The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-06-12
THE MINNESOTIAN.
st. Paul, Minnesota.
SATURDAY, JUNE u, 1852.
A WHOLE "PARTY' OVERHEARD, NECK
AND HEELS.

Let the reader not suppose by our cap
ton, that we are thus early, if at all, dis
posed to pitch into the Presidential con-
test, with which we of Minnesota have
nothing to do, and should have very little
to say, or that we are about to under
take the illustration, 10y logical reasoning
or otherwise, Of the fact that there was a
great political party capsized at Baltimore
last week. We are after no such illegit
innate game Of Minnesota journalists. Our
quarry must be sought nearer home. And
it will be seen by certain inverted points
we have placed at each end of the word
parfy, that we have our doubts about the
thing which has been thrown overheard
being party. But, by recent proceed
ings before important committees Of both
houses Of Congress, we discover that
some thing, or some body, near neighbors
of ours, are overheard, laundering about,
with the water gurgling in their throats,
and through the Democrat of this week,
crying out Justify for help TO Mr.. Sibley
and his Democratic friends, the very men
who have contributed most to pitch them
into the driving, resistless current. "Why
don't you swim % halls Mr.. Sibley. '.We
c-a-n-t," answer back Robertson and
company, in despair. BOUNDS! but ''un-
der certain circumstances man must
SWIM"
Perhaps we had as well stop and ex-
plain before we 60 any farther. Every
body recollects the war of the Democrat
and its clique upon the legislative appor-
tionment of the Territory, as fixed by the
Assembly, session before last, and upon
the men who upheld and advocated that
just apportionment, based as it was upon
the democratic principle Of equality and
justice to all parts of the Territory. 1t
is also known that last winter, circular
was drafted at certain law office up
town, and the signs manual of three ar
dent young Democrats obtained thereto,
two Of them not readily, we were informed
at the time, as the democratic central
committee of the Territory which circu-
lar, the Democrat stated, was sent to sail
the Democratic members Of Congress"
This circular contained various :.aro,,-
ments," proving conclusivcly, no doubt.
TO the satisfaction of those who got it up,
that the people Of the Territory resident
upon the unceded lands, should lie dis
.tranchised. That was the funniest De-
mocracy we ever saw, but they oont it on
to Washington, labelled Democracy. They
also got up petitions to the same effect,
and procured numerous signatures there
to, some by their influence over their
blind party followers, and others through
fraud and Misrepresentation.
We didn't say much about the matter
at the time-oEl y pokcd little fun at the
.Quixotic antics of these fellows now and
then, just to keep them in a sort of lively
stew-relying for justice to the people oil
Minnesota upon the good sense of Con-
gress, and the vigilant attention her in
terests were ever bound TO receive, so
long as Henry II. Siblcy was there to
protect them. The result proves we were
not mistaken. Recently in the House,
MIR. STUART, Of Michigan-of Kaluma-
200, Michigan-the friend and former
companion of Lawyer Ed. Rice, one of
the great guns Of this opposition to the
apportionment here in Minnesota-from
the committee on Territories. made an
adverse report 10 the petition Of citizens of
Minnesota, PRAYING CoSGREss TO n,s,p-
PROVE THE ACT OF THE TERRITORIAL
LEGISLATURE, APPROVED MARCH 81.
Aool, APPoRTIoS1NG REPRESENTATION IN
THAT TERRITORY! Hurra for Stuart and
the committee on Territories. Something
politically good does, then, occasionally
come out of Kalamazoo. Before the
Senate committee, the matter Jared worse
1t was not even considered worth report
ing upon.
While having this subject in hand, we
Will proceed to give brief history of
this whole factious warfare upon the
rights and franchises of large portion of
the people of Minnesota. We do this. not
only Tor the purpose of showing to stran-
gers who have recently come among us
some Of the beauties of Minnesota De-
mocracy, but also that we of older date
may keep posted as to facts Transporting
in our political advancement.
BY the boundaries laid down in our
organic act, much the larger norton If