The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-07-16

The Black Republican party, in this Ter
ritory within the past few days. has been
forced Ia define its position, anil in doing So,
has exhibited those pec,ilaritica Of conduit,
noticeable in the same organization in the
castcan States, whore negro equality and
Modification ART the recogn,s ed principles Of
the party,
In their action upon the -. Anthony and
Houston county delegates. the Republicans
exhibited nm utter disregard oflas and cqui
ty. AMI sol forth their willingness Ia oymlc
the laws of the hud. disregard the voice Of
the people, and 'rample upon every principle
OF justice, in u,der 10 secure majority n
the Convention,
In their taking possession Of the Hall. %
SUNDAY. iltes'u hours before the time fixed
ior the meeting of the Convention. not only
an utter disregard Of the sanctity Of the day
was proclaimed, but a spirit OF ruf'ianlsm
Swallowed forth, which indicated that the
threats made previously were TO he carried
ont in their full letter AMI spirit
When the Convention was called 10 order
by the Secretary of the Territory. the Re
publlcans again Inhibited u spirit ol lawlcss-
pcss, by showing an utter disregard of well
established prcc~lonis, contempt Of law
and order and determination to aecom-
plish their objects, evca Il. in 80 doing the
dearest rights Of their opponents should h.
saeriacul
When the record Vt the-c freedom shrek
ers is male up. the people Of the Tcrrilor,
will have an opportunity of Judging how
true they are 10 the principles they profess
A. he (Nr. North arose 10 perform the wra
ten request II legal quorum of the members
(to call the Convention 90 orierl shou, thirty
" Democrats OF the minority marched swiiily
inin the DISAPPOINTMENT ainong whom Ntre
Gos. German. II. n. Sihey Judge Shethpsnc
and sundry ra,d hirplings ~ the National "A
fnini.,ratiun, backed BY sturdy crowd ~ the
~ raal nimmecrstie Irish boys, many of
whom, ~ doubt, contributed about ten votes
apiece TO elect Gorman AVID his colleagues. A.
this tIactnrc, Secretary chase snsssei out
from sone hole or corner ~ the HAL and a.
tempted 70 call the Convention 10 order No
body PAID anv attention 10 him except he men
who we're marched In to clean oGt the 10
puhhean., aud the rshhis that accompanied
them. Seeing the precise stats Of Affairs. AMI
RnIing that he had -sr- 10 deal with, Governor
.orman next moved that the Convention sd
iouyn unta Tuesday al twelve o'cieea. Chase
pui the motion hia fftcnda ins,ds and Their
backers oaisidc. voted ayr, and tho Convention
va. declared hy that noted hsiaens Canal
nincuenaty. 10 be adjourned, h.Hse,.s,aa.
No Que Mt all acquainted with the charac
tcr q! the author ot the above statement
will rlacN the lcgss, rcllancr upon I, Aman
whose pa,~r furnishes eNcry wcvs. ample
cyiicnc, If pr'ciNiiy 10 t.lscho'si ani
.lan,lcf In hum,lsting als'iox'cs or r>plaaa
,ions. drawn forth hys Wholesome fear Il
the eowhi,le. canini njurr caae except by
,NrnuSnS It. For the brn'i't If ,h's-'
however who may have NJ Ier~'nal knowt
Ni,c II the orgsnlst tor tho Republicans,
w will rchear,c lsw iartS hc~tofor' NJ
vcviei 30.
.Sccntar, tE,ss fir, ~NupSSl The
Spukvrs char, AMI aitrr he bad rappd
the tonwn,ion to orlc.. Mr. >ost' aso.sd
C,i the siaed Ncss,'HAsx dad not seyk
ftonm @u,c holc IN The wall either. hat
cn,cr,,i the hall with his political ft'cr.is
boldly AMI or,nl, ~ hcoes, men ,hoad
The as~rtion that the pemn'ratic lelc-
seisa er,r-,si the hall ~h,ck,>' Nv = sturdy
crcsl q tn :, raal Ipcnc,aiic' Irish
hoy.. = as, an usqusl,icl liz. Ne, tru
men rn,crsi thu ball With the pcinorasie
ncscss,~ anl The iinprsssan Which The
MssssS,aa eoa,cys. as cr~aniy a, man
cAn who~e back . s'sr,6ed by Sls cow
hsie that ,iol~rcr was thratsnei, Is too
hah An Invention ~ aepoan,v n Sting
,crr,.. rhr candgr, N the n-mc'fa,sc
lSieya,s ~as ooi-rly; NJ DEMONSTRATION u
an, s,rsi was usa.le ard ~ ~cn as they ~
sJsS.isi aye IL the TnC;,an 10 aljogrn.
lAey .et> thu hal. and We DO not tclssve la
ring thu rsnAin,lr n the day, sirss
pc,uccrN,ic member r>cusr~i il,