The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-01-27
Fox tAc Pioneer.
ZION. II. III. Siblcy. Gov. Ramsey. o..
Dousmau, and their detructor, ~.
4. Robertson, of the democrat.

ME EpIroR:-lt is one If the blessed effects Of
education and rciision that community where they
Obtain, caaao; bs ho1..w mixed ct.rr lbs ttss ain.
p;ies.s OF political mount laiLs. 4 mere politician
uiatuenccd b, those deep principles of correct so-
ca, i.oi':ioa AMI sious III which arc founded on
if'ins taking ard clic as II III uut Of the III
dlv":.l man, Is eyer 10 he oatragiG1 tc i.l /.
sentiments OF community hy III ming tit OF some
setti.d notion conviction an, thus attempting I,
max" himself somcbody. whaa literally he is n,thn.
and regarded IS nothing ly The peupi. among WHOM,
io lives, In such hit the cdtor Of tn. Dem
ocfaI. 1t this tim. Understanding nothing Of hui
man nature in lis elevated and educated FORMS
il, 'annc see that man TO be influential ID f must
bc careful, to measure his words and actions by he
>trictcst r'lcs Of proprety and Justice aud that at
NJ time. and uaucr no circumstances, Is h far
iprgct himself "a - ignore tho common sense and
just feelings Of his readers, ty treating as politically
and morally dead. men whom the, delight 10 honor,
and whom ta:y Wi. continue to honor, long as viz.
tue has name, and breadth of mind and %. h art,
viii canv the day before low, political cunning, and
bitter mali hate. In such position is the cdi-
tor Of Ihr Democrat. Ith regard - the grc, If
the people II this Territory in respect their cst-
mate # tn worth AMI dignity OF our D,i,cat, the
Hon. H. IL. Shl,v, and OF Governor Alex. Ram
Born rs this editor has cn, ia l,w E. bus
er, political scho", h. canno, acccnL 10 the proud
hrigh's from which II Il gwen 10 some 10
look the broad eNralse Of the bady polite, ard the
consequence rs, that he is variance with the
uscT ard more enlarge cNrci renee # the great
among hcm he lives, and Is ever account If the
accidental circumstance q owning press vomiting
on, nc ana snlkc b!, il degree the elevation
It hiasc'i, or of tne Territory. Bat tilank. the
intelligence # the age, the day has gone by when
political rn,unttbaaks Ia b, taken ut their OWE
valuation, and the modest and ua.suuing, vet cana
bic and really deserving, b. thrust ia ihr back
.round, No man can read tn trad. OF abuse which
has been liraped t'rthr last six weeks npon Mr Sib
he's, Gov. Ramsey and Mr.. Dor>nian, men no have
all along, an! deervel, too, hold the very highest
places IN the estimation "f i.c pcoy c a, the Territory
,,h ut ceiling ashamed that We have in or Tern
10Y, press. utterly base, So lost ali sense Of
dacc1cy, so lost as to villa, due from man,
IL hold up for effect in other political circles, some
II the most worthy citizens of The northwest. 8
anavcs and miscreants, and all this too, that he
be regarded worthy of place in Ia, gift Of the
Incoming Administrations for which, constituted he
II, he can care nothing except shat u contribute
something to as pressing wants and neccssitios'-
Heaven :rh'i that SO narrow capacity, unssm-
rathiznS breast, and 50 mali r,amt ami fen lish a
heart, shall ever have place where each attributes
can d. more harm t, the Territory than hey arc now
DONG, back o u1Scrul uious and moral hatinr
PRESS. The editor %, the Democrat my continue to
rail upon some 81 cur most vau"d an. cS;,n,ab!e Eel
low cizcns, and all this for political effect abroad
but he viii vet learn what lw ,na'evolaut contracted
minds the very last to learn that characters that
have b:cn founded on the broad p. inc,,e ii being
chary 81 the feelings Of their fellow citizens that
have grown mp II community regarding the rights of
AZ, and bull ling up she Whole social AMI political
fabric, while at the same time, they have been Gle
vatin, and buh'ip, up their rel uatooS are no;
10 h: cut down by eli swoop Of his vain ccrous
pen! A man like Mr.. Sibicy. who is well known to
his friends Deilli,, his native plcc Mr..
Cs,ss among the number; who had the confidence of
that inconupihle and straight forward man. the late
Robert Stuart; who Is beloved aud respected by ali
the tral,is who have had any dealings with
him. who carries honesty and d:sairy in hi. very
look and manner; who in the Territory where he is
hest known, is most loved and honorcd this same
man. the editor uf the Democrat will learn rot to
lie cut down by sheer malevo'cnc, in; as long as
Providence gives him his life, so long docs his char
actcr assure lis that he will be found standing up
against Just such dis,uibers Of the public peace and
enemies Of social and political yr''c, as the editor Of
the Dcmocat is.
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