The weekly Minnesotian., 1853-03-19

though we'll stricken jim years, is green-vcry
green, about inaugural addresses, as well a:
Minnesota matters and things in general. Sh'
puts on her specs and reads: at is relief te
hno1c that no heart but mine CAN knotc: &c.-
Jehu O'Cataract! Frank must have beer
drunk when he wrote this-or else he never dir
write it,, She reads a little further on
Every American citizen, conscious that hi
has me, Frank Pierce. as :" an agent behind
him. shall claim it. as his acknowledged right
to stand uaaHrabIe, even in the presence o
princess ["Gas.r1 Still further on: 81 lIav
ing no implied engagements to suppiy-no re
wards to bestow--no resentments to remember
and no personal wishes to consult in selections
as Dogbcrry would say; a rchashing Of Old
Zack's' mo friends to reward-no enemies tc
punish Oh! gentlemen, l tell you this is a
base forgery-a vile Whig forgery-or else
or else, Robertson ,cas not consulted about the
matter, which you know is just as bad
Here then was cause of great perplcXity and
commotion. The "PiOnecr" branch of the
Democracy-morc credulous or more discern
ing, we don't know whicli-concluded to receive
the bantling and pronounce it orthodox, Just as
it came, after the fashion the negro received
the streak of lightning. "whereber him hal
mind to strike dis child Extras were issued
early next morning from both the democrat
ic'. otfices-thc Democrat doing the deed amid
many ymsgivings, doubts, fears and uncertainties
while the Pioneer boldly sent the mssivc forth
relying firmly, we presume, upon their "agen,
behind" to back them up and stand by them III
the act.
During the ensuing two days and nights the
show went on. The little flock who style them
selves the exclusive faithful" were in dire
pcrplcxity; the great bcll-weather, the editor
of the Democrat, being absent, no one could
settle the 'vexed question as to the authen
ticity Of " Franks noggeral, as some of then
styled it. Was it genuine or was it Whia
forgery? That was the question. Some
argued vehemently in the affirmative, other:
reno nstrated stoutly in the negative; while {
third and very respectable Glass; both in poin
OF numbers and Judgment thought that even il
it was the genuine. simon pure document, they
could see nothing very "darnation smart
about it.
Well, the fun went on, and the Wings enjoy.
ed it hugely, of course The exhibition appear
ed to have been gotten up expressly for theil
benefit and amusement, in this their supposed
hour OF trial and dependency. In the very
hey-day of their prosperity and power we have
never known them in such flow of spirits
But, as already remarked, every thing must
have an end-monkey shows as well as
monkeys notwithstanding farces as we'll as
dull sermons BY the time the Democrat was
ready to come out on Wednesday. change
had come over the mind of the present presid-
ing genius thereof, and the following faint
praise-damning paragraph was the result:
- 1t is an able and we'll considered document
and the views of the Executive therein set
forth. we believe will be highly satisfactorily
to large majority of the American people
This is perhaps an attempt to arrive at what
the bona tde editor would have said had he
been at home, rather than the honest opinion
| of the writer. 1t must be So considering tbt
contrary noise we heard about town from tha
quarter. But it had the effect to settle the dis
pute between the quid nuncs of the party: an,
so endcth the fun provided for the dull season
of this year of grace. Well, so be it, ",
and the rest of the Wings had our full share O
it, and can now afford to rest in good spirit
till Lake Pepin thaws out