The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-10-20

bly,, and has taken prominent position among the
States and Territories Of the Union.
The editor of the Democrat has several times
during the late canvass, made attacks upon us, TOR
some reason best known to himself but the Of
the Democratic ticket teins Of the first importance
to u.s. we were determined not to crafty him by en-
icrng into quarrel which might affect the result OF
the election and We therefore let him ego with his
words the subject after elect,on. Now, however,
there reasons which npei us TO refrain from no
ticing particularly, any thing tina, has passed.
The editors political degradation is written
in the history Of the Terri,ory,-hs attacks on oar
democracy, therefore. work injury, except to
Gil District to defeat us, favorable to our suc
cess that we cannot have any but feeling Of regret
that he and his friends did work earlier and more
steadily. Ii they had commenced operations one
month sooner we would doubtless have received the
Unanimous vote of the District. Contrary to our ex-
pecatons too, we perceive that he still possesses the
remnant Of conscientious impression Of right and
wrong. lie appears 10 feel the political degradation
entaied upon him by former acts Of reachery to the
principles Of Democracy, and he doubtless regrets
deeply that circumstances should have mpeed him
TO the commission Of such damnng political SINS
of the political iafamy he has earned that when he
meets US, he can scarcely look good honest Demo-
era, in the face.
Believing tina, he feds all we could say as to his
political Iahessness, and the unbounded boLy Of his
tactics must feel towards him. Of pity, than
of anger We will not notice his former course to-
wards 10, unless drirea do so, by future attacks
TIKI Posr-MAsrEE AT Sr.PAUL.-The Mime
sotian comes out hard the post-offcc. 1T is usy
singular that no cause for complaint existed previous
to an election in which Mr.. Forbes lbored hard and
successfully agains, the Wing ticket. in St. Paul.
One great cause Of complaint, on the part Of the
Minnesotan, is foows:--s just before closing Our
columns yesterday, we begged for letter, which we
knew was in box, and finally had to 90 round and
take it," This charge clearly proclams the csarqetr
Of the dissatisfaction Of the Minucso,ian. IL is well
known that for the convenience Of those connected
with the press in this city, boxes are constructed to
open in the hall Of the posi-ofce, and each box has
lock and KEY, which is controlled BY the owner oil
the box. IL may lie opened at any time by the own.
er. without delay and without all interruptins the
business Of The office. If the senior Of the Minneso.
tian was anxious to obtain a letter which he knew
was in bis box, all he had to DO was to unlock his box
aud take il out.
The Minnesotian also Gays, " on Saturdays, sub
scrbers to the Minnesotian who receive their papers
through the post-oAice should always he able to &c,
them before noon AS they invariably deposited in
the office before that hour but we have frequently Of
late heard complaints from this quarter which justi
fy Us in believing there il something carelessly OF
rOt;enly wrong about the st. Paul post.offce."
We publish the following which the editors ma,
not have seen yet
"Postmasters are not bound to receive from the
publishers. weekly newspapers published in the city
town village where the postoiiice is kept and de
liver them to subscribers, calling at their office for
them. Laws aud Regulations for the Govcrnmen,
Of the POst-Ofhce Department, 1882.
Now i, is well known fact that the post-ofhce in
this city has invariably distributed with regularity all
the papers deposited in the Office although doing &C
is not obligatory upon him. 1t is labor for which
he car expect no other reward than a consciousness
OF having conferred a favor upon the propretors Of
the several presses well as the subscribers residing
beyond the carrier bounds.
Complaints Of ,h,s kind arc certainly in bad taste
under the circumstances. Ii the Mnnesotian is dis
satisfied with the very efficient exertious Of Mr.
Forbes at the polls, to which may be attributed the
defeat Of Of the wing candidates, why not SAY
go. Why commence an unprovoked attack him
in his official capacity, through feeling of poliica
spcoul
We believe that no man could labor more assidu
ousIy to meet the demands Of the postofiice, thar
does Mr.. Forbes, and Mr.. Terry, the clerk in tn,
Office, far our knowledge extends, gives entire
satisfaction to all these having business with the post
office.