The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-08-29
CONN UNlCATED.
Mr.. Olmsted's Letter.

MEssRs. EDfroRs:--The Chronicle
and Register of last week contains a
c'py of Mr.. Olmste DIS letter accepting
the nomination conferred up m him by
the Convention which recently met in
this place. The letter is addressed ,
the ELECTORS of Minnesota" and ..Fel.
low Citizens," followed by the words,
"Your Conventirn," SC. for one, as
an "elector of Minnesota" and fellow
citizen" of Mr.. Olmsted's, must protest
against the insulting terms in which the
letter referred to, opens. Two conven-
tons have been recently held in our
Territory, having in view the object OF
presenting candidates to the people tor
Delegate to Congress, and each has ac-
cordingl y presented the name of its "a
vorIte; and yet one of the candidates
so nominated addresses as "clectnrs OF
Minnesota. and claims as his "Eellow-
citizens, only those who were instru-
mental IN placing his name at the head
OF hIS "0wn paper" and who are will
ilng to cast their votes in his iayor-dis
iranchlsing in terms all those who claim
The privilege OF supporting one of the
other candidates before the people
How can MIR. Olmsted, claiming to be
Democrat, reconcile his proscripiire re-
marks ~'lh he political faith lie prcfesses
10 entertain? What think the friends OF
Col. Mitchell and Mr.. Sibley of this
polnp"us mode of address adopted by
the "modest Councillor" from Lone
! Prairie'
Mr.. OlInstcd next informs his "feIlow
citizens, whom for the sake of breviry
! shall here after term supporters, that he
has been from the organization of the
Territory to the present time. opposed d
to the drawing of party lines, &c. As
IL is well-kn0wn that each Of the other
Candidates, IN advance Of his letter, have
Inade the same professions, | hope bis
supporters will claim no exclusive credit
for him on that score.
lie further says. with regard to the
subject of slavery which now occupies
So large a share Of public attention,
candor requires that should state. that
am from principle uncompromisingly
/ opposed to the institution of human
slavery, and to its extension over terri
tory now free. In this respect my SYM
pathles are warmly and keenlv inter
estcd IN behalf of our sister territories
New Mckee, Utah, and California -
And yet this gentleman, in another pa =:
OF his letter, expresses himself To be
"of the hTm convlct!9n that no good to
the Territory could arise from creating
party divisions and asperities so long
as we remain dependent upon the gen
eral government for favors which such
DIVISIONS are least calculated t. conc,Ii-
ate. Does he not know that 'divisicns
and asperities" do now exist in renard
to the question of slavery W; ich threaten
to rend the Union to atoms, and does he
not know that the general govern-
ment" embraces both North and South.
and Northern and Southern interests /,
why then does he ofliciously drag into
the arena questions with which we have
no c"ncern and cannot effect, the aeita-
ton ot which would draw upon our
Delegate the ani,nosity of a portion Of
that general government upon Which
we are 'dependeni" for 'Jaror." To be
sure, he goes on to remark, cat the
same time, however, cannot agree
with those who consider the institution
of slavery in the several states of the
union, as recognized aud guaranteed by
the constitution, proper subject for
national legislation. Magnanimous
man! But let me ask who are "those"
who differ with you in this sentim-nt-I
for one hare nerer met The first iadiridaal
irho did--although it is said that a crazy
Englishman by the name Of Garrison
has preached the doctrine.
| would call the attention of your
readers to the next paragraph in order
in which he admits that ''his private and
personal character has not been as
sailed" To what is this truth owing (.
Is Il to The perfect purity Of your churncfsr
and freedom from all moral blemish /.
Or is it owing to the nagnanimity and
ldesfeoey Of your opposers' But how