The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1852-02-07
WATAB POLITICS.

What kind Of politics :" askes an
inquiring outsider" Of the States
Watab politics-the politics of the Watab
party of Minnesota. "And pray, where
or what is Watab, and who are the Watab
party?" Wait, and we will tell you.-
Watab is place, or Ming-we don't know
which; and, as common noun is the
name of any person, place or thing, Wa
tab must be common noun, or at least a
common place or common thing. It's To-
cation--to adopt the pompous language
which runs as the style of the kingly
edicts issued by the descendant of Icha-
bod Crane, who acts as Judge C!D of
the Benton County Courts in the
" United States Of America, Benton Dis
trict." We have been informed. 1--WE
were never there) that Watab has one
store, three dwellings, four groceries, one
hotel, and Democracy, but no church or
school-house. This thing Of Democracy
is not what every one of the thriving
towns of our Territory possesses, and
therefore is, very naturally, the i'm
provement'' of which Watab is most proud.
Indeed, SO much "stuck up has Watab
become at having Democracy to boast
OF, that she and her votaries very fire.
quently-in fact, of late, on every occa-
sion-speak of ii as the Democracy there
by implying that the Democracy of Wa
tab is the only Democracy in the Territory,
or perhaps anywhere else.
AS we have said. the Watab Democracy
is an improrement-not a principle. 1t is
an improvement in more ways than one.
1t is an improvement not only to the
place, but an improvement upon the De-
mocracy of Jefferson and Jackson; an
improvement upon the good old motto of
"equal and exact justice to all men; - an
improvement upon free and equal suffrage
in elections; an Improvement upon the
usual way Of dividing political pa.ties,
viz: by their political principles; and an
improvement upon the time-honored man.
ner Of dispensing law and equity, which
Watabism aflecteth to do through the gills
and nostrils of the aforesaid descendant,
of the hero of Sleepy Hollow. From the
temple Of Watab goeth out missionaries t.
all parts of Minnesota, to preach damna-
ton to all who do not embrace its faith
1t hath for its chief expounder the editor
oil the Democrat at St. Paul, who crieth
continually at the street corners, and in
the market places Woe unto YOU. We
generation Of Sioux Indian Traders, Penn
blnese, Canadians, Wings, Independent
Democrats, Frenchmen and Half breeds
woe unto you, Federal OAice-holders,
Legislators, and upholders of the St.
Anthony Express, the Pioneer, and the
Minnesotlan-exccpt We repent and en-
brace the faith of Watab. will send one
OF the great captains of cur host into
your midst-even the man Jonathan,
(Which being interpreted into the lam
guage of the Watabitcs, is Jock) with
ms chief scribe, Frederick, who shall
scatter your Councils as did Louis Napo-
leon the French Assembly. Vire la Re-
putlique!'
And he Of the Democrat" and the
disciples of Watab preacheth further, that
the Mississippi river separateth those
people who, by right, are and are not yo-
ters-that the moment a man crossetb
the mighty stream, or maketh his resi-.
dence at Pembina, he ceaseth to be vote,
and cltizen-albeit, last April, the Wa.
tabites OF Benton county, run for Building
Commissioner of district of which
Ramsey county was no part, resident o.
the last mentioned county, and proceeded
to qualify him for the office, by giving hin
certificate Of election, and instructins
their Court--which instruction their Cour
Ieauiiy ooeyed-not to allow any writ t,
ISSUE to the end that justice might b.
done' and the person legally elected there.
by secure his rights.
The members of the Watab Democrat.
ic church, make it not an article of thei,
faith to take into communion none blu,
Democrats, in the old party sense of the
term. He must only believe in the ex.
tinction of the right to vote of the people
on the unceded lands, and the overthrow
of certain mercantile firm in st. Louis
which has two or three branch commits
sion houses in Minnesota. So the s'faith
that is in Them was expounded last fall
by their great Captain who rideth upon a
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