The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-10-01

delictions to the interest and integrity of the
Democratic party, we are forced to yield to
the regular nominees for the county Offices,
our hearty support
The difficulties attending the disOrganiz-
ing action which We have detailed, are not
confined to the county ticket The incon-
sistencies of our old friends affect as we'll
the legislative and delegate tickets. 1t will
be recollected that the prominent ground as
sumed by the seeding delegates from the
Territorial Convention of the 25th July, for
repudiating the nomination Of MIR. RICE,
was the fact that no resolutions, einbodying
the principles of the Democratic faith, were
adonted by the majority Of that Convention.
The PIONEER concurred with the minority
in their secession, regarding it as essential
to the integrity and binding force Of Demo-
cratic nominations, and especially to those
of the highest dignity, and involving the
political action of whole Territory, that
Democratic msterial should not only be re-.
presented in the canvass, but Democratic
principles also. We have inveig,ed against
the majority Of the Territorial Convention,
and against the nomination. Of Mr. RICE,
because that majority. who were his friends,
gave no evidence, by any declaration or act
of theirs, that they were Democrats, or were
acting in behalf of the Democratic party,
other than the fact, that they appeared to
have been appointed as Democrats in the
several local meetings, and had met as such,
in Territorial Convention.
This fact was made the basis of The III.
oSKER's opposition to Mr.. RICE and of its
support of Mr. OlNsrEn by adopting or,
thodox Democratic doctrines, the support
ers o: Mr.. ONSrED apparently occupied
high Democratic ground, and the position
Of the oa,ly Democratic party in Minnesota
This was the appearance Of tn. CANVASS a,
the period of our return to tn" Territory
some three weeks since. The convention,
which nominated Mr. OLMsrED had placed
itself and its nominee in support of the III
tional administration and of its measures
They occupied that position boldly aud I'M
mistakably. The old cardinal principles OF
the party were re-atfirmad The position of
the Administration upon the question,
which have latterly disturbed the quiet OF
the country-opposition to political proscrp
ton, for conscience's sake and in favor OF
the great fundamental principle Ct popular
sovereignty--was endorsed in language
whose manliness was in happy keeping
with the soundness of the doctrines embed
led Mr.. OI.MsrED had accepted the nomi
nation, and by universal political custom
had, in thus doing, bonnd himself to the
maintenance of the platform thus adopted
We had no hesitation, in this view Of the
case, in approving tie course taken by ouI
paper during our absence We congratu
lated our friends upon their discretion il
assuming their ground, and upon the spirit
with which they had maintained it. We
haze continued in the same course, no les
from Il courteous Difference to the iudg
mcnts of our friends than from nu unquai
fed approval Of the principles SGT forth.
We occupy the same position now, ant
shall continne TO occupy it. But. while thu.
doing it is due to our own >elf--cSpect, an(
to the consistency Of our Journal, to disa
VOW any sympathy whatever, with thost
acts of Mr.. OIMsrED and of his leading
supporters, which have been committed I'm
der our notice. and which are oppugnant tt
the spirit of the resolutions adopted bv the
convention which placed him in nomination
and are destructive to the organization OF
the party. We are Try to critcse tn.
acts Of our political friends; hut when ;
party which occupies by virtue Of its reso
lutionS, National Democratic and Admins
tratioa ground, relies for success upon thu
virtue of this position in one part of thu
Territory, and openly coquettcs, and bar
gains, and fuses, witlfabo|itionists, who art
the deadly opponents of Democracy, and o
the Administration, in another section
when IA candidate who, by accepting hi
nomination, virtually subscribes to the prin
ciples embodied in the Kansas Nebraska
act, and yet permits, without public dissent
paper devoted to his interests, published
in his locality, and under his coutroI, to elias
sify him "a an .Amti-Nebraska nominee