Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-03-12

% otners equally wrong in another, we are
instantly disarmed. If we resist its territorial
expansion, yet favor territorial acquisition for
It's benefit or consent to its crushing whole
race IN order to hold portion of it more Sc
curely in chains as in the bred Scott decision,
the common sense of mankind brands us as
nypocrites and there is no defense. And if
slavery is not the "sum of all villainy," we
nave no argument against it any where. As
the courts say, we have mo case"
During twenty-five years the old political
parties sought by every possible method to
avoid direct issue with slavery. Both az
firmed that its evils could be prevented with
out it, and those who denied this possibility
were denounced IS short-sighted and fanatics.
The Wings tried it and persisted. The Dem
ocratic Party tried it, and escaped the same
fate, only by utter surrender to the slave
power. Why will Republicans indulge their
day dreams in the face of such experience :?
Why not learn wisdom? Slauery is the real
source of the mischief and with such powers
at its control, nothing can defeat any of its
designs but direct and persistent assault
upon the monster ITSELF
Our whole history is full of instruction in
this matter. For half century we tried the
policy of preventing the spread of slavery and
the increase of its power, while tolerating the
curse ITSELF Did we do it What is the de-
cision of history? Clearly this-that Slavery
being itself violation of all law, can never
be subject to law. That no limitation of it is
possible while allowed itself to exist. Spread
it will, assuredly will, unless destroyed. No
conclusion short of this is worthy of states
men, or of any sound-minded men. The state
ment of an able writer twenty-five years ago
is demonstrably true, that "either Liberty at
the North or Slavery at the South must die. )"
Nothing short of the Abolition of Slavery it.
self can give reliable success to our efforts to
restrict it.
True, the constitution creates . barrier to
our legislatios power against this plague. We
cannot pursue it within the limits of State ju-
risdiction, but what of that? Moral power
remains, with all its prodigious resources Of
influence. No human compact can limit that.
1t knows no geography, no Mason's and Dix
on's line. The whole field is its own as per-
fectly as though no obstacle to civil power
existed in the case. Besides, Slavery is found
outside of State authority sufficiently to en-
sure its destruction if properly pursued. Let
this be the rallying cry-DeatA to Slavery,
sOhen caught ont Of the gard! Let this be
the motto Of the country at the ballot-box,
sustained by the whole moral force of the land,
and this execration of earth would hardly
have time to crawl into its grave. Humanity
will smile then, and the country have rest
Republicanism will prove failure or success
as it attains or falls short of this position and
result.
We are not dissatisfied with the Philadel-
phia Platform. As rule of Congressional
and Executive action it is right. We only in
sist that its scope and necessary means may
be so well comprehended as not to defeat it.
self, and paralyze the last struggle of the ooun-
try to escape its doom. Let us not be afraid
to be bold, nor ashamed to be humane. Let
US avow our object openly and manfully. We
mean to destroy Slavery-the prolific mother
of all our evil. For this we will lock the doors
OF all our Territories against it forever. For
this we will drive it from the Capital of the
Nation, hurl it from every deck upon the seas,
recall its diplomatic agencies, dislodge it from
the Supreme Judicial Bench; and although
we may not by the ballot assail its retreat
under State authority, we can and we will
guard every hole Of egress, if need be, by all
the bayonets in the land.
And in selecting our candidates for Office,
we must take those who most fully, reliably
and ably represent the cause. Any other
policy will shipwreck US. We want such
Representative Man for the Presidency-and
we Shall have him if unprincipled politicians
are not allowed to defeat us. We want such
men in office in our own State, and must insist
on it as the price of our ballots. We want
an Administration at Washington that will
place the Federal Government exclusively and
actively on the side of Liberty, and generously
encourage the efforts of freedom in the Slave
States, and everywhere else on earth. And
what we want we intend to have. If the con-
test is too severe for halfhearted duplicity,
let 1T go back. We are better without it, and
the nearer the realization of WAsHINaroN's
hopes, when we shall have "Confederation
of Free States"
sug1sssion for this years Agricultural
Operations--Sheep Hnsbandry I'm Min.
nosota.
With pleasure We note the fact that our
country paper are urging the farmers Of Min