St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-03-08

tianity in ovcrtarning corrupt governments
and breaking down WICKED laws He took
p*ciscly the same 4ouna ! had - NY
lcftut e Of fhqsday fyeSiioous and and ! was
ssatly 'ntercsted in ha1hg tkat gsoundss
sdmore ably defended I \ - !
Edo nos=know'how~1 should Get along
without George A. Noursc; he has taken
charge of me, and is my special reliance.
He is ono of the Republicans who "belicvve
init: !" Ono Of the recruits from tho DEM
oer'tic >lrrty, who has labqrqd for the adj
vanccn'cnt Of the organization when it dia
not cxpcc: to gain power and patronage
taxs loug HaarS ~The1e il toa much dispQz.
sition amongst |op Republicans to lqy aside
this class of, Inch ) and substitute those
who: have. never mado enemies by fighting
their BATTLES 3d.; + find that not I, few
leaders look complaisantly on nth Tie proposal
to. pass Seward and take UP Bates, because
Bates. has not been in the political field to
make enemies. Z This is nothing more OF
less than 4 tribe for tnhoncommittal. It IS
the best possible plan for manufacturing
shystcrs, jdemagogues and political knaves.
lf''a;man'is to- impair his chances of pro:
motion in lis party, ~ earnestly and stesd:
ily advocating its policy and principles,
who is to, come forward and take the post
Of danger? Are brave men to be used
simply as a means Of clevating towards to
places Of TRUST? Arc! the soldiers who 50
out to do the fighting to sit down at the:
victories they win, and leavc*it to tho<c
gentlemen "who remain at home," to dis
tribute the pay ~, 81: T.;.,, ,, -.
Before / came here, + should have look
ed upon a Republican who was not a: Sew
ard alan;as a natural curiosity, but hereI'
ami assured il IS doubtful if our Delegates
will present united front for him, in the:
National Convention. That he, Isl the.
chosen Of nine .tenths iof thcIvotcrs L have
not doubt; but Sonic OF til managers rs;
are troubled NTH feeble knees, Th'e;y,
quake before, the. t1irrepressible conflict:
and cannot possibly believe that the mass:
es who are not seeking office, arc not as
cowardly as themselves; I believe, Mr..
Miller is all right; but give him my COM
pliments, and say that if he represents at
Chicago, the anti Slavery sentiment, of the
Slavery extension party Of Northern
Minnesota, as any thing below the Seward
standard, he had better make arrangements
for stayingin Chicago, or going somewhere
else, for if l do not make St. Cloud to hot
to hold him, am not the st. Cloud
Democratic: Amen!
In our first issue, do you place at the
head Of our columns the names ofWM. H.
Seward, for President and Cassius NJ. Clay
for Vice President-subject to the decis-
ion of no1ody's convention. 49,.
If the Republican party does not give
us leaders who, have been out of the woods
long enough to LET us know they will not
lead US into quagg'nire, why the sooner
it is scattered to the winds it will be all the
better. This letter has lain over until it
is Tuesday. I am not we'll to day, and
write the latter part of it in bed; and
now l. must: lie still and grow strong
as fast as possible until I o'clock, when
Mr.. Rodgers, one Of our St. Cloud propi;::;;e2-;
tors, is to call and take me to the Athene-
UNI, to read my lecture on "Slavery as l
have seen it in a Slave State.'' My other
engagements for the: day must lie over
and Tomorrow I go to Mortified. j.
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