Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-08-28

nOunce to the world the projects OF introduce
ing again the importation Of African Slaves,
and of extending the area OF Slavery to
quietly allow the disappearance of Slavery
by degrees or else to step out from the
Union, committing by that suicide not to
be avoided.
1t is sure sign that the leaders of parties
are wanting principles themselves, if they are
willing to increase the party numerically with
out regard to strongly marked principles.
Parties cast together out of heterogeneous
elements and wanting substantial principles,
will fall by themselves into pieces, mostly
without gaining any victory, and artificial Or
ganzatiOn can never count on joyous success
The Republican Party has fought bravey
during the last campaign, and the election OF
Buchanan was only carried by "the good be-
lief" of his brave Pennsylvanians This be-
lief has been slackened now visibly, and the
Pennsylvania farmers are not as elastic as the
gentleman of the Court Organ at Washington
field of politics is life or death.
If the Republican Party is really willing to
vindicate for herself the name of a progressive
party, she has to put limits to the extension Of
slacry, denying it absolutely to the majorlty
of a Republican territory to import or make
a minority of her people sIaoes. And further,
she has to guarantee freedom Of conscience in
the strictest sense of the word, and not to
Judge and circumscribe the worth of man and
the value of his rights by birth. She has not
to try to create morality by laws; but endea-
vor to command respect in the sight of for
eign countries by wise economy, by internal
improvements, and reasonable protection OF
factories and of commerce.
A Party that gives US such principles we
shall serve with pleasure, under whatever
name she may appear. In my opinion all
those who are for the possibility of ex tend
ing the Area Of Slavery, are against Liberty.
Buchanan and his followers have been and
are aiding such extension by all means; there
fore, Buchanan and his party cannot be for
Liberty.
Him who declares the African race,
with all their gradations of color by ANAL
gamation, an outLaw, as it has sorrowfully
happened in this nineteenth century by the
decision of the bred Scott case, dishonOrs
himself and the age he lives in; converts the
Declaration of independence into lie has
not the least idea of Humanity and Liberty;
stands far behind the CARBON of Russia; and
can be approved and aided but by such men
who are interested in Slavery by such ones
who are void of all principle; or by those
whose mental capacities are not competent to
forming an independent judgment.
The Shareholders we may excuse in conse-
quence of their education and habits the
others are deserving our silent contempt
and the last ones are to be pitied for permit.
ting their free citizenships to be used as tools
in the hands of Oliearchs and DemagOgues
for the propagation of mental and political
serfdom.
To count among the most dangerous dem
agogucs, President BUCHANAN and Senator
DOUGLAS, we have full right. The first one
is prudent or feeble enough to thank Trovi.
dence for the (momentaneous) preservation o.
the Union by an act of the grossest Unjust
ice the last one censures silently Providence
by prescribing men for their skins, even
while opposing openly the President. In
spite of so much present contention amongst
their party, there is no doubt all will endea
vor to unite again; because the question is
9th, triumph at the next campaign" But
when that campaign comes on if there be only
a spark of good sense left with the People o
the Free States, it must be impossible fol
them to approve the Lecompton man@ucre
and policy of our President, though they may
please vile politicians to whom every thing il
acceptable that the place giving power does
and though they may be endorsed with thanks
from the South. And if there could not b,
made the least objection against the taen
DOUGLAS in Congress, his approval of thu
bred Scott Decision alone must suffice befon
the Tribunal of Humanity to induce every
thinking and honest man-even if he was hi
own brother-to refuse him his vote, and t.
kill him politically for ever.
BY these deductions, founded on facts ant
true premises, the Minnesota State Gazette
never can, and never will be the servant o
any party with which the means Of sophistry
sanctioned the means of Slavery.
In religious views, as we before said, WI
stand on the broadcast ground Of Liberty O
Conscience, and although we ourselves arr
participating neither in the belief of Catho
lies, nor in that of Protestants, we shall alway
raise our voice in their behalf, and as often a.
the right of their conscience might be in
fringed.
In social life we regard neither Party no.
Sect-are friendly with everybody, and lik'
the conversation of those the best, the way
of thinking of whom is the most homogeneou
with our own. Everybody has to sweep be
fore his own door.
At Presidential and State elections we shall
regard the Platforms of Parties, and always
give our aid to the most liberal. At Count,
and City Elections We shall be led especial,
by honesty and competency for office.
Loving ourselves Temperance, we Away.
recommend Temperance as virtue, withou
approving the legal prohibition of any kind o
drink. Sunday is a Christian religious holi
day. The Christians may keep it in the
own way, and we wish that this day as vel
as any other may not be desecrated by scan
dial and drunkenness. To force upon free
people the celebration of Puritan Sunday
we judge unworthy free people and directly
in oppos ton to Liberty.