Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-10-02
The Pioneer, Federal Office holders ana
Party Policy.

Party Policy.
THE SECRET CAUCUs-A PERSONAL lNDIG-
NIrY.-The NinneSotian states that secret
caucus has lateiv been held in this CRY d!
some or the office nolders under the Na'io"-
al Admluist ration, "to deliberate npo" "".'
shall be the future policy OF the Democrat.
part, of this State" &c. We canh", sl'a"
as to the correctness of the Seneia' s'a'o
meut: tLouoh W., think II eNc"'u'hSl APP
propriate that any set Il l'rih"cra'S VINO
wonld encoca in - reasonable an act against
the INTEGRITY and dignity of the Democratic
marty as wonlj result from the ESTABLISHMENT
of n Secret Clique within It's orSahiZat'""
should show their consistency IN selecting a
Rlacl Republican paper through which TO
make the fac public. The informant OF the
JE,Ys>s.i,n though however correct III ms
rere-ai statements, was totally IN error IN
SAVING" that Earle :. Goodrich, of the ST.
Paul PjOaefr ard Democrat was i'll attend
ance a. d advising with them" We are hap
pv to assure our friend the Doctor, that no
ottic, -lolier' or other Democrat has so
far in>uted our manhood or Democracy as TO
invite us 10 any such reasonable entertain
ment; nor have We attended any OF the eau
cuSes alluded TO.
We have heard loose rumors fioating
about the streets which cOrroborate the stale
ments of the UiuneSo.idn. so far as the lorna
ton OF a secret Democratic GLIB is concerned a;
but when like rumor> contributed its chef
management 10 Charles l.. Emerson, and its
presidency To John f. Warren we did not
consider the matter OF sufficient consequence
Ia warrant further curiosity or concern. We
alude to it now simply for the purpose OF
DISCRIMINATING [.
where it la, been improperly placed by the
.uinaeSo'ian. We have become somewhat
hardened to political assaults and misiepre-
sentationS; but this hit touches us on the
raw" The ASSOCIATION OF our name with
such men, for such purpose, is an iadigAHg
as immeasurahle as it is unwarranted and
We must beg the Doctor not to assist in pac-
irg our character under 81 unjust and damd-
giaQ an nputation.-PiOneer and Democrat,
Of Sept. 25th.
Admirably put on ! Well played out
Who. after such mock Indignation would
suppose that Editor GooDRIcH and Surveyor
General EMERSON a'e in constant inter
course ? Or, that EMERSON only few weeks
ago went in strongly for GoopRICH's selection
as CHg Printer by the City Council of which
he Is member, as their official journals Will
show? Or that in the Board OF County S;i-
pervi,ors, of which EMERSON is likewise a
member, only two or three weeks since ne
was GooDRIcH's main supporter for the
Comfy Printing, as the records of the Board
prove? Or that no man visits more Or is
seen more about the Pioneer Office, or contri-
butes more official printing from his federal
office towards the support o. this apparently
rabid and abusive Douglas sheet, than Snr-
veyor- General Alderman Acting Mayor EN-
ERsox?
Yet such. o deluled Public . and o hmm
plugged Mr.. UCHANAN! are the facts.
- But, it NAV he asked, if il is not in
earnest. what can tie Pioneer mean then by
thus throwrn- oh on EMERSON AID the Secret
Clique OF tficehoders ard pretending to lie
pudiate participation in the one and to resent
association with the other as an indignity -
Is II possible there is sane man Of tel
llgence who Is posted who cannot understand
the game at Once?--that cannot see in it only
another of those Jesuitical attempts. COM
mon TO the Pioneer, the more eftctually to
pail wool over tho eyes of people, and e.
pecially over tie cock-eye of the President.
AMI tAuS conceal for tue present the real
friendly and intimate relations existing be-
tween a Print ostensibly for DorCLAs. and
Federal Officehoders ostensbly for Bu-
cHANAS but in reality for DouGLAs also q?
Why, it is barely twenty days since tho
Pi~aeer-losing sight of prudence. and in the
warmth Of It's controversy with the Wash
ington Uaioa alb nut D1nglaSism and earnest
to exhibit the total feebleness of the National
Admin stration in this State,-expre>sed itself
in its issue of Sept. 9TH in the following
terms:
" There is not press in Minnesota rec @
nzed as Dem cratic press; there is MT
Democratic State or county officer: there is
not, we earnestly believe, u Fellerak oGce-kolatr
IN hs N'te; and lastly, there is not Demo
ciatic voter-so far as our information GOES
but earnestly aud sincerely hopes, wishes,
and works tor the success Of Douglas as against
Lincoln
In the same article Editor GooDRIcH still
further threw down the gauntlet of defiance
to Mr.. BUCHANAN, in this language
The Democracy of Minnesota are not Ii
vlded they stand as a unit in defence of the
principles OF theparty r.. c. IF DoUGLAs,l: and,
We may also add, they are equally uncnimops
IN Me~ conformation Of THE COURSE OF THE
ADMINISTRATIONS i'll regard to the Illinois Sen
atorial contest"
What could indicate stronger or palmer
than these extracts show the cordial feelings
and complete understanding existing hetwt en-
him and them? He declares erery "Federal
Ofiiceholder in the State' to be a Douc;as
man-as ''aRanimous in their condemnation
OF THE COURSE of the ADMINISTRATIONS in re-
gard to the success of DOUGLAS AS against
LINCoLN-as in fact anxious to see DOUGLAS
sustained In the course which the Washingt n
Union denounces on behalf of Mr.. BUCHAN-
AN as "call for Vote of condemnation uD-
on the President and both houses of Com
gress'
Now, we suppose the Pioneer des:---' 20 lie
considered a. telling the '-"'h In It's deciara-
lions So &c ""s"tm,'y amongst tn federal
OF Minnesota in their s.cOnd,.;n-
nation OF the Course of the Administration
1t spoke not doubtfully, not inquiringly
but positively and Enthusiastically 1t spoke
as one that hnew the truth of what it SO per- |
emptorily declared; and we think it did k.,o,o
and that /; was entirel, correct in stating the |
unanimous pr"DoUGLAs position of the Fed
eral oiiicehoier,
But, If tAus knowing and thus declaring
twenty days ago that all was in unison be- |
tween yon, tie question arises how it hap
pens that yea are suddenly, all. at once. en-.