St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-10-15

"sSSeoO HOSAAOss0sAs ~ ~NS~SN~SSSt "e>S~,S 'oe
or and integrity for the Union has been
tried on many = bloody battle. 6eld-who
has fearlcssly offered his own life 4 sacri:
fee upon the altar Of our common Country
in the defense of our homes and our
civil liberties, aud you viii indeed carry
out your resolution to the letter. Who
has done al this, H. T. Welles, or Stephen
Miller? Let your condolences aud your
votes in November answer!
EEAi: TO THE ciT1zESs Of our 1
Citizens of Minnesota! we are indeed
living in trying times. As State, We are
surrounded with many difficulties, weigh
ed down by numerous cares, made sorrow-
full by many bereavcments, and sad by I'm.
told losses. Our State sprang into being
during a great financial crisis, and was,
for the fret year or two, burthcned with
debts incurred by an unwise, impolitic, aud
profigate Administration of our State
government. The party then in power,
thinking and caring for nothing but to re-
tain that power, used the hard earnings Of
the people for purely political purposes,
purchasing tavors where they were to be
had for gold, crushing out honest purpose
Of heart, whenever the sale became vis,.
bic in any member Of the party, and by
the strong pressure Of party pledges, plac.
ing those in power and authority whose
only thoughts were Of spoils and whose on.
" efforts were to gil their own pockets by
voting themselves large salaries, and tax.
ing the people Of young State to the ut.
tcrmost f.rthing in order to pay them.-
BY this means they sought to obtain q
strong foot-hold in this section of our coun.
try, with the determination Of shaping its
destiny to suit their particular views, ir.
respective Of the interests of the people
at large or the future prosperity of he
then rising State. The receptions and re-
Pested wrongs practiced upon the people
by those in power, awakened the former t
a sense Of duty. A change became neces
sary, and the necessity became more ap
parent as the facts Of incompetcncy, i'm
becihty and recklessuess Of the powers thai
were, became known. The glaring truth.
flashed across the mind Of free and 10
telligeut people, aud at the ballot-box--
that priceless jewel to free people--the,
remedi:d the evil by hurting from powe
those heartless and avaricious men VII,
had oppressed them, and placed iu thei
stead men who had been assiduous 10 fer
reting out the deep dark frauds and viii
impositions which their predecessors h.t
been instrumental in heaping upon PEG
pie, who had left friends, wealth and al
the comforts surrounding those who liv'
in older States, for the purpose Of build
ing up new State and adding anothe
star to the bright galaxy which then EN-
blazooed our national escutcheon. Tn,
people spoke, aud = reformation began
running through all channels of The Stat,
government and resulting in bringing Il
healthy condition every department o
the same.
But just as We were recovering from tn
effects Of heavy and unnecessary taxa
ton, just as We were beginning to lear,
that State could support its governmcn
without being grievously assessed. coul'
make vast, important and necessary i'm
provement' without mourning heavy an,
burthensome detts, the people prospecting
and immigration from other States an,
emigration from Europe had become
matter Of wonder IS we'll IS qualification
the wheel Of State progress was suddenl,
checked BY the deep mattering thunder
Of civil disoosd, the vivid lgbtuings o
which, illumed the horizon Of our south
ern SKY. Responsive to every throb o
the nations heart, aware Of ,ts perils, con
lseious Of the dangers that threatened it
Capital, and burning with indignation .
The iogr.titude Of that rebel mob, VII,
in the atvsets Of Baltimore had strieke,
down The soss snd grand sons Of those Vi,
les then . half century before had in
pe'''sa their lives b save IL. city f,ou
The issssdsas1 torch d = proud aud iaso
lent host Of foreign i.,.ders-thousapd