The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-08-29
st. paul, hlinnrsota,
The Canvass for Delegate.

W tue pTcSs, VIC Hdfc d'O'uSu '"iooS"-
oa the canvass, everything like per-
sonal abuse of any candidate. We
have addressed arguments to the minds
OF mon: addressed reason, not preju
dice; for our readers are mostly reason
able, sensible men, who look for facts
We have urged nothing in particular
against Mr. Olmsted. He is very
fair, respectable young man, not yet 30
years old, and with every opportunity,
hereafter, to make himself useful in some
capacity. The people Of this Territory,
however, have no idea of entrusting
their important interests at Washington,
in tho hands Of any crude, ineXpc-
rienccd man. Men must have time to
ripcn. to mature. 1t Is very unwise to
try the C9sarean operation upon a
Young politician, and attempt to get him
out before his time. If we can afford
Il hazard our interests at Washington,
by experimenting to see what men will
DO. for delegates, we know Of fifty men
vino are quite as we'll worth the trial, as
MIR. Oirnsted and two hundred and fifty
beside, who think they are. Mr.. Ohm
sted is himself so well satisfied that the
interests Of Minnesota are safer in the
hands of the present delegate, that we
have no doubt of his entire willingness
to see him elected In fact, we no
longer regard him as real competitor
for that responsible office.
Nor have we spoken harshly of Col.
Mitchell; perhaps We have not delineat-
ed that gentlemen sufficiently, consider
ing how much u stranger he is to Min
ncsota and its interests. We have not
urged II as sufficient reason for not
making him our Delegate, that he does
not understand the temperature of Min
nesota, never having wintered here
season, and departed with it, returning
here again this summer, like an Indian
to his buffalo range, to try and make
game of us; that the Colonel is yet iy-
norant ofthe true geographical position Of
Minnesota, having described it, in the
bar-rooms Of Saint Louis and Galena
as being at the .jarthest possible erireme
from the head Of creation. We have said
nothing of the unreasonable arrogance
of the man. who with his very moderate
abilities and total want of legislative ex-
pcrience, hires somebody to put him for
ward as candidate for Delegate, from
Territory which he has not actually
resided in, first and last, a period OF
twenty-five weeks; treating with con-
tempt the claims Of a BurkIeo, Steele
Furber, Nelson, Norris, LOOMS or Sb-
ley. We have not said how he was
badly creased and thrust down the re-
luctant throat of convention. We
have said nothing of his farming out III.
census, to deputies, who were expected
to convert Minnesota to Mitcheilism
nothing of the promises and appliances
with which he has approached all sorts
Of men--a seat in the Legislature fol
one, clerhship to another, the office
of Commissioner to revise the laws, to
n third, the marshalship to fourth, ane
the same Offices to several different per.
sons; nothing of the false lights held on
to mislead sterling men like Capt. Wake
field, and place them in an attitude
where their election to important station:
Of public trust, requiring experience ant
talent, is rendered impossible; we have
said nothing of the systematic attemp
TO operate corruptly upon voters all owe
the Territory, by inducements to thei
avaricc or their ambition; we have too
lightly passed over the base, but mos
signally unsuccessful attempt, to ARA,
a prejudice against that enterprisin,
class Of merchants here, known as fur
traders; we have not taken of his mask
to show whose delegate the Colonel i
designed TO be, nor disclosed the pric,
which he paid for being brought out a
candidate; we have said nothing 0
his application for instructions from
Washington, to have the lumbermel
prosecuted, so as to make fees for tn,
marshal; VIC have said nothing of hi
total want OF a really respectable influence
either here or elsewhere; we have sal,
nothing Of his boastful pretensions t,
great influence in Washington, who
after badgering the Cabinet sevcra