The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-06-01

When news Of the passage of the Nebraska
Bill reached here, we published the fact, along
with the congressional proceedings attending
it, and expressed a hope that the measure, in
its practical workings, would realize the good
to the territories and the whole country, which
had been claimed for it by its friends in Con-
gress. We expressed no opinion upon its
merits; not understanding how Our voice, either
of approval or Of dcnunciation, could have any
possible influence since the bill had become q
law, and since we were located in Territory
where no tangible effect could be given to our
sentiments, by vote or otherwise, to procure
its repeal or continuance. This, the Times
characterzcs as weak, vascilating, policy
steering" &c.
The Times also published an account of the
passage of the bill, and accompanied it with
an article, which struck us as being so rare
specimen of bombast and bathOs, that we could
not resist the inclination to republisl it. We
gave it without comment, except as to its style
ofcxpresson that our readers might be free to
receive the influences of its arguments and its
ma!cdctions, as well US to enjoy laugh over
it, as we had done. But, even while we laugh
cd, we could not rcprcss the prayer, that the
daggcrs Of exclamation stuck SO thickly oil
though the Times article, might not be typi-
cal of other daggcrs which were penetrating
the virtuOus heart and soul of the editor. We
arc satisfied our prayer was answered; else he
could not have survived to indite the article
which appeared in yesterdays issue
In that article, is found a series of logical
progression, as peculiar in its line, as was the
specimen we copied. He commences by in
sinuating that we are d" nOn-committal, vascil-
lating," and the like; that we are bound up
through various fears from expressing any Opn-
ion whatever; but gathering courage as he pro-
cccds, classes us III last among the defenders of
this "monstrous wrong' and winds up by con-
signing us, after the most approved fashion,
into wel-mcrited oblivion" After he has
thus placed our winding-shect about us, and
lowered us into the grave, he is cOmplaccnt
enough to let our bones rest in peace. Sober
ly; if the Times editor, has any idea of the
ril, u Gus, he must be thoroughly penetrated
Herewith as he rc-pcruses his effort Of the 3lst
of May.
1t has afforded us more amusement than an
noyancc, to mark the avidity with which some
of our contemporaries seize upon every cX-
preston appearing in our editorial columns,
which can by any ingenuity, be tortured into
an occasion Of attack. So soon us any tenn
pOrary leader has scented track, and given
an alarm, the whole pack is in motion, and
" each barking cur, Tray, Blanche, and
Sweetheart joins in the yclping chorus.'-
But the Times editor has, in this instance,
surpassed all his fellows. 1t will be hard for
them to rival him in his last attempt they
cannot hope to surpass him. In their most
desperate efforts they have had some ground
work, either of positive assertion, or of dexter
ously distilled illsinuation, on which to build
their datrbcs. The Times, however, ventures
upon prcrogativc Of the Deity; for out of
nothing, either in the way of express assertion,
or OF covert limiting, on the subject in our col
umns. it creates II long article of warning and
denunciatiOn. We expressed no opinion what
ever on the merits of the Nebraska Bill, and
yet VIC are stigmatizcd Us among its aidcrs.
abctters, and cndOrsers. We are at loss
whether to charge this injustice to the editors
folly or his dishonesty; to the account of one
or the other, it certainly belongs.
The Times will not by this, or any other
provOcation, drive us into discussion of the
slavery question, or of any other subject now
before the public, which hangs upon it. We
have no sympathy with professional slavery
agitators, Northern or Southern; but, consid-
cred politically, the most unmixcd contempt.
We believe that the agitations of the last
quarter century have produced more harm to
the slave, and thrown more obstacles in the
way of his emancipation, than the efforts of all
true philantlIropists can cure and remove in
the half century to come. We dcprccate it as
working no good, but evil, continually. Even
if we had faith in the virtue of agitation, we
should regard it the height of folly to COM
mence or couhtcnancc it, among people who,
from their political position, can make no au.
thOritativn demonstration tho subjaet--
Aliens, by our Territorial position, from the
general politics of the country, we cannot make
our voice, either of approval Or condemnation,
heard or felt, where alone it can be made eff
fectivc. There are other subjects on which we
can employ our thought and labor to more
practical advantage. The settlement of our
glorious Territory-the dotting over our mag
nj lnror 1,f