Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-01-05
SLAVERY A POLITICAL EVIL.

SLAVERY POLITICAL EVIL.
Mn. EDIroR,-There is no devise left un-
employed by the opposition, to justify the Ad-
ministration in its corruption, and to bewilder
the ignorant and blinded zealots who more or
less throng every community. The Admins
tration has supplied facts and materials OF the
most infammable kind for the political inccndia-
ries, and it is a source of amusement to see the
various ways in which they are used.
Public attention is first directed to the intol-
cradle Missouri Compromise, then to the cruel
Fugitive Slave Law, next to the precious
Nebraska Bill, and then to divert the public at
tention from these repulsive themes, cry is
raised of a war with England, and number
of ships are reported already on their way to
the anticipated seat of action. "a drowning
man will catch at straws," and Government
that has become so VIGOROUSLY corrupt, has
need to seek some ecreation-some change
some peaceable resort from those iniquitous
measures and laws which have become irk-
some and sickening, even to their founders
themselves, and direct its attention to more con-
genial pursuits, if more congenial ones can
be found. We do not deny the possibility of
war with England, but the question very natu-
rally arises-what will the South do in the
event of war for Universal Freedom? What
will become of their four millions of slaves g
their long cherished institution; which has been
perpetuated under the garb of Christianity by
a cobweb construction of the Biblea
OfIate years this demonical system has been
extended and patronized by the Administra-
ton, which is already rotten, and trembling in
dread Of the disastrous consequences which
threaten it as even Jerusalem was threatened,
who stoned the prophets that were sent unto
them, and as the South is now doing to those
who preach the Gospel in its purity and fullness
But may be accosted wth-"Slavery is no
evil, it is only local." This assertion is false,
inasmuch as Congress has established its local.
ity, and reduced every State to vassalage by
constituting these hunting grounds for human
blood-hounds in pursuit Of Fugitives, in which
chase ministers of God are not exempt if re-
quired to engage in kidnapping their fellow
men. Many of them would not mistake their
calling if compelled tp engage in enterprises
which they have voted to bring about, and
which they pretendfto repudiate.
The Administration has rendered itself
chargeable with every enormity which has
been perpetrated under this institution. 1t is
responsible for the Nebraska outrages, and for
the scourging and Imprisonment of ministers Of
Christ, for preaching his truths and obeying his
commands ye would that men should do
unto you, do ye even so unto them, for this is
the law and the prophets" Besides this, it has
forfeited every claim to Republicanism, the
great propelling principle of our forefathers, by
prohibiting Ministers to worship God accord
ing to the dictates of their consciences, in Slave
Territories. Some fool may say this is not the
case, but let him look to the South where the
blood-stained and polluted Shareholder is al
lowed to prescribe to the minister of Jesus the
kind of doctrine he is to preach, and any devi-
ations from their rule is castigation, imprison-
ment, and even death. They say they must
make fish of the slave and flesh of the master;
that God ordained the power that enslaved
them, and consequently that power is irrevoca-
BILE; that they must quietly submi: to the mise
ry of bondage while they live-their energies
and faculties of both soul and body to be ex-
hausted to enrich their earthly lord-that abo-
litionists are devils, &C., &c. Thus they charge
the sin of slavery directly upon God, and our
government comedies with this sacrilege by
tolerating the iniquitous system. Thus again,
millions pray one way. and vote and act in an
other-praying for the niumphs Of Christani-
ty, and perverting it by public influence, an in
fuence which would PROSTATE philanthropy in
the dust, and hurl the Almighty from his throne.
To the porfessing Pro-Slavery Christian we
would say
ssAnd thus mistaken thou
In calling thine clean, holy hands;
Go, go, repent thou now,
For thou hast tighten'd slavery's bands"