The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-10-09
Insidious Poison.

The Democrat this week contains an article
headed, "The Wing crusade against adopted cit
izens." With the unwary, it is, perhaps, the
most effective article ever emanating from that
quarter Every line of it is calculated to make
our foreign population hate and despise those
among whom they have cast their lotto array
them against their native born fellow-citzens
and in the end to reproduce in this fair land the
horrible scenes of Philadelphia, eight years
ago. The editor of the Democrat is as we'll
aware as we are, that very nearly, if not quite,
all the native feeling that is now manifesting
itself in St. Paul has been forced up by appeals
such as this He knows that among that class of
Wings which he terms leaders" there is no feel
ing whatever of the kind. He knows that Gov.
Ramsey, Capt. Wilkin, M. S. Wilkinson, Maj
Fridley, J. W. Bass, Maj. MIcan, B. L. Sellers,
J. c. Ramsey, B. W. Brunson, and J. P Owens
most of whom. no doubt he had in his mind s
eye when he wrote the article in question
have done much more than his position or his
ability would ever enable him to, to bring for
eigners hither, and induce them to settle in
Minnesota. So far as we are individually con-
cerned, we can show as clean a record as any
man living, as to where we stood in other COM
munities at times when native American excite
ment, raised by demagogues through just such
appeals to blind prejudice as this, ragged high,
and threatened bloodshed and anarchy. And
we need not go outside of st. Paul to prove,
that no longer ago than last April, we spent
whole hours, day after day, upon the wharf at
st. Louis, using all the influence and power of
language that we possessed, trying to induce
German and Irish immigrants who had lust ar
rived in the country, to set their faces toward
Minnesota. Others named above have done
much more than We in this business and per-
haps if Gov. Ramsey could be seen this day, he
would be found at one of the docks of New
York, Buffalo, Chicago or Galena, in the midst
of party of German immigrants, addressing
them in their own poetic and forcble language.
and spreading before them all the beauties ad-
-rantages and future prospects of his own be-
loved Minnesota.
But however we'll the editor of the Democrat
may have known these facts it was not his pur-
pose to hint at divulging them at this time. 1t
was not his game. The cards in his hand did
hotpoint to it. We think we can read him, how
ever, very plainly. At least, ire riH try, as
Zen. Scott said when ordered to storm battery
at Lundy's Lane.
About four weeks ago, the leaders " of our
neighoors branch of the Democracy got togeth-
or, and commenced cyphering as to their pros
poets in the election this fall. 1t soon became
evident to them by comparison of notes, that
Their chances were more slight than even last
year. They had failed in all their destructive
measures, SO adroitly planned to head Governor
hamsey, Mr.. Sibley, and other good men, in
tneir Territorial policy-the Acknowledgement
OF cltizens west of the Mississippi, and all-and
'ney saw the great mass of the people were
against them stronger than ever. An over.
whelming defeat stared them in the face NJ
man OF sense, understanding the exact state Of
affairs, and the influences bound to be arrayed
against their ticket was willing to risk race
So the grand idea entered their profound nod
dies of killing two birds with one stone 20
running and having defeated certain leading
men in their party Of foreign birth-thus gettin,
them out of the way hereafter-and at the sam,
time compelling the Wings to fight foreign
ticket, and thus placing us in fasle position
Now, here the foreign voters can see the Who'll,
of the game. Here is every card which thu
Democrat editor and those acting with him now
hold in their hands. For weeks they have moi
had the remotest idea of electing solitary man
on their ticket. But if they can only get the
Wings to fight foreign ticket, the false charge
of =" Nativism" is fastened upon them foreve,
hereafter, and next year they can have it all
their own way. Perhaps they will succeed!
Now, is it not base insult to the intelligence
of these citizens of foreign birth to approach
them in this way? Can any German, or Irish
man, or Frenchman be made to believe any such
stuff that the "Whig leaders" here are all po-
litical Native Americans? Are we not all your