The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-03-08
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MEssRs. ED1roRs The highest respect
for moral public sentiment which l ever
reverenced as sacred, alone prescribes to me
the proper position, either of dgnifed 81
lence that indicates all possible contempt of
personal luminosity, or to recognize as I now
do his masters through their writer who
styles himself "Grammatcus," who, how
ever he may cloak his arguments in verbal
shadows, has missed the real elementary
substance of the Chairman of Liberals, who
is able to master him therein, while Gram
mateus " violates the first principles of cour-
tesy that ennobles the man, and sinks the
ungrateful guest in the wanton and uncalled
for Pathfinder. That he has shown the
worst taste, if not mercenary feelings, is
evident in his anonymous TRADE, when lie
had the highest privilege through the wary
instrument that he so bitterly hates and
cannot SO justly assail, of an invited guest,
one of the public to cooperate and partici-
pate in its benefit, or combat it openly and
successfully. But has he acted like a man in
a proper position OF course high self
respect causes me to disabuse the public,
but have to look down on this identified
"holier than Others" that 1 may confront
his masters.
As the organization of the association of
Liberals of St. Paul was publicly held last
Monday week, its proceedings are properly
reflected by the Constitutional Chart, laid
over for proper investigation and delibera-
ton next Monday evening.
And what dawns in the vision of the lib
eral inquirer, at the birth of the st. Paul
Infant of Liberalism?
Before the annunciation of the advent is
made, murderous outcry is raised to stife
its birth. Did the caste realize they were
Americans, or that they were still serf-
bondmen TO that Oligarchy, whose faith
world deeds are partly registered in the
present bear-garden of waning Europe, that
has lately vict!mized the most of million
of men On imperial Ecclesiastical bloody
affairs, and sacrificed hundreds of millions
of treasure, barbarized with horrid ferocity,
progressive civilization of mind, for the po-
litical trickery and treachery of Faith Pro-
tectorates.
Are these the ethics that are to be forced
on freemen's mental franchise, that is as
free in religion as in all principles And
are freemen who are entitled to liberal
postion-all or none-in reality and denom-
ination, to be repealed from its action by
serfs.
All people are to be duly appreciated, not
by professions, but by actions that reflect
them. Then, are freemen to be restricted
from defining their position and all the ap-
purtcnances
If freemen seek tie most liberal construc-
ton in mental and ethical action, their
highest standard, who is to restrict them in
the liberal definition
Oh, but they are Inidels, not Liberals
Whatever bravery essential to this whole
category exists, was identified in the organi-
cation, that this anonymous hero has stulti-
lied his mind i'll not seeing, and that demon
stratcs him unworthy for want of all TIE
features of intellect and integrity. Identi-
fed with professional sophistry, his jealous
mind cannot be forced from the habit of
special pleading His superficial view of this
deepest of all questions, to which he proves
himself totally unequal decides that he was
not just, much less liberal enough, to have
the child rightly born or named. But the
association is to tread down "the Christian
Religion"
The Almighty was and is a perfect Lib
eral, because he created religion with the
universe, and as he is immutable, religion is
a unity necessarily.
Then with what legitimate reason in the
atmosphere of America, can Liberal be
aspersed with any imputation? Who are
infdels?
Can any dogmas of thousand faiths and
their Bible opponents, decide this truthfully.
The very idea is mental qualification without
reserve, in the death of the whole family.
Let the denial be successfully demonstrated,
the test question for all honorable truth, or
the dogmas against the position and inalien-
able rights of Liberals is libel. With the
elements of a universal cause, that includes
the whole, they are on the impregnable
foundation Of LibeEaiism-the greatest good
to the greatest number-that is the whole
universe.
AS necessary co-workers on this basis,
their antagonists adopt the real infidelity.
Why have they not the bravery and man.
illness to act up to Universal Revelation
The Liberal Association only knows of Lib
eralism at present, as universal basis. If
that be correct, then all the rest are factions
of course.
When ridieule or demagogucism is brought
to assail this position, legitimate argument
does not exist
THOS. j. Walden, NJ. D..
st. Paul, March 3, 1855.