The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-04-25

Iuo sO5ee0T VI yVoScbNtSy VOoh N~s A'o'''
that old Democratic organ, tho New York
Essning Post, and preached thereirom 'po-
litical sermon" against Republican preponder-
ance in Minnesota generally, and the polit-
cal success OF distinguished citizen Of Min
nesota in particular. The result Of the re
cent elections in Iowa and WiscOnsin-the
doubling up of the Fremont majorities Of
last fall in these States-appears to have made
1t necessary to open the war upon personal
issue among the men of the Republican party
If Minnesota, and to commence by assailns
the private business relations Of man who.
We may at least say has, officially and prl-
vately, always rept Miawsota in view as
first consideration, and allowed Wisconsin t"
take care Of herself.
Gov. Ramsey is not seeker Of any office;
denies the privilege to even his most init
mate friends to use his name in connection
with the Senatorship or any other position
connected with the State organization; has
never made move or any insinuation that
he wishes his friends to consider him in the
line of political prefernent, and we nave No
doubt hopes that the suggestions OF the
Ecsninq Post to people Minnesota with tai
ented men of our party, anxious to 90 .helr
iuty in the cause of Republicansm, Will DC
fully carried out. At least, the Pioneer may
rest assured, the Republican party OF Min
nesota, with Gov. Remsey as prominent
member thereof. is not any way troubled
about settling its own affairs. Its principles
and the men it will hold within its ranks to
place them before the people ere the first OF
June, will be very apt to give "Nigger' Dc
mocracy just about as much as it can at
tend to, without assaillng any body's priDate
affairs.
How is it on their side? Men are paid at
Washington to telegraph to the metropoll-
tan Press of the country, that Ii. NJ. Rice Is
to be Senator-certaia; with night on
hand between Shields and German for the
duplicate place. The Pioneer, fearing that
Shields, in an emergency, may strike a bar
gain with German, ("I and Shields fought
in Mexico, side by side, and by Cd he
dare not desert me now"-GoRMAN) reads
German out of the party; and will next
week do the same with Shields, if he does
not stick to Rice with that degree of tena-
city which is said to actuate Death when he
gets hold of a defunct African. Then comes
in myriad of the small fry, composed OF
Land Officers and all that sort of material,
who have been fleeing pre-emptors in the
way of fees to horde corruption fund for
the Minnesota State emergency.
While we have no men in our party who
are seeking prominent Offices under the
State, the case is widely different in the
ranks of our opponents. We can point to
at least forty men of theirs who all expect
positions of the highest order. Even the
chief editor of the Pioneer, himself, hopes
that something may "turn up' by which he
may hold State office-Secretary, Treasu-
rer, Auditor, or something of the sort.
There is no fancy in this on our part. We
can see the working of things in that direc-
ton. 1t is matter, however, to be looked
to by the Republicans that this juggling OF tie
Pro-Slavery party is check-mated. Our
work of organization must not be distracted
because Rice, German, Shield, Tom, Dick
and Harry of the Slavery extension party
wish to break up our councils in order that
they may procure HI rmony among them
selves. Let us keep clear of the whole OPP
."si'ion crew, of whatever faction; drive on
our own organization; perfect it, and plat e
minnesota, as State at her birth, alongside
acr Republican sisters of the North. Lei
Is fall in the ranks where we belong-with
Wisconsin, Iowa and Michigan. We know
that the personal ambition of Gov. Ramsey,
nor no other prominent Repub lean, stands
n the way of such desired result.
One word to the Pioneer and Democrat. Ii
It wishes to fight Gov. Ramsey, or any 9th
er Republican, let the fight be without at
tempting to drag their private business trans
actions (Which are entirely affairs of their
OWN before the public. 1t cannot expect
TO scare Gov. Ramsey or his Republican
friends by such course. Its lessons or
that score are old and summary. Il has
much experience in this respect-at least
the Democrat tail has, and the Pioneer head
rad some little in the same way two years
ago. Its great god, II. NJ. Rice. and even
some of the political spawn of his begetting
night suffer in such a disagreeable contro-
versy more than Ramsey. We lave no de-
sire to engage in war of this character;
but we assure our ncighbors if they SO de-
sire, We are armed for the fight.