The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-10-02
SCREW LOOSE SoMEwHERE.-How

ScREw LOOSE SoMEwHERE.-How
comes it, if the democracy" are united,
that so popular Democrat as Mr.. MUIR
ray would not, at the meeting on We'd
nesday night, allow his name to 60 upon
the list of candidates to be nominated for
the House. Last year Mr.. Murray was
a "traitor "a "bogus Democrat "a
miserable tool" of Ramsey, Sibley s.
Co.," but now his democracy is endorsed
by the organization and (according to
the "organ " he has the additional re-
commentator of having been ''abused :"
by "Owens - but yet with all this-and
his democratic personal strength of last
year added-he is not willing to stand a
race in connection with the organized !"
and "united" Democracy. Maybe it's
all right, but it does look as though there
was screw loose somewhere.
MAcHINERY.-A democrat the other
day asked us our private opinion of the
machinery" used in nominating the
Robertson ticket. Our private opinion,
publicly expressed, is, that it is much too
heavy for the rickety. crazy old hulk in
which it has been placed, and that it
will load her down TO such depth that
she will stick fast on Maine bar, and
freeze up for the winter.
WHAT DOES 1T MEAN?-We see
upon the handbills, posted about town,
for continuance to-day and this evening
of Robertson's protracted Democratic"
meeting, these words Wings, and all
others opposed to the Democratic party,
have no right to vote or take part in this
meeting" What does this ''all others"
mean? We thought, from reading the
Democrat, that the Democracy were
thoroughly united,' and that the
" Wings" were their "only opponents.
" All others" must refer to somebody ; and
as there is no third or Free Soil party
here, we are at loss to know how to re-
concile the admonition upon the handful
with the assertions Of the Democrat
There really must be screws loose in
every department of the machinery"
A BAD EXAMPLE TO THE RIsING GEN
ERAr1oN.-A bright little fellow Of eight
or ten years, the son of an old St. Paul
Democrat, happened to drop into the
Court House during the session of the
protracted meeting held on Wednesday
night. Upon going home he proceeded
to give an account of it to his father,
thus: "Father, l think those thirty
men up there at the Court House have
been acting very wickedly as well very
foolishly. In the first place, venerable
old gentleman wanted to open the meet
ing with prayer, but Col. Robertson rose
and objected, saying it was no place tc
pray. / thought they needed something
to sanctify their doings. Then, after a
while, a tall gentleman got up and COM
menced speaking, and swinging his arms.
He talked about his being in favor of a
protective tariff and opposed to the Maine
Liquor Law :; and proceeded to tell some
very smutty stories, at which some laughed,
and hurraed, and stamped their feet
thus showing what he uttered exactly
suited their tastes. l know that if /
were to make use of such words as he
did, mother would whip me- Thus,
% out of the mouths of babes and suck
lings" are the proceedings of neighbor
Robertson's Democracy condemned
ST.. PAUL IRON FouNDRY.-Borup &
Co.,-not "Sibley, Ramsey, Borup &
Co.," nor Ramsey, Borup, Sibley &
Co., nor "Borup, Sibley, Ramsey s. Co.. -
but SIMPLIFY Borup & Co.-have employ
ed Mr.. Clark, skillful and practical
master of the business, to carry on their
contemplated iron foundry down at the
building on Kittson's addition, known as
"Dodd's Folly" The machinery will
be put in, and the furnace started as soon
as possible. No business in St. Paul is
more needed, and none will pay better.
MESDorA.-By the "Reserve act''
Mendoza is withheld from the general
sale as town site. We presume that
Sibley, Borup, Ramsey & Co." will
now proceed TO build that hotel, which is
to "ruin St. Paul." and leave the houses
here to be inhabited by owls and bats!
WHO'S THE MAN WANTED, to run
on the Democratic" ticket, gentleman
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