The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-09-01
Politics Ten Years Hence.
Address OF Mr. Grow 10 his Constisu.
,4HI ents I'm 1876.

Hrcm me Maysvnie Ky.a Bulletin.
The following is supposed to be the ad.
dress OF an enlightened colored gentleman,
Mr.. J.. Caesar Grow; who has represented
this district in Congress for one term. and
is seeking reelection. It will be seen
that Mr.. Grow is politician of the liberal
stripe, and is for allowing white men some
very important privileges, particularly the
right TO marry colored ladies, &C.:
To my Co1ored and White Constituents oh de
Ninth Congressional District:
FenoW Cinzens: hab felt greatly fattered
6y De call you hab made on me TO become a can
didate tor reelection to Congress from dis dis
trict. De knowledge OBJ de fac dat hab done
my duty for TWO years as your representative
hab been great source OBJ consolation TO me
and dis great public endorsement OBJ NV course
in de legislatib halls as statesman q Ipatriot.
h h ]. Tiled de measure OBJ my political glory
Widopt fattering myself, q hope you all
know would scorn to do dat.1 / tink
can say wild propriety dat hab did as much,
u not more. to elevate de character OBJ
de black race abroad dan any cd
DER man oh my limited experience Al
ready De foreign countries wild whom we
nab had domestic relations is speakin' oh de
internal policy OBJ our gobernment wild prop.
er respec, while I is free to admit dat our
course towards de sufferin white man oh dis
country hab not been as liberal and just as
Ihab advocated, and still tink we will sooner
or later come to dat stage OBJ de game which
win require as to show great magnanimous-
ness, and forgetfnl oh our forefathers' injuries
It ann my great desire to establish de SUPERB
GRITTY oh de colored race to any race in de
world, and to do dis it am necessary dat we
should exhibit noble and generous impulse
<rv uoy6a <Snp IN Erry ~ for
doin de white man justice wheneber his neces-
sity requires and de EFFICIENCY oh de case win
admit. s..--.'-s- +.
am confident dat BY proper legislation and
yieldin policy on de part oh de- administra-
ton, OBJ which de venerable and de Honorable
Mr.. Fred. Douglass am de head, de white man
may soon be restored, in some measure, to de
rights and De position IN society (da is no dis
putin de Incl he once held.
While it am true dat de white race IN Ameri.
% am rapidly passing away afore de superior
blood OBJ de colored man-as de white foam
goes before de dark strong waye-stiH while
dare IL yet lef vestage oh de white blood, Il
am our duty, 20 a greet nation, to protect it IN
cherry lawful and honorable manner. 1t viii
never do for dis great colored nation to hah
such history Oh de white man as de white
man hab ob de Indian.
In conclusion, my fellow-citizens, will say
First, In Tabor oh repeal OBJ de law which
prohibits white man from marrying Lady oh
color. "A
Second, am in tabor OBJ repeal OBJ de "act
entitled an act I" which prohibits white mar
from owning more dan one acre OBJ land.
Third, ] am In Tabor OBJ white suffrage and
always win be. De white man am as much en-.
titled to vote as de colored man if he behabee
himself in proper manner.
Dare are many odder miner issues-such AZ
de employment oh white men on G0bernmeni
workable raising Oh three regular new white
regiments, &C., &C., which I am in tabor oh,
but which hab not time to discuss. will
meet my opponent, de Honorable Mr.. Duffy, a
all OBJ his appointments where my views can
be heard at greater length.
Wild many more thanks for your natterin2
call, hab de honor to be gentlemen,
Your hubble obedient servant
July I, 1875. J. CESAR CROW. :