St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-02-21
ST. CLOUD DEMOCRAT.
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THURSDAY, FEB. :1st, 1861
VOL 9. M. 80:

We clip the following news and politi.
cal items from the New York. Atlas, a
democratic paper:
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, the wife Of old
Abe, the Railsplitter, whose arrival in this
city was duly chroaicled two weeks ago,
having replenished her wardrobe, aud
supplied herself with all the. .oleganoies
of dress and ornament that will be likely
70 be- required in the position she will
assume on the 4th of March as the mis-.
tross Of the Presidential mansion, left for
her home. in Springfield on "Wednesday
last During her stay in this city she
visited the Navy Yard and attended the
opera, where her presence becoming
known, she became the center Of obsorv.
alton for the audience.
Louisiana was bought Of Napoleon, on
purpose for the upper Ohio and Mississippi
to spread the same flag on the lower
Mississippi! Do the people who now in
habit that purchased and paid for plot Of
ground imagine that the millions Of free
men in the West md Northwest will ever
allow any other flag than the "Stars and
Stripes" to float from the batteries which
command the mouth of the "Father Of
Waters?'
A State physically is a nonentity, which
cannot be imprisoned Or hanged. Neither
can State authorize any one Of its citi-
Eeus to commit treason against the United
States, so as to excuse such citizen from
the penalties provided by act Of Congress
therefor. In this view, individuals who
fire upon the United States flag, who
steal arms from the federal arzenals, who
occupy the public Notifications, who take
possession Of government navy yards, and
appropriate the public money, are general
ly regarded as traitors. Under any other
government than ours, persons guilty Of
such offences would be hung, as soon as
they could be captured
The impudence Of the secessionists is
unparalleled in the history Of the wcrl|.
There stand the traitors against the nobl-
est government ever conceived by man,
with arms in their hands, and federal
property in their possession,-demauding
that no achievements of Southern forts,
and no preparation to enforce the laws
shall be made, lest it precipitate civil war,
while at the same time they arc going on
daily resisting and evading the laws, arm
ing their States, and making all possible
preparation to stand their traiterous
ground! While we would concede much
for peace, we think no good is to come
from longer tampcring with such impu-
dent rebels. Let the government put
forth its power and crush at once the un-
natural rebellion.
The wearers Of the Palmetto cockades
at Washington, on finding that they were
mistaken for footmen oil the foreign minis
tiers, soon dropped them, and they are de-
cidedly at discount now.
The Dragon corps of West Point have
gone to Washington, taking with them
seventy-eight splendid horses and six
pieces of cannon, Of which four are for
midable field piecs, and two are howitzers.
Upon the haste of the Northern States
70 comply With the insolent demands of
tho secessionists in the repeal Of the
Personal Liberty bills, it makes the fol-
loving caustic remark:
The two houses Of the legislature Of
Rhode Island have concurred in the
passage Of the bill repeating the Personal
Liberty Law Of that State. Wilt that
satisfy the seceuers and induce them to