The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-08-07
THE MINNESOTA PIONEER
st. panl, tlllnassota,
Thursday Morning. August Z. 1851.


asperi'y OF political contests, upon mere
personal issues, lea Minnesota, it did at one I
time seem, that it would le better To make /
party issues, rs Democrats anil Wings, to
escape the other alternative, upon the same |
principle that the cnutery is .applicd 10
cancer to make burn of it. Having seen !
the effect Of the cnutery, in increasing the
irritation without removing the roots of the
cancer, IL remains 10 loo considered whether
any other good reason exists for getting up
political fight, upon party grounds, IN
Minnesota. Nor do we now consider or
argue this question, as Il new or an open
most enpha,icaly and repeatedly settled at
the balloi-box, ia a way that preclules any
probability of a reversal, by reason Of any
arguments tha, may he urged by this. OF by
any other journal. Sill, it is question
" hch we shall take the liberty TO discuss,
with as much freedom and holiness, as if
the people had not rendered the same ver-
diet upon il, Mt every election. Party or no
party contests at our elections, will not have
the slightest effect upon the abstract poiti-
cal opinions of the people of the Territory.
! Those who came here Democrats, will re-
main Democrats and those who came
Wings, will remain Wings. Neither party
will gain or lose anything by quescence.-
| If Minnesota were admitted as a State to-
morrow, it would be found, upon party is
sue, that not 20 voters had changed the po-
lt:cal opinions which they brought into the
Territory with them. IT is urged, that the
people in young Territory, with less pop
ulation than a large Eastern village, with
houses To make, churches TO build, schools
to open, roads to construct and all the scat
folding to put up, for the erection of State,
with all it's moral, social and educational in
situations, has little time TO waste in quar-
reiiug about party names and measures OF
public policy upon which they have no vote;
that as in Il new settlement, every body IS
invited 10 the raising, SO here, TO perform
all these various duties and TO I'll so great
a variety Of Territorial, County, and Town
petent men Of all parties; that, in point Of
fact, Minnesota is Overwhelmingly, un-
ienialy so so much So, that no man Of
fers or lares 20 offer u legislative measure,
that is not un1eniabIy democratic. In short
that there can be no motive for trying TO
have party contest here, except the desire
Of selfish men, to make organization u hob
by, on which they hope to ride into power;
SO that they may exert that sorl Of official
Influence; which is indispensable 10 make
little men potent. II is said with much
truth, that party contest here, might have
Il tendency, by giving that measure party
rather than territorial character, 10 hazard
Senate. 1t is unquestonably true, tina, there
are prominent men in Minnesota, who
; wouli, If they could, throw the whole
weight aud influence of Democratic or
ganizution, if there were such an organiza-
ton, against the treaty |, Is well said, that
Minnesota has every reason to be satisfied
with the share Of public favors she has re-
cevcd as neutral Territory, nj the hands
Of Congress /; hut in regard to the appoint
mcnt of several Federal officers, we say the
. Gov eminent has 1--WE would fam hope, IN
/, Intentionally treated This Territory most
: shahbily (nf which more herealter;) bu
even in respect TO these appointments, it i.
G by no means certain that party organization
$ would have relieved US. One benefit re.
suits from these disgraceful appointments
that they silently operate to reaken the con
.jidence Of the people in thig admisistra
Il lions.
3 Blu, il is not alone in our Territory, tha
partyism in Territories meets with disap
probation. IL has been SO in every Terri
1 tory we havo known, without exception
!, The same opinions are at this moment en-
$ tertained in Oregon, as tho following ex
tract from the San Francisco Herald,
Democratic paper will show:
e "FRoM OREGoN. Gen. Lane has bee
G elected Delegate to Congress by large ma
/, |jori,y over Wilson. Parry lines were no
:, generally drawn, tho Wings and Anti
IF Thurston Democrats uniting"
e The democracy of Gen. Lane, late Of In
diana, was never questioned yet he raj
and was elected there, as an independent
4, candidate. Oregon is Territory, with
ID population about equal to that of Minneso
,r Ia, dependent, like this Territory, upon III
&c favor of the majority Of Congress and lik
&c Minnesota, with important Indian trearie
F. negotiated, aud remaining to bs ratified q
:, rejected by the Senate.
j. But we are able to quote the very highes
c, Democratic authority, against partyism
e. Territories; and We maintain that il is an
I'd always was cardinal principle Of the Der
ne ocratic party, not to make or TO encourag
~ party issues in the Territories. While "
10 yieId;ro none Gin maintaining" doctrine
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