The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-04-15

side of the Democrat and used as tender.
These two crafts, under one commander. were
then ordered to make all sail and bear down spon
and capture the Pioneer. 81
Their hag ship, the Democrat, ran mp Demo-
cratic pennans. The Pioneer met them both. star
board and larboard. sunk the old Chronicle, cut
away ths rigging Of the "Democrat' with chain
shot, raked her fore and aft, until she can
longer respond to her helm or manage her guns;
and ut the Liquor election, last week Monday,
her political owner jumped aboard Of her. pushed
the Captain aside, seized the helm, and in fiji
Of desperation ordered the crew to break into the
spirit room.
The bold, wicked attempt made, in the Liquor
election. last week, to enlist the Reorganization"
against the Liquor Law, to Law that down as the
main plank in their party platform, on which to
array the party. we regard not only gross in
suit to the good men who had been ensnared into
their party. by false pretences of Democracy,
which they have perpetualy falsi6ed; but i, is
absolutely fatal TO the renotest possible hope or
fear Of their political supremacy, now or hereaf-
ter. And here, as Democrats now and forever,
we soemnIy protest. in the name Of true Dem
ocracy, against the declaration thus made TO the
world, that Democrats in Minnesota, consent that
tho whiskey interest, shall be part Of airy Dem
ocra,ic platform here.
The great feature in the year 1850, was the
exploration by steamboats,, Of the Minnesota (St
Peters) river These various excursions, ending
with the trip Of the steamboat Yankee, Capt.
keeer Harris, cost us mach time aud great
deal Of money. We went into this work, not as
some did. for the pleasure Of it, but as neces-
sary, almost, an indispensable preliminary to
obtaining an appropriation from Congress, for the
negotiation Of the Sioux treaties. Our accounts
Of the exploration Of these fairy regions, were
very extensively, almost universally, read; and
the public mind was fired with general wish for
acquisition Of the Sioux territory. The grea,
event Of 1851, was the negotiation of these ,rea-
ties and the treaties Of Pernbinn. Especial pains
was taken, during the negotiation and ever since,
by the press Of Minnesota, not to suffer the inter
est and excitement about the Sioux country, to
subside. Our worst obstacle in keeping alive The
public interest abroad, in Minnesota, has been
the want of frequent, regular mails; want that
must be promptly supplied before the next win
ter, by having mai! route opened direct from
ST. Paul 70 Dubuque, cost what i, may.
The great event Of this year, 1852, will be the
ratification Of the treaties, and an accession Of
sober, industrious immigration, far greater than
we have now in the Territory. In one year from,
now, we confidently expect to be lost sight of. in
the multitude Of men and Of enterprises tina, will
surround us. Abundance Of capital, and fresh
vigorous young men will come in with talent md
activity to push on the column of civilization
We bid them welcome. If we have aided in
quarying out the material here, for noble politi
cal structure, that was the task we found for oul
hand 10 do, and we have done il "wiih all oul
might" If, in the absence Of established public
sentiment and vigorous law, 10 punish offender:
against public justice, and public decsncy, we
have sometimes attacked the prodiga,e and The
shameless in high places, with vigor or even vio-
lencc, let it be remembered that the time Their
was in Minnesota, when the press was the only
engine, that could oyerawe and restrain the wick
ed-when mobs and violence and drunk enn css
dreaded nothing but the fearless publication Of the
truth