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question, as propounded by our contemporary
Of the tSqYeT, in the blood-and- thunder arti-
Gle which i" sealed the fate of Minnesota for
ten years !"
Letter from Washington.-Deno craev
In q Decline.-.Cuban AAhirs...The
Minnesota Delegation in Congress.
: W1sHNGroN, D: c., Jan. 81, 1866
To the Editors efMe Ninnssotian
You every where see the press full of Gu
ban affairs. You see with what apparent
earnestness the friends of the President press
this matter before Congress. There is
meaning in all this-a deep laid plot. The
democratic party is struggling in its dying
gasp, and unless it can create some tremen-
aous diversion Of public thought, startling
the people by new subjects, it is gone forev-
er. Ihis thing was anticipated long before
tne assembling of Congress. From the ne
cessi!y OF the case, violent coup dc main,
like the war of 1872 like the great bank We
to; the Mexican war, &C.; was requisite to
resuscitate the party. Past success favored
bold strokes. A war of aggression, it is ar
gued, is not distasteful to the American peo-
pie; at least by occupying the public mind
with the subject of war, attention would be
diverted from the home condition Of the gov
ernment' and thus the misrule, extravaganza,
ana corruption of the party in power, would
be slurred over and partially concealed = y.
The democratic party is driven at bay.-
The daily increasing voice of the country is
accumulating against it. To avert the impen-
ding ruin, it will do desperate things. God
knows dread the forthcoming events of the
next two years. '.' -, -. ''<~'' -. .
When men have gone so far as to throw
aside all shame, all regard for decency, and
national integrity; when they strive publicly
to demoralize the national sentiment, and so
convert US into band of robbers, that we
will unhesitatingly seize upon the country and
property Of others; it is proof of the mad and
depraved spirit of our central government,
and the infamous extent to which it will 90
to rescue the offices from the hands of the
people. .,;a.. s.... .... -.r., 60.
1t seems now, that either the democratic
party or Cuba, must fall. The only argu-
ment used by the agents of this nefarious
scheme is, that it is inconvenient to reach
Madrid in adjusting our occasional commercial
difficulties with Cuba But the real, unex
pressed argument is, that the Island would
make some very rich Slave States, already
peopled, who would send large delegations
into Congress, and thus retain the balance of
political power for the slave interests.
There is the true secret. Take the gold of
the North to purchase political power for the
South. That is the real proposition of a
Northern President, who would not hesitate
to slaughter whole hecatombs of human be-
ings, and crush the nation with taxes, to sus.
tain and strengthen his old delapidated party,
Agitators will be sent out, and the whole
country inundated with stump eloquence
mock heroes will spring up, crazy for fight;
companies will be formed, and much fuss
and feathers will promenade about public
places; and then, it is supposed, the Demo-
cratic Party will secure new tenure of all
the public Offices; when, Cuba will again be
put to sleep for another four years. =
| In the event of a war, France and England
would doubtless assist Spain, in which case
our sea-board cities would be apt to suffer a
little, If mot get splendid thrashing. 1t
would do us good. 1t is high time some of
our national vanity and conceit was brought
down to the level of endurance. The loss of
our cities, commerce, and an oppressive tax,
would bring us to our senses.
| Our members, Phelps and Cavanagugh,
gave the first evidence of their existence in
Congress-, yesterday. They both spoke out
in meetin'." Phelps was moved in the spirit
first and opened his mouth on the pre-emp-
ton law matter.
What Cavanaugh was aiming at was un-
able to determine. His oratorical effusion
was cross-breed betwixt prairie stump
speech and court house harangue in which
he appeared to "hesitate and falter" good
deal. He described in glowing eloquence the
muscular arms, hard fists and brawny Shout.
ders of the Mipnesotians, (not the women)
and in some way connected them with gar
dens of roses. l thought he was in the rose
culture, and wanted an increased tariff for
the protection of the altar of roses. These
men are destined to be distinguished. 1 see
it sticking out at every point.
Rice has not been heard from for a long
time. His last move was after little Indian
civilizing- appropriation fund. Good idea. If
he gets this money, he can always show ex-
actly how much civilization he gave the In
dams for given sum of money. This is a
clean thing, and can be done up in business
like manner, which COMFORTS with Rices'
known integrity. Suppose the government
appropriates 5000 each to civilize the Sioux.
Our constitution says ian old hat and a pair
of breeches'' is sufficient evidence of civiliza-
tion,-ergo 5000 for an old hat and breechesl
All right. A glorious trio of "statesmen."
MINNEsoTUs.
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