The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-10-18
No. XVI.
st. })aul, minnesota,
Thursday Morning, Oct. Is, ISA9.
Democratic Organization.

| We hear great deal Of cant and twattle
in certain quarter, about the i'npropriety
and unfarness Of a party organization Of
the Democrats of Minnesota. 'it is unwise
very unwise; uncalled for--entirely So
Is j, improper' Is it unfair? Let us in
quire. In the FIRST place, the conditions OF
the truce between the two parties in Mime
sofa, we're long since violated by the Wings
The partizan appointments at Washington
for Minnesota, the planting here of Wing
hastons, Wing Notifications and Wing bat
teries, the removal of all Democrats from
/ office and The systematic attack made here
upon those ,cho really in good faith stroue to
rnaiatain an honest neutrality. all these
things, seen and acquiesced in, or privately
participated in, by these men in Minnesota
Wy higs-aIl Wings, to a man, who now
affect 10 be SD much shocked at the idea OF
an organization Of the Democratic party, go
to prove, that the Wing party is already
armed and in the field.
But this is not all. There has been, and
we are able to prove it, a regular organ!za-
ton of the Wing politicians of Minnesota,
srer since the commencement Of The session.
Where were the Wings of the Legislature
assembled, "wth one accord" on the first
night of the session? Whar measures were
proposed' What plans for Wing concert
and Wing supremacy, were cOncocted
We do not say that committees Of vigilance
were appointed at that meeting; or that
formal organization of the party was made
on the contrary, this was the very thing
which they adroitly avoided to 10. Bot we
say that concert of action was arranged for
the Wing side and plan of tactics agreed
iupon, by which they hoped ultimately to
have il in their power to crush down the un-
organized Democracy in detail. We can
refer to a dozen votes in the Legislature, to
prove that most Of the Wings there are UNI
der the strictest kind of party discipline and
"co it blind" for their side. Letters have
gone abroad in every direction, written by
Wings, announcing that Minnesota must be
/ inevitably Wing Territory. These let
ters were perhaps the undisguiSed opinion, in
some instances, of the writers; while more
frequently the object of such communica-
tons has been to encourage the immigration
Of Wings 10 Minnesota, by producing be
lief that there would be mo show here for
Democrats. Thus has systematic plan
been arranged for reducing Minnesota to
Wing rule. The cry has gone abroad to
The world that Minnesota is Wing and
nothing else. Were the Democrats of
Minnesota to lie down and 60 to sleep, I'M
der these circumstances? Were theyt to see
nothing, hear nothing, know nothing, Of the
stealihy tactics Of which they were to he
The victims? Out upon this ridiculous cant,
which hypocritically snuflles about the un-
fairness of the Democrats, for preparing to
make All open, manly fight.
Our popular Secretary was determined to
nave an organ here. He said so. 1t was
not sufficient 10 have the Government print
lug done, that was required. The printing
must he done by an organ. 1t remains to
be seen whether the people of Minnesota
arc prepared to put themselves in the lead
ing strings of Secretary Smith and his at.
taches; whether Secretary EWING is to
! e.,I he a,.birory nj
an old political machine from Ohio. Is al
this machinery put in operation here fo'
any other than partizau purposes? Many
of our Wing friends, are ashamed of sucf
leaders; and were sincerely opposed tc
their partizan plans and measures. We are
free 10 confess that we know of no differ
ence so radical in the principles Of the ;wt
great political parties, as to prevent an!
honest man from uniting with either party
in opposition to all such political nests a
Secretary Ewing has transferred from Ohi'
to Minnesota.
Whether the Wings here, will general
rally under the Secretary, for an open, fell
fight, we do not know. 1t is more prOba
bic that they will affect neutrality aud pre-
tend to adhere to mo party One thing
2 certain. that wherever and whenever the
find the, have strength enough to carry a
election, they will carry it. Their sly tao
e tics, and their cry of mo party will be a
forgotten, the moment they can get in,
power; but the time is gone by, for doin
, our people with tricks Of political legerd'
main and making our legislature the read
S instrument for advancing the fortunes of oI
Wing hacks who have got themselves pr
out to pasture and fatten in Minnesota.
J. MASS MEETING.
# A large and enthusiastic Mass Nee
is ing of the Democracy of Minnesota WI
held at the American House, in
Paul, on Saturday evening, the Goth in;