St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-10-04

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NoT1oE.-We are prepared to print tickets,
haadbills. and I'll kinds Of Job Work, in good
styls aad u reasonable rates.a~ ,,4A-- w
Rsruas1D -. q. Smith, whowsnt 70 Mas
sachusetss on visit to his friends some four
montha since, returned last Saturday. looking
In good health. 2 - - >ay u u ~
0x1xous.-why have the Douglasites taken
down their Tag 4 Do They strike their eplsrs
and "giye up beat already It j. what their
brethren in New York, Pennsylvania and all
over the North have DONE, but We supposed
the stearns County squatter would show bet
ter pluck. ..-....--- -
DEMONSTRATION. Morton S Wilkinson and
Hon. Clark ". Thompson will speak Of Saint
Cloud, on Monday, the 16thinst. They should
receive rousing reception. John Hutchinson
and j. G. Post, Esqrs., win speakat :this place
one week from to-day, the 18th inst.
We understand COW Ramsey and Lieut.
Gov Donnelly will address tho citizens of
Stearns County at this place soma time before
election. We have not yet learned the time {;
but shall give our readers due notice. ''.*~
REruRNED.-The hunting party under the
head of Col. Dawson returned from the plains
on last Monday evening" having killed almost
forty buffalo. s>'-~ >" >''' u
TIE LAND sA1Es-Are now in reality upon
US. Almost every hour farmers are in town
seeing upon what terms they can negotiate
for Warrants Some few have money sufficient
to purchase Warrants-Which within few
days have risen from $40 to $40, and hard
to obtain at that-but the majority must rely
upon selling their'grain and stock, and Mort
gaging their land to obtain the 'wherewith to
pre-empt. We know Of men who have from
700 to 800 bushels Of grain, who are unable to
obtain Warrant. The effect upon this por-
ton Of the State, at least, will be most disas-
trous. The farmers are compelled to sacrifice
their stock, and will not be able next year to
till one-fourth Of the amount Of land they did
this. This is one of the curses of a Democratic
Administration. -'-.5 - ."'r
REPUBLICAN, MEET1SG.-On last Monday
evening Mr.. G. Smith, Of Minneapolis: and
Hon. Chas. Mcclure, Republican candidate for
Elector addressed the citizens at Wilson's Hall.
Although but little notice had been given, the
Hall was we'll filled, and almost entirely by
Republicans. Mr.. Smith was first introduced,
and made telling. speech Of about one hour
and a half in length, His remarks were most
ly devoted to showing the contrast between
the position Of the Democrats Of twenty years
ago and those Of to-day, proving undeniably
that the Republicans now occupy precisely the
position on the Slavery question, that the
Democrats tLen, did,. And to show that the
Democrats themselves admit that it is then who
have changed from their former position, and
from the policy Of the Fathers, he read an e (
| tract from speech delivered by Senator Hun
ter to his constituents, in which; that gentle
man said, that great changes had taken place
| since the time Of Van Buren,, that then Slavery
was excused, and palliated, and apologised 70,
as necessity which must be borne fer a short
time from the force Of circumstances but
| continues Mr. H., great changes have taken
place, We are now no longer: compelled te
make: excuses for tho system, but claim it, rs
Divine institution, and our right to extend
it wherever the Constitution may, 60; and
says Mr.. H. further, it is to Democracy We are
indebted. for: this CHANGE Mr.: Smith sale
that this was all the Republicans had eve,
claimed On this point, VIZ. that they occupied
the position Of the Jefersonian Democracy
and that it was thes Democracy of to-day who
had changed. 1>:'rG 29n@55iA Il II ,s's=-o4
A Douglas Democrat here interrupted Mr.
s., and inquired what act Thos. Jefferson had
ever performed during his administration op.
posing the extension of Slavery: = Mr.: s. read
him the following from Mr. Jefferson's writ.
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Indeed, tremble for my country, when
| reflect that God is just, that His justice cannot
sleep forever that considering numbers, ma
ture and natural means only. q revolution o.
the wheel of fortune, An exchange of: situations
| is among possible events; that it may become
probable by supernatural influence; the, Al
mighty has no attribute that can take eide
with US in such q. contest. -ET
The Democrat before alluded to (who is vel
known here) said he knew all about that, tina,
Jefferson had made that speech for effect, tina,
he did not mean what he said, that his profes.
sions were not consistent With his acts; and
in short, that Thomas Jefferson was q lar. In
reply, Mr.. s. referred him to the time whe1
the people Of the Northwestern territory had
petitioned again and again to allow the admis'
sion of Slavery and wereas often refused and
many other acts Of jefferson in complete har.
mony with his writings. The entire speech