The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-06-05
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delegate having s'no voss'' In shecoun-
ellis OF the netiou, IL was a matter OF com
p.ete certainty and universally admitted that
such All officer should I've elected neutra!!y so
that for the public interest Of the Territory,
Ihe great political par ies Of the day should
look upon MN in mutual conhdence-neth-
&C claiming. neither prescribing him. IL
was "pelicy" which Dictated this course,
not poliiicgl. hut s'proteciiye.n Col. Mitch
eli ,sho Was backed by the interest Of per-
soma enemy Of Mr.. Siihry, an enemy of
some sagarsty, and not u, rlicular as to "tri-'
fiesi'---an as owed Democrat by principle,
(if he ever bad any ) wat arrsyed as his
oppoRcat in the canpsigns Avowing him
self q Nhis, IN uhcompr,anising Wing, we
sss Col. Mitchell suppor ed by the p..eoni-
arg means Ono matter ho,g obtained) Of this
pseudo Democrat, preserving formidable
UppositioG not oniy 10 Mr. Smiley, but to the
protective policy OF neutrality of represen-
taiion. The result is known, and has ever.
been the bitter pill. the gna,sing resentment
of a man., " hose whole course ia this Ter
ritory for the last three years, shoald cause
the bafning hush Of shame to rise Ia his
own eo,gateaance, brazenet. though it may
be with tho SINS Of betrayed confidence. and
hardened with the total absence of all Con-
science or soul.
Mr. s;bley, though absent in Wa.hiHg-
ton, officially employed, was re-clrctesi by
triun9rhaht majority, scattering to the
winds she hasely fedged nest Of political
schemes coucoc,ed to .lefear him. Ii was
the triumph Of moral worth over .sensean,-
Ell corraptioa"-of ths protective policy of
neutrality over private spite an malicious
indifference rs TO The public welfare. 1t
was triumph deedAworthy of record
upon The political archives of the country
tho frinmpb Of that policy which under
the recent auspices Of Cass, Clay and Web
ster, shouts he bat,le-ery of "The Union
end nothing tut the Union." The country
vii appreciate it--,he msjority Of the peo-
gle OF the Territory DO appreciate 1.-THE
''OhseE" authority to the contrary notmith-
standing. .r-a rtxI rt
Our Legislature met, the last season, with
al alarming md delicate species of business
10 transact. Men of antagunisticai feeling
in that body we're pledged To certain meas
ures. ConteDding for the legislative eff
ces were many aspirants-among Others,
newly hedged liress protesting Democracy,
but oniy ci0aked with that cognomen the
more completely To conceal the pebt .up ma
Lightly OF the result Of the election for Del
egate 10 Congress-the malignily, fierce as
II was an hat campaign, yet fam Ell 10
brighter fane in the hopes of defeating the
Capitol b;ll, the appor,ionment bill, the
election OF printer, speaker, sergeant-at-
arms, fireman, messenger, clerks, &c, &c,
and all other men aud measures that did
moi chime in with the harmony Of their pro-
Jects.
The people Of Minnesota are too well ar
qaaInte5 with the bloody scenes. di>oraeriy
contests, and base measures OF the advo-
Gates of 'Ohier'' Democracy how truth
trIuinIhed once n0re over all false inca
sures. They are a matter Of record, and
TO tie world at large refer thein-base
biots upon our fair fame, gross ou.rages OH
common Humanity.
Now comes the cry of Organization !"
Organization aud for what purposes-for
= new edition of those shameful attempts
at leg siatioa practsed last winter at the
Session of the Legislature and Henry H.
Sihsey, the faiihful steward, who having de-
INJURED 10 Icing whipped in like hound,
10 share the deceitful cry of organization, is
denounced as traitor, pefjmred TO bis oath
at cffice-sacrihcing 10 the hove of gain all
honorable senrime It's. ViIifying and false
correspondence is then circulated through
the coHniry-published IN interested jour
aui~ attacking not only she character at our
worthy Delegate, hut Gov. Ramsey, Judge
f;aodrich and other men Of integrity-lnen
who are * far superior TO their calumnia-
tors in all that is human, AS the pure breath
af heaven IS to the foul blasts OF hell. i
Now, under this CALLING and unmerised
FIRE OF venom, Mr.. SibIey has explained his
Esositinn by his late communication in sat
isfaciory, concentrations, truthful and ineri-
torIess manner, openly avOwing DeinOcra-
cy rs his political creed, but eschewing all
of the 'sOhier" order Of things. His con-
stiIl;ents are satisfied-content to leave to
bis fostering care all that concerns the gem
eral welfare, and truly their confidence viii
never be- misplaced. The maj rty are
copteated with his m,steriy exposition of
the state Of our political horoscope, and
sra firm ia The conviction that his "charac-
ter is ahove reproach"--can they say The
salae 0f bis vilifiers: Truth responds an
emphatic mop A'5 nsnaH b '.'D "a s--
As TO myself, have ever professed De-
mocracy--not only profssssd. y bul Praetised
it-an,i that, too, before my advent into this
Territory, ~ the importation Of the won
ierfui sheet called the g Democrat
which bellies its name in every column
nay, in every syllable. ,,8-
] have the honor, dear sir, 70 subscribe
myself, -. 's'.e. .-.l. % -. o. ...,.g
a" CASS DEMOCRAT"