St. Cloud Democrat., 1862-10-16
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We hold Il TO he en-sclfA :. idsnt:truth that i:
mankind we're horn tree. with IN inali~pabls
right 10 their own mental and lhy ysical powe's
for their own bcueh. and that all laws y hicl
deprive any 81 .ss Ut the community Of thei'
persolmf liberty " their bssArxl sri&hts 70 hhe
proceeds of ,lleir twn labor, tare anitst 1hd
oppressive. and that active opposition to such
laws is an imp p.r",iVe duty en;oin.d by the
law of God, and hnilowed by the Observance
Of good and grea, men in all ages.
We hold that American Slavery is comhi-
pation oi ar G. ines agains, God and man-''the
sum o. all villianes'-that it is contrary 10
the revealed will Of God and the Constitution
Of the United States, and that as christians
and Patriots all men are in duty bound 10 labor
for its immediate and utter extinction. We
say '.immeu;ase'' ex.,ncsion.-Firs,. Because
there is 40 rule in religion. ethics or common
law to warrant the C ntinusDce Of . Wrong
for any period. Second, BE. ause the history
Of immediate emsnc patton in st. Dsmings
and the West India Isles proves the wisdom
and aafsty OF this summary justice. =, p. =
We hold that the recognition IL the South
ern ,'onfederacy and separation Of the States.
would be ). much less evil than the recnnstruc
tion Of the Union with any guarantee for. or
recognition Of. slavery; Tor 60 long rs this is
pei mi,.cl to exist, We have an ins.itu'ion at
Y
and one which will inevitably bring destruction
to the entire Republic ~, :#t:5#
We hnll III It thu. portion of the old English
Common Law, now in full force in an parts Of
the Uni, ell an Confederate States, which en-
ac,s that 1.-The husband is entitled to his wife g
services, and /" all the property she may ac-
quire. BY hor labor, service Or act during her
covcrtMre." ~ an outrage on natural right which
finds its parallel in the ela.e code Of tn. South
eru States. which has the same provision in
in case Of m .ster and slave.
We hold that women have as much at
stake in Il prosperity Of government. nnd are
Of en- called upon to suifcr more than m en- from
war and other political evils; rs she is COM
PEELED 10 contribute for the m ,intenance Of
government, and 10 obey the laws or suffer the
pcnal,,es. she has an inalienable righ, to a
v"ice in the mana cement Of state affairs.
We hold ,ha, Minnesota is the white man g
para,.ise has the finest climate and bert
whe !, lands on the continent; that she can
produce more and better butter, cheese, beef
on and wool to the square acre than any
Stale in the Cni"n or out Of it, that her clear,
bracing air is we'll calculated to produce Wig
orous intc elects, generous impulses. erect spi-
nal columns. and firm muscles in her sons and
.nghters,;t and that therefore she will always
CON, ribute her full share to tie maintenance
OF our country, aud stand in Freedoms Van
guard
To the advocacy Of these principles the
ST. CLOUD DEMOCRAT has been, and will
he, devctcL We have hcen sustained. encor-
aged and supported III this canse far past al
reasonable expectation and asking Il contin-
unnce and increase Of support dur ng he ou-
inous year dnwning uroE us, We leave our ca*e
with the friends of Humanity everywhere. with
our friends. and hose interested in dissemina
ting correct information ab"". Northern Min
nesVta.