The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-07-07
MONDAY MORNING. JULY 2, 1855.
Terrible Gsnlmstiaa In the Eaemy's Camp
"kaaw NelhiHg'' Office. Holders In the Field
MIR: Rise Nominated nv = sFnsion~ Meet
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"knew N0thinS'' Office Holders In the Field
MIR: Rise NeMiaatsa nv = "Fnsion" Meet
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We are willing for ene;I u another column, our
that the next will lind the proceed
canvass iupespa souin as ut meeting OF The cit
ne decided appu pneipeIlxens o. hea wing and vicn
aieae, VS. are IN favor ef|its, itw be ssea from q
the Democratic party pant-lperusal 0f the repor, that
Ing itself upon squad na-lMr Rice stands deservedly
oaai platform father thanhgh IN the estiHaaa OF the
national are not pemeeratc) OF HaaAhae peuaiF,
aud desire that therelln fact The testimony Vt the
should be Inscribed upon eurpeape OF that paFo OF the
manners the principle Of lhefeHtarg, 10 the value OF MF
Nebraska Kansas bill De- hce's sefviees IN Gongrtss
0cfat OF 1hursdau. lis both Just and true aud VIII
ID be endorsed at the polls, II
the occasion should arise, by
1.-The almost unanimous vote
afi 0f the people of the Terri
tr .-,tf A.af3 - ery,--DemoGFat Of FIR
day,
The Democrats true position and mission In
this Territory, as a Democratic" journal. is to
stand by tue fortunes aud share the fayors Of
that division of its party that uphold the poit
zeal policy of the late Delegate in Congress-
While We admit that 1t has of late, on various
occasions---especIally since Mr.. Rice failed In
his cndeavors to get the ear of the Admins
traton so far as to remove the chief Of the OPP
posing ''Demoeratic" faction, Gov Gorman--
cndeavored TO "curry favor" with its greatest
enemies in its party. still the Democrat has no
hopes or desires at heart save in unfolding one
man, and in making all other men, however
worthy and prominent, subservient to bis in
terests!
| We will not do that one man the injustice to
suppose that he advises and cOuntenances this
proscrptive course on the part of the Demo
crat. In fact, we know quite to the contrary:
and so must know every other citizen who is
| at all acquainted with the character of that
one man to whom we allude. .
| AS an instance OF the Democrats despera-
ton in pursuing this one idea. against the re-
peated pledges of its iavorte not to again be-
| come candidate for Congress, we wish the
public to¬e the two extracts from leaders in
its COLUMNS on TIVE consecutive days of last
week, WHICH we place in jlxta position at the
head OF this article. The first is all extract from
a long-winded and personally vindictivc reply
to our mo derate article Of Tuesday Hast set
| ting forth the proper policy, under existing
circumstances to be pursued in the choice OF
our next Delegate. 1t is policy--that set
forth by us--ndOcrinatcd into the Territory
by both Mr.. Sibley and Mr.. Rice in their days
of candidacy. In 1850 Mr. Siblcy and his
friends insisted that the House of which the
Delegate would be member, must undoubted-
iy be "Democratc," (although it came very
near not being SOY and that therefore man
having democratic proclivities" Che got to
the bottom of his 'procliyitics' long since)
| ticularly reckless Wing like Mitchell Tie ar
argument won!
And then. Mr.. Rice came Out two years since.
endorsed as the nominee of the % Democratic
Territorial Convention He and his friends
brought forth the same argument and of
course there was no chance whatever to rebut
it, The argument was based again on fact.
and it again won.
AS no blatant calf ever bawlcd more Justify
for its mothers milk than did the present ed
itor of the Democrat, two years ago. for the
peoples votes upon this same argument, we
supposed, in our ignorance of the man, that we
would not be harshly taken to task ia return
ing oar Roland for his Oliver. But it appears
we were mistaken. 1t appears that when our
bull cores his OK, lit alters the case" No vile
epithet thathc can lay pen to is sufficiently
coarse to hurl at us for daring to use the old
Democratlc'' argument in answering the i'm
portant question oil the people" Who shall be
Delegates" Well, this branch of our polit-
cal BUSINESS will take care ofitsclf The people
are preparing to attend to it-and they ,ciW
But in reg ard 10 this somerset of the Demo
crat between Thursday and Friday:
Thursday, belches forththe big gun, ave are
for Democratic principles nothing else
6 This must he a contest of principle." Fri,
day, the man-worship.ng resolutions of a
baker's-dozcn meeting of the l0eople-not the
Democrats--at' Red Wing are received, pub
lished and endorsed. Principle is set aside
the next day after it was set up as the only test
of men in the contest Of the next three months
At the bidding of Mr. Freeborn, chairman, and
of Mr.. Phelps--a dollar-a-day- office holder
under this party OF principles 1.-The principles
are Z. knocked end-wisc y andpresto. change
Mr.. Phelps, the disinterested Pierce Nebraska
office bolder-thc gentleman of only official
citizenship in Minnesota /; one of those patriots
who consent to attend to the peoples land
Office and take care of the peoples politics for
the moderate sum of Ten DOLLARS PER Day
gets Bill Freeborn 1--WE all know Bill and his
political proclivities") and six or eight of the
honest Red Wing "uniuitiated'' together, and
sends forth to the world the fact that Mr. Rice /
the Democrats man--must run as a no party
candidate--a peoples, candidate. And the |
Democrat eats up its principles Of Thursday. 4
and then proceeds to re-produce therefrom as
its next days abortion, the ,anti principle Red
Wing Platform OF Phelps, Freeborn 4 Col
Mrs. Phelps 1--WE ask youth alL eanqoE and
due deierence) when did you join the Know
Nothings? When did yon receive liberty from |
your master, Frank PIERCE torgo forth as
bright and shining light in the cause Of anti
Democracy no party 1ne,prineipleism p
You were sent out from Pontiac. Michigan, to
Red Wing, Minnesota by President Pierce. |
either not to NEEDLE with the politics of the
people at all, or If you did become missionary
to shape your course in accordance with the |
principles of the administration which you
were appointed to serve. The latter is the
moro ,,roho1jo. but If seams vou ha va .soayod :,