St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-06-11
ROsECRANs ON sLA-
- I / VERY

For some weeks past a controversy has
been going on between The Catholic TEL
egraph Of Cincinnati, edited blythe Very
Rev. E. Purcell, brother of The distin-
guishcd Archbishop of Cincinnati, and a
PfosSlavery. Catholic journal Of that city.
The learned editor of The Telegraph in
sists and proves that the Catholic Church
and Slavery have never got along we'll to-
gether; that the Church abolished that
peculiar institution wherever she came in
contact, with it, and that it is only IN
America Catholics have ever been found
advocating Slavery. The controversy has
called forth the following letter from Ma
jor-Gen. Rosecrans, which appears in a
late numper Of The Telegraph The ed
itor says: Gle (Rosecrans) has never been
an Abolitionlst, and has, like ourselves,
stood up for the Democracy"
MURFREEsBoRo, April q, 1863
Ny DEAR FATHER EDWARD: The rebels
grabbed the last letter wrote you, but they
will draw very little consolation from its con-
tents \ I am happy to see the splen-
did stand you took in The Telegraph against
Slavery, with its horrors, barbarities, and
base immoralities. Slavery is dead. Nothing
can resuscitate it. To learn this fact fully,
you should pay us visit. There is rot a ne
gro in the South who does not know he is
free. Around here they have squatted on the
plantations, and refuse to work for any one
but themselves. They have sown little crops
Of their own, and the masters have ceased to
exercise any control over them.
: AS an indication, will cite strong case.
The lady OF the house where am staying at
tempted to punish one Of her negro women
this morning. Ihad to stepin to save the
mistress from being badly used up, as the dar-
key was belaboring her with the stick intend
ed for her own punishment. s.Ex uno disco
omnes." 1t is needless for me to say that L
applaud every sentiment you have expressed
in The Telegraph. Your course is that of the
prudent navigator, who, watching the black
speck on the horizon, sees it expand into
portentous storm, and calls up his crew to
take in sail and prepare for contest with
the elements. The storm will pass away and
you will be found sailing under full sail, while
those who look not ahead will be scattered by
the gale. X X X
am heart and hand with you in the cause.
Slavery is doomed, and those who would now
uphold it will be held up in very short time
to public odium and execration No states
man will vindicate it, no friend of human prog
ress will stretch forth a hand to break it's fall,
no lover of humanity and religion will grieve
for its overthI ow. have lived long enough
in the South to see it's workings, its disgust
ing features, debasing the higher principles
Of our nature, warning with religion, and pat
ronizing vice and immortality. Almighty God
has certainly ordained it's destruction to this
country, where it has been more offensive and
immoral than in any other, and until it is ut
terly extinct this war cannot, from the nature
Of things, cease. l am in favor Of cessation
of hostilities at as early day as possible;
therefore, am in favor of the Presidents
Proclamation. This State was made for white
people and free labor, and when Slavery no
Ion ger blights its borders we may expect to
see the church and schhool-house take the
place Of the slave-pen and market.