Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-05
%" Correspondence Of the Tines.
The Sham Denaocracy-Olds and Administrations
bers coming in--Minstcr Soule-St. Paul and Minne-
WAsHrNcroN Cry, Nov. 18th, 1854

WASHINGTON Cry, Nov. 11th, 1854.
The days of the rule of the Sham D emocracy
are numbered. The recent rout in Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Indiana and now in Illinois, Wisconsin,
Michigan, New Jersey and New York, has brought
this wicked administration down level with the
earth-to rise no more forever. 1t is a matter to
rejoice over. Two years ago it came into power
with majority unprecedented. The Government
in its Legislative, judicial and Executive Depart
ment, was entirely md completely in its hands,
and Franklin Pierce and his political friends ex-
crcised their power with vindictiveness, and
malignity never before known in the history of
the Government. The people have now passed
judgment on their acts, and consigned them to an
early and ignominious retirement. Every pledge
they made has been violated, and almost every
public act has been coupled with nfamy.
Among the many gratifying incidents of the
late elections are the defeat of Edison 3. Olds of
Ohio, and VIM. A. Richardson of Illinois. Both
were conspicuous tools of Pierce and Douglas in
the Nebraska fraud; both are coarse, vulgar, un-
scrupulous, noisy demagogues-corrupt and cor
rupting to all they touch. The verdict which was
passed upon them was most righteous. Their de-
feat may be even estimated by an immense saving
in dollars and cents to the public treasury. Such
men, in public places, are national disgrace.
The distant members of Congress are beginnin
to arrive, and strangers are coming in to see and
attend the approaching session of Congress. 1t
will doubtless prove proAigate session. The de-
feated members will make the most of their op-
portunities selling out their influence and votes
for the highest sum. The President has promised
Offices to all who have fallen in the Nebraska war;
and you may therefore look out for hard times
ahead. They cannot all get what they want, and
as Pierce is to retire without a party, it is not
probable he will be careful to fulfil his pledges.
Very likely therefore war will be commenced on
him in Congress by his own party.
News has been received here that Min. Soule
at the Spanish Court, has been refused permission
to go through France. He was concerned in the
late revolution in Spain; and if the accounts are
correct he has deeply disgraced our country
This comes from sending foreigners abroad to rep
resent us. 1t was by the promise of Offices to
such men as Soule and Belmont Ga German Jew)
that MIR. Pierce obtained the foreign vote of the
country. The Postmaster General is an Irshman
his assistant is an 1rishman, and believe his
chief clerk is a Dutchman. But greater disgrace
than the appointment of these men was the cleo
tion of Franklin Pierce himself.
The accounts we received here of the rapid
growth of st. Paul and other towns in Minnesota
make us marvel. One would think in looking
over the Times, that it represented commercial
city of 10000 souls. Doubtless in a afew-perhaps
hve-years it will. If the energies of the young
territory are not cramped by any corrupt legisla-
fion it is not easy to calculate its growth. There
can be no doubt that it is more desirable place
to settle on account Of soil, climate and CONNER
cial advantage than either Kansas or Nebraska.
From what know of high latitude further east,
and from what have read and heard of Minnc-
sofa. do not doubt that its climate is or will be
when the country is cleared and settled, one of the
healthicst in the world. l have long desired to
see it and made some attempt to leave for that
purpose, which another season hope to carry
out Yours truly
UMBAGOG.