St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-11-01

mas me treated the ebulhttons .of struggling
feeedpm withthe lash, and the advocates Of Ibis,
es FIJI A.. ths "a get I'd fes,aer b.g y nov
snellpiece f psef ths} eia..waS IT, aaisay |os
fiji i charity I'D libl ralita ID ii paskiad..
ADJ swat d. issue.l u Iisve|hsarA IF one;
Seth Jones, fwho;E when sindig giant u. his skife'
forssome domestic pf0vooation, vowed he would
freeze himself to death, and proceeded to sit
out of doorz with the thermometers considerably
below zero. In few moments however he re.
turned into the house, aud said she believed hs
'could carry out a tw blankets, a. It YEA, darned
.coldout tkeyei'' The cold process spf freezing
was not more uncongenial to Seth's warm tenn
permanent than would be the methodical process
Of the ballot box. to the Mississipp,an.. Nor
did Seth fall back with greater delight on the
blankets than would the Mississippian on the
old-fashioned adjudicators, the bowie knife and
revolver 2 Sa14sce@7'
And yet, my friends; the comparison is not
fair one. Pennsylvania and Mississippi are
old states, long settled, well organized, levo-
ted to law and order, and yet in them the dis
cussion of slavery in the abstract can scarcely
be tolerated without bloodshed. 10 What results
then may we anticipate where there is neither
wealth nor organized society,", nor scarcely law;
whsre the population instead Of being hoinoss
nsous' is hurriedlv copyrighted from Inc most
-. $50: "1'" iossatlng most aver
gent sentiments, and ~nere often, south Of 30
~, We find me people ruder than the Indians
they Misplace. f. You have seen the account of q
traveller in Arkansas, who while ashore in a
village on the river bank, Witnessed fight in
which two men were killed, No arrests we're
made, and the murderers walked deliberately
of. ''My heavens" exclaimed the traveller,
''don't you arrest men for murder Jhere!''-
"Oh. no." said bystander, sue, aint incorpo-
rated''' 49, ...''
The whole doctrine is farcical. That which
distrac' the ablest deliberative body in the
world, the American Congress, and which has
dlsruptured the Democratic party, held togetb-
er by old traditions and associations, and by
an unity r object, is to meet apeaceful solu
ton on the great plains, 1T the hands Of men
struggling for their pressing interests, and
held together by no tie save . common color
and common language. .<...n 1.z.zc
Suppose, my friends, that when the English
Parliament was agitated and conyulsed; as ,his
country now is, with the working out Of the
disease Of slavery. more particularly with the
question Of; slavery in the colonies of Great
britain, some man. fearing to e~pouse either
side and protesting Indifference to both, had
arisen and proposed to throw the burden off
the shoulders Of Parliament, and leave the
whole question to tho turmoil, the violence.
the narrowness and the 'selfshness of thee
MES themselves. What would have been his
answer? He would have been sent covering
from public lite, leaving his name mock, q
jecr, and a blister for all coming time, lie
would have been denounced as one who when
seat up to: legislate for the people ard save
them from their own passions, sought through
fear Of the people. to throw back upon them,
the perilous work he had been chosen to
perform. 1 - -; =. !. = .'.>.. - >~,H
" SaysGuizot, speaking Of the English parlia
nnent of 1910. They had reached such pass
that the two parties could no longer live togeth
err, scarce sit within the same walls"
Says Mr.. Breckinridge, speaking Of the
american Congress-, "a stranger visiting
Washington, would suppose the President Of
the United States the ruler of two distinct and
hostile nations,'' .:,,: o.. r. .,4f,.
At this critical moment, when the nation is
all finder, waiting for the spark; when the
greg, 'e9rk, proceeding, peaeeab,y, walks
forward with the denouement. 80 -. =.
. True, my friend,'' he says, in effect, ..we
cannot settle this question here; our eficers
cannot keep order; our parliamentary rules
amount TO nothing; we will come to blows and
murder each other. which would be neither
respectable nor pleasant. There is . great re-
gion west Of US. You, Southerners, pick out
your best men and you. Northerkers, yours
send them forth and let them fight it out; For
my part, l don't care which wins" And SO
he washes his hands Of the whole matter, AZ
did Pontius Plate when he handed over Christ
to his executioners. -
And this, we are told, is great policy |
This is profound craftsmanship! This'is ''Por-
ular Sovereignty" .&'a%+ .1.s>.
If the object is to- pluck such demagogues
as Mr.. Douglas out Of the, trough Of the sea,
when, the conflicting waters of sectional strife
smite and shatter each other, then, | grant
you, this policy will accomplish it. If the OBJ
ject is to have statesmen who fill the places of
the leaders Of the nation, draw their pay with
great regularity. and yet are unwilling or UNI
able to lead the nation, then this policy will |
accomplish it.
1T removes this question:" says Mr.. Doug
las. ''frtm the hall, of Congress- - "
Is it, then, the great end Of craftsmanship
to remove questions from the halls of Congress
to dodge issues-to change the venue Of ag-
itmtions? $50
II was said. in condemnation Of William
Pitt, that he transferred the emoarr assmeuts
Of his own age TO the shoulders Of q succeed.
ing one. What shall be said of this man. Doug.
las, who preserves order in Washington by re-
moving the disorder to Kansas who heals the
disease at its natural outlet, that it may break
forth with ten fold virulence in another part
ana VINO IL willing to chase the ulcer from the
belly to the MEMBERS and all around the sys-
tem.~ ! -'-}@ - 80 D. - a.. $50 -.
But whittier does he remove it? go 49,"
To THE BATTLE FIELD
The words of Mr.. Hamilton become prophet
TO- There, between contending hosts, amid
The mixed population IF new country, slim
ulated by the fury Of the on gazing nation,
beneath the light of blazing dwellings, with
The rattle Of rifles and the roar Of cannon, the
great problem Of our age is solved and man is
proved capable Of selfgovernment. r -. -
Why. my friends, this doctrine Of squatter
Sovereignty is more barbarous retrocession
than Slavery itself. 1t invokes rapine. desola |
ton and slaughter, the rule Of the red right
hand. the government Of the strongest. I
But let W turn to some considerations of tie I
Man by whom this dangerous and unpreceden-
ted doctrine is announced. 5''E.$s' 49, S'@ 80
Great virtues excuse great errors. "a ma
ton, says distinguished philosopher, will