Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-11
The Minnesota State Election III Vcso'
her next.

The Minnesota state Election I'm oc'o-
Der next.
We are glad to see that in the different
Counties of the State, the Republicans are
preparing, by making good and popular NOM
nation for the State Senate and the House OF
Representatives, to contest with determine
ton the ensuing election on the I'd Tuesday
of October (next monthly for members of our
State Legislature.
This is correct determination. Upon
the zeal and organization of the Republican
Party of Minnesota at this time, aud from
now until election day, depends United
States Senator-a prize worth contending
for
If the Democrats carry majority OF the
members elected, it is we'll understood to
have teen arranged, that on some pretext or
other Mister SHELLEY shall call them toge-
Their in Special Session, to elect Lecompton
Democrat to sit in the United States Senate
alongside of that other man of principle &C
cording to his interest, HENRY M. RICE
If the Republicans, however, should elect
majority of their candidates, then the purpose
| of SIBLEY and of the Moccasin Democratic
leaders is, to never let The Legislature meet at
| all, for fear it would elect to the Senate one
| who neither wore political moccassins, nor
| believed in Lecompton, and who was opposed
to the encouragement or extension of the
area occupied by Slavery, through any future
| action of the National Government whatso-
| ever
Now, we hope that this probable state of
the facts will not discourage either the Re-
publican party at large, or It's candidates,
from making the most strenuous Efforts to Sc
cure victory at this election in the different
Senatorial and Legislative Districts through
| out the State
1t is plain that if the Republicans carry the
Legislature they effect one end, if no more
they will prevent for the time being, this
| Northern State from further misrepresenta-
ton at Washington by another U. S. Senator
who will cringe and sell himself to the South
for mess of pottage as Rice has done.
They will throw likewise, upon the Demo-
cratic State Administration and the Mocas-
sin Party, the whole responsibility before the
People for preventing by their tactics in the
last Legislature, Minnesota from being repre-
sented in the Congress of 186O,-either in the
Senate or in the lower House,-by anybody
except by the recreant RICE.
When the people see that to him, alone, by
corrupt party management of the Democratic
leaders, in preventing Senatorial or Con-
gressonal election. is entrusted all the varied
interests of this young and growing State to
take care of, when another Senator alongside
Of him and two Congressman in the House,
would and should have been present in the
Congress of 1860 to aid him, we feel convinc-
ed that the intelligent voters of Minnesota
will not be inclined at the October election
of 1859 to reward the corrupt tacticians who
had thus disfranchised them,-that they will
not at that election give the Democratic par
ty majority in the State Legislature then
chosen, and which Legislature-unlike the
one we are just about to selects obliged by
law to meet in the December following its
choice, when U. S. Senator will be elected
without any mistake or further delay. This
United States Senatorship, therefore is the
stake we are playing for at the ensuing Octo-
Der election; and it is one worthy of making
some sacrifices to win, and of devoting some
Jealous eXertions to secure.
There is another view, which should not be
overlooked by Republican candidates for the
Legislature and their friends, and which may
stimulate them to exerton 1t is thought by
many, that there will be great public exigen-
cies arise, which will compel SIBLEY to aban-
don the MOccasin programme Of not calling
the Legislature together if it is Republican,
and cause him to issue his proclamation con-
vening it in special session. the same as he
will do at any rate if the Democrats succeed
in electing majority of its members. With
this prospect, it will be worth while for can
didates both as Republicans and as possible
legislators, to not spare effort to secure their
own election.
Still another contingency is worthy to be
taken into the account in estimating the
chances that the Legislature to be chosen
next month will meet even though it should
be Republican. 1t is by no means positive
that Mister SIBLEY will continue to retain his
ill-gotten Governorship beyond this year, if
he even retains it to its conclusion, which is
doubtful In saying this, we do not under
rate the difficulties in the way of obtaining
an honest judicial decision Of this Supreme
Court upon the facts-nor the hiding and
concealing which is being practised by S1BLEY
in opposing obstacles to obtaining the evil
dence in the Office Of the Secretary of State,
nor the expense and difficulty of bringing
witnesses, and maintaining them here await
ing the action of reluctant Court-nor the
interested labors of the leaders of a whole
party, implicated in forgery and crime, 70
prevent investigAtion and exposure-nor that
the men who participated in the Dem ocratic
Sunday caucus at the American House in
October last, where and when the frauds of
the Ottertail Canvass, to elect SIBLEY Cover
nor, were planned, and the funds contributed
to carry them out-wl struggle desperately
to avoid the exposure and its consequences.
| We do not underestimate all these diff
cuties in the way of righting the wrong
done ALEXANDER RAMSEY and the Poop lie
who elected him Governor of Minnesota :
but We do say, that the developments going
on, from day to day, quietly bringing to light
in tangible form the evidence going to
prove that the seven hundred majority for
SHELLEY returned by the Ottertail Canvass