Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-18
From the Chicago Press and Tribune.
Minnesota Polftics-.-The Campaign
Opening.

Already, we perceive the note of ofpreparation
is being sounded in Minnesota, preparatory to
the important election which occurs in that
State the ensuing October. A Governor and
other State officers, two members ofCongresS
and State Legislature are all to be chosen
by the people of that State at large, the Dem
ocracy in power having deliberately refused to
district the State of Congressman, under the
advice of the present Chief Executive, Mr..
Sibley, expressed by him in his first annual
message to the Legislature. Besides the i'm
portance of carrying the State for Governor,
the election of two Republican Congressman
in Minnesota is expected to determine decis-
lively the election of Speaker of the next House
of Representatives in favor of Republican,
and so give the control of the important stand
ing committees of that body into hands, that
will not, as in the last Congress, make them
subservient to the interests of the extreme
Southern party, to the prostration alike Of the
hopes of the business and manufacturing in
terests of the North and of the landed and
interests of the West and Northwest. Upon
the Legislature to be chosen in Minnesota will
devolve the election of U. S. Senator to fill
Gen. Shields vacancy, and also the apportion-
ment of the State into Congressional and Leg
islative Districts, thus determining, in all pro-
bability, the future political status Of Mime
sofa the next half dozen years.
10 the Importance of the contest before
them, both parties in Minnesota seem to be
fully alive. The Republicans have called their
State Nominating Convention for the Goth of
July proximo; and the Democrats theirs, to
assemble on the 10th of August.
1t is evident, from all the signs, that Ex-
| Governor Alexander Ramsey, the strong man
of fthe Upper Mississippi Valley, popularity and
Intellectually, Will be nominated by the Re-
publicans for Governor, and they are We
hemently challenging the Democrats to re-
nominate Mr.. Sibley, and try before the peo-
pie tho adjourned issue, whether the latter
did or did net obtain his Executive seat by
the counting in of fabricated returns from the
wilderness ard Indian counties.
1t is said, however, that Mr.. Sibley and his
friends shrink from trying this issue before q
tribunal not packed and preiuGiced as they
have had the supreme judicial tribunals of the
State and that Mr.. Sibley will refuse to face
Ramsey before the people. This is disrepu.
table kiLd oi uowardice which was not expect
ed from man of Mr.. Sibley's pretensions tol
courage, particularly, as we see from the Min
nesota papers, he has been recently dressing
himself up in soldier clothes, and putting OF
airs as military man,
1t is possible, however, the Democracy vii
yet force hin. 70 stand the hazard of the die
and take denomination as the only honorabl,
course for him to pursue, even though at tn
undoubted risk of his being badly BEATEN
If he withdraws from the battle, it is, unde
al! the circumstances, a virtual confession be
J forehand, that victory is hopeless, that tn
charges of fraud were true; and his retrea
would give prestige against the rest of tn
Democratic ticket that would help to destro.
it before the people.
But though, in this view, his cowardly dis
cretion would not be without its advantage
to the cause of our Minnesota friends an
their ticket generally, we confess to desire
though at distance from the scene of actor
of seeing the old fight between Ramsey an
O Sibley fought over again, that history ma
+ have in its result a standpoint in which
# look back and judge of the correctness of til
J., last State canvass, made by Gov. Sam Medar
l. and the Sioux Agent, j. r. Brown, upon r
If turns of fabricated Democratic majorities fro
l. wildcat precincts, alike without people (
,f election polls.
1t is true that recent developments in Mi
e. nesota would seem to throw doubt upon Il
r proposed trial before the people being impa
e. tial or conclusive as to the rascality OF Il
past for the press of that region is now rim
Of ing with exposures recently made, which
a. dicate an attempt to repeat the frauds, forge
re les and fabrications which were before so su
If cessful. The present Democratic State office
s. will be the canvassers of the next election
ly and the Hon. James Lynd, Democra
ye member of the Legislature, and Democra
is editor, has just come out with statement,t tn
a these officers are arranging with others, n
al etition of the bogus returns from the reno
he and uninhabited counties, which secured the
a their present places
,r- This exposure by Mr.. Lynd has fallen wi
stunning effect upon the Democrats Of MINI
a sofa, and has, in fact, had the effect of for
W. with opening the campaign, in the newspape
ta- at least To exhibit the style in which
IS ground is being cleared by the Republic
-e. press of Minnesota for the heavier movem
-; of the contending forces, after the nominate
on both sides are duly made and in the tie
ng we give place to the following article from
he ST. Paul Daily Minnesotian of the 1st, just
ed ceived:
ch The extract we omit.