Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-10-30

A10O AIsS Ea4ScTs OA OaTVcTs
The shameful treachery of BAD EGG BAx-
TER in the Carver district, who. sold himself ON
the eve of the late election for price to the
enemy-by which we lost Senator, and pro-
badly two Representatives, has been already
alluded to in our columns. The following let
ter from an able Republican leader of Wright
county, expresses doubtless the views of the
Republicans of that county on the subject:
MONTICELLO, Wright Co., Oct. Is.
To tie Editors Of the Minnesotian:
You have probably noticed in the columns
of the Pioneer letter from Hon.! l.. L. BAx-
TER, addressed to the Republican County
Committee of Wright county. Well, thereby
hangs a tale! AS a delegate from Wright
county, | attended the Carver County Re
publican Convention held at Watertown on
the 2Sth September last. Mr.. BAXTER with a
delegation of his friends) was at that conven-
ton as an aspirant for the nomination for SEN
ator from the 10th district, comprising the
counties of Carver and Wright As it was
impossible to harmonic conflicting claims,
Mr.. BAXTER and DR.. GRIFFIN, his competitor,
agreed to withdraw from the canvass, and
thereupOn- the convention proceeded to nomi-
nate DR.. KENNEDY and F. A. REM, as candi-
dates for Representatives, allowing Wright
county to nominate for Senator.
DR.. WHEELocK, of Clearwater, was nomi-
mated for that office, and thus the matter
rested until the week previous to the election,
when T. D. SMITH, Esq, of Chaska, at the
request, and as the friend, of l.. L. BAXTER,
visited Wright county, bringing with him a
| letter of resignation from DR.. KENNEDY, which
letter stated that L. L. BAXTER was evidently
| the choice of the Republicans of Carver, and
| that his nomination as Senator was necessary
| to the success of the ticket
Wright could not object to the alteration
as Carver was justly entitled to the Office and
consequently the alteration was made.
L. L. BAxrER's name headed the Repubi
| can ticket as candidate for Senator, and the
votes were sent to the various precincts.
During the absence Of Mr.. SMITH from
Carver however, BAXTER had been closete(
with prominent Democrats, and resulting
"change came DER the spirit of his dream
This letter addressed 10 the County Commit
tee of Wright county, instead of being honor
ably forwarded to its destination, suddenly
turns up in the Pioneer Office, and the editor
of that delectable sheet forthwith proceeds t
copy what on the face of it is, and ought t,
| be, priUate letter. 1t is true, such course
is in accordance with the tactics of the Moe
casin Democracy and ought not to supprist
one.
| A bundle of papers containing copies of TIN
letter was sent to Wright County, on the ev'
of election, and was by Democratic runner
scattered through the various precincts. o
course it fell like a bombshell iu the Republi
can camp. indignation and distrust was tn
order of the day. Local prejudices and petit.
treasons in the party seemed to rise with tn
occasion. The bonds Of party organization
relaxed, and Wright County strongly Repub
llcan as she really is, stands to day disgrace,
by the vote she gave the Democratic ticket
A few words in regard to the letter of Nh
BANTER. He states in that letter that lie i
not candidate for oflice-that he has beer
dricen from the Republican ranks. $50 wa
JUDAS IscARIoT driven from the Apostles
| ranks, } and that he is an Anti-LecomptOl
Democrat, and will give his influence in sup
port of Mr.. Douglas, and his wonderfully ney
discoveries in political science
Not a candidate for office, indeed How la
boriously and persistently he labored for
nomination at the Republican Convention
! let Hon. AREA CLEVELAND, L. II. GRIFFIN
Esq, and others at that Convention testify
let DIR. KENNEDY and Hon. I. ID. SMITH, win
in good faith and at his request were success
fully laboring for his nomination, at the yer,
moment he was indcting his treasonabl
epistle, answer.
! A Democrat But seven days before h
penned his letter he declared to me, at Water
town, in the most emphatic and unqualified
manner that he was a Republican of tn
straitest kind, and whether nominated or no
would support the ticket to the best of hi
ability. An Anti-Lecompton Democrat
Well, between Lecompton and an Anti
LecOmpton Democrat, there is lin principle
| the difference of tweedle-dee-dee, and twcedle
dee-dum; the distinction, slight as it is, how
ever, furnishes an open door and steppin,
stone for honest Democrats with Anti-slavery
procivities to step into the Republican ranks
while it furnishes an equally convenien
switch whercwith 10 run dishonest Rcpubli
cans with pro-slavcry sympathies into tn
ranks of the CALHOUN Democracy.
| The editor of the Pioneer congratulates tn
Democracy on the accession to their rank
of Mr.. BAXTER, and considers him the fore
runner of many more of the same stamp
That Mr. BAXTER is representative of
small class Of timc-serving, office seeking mel
in the Republican party, it might be presump
tious to deny. The joy of the Democrats
| party in the reception Of such converts, cal
not possibly exceed the gladness with which
their detection fills every Republican heart.
J. f. BRADLEY.
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