The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-02-02
From the Northwestern Democrat.
A Central Organ.

Two or three weeks since, we heard a
great deal of talk in doubtful quarters about
a "central organ and so adroitly was the
question managed that grey-haired legisla-
tors became infatuated with the idea, and in
order to aid the army Of importunates who
hung around their elbows, they voted Joseph
r. Brown Public Printer, perhaps not know
ing that thereby they were signing the deed
acknowledging their own sale at public
auction in the streets Of ST. Paul. How so!
The Pioneer establishment has long been
under mortgage for more than its value, and
that it might be relieved from its embarrass-
ing condition certain individuals became
pod-Eathers to it, some Of them acting as
Wet-nurses. who assumed its responsibilities:
that is. they agreed to release it from bon
dace on certain conditions, a part Of which
were complied with on the eve of the last
Delegate election, and the remainder imme-
diately after the election of printer, and as
parties to the transaction, the members elect
to the Legislature were pledged, and to pre-
vent the sale from falling through, it was me-
cessary to create an organ panic with which
the eyes of honest men were to be blinded
to the cheat that was sought to be palmed
off upon them. Now that the object has
been obtained, those engaged in the transac-
ton may be best judged of by the charac-
ter of the men selected to represent that
organ. 1t is said that sbirds of feather
flock together" and if the saying is true,
there need be no doubts Of the marketable
ness of the possy who have triumphed they
are all as corrupt as there is any need for
and as treacherOus as corrupt.
Let it be distinctly understood that the
North Western Democrat recognizes no such
organ. The paper that we endorse as a
central organ must be sound politically, NOR
ally and nationally, which the Pioneer is
not /; indeed it is doubtful whether its edi-
tors have the most distant conceptions of the
National Democratic party they have GER
tainly never given any intima.ions of such
accumen. The Pioneer has never to oul
knowledge at least, advocated any principle
unless for tie purpose of subscribing the
personal interests of its masters, the names
of whom are "lcgion' and the employees OF
LEGION" have been, and are at this time,
selected from all shades of political bias,
availability and venality, being the para
mount qualifications required. A conviction
of the truth and justice of what we say has
been gradually forced upon us by the reve-
lations of several months past. Our first
intimation that the clique and partizan war
fare being waged by individuals in Mime
sofa, was fraud upon the interests of the
people and Democratic principles, was an
insinuating remark from several sources, that
we would find Minnesota politics and men
unlike those Of the States-that party war
fare here amounted to a scrabble for the
loaves and fishes, and that if VIC desired a
share, it was necessary to lay aside con-
science and fall in with the current, of what
ever ingredients it might be composed.
Now, since some of the parties who de
sire to make the Pioneer and Democrat the
central organ of the party in the Territory,
are the identical persons who gratuitously
offered us the above choice bit of information
we, from motives Of Eelf-respect, must most
positively decline recognizing any such CEN
trail organ. We would just as soon place the
party under the direction of Fred Douglass,
for in that case we could so to sleep at night
with the assurance that the African race
would be the theme for the next day; but
recognize the Pioneer and Democrat, under
the control of Joseph r. Brown and Earle
5. Goodrich, as an organ, and we should be
liable to retire at night impressed with the
Importance Of particular political principle
and the next morning under pressure OF
individual interests, find our plans and labors
all knocked into p;-the itching palms OF
those gentlemen having been soothed by the
weight of some knaue'S purse. Under such
circumstances, we submit the question to
our friends and readers--to our numerous
Democratic friends and readers especially
what is it best to dog Are you willing to
sacrifice your honor? Are you prepared to
lay aside the public good for that of private
corruption? Are you ready to sacrifice YOU
individual interests? Your answer will be
No palpably and sternly, No! But this re-
spouse is not enough! What, under the
strange and wickedly produced circumstan-
ces now existing, is to be your future action1
Are you ready and willing to join good and
true men-Democrats who have never been
bought or sold-in efforts to lay the founda-
ton of true Democratic organization in the
Territory of Minnesota, its foundation stones
being the immutable principles of harmony
and justice, and its supporting pillars the
grand scheme and eternal truths for which
Washington fought and jefferson wrote
If such are the noble impulses under which
you are exercised, our heart and hands are
extended to you, and our hopes brighten fol
the good of Minnesota.
| For the Democracy of I1ennepin county
we claim the right to speak. They are main
ly young, but intelligent men, whose honor
has never, as yet, been tainted by treachery
As general thing, they make no pretensions
to superiority or the rights of dictation; they
do claim, however, and we insist upon it that
their claim shall lie respected, that those to
whom they confide their public interests
have no right to barter them away. They
hold, and we insist that no one to whom
they have or may give their suffrage, has a
right to pledge them to the support, in any
way whatever, to unreliable partzans; and
whenever such thing is done they will not
be found so loose in their political and NOR.
al sense Of honor as to endorse the transac-
ton.
In subsequent number We shall resume
this subject.
POSTAL REFoRM.-A pamphlet by Pliny
Mills on Postal reform, is exciting consider
able attention at the East. The measures
he advocates are these: