Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-08-07
MIxrURE.--The Pioneer, speaking of the mer-
its of Mr.. Olmsted and Mr.. Marshall, remarks

MIxrURE.--The Pioneer, speaking of the mer-
its of Mr.. Olmsted and Mr.. Marshall, remarks:
"We have no desire to abate Mr.. Marshall's
character in the least. He is good citizen,
and privately, we believe good man. But he
'scannot challenge the palm of superiority against
MIR. Olmsted, upon the record of whose life
=" there is no stain-who has lived with honor in
this community, respected quite rs much as
Mr.. MARSHALL, and trusted and con6ded in just
&c as much.'
The Pioneer admits that upon the record of
Mr.. MARsHALL's life there is no stain. This is a
high compliment from an opposition print; but
the editor somewhat mixes up matters when he
says, further along in his article, that
Even setting party doctrines aside, Mr.. OLx-
" srED stands the superior Of MIR. MARSHALL, in
" all respects"
We can't exactly understand this. How is it
that if Mr.. Marshall is the equal of Mr.. Olmsted
as good man and good citizen, that Mr.. Ohm
sted is superior in "all respects 20 Granting
that the two candidates are upright, honorable
men, Mr.. Marshall then has the superiority of
MIR. Olmsted in standing forth as the representa-
tive of a great principle which is dear to every
lover of Freedom. The men who nominated Mr..
Marshall, say that it is wrong for the South to
it was wrong to break solemn compromise,
which was acknowledged to be binding by the
wiscst and best men in the country-they say it is
time for the North to take q position against
Slavery and maintain it. The platform upon
which Mr.. Olmsted stands, enunciates no such
doctrine-it rather ignores the Republicans and
repudiatcs what it pleases to term, " isms." Mr..
Omsted is made to say, virtually, that he sane
tions the course of Douglas, upholds the Admin
perpetuation and extension of Slavery. Now, no
matter how estimable a character Mr.. Olmsted
may bear, if he is obliged to lug this burden on
his shoulders, (and he certainly will be if he runs
as the candidate of one wing of the Democratic
party) it will be impossible for him to command
the votes of the People of this Territory.
But the Pioneer says that MIR. Marshall is
ga green hand" and therefore Mr.. Olmsted
should be preferred. This is silly on the part of
our cotemporary. Mr.. Olmstcd has been in the
Legislature-so has Mr.. Marshall, and acquitted
himself ably. Mr.. Olmsted is conversant with
the wants of our Territory, SO is Mr.. Marshall,
having travelled over it and surveyed great por-
tion of it. Mr.. Olmsted has been a member
of Conventions-so has Mr.. Marshall-the Chair
man Of Conventions-a ready and able dcbater in
Conventions, and has won the regard Of the mem
bers by his hightoncd and liberal views. Is it to
be supposed that his capabilities to fill the Office
of Delegate are inferior to those of Mr.. Olmsted
The supposition is ridiculous What then con-
stitutes Mr.. Olmsted's superior over MI Marshall
1t must be simply this The platform upon
which Mr.. Olmsted stands endorses corrupt
administration, sanctions the abrogation of the
Missouri Compromise and lends helping hand
to the South in extending and perpetuating Sla-
very. We do not believe that the people of this
Territory will consider this superiority but on
the contrary We believe that they will sweep such
a platform and the man who unfortunately stands
upon it, to the shades of Erebus, while they will
proudly hoist to the breeze the banner, upon
whose folds will be stamped the magic word
FREEDOM.