Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-04-02

strife that agi,ates and the danger that
threatens our country this every wise
man knows, and every candid man
confesses to be true. The strife will
cease, the danger will be averted when
the last felter has fallen from the last
slave, and liberty proclaimed through
out all the land 10 all the inhabitants
thereof, and not ill then. Build your
house upon the shifting sand, and hope
that, when the rains descend, and the
storm beats, and the floods come, II
will not fall Maxi your homes upon
the slopes of Nesuvius. and expect that
IL Will not be rocked by the earth
quake, or swep, by the fiery flood,
when il rolls from its burning crest,
but do mol expect that a nation can
nave peace which enslayes men that
kingdom will stand which violates
Gods law that people can prosper
who spoil the poor and oppress the
stranger tha, you con avert the wrath
of Heaven with sermons against Alb
oiitlonlsm, or ;urn back the arm of the
Almighty when IL is stretched out, with
prayers IN which there is no confess
sloi of the quit, or promise Of repen-
.ance toward God ; or that your com
promises and exhortations TO peace will
avail, when Jehovah rides lortA upon
the whirIwind, when "the Lord
thunders In the heavens, and the High
est gives his voice, haIlstones and Goals
of fire."
But has slavery been the meek and
quiet lamb during these years which
IT'S apologIsts would have US believe!
| They would make one think that the
terrible lion of antI-sIavery had stood
with his tremendous paw upon It's neck.
with open Jaws, blood-red tongue, glar-
/ ing eyes, and erect main ready at any
moment 10 slay and deyour, while the
meek creature did nothing but bIeai
out piteous supplIcauons for life | af
! firm that slavery has been the aggres-
/ sive power, and that shareholders have
accomplished by their own madness
/ what abolIuonists, without their asslo-
lance, would have failed TO effect.
| There is painful misrepresentation OF
! fac,s throughout Mr. Van Dykes dis
course which we must IN kindness con-
clude is the result of pltlable Igno-
/ inHCO " -
CONCEIVE now d ilil ""o 'lau Ie"'
noIhlng out the IAs/t1l"' OF lie CJSe/te/'
or some OF their ecnoeS' hig4I reaGh
such Conclusions as those stated under
this fourth head, but | cannot conceive
how a man abreast Of the times, or
having any toierable acquaintance with
the history OF the last twenty years
/ could make such statemeutS-I affirm
lhal slavery mas Oeeh tue aSgt eSsoF'
ana 'haI Inc victory mas StheIa'iy oee4
/ upon mai SIDE. IN PROOF q thiS l
appeal
0 the sQeeches OF All the iead-
ing men OF the South from
4 Calhoun TO Ntgtai IN Congress,
and upon the hasungs, 10 the lone OF
her influential press with WhIcA' ina a.ih-
10 the honesty and candor OF The \ n
u-StaVery Standard we are Pte''5 ia
mIlIar-
10 the imprisonment Oy South Cdro'
INA, OF tree cluzenS OF MASSACHUSETTS
gully OF no crime but coiof7d SKIN
iheiF selling mo slavery 10 pay utlr
jan lees' ana oan''Al'len' on ,1 ',i7
IL IL ,-ho IA 9ra.ae7dad ,b,,har for
io''l VIZ no. = I1o,.'o1 -
t'e Pui Pos9 y eIil'e''' y iiI9 - 80, ~ :
J"s.I1e Io' '''e"' = al "rP'1' - ~
l-:-;. g ro 80 ,ho
r '''0 az ''o'- -
Cn'oii aII ''iI 80 oI'i9ef 90 ra,s,,ra
isA'Io l,,.IhI,, aroaoIaJ 49, - or,ar or - aJd
Ii',..,I -, -, - olrao1v
- - - .sS,,;
-oo '-'''L'- nf 10 Infamous
- So -. .1.t,sh aExas tba
= a'...I.:-1' ot.,,I,a.,n, - C,,J,s
: -,
'd"' anu nc P''iI'esI ui1'h.e' " ~ ~
'lah''y' ana Nl9''s "I''i t.eHly pu,il9'I =
mems 'ns PEI lo lii , i,io u bI.J uu, .1i
''.iJ ,I'h5rla ra'- IN. Jsu, - IN, conlTarv not.
81, : - - -
'Cr'7''I.'U'''5 - e ,,r-; O.,
~ - - ~ - -, n ~,
o','l@ 49, ,ie.''I -. oa.,oF tao
g t ,ha M ST. or, 0i.Ta-Ch,. INV "a c,rr,s3 hy
So,,hero yo,eS-yote> IF he very men
-.o''. ,a,L,,,,r abon, sscr,d cnnnarIs and
~. ,,a %, -, =, -, co,,r.,,.,
-,
"l'oH me 'No' - Ii''S &c 't''''
been, or Is proposed 10 oe Vloiateu'
10 me attempted aSSaSS'nalroH !, u
o"aiieS 0uihnei' 'ne iio0ies' i'o''i,l' !,
ot 'hem an upon 'he HooF OF Tue
Senate Chaihoer' oY SoulneFh ou'IIeS'
10 me atlrociouS D'eu 9co' ue0iS-