The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-01-30
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Stanton.
Who was. it that freely used all the
power and influence Of his of6cia! posi-
ton, as well as his own private funds'
to speed the Sanitary and Chr'saan
Commission on their visits OF mercy to
our wounded and dying brothers In
Southern hospitals -E. NJ. Stanton.
Nothing so nerved the arms Of our
brave Minnesota boys toperform those
deeds of yalor which have placed Min.
! nesota in the front rank in our nations
history, Is to know chat friends At home
were keeping down the long prophe-
cied fire in the rear Who 50 effectu-
ally squelched their fire in the rear By
Incarceration OF these special personal
friends in prison where their plots OF
treason would not harm us? It was 4.
NJ. Stanton :,
All honor to the brave, true-hearted
man who so faithfully stood BY tho
watch fres Of, liberty during the dark
. hours of rebellion ! He, like the grand
old knights in the Trojan wars, stood
in his mailed armor while the arrows OF
hate we're flying thick about him. and
fell harmless at his feet! To him We
say to-day through our Representatives
in Congress, all honor to the integrity
which has stood the test of war, as we'll
a. the seductions of him who now more
than any one else is obstructing the re-
construction Of the States. = =
T am BY no means surprised at the
yirulence and amnesty exhibited by
the gentleman from Stesrns, in his re-
marks Of yesterday, condemnatory Of
the resolution before the House. He
said Stanton had unwarzaatsdly and
without cause, and even without con-
stitutional authority arrested and
imprisoned his personal friends!
Passing acquaintance, or business or
speaking acquaintance, is not what We
mean when We say special friend, but
We mean as the geutleman's own Ian.
guage expresses it, Especial friend"
means something more than common
friendship. 1t means, as the gentle
mans language clearly indicates, one
who is with US in our sentiments, feel,
ing and sympathies. Our special
friends are those whose hands We long
to grasp, and looking into their brill
liant countanance and sparkling eyes, We
repeat the language Of Mr.. NJ, my
special friend;" and the gentleman
from Stearns is certainly fully entitled
to claim his special friends wherever
found, and we grant you this privilege
of owning and defending all such
special friends as these.
The gentleman from Stcarns calls
the resolution under discussion nau-
seating dose. A long experience in
the practice Of medicine has taug ut
me that this extreme nausea and sick
ness more often arises from the peculiar
bilious condition of the stomach, rather
than from the character Of the medi-
: cine used. But the gentleman is 50
accustomed to make wry faces and be-
gins to reich at the sight Of RepubG-
can doses, that now he only requires .
view Of The paper containing the dose,
until he is at once faint, and says he is
sick, before he even gets sight Of the
medicine.
And the greatest novelty of all is the
wonderful effect this Republican reso-
luton or medicine has upon all the
Democrats who come near or under its
influence.
The resolution introduced yesterday
effects them all alike. Each member
looks sad as he, in the language Of the
gentleman from Stearus, sees this
"nauseatiug DOSE" and no sooner does
he. their leader, declare he is sick, than
each IN his turn gags.
And adopting the opinion of the
Rev. Petroleum V. Nasty, there is
nothing that would so soon settle their
stomachs as a few doses of their own
platform.
In conclusion, let me call your at-
tention to q mere synopsis Of the i'm
portant lesson we may learn from what
we have seen upon the other side Of the
House: -.,-.~.-4-~ ?.-...... <--z ..
LIST. As to our side let me repeat
there was no caucus, no schemes, no
places or concert Of action simply a
presentation of q resolution to stand or
fall upon its merits.
I'd. On the other side, see their
midnight caucus at Room No.; there
their plans were systematically AZ
ranged, each was given his part, and
each worked with zeal worthy Of q
better cause.
With them there are no divisions {;
they have even placed their names
boldly on sheet Of declarations so
false, so vile that We trust that the light
Of high noon will cause than to blush
with shame as We refuse as I trust We
will by an overwhelming majority-to
give it any place upon our journals.
Let the proud record be made that
minnesota takes no backward step in
her onward march, but with such men
as Grant and Stanton for our leaders
upon our banners no trucking to e.
pedience, but blazing Ill over.its ample
folds We inscribe as our motto Liberty,
Justice and Equal Rights to all men.
The gentleman from Winona says
cit is q critical time" All, gentle.
men, We know it, We feel it, and shall
We when hearts are to be: cheered, and
nerves strengthened for the herculean
task of preserving orr glorious Union,
against the combined assaults of con-
quered rebels in the South in sweet &C.
cord With we'll dissembled treason in
our e1ecutiee halls without our voice of
approval to that body which stand to.
day a q bulwark between Us aod utter
ruin. No Sirs,-Minnesota sends on.
her voice to-day, clear and strong as
over it rupg when rolling along our
victorious columns-to the "Fortietb
Congress" "WeN done good and
faithful serrants." Dig - ,]>z I'll
And let this be the voice of eyery
truly loyal Union man as We vote upon
the resolution before M. e. 49, 7