The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-08-14
MAD AGAIN!

Their il be the result of the Iowa election
the news from the Niagara frontier
the general stampede-among the 'Southern
Democracy, headed by Gen Quitman-
the gloomy prospects of the success Of
his candidate generally-the funny jokes
of the newspapers and -stump-orators
abou, Gen. Pierce's fainting, buying can
DIV, &c.-the tremendous fight now going
on between his old political cronies in
" Ohier''-or some other cause, which
lies deeply buried in his swelling, per-
turbed bosom, we know not; but, as they
say in Yankee land, when he set down TO
write his editorials Of this week, it is
evident he was "pretty considerably
riled up" Did we know by what means
we could get him back to the complacent
humor he has been basking in during the
summer, we would certainly administer
the medicine but alas, we fear he is so
far gone. that the distilled juice of the
grape, after the modifying influences Of
caloric have been applied, will not save
him. We can give him some advice,
however, and perhaps administer little
consolation to his exercised feelings in
this, his hour of adversely. To COM
mence with, we would advise him
to keep his neither garment on, and
not tear it just yet, although rags may be
needed at this time to exchange for pa
per, and are considered more advanta-
geous barter than even to,ra lots at three
prices.
In the next place, the Iowa election re-
turns look rather blue, it is evident, but
then "there's no use crying over spilled
milk" The Democrat man pretends 10
be great philosopher. What's his phi
losophy worth if he can't call it into re-
QUESTION on occasions when needed p
Not ga cents North of candy!"
As for these mass gatherings Of the
million who are going to vote for Gen.
Scott, why that is nothing new TO you,
neighbor. You have seen the same be-
fore, in 1910 and '4S, when you ravcd,
and sweated, and fumed, and ranted, and
swore, and almost tainted at the thought
of them, all TO no purpose. Will repeat
ed drubbings, such for instance as you
have received at the hands of the people
of Minnesota upon every political issue
you have set up here, never learn you
anything? Do you want another grand
tumble from your war-horse? Go ahead,
then!
1t is bad, the discovery and exposure
of that trick by which Frank Pierce
who really "loU,hes the Fugitive Slave
Law"-was to sweep the South, and at
the same time keep snugly slowed away
cosey set of home principles for North
ern use. But that is a Southern matter.
We had nothing to do with it; therefore
why abuse us in your mad rage?
.'Siiake not your CORY locks at me
Thou canst not say did 1t 20
Neither are we to blame because the
Democrat has a candidate who cannot
arouse the enthusiasm of the country,
and therefore the prospects of his cleo
ton are so dark. We did not place the
uneven, volcanic surface over the route
which Gen. Pierce had 10 travel on the
evening of the 18th of August, lS4f, in
order to reach the battle ground Of Con-
treras, and consequently are not respon-
sible for his fall from his horse. Neither
were we there 20 prevent his fainting the
next day; nor did we hold him by the
coat tails TO keep him back from Moline
del Rey; nor were We his nurse or doc
tor at the time Chepul,epcc was stormed,
to keep him in bed by administering a
spider in his slow-and-easy 'pIate of
soup" Therefore, why vent thy wrath
on us, o most wrothy of used up mortals !?
Why quote from Santa Anna against us,
as thou didst quote from him the previ-
Gus week against Gen. Scott?
But The cruel Wing editors will not
agree with thee that Pierce is distin-
guished military hero, and keep poking
:un at the idea-their heartless jokes be-
ing based upon historical scraps from the
pages of dispatches from the army while
in Mexico! Is that it? 1t is, Ell! Well.
well, we'll stop jokes and burlesques.
then. We will try what virtue there Is in
real historical facts. Let us see:
lst. Gen. Pierce "fell from his horse"
on the evening of the 18th of August,
during the battle of Contreras.-
Gen. SCOTS Report, Tacubaya, Aug. 20,