Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-12-22

ARGUMENrs OF THE FREE FREa8 :-Classie
Lansuase-Issisal Dsduesis.s-TAs position Il
"the German Party. - cslied" (ig3asiGN1
We publish the following editorial from the
Free Press, edited by A. c. Smith, which he deems
an unanswerable reply to an article Of ours,
headed ssThe Contest in KANSAS" The reader
can see with what dignity and ability the Free
Press is conducted, and what an able organ ''the
German party, 90 called" possesses to lead it
to victory. II is articles like these that are put
forth in justification of the vilsnies perpetrated
by the sborder ruf6ans," and in condemnation Of
the conduct of the Free States men. Democrats,
read it. The article is headed-''In Arms and
eager for the Fray" and after quoting the FIRST
three lines of our editorial, the editor gives utter
ance to tho following brilliant passages, scintila
tons of his great gsnious:
sListen!-for the next moment may bring the
sound of the booming common from over the plains
of Kansas"
A pretty good quotation from Patrick Henry's
speech. We correct its phraseology merely
''The next breeze from the North may bring to
our ears the clash Of resoundng arms"
The first three lines of the above are our own.
That which follows belongs exclusively to the
Free Press.
(Yes, we do; but it is about all we can do.)
ooh /! Reuben, where are your As 900 that pitch
ed their tents on the south side Of the tabernacle
in the wilderness y
(Wherebouts is the Onion to be severedP If
it is just behind the ears of the j. A., we sorrow
for our friend of the Time:.)
For he played on harp Of thousand strings,
Sperits, &c. We dreamed last night that we saw
ths Times nren the door to let in the feht.. that
we saw him step fOrth-march-6gh and die
horrible.)
(No doubt of that when the finances are low
We have looked on the wall for half an hour,
and We don't see any hand writing there.)
Patrick Henry again: "Gentlemen may cry
peace !---peace - but there is no peace.")
60 Simeon, Reuben, Cad, Judah, Issachar,
Zebulum, Ephraim and Manasseh-- help Cassius
or sink.)
(rhat's "a pity pity pity. Why not run out
there MIR. Times, and help them out of that
scrape? You are great in figure, faggots, and
Benznle gas, and you would be pretty good fell
low in the harvest fields of Kansas
CHATS a glorious Idea. 0! Benjamin and
(Ihis is as comforting as yallar snua to an old
woman's nerves.)
Of a dog gets between woodchuck and his
hole, the wOodchuck has some oder hole to flee to-.
.! Asher.)
(But when a great mighty debil gets between
thee and thy hole, thee has no oder hole to eeto
. Naphtali.
Cor he played on harp Of ONE string -sperits,
&c.) ~fFt" 800.
1--WE have looked on our hands and on our
threshold, and don't find any blood there, and
don't believe there is any. We will look again
when We have little leisure.)
(lf old Araby can't sweeen the thing up, sup
pose our friend of the Times makes an invoca-
ton to "Araby's daughter" We think she
would arrange it ally
The editor can retain all the honor which legit-
imatey flows from such articles. 1t indicates
mind of surprising greatness, which only needs
training to place the possessor high on the pima
Gle of fame! Where's his Excelleucy &f.