The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-11-15

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We copy belowsthe leading e;litoriarcf the
New York Tribune of the 5th-:he morning
after the election. Its sentiments can be en-
dorsed by every Republican in Minnesota
Not only, as the Tribune recommends, should
the Republicans adhere to their organization
for the next campaign, and between now and
then in all local elections, but also to the
Man of this campaign. On this subject we
shall have a word or two to put in after the
smoke of the battle clears away, and the
losses and gains reach us in shape of Ger
tainty: 49,,
We have lost battle. The Bunker Hill
Of the new struggle for Freedom is past; the
Saratoga and Yorktown are yet to he achiev-
ed. A party of yesterday, without organi-
zation, without official power, without pres
tige, and latterly almost without hope, has
not overborne the Oldest party in the coun-
try, with its hundred thousand office-hCl lers
its eighty millions of annual expenditure,
its million and half Of voters trained by
the habits of a lifetime to vote without ques-
ton or hesitation whatever bears its LABEL
The Republican party, called into being by
the Nebraska Iniquity of 1854, having a
subs tantive existence in but sixteen st ties,
has beaten one of the rival parties, which
boast of their compact organizations in all
the States, but has failed to beat the other
in its first Presidential canvass. James Blu
chanan is our next President, and John G.
Breckenridge Vice-President, and the Free
State men of Kansas are temporarily deliv-
ed over to the tender mercies of the Border
Ruffians, tempered by the colder but not less
fatal craft of the Federal patrons of those
Ruffians, who have just aided in securing to
those p: irons another four years lease OF
power.
1t is we'll to state the case thus fairly in its
broadcast and worst aspects. Practically, a
majority of the American peOpl" have indoors
ed outrages more inhuman than Poland or
Hungary ever endured, and voted that it is
no wrong to shoot and scalp men in Kansas
for peacefully striving to keep theirs Free
Territory, and make it FIR, State. Prac-
tically, the verdict of yesterday has enslavcd
Kansas, and made it treason and rebellion
for her devoted in habitants to struggle long
brutal Ruffians who yesterday at most OF
at ''blecding Kansas"-thus making sport OF
robbery, arson, rape and murder-have been
Endorsed and commended by the vote of their
,ellow-citiZens. Practically, the American
People have reversed the policy of Slavery
Restriction inanguratcd by our Rcvolutiona-
ry patriots, and decided that Liberty and
Slavery are equal in merit and equally &C.
cordant with the genius of Democracy.
Practically, the Slave Power has been bid
den to take possession of the Federal Gov
eminent, and ride rough-shod over all who
manifest opposition to its pleasure or repug
nance to its sway. Practically, it is settled
that to loathe the debasemcnt of Man to brute
chattelhood, and earnestly desire Freedom
for all, is a crime in Free America, to be pun
iShed by exclusion from the National councils
and denial of any voice in the direction o.
our public affairs. ..,..
Such, we say, is the effect of yesterdays
vote; yet it is one unattended by large
majority of the voters. Aside from the mil
lion who vote any ticket called Democratic
merely because of its designation, there are
hundreds OF thousands who voted for Blu
clianan or Fillmore hoping, trusting, praying
| ESQ many of them as do not rigidly insist OF,
tile divorce of Politics from Relision) that
| their triumph would not conduce to the en-
slavernent of Kansas or the extension in an,
respect of the area of Human Bondage
They meant to vote that "Amcricans shall
rule America '-that no man should be pro
scribcd on a count of his religion or nativity
that the Union should not be dissolved
that Slavery should not be disturbed in tn.
Slave States-tlrat the people of the Terrific
ries should have the privilege of deciding
whether to have Slavery or not-they da
not mean to indorse the series of frauds an,
crimes by which Kansas has been put unde
the feet of the Border Ruffians.
But no matter what they meant-the cf
feet Of the vote is to make Kansas this day
Save Territory, in defiance of the carncs
struggles of three -fourths Of her inhabitants
and place her on the high road to become
Slave State, The Border Rufiians of Mis-
souri, have not been able to subjugate her t.
Slavery but the People of the United State!
are stronger and have done it. 1t is con
strlctive treason henccforth to defy in Kan
sas the atroclous code of laws imposed OF
that Territory by Missouri invasion and bal
lot-box stuffing; it is felony to say in Nan
sas that Slavery is not legally establishe,
there by this eXecrab!e and impudent vii
lOiny. \ hard Winter and fearful or,lea
are before our already sorcly-tried brethren
in Kansas. Heaven give them strength t,
endure and outlive their most unmerited suf
terings. ,.r rc
i For their sake, we mourn this result; fo
that of the glorious party which has sprun;
into existence under the inspiration ST a gen
erous Indignation at their wrongs and sym
pathy with their efforts, we do not regret it
To that party the future presents cloudles
sky. All the poor trash which has beer
used to blind and delude the People-th,
babble about Fremont's birthplace, cAttl
contracts, duels (unfoueht}, Romanism, &c
are henceforth lumber of the past. The bas,
pretence that "bleeding Kansas" was an in
vention of the Republicans to carry the cleo
ton can deceive no longer. Thousands VIII,
would not hear or read the truth with regar,
to daily occurrences OH the Missouri bot1ie
will hear and read it now, when they know
that it cannot have been trumpcd up to cleo
Fremont or defeat Buchanan. They win
did not mean, in voting for Buchanan, t
doom Kansas to Slavery against her will
) will he enlightened by the results certain I,
follow. The Slave Power has won a grea
triumph, it will take care to improve an,
enjoy it. Only let the People observe an,
read what must inevitably follow this result
and they cannot long acquiescc'in tie ruiz
which IN .jority have unwittingly invoked
Meantin.e. let us quietly preserve, and per