Minnesota weekly times., 1856-11-08
TUESDAY, NOV. a, 1856.


~ -- To-Day!
To-day must tell the story of ages A Presi-
dent is to be elected by the American people,
whose choice is fraught with more mighty results
than any since s'The Father of his Country"
brushed aside the crown, and administered law
with the honesty of Justice, and the prudence of
Sage We ardently believe that the cause Of
Eternal Truth will triumph to-day, as it has done
many times, and will do again and, again. Our
doubts would be all dispersed, if the whole peo-
pile in their majesty, would rally to the ballotbox
and vote for the Sovereign people are always
right at heart. If we are defeated, it will be
through the passiveness and disaffection of our
friends, and the pipc-laying, falsehoods, frauds,
intrigues and villainies Of our foes. Eight hun
dred thousand men. dgnifed with the privilege
of franchise, will stay away to-day for some pet
ty personal gain-and these are Just the ones that
,oculd rote for John c. Fremont!
The loafer will be there oh, yes for he has
pile bet on Buck, and he must help to win it
The Jail-b will he there for he wants to vote
for officers who will not interfere with his ''pro-
fession,' The politician will be there: for he
wants to convince his GO dear constituents" how
deeply he loves his country, and get chance to
stick his snout again into the public crib. The
shoulder hitter will be there for he wants to
elevate his bottle-holder to the coming Congress.
The Shareholder and the slave breeder will be
there; for they want to elect Buchanan, that
Kansas may be closed to Freedom forever, and
niggers be worth $4,000 apiece! A.-se.
Tt is the man Of worth and of integrity, alas !
who will stay away-the farmer, the lawyer, the
doctor, the teacher the scholar, the good citizen
OF whom intelligence demands voice, and duty
vote. These will, many of them, stay from
the polls, leaving the balot-box in the hands
of the satanic influences which have corrupted
and violated it. .s
Oh! if the True MEN would but leave their
homes, and give one hour Of this day to their
country If the Physician would only leave his
epcac and pills behind, and administer pre-
scripton for the Body Polite If the Attorney
would shut for an hour his I" Blackstone upon
Littleton," and try to strike from the National
escutcheon those hell-born Kansas laws, burn
ing, living disgrace on the honor of his native
country If the Merchant would only quit his
counting room, and learn what Cotton weighs in
the scales Of our political canvass! If the Cler-
gyman, tOing deep in sermon on the national
sins Of the Children of Israel, would leave his
studio, and walk out, to see if he cannot find a
nation astray in wilderness of evil, nearer than
Palestine
Then, indeed, the nation would be free! But
the bad wiH take possession of the government
if the good neglect the polls; and unless our
friends vigilant we shall receive the news
this week that America is pledged to the perpet-
uaton and icfnite extension of SLAYER, " the sum
of all villainies," that Freedom has been bereft
Of her eternal right of Dover, and that policy
is adopted as our National motto to seize where
we can, and to make aggressive war to safe our
cupidity May the Author of Truth and Justice
preside over and direct the destinies Of To-day
GT1 We received a note the other day from
brilliant subscriber, commanding US to "stop the
times to my adres-i can't indure eny longer
you're contemptable mistur' aplyed to the presi-
dent of the u S." OF course We wil-though
we must advise our dissenter to put himself in
immediate communication with some kind of
reading This man must be sort of Siamese
twin to the other gentleman who was overheard
yesterday to say, ''The Times is a good paper
enough, but don't like that dam Newson, cause
he comes down on workmen and calls 'em grea-
sy mechauicsp' sE