Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-05-15
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But the word had gone forth, and though it
could not be annihilated, it was at last be-
trayed. And to accomplish this betrayal,
the character Of the Democratic party, and
of the country, has been shamelessly dishon-
ored.
| Independent men, who would not bow to
the attempt to sacrifice principle, were
turned out of office, and base aud character
less knaves put into their places.
Solemn assurances to high functionaries,
written, spoken, and printed, were ruthlessly
broken.
Representatives were compelled to change
their votes aud to violate their plighted
faith, and where conscience failed to approve
patronage came in to support them.
Calumnies, the most atrocious and cruel,
were hurled against all who dared to be true
to the truth. Is this ala Would that it
we're The formal declaration of proud,
national party was sought to be nullifed by
the action of Congress, and in substitution
for principle, imposingly declared and SOL
emnly sealed, before the eyes Of the whole
country, we had offered to us miserable
cheat The dark deed of gang of reckless
spcculators in Kansas was made the test of
Democratic faith. Fraud and Fal,ehood
were erected into cardinal virtues, and the
protests Of fifteen thousand fIeemen against
this deed were laughed at, as the protests Of
our fathers in the Revolution were laughed
at, as the rawlings Of rebels, and tie threats
of mob.
So far for the footprints of this unhallowed
Despotsm. They are marked on the his
toric page as the evidences of recedng
morality and degeneratins Democracy
They turn back the hands on the dial plates
of time, and remind US that VIC are living in
the feudal ages. Nay, worse than that for
them, if power was great, public men were
brave, and the knave that sold his character
died the death of the Infamous.
But the great crime did not stop here
One wrong after another was tried, till at
last, as if to mock at even the semblance of
right, the so-called English bill was proposed
the incarnation of treachery and of duplici-
ty-a bill, be it understood which differed,
from its precedents in this: : that they were
swindles and this was bribe, which, pro-
Tossing to submit Lecompton to the pc ,ple,
did not ui'mit it, according to the Southern
expounders; and which, lting out in the
preamble with q scandalous misstatement,
crowned the whole proceeding with decla-
ration that if the people of Kansas did not
take it. they should tester in dissensions till
it suited their masters to admit them!
And this was the scheme tia was forced
through yesterday-the black Friday of our
coun,ry
Well may the Senator from New York.cry
" shame" upon the damning deed.
All history will cry shame upon it, too.
The burden which this outrage attaches to
the Democratic party cannot be carried with
out crushing it. Candidates for offices will
be compelled to speak out against it. and
those who are silent will pay the penalty Of
such an acquiescence.
What Kansas may decide upon, we are not
authorized to say; but we cannot doubt that
she will reject the bribe with scorn. Whether
she does or not, the wrong done will be
avenged, and the sacred doctrine vindicated
The case has passed into the hands of the
people of the States, especially those who
have been insalted by their Representatives,
as We have been by eleven of our members
from Pennsylvania four of whom represent
this proud metropolis, where there is but one
sentiment, outside of the office-holders and
ofice-seekers, and that fearlessly against the
action of the Congress of the United States,
in forcing an odious Constitution upon pro-
testing people.