The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-05-13

We present in another column, copy Of
the Secret Circular, prepared in this city
and forwarded 10 Washington, TO operate
against the admission OF the State. The
circular wcpablish, was procured in Wash
ington from u Republican member Of Con
;asesa, -texhsss- i. hs.. Asns>. sAs;-, sy !e.
RAMSEY. CoorrR-BABcocg FosrgR clique Of
repudiatcd political trick-ters.
There Is onc characteristic noticeable about
the document II breaihcs the same spirit
Of personal animosity towards lending Dem
ocrats, and the same arguments are advanced
10 delay aud defeat our admission IA n State,
which have been repeatedly put forth through
the columns 81 the HiHaooi,aa. There eau
be no doubt but that it IL an cmanatlon
from the combined brains Of COOPER Eos.
TER, BApc0cg, and others Of Goy. Ramsey
political friends. How much share the
Governor had in its composition, We know
not but WI have no doubt il was prepared
at his instance, aud to aid him in his personal
labors while IN Washington to delay the al.
mission Of the State
The reasonable character Of the circular
is Swallowed forth in the FIRST paragraph, in
which the belief AMI hope ia expressed "thoi
you the member Of Congress 10 whom il is
addressoj,) an nersr pote Iot our admission
under aoh d Constitution. The exploded
idea that our Representatives are elected
TOR life is referred to, and liz covcrtly insin-
uated, that the present members Of the
House are dsposci TO hold on To their seats
In the Capitol during the term Of their nat
ural lives Could anything he more alb
surd. The election Of 4. :. Senators Ia in.
staDced ~ u violation Of the law and Con
s,itation and the State Constitution Is gar.
bed and positive Ialsehoods stated to make
good the absurd proposition. The fact that
Messrs. RicE and SmIKips were elected Sen
ators appears to have been almost as otl,n.
sye 10 the c0ncocttrs " the circular. M the
election Of Gov. SiBLrY RAMSEY, the
real Governor elect" Is referred To, while
Mr.. SlBLEy IL mentioned as the " Governor
by certificate Grae,ous condesccnsion on
the part OF these midnight plotters
Alluson IL made 10 the Loan Amend.
ment. and the main arguments OF the oppo-
nents OF the Loan briefly referred to, in or
der TO prejudice our admission. We believe
the gettersup Of this circular desire to do
feat the admission oil the State, partly in
order 10 throw obstacles in the way II the
Railroad Companies negotiating the State
bonds One thing is certain those sup.
posed to be most prominen, in connecting
and sending Of, the circular. are known rs
most bitterly opposed TO the Loan,
The easy assurance with which the state
ment Is made that every Republican in the
State and most Of the Democrats. are oppos-
ed to the immediate admission of Minnesota.
under the Constitution now before Congress
is in keeping with the general character Of
the document, and need create no surprise
We need not say that there will be frl
ing Of Indignation among all classes OF our
citizens, at the arguments esuitical, false,
and 'rai,orous as they avs-coutained in this
despicable document, The secrecy with
which II was gotten up and forwarded 10
Washington, are noticeable facts. The au.
thors 81 the circular had neither the courage
nor the honor 10 make public lis contents
because II they had done AZ, the aatidote TO
the poison would have speedily followed i,
TO the Capital. Republicans would have
been among the FIST to denoanc the trca
son. We know that the circular was conf
dentially furnished to leading Republican,
here. with the request that it should b,
transmitted TO their friends in Congress
ba, in most Instances, 10 their honor bc !
said, the proposal was spurpei with COZ
tempt.
What have the citizens Of ST. Paul 4
say Of those residents among them, engages
in the neiarioas work Of delaying the admis
sion Of the State. by such dishonorsble an.
secret means The prosperity and grow,
Of our city are intimately and inepsrabl
connected with the admission II the STATE