St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-09-22
THE ST. CLOUD DEMOCRAT
JANE G. sWISSHELM. EDITOR
Thursday, September %, 1853
That Emgy.

We o1o NOT KNOW, Hnen our laSt was H.
sued, whether our moccasin friends had
burnt our edey while Mr.. IL Grow Was
speaking preserved the sport for another
time. Our friends did not wish US to
know a. We were 80 weak that taking us
out was risk; and they feared We might
be nervous; but we have since learned that
the figure va. burning when We were dri-
ven past the crowd. -: ~. 49,. 4
Oh, Dear !! The idea of a set Of great,
strong men, af1y Or a hundred of them,
getting together to burn an ea6gy of wo-
man, whom any one Of them might double
up and put in his pocket. To do this too,
a. the only answer they are able to make
to the great political truths she ,o;N tell
them, whether they hear or whether
they forbear. ~ ~.,. Fl 1>.r IS.
sensible men thought We exaggerated
when we said, last winter, that men are
the link between monkeys and women
We would like to know what they think
OF it now. True, these St. Cloud moccas-
sinites are not exactly men; but they are
counted a. such in the census, and are
just as much like men as those Southern
bipeds who have governed this country for
the last tn enty years; and made this very
busi ness, Of woman-whipping, the only
American institution worth talking about.
Now, We tell you what it is you, great
burly towards God willing We shall talk
to you just as long a. we live; and tell you
the plaine.t, hardest truth applicable to
your case, in the plainest shortest words
and x if you ~ should
take,us instead Of straw figure and, burn
US We would talk to you 81 Tho time talk
to you, 80 that you would never cease to
hear it the longest day Of, your lives-so
that every tree, and stone, and star, that
every bush, and stump, and wave you
you would ever sec, would be converted
into an editor Of the Democrat, look just
exactly to your eyes as we do, and say tho
very same words we had said, over, and
over, and over from that hour until you
are clear over on the other side Of the dark
river of Death, III" = ,:z....=s s. -.
You see, the Good Lord sent Us away up
here into the wilderness on purpose to
have US talk to you, to toll you that ev-
cry time you. vote you are helping South
ern shareholders to keep four millions Of
men, women and children in bondage as
cruel IS the world ever saw, that yon are
aiding and abetting 2 set Of proud, lazy
aristocrats: in 5robbing poor men of their
wages, oftheir bones and sinews, sof their
wives and children, Of their souls and hopes
Of heaven = that every one Of these ( poor
men, every one Of Their, poor wives, and
their poor childrenzis one Of the children
Of the Great King, and that the poorest
little black curly head in the lot has in
side Of ita head that ought to wear IN i'm
mortal crown Of glory, while you vote ev-
cry time that they3ahall be trampled into
a common level with the beasts that per-
ish.7 You are helping these Southern des-
pots to keep these millions Of poor men
and women 80 that they can acquire ne
property OF possession in. this world; and to
deprive them Of all ordinary means Of
learning tho way to heaven. fou vote to
make laws that the rich men shall own
their poor neighbors even As you own your
own oxen;Iand when the friends Of these
poor men ask you to deaist, AJAX you to
give back to the poor man the right to his
own wages, and hi. own bones and sinews,
you answer them with cursing and jeers. !.
Remember, that, Christ who was born Of
the virgin Mar, ID Bethlehem Of ;Judea
has told US that in the last day BE will
come sitting on = great, white throne in
the heavens, and that he will then say to
many "Depart from me ye cursed INTO ev-
erla.tingfre, for 7 va, an hungered, i and
20 gave me not NEST, thirsty and ye gave
mo not drink, naked and yeI clothed sme
mott; and when these people shall say !. to .
him, aLord whom saw We thee mex ID per-
SON and visited thee not, Heswill say I"iin
as much as ys:did it not unto one Of these
the 'least 81 ny bret ren, ye did i not m:
10 me Christ claims ~ tie poor and
the oppressed Is his brethren and says
that1whassver ou5do To them ~ done to
him. As you neglect, despise, l.ugh,, and
swear aat.the sorrox, s the .laye q day i,
he viii in that day charge that you have