Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-03-20
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A whisper Minxied with the Rear Of Battle.

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A whisper M,nsied 'wish the Rear Of Battle.
Yes, Soldier, in tho battlefield Of life, to, you
there comes a whisper, of life to come, dis
tinct and earnest as the voice of God, whisper
heard often amidst eafth's roar, and rendered i'm
pressive by the very thunder that would hush its
warning.-As you struggle for worldly wealth
and preferment, it whispers of enduring riches
and righteousness, and the honors of the just
made perfect. While you labor for that position
which will introduce you to the company OF
Earth, great Ones it tells Of citizenship in heav-
en-, and companionship with the earth's best
worthless. While you arc preparing a nest to live
in here, it points upwards, and tells you there are
mansions in heaven, an! urges you to seek rest
ing place there. Through all life's busy day the
whisper comes, sThe night cometh % When
honor and morality are sacrificed for gain, the
night comes "NNhat is a man pro6ted if he
gain the whole world and lose his own soul:"
Heard you thatvoice? When you sat by the death
bed of fellow? Whisperelit not to your strick-
en- soul as you rode slowly behind tile nodding
sable plumes, that waved sadly over the remains
of departed friend? In what soothing whispers
it led away your heart, US yon stood believing the
grave of loved one with tears. Busy, ambi-
tious, restless mortals hear that whisper-tis the
voice of God, which neglected now will swell in
to tones of thunder, startling to the careless SOUL
Soon you will fall on life's battle field! Would'st
have better life without faith Yes yes!
Then bend thine ear-Hark! whisper!
c7y We copy the following well written and
interesting article from the St. Peters Courer,i in
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One of those epochs when it. is well to soar
over the earth, to cast an eye upon society, and
ascertain the relative condition and requirements
of its members, has burst upon us. We behold q
large portion of the population of eastern cities
CRYING for bread. This sOrrowful state of things
is conGned.to over-crowded cities to be sure, but
even then it is significant to see it, Manhood, re-
publican, individual manhood, stalks through the
streets under a banner calling, menacing, threat
ching for bread. lie repairs to the parks and the
squares to hear kid-gloved, moustached, dried
pumpkin artisan laborer, dilate upon the rights
of humanity, the wrongs of the existing order of
things, the culpability of the rich, and becomes
impassioned, imhamed against the monster, So
ciety. The blind lead the blind. The advocates
of the rights of humanity see no salvation beyond
the city limits, no hope for rcsusctation, for re-
organization, but in soup houses and forced Of
easily deludod by the voice of affected friendship,
drinks in the grateful sounds Of sympathizing
brotherhood, and follow, admire and obey.
Grant that these professional agitators are sin
cere, what remedy do they propose against the
recurrence Of the same state of things? DO they
any? Or do they merely live in the enjoyment
of their present notoriety with prospect of a
speedy recurrence of another such epoch? Spring
and summer will come, and with th.m anticipa-
ted plenty the Reorganization of begging, ex-
acting committees, and the reinforcement of these
little monarchs will be accomplished. The butter
flies become grubs, and for season labor sup
plies the wants of the populacc.
But what a sad hour in mans life is that which
ushers in the conviction that henceforth his labor
is not in requisition, that he is superauous, and
about to descend and become burden to socie-
ty. What pain racks his soul. How can he sur
render his claim to subsistence by labor. 1t is q
trying moment, one in which our strongest SYM
pathies are aroused, and our human pride wound
ed. He stands quivering upon his limbs, looks
around all is desoation to his native pride. He
looks to the Press, and long leaders upon the
generosity of the rich and quality of the soup fed
out to wasting victims, meet his glazed eye, and
he is ready to sink into the begging throng.
But no! we will point him haven, we will
snatch him beyond the influence of traf6cers in
misery, and save him to humanity. The West,
the hope of toiing sanguine millions, lies open
before him. Here We will welcome him, and give
him employment, be he an artisan, q farm be he a
farmer. Here he will be resurrectioned, take his
position among his peers, vote and be voted for
without fear Of being knocked down at the ballot
box, and receive all the dues and considerations
which his ability and industry can command.
Let us be understood. We do not need the
lazarOni Of New York, Boston or Philadelphia,
to be transported hithcr. These cities can hardly
spare them. Wealth and luxury would be too con-
mon place were this removed but We need indi-
h., l,..n,
intelligence. We will receive them, welcome
them, as only an open-hearted, kind, clever
western people can do. So much for the respec-
tive places and agents in the picture, now for the
contrast.
And what striking contrast! What crowds of
opposite ideas swim through our minds as we
place the Industrious, sanguine, aspiring pioneer,
beside the subdued, tame worker Of ten hours per
day. The one has embarked on an unfurrowed
sea- no lines or stations interrupt his passage, the
way is clear and prolific, hope beacons him ahead
the other floats upon plOwed, furrowed, beaten
sea, conventional rule has assigned him his track,
it is trodden by all in his condition, two iron walls
rise above his head even to the clouds, and make
his path in the distance to the end of his life, no
ray of hope dawns upon his subdued spirit, no
spark Of hope Eliminates the circle of an almost
extinguished ambition, he is passive under supe
rior circumstances, and fate has made an acquisi-
ton to her votares.
Thus do the respective positions and prospects
of the agents in our contrast present US the actu
al feeling of the parties under consideration.
Bright joyous, cheering, invigorating hope nerves
the one on to exertions of manful energy; fat,
weakly, tame submission, throws a somber halo
around the other. Their fresdes, their families
partake of the feeling and serve to nerve and
strengthen the ono, whilst they console and SYM
pathisc with the other. ~" m I
Working brethren, come and take possession of
the lands prepared for you, fill your hands of
rich fruits, and your hearts Of JOY, and be your
children an Amer can yeomanry instead of apop-
ulation of day laborers. " s'r'. ise.-..-, ~ -
ga o. $3.50 1f A Little Incident. Ih ,
It was about half past nine o'clock in the morn
ing, the dense fog through which we had been run
fhn1 Ia ~ G,o ho,,ra had