The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-03-12

perhaps some few others. At this meeting the
offices to be filed in the Territory by the new
Democratic administration were parceled out
among the faithful, leaving that of Governor
blank. A letter was also given him by those
present. recommending him to the confidence
of the President elect. Little did his friends
dream what use he would make of that blank
and that letter. But true to his propensity Of
deceiving those who had stood by him in his
darkest hour he proceeded to Ohio, from whence
he writes back that he can be Governor, provi
ded he can get an endorsement from the lead
ing Democrats of Minnesota! Did he get it =
Did Larned, and Greedy, and Russell, and Dut
ton, and Stimson, and Oliver-did any of the
sSpartan Band" of the late Legislature endorse
him for that office! 1t is stated on what VIZ
conceive to be good authority, that they die
not We hear it asserted all about town. tina
they even went so far as to send on strong
protest against his appointment; and in order
to hurry it along had it telegraphed from Gale
ma. If this be true-and we have very little
reason to doubt it-they acted in the premises
simply with integrity to their party, and il
vindication of selfrespect. He had deceived
them in Withholding himself as a candidate fol
this high Office, until he imagined he had then
in his power, and they would be compelled to
endorse him. Vain hope! Truly, "the way O.
the transgressOr is hard"
It was well-known fact in Minnesota, and
at Washington, previous to Robertson's leaving
here, that the great leading Democratic inter.
est of the Territory which had been the prima
ry cause of his migration hither, had deserted
him-had refused from the outset of his villain
Gus movement in regard to the disbursement o.
the Sioux money. to sustain him. And now We
have seen, within the last week or two, that his
famous Spartan band" of the Legislature has
gone the same way We state what is notorious
fact in St. Paul, that there is not here single
prominent individual of the old line Democracy
who sustains him for the place he is seeking
Three or four of the lesser lights still throw
their fltful CLEANS along his pathway, but they
are, without exception, creatures of his own
creation-men who live, move and have theil
being by him and through him.
to his transgressions, inflicted upon his party
and upon the best interests of Minnesota. We
should like to see President Pierce appoint him
Governor! A man who has, as we have shown
so thoroughly demoralized his party, Eve use
the term in the military sense would cut q
beautiful figure in attempting, at this late day
to unite and harmonize it, and bring it under
scrviceable drill and discipline. Politically, il
would suit us precisely. If he could not sue
coed in his schemes in the day of his power
when he had more than one-half of the Democ-
racy of the Territory to stand by him, and lend
their talents and influence to back him, it is
very plain he will make much less Roadway
when stripped, as he now is, of all this support
But We do not wish the Territory to be subject
ed to any such disgrace, and we have no idea il
will