Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-09-20
THURSDAY, SEPT. Is, 1856.
The Right Spirit.

~ & The Right spirit.
There Vas time when the connection & our
Nptional politics With the question Of Slavery
was not patent to popular comprehension. The
Question was regarded as . pure abstraction, ID
the discussion of which men might engage or not
as suited their individual predictions, tastes or
convenience
That time has passed. The recent develop
ments Of the Southern Press, the treatment Of
free citizens in Kansas, and the desperate efforts
Of the Administration to warp the Government
from its ancient policy and dragoon freereopie
into the support of Slavery, are fast conspiring
to render the question of vital moment to every
man, woman and child in the land.
The question cannot be longer lodged! In a
neighboring Territory men are being butchercd
and women outraged amid every circumstance of
fiendish brutality, for no cause save preference
for Liberty over Slavery, while the guilty authors
of these outrages arc urging their claims to sup
port even while persisting in them. ,. ja
No middle ground will longer avail dodgers
and doughfacos. The extension or the non. exten.
sion of Slavery is the central overshadowing issue
| now before the American people. Those not on
the one side are, certainly on the other. The
question must be met! the cause Of tyranny is
one the world over! We consider it more dis.
graceful to our community to countenapcea Press
that paliates Slavery and its outrages, and advo-
Gates policy admitting of their indefinite extern
sion, than it would be to support q Press openly
advocating shameless prostitution, rapine and
murder, since these lesser crimes are included in
6 tho sum of all villanies." at ,s3k
A defence of Slavery of course involves de-
fence of all those means and appliances necessary
to its maintenance. To be &c Nationals, and
"sound'' on this question, our Southern brethren
modestly require its discussion to be suppressed
and those doubling its benifcent mission to be
ruined in their business relations and hunted from
society. Not content with driving from among
them dealers in books which allude to Slavery
without praising it--not content with hunting
from their homes men who dare choose which of
the Presidential candidates they will support
not content with their absolute control over the
objects and candidates of prominent political
party, they now seek to throttle the Northern
Press, invade our very fre-sides, and make us all
recipients of the patriarchal blessings they so
much glorify.
In pursuance of this object that venal mouth
piece of ruf6anly despotism, the PennsyIvanian,
uf Philadelphia, published u list of the support
ers of Fremont among the merchants of that city
with view to brighten of Southern trade and
thus coerce them into the support of Buchanan.
The House of Morris l.. Hallowell & Co. being
singled out as the especial mark of prescription,
publish a Card 10 the North american which we
subjoin and commend to the perusal of our read
ers. 1t has the ring of true metal, and there is
breadth and depth of wholesome, sinewy man.
hood about it which is good panacea for weak
souls in these troublous times +,
CARD.
We have been informed by a largo number of
our Southern customers that systematic and per-
tinaeious efforts are constantly made to deprive
us Of portion Of our trade, by appeals to the
prejudices OF buyers, on the score of ans0und
Political sentiments of some of the members of
our firm. eas Taa3 9 u gel
We therefore feel it duty we owe to ourselves
and the commercial community in which We re-
side, to publicly declare that we have no apollo
gies to make for our opinions, and that we. will
continue, as ever, to hold and express just such
sentiments as our consciences and convictions die
tate, without reference to the supposed views of
customers, and in especial contempt of that class
of dealers in our city who "sell their principles
with their goods" a-, ,.trf
In this connection it is but Justice to large
majority of our Southern friends, to state that
they thoroughly appreciate and heartily despise
that cringng servility which seeks gain by insin-
cere professions of devotion to Southern institu-
tions, or in the less manly, though more discreet,
form of inuendoes as to q neighbours sentiments.
If, after this, there are any who desire to know
our views before purchasing from us, We can best
reply by ,embodying in this note an extract from
letter written by US some months since, which
will explain itself: 80
"sThe members Of our firm, entertaining wide
difference OF views on various topics, anda many
opinions en- the Slavery question as there are
members of it, are fully united on one point
namely, that, where any one presumes to demand,
as preliminary to purchasing from US, that be
shall know our opinions upon Slavery or any
other mooted question in Religion or Politics, he
shall be informed, as We now tell you, that he
cannot purchase from US for cash or upon anu
terms, unit! he shall have amply apologized for
the insult.,'
p. p NORRIS t. HALLowELL s co. :
Philadelphia, 9Th mo. 22d, 1856.
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FIRE IN BLooXiNGToN.-A serious fire occurred
in Bloomington, ILL.,, on Monday morning, the 9th
inst. Eight buildings were destroyed. Aggre-
gate loss, about $50 ,000-insurance So 200.
Cy The st. Louis papers are in raptures over
the successful bringing out Of new prize play.
Aprize of $500 was offered for the best five act
play, by Miss Matilda Heron, a favorite actress
in ST. Louis, and has recently been awarded to
'sGiotto," play written by R. j. Gerard, of New
York, young man Of nineteen. The play was
first brought before the public at the St. Louis
Theatre, on Monday evening, the 9th inst, and
proved brilliant success both for its author, and