St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-08-05


dozen wears sa,sa or hope, nevertheless, j
that in, the lnean siue sl1e win ID demorali4ed,
ana eoIne ut last. a slave Htntss ~ tell you'd
rlorcoser, that when she shall come .fs a free
st tic, 0s she will, you will DC unsble to satisfy
yourselves "a apons the. fosins she has gonel
Ihrous h With ii ri t&in'ng th@t' happy condi
Hon ESirs we slGaA not deceive pursclycs.-
There is no freedom "a: KANSAS under this
nil} I'll = #&s% Z -E!h...t %T~&[ r
MI. PRESIDENT, While I ara Speaking learn
that this bill, Of So uunh evil omen, has pass
cd the House Of, Representatives. and that the
battle there is ended. l co,,!ess' to you sir,
that it produces my lnitt,s il saono disap-s
pointnlent, no encouragement confess that
was preparcd for this conclusion, and Thar
new when il has come {for what remaina 10 be
done here is a1.atter OF course ii is to 1ne ut
, teyiy initfereat. This ] have known all tbs.
! while; that this was to be our last defeat o.
our first victory. Either result would have
been welcome Fer Kansas, for freedom in
! Kansas, have moi so much concern ~ l have
| about the place where shall sleep Tonight.
! although my homo is hard BY tho place where
/ I now stan1. Kansas, sir, Is tho ClndareEsa OF
the American family She is buheted; She is
insultcd; she is smittcn aud 0isgraced; sAe is
turned out Of the dwelling, and the door is
locked against her. There isa:ways, however,
! g. fairy that takes care Of the yonnger dangh-
ter, If she &c the most honest, the most FlItu-
tous the n.eekest and th ems At endurin iniaate
of the domestic circle.
! Kansas viii live and survive your persecu-
ton; she will live to defend, protect, and sus-
tain :; on; and the time will come, when her ell
dor sisters, nov 50 arrogant, Louisiana, Virgins
ia. ard pennsy lvania, Willrepent all the injus-
lice they have done her, Her trials have not
been imposed on her for nought. She has been
made to take the position, the dangerous and
hazardous position, of being the first 10 vindi-
cate practically by labor BY. toll, through dcs-
olation through suffering and hlood; the prjnci-
pie that freedom is better for States and for
the Republic than slavery. She will endure
the trial nobly, and as Sc has been the1lrst,
80 she will be the last to contend and to suffer.
Every other Territory that shall come into the
Union hereafter, protiting by the sufferings and
atoneneut Of Kansas, will come int the non
Free State Sir, this unnecessary strife
draws to its end. The effort TO make Slave
States within our domain is against reason and
against nature The trees do not spring uI
from the roots and seeds scattered by the par
eut trunks in the forest more naturally than
new Free States spring up from the roots pro
jected, and the seeds scattered by the old Free
States New stars do not form themselves cut
OF the ncbulaa il, the recesses Of space and
Gene out to adcrn the blue expanse above Us
more naturally than new Free States shape
themselves out of the ever developing elements
Il o,,r benign civilization. and rise to take
their places in this great political constellation
Reason and hope rejoice in this magnificent
and majestic process. Let. then, nature ano
hope have their heaven-appointed way, Re.
sist them no longer ~