The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-16

Timely warning. ss.ssa
We copy the following timely advice
to the Republicans of Minnesota from the
last St. Anthony Republican:
REPUBLICANS TAKE NOTICE.
The Election approaches !-the most inn
portant election we have ever had in Mime
sofa the election which is to fix our insti-
tutions probably for the next ten years-the
election which is to give to Minnesota voice
in the National Congress for or against the
gigantic crime Of Slavery and Slavery Ex-
| tension.
Republicans, are you awake to the crisis !
Do you know that against you is the whole
force of the Administration and that even
now numberless wires are being pulled to
| draw the future State of Minnesota under
the control of that Sham Democracy which
has stricken down the liberties of Kansas
which has robbed the National Treasury that
it might pay the expense of Southern Slave
Hunts, and which has disgraced the whole
land by Judicial Decision which makes the
Constitution an instrument for protecting
| and perpetuating the greatest system of in
justice on which the sun ever shone2
Let no man delude himself with the idea
that he can do nothing. Ecery cote helps the
| character Of the government. And Just as every
grain of sand upon the sea-shore helps to
stay the advancing tide, and every drop in
the watery pillows helps to bear down re-
| sfstance, Just so does the influence of every
man among us array itself on the side Of
that public sentiment which is rallying to
the support of Constitutional Liberty, or on
the side of that black tide of Slavery which
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| a Free Government from the land.
Republicans, bestir yourselves! The en-
envy is awake. While you sleep, he is SOW
ing tares. While you trust to the goodness
of your cause, do not forget that the tri-
umph of that cause depends upon your owl
own activity.
There remains but one short month in
which to organize and work, Is there no
acting committee in your Precinct Then
call meeting yourself; get the people out !;
take counsel together as to the means and
the men best adapted to the crisis make up
the strongest possible delegation to the Dis
trict Nominating Convention see that Pre-
cinct Committees are appointed to act for
the future; provide for the circulation OF
some good Republican paper, which will
keep you posted in Territorial affairs, and
on the signs of the times. Furnish your
self with arguments and facts, such as your
less enlightened neighbors need to hear !;
lecture them one at time or in companies,
as you have opportunity; get up meetings,
and procure the best speakers you can
command.
Make up list of the voters in your Pre-
cinct, ascertain the doubtful ones, and use
all honorable means to establish them in the
sound faith of Democratic Republicanism.
Use the same list on election day, as means
of getting out every Republican voter, and
of preventing illegal voting.
IT'S true the election of Delegates to the
Constitutional Convention comes at time
when the honest and industrious portion of
the people have their hands full of business !;
but we sincerely hope there is patriotism
enough among as to induce the trifling sacri-
flee of time which may be necessary to insure
success and the triumph of great and impor-
tant principles in the structure of our State
Government. Let us have q little of the
spirit of the old Revolution, when farmers
and mechanics forsook the plow and the
shop, and rushed to the defence of the coun-
try. Only little of that self.sacrificing
spirit-only few hours absence from our
daily employment-onlya short, hearty
"pull all together,"-and then victory is
sure.