The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-01-30
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PRINCIPLES which guide, POLITICALLY, the Mime
s0tiam. 1t is paper that is REPUBLICAN in ali its
phases, and claims to possess opposition Slave
ry, everywhere, favor Of Freedom everywhere,
the stiest and Of spinal columns. There is
not the least particle of dough about its face pia
by in the backbone of its principles Its conductors
have sworn eternal hostility to every form Of tyranny
over the bodies and minds of )" and they hesitate
not to give their sentiments their press
all fit occasions.
But We wantit distinctly understood, however, that
the Mnnesotian is party paper. 1t stands by the Re-
publican organization at all times, because we believe
that organization steadily adhs and presevered
in the only hope the country to ensure the triumph
of Right against the disciplined cohorts of Despotsm
and Democracy. We in favor of strict discipline in
our ranks. We want people, like the Hghlanders,
to stand shoulder to shoulder, nvincble in their
ness of action, in the sacred truth of their
We don't want bush fighting, any man hopping
about amongst the trees, thinking with his little shot
gun he win the battle of freedom his hook.
We have had enough of this folly; and it is quite time
every Republican had learned in this respect wisdom
from the past. The militia of 1776 obtained an
luton our fathers all militia but they found
that long fight, and with regulars the other side
they must BE- regular soldiers too; and everybody has
read how the disciplined forces of the patrols un-
ough eight years into independence and rec
ognized nationality Our forces must be disciplined too
if we intend to This battle for freedom, like the
contest for liberty, they engaged in is also long fight
The Slave power has exclusively ruled this country for
more than quarter of a century. 1t will not yield
possession OF every post Oh
its cit adel in the Supreme of the United States
down the smallest postmastershp without protrac-
ted and struggle Every of the Republican
party, who desires its principles to succeed
must enlist for the war and Jealous for thorough
ganzation and complete discipline Every man who
likes this position, may rely upon the nmesotidn inn
pictly that will for light trinine OF
upon minor points, even side issues
which minor but not yet practicable, fincf
from sustaining with all its might those who rally un
der, who have formed the regular standards of thu
Party, will it encourage by even quiet federation
others in disturbing the compa ct rmness and efficiency
of our~Anti-Slavery array. Lu a. word, we beve il
standing by the platforms adopted by Republican Stat
and National Conventions, and in supporting only an
all the time the regular nominations made fairly upo
their platforms We believe in a sacrifice for the tim
being, pending battle the polls, of individual no
tions and individual preferences and individual claims
upon the common altar of the recogn lied principles
Republicansm to victory the veteran pal
ty who possess the government and no have surrer
dered every free principle underlying is foundation
southern detation for the spols of oc and the plur
der of the treasury We believe the soldiers of fret
dom tolerated in breaking their rank to marar
derng after speculative theories of their howeve
absolutely their theories may be, each followD
his own OFF upon mpractcabe tam yc1'ts, neglec
ing the chances meanwhile of eecting great ubstant'
and acknowledged good in the search after preser
unattanabe perfection, the contest of freedom will
indeed bequeathed to children, for will 'ver
won in that way by to the end of our plgrim ge
this earth. Union-disci ene-organizato n-act ion
these, the watchwords of success in poll teal pa rite
as in armies; and our paper. the Minnesota y" will
Dor to have them adopted in practice as the watci
words of every Republic an In Minnesota.
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including original reports of the debates in the Stat
Legislature, and in the publication of the latest nelli
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