The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-10-02
WINGS AND WING OFFICERS.

of cant about the intrigues and dishones-
ty of Wings and Wing officers. In
their views and expressions, they exhibit
all the bigotry, intolerance and narrow
ness displayed by Franklin Pierce and
his political associates in New Hampshire,
in keeping the religious test in the con-
stitution of that State. All their aims
here are directed TO make the thoughtless
and unread who may come among us,
hate and despise Wing officers and Wing
citizens. Men can here be found in St.
Paul, who have been schooled to regard
Wing as a monster in human form-a
traitor to his country-a vile, unmitiga-
ted scoundrel, who should at once be
elected from all social intercourse with
his neighbors, and driven forth, an outcast,
from the community. They have been
learned TO start from Wing as he APP
proaches, and shun him as they would a
leper. They must not buy Of Wings
they must not sell to Whigs-they must
not associate with Whigs-or visit Wings
or allow their wives to visit Wings
wives-or thir Children to play with Wing
children. This, in substance, is the les
son preached through the streets of St.
Paul, by Robertson and his gang, TO those
upon whom they think they can impose
the base, intolerant fraud.
Now look on this picture: What is
the treatment all men, Democrats as well
as Wings, receive at the hands of the
present Wing officers-Gov. Ramsey
and Secretary Wilkin, for instance p
Have they not ever been willing to live
and let live? What two men have done
more towards building up St. Paul, and
developing the resources of Minnesota
When they have a job of work to let,
who ever heard of either Of them enquir-
ing of the man making application for
the same, whether he was Wing or a
Democrat When election day comes,
do they not vote for Democrats as we'll as
Wings? Do they say to the Democratic
immigrant, eco your ways--we don't
want you here?" They have voted for
and supported Mr.. sibley, Mr.. Forbes,
Mr.. Murray, Mr.. Brawley, Mr.. Cave,
Mr.. Roberts, and scores of other good
Democrats of whom, however much
under the ban of neighbor Robcrtson's
Democracy last year, he dare not now os-
tracisc, and drive from his party. In
fact, he is now glad to seek their support
and advice. But he would, had he his
will, drive these faithful officers, and all
other Wings, from the Territory. He
would not allow them to possess their
rights of citizens among us. He would
have an inquisition erected in the back
part of his Office, and put every Wing
upen the rack, merely because he dared
to avow himself Wing.
Friends and fellow-c citizens. Are the
Wing officers we have named deserving
OF such intolerant treatment? Are they
not "good men and true" to all and
every trust reposed in them, and faithful
to Minnesota throughout Would we
not all like to have them remain with us
to the end Of their days? If so, again
rebuke at the ballot box, as you have
" many time and oft" heretofore, the
bigoted and intolerant few, who hate,
despise and persecute, and seek to drive
hence, those men, and those who think
with them, merely because they are
Wings. Look here what was said but a
few weeks since, in Tammany Hall, by
the great man of the Democratic party,
Gen. Cass, in reference to the relative
honesty of the Wing and Democratic
party. Said Gen. Cass:
"But / can say that, if there is one
man here who expects me to abuse the
Wing party and their candidates, he is
very much mistaken. [Cheers. en-
gage in no such warfare. We have Sc
rious battles enough with the Wings !;
and if the three score years and ten
which l have almost attained, give me
any right to express my opinion, / will
give it. The Wings are just as honest as
we are. CHEERS. They think they
are right, and we think they are wrong.
They think we are wrong, and we know
we are right. [Cheers.] The Wings
are in the same ship with US, and must
sink or swim with us. / know Gen.
Scott and have known him long-he is a
brave man, and high-minded, honest pa
triot, but he is not my choice"
"SLoP-BUcKEr THE
last Democrat has the following speci-
mems: