somewhere on Boar river.
The negro's name is Ba ry. A. }. Snyder
the Register of the Land Office having
some doubts as TO the negro's right to
avail himself Of the beneti of the pre-
empion laws Of the United States. Gas a
good Republican he ought not to have had
doubts about the blessed s'ae of the negro
now he wrote to the authorities at Wash
ington. In good time reply came, which
informed Mr.. Snyder that negro is as good
as a white man. The worthy register was
as green as spring grass to donbt it). The
right of the negro to pre- empt the public
land was asserted to be as sacred as that Of
the white man. Oor neighbor of the Ap
peal was in ecstacles over the official an
nounrement of this fact and published the
important correspondence with many glori-
flying comments. The Editor referred his
coored brethern to the act of tardy Justice
thus done them, and called upon them to
sail IN" aud occupy the public lands of this
State and to carve any number of valuable
homes'eads out of Uncle Sans rich domain.
Well, this particular case of the negro
Berry turns out to be a capital one. The
tract of land pre- empted by the negro was
claimed by rank Aboliionis,, as we hear
the story. The Abolitonst and Berry had
row about it. They fip4iy got into IT,. .a..
ter Snyder's Land OH w,.n IL. The Aoo
lish claimed that Berry, being negro, was
not whl'e man, and con equently, not 81
citizen under the Drcd Scott decision. Il
followed that he could not pre-empt land,
and his claim to the disputed land was
therefore void. Snyder wrote to the Depart,
ment as aforesaid; aud, as the Abolish ouyht
to have known would be the case. the decis
ion was in favor Of the contraband as aoains,
any man with a white skin. SO the neoro
gets the land and the Abolitonist looses il
Good for the Aholilionist The Appeal re
jolces over it. But the richest of the affair
is, that 1t has since leaked out that Berry
the victorious competitor for the and-is a
regular "secesh nigger." He came from the
sunny South, and now that he has received
his fine tract of land by beating the AboIi
ZIONIST out of it, he does not disguise his
warm and ardent sympalhies for the rebel
cause. Said he, few days ago, as we are
informed, half contideutaly, to a das,ardly
ccopperhead of Sulter county: II tells YOU,
Mr.. s., dis niger amt no fool no how. He
knows-he does. Desc Aboltioners ain'l
no whar wild your genwne Souferner called
gemmen. got letter writ to Massa Lin
kun bout dis here land, but | warnt green
enuff to tell dat ole aboltioner dat dis MO.
gah is a ole secesh!-Massa Linkum didn't
know dat, sho" MarysuiHe Express.
A writer in the Boston Courier thus sums
up the testimony, recently published of
General Hooker
Q-Who is the meanest man YOU ever
knew?
A-George B. Mcclellan.
Q-Who is the smarlest man in all crea
tionl
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