Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-07-10

THE TREE TOAD POLICY /.

The Minnesotian makes an appeal TO- the
people to choose Republican delegate onthe
ground that the majority Of the next House OF
Representatives will be of that sentiment, and
will be less likely to favor Minnesota IT her
representative is OF opposing politics.; whereat
the St. Paul Democrat comes down heavy on
the corruption implied by such an argument.
We doubt if ii is possible to reprehend that kind
of appeal too strongly. If the Republicans
who make up majority of the next House OF
Representatives are OF that style Of men who
would refuse to do Justly by any part oil the
country because that part OF the country was
represented by pro-slavery men, then the soon
CT such Rcpublicanism is over the dam the bet
ter. Old rotten Hunkerism could not be worse.
And if the editor of the Minnesotian would
himself, were he Congressman, suffer such a
consideration to influence his conduct, he has
made quite a mistake in connecting himself
with party which makes political reform the
great end Of its existence. With what party
would the Minnesotian act if Frank Pierce
had Congress entirely after his own heart!
No, gentlemen, we expect no injustice from
the next Congress, even if the most lntolerable
of whisky -and- Nebraska men is elected to be
our Delegate. That Delegate, who ever he
may be, will be in a pleasanter position in a
Republican Congress, by being Republican
himself And bunker there may be less el-
fcient because he is out of his regular element
But this tree-toad policy-this making expedi.
ency the only maxim and prompter-savors toe
much of the old order of things, and seems SC
debasing in itself, that we cannot be silent wher
such turn of argument is adopted by pro-
fessedy Republican journaL.-N. .anthony Re-
publican
That meets the point exactly, Mr.. Republi
can. We are perfectly disguised, and have
been, and shall continue to be with that stree
toad policy" as exemplifed in the career of the
Editor OF the Minnesotian. Such course vii
have greater tendency to curse the Republic
can movement in this Territory than any othel
one thing. There is no principle at the bottom
Of it, and where there is no principle there il
no basis. How can true Republicans meet or
the same platform with man who acts from &c
pediency-not from primciple?-who buys ant
sells those with whom he is identified, as hi
would buy and sell green peas and po,atoes?-
who cajoles this clique that he is going TO
them and then when he gets them into thu
stream cuts the tow-ine and sets them adrifi
81 will be your organ" says this hollow-heart
ed Republican, "if you will cut off that othe
wing paper" "Ah then, you don't act from
principle---but because you wish to be the lead
Ell of party that you can dupe---that's it. i
it?" Who doubts it?---is it not plain?--isn't
written legibly on the very countenance Of on
cotemporary? Unless Republicans can NEE
and meet as Republicans in the full sense o
the word, and build up party on Principle,
is our opinion they had better not meet at all
We wish no Judas Iscariot for our leader---i
others do, let them fall into the ranks. TIL
principles Of Rcpublicanism are just as dear t.
us now as they ever were---we shall advocate
them just as earnestly as we ever have--an
when proper men lead the column, we vii
cheerlully fall in the rear, and use our humbl
efforts in the great cause; lut 10 be yoked t
the body Of dead politician until putrefactio
...l..- rl-- - --l-:.-ss IF us little Inure tina
we are willing to perform.