St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-02-06
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We hold It 70 Be . seff.evid>pt tra&h Aat Il
mankind we're kfr.. lrssr--~ith. an aaslianAhjs
right to their own msnttf and physioal powers
for their own benefit and thai IL laws whlsA
deprive any class ofsthA community Of their
personal liberty or their natural right to the.
Procesds Of their own labor, are unjust and
Oppressive, md fthst aetiNsn oppoi1tionste such
lewof God, .nashsa1odwed ~ *6e. obssr1aas,
Of good and great mepin at a9estys 81
u We hold that American Slsxerysiaia comhi-
nation Of all crimes Against God and man-sthe
'suns Of all viliianies" II Is: contrary to
the revealed will Of God and the Constitution
Of the United States; and that ~ Christians
and Patriots:alI linen are in duty bound to labor
for its immediate and utter extinction. We
say '''immediate' extinction, First, Because
there is no rulsin religion, ethics Of common
lawto. warrant the continuanceao Of Wrong
for any period. Second, Because the history.
Of immediate" emancipation in st. Domingo
and tho West India Isles proves tho wisdom
and safety Of this summary jnstice. ysI
We hold that tho recognition Of tho south-
ern confederacy and separation. of the States.
would be a much less evil than the reconstrus-
ton Of tho Union With any guarantees FOR, Or
recognition Of, slaysry ferso long as this ID
permitted to exist, we have an institution at
war with every principle u, self government.
and one which win inevitably bring destruction
to the entire Republic. 7.'al ~ 727s
I. We hold that that portion ofthe old English
Common Law, now ID! full force il 'al parts Of
the United and Confederate States, which en-
acts that s'the husband IL entitled to his wifs's
quire BY her labor, service Or act during her
:coverture, is snoutrags I'd 1taturslright Which
finds its parallel in the slaye cede ofthe South
ern States, which has, the ssms provision in
in case of master End sixyeT ,chnT
We hold that ~ women. have % much q
stake in the prosperity Of. government, and are
often called upon to suffer more than men from
war and other political evils % she is COM
PEELED to contribute for the maintenance Of
government, and to obey khS laws or suffer the
penalties; shs, has an inalienable. right to .
voice in the management Of state Affairs.
b We hold that Minnesota il tho white: mans
paradise; has the finest climate and best
wheat lands on the continent that she can
produce more and better butter, cheese, beet,
mutton. and wool to the square acre than any
State in the Union or out Of it that her clear,
bracihg mir is'w calculated to. produce Wig
sorous intellects, generous impulses, erect spi-
nal columns, and firm muscles in her soma and
daughters; and that therefore abe will alwaye
contribute her full share to- tle maintenance
Of our country, and stand in Freedoms Van
guard: < Il = : ;3C II GENIAL
! TO the advocacy Of these principle. the
ST. CLOUD DEMOCRAT has been, and viii
be, dev6ted.s We have been f4stssned, eneour-
aged and supported in. this cause far, past all
reasonable expectation s, md asking tontin-
inous year downing upon us, VI leave our. d.
with the friends Of Humanity everywhers,w with
our friends, and those>interested in dissemina-
TING coyrect informatia abonl rNorthern Min