St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-06-13
"Deliverance Coming"

vi the eight slaves who first came to
Gen. Buffers camp, one was an old Meth
odlst class-leader. They eagerly enquired
:,Shat the soldiers would do with them,
were assured they would not hurt them
and replied "Oh, we know that, but will
youscnd us back "-if they were not sent
back. their companions were coming
They appeared to know the position of aft
airs; and the old class-leader said they
(the slaves) "were like the children of
lsreal in Egypt, but they knew that deliv-
erance was coming" Deliyerance is sure
ly coluing to them, or all our received no.
tons of God and religion are nyths and
fables. Thousands of these POOR, despised
Ignorant slaves are erich in faith" that
God is on their side, and are daily, hour
~ besieging the Eternal Throne with
cries for deliverance. Generations of
them have prayed, and agonized, and
hoped, and believed, that at some time,
''od would deliver them. Generations of
lsreal passed away their lives in Egypt,
the thinking and praying portion hoping
for deliverence, and it came at last. Their
delivcrcrs were very loath to undertake
the mission; but it was thrust upon them
So, the mission of dcliverence for the sigh
ing people Of God appears to be thrust
upon the unwilling North. 1t matters
not what the means may be which forces
them into it. God does not talk to these
appointed dehverers face to face but He
is speaking very peremptorily in his provi-
dence; and if the mission is persistently
refused, this Government will, like the re-
cusant Joab, be overwhelmed and swal-
owed up -
The kings of the Earth may set them.
selves and rejoice in the hope that as Ma.
poleon says, this ."Government is broken
up, and it is the last time a'Rcpublic will
be tried on a lar &c scale" The despots of
our own land may rejoice in, hope that the
doctrine Of the Declaration is to be
stamped as false; and mans right to lib
1erty be forever set aside. Our conserva-
tors may rejoice in hope that by some ho-
cus-pocus their own; liberties shall be pre-
served, while those Of that portion of: the
race Equity Of skin not colored like
their own" shalt be cast to the crocodile
of: Slavery to appease its wrath; but it
ocanuot be so. The people Of this land
must accept and execute it's mission of
yindicating its Heaven-inspired Declara-
ton that "aN men are created with certain
inslienable rights, amongst which are life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
There is no escape. IF this is done, as it
we'll can be, under our,: present Constitu-
ton, we'll and good, it will be done, and
The oppressed Of all nations shall rejoice ;
but if not, this Constitution and whole
machinery of Government will be over
thrown that dcliye1ence may ~ come ONE 1--WE
lhnop that deliverance is coming, "'.sayA
the old servant Of the Lord. ri )! He has
promised to arise for the signing Of the
needy, and H is always as COCA as His
word. The Millennium '@e4st come when
>. eue'y man shall worship, God under his
: own vine and fig tree, meme daring to mo,
lest him or make him afraid, and this can
not 'be>wAile any man fails to own him
self; and per consequences can have moth.
ing Of his own.