Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-09-11
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5, 1855.
THE MARCH OF THE SLAVE POWER



OUR DUTY.
Were any one to ask what influences more
than others, rule the political destnies and leg
islators of our country, at the present time, we
would feel bound in the present state of affairs
TO answer: No other than of Slavery at the
South, and that of the unprincipled jObbers,
Railroad spectators, and pawn brokers at the
North. To such an almost unbounded extent
have these influences ruled the councils of the
nation, for the last four years, that nearly the
whole public mind has been tainted with cor
ruption. In the South the entire population
seem bewitched with the influence brought to
bear upon them by the slave power; and all
their acts appear to be directed in the same
channel, and for the accomplishment of the
same end, namely, to engratiate the principles
of Slavery more deeply into the minds Of the
rising generation, and propagate and extend
its boundaries to the utmost corners of the Union
There appears to be an unyelding determina-
ton on the part of the North to enslave the hu-
man mind, and bring it into subsection to the
principles of Slavery, and so far have they sue
ceeded that the cursed blight Of this black and
damnable institution has well nigh dried up the
spring Of virtue in the human mind and if
some power does not step in to check it in its
onward course, the whole country will soon be-
come more servie and ignoble than even Spain
itself, that bows meekly to the will of priest
craft and the Pope. The South is fast verging
into such state, and the tainted atmosphere is
daily waited to the North and West, and the
Northern doughfaces quietly yield to the bully
ing pomposity of Southern bribery; and thus
We are destined soon TO be left in the hands of
the enemy of human rights and human liber-
ties. Are we to sit quietly down and allow
these things 10 so on without raising our voices
to stay the base and unjust procedure of such
mens No; let us arise and Indignantly teach
them to pursue different course, le, us teach
them that we are free men in free country, in
truth as well as in name that our rights are
dear to us, and that we will not allow them to
he trampled upon. The power is in our own
hands. The only thing that is wanting is
straightforward, honest, manly determination
no Northern yielding TO Southern bribery
and corruption, but honesty to ourselves. to our
constituents and to principles But says one,
:" the South will dissolve the Union" No,
never; let that he the last thing to give you
fear They will no more withdraw from the
Union, than a drowning man would cut the
cord that binds him to life and happiness
You might with equal propriety say that man
in boat at the first ripplings of the current
above Niagara Falls would let go his oars with
the hope that by SO doing he would be saved
from destruction, while We all know that the
very opposite would be his course. He would
apply himself closely; he would row harder
and faster TO reach the shore of safety. Were
the South to cut loose from the North, they
know full well that that day they would sink.
Again, at the North the spectators and cor
rupt politicians have so managed matters as to
nurture up power before which even towns
and cities tremble-offend one of them and YOU
do it at your peril. The power is in the
wrong hands. This ought not to be. The
whole phase of the machinery should be chang
cd. Heretofore in all Railroads jobs and con-
tracts, there has been wheel within wheel
AS the German, few days since remarked,
''there are considerations ahead" Here is the
corruption, and now is the time for the electors
of Minnesota to veto the edicts of these unprin-
cipled hirelings to check up these cliques Of
Corruption to guard our own interests. Re.
member you will soon be called upon to cast
vour vote in favor of one of the candidates be-
fore the people 10 represent you in the
national Council. Do you want an honest man
Or do you want one void of every principle of
honor, rccreant alike TO principle and to prom
ises! II the former, then vote for VIM. r.
Marshall, but if the latter vote for II. Nj. Rice.
But then these considerations that the German
spoke of-are they to influence voters? are
the honest, independent electors of this Terri.
tory, to be influenced by such vile bribery! by
any considerations that can be offered by H.
nj. Rice! No; we trust there is too much
honesty and manly independence in them for
that. and we hope to see it manifested at the polls.
Remember, that when you place man in the
halls of Congress you clo,he him with power
that he can either WELD for the good or the in.
jury of our country, and that when he is once
elected, he is out of our reach we cannot dis.
franchise him although we should find that we
had placed confidence in a wrong man. lie,
no considerations therefore influence you, bu,
be guided solely by principle and Justice
Vote for the man who is above low cunning
political chcanery or deceit-for the man who
comes out honestly on sound platform, and
will use his influence for the good of the ma.
ton and the prosperity and happiness of his
constituents-that man is WILLIAM r.
MARSHALL.