St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-08-11

EprsSpsthy, aiFfofms Ss,m6tal and social
development, oil ima sinable political thee.
ries, are possible under it.; lose the nation
apd one universal > ruin sEallors every
tAins.l Lesas.ihsa, elijg.*A % i iavinei-
bic holf e the eneesrets central fact =.+tAe
natioh@ AN things else are but Incidents.
If my neighbor~ is ready to pour outhis
life's blood upon the altar of sacrifce, shall
\ hesitfte sli to 'hela fers. time
my opinions :! Until tnis war is over, then,
let us conskisd sts4y man who i. sincerely
in earnest in his wish to save the nation
and crush the rebellion, as our friend and
brother, sNhethsr he hsg reached xhis con-
clusions from The at9rting point Of Wendell
Phillips or Benjamin Butler.
Ihave claimed that We needed one other
thing-resolution. We do. It has been
said that with God one ) r,esiolute mau is a
paiarity,"', What. shall stand ip. the way
Of the rssoluts majority yofss nation, armed
in behalf of God and humanity! He'll
has not IN all its legions power enough to
stop It's onward march, That grim, con-
centrated little soldier, Grant, understood
what resolution meant. when HI. proposed
70 ''fght it out on thar line IT took all
summer." W. The rebels understand it. One
q their leaders, Robert Toombs, has said,
"1n '"ll1 the last analyst liberty is but The
blood Of the brave" Splendid thought !;
National and individual pros prosperity,
tional and indiy,du.t hsppines.us,-do in
deed rest At last ;:.op the blood of The;
brave" upon the determination Of free
people in the hour of direst extremity to
carry their point, though it, should leave
every material interest dn9 shredlss and tat
ters, and erush cut every other object held
dear by tho masses o. mankind. IT,,
Z We must not fal. With numbers, with
wealth, with liberty, with God on our side,
1e cannot fail. a5sI 81: ,ts -
c Lst'us ding sloft the standard Of the un7,
ion, and rally to ii sdppers sv.sry man
who loves his country and desires its pres
etvation. Letu gather around the CEN
tral figure. thestandard bearer, the repre-
sentative man s1of the ideeaa of sthe Union,
Abraham Lincoln, and carry, him II forward
upon our shoulders to triumph. [ Applause. I
Be assured his re. election viii be received.
by the rebels and by Europe, and by ali
The world a. m evidence that the Ameri- I
eau mind, undisturbed BY revolution, calm.
ly adh+ms its irrevocable purpose TO sup
press all armed opposition 10 the laws, and
70 hold together every part and parcel of
this great country, as with clasps aud
bands Of iron. AS Abraham Lincoln has,
in Al this struggle, represented the idea Of
The Union as against disunion, let, the SEN
timent Of Union be reafhrmed is his person
with all the. majesty Of an unanimous and
determined people, Let the Flast glimmer
Of hope die ont Of the eyes of the rebels
when they behold spread out before them
The dreadful prospect Of four years like The |
last--an 'unbroken. monotohy siof misery
5esolation and death Surely, human en-
aurance must have already reached nearly
10, its uttermost limits in that fire. encir
'led and wasted land. Who shall say that
the reelection Of Abraham Lincoln win |
not prove. the death-bloxs Of the rebellion /?
In all events our, dnty is plain-it lies
right before us-we must 60 out Of the way
# we would avoid it; it is to- suppress in
to- punish treason, to restore !
'rder, and to apromote the national glory, !
and liberty throughout the
ength and breadth of the land. TAP,
plause. -1o.1@s:1T 4" !