The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-10


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For temnles built on churchyard earu
A. claimed by riches more than WORTH
n, ~ ,x,u,i mark, with undimnled eyes,
RI manrninc dog that starves and diess
wbo would not ask, who wou Id not crave
such love and faith TO guard his grave?
Spirit OF the Country Republican Press.
Tie Republican papers of the "Rural Dis
tricts" of Minnesota, come to us "warmed up
in most enthusiastic style. We give our
readers taste Of the quality Of their arti-
cles:
WHO ARE THE FRIENDS OF THE For
EIGSER ?-This question is pertinent at the
present time, when the Democrats are en-
bracing every opportunity to convince the
foreign population of Minnesota that the
Republicans are in league with Know Moth
ism, and as soon as they come into power,
they will deprive the foreign-born of the
right Of suffrage. We have only to turn
back to the proceedings of Congress on the
2lst day Of February last, when the Senate
was discussing the bill for the admission Of
Minnesota, commonly called the Enabling
Act, to see who are the real friends of the
foreigner, and who are his enemies.
When the Enabling Act passed the House,
it contained avery liberal clause, granting
to all bona tide inhabitants Of the Territory,
whether naturalized or not, the right to vote
for delegates to form State Constitution
In the Senate, this clause aras roted doun-
By whom ?-by Democrats! They were op-
posed TO the extension of suffrage to foreign
ers, and in accordance with that opposition,
Mr.. Biggs, Democratic Senator from North
Carolina, introduced the following amend
h.
"Prorided, That only citizens of the United
States shall be entitled to vote at the cleo
ton provided for by this act"
A long discussion ensued, in which MANY
Democrats participated, speaking directly in
opposition to the sentiment favorable to suf-
frage. And when the question was taken by
yeas and nays, on the adoption of the above
amendment, it was adopted by vote of 81
against "a, as follows:
YE.s-Messrs. Adams. BAYARD, Bell of Tenn. BEN
JAMIN, BIGGS, BRODHEAD, BLOWN, BUTLER
CLAY, CRIrTENDEN, EVANS, FISH, FITZPATRICK
FoGt SGYER; GREEN, Houston, HUNTER, !vERsON
JOHNSON, JONES Of Tennessee, MASON, REID
~ sh, sLlDELL, Thompson of Kentucky, and THOMP
NArs-Messrs. Allen, Bigler. Bright, Cass Collamer
Dodge Douglas Durkee, Fessenden, Fitch, Foster Hale
Jones, Of Iowa, Nourse Pugh Seward Steward Toombs
doucy, Trumbull, Wade, Weller, Wilson and Wright
this amendment excluding foreigners from
exercising the elective franchise, are in CAP.
ITALS. and it will be seen that out of twen-
ty-seven Who voted for the amendment, tre,,ty
were Democrats! This proscriptive Demo
cratic amendment was finally rescinded by
the interference of Mr.. Hale, Republican,
and from first to last, the Republicans were
united IN their opposition to its''passage.
hn 0rn ft,oG r,o L. ocx r.
the hypocrltical, fawning, pro-slavery Dem
ocracy, as their votes on this occasion clearly
prove.-Winona Republican.
ONE OF CAvANAUGH's LIES RErUrEp.-
1t will be rememberee by those who listened
to Cavanaugh's blarney at the Democratic
meeting in Sanborn's Hall recently, that he
charged Mr. Wilkinson with being the orig
inator of the first Know Nothing Lodge in
the city of st. Paul We have good author
ity for stating that tins is totally untrue, not
only so far as organizing the Lodge in St.
Paul is concerned, but also the implication
that Mr.. Wilkinson belonged to the order in
any capacity. Mr.. A. T. G. Pierson, himself
one of the prominent Sham Democrats of the
Territory at the present time, has said dis
tinctly and repeatedly to more than one gen.
tleman in this town, that he started the first
Know Nothing Lodge in ST. Paul, and fur
Their, that Mr.. Wilkinson necer acas mem-
Der.
Cavanaugh knew this to be the case, and
knew it when he made the assertion in Vino
ma; but he wished to prejudice the Germans
and Irish of this city against the Republican
candidate, and knowing that he could not do
it by telling the truth, he resortcd to false
hood. He has been so fairly convicted of
lying in this particular, in Fillmore and
Houston couties, that he dare not touch the
subject again.-Ibid.
We can, from knowledge of the parties,
pronounce the above refutation to be strictly
true.
A DEMocRTTC CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE
IN FAVOR OF NEGRO SUFFRAGE.-James M.
Cavanaugh, Sham candidate for Congress
from Southern Minnesota, in his late harangue
in this place, took occasion to pour abuse
upon the Republicans and called them
"nigger-sugrage" party, because many of its
members advocate the doctrine of universal
suffrage. A cooler piece of impudence has
not been displayed Of late, than this. Our
readers will probably understand what we
mean, when we inform them what this same
man Cavanaugh, but a very short time before
he received his nomination, himself Opeaaly ad-
cocdted the doctrine Of negro suffrage. This is
an indisputable fact, which can be proved ct
any time by most satisfactory testimony
Ibid.
Nor ELIGrBLE-The voters of all parties
in Minnesota, should know, and keep it in
mind, That great doubt exists as to the eligi-
bility of James NJ. Cavanaugh, Democratic
nominee for Congress, We are informed,
and believe it to be true, that his family are
not now, nor have they ever been, residents
of this Territory. OF course, this creates a
doubt, which cannot be easily satisfied. as it
has ever been held in cases of this kind that
mans residence is where his family are per-
manently located.
The above is the fact. Mr.. CAvANAucH's
wife was taken home by her friends, an ac-
count of the ill-treatment she received at the
hands of her drunken husband, and is now
supporting herself by the labor of her own
hands in one of the towns of Massachusetts,
We have ample proof at our command to
fasten this and other charges, already made,
upon Mr.. CAvANAUGH; and we have no idea
the Pioneer can induce him to attempt to re-
flute them when he comes to st. Paul.
The BALL IN MoTIoN-M. S. WILKINSON,
ESQ.,, HoN. II. II. SIBLEY, j. NJ, CAyANAUGH
AND BULLY BROOKS, JR, IN THE FIELD
On "Wednesday evening of this week, these
distinguished nominees and speakers address
ed the citizens of this village upon the politi-
cal questions at issue between the political
parties of the day.
Morton s. Wilkinson, Esq, the Republican
nominee for Member of Congress, was the
first speaker, and for more than an hour. was
listened to with the most profound attention.
Mr.. w. is one of the best public speakers in
Minnesota, and We have seldomed listened to
a more eloquent, and never to a more able
and effective speech upon the issues which
divide the political parties in Minnesota, than
that Of Ar. Wilkinson, on Wednesday even
ing. The able, eloquent and forcble manner
in which the questions at issue were present
ed to the people, were alike creditable to that