St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-10-25

nastau 1s17iE.. sd! 4nt2taiao!a noliuL1s.g1 !.
States establishes slavery in ali our Terri
tories, diid Keeps il ther: Beyond the reach
uf u a'lhunlan power is long Us the country
remains in ID Territorial condition, andia
;arge, portion ef TINT csux.r,y, Including
Kansas apd Nebraska, has remained in that
con !ition for more than half century. It
issails, with violence, the freedom 81 speech
aud Il he press. and violates the 'xanctityI If
the. Post-O O&ce, because ieE,is eitherj colt.
scious, Of guilt, and therefo<e afraid 70 face
the truth, or is too timid and weak tv meet
ana put down error aud falsehood. :" 't'>1
s>7l IL has not learned what Jefferson tau! !!,ht
--.,errDr may be safely tolerated when
truth Is left free to combat it, Iht. in blind
z al for the defence! Of opinions an0 ideas,
in themselves indetcnsible, it strikes ,boll-
" at those fundamental rights uron which
all our hopvs'of civil and religious liberty
are based-tree oplnion.@ free speech, free
!ocemoti.n, aud = Tree press. &, :.:i2ue ID:
| haze long believed that party. whose
character is masked by 50 many disquali
tyin: vices is unfit to rule u free PEOPLE;
and, therefore, it wts mn earnest wish q,
seelal the elenients of f7opposielon brought
into harmonious action tor its overthrow,
BY the election to the Presidency uf some
s:.f: a, d patriotic NAN, u,,n1itainted with tie
habitual vices = 6'<tlat dam germs party: e
q. .ty efforts in that 'dirccties, have not
only been unsuccessful, hut u result exact
ly. opposite j., ppw sought TO- be brluytlt
about by Combining the most opposite and
hostile parties and factions; for the lvowed
purpose IF dcfeatin Nr Lincoln election
-n"t, tor cleet,ng any utler ,n;tn by3 fhc
people, for that, updsr existing cilcuu,stan-
ces, is hardly possible. This scheme to de-
feat Lincoln but elect nobody, se cuis to be
based upon a principle entirely new IN
American plities, though we'll understood
in american trade. ri =; -:..s:,s:r a.t:
1t is a. principle Of joint stock compa-
ny, in which each subscriber (iu case there
is any ,rofit il the advcntur.), is to draw
4 dl.idend iu proportions to his stock IN
trade. =. - =: aTaiT4r .e=G~1!.sl J
Thus, in the political company lately
formed in the great commercial state. of
New York (and it is rumorcd that there
are t'tt rr Ike companies mother >tates.)
the stock of which is divided Into thirty
Eve shares, it has bscn, publicly gazttted
that Mr.. Douglas owns fifteen shares
and Messrs. Bell and Brcckiprilse ten
shares tact, !; aud, OF course. by all the
laws "f. honest trade. the division Of the
profits, ifa1y: snrst7 be2m tRat ratio. q But
1t may he well doubted whether there will
be any profits to divide. It is far more
likely that tie concern will have to''g''
into liqlrid~tion' before tn. aniddle Of No
vtMber.g3o oaj =: 81; ,..1i::.G - sl,.tuuft}
! he scheme, indeed. j. attractive, by its
novelty and holiness, aud is characteristic
of rhc daring enterprise IF our trading Peo-
pie; tut then; the 1stockh'ldt'r5fafe such in
'xeterate enemies, and are so justly sus-
},icious Of eauhI other. that it is hardly pos
sible for the afYirs Of the Company to be
managed with prudence and success Be.
sidcs,.1 the people with whom the new Com.
|'pany' niustd al, in ALI probability, prefer t.
tra'is1ct It},eir political business with 3sou,e
firm Of; len ger standing and better repu
tation for candor and liber,l;ty. But L
be serious. "S''' 1s;' '1'97@i'T %2T2'o 2''S
~ This combination Of opposite and hostile
parties, I,ut ta elect any imam to the. l'reai.
dency. but ayowcdly to defeat an election
by the people. is tactious and dangerous =
On the f:ace Of il. It proclalms 4 distrust ol
the people, ansf-a desire to- wi:hdraw tho
great question from the body Of the nation
and refer it for decision to = suall nunabc,
If men-the House Of Represent .tives-
all ot whom arc open to all IF the applian
sccees Of political 8 REGULATORS, who viii have
Adfple' opportunities to work q pom zthe;,
hepes dn1 fears, their ambition Aud .ttheil
= !, II the7tradcr< saccee ! in defeating al
election. by the pe'Tle, it is more e tha'
| piUbablc that in vi.w&of the prescit array
IF parti:s in CONGRESS =: tbs House uf Rep.
resrntatixeh wiAtaIso failsto make, an else
ton, and then the Senate must nchoQsc =
Vice President from the two highest 81
the list voted for by he electors: ard the
81 rs6h So s. chosen. VIII bccMie Prcsi enc 81
the United States, aid ahfSd what sot s,4f {:
IzPre$ident!?' a CONSTITUTIONAL p 2cs ae1rt.
admit, and, thers lure. To tbe tbe 'qnietiya sui
7illitted to, but 4 President that Ms tiiem
iii voting f;ar electors, ever tatought Vi ii
President, and yet the parties which bar
gain and contrive, and labor to ccm{as:
This result. all profess III b.' ;.rrat friend
6f tie pe6pfa., lid ttirhs believe lii attitfci
EyiftnheeE ind thciir eaIaeity to c'i oqse 1'res
ideht, Ill tie yav ii the Z Constellation!
II and wstf;n nziii,o tile, s.arg .d67n8 'itheei