Minnesota weekly times., 1854-06-13

Weutter this warning lest some of the friends
of freedom might be disposed to relax their en-
ergies, under the false impression that the battl
was over and lost. Some doubtless think tina
now the Nebraska bill has passed-that Treason
has triumphed over justice-that faith and homo
have been secuted by the rulers of the nation
the grasping spirit of slavery propagandisn
would cease from forcing the bitter draught upol
the sickened stomachs of northern freemen.
''Lay not the lattering JUNCTION to your souls
the tragedy is but begun. Two acts in th'
villainous plot have been developed, and con
summated, to wit: ''The Gadsden Treaty" ant
the ''Nebraska Bill;" the former intended to pave
the way for a tier of slave states from the Gull
to the Pacific, with a view to the absorption of al
Mexico, at some future day, to be devoted to the
same fate, while Nebraska is intended to be the
great slave growing state to furnish bone and
sinew to cultivate the cotton, rice, and suga,
fields to be wrested by force and fraud from oul
neighbors. So much for parts first and second
of the great ''nigger tragedy" in which his ma
lesty sold Nick" is promptor, and Douglas and
Pierce star actors.
Part third is not vet fully opened, but from
glimpses occasionally caught the supernume.
raries pass and repass, it will eclipse both of its
predecessors-here the great plot will reach the
eliminating point, and if the actors play we'll Their
parts, and fortune smiles their endeavors, we
NAV, by the time the curtain falls see the begin
ming of the end
In the mean time, owing to the unavoidable de-
lay caused by the impertinent interference of
the wicked wings and some refractory democrats,
in the performance of part second, their admiring
friends are getting impatient and call loudly for
the play to go on. The Mobile Register, one Of
the leading slavery journals thus urges on the
work:
s:This much is certain-if we postpone the con-
quest of Cuba until after proclamation of
emancipation, the re-establishment of slavery in
the Island will be most difficult. if not an I'M
possible achievement. Congress may not inter-
rene to restore the statu quO and the BADGER pro-
viso may prevent the revival of the colonial law.
Hence the timely and energetic action OF our Gov
ernment, or its criminal apathy, must determine
whether the acquisition of Cuba is to be bless
ing curse to the South"
Here it is, the cry of the slavery demon, like the
''horse leeche's daughter, give! give!' We have
given them $l0,000,000 to advance their favOrite
measures in the first act; and in the second have
sacrificed the plighted faith of the nation and
trodden under foot truth, justice and humanity
all for slavery. Still they cry ''give!' 'gve!''-
ssgive us Cuba!-Quick, or the victim may escape
the slave of to day may be a freeman to-mor.
row, and then we may not feed on his blood-the
music of his shrieks and grOans will never Sooth
our ear-he will never sweat and toll that we may
fatten in idlcness."
This now is their dcmand-when it is granted
the fourth part will open with demand for Cen
trail America, IIayti or Mexico.
But Cuba is not ours to give. What matters
that? 'Tis but $500,000,00O and the worthless
lives of 100000 frcemen and the trifing expendi-
turc of $50,OOO,OOO annually and we may take
and keep it. Surely the north cannot grudge this
paltry sum to perpetuate slavery in Cuba!
This, freemen Of Minnesota is the platform on
which the present administration has planted
itself. The people are betrayed by so called dem
ocratic leaders. The democratic press have be-
trayed their party and deceived their readers
The mouth of Cerberus is stopped with a crust
from the treasury. They will not expose the trea-
son of their leaders for they paid to be silent
they dare not defend them, for ''they fear the
people," and so they amuse their readers with
ringing changes on the word democracy" and
singing poeans to an administration whose acts
they dare not defend.