The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-10-16

Len1ai, of 81. Paul, for Representative, and
j ohm Vadney, of Little Canada, for County
Commissioner. This is an attempt to continue
the old course upon our people, in the shape /
of inhcting upon them men totally unfit for
office.-Both these gentlemen are doubtless /
good citizens in their proper sphere, but they !
are no more qualified for the Offices to which
they arc nominated, than would be a couple of
Chinese direct from the Celestial Empire"
Vadney, we are told cannot read on rr,te, or
speak English. We have had enough OF such !
county officers as he would make. If our
Canadian population wish to put men III
Office, why do they not select the competent
and educated among their number as Candl-
dates. The management of the revenues OF
Ramsey county has become too important and
intricate business to be entrusted to the con-
troll of Mr.. Vadney during the next three
years, we think.
Mr.. EDITOR Il beg to be excused if |
take the liberty Of trespassng Oh your valu-
able columns to say a few words relative to the
&" illustrious Editor of the Minaesotiaa, the
author of the above paragraph.
When a man happens to receive insolence
from another who is deemed by public opinion
to be upright and honorable, then he has rca-
son to be sorrowfal, but when the insult comes
from man who is universally known to he as
despicable as he is vile and rampant, who has
neither the tact nor the necessary intelligence
to understand the conventionalitics and pro-
pricties of those social relations which become
civilized communities from a man whose
political career has brought down upon him
the odium of all /; then, say there is no rca-
son to he sorrowful. Therefore, if the insult
which has been aimed at me in the columns of
the M,nncsotian of the 18th instant, above
quoted, had not also fallen on my constituents,
on the whole party who has honorcd me with
its support, and to whom owe my election, /
would certainly have passed it unnoticcd.
1 am charged with ignorance, by j. p.
Owens. Yes! Mr.. Editor, by that supcrla-
lively clever individual, the renowned Editor Of
the eminently able and well written Journal
The Mnnesotian." / am charged with i'll
capacity to acquit myself with success in the
duties which will devolve upon me in my Ca
pacity of servant of the People, and conse-
quently those who have chosen me as their
Representative, in his opinion, arc deficient i'll
judgment.
agree that the first of these assertions may
not be totally without foundation. have not
had the good fortune of receiving the brilliant
education of which he, Mr.. OWENS gives daily
proofs in the columns of his paper; but there
is one thing which consoles me, and in which
reioicc-it is with less education than he dis
plays, hope that by turning what little !
have been able to acquire to advantage-tO do
the utmost in my power to promote the Ill
tcrcsts and welfare Of my constituents, and of
the community of which Providence has
thought fit that as am, l should form a part.
l expect, do say, that with these dispositions
l will be of more use to my adopted country
than if, with great learning, should, through
spite and envy, employ my energies in Willy
ing all who are honorable and respected, and
to create sentiments Of discOrd and hatred
between the different religious scots and poll
tical parties, which are the necessary constitu-
ents of free and independent nation, COM
posed of as heterogeneous elements as this
people of Minnesota.
would not have troubled you, Mr.. Editor
with the request of the insertion of these few
lines on the foregoing subject, had not beer
astonishcd to see myself at such a late hour
traduced before the tribunal of public opinion
not for any useful purpose, (for no uscfu
e object could be had in view,) it being now to,
late to prevent my election, but through ma
liciousness, and that too by a man who, tw.
4 years ago, did not find my education too limitct
e to propose my name for very responsible
: situation. Two years ago this month, my nam
o was put forth as candidate for the charg
of Assessor on J. p. OWENS soi-disant Pee
pies Ticket, and that without my knowledge
1t seems l was then clever enough in hi
5 opinion, but l nevertheless thought proper t
e decline the honor of such good company.
+ have stated above that ought not to b
r sOrrowful, it was an error of mine am sorry
l. not for myself, but for poor Owens and tn
@ Know Nothings of his breed. Now, Nj
# Editor, wish it to be understood that inten
o no offence by the appellaton mean no il
science, the word is of the invention of the
) wiseacres. Oh, no. / would not be so cruel 9
u to tantalzc the unfortunate, hard-ridden jacl
IL ass of the Minnesotian, flor so he has bee
4 christencd by the Editor of the st. Anthem
e. Express, a Wing ooatrsre.) Cruelty to an
+ mails is sinful-he has been badly beaten an
l. no wonder he tries to kick and bite j; is it NJ
known that some of his species cannot be r