The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1851-12-13


For gifts and grace,
A burnin' and a shinn' light
To y this place.''s
The Democrat Of last week was the last
number of the first volume. The editor,
on the occasion, gave an elaborate, but
very partial account of the political deeds
done in the body" during the last year.
A stranger, to read his Jeremiad, would
think him saint in Democracy, who,
had he lived in the days of Enoch or
Elijah, would have been spared the pangs
and torture incident to the separation OF
soul and body, and taken to his eternal
reward in some such manner as those pa
triarchs were. He came here, unsolicit-
ed, Missionary in the great cause, de-
termined, if he could not coax to prose-
lytism, he would ':drire," and if he could
not drive, to "knock down and drag out.
His holy zeal was so wrought up, that
his kind of Democracy MUST rule, or none
other. His first great move was not on
ly to organize his own party. bnt in the
fullness of his swelling heart for the well
fare Of the Wings, he must +" drive'' them
into an organization also.
He found the Wing press. the Chron-
icle and Register-so he informs us
in his issue of this week-s:owned by a
Democrat Of Influence and high standing
in the community" and lit was impor-
tant to the Democracy Of the Territory to
let him out of that ENHANCEMENT" Kind,
good hearted soul! Then it was not, as
you rcpea' ed'y stated last winter. to ac-
commodate Mr.. Henniss merely, that YOU,
SO profuse'y gave your money, and ad-
vised your master TO give his credit. to
buy up the Wing press of the Territory.
In the gushing fullness of your philan-
thropic bosom, you could not bear the idea
Of Captain O'msted remaining in "that
ENHANCEMENT" or the Wings continuing
unorganized. With a Roman magnanim-
ity. you and Mr.. Rice threw yourselves
into the breach in order 10 get one Dem
ocrat Of influence" safely out. This sacri-
ficing two 6 Democrats Of influence" to
save one. may all look very nice and he
roic upon paper but then it don't pay,
particularly in a. country where your rows
upon the tally sheets keep so far behind
as in Minnesota.
Well, having got control of the Wing
press, you had it "all fixed" 1.-THE only
Democratic editor in Minnesota - sat in
his sane um. and fired little paper wads
at the only Wing editor, across four feet
passage in the third story of the brick
building up town-his money had bought
the Wing press and he could Ego i; with
rush." The only Wing editor sent back,
now and then, harmless squib and the
"only Democratic editor dreamed in
the simplicity Of his heart, that he held
Minnesota Democracy and Minnesota
Whiggery in the hollow of his hand.-
But presently the whole details of the
nice scheme leaked out. Certain Demo-
Gratis in the Legislature could have no
confidence in Democratic editor who
owned, virtually, the on'y Wing press in
the Territory; ana the Wings could not
trust the new editor of the Chronicle,
controlled, as he was by those ultra DEM
ocrats who owned his establishment. no
more than the Wings in Congress could
trust the editor OF the National Inteili-
gencer, If it was owned by Robert ]. WAL
ker and James Buchanan, and some third
person hired to edit it. So the "only
Democratic editors speculation in Wing
presses proved flat failure politically, II
not Pecuniarily. The facts, as here mar
rated, were spread before the people of
the Territory by the Wing members, in
the form Of circular. The aonlv Dem.
ocratic editor denied them fatty; and,
we are sorry to say, several Wings. u,r-
ticularly in Washington county, believed
him instead of honorable men of their
own party. But lime proves all things.
In their anxiety to get our friend Olmste,l
s'H,ly Whites Praye'-i-fsm whcl, 1t rs uln .ce,.a.y TO
this stanza Is lot-dhe had his mini's eve
Gaming old hyp.esIte Of Damfries, nam ID WILLIE
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