Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-09-24


Republican platform, (Which God knows
was never written by Divine inspiration,)
give us stump speeches in place Of sermons.
That's what St. Paul did he preached at
Athens Of the sins of Athens: and at Ephe-
sus against the sins of Ephesus, and Mr..
Hale thinks it would be following his exam
pie, exactly, to preach at the North against
the wrong doings and short comings of the
South course which he pursues with the
greatest zeal. We believe, with St. Paul,
in the good old Democratic doctrine that
charity begins at home, and that our preach
ers should endeavor to make the pulpit a
barrier between us and the crime Of repndia-
ton, before they 60 to weeping and wailing
and wasting their wind on the wickedness
of other States or sections.
Mr.. Hale was in favor Of agitation. It
was after the agitation that the halt and
lame at Bethsaida, who could hope for re-
lief in no other way, were made whole, and
the best way for q man who for want Of
the necessary capabilities could never hope
to obtain Office in the natural course of things
was to agitate the political pool, and while
the waters were muddy slip in and get cured
of his poverty those that could not get in
till the waters had settled, to hold on till
there was another agitation raised, and then
grab for the chances. (Billy Grow, thought
he knew some who waited good while just
because the "angel." who agitated the pool
in this county, was mighty particular as to
who dipped in.) Mr.. Hale did not speak
of that part Of Washington's farewell address
where he warns his countrymen as they
love their liberties to Indignantly flown
down every attempt, on whatever pretense,'
to raise such an agitation as Mr.. hale then
lent all his power too, by going off into a
raving, disunion, abolition rant against slavery
and shareholders { whom he denounced as
tyrants, murderers and oppressors.) calling
on every man, woman and child, and espe-
cially every Christian to join him in crus-
ade against the South, that would wipe
slavery from the land. (This was in accord
ance with the Republican platform that :'does
not interfere with slavery where it exists.")
There was no middle ground between free
dom and slavery, and no one but an old
bunker would look for any. (Another hit
at the Republican platform.) 1t was NOR
ally obligatory upon every Christian to join
the army Of freedom and drive the plague
spot from our land; the man who would not
do SO was no follower of Christ. He conclud-
ed with bitter dcnunciation Of the South
which disguised every conservative man,
and disheartened every Republican of ma
tional sympathies. .5-.5t' s,s'< .sa'
When Mr.. Hale finished, there were calls
for several other distinguished Republican
speakers. Mcclure was on the ground, evvi-
dent rugged for . spout and only awaiting
an invitation; and there was one solitary call,
distinct in its mournful plaintiveness, floatea
sickly and sadly like the wall ola dying calf
upon the air for "Ma-clu-or," and the crowd
fearing that he might make that single call
an excuse for inficting upon them his in
evl:able spoke decamped with exceeding
rapidity; leaving bnt few to listen to Mr.
Martin, who thinking the"reyerend apostle Of
ffeedom," had just made the proper opening
for . man who wished to renovate and puri-
fy his party, responded to call to take
the stand. As we were among those who
fled 1T the mention of Macs name, We did
net hear Perry's speech, but we do know,
that if he did not make more forcible,
clear, aud statesmanhke speech than John
P. Hale, he did not do himself Justice s;sI