The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-06
yoAn e. Warren on Kansas,

A lettss irom our old townstasn app arS
il the PiomAvlast week. We read Il with pleas
ure. Indoad it is always pleasant to resd
MIR. WAKRrN'S productions. There is To-.
tiness in his tone that irresistably eIevates tho
reader in his OWL estimation, as ii it were
impartial a. purpose to enable him 10 appre
ciate the merits Of the writer. 1t was high
compliment paid by friend of that noble
man, who said that Lord HOLLAND always
met his guests with brightness of counte-
nance that made ihem imagine that some good
fortune lad just tallen on him. And it may
De said Of DR.. WARREN that lie writes as Il
4 ray of sunshine We're lowering around his
golden quill: giving precedence and form
10 cluster OF higher thoughts, strusglin;
for Inference. IL very first sentence i
written in a STRAIN of grandeur that make
Tie reader prict, up his ears All wonder what
IS coming next. a period has arrived in
, tic History Of orr country, when tne courae
If Tie National Democracy is to be tested e.
tic utmost" This excite, curiosity. and il
,uics all attentive rca .ingol what follows
The reader proc"el~, and ii ho is f@neso
ID Democrat, soon lin IS himself rcai on. O
Il" " .N'f'ional Democracy Mr.. WAEHt.
says: My own "p:rion. humble and isol
ted as it may he IN Minnesota. il disintrre>l
ed AID sincere. It decidedly IL tavor
the nnu.caiste alm;s>iou OF Kassas, even u
der and notwithstanding the Lecomp, o.
Constitution. National Democrats arc "a
raid upon this point In Nisusso,a h
opinion is "isslatecl; )" We: hc asd the Ma
tional Democracy are afraid! Mr. WAER,,
shor'd not 1ivu!se such secrets yet. Lc
Minnesota arpear at least t, harInonize vii
The . National Democracy until size gei
safely into the Union. But does Mr.. Is
think it best to 81 eak the truth outright, an,
rely on his own isolated opinion to save til,
State? One righteous man save many wick
ed ones
Mr.. W. proceeds: Sectional agita;og
and Presidential ;ssprants are both TO Civ
up lie goose, from which they have piuckc
so many golden qHillS, that scarcely feathe
now remains" This is an important pa,
sage for aside fom the grave and wei hit
matter with Which it Is pregnant, it explain
in few words what is meant by the GOO.
question: Of which We hear 50 much. Bu
does Mt Mr.. W. slightly msaplly the pol
te m ,ke> ? Uho has agitatcd. the slvet
question, the last four years? W4o ntrc
iuced and passed the Kansas-Nebraska ac,
Was it not the Il National Democracy WI
got up the Lecompton G. nvenion-alvoc#
ted the LeccmptOn Constitution, and arc noc
trying to hasten al unprepared Territor.
(unprerared in respect to population and re
sources) into the Union a. State, agains
tho wish sf' three-fourths Of her people
Who but this same National Dem .cracy
And what '.Presidental aspi. ants" have pluck
ed the go (sn qnills Of which Mr. w. speaks
Weare ntA aware that single quill has ''ec,
plucked BY aDy one save the nominees Of tn.
National Democracy.
Mr.. Warren declares the Topekaites ar.
responsible for the prO-slavery Constitution
and not or "patriotic and nagnanimou
President" nor the National Democratic
party. This looks little paradoxical t,
those acquainted with the anti-shvery view
of the Topekaites but Mr.. w. proves i
thus: "The TOnekates arc in maioiit,
in Kansas and might have v,ted it down i
they would" It has usually been custom
cry in Republics that movements to form o.
alter Governments have proct eded from tn
main body Of the people, the majority anu
attempts on the part of small minority To
contol public affairs against the WISE OF Inc
majority las been considered rcbelian.--
Bu, i: seems that this old fashioned p'puial
soverele n,y is too slow in it, movements for
the progressive spirit of the National Democ
acv Mr.. WARES conten Is that the L.
compton Convention were =" forced" to with
hold the Constitution from the people, he
cause they (thc people, were determined ,c
vote il down. This would seem to he roo,i
re.son Why the Constitution shOuld not he 4
dopsed, bst the National Democracy" think
different y, md insert that it Is the very rea