Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-08-13

the most gross character, upon tne neV. MI. |
HART, the minister of the Congregational
Church of st. Paul, for a sermon which pointed
out the sin of slave-holding and slave-trading.
This last touched Mr.. McCLuNa, sorely.
In his time he had owned niggers-sold mig
gers-traded in niggers-and has had still
more intimate relations with niggers. His De-
mocracy, therefore, being shocked by Mr..
Harris sermon, he pitched into that gentleman
to the full extent of his interested venom
Under the same signature, Others have suffered
from his vile pen. Having also been large
real estate Spectator, and been badly caught
in the trap of the hard times, he has favor
ed every desperate expedient offered by Rail
road and Currency swindlers to make tempo
rary imitation of times, hoping to let himself out
of the fix before the trap sprung upon other
people and in this view, all who warned the
people of the danger ahead, suffered from his
coarse abuse. More recently, Mr.. DoNNELLY,
in showing up some Of the evils Of the curse
of slavery, and why, therefore, its extension
should be resisted by all true lovers Of their
country, has incurred the animosity of this
Democratic Slave Trader, McCLUNG and con-
sequently his personal abuse has been poured
upon him without stint. Yet, this kind of 9
creature complains about personalities. ~
We confess we take pleasure in unmasking al
such cowardly fellows-apd deem it our duty
i. to let the public know who and what manne1
f of men are those who set up for advisers
the people through the public press.
= The point which Mr.. McCLUNG makes il
t this last communication is, that the MINNEso
TAN sneered at Irishmen and mechanics, fror
S using the phrase "Irish tinker Howard" -
Now, with all due Difference to McCLUNG, W
don't think we sneered at either. He IS Iris
and to designate him from other Towards
the city, we used that national prefix as an &C
iective. No harm in that, is there? tie IS
"tinker'-and we used that word to prever
any one from mistakiag him for any oths
y Howard, who might be a tinmam In tn
:, latter named mechanical craft, man VINO
Il an imperfect workman, is known merely as
5 "tinker." This is Mr.. HowARD's description
u and so, being Irish, and being but "tinke'
l. in the tinman's trade, We termed him "tl
y Irish tinker HOWARD" In this way the
~ would be no mistake as to the man who w
~ meant But it is amusing to see this NJ
NJ CLuNc, who has probably bought and SO
= many mechanics in his time, thus setting up
their peculiar defender!
" In this last communication we notice j.
McCLUSe gives up the point we made
. Judge Emmett, that in voting an open tick
. for so VIGOROUSLY an incompetent fellow
", this HOWARD to be Criminal Judge of the eli
;, he degraded the high position he occupies
~ ~ showed his party bigotry-and established
y. position that he was too prejudiced in his
90 tizanship to be safely trusted to give an
~ partial Judgment in a case like RAMsEY's c.
~ test against SHELLEY, impairing the ascender
nd of his party and his own official place!
=. McCLuNG is wise in this. Merrimac is not
ter all, so much of Jass-ac as people tt
him to be!