St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-01-15

in the hands Of the few against the many ;
and i. found no eonclusien to oit save in
The subjngatiouofthe few and the Olsen,
thnllment of'many. I.therefore felt 10
betitation in taking the substance of the
wealthy Who caused the war to feed the
in.yoent poor evho had safEered by the war.
And I shall now leave you with the proud
consciousness that / carry with me the
blessings ofthe humble and loyal under the
rocfof the eottage and in the cabin Of the
slaysapd SO am quite content to incur the
speers Of tie salon or the curses of the
rich. = r:& r. ... - AZ. :. " ~;
iol found you trembling at the terrors Of
servile insurrection: ALL danger of this
4 have prevented by SO treating the slave
that he had noocause torebel. 4: .,*'; ,|'.,
"a found the dungeon, 1.-The chain, and the
Lash your, only means Of enforcing obedi.
sence in your servants. / leave them
peaceful, laborious, controlled by the laws
,Qtkindness and justioe. -j>,'N :.,,ac
,;gtI have ,demonstrated.tthat the pestilence'
canbe kept homsyour borders. j"
I have :added.a million of. dollars to
your wealth in the form Of new land from
the batture Of the mississippi. ''"..'
! A4la'have c]eabsed< and improved your
st'estsj, ea1ab, aid public squares, and
opened new avenues to unoccupied land.
I have giiye1 you you freedom of elections
greater than you have ever enjoyed. .'7od
ID have caused Justice to be cadmiuister-
ed 50 impartially that your you . own = advocates
have unanimously: complimented the
Judges Of my appointment. p"
Eou have seeu, therefore;f the benefit Of
,hs aEs sBa jaatias4 yefiteas eassznmsnt
!: Why, then, will you notall return t.
your allegiance to the gonernment-not
with lip service, but with the heart?
I copjure you, if you desire ever to see
renewed prosperity, giving business to
your streets and wharyes; if you hope to
see your city become. again the mart Of
the western world; fed BY the. rivers for
more than three thousand miles, draining
the commerce Of a country greater than
the mind OF man hath ever conceived-re-
turn,to~ your allegiance. '>," ~ ''
+. If you desire to leave1to your :, children
the inheritance you oureceived of your faith
ers-a stable, constitutional .goyernmen
it you desire that they should in the
future be portion of the greatest: empire
that the sun ever shonei upon-return to
your allegiance. -
There is but one thing that stands in
the way ); ~: J.. .I-.rr~:}" =
I%"Therc Is 1nt one thing thut at this hour
stands '6et'oecn you and the government,
and that, Is slavery.
The institution, cursed of God, which
has taken its last refuge here, in His prov
|idence will be rooted out as the tares from
the wheat, although the wheat was torn
up. with it. 49,. .@":i ~:
Ishave given much thought to: this sub.
ject. r=..: ... a.,
Ieame among you BY teachings, BY
habit Of mind, by political position, BY
social affinity, inclined TO sustain your do
mestic laws, if by possibility they might
be With safety to the Union. .
Month. Of e1periiennce and obseruqtion
haze forced tie conviction that the erist
ence Of slarery Is incompatible 'oiM the
saf:ty either Of yoxrseloe. or Of tie Union
As the system has gradually grown to
its present huge dimensions it were best i
It could be. gradually removed; but it il
lbetter, far better, that it should be taken
out at once that 1t should longer vitiate
the social, political aud family relations O
your county I am speaking with nc
philauthropic views as regards the slave
but simply Of, the effect Of slavery on the
master. See for yourselves. 10:
Look around you and say whether thi'
saddening, deadeuing inaaence'has not al
but destroyed the very frame work Of you
society,": =" -. - H.. ->:'.. ~ !.
lam speaking the farewell words Of on!
Who has shown his devotion to his coun
try, At the peril Of his life and fortune
who in these words, can have neither hope
nor interest. save the good Of those WHOM
he addresses; and let me here repeat, Wit
all the solemnity Of an appeal to HEAVIER
to bear me witness, that such are th
views forced upon me by experience.