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


Those who have been obseryant of the
political movements here, at the capital of
the Territory, during the past fortnight,
must have found therein food enough for
wonder and amazement, to satisfy the most
craving appetite. We have, ourself, been
lost, alternately. in surprise and mortiiica-
ton, at the conduct of men whom we are
glad to recognize as personal friends, but
with whose political acts we cannot SYM
pathise, and against which We feel bound,
cOurteouSly, to enter our protest. We have
been panied to notice, that muny of the
most prominent members of the Democrat
tic party, with whom We have felt proud to
affiliate, have suddenly changed the course
of their political action, and from being
stauncE upholders Of Democratic faith and
Democratic organization, are become lead
ers in the disastrous policy of party dsOr-
ganization We propose to review the facts
connected with our local politics, by way of
illustrating the Inconsistencies of some of
our politicians, and also, by Way of furnish
ing the reasons why we are constrained to
differ with them in the support of candi-
dates at the coming ele ton.
On the fifth day of September, the Dem
ocratic County Committee Of Ramsey Conn
tv, issued call for County Convention to
assemble ut St. Paul. Oh the 10th of that
month, for the purpose OF nominating can
didates for county officers, to he supported
by the Democracy at the October election.
Acting according to the suggestions of that
call, which was made by the proper author
tiles, and in the proper form, the Den'Ocra-
IT,. electors of the several precincts in the
county sent their delegates to the County
Convention, at the time, and for the objects
Indicated hy the county committee. The
delegates met at the hOnr and place desiS
mated, and proceeded with their legitimate
business in fair ani formal manner The
nominations we're made, so far as we could
observe or as, erta.n, according t , well esta
blishcd Democratic usage: and heing so
made. were according to all Democratic
rule, binding upon all men affiliated with
the Democratic party. The County Con-
vention not emily thus placed in nomination
acknowledged Democrats, but also adopted
the following resolutions, which embody, as
We believe, the trne principles of the Demo
cratic faith:
Resolved, That this Convention has entire conf
dence in the integrity and ability of the administra-
ton Of Franklin Pierce, and that feel that the De-
mocracy has reason be proud Of the frmness with
which he has sustained himself and the democratic
party against the elements Of the opposition, ana the
IIe.son Of fanatics.
Resolved, That We hold in Ieprobation any score,
association, formed for political purposes; and that
The objects Of the party styled Know Nothing are at
war with the Declaration Of Independence and of the
Constitution, and its proscriptivc principles fatal to
the freedom Of thought and the rights OF conscience,
and that no democrat does have any sympathy with
their principles, hut must hold them rs dangerous TO
the integrity OF the country.
Resolved, That this convention heartily approves
OF the principles laid down by platforms OF the Dem
ocratic party, adopted in its national conventions
and that they are the fundamental doctrines which
conceived the foundation Of the republic, and
iostered ny the administrative hands Of Jefferson,
Madison, Monroe, and Jackson.
This convention, then, by the regularity
of its institution and proceedings. and by
it's frank acknowledgment of Democratic
tod SaitIl oil ha
authority necessary to carry into effect the
purposes OF its organization. The fact that
another resolution was passed, endorsing
Mr.. RICE, though it was injudicious, did not
.itiatc the authority of the Convention, nor
impair the binding force of its acts upon the
body of the party We hold, then, that
the nominees of that convention, except
they be tainted with known crime, or with
positive incolnpetency, should receive the
support of every member of the Democratic
party. We cannot unite, therefore, with
those Democrats, who, as will he seen by
the published proceedings in another col
umn, have seen fit to repudiate the regular
Democratic Convention, and it's nominees.
We regret this necessity the more, because
ON personal grounds, the gentlemen present
ed by the meeting of the Goth September
would be acceptable to US in every respect
Looking, however, beyond our private pre-.