The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-11-17

"a ..e...ls From the st. Creix Union.
The Pioneer and Democrat.

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The Minnesota Pioneer and st. Paul Dem
ocrat have recently been united. They are
united in more ways than one.a They have
not cnly united their subscription lists, bu,
/ their "good will" their newspaper and job
printing material and the Editors of'tle two
/ sheets lave unted---both of the m now edit
| ing, as they do, the "Pioneer- and Demo
| crat" COX .f51las 5
Financially considered, this is an excellent
movement. St. Paul now has, and for some
time past has hid, four Daily and four Week
ly papers. But in our judgment, the legiti-
mate and regular business of the place will
not support more than two Dailes and Week
lies. We now advise the Times and Mime
sotian to unite their rickety and wheeling af-
fairs together. We are aware that the Times
has been in the habit of calling the Minneso-
tian the 'Infernal," and all that sort of thing;
but that's no matter. They can yet become
as indssolubly united as are the Siamese
Twins. And when the Governor puts keg
of powder under the Free Press, and blows
it up, st. Paul will then be fixed about right,
so far as newspapers are concerned. AT least,
such is our opinion, for which we charge
nothing. j. s+f fTeg e9.Yr'r-
But to the Pioneer and Democrat. Since
we have known it the Democrat has been
consistent and reliable Democratic journal -
At times, it has been rather too personal,
but in the main it has been Fright side up
with CARE Would that this were true of
the Pioneer When we first came to Min
nesota, the Pioneer was considered Cor
man paper. 1t was the recipient of the Coy
ernof's official patronage. 1t was considered
his organ. But, change having come over
the spirit of its dreams, few weeks subse-
quently it cast him off, 1t spit upon him.
1t denounced him derisiyely and unsparingly
and spurned him from its presence. About
this time, too, we noticed some sly cuts at
the Nebraska bill, although it had been con-
sidered an Administration journal More
over, it approached the "nigger question:"
timorously; it either maintained profound
silence, or trod quite gingerly upon this
vexed ground. Anon the Convention to NOM
mate candidate for Territorial Delegate
drew apace. The Pioneer teemed with arti-
cles relative to Conventions. It exhorted to
union-to concession--arld to rigid observ-
ance of the time-honored usages of the Dem
ocratc Party. 1t most certainly then gave
utteraEce to sound doctrine.
WE'LL the long-looked-for Convention as
sembled, and upon the first ballot nominated
Henry M. Rice by an overwhelming MAORI
tY. His only opponent was "honest" David
Olmsted. lie received q votes; Mr.. Rice,
Iii. Yet notwithstanding this, notwith-
standing the fact that the Pioneer had been
exhorting to union concession harmony,
and rigid observance of Democratic usage.
-itdeclarcd itself for "honest Daveo Ohm
sted! From some unaccountable caprice, it
advocated the claims of the arch bolter to a
seat in Congress; and in defending him, it
occasionally defended those who had brought
him including, Of course, his Excellen
cy, Gov. German, whom few weeks previ-
ously, it had loaded with the bitterest invec-
tiycs. Not content with this, the Pioneer
opened its batteries upon several journals
that had the temerity to defend the action of
the Democratic Convention, and Hon. H. NJ.
Rice, its nominee-the St. Croix Union COM
ing in for its full share of abuse.
Well: time rolled On. Two or three weeks
before the election day, Mr.. Goodrich, who
had been for some time absent from his post,
returned home, and on resuming the edito-
rial chair, stated that he would take little
time for reflection. He did so; but lie finally
endorsed what his "sub'' had said, without
exception, and he continued to advocate
"honest Dave" Olmsteds claims to seat in
Congress. He was bitterly against Mr.. Rice.
He tried very hard>to prove that Rice was
Know Misunderstanding to subterfuges and
bubbles, and CANNON generally for this pur-
pose; while his wrath waxed hotter, an hun
dred fold, ovet the Democrat, than the Times
and Minnesotian-th organs of the Wo-
mans Rights, Maine Law, Freesoil Humbug
Party.
Well: Old Times wheels gave another
hitch or two upon their aXles. Six or seven
days more, and then comes election day.
Would you believe it )? In long leader, the
Pioneer, one morning, declared it would no
longer support Olmsted. Indeed, it averred
it would henceforth remain neutral On the
Delegate Question. Why the Pioneer SO
suddenly changed, we could never divine.
"Honest Dave" hadn't changed particle.
He was bolter on tie 25th of July last, and
when Goodrich forsook him he was still a
in some places as Nebras
katie. in others as anti-Nebraska. But the
fact stands out prominent: the Pioneer for
sock him. and substantially declared that all
the candidates for Delegate to Congress
might paddle their own canoe-it would not
interest itself any more in the matter. Yet,
the ink with which it printed this declara-
ton had scarcely got dry, ere Mr.. Goodrich
announced himself in favor of Hon. II. NJ
Rice
Yes--the Pioneer announced itself in favor
of Mr.. Rice-the man whom it had opposed
by every means in its power, both fair and
foul-the man whom it had endeavored to
break down-whose prospects it had tried
hard to blast-whose political reputation it
had tried its best to ruin. We say it de-
tlared for Mr.. Rice, and up to this present
writing it has remained true to him.
We have an object in giving these facts.
It is not to create disturbance in the Dem
ocratic ranks Of this Territory, as some may
suppose-it is not to engage in a "family
quarrel" and broils, and feuds, and conten-
sions-it is not to create division in our
own forces. We have no such objects in
view-no such unworthy and suicidal desires
to crafty. But the truth is this: We hore
had but little confidence in the Pioneer as
political paper. Indeed, prior to its uniting
with the Democrat, we had none at all. The
course which it has pursued within the last
six or eight months, and which we have
succinctly above narrated, has destroyed our
confidence in it. Hence, though we hereby
offer it the right hand of fellowship. we 40
not do so, and cannot do so as cordially as
we could, had its past course been manly
and straightforward. 1t has been yasciiiatlng'
1t has boxed the four points OF the compass
with VENGEANCE. It has acted the part OF
nnnnet and whiffet. What guarantee have
we that It will not do so again 1t has de-
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