St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-02-18

- He UNCONDITIONAL Union. -
We are indebted to Brig. Gen. An
d:ews, and Lieut.. Greenleaf, of Co. /,
Sd Minnesota Vols for the first two
numbers Of new paper published at
Little Rock, Ark, with the above title.
1t is, as its name indicates, thorough
~ l"yal ana energetic sheet. The pub
ii>hcrs III their prospectus say:
lf"ny there are who hive any ifs or bats
VI Indeed WHO have conditions Of whatever
aE:l4 ~ ;}:eir loyal;y, them we expect to Of
'feLd. lfany there are who love their Reb
81 Scrip or their Cotton or the "Nigger,"
more than they love their country and
hc;r couuirs's houo:, them we Expect to
offend. Ii Any there are-can it be posi-
Ale th:lt there are any'?-who, in an hour
like this, would shrink back into sort of
dastar'!ly neutrality, waiting to fall in with
-.iro suecr>=f,l side, w!:crcv err in their opin-
ion it shall be detcrnlned which side is to
be successful, them we expectation we
mean especially to offend. On the other
hand ii there are any-;lnd in this State,
'i@:A'N HoA tA4CA ID lCSiOLl, WuO are
iur ti,e Union at all hazards and at what
ever cost, - them we extend the right
*hand Of FELLOWSHIP p-them we are proud 10
claim as brothers, friends, fellow patriots |!
The uew Constitution Ut The State Of
Arkansas is published ia full. Article
V. abolishing slavery. reads rs fellows.
sfc. l.. Neither slavery nor involuntary
snrvi'udc shall hereafter exist in this State,
Otherwise than for the punishment Of crime
whereof the party shall h;tvc been convict
c'l b. Que process of law: nor shall any
male person arrived at tie age of twenty
one years, nor female arrived at the age Of
| eighteen years, be held to serve any person
q: a servant under my indentule or con
| tract hereafter made, unless such person
shall enter into such indenture or contract
while in Il state Of perfect freedom, and
on condticn OF bona .fde consideration re-
| ceiveC or to be received for !hcir services,
Nor shall any inden.u,e Of any negro or
| n'nla'lo hereafter n,ade anu executed out
OF Ibis State, Or if made within this State,
where the term Of service cSceet:s oneycar,
&c Of the least validity, except these given
Ill cases OF apprenticeship, which shall not
he FOR longer ter, than until he appren-
ti"e shall arrive at tire age of eighteen
years, If q female.
\ eff speech delivered by Gen.
Andrews before mass meeting at Lit
tic Rack, Jan. 22l. sustaining the nc.
ton Of the State Convention that form.
I'd the rev Constitution, is also pub
!;shed.
We extract the following stems from
the tuion
he oatl, OF allegiance has been admins
tered to 1896 people in Little Rock, and
besides his number, 705 legal voters have
| taken the Presidents Proclamation oath ;
making 1885 who have voluntarily taken
| The oath.
Co.. G. Andrews. of sIlSlinncsota re-
celycd Commission rs Brigadicr General
on the 2 d INST. fro3, the President
There is .,ot u loyal man in this vicinity
WHO will not rejoice at this just reward to
genuine merit - II; i'':" ~
Remember the Ele,.ion day (for State
officer and adoption Of new constitution
on the 14t:l day of March. Let every man
80 to he polls and vote for the Constitu
lion. which is to wipe out the cause Of oil
this war aud ruin. .5--g
tbs VoTE Ok THE SLAVERY CI.AvsE OF
THE s:1ruT:oN.--l'r. Jacks of Helena
offered an amendment to the slavery arti
| Gle OF the Constitution art w as fol,
ows:-"Strikc oat the word thereafter, -
and insert, ''af;er the first day of January,
1882 After all animated discussion
w''ic', was protracted throughout tfc,day';
the question was finally called and tie
ayes and noes being taken, resulted in
thirty three N.es t. one Aye! Glorious
for Arkansas! " T&7.trs y
1t should be remembered that .oi
these delegates FIFTEEN were slave own owl
ers, and that only three were born in
the free States. This fact speaks vol.
+ umes for the growing feeling iu fayo,
of abolishing slavery as the cause Of all
our. trouble and desolation. %25a9a. {
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CoPlEs of the Annual Reports Of
the State Treasurer, Secretary of State
and the Board Of Commissioners for the
Education Of the Deaf and Bumb, have
hhHyr s,.onnsvo.1t $40. ST 8z~ssy~zy s<Ets II