Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-05-15
The Awful Disclosure Of the Pioneer
Awfully Exploded!

In directing public attention to the cores
pondence between L. A. BABCocK, Esq, and
the Editor of the Pioneer and democrat, pub
iished to-day, we cannot avoid remarking, in
addition to the pertinent observations of that
gentleman on Mr.. Mills unfair refusal to
publish his communication defending him.
self against its abuse, and on the unfortu-
nate and weak reasons which that individual
assigns for declining to give it a place in the
columns of his paper-that it must be under
stood hereafter, as being the erclusire voca-
ton of that journal to publish "indisrimi-
nate attacks" against the Republican party
and its leading men only; and that when de-
tected in wholesale falsehoods, it will invari-
ri,bly decline to allow the injured tho bene-
fit of defense in the same columns in which
the falsehoods originally appeared.
To show further the ungenerOus spirit
which animates the present editor of that
paper: With Mr.. BABcoCK's letter in his
possession whole day, and with that gentle
mans assumption of the whole, undivided
responsibility without consultation or adj
vice with anybody, of having written and
transmitted the document which has been ri
diculously denominated a secret circular
all plainly before the eyes Of the Pioneer ed
ito,-that depraved sheet yet publishes for
its leading editorial yesterday morning the
following article
"The editor of the Minnesotian, in the is
sue of that paper yesterday, announces that
the admission of the State twill be hailed
with satisfaction" This is something, COM
ing as it does from the clique who sent off to
| Washington lying secret circular, urging
upon Republicans to vote agrinst the law
admitting Minnesota into the Union. Public
opinion has worked change in the auowed
sentiments of the Ramsey clique. Better
| late than never, even if your repentance is
too late to do any good than demonstrate
your past hypocrisy and treason"
Let the public read Mr.. BABcocK's let
ter and then judge of the honesty and fair
ness of newspaper which, after being thus
convinced that the Minnesotian nor Governor
RAMSEY, had anything to do with the buga-
boo document in question, yet still in this
manner reiterates the falsehood that they had,
when the allegation is not only entirely un-
supported by the facts, but is in the very
teeth of all light and evidence on the sub
ject.
We defy the Pioneer to point out in our
columns, or anywhere else, any evidence that
our position has ever been anything different
from what we announced in our leader Of
Tuesday morning.
True, we have expressed the opinion that
the Republican party was wronged in the
Constitutional Convention in the
mean refusal of Mr.. SIBLEY and the Demo-
cratic delegates and of the Democratic ter
rtorial officers to pay their delegates, not
withstanding the compromise to that effect
-wronged in the subsequent State election,
by Democratic frauds and Democratic for
geries-wronged in giving the certificates OF
election to Democratic State officers not
elected-wronged in MEDARY's transmitting
to Congress the Constitution only signed by
the minority Convention, and thus in viola
ton of the compromise, treating one half at
least of the people of Minnesota as if they
had no existence-wronged in the repeated re-
(usals of the democratic majority in the State
Legislature to permit an investigation into
the frauds and forgeries of the election
nevertheless, we have uniformly taken the
position, that as we were unfortunately in
volved by Democratic management, Demo-
cratic dishonesty, and Democratic incompe-
tency, in the confusion of conflicting State
and Territorial organizations, that it was the
shortest way out of all our difficulties to
get into the Union as fast as possible and
trust to the future to remedy defects in our
| State Constitution and to the power of pub
| lie opinion and a dread Of the people, to in
fuse little more honesty, if not little
more wisdom, into the Democratic rulers
whom forgers' pens have inflicted upon
us against the popular will This has been
our invarable position.
After Mr.. BABCoCK's letter, it might
he anticipated that any decent, honest press,
having been deceived by erroneous informa-
ton into making the violent charges the Pr
oneer did upon Gov. RAMSEY, Judge COOPER
and others, would forthwith gracefully &C.
knowledge its error and make an honorable
amcnde for its fault.
But we anticipate no such fairness from
the Pioneer, at least under its present con-
| ductor If Mr.. E. S. GOODRICH was at
home it might be difIerent-le is a gentle
man
| AS to the course Mr.. BABCocK has seen
proper as an independent citizen, to pursue
that is his own affair." We!are not surprised at
it, entertaining the views he does of the life
tenure of the lower branch Of our State Leg
stature If we did not think we saw an co.
ser solution Of that difficulty, than by our
staying out of the Union, we should perhaps
unite with him in his opposition. Freedom
is even Of more account than material inter-
ests. However men may differ with Mr.. B.
in his views and course, all must admire him
for his honesty and independence.
| Serious Omission.
Some of our citizens have called our atten-