The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-07-10
The Dem0czaii Congressional Conven.
lion.

ZION.
It is evident that some of the leaders OF
of the Fusion, or Republican party, SO call
ed, in this Territory, entertain strong hopes
Of defeating the Democratic nominee at
the next election of Delegate. Although
We apprehend no such untoward result, yet
It is the duty of the Democracy to take
every necessary precaution to ensure the
success of their candidate. 1t would not
be the part of wisdom for us to reman idle
simply because we believe the adversary to
be weak, and our own party strong. The
same combination of factions and "isms"
which has effected the defeat of the Demo
cratic party elsewhere, exists among us,and
no pains will be spared to make that com
bination as victorious here as it has been in
few of the States. It is true that great
reaction has taken place since the elections
referred to-so much SO, indeed, that it is
very improbable single one in the list of
Democratic States, in which the Know.
Nothings and Fusionlsts have been for once
successful, could now be carried by them
The Convention at Philadelphia has broken
the strength of the Known othings by re-
vealing their monstrous and proscrptive
doctrines in all their naked deformity and
corruption. Affecting the character of o
great purifying national demonstration, their
utter hypocrisy has been shown by the pro-
ceedings in Massachusetts, where the State
Legislature, composed of vast majority OF
members of the Order, have disgraced them
selves, not only, but the whole State, by an
exhibition Of personal and political depray-
tty hitherto unknown in the history Of par
ties. Their closing act of notification of a
law Of the United States, is u fit illustra
tion of the temper and spirit which actuate
this new.fangled political sect, and has had
the effect to open the eyes of honest and
patriotic men who had been beguiled into
their ranks under false pretences, bat who
are now abandoning them with every mark
of adherence and detestation.
The Fusion party of Minnesota is CON-
posed mostly Of the very men who at first
favored the Know-Nothing movement, but
who now style themselves "Republicans."--
With them are associated the rabid
AboIitionists and Socialist allies of the Gree.
ley stockholders who regard the passage
of the Prohibitory Liquor Law as the ne
plus ultra of legislation and some whose
opinions are so unfxed and unsettled as to
be liable to be led away by every wind OF
doctrine" To these may be odded, unscru
pulous and trading politicians" who, to
subserve their own purposes, are ever willing
to enlist under any banner which they hope
will lead them to the loaves and fishes.
To meet and conquer this motley array,
this new phase of Seward and Greeley
Whiggery-the Democracy must be united
in the support Of a man who will receive
the SURFACES Of the entire party In max
ing e selection, care should be taken by the
Convention to choose no one who, by his
anteeedents, has rendered himself obnoxious
to any considerable portion of the Democ
racy. principles everything and men no
thing" should be inscribed as the motto of
the Congressional Convention. With a
standard bearer whose political and person
al character are alike unimpeachable, and
whose integrity will give weight to his po-
sition in the halls Of Congress, we, may con-
fdently look for an overwhelming triumph.
Such men are happily numerous in our par.
ty, and we trust that from among them will
the choice be made. = I, ~ ~ 81.
A1most q Tragedy.
A man named Lyman Towle, whose card