Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-07-24

LecOmpt0n the Fest Of DcmOcracy---
Joe BrOVn and the Pioneer in a Com
test of VIII.

A-ecOmpt"n the Fest Of Democracy
Joe Brown and the Pioneer in a Com
test Of Wit.
The Pioneer Of Saturday devoted leader
to maintaining that in the particular case of
JOSEPH X. Brown, present Sioux Agent,
better known as JUGGLER Il. BRowN," Age
brings with it Dmncss of Sight and Blunt
ness OF Wit" The occasion for applying this
adage to Mr.. BRowN, is recent letter Of his
published in the Henderson Democrat, dated
at ''New York, June %, 1883" wherein be
takes very distinct ground in favor of the
truth of the following propositions in religion
and politics, to wit:
"lt is all folly to permit any man to wear
| the livery OF heaven to serve the devil in
A man can Co more be an anti -Lecompton
| Democrat than he could be an nti-masonic
Free Mason'
excItes 7 tie f: ire OF the Official organ and
upon Mr.. BRowN's advocacy of its correct
ness, it founds the charge that the Juggler's
sight is growing dim, and his wit blunted.
1t doesn't strike us, however, in that way.
1t seems to us, on the contrary, that Mr..
Brown displayed more than hi, usual keen
ness of perception in contendng that a mar
can no more be Anti-Lecompton Dtmocrat
than he could be an Anti-MasOnic Free Ma
son." Let US illustrate. Modern Democracy
means the exclusive right of nigeers in a state
of Slavery to spread over the land-thal as
a means to this end Territory Of the United
States may be invaded from an adjoining
State-her elections carried by the invaders
at the point of the bowie-knife and tie gix
shooter-a gang OF drunkards, gamblers and
ruffians generally packed into so-called Con-
stitutional Convention meeting at place
termec Lecompton, and that protected there
by federal bayonets, they may form Slavery
Constitution for the free people of Kansas to
live under, Notwithstanding the latter mean
while indignantly protest. in the most vehe
ment manner, against the whole proceeding
as an outrage and a mockery-that then this
gang of Lecompton loafers may rightfully
refuse to even submit the Constitution SO
framed by them to q vote Of the very people
whose fundamental law it is to consti-
tutc, to be accepted or rejected by the m
accol ding to their sovereign will and
pleasure-and that then those usurpers may
properly and rightfully send this mock Con-
stitu,ion to Washington, to the President and
to Congress, and procure, under its false and
un-rcpublican features, Kansas to be admitted
or rather forced into the Federal Union
which being done, that then it is good De-
mocracy to maintain that this organic law
may be crammed down the throats of the
unwilling people OF the proposed State at the
point, if needs be, of federal bayonets, while
a Dem cratic legislature elected by Delaware
Crossing and Candle-box frauds, would be
next expected to cap the climax of AL these
series Of outrages upon popular rights and
Republican principles, by choosing two Le-
compton Democrats to represent the new
State in the Senate of the United States,
which would be )nsidered growing Demo-
cratic triumph!
These comprised the principles, plans and
leading measures of modern Democracy, as
expoundcd by all the heretofore Democrats
in the United States Senate, except three !;
and by all the heretofore Democrats in the
House of Congress except tventy; and by a
Democratic President, and all his Democratic
Cabinet; and by three -fourths of all the De-
mocracy of the Union, including tie entire
Democracy of the South, who, be it noted,
were quite unanimous in favor of the Lecomr-
ton Iniquity. If such tremendous majority
OF Democracy may not prescribe the creed
of Dcmocrats-and prescribe, if they think
best, all those who acre once Democrats, but
who dontncw toe the chalk mark they have
marked on the political hoor-thcn we cannot
see, any more than Mr.. Brown, that Demo-
cracy amounts to much, or is aught but a
rope of sand, ready to disintegrate at the first
strain on it particles.
The Pioneer, however, attempts to break
the force of the Jugglcr's position, by allud-
ing to q recent article OF the Washington
Union, which, it says, dcnounces "tho doc
trinc that Lecomptonsm is test of Democ-
racy, ard denounces those who seek to make
it SUCH" Poor Pioneer! Who does not
rec llcct the earnest manner in which last
writer the st. Paul organ denied that the
Washington Union qras I" the official organ
Of the Administration; and how it published
Il olo 4
Mr.. BUCHANAN that the Union did not reflect
his sentiments. Now, it seeks to exalt the
Union into official authority wherewith to
crush the Sioux Agent But tie weakness
of this defence is transparent. MIR. Brown
is fresh from the White House. A man OF
his sagacity would not leave Washington
without knowing accurately the sentiments Of
the Administration and the real policy Of the
Democratic Party. 1t is true the Washing
ton Union may be permitted to feed out a
little soft-sawder to the Anti-Lecompton men,
to fool back some of the rank and file into the
Democratic fold but the Anti-Lecompton lead
ers are doomed and under all the circum-
stances the Sioux Agent more truly indicate S
the future Administration test Of Democracy
than a thousand Washington Unions utter
ing soft platitudes to fool the green ones.
Why look here in Minnesota a. what is
going on! Who does not know that every
scheme of cunning and skull-duggery is being
brought to bear to procure the consumma-
ton of the outrage of electing at the present
session of the Legislature, United States
Senator to represent Minnesota on the expi.
ration of Gen. SHIELDS term of office, in
March, 1859. Whom do the Democracy
propose to elect? Is Gen. SHIELDS? NO: