The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-28


prettF pass, sir, You had better see what
fasting and humiliation viii do to get you ont
Of this. We will trouble you TO pay us, keep
US and try
The Times discourscs on the subject in a
seyerer strain:
1t Il proved that this great nation. now for
a long time, has been under G so-called gov
erngnent, which, in the management of our ma
tlonal deiences, has deliberately preferred the
claims Of private friendship, of rank, of wealth,
and OF party, over the welfare OF the nation,
the great interests involved in her wars, and
we must add, the honor of that Holy Name
in which we are this day to assemble. The
man who. being il Office or position OF power,
and therefore under every obligation to act for
the peoplc under him, nevertheless looks only
to some petty interest, and suffers merit to 90
unrewarded, service 10 he unpromoted, ability
to De unemployed, in order TO favor people
comparatively undeserying and inefficient, is
worse than a traitor to his country They who
Systematically labor to advance any man or
men, Or party, or class Of the State over the
rest are not rulers, bur tyrarts. They who
wllfully squander our millions for any other
purpose than strengthening our arm for right
eous war, are depredators and robbers. A
nation which willingly endures such governors
is a nation OF slaves, and deserves, as it will
certainly suffer the most terrible chastsements
Therefore let every humble christian and true
patriot, as he kneeIs this day in the congrega-
ton or the closet, and as he feels his heart
touched with the sense of an humbled and
PROSTATE peope, pray that he may be enlight-
ened and strengthened to the purging Of his
country from all tyranny, corruption and ne
glect. Let him pray for the light of Heaven
into the dark corners of a complicated and
corrupt system. Let him pray for bold and
single minded rulers. if such may be found in
this day of his country's trial. Let him pray
for our dcliyerance from the worst enemies Of q
nation--th0se who are within it.
The Examiner concludes a powerful article
in the following terms
2 Our statesmen who have bungled, and who
now bid us all to humble ourselves to depre-
cate the consequences Of their bunging-they
certainly will not fast. The 2lst of March
will be to them as other days. excepting only
that it will De holiday. No office, no com
mttee, no House of Commons only attend
ancc ut church in the morning to hear Mr..
Melville, and, that Popish superstition may not
be countenanced in high places, dinner as usu-
al in the evening. But there are some in this
country upon whom The law is enforced which
says He that Will not work, neither shall
he eat There are some to whom daily labor
is daily bread, and to whom command to be
idle Is indeed, Il command to fast This seems
hard. Ii ministers, or even If a member of
Parliament, were to be indicted days pay,
the inconvenience would not be grcat--the IN
justice perhaps still less. But these sleep
what have they done? Their part was TO pay
taxes, and they have paid them was to send
forth soldiers and they have sent them. Their
work, one would say, has not been done i'll or
erudginely. \ severe winter has combined
with the war 10 increase suffering; an uuusu-
ally long frost has combined with dull trade
to diminish employment, and.so multiply hard
ship; and what religion is that which, when
al this has been SO patiently and bravely borne
steps in and says, "iIumble yourselves give up
another day s Work,an other DAYS shopkeeping
another day wages, another days profits ; for
this will be pleasing in the sight of heaven
this will prove that the nation is lowly and pa
tient this will perhaps avert some misfortune
perhaps win some favor for us-even the tax
ing Of ScbastopoI?'
What religion, We repeat, is this that -rcss-
es thus hardly on the poor, while it makes dull
the conscience Of the rich? \ day of humil
iation Surely we are already sorey humbled
What summons will stir in US such depths of
shame rs the letters from the Crimea lie
lines at Sebastopol- harbor Of Baaklava
the graves at Scutaria military reputation
Ijeopardized in the plain sight OF IL Europe.
a national prestige departing from us--if the
thought Of these things do not humble US,
wonld whole month Of fast days avail to do
1t \ year ago we tasted and prayed by pre-
cedcnt we went to church We heard sermons,
but we came away, and We went on, as usual,
writing and reading and talking of our glor-
] ous army, our unequalled fleets, and the mag
nihcent spectacle which We presented to the
nations. Alas if the Priyy Council Day of
Humiliation could not keep us from hsasiing
then who will say that it was wanted to make
rs humble now?
Rejoice with rs, dear reader. that the reign
! Of can't is nearly over and that the day has
come when pious words are not allowed, to
atone for Ill deeds.