The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-01-22
THE MINI ESQ TIA N
Saint Naul, saturaal, sanlnrg q, 1853.
Minnesota Politics.


Minnesota Politics.
About two months after the organization of
the Territory of Minnesota, the senior editor of
this paper landed upon the spot where st. Paul
now stands. We came here not as an office
seeker, but to earn an honest living by the
pursuit of q business to which we had been
bred. We were not hcralded by a flourish OF
trumpets, that we were the greatest editor
alive-thc most influential member of our party
that had ever Travelled up the Mississippi, or
I hat we had plenty of cash in our pockcts-the
spols of official patronage. The latter misfor
poverty-has been our
greatest sin in the eyes of the editor of the
Democrat, and is what he means when he speaks
Of our being irresponsible" Hei naughty.
aristOcratic fool; and despiscs
in his heart those who cannot afford to live in
as good house as he, although for interest he
tries to keep upon good terms with those of his
party who in his heart he regards as the eanaiie.
This is brief outline of the feelings, character
and disposition of d. A. Robertson.
Well matters here early demonstrated the
fact, that to start the Territorial government
successfully, no editor could do his duty and
lend his influence to promote the bitter end of
political partyism. We havein these columns
again and again, demonstrated the fact that
the Territory has succeeded, and succeeded
only, through the mutual action upon local
affairs, of men of opposite national politics. 1t
is not at all necessary to go over the ground at
this time The thing has been done; and the
line of policy to which this paper is now at
tached, and always has been, is the cause of its
accomplishment. We are this day enjoying
greater degree of advancement and prosperity,
and privileges of every description. social. po-
litical and religious than fell to the lot of
any other frontier community that has grown
ND on this continent. There was only one way
to bring about this result: A plain, straight
forward action; Independent of brainless and
factious political adventurcrs; with an honest,
truthful purpose steadily in view; looking for
fear or favor neither to the right nor the left.
This has been our course. We have never
loaned our columns to deceire our readers, at
home or abroad. The opposite has been the
course of the editor of the Democrat He has
continually attempted, instead of trying to
create, to destroy. BY ISLANDERS the most vii
famous, farsehoOds the most glazing, and de-
ceptions the most outrageous, he has cndcav-
ored to hold Minnesota back, and ride into
power upon the ruins of her best interests and
best citizens. His course has been almost
continuous war-nOt upon principles-for in
deciding the great national principles at issue
between the Wing and Democratic parties, the
people of Minnesota have no vOice-but viO-
lent. vindictive personal war upon the character
and social standing of men, whom circumstances
had placed between him and the attainment of
his selfish ends. lie has been prepared at any
and all times, not only to tell the basest false
hoods about his opponents, and to backen their
characters by all species of SANDER and defama-
ton, but to deceiue his O,rn party. This last
act Of base and selfish meanness he has been
guilty of nearly as often as he has other out
RACES, which should brand him as entirely I'M
worthy the confidence of honest and upright
men. We will prove single instance from his
own columns. The number of the Democrat
issued immediately subsequent to the last Terri
torial election, contained the following an
nounccment of the result in the Territory,
capped by emblazoned characters occupying
the space of an eighth of column:
MINNESOTA HAS FOLLOWED THE EXAMPLE OF Or
EGON!-THE DEMOCRACY OF MINNESOTA VICToRI-
Ors.-TO our Democratic friends in the States
we send greeting, the glorious intelligence that
our beautiful Minnesota has been rescued from
the grasp Of Whiggery! The Democratic ban
ner now floats triumphantly over her soil
Her Democracy, hitherto borne down by the
official influence of Whiggery. have rallied to
the rescue, and like their brethren of Oregon
stand erect and victorious!! All hail the infant
Democratic giant of the North West!
Our annual election held yesterday. for the
election Of members of the lower branch of the
Legislature, and county officers was complete
route, perfect Waterloo defeat of Whiggery.
Just enough of Wings have escaped the general
slaughter to carry home an account of their
overwhelming discontinue.
A few days after this announcement, business
called us to the state of Ohio The Democrat
reached there about the time we did, accomp;,-
MED by private advices-no doubt from the
editor Of the Democrat or some of his tools
that We had ran off to escape a Democratic vic
tory here at home-that the Mnnesotian wa.
ruined, and that it was probable we would
never return here. But this is small mat
ter; We only mention it to show that the brig
and war carried on against those associate,
with us in local politcs-aganst us and on
business is not confined alone to the column
Of the Democrat.
Well, of course, just upon the eve of Prcsi
dental election, the Democratic presses of th,
States believed this. 1t was copied extensively
and in due time We have the echo in the column.
Of the Democrat. In that sheet of the 10th
November, after the Presidential contest wa
decided, and after ample time had elapsed tt
allow the returns of every district in the Terri
tory to reach st. Paul. we find what follows:
The DEMOCRACY OF THE STATES REJoIcIy,
OVER OUR LATE ViCroRY.-The result of orr LAT,
Territorial election has given the democrats o