The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-09-08

CoRREspoxDExcr.-W have received COM
municatioa from friend, Mr.. Jno. Greer, Of Kspo-
sa which is too long for publication entire, but we
will cndeavor to answer his queries satisfactorily as
possible.
Our friend appears to feel some annoyance because
the wings Of his district charge that he was instru-
mental in having matters cut and dried" Tor the
Democratic county meeting held at Mendoza. Those
wings are very wicked and do not hesitate to charge
the Democrats with all sorts Of crimes. We were at
the meeting, and can testify that the charge is entire
" unfounded. We feel satisfied that no person who
is intimately acquainted with our friend, would for
one moment believe him guilty Of having sc cut and
dried" any political movement-of the kind.
Our correspondent appears very sanguine Of Demo-
cratic in Dakota county, and, referring to the
loud and long denuncaton Of county ticAetby the
Wings. says, "thcy Uhe Whigs) may continue to
blow their horn as loud they can-they will do US
HARM"
Speaking Of the Wing meeting held on Saturday
last he says that they should BE honest in drawing
party lines" and then openly and plainly informs the
W
close as possible and accomplish the election of
rs man" on the Democratic ticket
In the anxiety of our valued friend that nothing
should prevent straight Democratic vote for the
nominees Of the district convention for the Council
and House of Representatives, he requests Joseph
r. Brown, of Dakota county, VIM. II. Mobiles, of
Scott county, and DIR. II. Fletcher, Of Hennepn CO.,
to announce through the Democrat, their principles
of democracy We presume that the gentlemen
nominated for the House will notice this CALI as they
read the Pioneer, (every person should do SOY and
will reply as best suits them; but we, Joseph X.
Brown, the nominee for the Council will here public
Iy state, that we are not contributor to the Demo-
crat, AS our friend should have known, by the fact
that nothing worth reading appears in that print
We do, however, write for the Pioneer, and will,
through this old established and well tried Democrat
ic sheet, inform our friends "and the rest of man
Kind" that principles of Democracy are decided
" democratic. We are in favor of General Pierce
and the Compromise, opposed to the distribution Of
the Public Lands, AMI National Bank we advo-
cate the election Of Henry NJ. Rice for Delegate to
Congress, and the early admission Of Minnesota 4
State, bur will oppose the nomination Of Kcssuth to
the Presidency of this Republic the annexation OF
A.,st-in -i - . W. ,--~ .Lii -: e
Austria-for the present. We are thoroughly in IA
of Pacific Rail Road Through MINES ota) and
the early removal of the Sioux to the land reserved
for Meanwhile opposed to the Road to Ru-
in, and the new location for the WnrebaSoes. Jn
short, we Denocrat---have never been, or pro-
fessed to be- anything else have never allowed any
combination Of circumstances to withdraw us from an
advocacy of Democratic measures, and having the
utmost confidence in our Democracy. we viii give on,
hearty support to-ourscf for the Council, from the
9th Council district.
| Our friend further suggests that he hopes that
these candidates will feel inclined to take the Demo
cat, printed at ST. Taui, formerly edited by Robert
son, and place it upon the STANDARD Of Democracy
Most assurcd'y, uc--,hat Is, the candidate for the
Council from the 9th Council dstrct-wiil do all We
can to assist neiehbor We labored hard and al
most necessarily to place the Democrat upon the
standard Of Democracy" while it was " edited b,
Robertson, but successful, because there
was an entire want CT Democratic principle in tn,
editor. Since that press has changed hands con
tess we have not done much, hoping the edito
would place himself "upon the standard Of Deinoc
racy." II our friend thinks the Democrat is no
'upon the standard" and will inform us wha, i
deemed necessary to put the Democrat straish, cup
on the stand ,rd OF Democracy we will make tn. a,
tempt will talk TO them like a Dutch uncle, an,
if unsuccessful, the fault will not be with us.
/ Oar friend is one Of the very few persons in tn
Territory who does not take the Pioneer, and h
therefore cannot be expected have obtained correc
information as to what has been transprins in tn,
Territory, and he has but lately understood that Jo
seph r. Brown Chat means us) held the office o
Chief Clerk in the House Of Representatives las
January" II is really surprising that friend has
neglected to subscribe for the Pioneer. Here he has
been living but five miles from the metropolis of thi.
great Territory, and thinks we were Clerk of the
House Only one month, when we were in ,ha, very
important position during the entire session Hc al
80 wishes to know " how we came by our election
at that time" Why. dear me- only thinl--he is OF
opinion that the Chief Clerk is lust common sort OF
m indiyiiua like the members that may be made of
common material. This is by no means the case-
Almost any kind of material will answer for a mem
Der, but for Chief Clerk it is entirely different
Ta!en; of high order is necessary for that positions
and that peculiar Kind Of talent being very scarce in
market, we were called upon with request from the
united wisdom of tie House that we would conde-
sccnd accep, the office As to our election il was
very singular affair altogether. We served one half
the session before We were elected, during which
time diligent search was made for some other person.
but could be found, suitable, aud we were com
PEELED be elected. We received the entire vote of
the House, with the exception Of few bogus demo-
Gratis. Being Clerk is an awful severe undertaken ing
and requires Constant, and heavy expenditure of tai
cni which accounts for being reduced to the me-
ccssi,y Of running for the Council next fall
We grati6ed at the assurance Of our cores
ponden tina, the Democrats have call agreed to elect
one man delegate to Congress, wthou, iiscor-
dani yo;cc This is as It shoud be- one is enough a,
this time.