The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-06

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Nan Printor'e BY a unanimous vote, acting ~
though the Times was not in existence !;
that's why the Times is so continually abus-
ing the Republican members OF that body j
and the Republicans Of the present Legisla-
ture, even gave their complimentary vote,
save the Winons delegation, to the Minneso-
tian! Not one Republican showed sign
that the Times was living entity, and still
less that considered it a Republican paper, or
aught else than q sheet published fer the pur-
pose of displaying the inanities and foolish
ness and conceit and want of honest prin-
ciple Of a certain not very bright individual.
Doth remember all these circumstances, we
have alluded to, Mr.. Times? Wasn't either
of them, practical reading you out Of the
party? 4....i
Why, my dear Times, your head as party
paper, was struck smoothly off long ago ;
and yet with that stupid selfconsequence in
cident to dizziness, you have for some time
past been making show of yourself going
around with your caput under your arm, and
with your principles as usual in your breeches
pockets, your CORY windpipe spouting up air
at every STEP like volcano of gas in a state
of eruption, with the world at large-(wh
comprchended it, if you didn't BLOCKING on
and admiring the curious phenomenon the
while!
Can't you take a hint that the party don't
want you; and that so far from thinking it
would be disastrous, they would consider it
relief-or rather, that they do not consider
you attached to it at all q? If the position is
even admitted, that between you and it there
is still sort Of ligamentous or cartilaginous
union, won't anything but an Irishman's hint
suffice to make you discover your connexion
with it? You know what kind Of hint
that is, don't you? A gentleman walking
along the street noticed an Emerald son of
the green isle''-(a sort Of a McGrcrty Of
fellow looming on; Of house door in a re-
n.arkable hurry, "Why Pat" quoth he,
whats the matter ?" Matter enough" re-
piled Pa =" the masther jist gave me a hint
to lave the house." How so % asked the
gentlemen. "Shure, and he kicked me down
stairs !" answered Pa. again! Does the
Times want such hint as that, before it can
be made to comprehend the often expressed
Indifference, to say the least, of the Republi-
can party, to its valuable services ~
There is another anecdote, told of DR..
Johnson. the great dictionary-maker, and his
toady snd biographer, Mr.. Boswell, which
happily illustrates the about relative posi-
tons occupied for sometime past by the Re-
publican party and the Times. Said Boswell,
with conceited air; "My dear Doctor,
what do you suppose the people think about
you and me together ?" "Wby," gruffly re-
piled the Doctor, al suppose they think 1
am sort Of great big bulldog, and that
you are tin pan tied to my tail " 1t is not
necessary to say that Bozzy wilted. Nor is
it hardly necessary either to remark, that
everybody will at once recognize the aptness
Of the illustration of the tin-pan in the an
noying tail position, as applicable to the
Times. The last great hope Of the Republi-
can party for relief from this appendage is,
that Mr.. EDMUND RICE will now kindly step
forward and cut the mere pack thread which
ties it to Republicanism and take the old
tin pan home to serve his own uses
But before the tintinnabulum goes, we
trust the Times will compose that " epitaph,"
or give its sanction, at least, to the following
form of one, with which correspondent has
favored us, thinking it might be adopted
by the Times when it was taken with its
"leaving,' which might be too suddenly for
the calm state of mind necessary to frame
proper obituary -
EPITAPH ON THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.