The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-10-28
FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER p Isl.
Mendins his Manners-Par,ia,,y.

whole of which we are not once dcsicn,t.l
as liar" ''scoundrel," or a "swindlcr -
His Is so unsual that we feel disposed TO have
hopes Of his return to common deccncy: and
IN the same spirit that he now manifests, we
VIII take sufficient notice of his article to set
him right on one or two points. lie says:
THE Mimnesolians ticket lat the recent
clectionl was nominated by unfair means
How 50: The f.ct that the nominations
were to come cifwas generally known through
out the Legislative district There were poll
cd at the ballot for candidates SOC votes. The
candidates nominated had OH an average about
.four to one over the Times candidates What
was there unfair in this. Where were the un-
fair means used to bring this result about
And besides, very nearly all the Wings pres
ent-thc real old influential, f.htin. Whig- of
ST. Paul, Were there, aud every man Of this
character. so far our observation extended,
voted for two at least out of the three Wings
nominated. We're these men bought up
Does the Times say they were there a. uphold
crs Of fraud, or that their f,voricS, Mcs>rs.
Fullerton, Marshall and Mccormick. would
have voted in the Legislature to uphold a
fraud, had They been elected? Here is the
point of the matter.
I;ut the truth j., the Times was fairly beaten
in the conycntion--badiy beaten by the efforts
of old and tried orthodox Wings, and it has not
ROW the masnaiiimiiy TO own up. That might
prove that its influence is not SO great among
the masses a il would wish lis green and gul-
liilc readers 10 imagine. As To The course the
Times adopted afiT it was bcaten--gning over
into the Loc"iocn Administration camp, neck
and heels and dcnoumcinS on the morning Of
the election all the Wings in the field as abet-
tors Of fraud--as VIC have before remarked, it
is welcome To all the Wing capital it can make
that head.
But in the neat place. the Times fertilizer de-
ciares:
Prey ious however. TO the election. the cdi-
tor of the Minncs"iian waited upon and
asked to harmonic. but he declined"
Now. we pronounce this statement most un- /
',aalifcdiy lals,'. We were never waited upon
hy any one having any authority whatever |
from those Wings who differed with us, and
asked 10 harmonic. II the editor refers to Il
street conversation between Col. Harrington
lac (the editor of the Times was present he
certainly kno,rs that Col +. spoke of the mat
tee IN a ocular way. and without any author
iy from any dissenting Wings to make such
"a proposition. Tie "" were givcn distinctly /
10 understand before the conversation ended. ,
And what right has The editor OF the Times /
were his assertion. true. 10 regard aS bind
i'm, 4 ~.,.i
.sho ststaiar.i Ill course during tae campaign, !
J,Tirafc ,icws>cN pressed by of is editors in
a street conversation, This is new doctrine
in Wing party tactics. O"r friends not
cattle 10 lc DR., en- ABOUT AT the will OF one
man.
Eat even had We Scnicd To 20 into Il par
Is organization, how did the Times stand
that question. 4, carly a> the :;0,h O; Aug
uSt, the Tinr>, in article speaking Of the
kind of nrn W. sl"ul,i srul 10 the Legislature ,
wrote and published as follows:
There great. j0I'ittni issues. and
there is nn necessity FOR ~rII"E>iY ,pnE.RING
10 FATTY. particularly when a question of 81 /
much Importance to Minnesota is now before |
the people.
The Times editor would have shown Il beau
iiful degree OF CONSISTENCY 10y going with us for
a party organization after thu, strongly com
hitting himself Il ,till>t it. GA the other haEd,
The NinAcsutian took 40 such position al any
time. but stood ready {" :" into the party lai
ness whenever Il mai",ity of the party will
I'll. Had We Joined issue with the Times npon
his platform oi the :;pth q. August, he certainly
would have been Compelled 10 fight against
party organization to the ..biitcr end = aud to
fight against whatever Wing, might lie nolni-
nate,l--as hr did. 1t is lhus shown. his posi-
ton would have hccn the same dcnh Whis
organization Il, it proved Ia he without one.
The truth is, neis hbor. You hal rs wcll coast
flvunIerin1 about i 4 misis and fu.>, AIT, mptng
TO explain y,.ur position. No di: cerhn" viii.
in the Territory i at all disappointed at it
We all kncw. at the oat>ct, your intimate
hand-and- glove connection with The leading
racn Of the present .ldmustratiou--th Ne
braska oflicc-hUllrI- Of Minnesota, and those
who chiefly su.i.tn them aud We all
knew you would I've c"nioeH,d TO light for THEN
supremacy and tli, success ut their party when
ever they require y"u 10 take tia; cour,c
openly. S,c.tNy, you have been worhim. and
operating; that way all the while. Do not,
then. be l;,i,orng under the absurd lal,ucina
ton that you a-ionishc'l any man Of brains and
observation WHEN Jon came out in favor of the
full bloodct LocUcoco ticket. We were all pre-
,arrsl for it long before.
Let the pat i!cn Tor your own sake, tax"
care of Itself, aid nI.iLc amend, in the future.
Come out from amen: the condemned and con
taminatcd cam,,-iollon"rs of this sinful and
corrupt Administration cut loose from Cor
Inan and his adJuntS get upon the good old
Republican Wing platform; rally for fair,
honest Territorial Convention next year. Ia
nominate for ConsacSS a suitable man who will
stand firmly upon this platform, and 20 into
the field with his sleeves rolled up to war