St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-06-14
Great Democratic Victories.

Great Democratic Victories,
/ NO, 1. The. ;murd Ell St Brodariek. be,
cause heSopposed vi licked Adm inistration
4na the extension of Slavery" Il 4
2. The destruction of tie Free South
(Newspaper) i'm Kentucky, because It OBJ
posed the * tension Of Slavery. VSafszassssz..
3. Arresting DR.. Breed, of Washington
City, and placing him under $4,000 bonds
for stating that he was opposed to the ex.
tension. Of Slavery.
4. The whipping, tarring and feathering
Of an Irish mechanic at Charleston, S. C.,
for saying that it. was disgraceful for a
white man to work beside ne ;ro 80
5. The expulsion Of colony of white
men and women from, Madison county,
Ky, for giving it as their opinion that
Kentucky would be more prosperous with
out Slavery 90 j. .5:@l !: i 4o:oa
6: Breaking up Methodist Conference
in Bonham, in Texas, because they feared
that they would proclaim liberty through
out the land to the inhabitants thereof
q. The defeat of bill in the Missouri
Legislature for the charter of a Methodist
University, because the Methodist church
prohibits the traffic in human flesh in her
discipline: r.. <'-.--. :, "''s,1...S
s. Turning Bishop Ames Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church out Of the Hall of
the House Of Representatives of the Mis-
souri, Legislature, after granting him per-
mission to preach in it. 49,
9. Gov. Black S: veto Of a ILL passed by
the Nebraska Territory Legislature abol-
fishing Slavery lin the Territory. -.-,.
10. Gov. Medary's veto bill abolishing
Slavery in the Territory Of Kansas. This
is great Democratic victory. The peo-
pie don't want slavery, but Locofoco
Governor must have it the South demands
it. "a !. : =: - z-t>t*zf Il. &9&z1,h s..>s
II. Pouring thousands of dollars into
Connecticut previous to the elections, with
the hope of bribing the State to repudiate
the princi pies of freedom, and to- aid in
the propagation Of Slavery and negro la
bor... - - ~ 80
IL. Taking UP the candidate of the
Know Nothings and Conservatives for
Governor Of Rhode Island, securing his
election by Federal patronage and corrup-
ton, and then claiming tho result as "a
great Democratic victory."-E&chamge.@
Our contemporary might have added the
following: - j..
's:13. The discharge or acquital of every
Slave ship and crew arrested on the high
seas, and tried in a Southern court.
IA. The establishment of Slavery in
New Mexico. ..-.. ...... .,4:..,,n:
Is. The defeat Of that great aud benef-
cent measure, the Homestead Bill, by the
substitution Of a bogus and useless bill, by
the Democrats Of the U. S, Senate.
16.5 The defeat in the u. s. Senate, on
the 25th of May, of Senator HARLAN's
resolution, asserting the freedom of speech
and of the press in all the States of this
Union-cvery Democrat voting against it.
II. The systematic and unlawful espoin-
aye and destruction Of the Mails in many
of the Southern States.
Is. The expenditure Of $50, 100000 to
SIS, 100000 per annum, about half of it
wasted to elect Lecompton members Of
Congress, and favor pro-slavery contract
Ors.
To these might also be added the con-
templated triumphs of the Democracy.
l. The purchase or theft of Cuba, for
the special purpose of making more Slave
States. - >'']'' " ga
2. The like acquisition of large slice
of Mexico, with similar object. }, t FL
8. The defeat of the Pacific Rail Road
bill, unless it be located through the
swanlps and marshes Of the South.
;,4.g The advance of the price of postage,
50 as to indemnify Fowler and others who
may rob the revenue, to influence cleo
tons. -. .s,>...s y. 41.
The GLORY OF. The HoUsE u lsRAEL Or. the
g. Hebrews Pilgrimage in the Holy City: Com
prising q Picture Of Judaism in the century
which Preceded the Advent Of Our Saviour.
Il By FREpER1cK STRAUSS. Philadelphia: ].
% B. Lippincott & Co.. 1859. .~ -. .,2H
"4iWe'ate indebteddto TO- G., Little, Book
seller, Third Street, St: Paul, for copy
Of Of this work; and many causes have CON
spired to prevent our. giving it the careful
reading it demands before notice. The
author was named the most profound bibli-
cal scholar Of the age. For years he led
the German Universities, doing the religious
thinking for millions; and philosophizing
himself finally oskepticism: The pres,
ent work was written prior to. that time,
and is likely the most faithful picture Of
Jewish life now extant. Certainly no one
could he better 2preparedoto draw such a
picture 1T. certainly is not calculated Ito