The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-06-18

Mk~saA. EDiToas In tbt cosiiiats VI tte
Tine, If yesterday, tie 18th ! find the fo!-
lowing
"Wnar Dos ~ Nsasf-- se ..g BY The ~.
Pan Times that the Rev Mr.. Penman j. one ~
The judges ni election 10 that city, What d0ss
II insan' Why IN the hame ui Democracy Is
he hot aanihisted by the consistent Democrat.
Of thatcityf lis orfal NJ. Fstsr fra Prsa'.
To which the fmmGcmsic ol,or II the
'i'imcs replies III follows
why isn't he eunihnaied Wei. We sup.
pose one reason Is bsraasc he served his parry
80 wci--ohly about 100 fraudulent votes being
admitted into u. ballot Doxes over WITCH he
presided. An, wa-ni thai isipnlCr rrai.c,
sure
! only wish 10 say that in the above eN-
tracts there are two palllable. uDntlgaied
| untruths AMI that the editor NJ the ~,
Paul Daily Times is responsible for both Of
them
In the first place il Is not true, tia, ] am,
or ever acted as Judge at city election
in this city. II Ia. by consequence, not tine
that 300 fraudulent votes were admitted by
me. But II il were even true that had
presided at AN election. ! am no, able 10 ~ee
anything remarkable in the fact itself And
can easily imagine how any man might
| preside at an election anil hundreds of fraud.
ulcnt votes policl, apI he be- no more rtspon.
sible Tor Il Than the man in the moon, So
that the fact Of fraud in voting, were i, clear
tina, fraud had been practieel wuuI not Of
itself prove official dereliction On the part Of
the Judges of election. Recoilect then il
has not been proven that fraud was prac-
ticed a. the elections in 81 Paul AMI if il
had. il canGot he shown that the Judges
could have prevented IT,
II is due the editor OF the Times that |
should say, that | DO not believe his in,en-
ton is at all involved IN the above misstate.
mest Of facts. do not think Mr. y Kwsox
would Intentionally pcrpetrate iasehood in
regard to myself il he knew it. think il
is simply mistake. Here ! might stop
bu, when ! remember the liberal Use which
has recently been made u my name, Il IL
dac myself that, perhaps, should 90 H.
| he further
II is well known to all who know me that
since have been in this community have
endeayorcd To attcul 10 my own affairs and
have not mnddied with other men matters.
And yet am constantly held up before the
community rs - ministerial msillcr with
politics and know not what else. II it
were true that meld,d with secular mat
ter IA much As they py have, 10 mol scc
why should. ON that account, be held mp
10 public criticism know, and Others
know. that II is M new thing in this cnmmn.
nifty and in other parts Of the Territory for
ministers to be- connected with politics and
hold Offices Of profit have ncycr held an
Office in my life, bat see other ministers
holding office for which they receive Annual
salarics, and not word i .arl. nor do
think an, one has any bnsines, 20 say word
about 1t, Ileucc do not appreciate the
attention those gentlemen pay ms But Sc
riou,l why all this PROPOSED ,lgewi,iae,s
about my politics or nv any thing else.
Listen, reader. il !, known that psSMAN
does MT bclong TO the immortal 5000" Il is
known that he has no sympathy with Rev
fHhs and fanatics simply because thcy make
long faces ami wear white crayats T. Is
known tina, he abhors and ahomna,e. the
conduct Of those gn.i., ministers who make
rostrums Of their pulpts AMI prostitute their
high calling Ia purposes Of political propa-
gandism. in other works il ia well known
that he belongs 30 the Democratic party,
AMI looks upon the Republican party Re.
pahlican measures ami Republican editors,
rs grand Republican hambuss There read
er. tina, Is the trouble
Aud now tina, sm IN thu hunor. will
indulge myS,'lf little. AMI 20 step or two
farther ! would Ikr tn know why 'hosc
exceedingly conscientious anal very sapieut
Republican editors DO nrs invite attention
10 the coniact OF a certain Rev coadiuior
OF theirs in IIenucpin county. let ue ask
you, Mcssrs Republican editors d. You not
know he has acied the par, Of eouicmpia
HE demagognc Suppose ! had presided At
an e't~'ion. and evcu cunnivei at fraudulent,
voting w0nld my couduet in tha, case b..
ginto approximate The do'ply dyrd iarpi-
tnde Of your very Reverend aWl very hyr-
ocriticsl, and very nhseryicn, aid very
sanc,imoncugs lirnncpin ministerial eoadja-
tor No sirs a,rl yop know IL. if yoatlsrd
10 sJ.ssk. Whenever make mp my mlui
to pvp+,ra,c 81 palpabl" m uotrsee and
misdeus,nor, then, Gentlemen, mas my right
band forct hrr cunning ami may tnngac
cltavr To The rts.t az NY month.
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