Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-08-21
M(inrresota Tiulfs,
SATURDAY, AUGUST Is, 1855.
OUR CAUSE Is ONWARD.

OUR CAUSE Is ONWARD.
It is cheering to receive, as we every day do,
the gratifying news of the progress of the Re-
publican cause throughout our Territory. Men
who hitherto have been identified with MIR. Rice
and his party, have come out boldly, and declared
themselves in favor of the Republican movement,
while others who would vote for Mr.. Olmsted
under different circumstances now declare that
they will stand by the nominee of the Republican
Conventions and do their best to elect him. The
people are beginning to view this movement in its
true lght-it is the commencement of the forma-
ton of a great party, and that party must even
tually sweep the whole Territory. 1t won't do
for men who expect to move with this party in the
future, to stand aloof now-every man is expect
cd to do his duty-to not only Know Something,
but to be SomcthnC-to be Il MANA free man
nm advocate of Freedom and Right. The Repub-
licans of Minnesota have much to cheer them.-
Let them keep at work-work earnestly, and they
will triumph Just as sure there is q Sun in
Heaven.
"ExrIRELY TOO FAST !''-Thc whiting Pioneer,
conducted by thirteen young and ambitious asp-
rants for literary fame, all of whom entertain
diverse views on politics, and are moved by
the power back of the throne greater than the
throac itself, has at last discover Sc mares
ncst,'' and cries out Sc Eureka - The prin-
cipal editor, (who by tho way is we'll known
by his connection with the old Sc Chronicle -
which professed to he Hhig but ostensby advo-
Gated the claims of Mr.. Rice, whom the same cd-
tor now dcnouuces,) having taken ga rest for a
ord, 70 rccrnr his al IL on orr;as
in defending the course Of the Sc Forty-ive bolt
ers." all at once becomes exceedingly sharp, and
thinks the TINES has made great mistake in
publishing letter from Mr.. MARSHALL wherein
that gentleman does not take the credit accorded
to him by us, in aiding in bringing the first bill
for grant Of lands for Railroad purposes before
Congress, but magnanimously gives it to his oppo-
nent. Well, what of all this? We gave the cred
it to Mr.. MARsHALL--M-. MARSHALL gives the credit
to Mr.. Rice, and the TINES is not ashamed to
publish Mr.. MARLHALL's letter, in order that no
injustice should be done to even so bitter a po-
litical opponent as Mr.. Rice. Is there anything
very bad in all this, and would the Pioneer have
done the same, placed in like situation? Not by
any means /; it hasn't the manliness, and hence
its establishment at our course.
Instead of copying but one paragr aph of Mr..
M,EsnAILs letter if the Pioneer had copied it entire
even our remarks, it would have been much
more in accordance with the conduct of a gentle
man and the courtesy due one contemporary from
another; but this We didn't expect from a mcr-
cenary who writes for pay land advocates doctrines
antagonistic to his convictions. The letter
of MIR. MARSHALL was of our Oun seeking, and in
stead of its publication being compuLsato,y on
our part, the case was just the reverse-we desired
its publication in order to substantiate the posi-
tion that Mr.. Rice did not originate the idea of
Railroad from the Iowa line to st. Paul. and
having carried this point, we can afford to allow
both the Pioneer and Democrat to put whatever
construction they please on other parts of the
letter and whatever bearing it may have on u.s.
They should remember, however, that in order to
be effective, their tricks should not be so bunging
The Pioneer and its candidate are loundering
in the mud, and probably before another week
rolls round, the old Sc Chronicle'' editor will re-
ceive such s' rebuke'' from Mr.. Olmsted, as will
cause him to hide his head in shame. Mr.. Ohm
stcd will throw off "the borrowed plumes'' in
which he has been dressed by the thirteen, and
cause futtering among the independent dcmoc-
racy, which will starte from the graves even the
dcfunct politicians o. the 10th century. Men
who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones''
so look out Mr.. Chronicle Pioneer, for that
&c bitter pill!' which you will be made to swallow