Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-08-27

cious and cratic ability and bad political and
professional character Of Mr. BRIsBIN, by al
leoing Mr.. Cole to be "DUMB ANIMAL" on
whom ye great BRILBlS-ye man-eater BRls-
B1N-ye large cold-sausage BRIsBIN-must
take pity and not " challenge" struck US ana
other Republicans as an attempt to try on the
game of "blut;," which is well known to beye
large BRIsBIN's favorite game when he IS cor
nered or afraid. Believing then, as we DO
now, that Editor GOODRICH would not have
made such statement unless after confer
renee with his "cold sausage" friend, we de-
termined to resent it, and see if we couldn't
deprive Mr.. BRIsBlN of the advantage soughtto
be gained by such kind of talk; and with this
view, we retorted by writing the following
article for Monday mornings paper, which was
not published however until Tuesday morn
ing's M1NNEsorIAN, during our absence attend
ing the great Republican meeting at Hastings
on the evening of that day:
JOHN B. BR1sB1N AND GORDON E. COLE.
The Pioneer in clarifying the wonderful
qualifications of JOHN B. BRlsBIN for the At
torney Generalship sneers at GORDON n. CoLE'
ESQ.,, the Republican nominee tor the same
Office, as a man who is not attall the equal OF
Mr.. BRIsB1N in legal or speaking attanments
| and that it would be cruelty in the latter 10
challenge Mr.. COLE to contest on the stump.
We all understand the reason why this
talk is put forth Mr.. BRIsBIN is really afraid
to meet Mr.. COLE and discuss the principles
of the two parties. The lawyer OF st. Paul
has no notion whatever of challenging the
LAWYER of Faribault; but is really little
alarmed lest the lawyer of Faribault should
take a notion to challenge the lawyer of st.
Paul. The latter, therefore, gets the iaoneer
and Democrat to indulge in such talk as II
nut forth on Saturday, so that if Mr.. COLE
should happen to give Mr.. BRIsBIN an unwel-
come call to the stump, the latter could crawl
ont of a fight he has no stomach for, by al
ecting to despise his opponent and at the
same time claiming credit for refusing to meet
him. on the ground that he did so out Of sheer
pity and on general principles Of phianthro'
VERY sly this, but none of your tricks !!
BRIz GORDON E. COLE is your equal anyday
with pen or tongue-your superior In char
acter. There is no spot on his escutcheon
He never was bribed as leglslator-he new
er while Attorney for one party so fixed
up the pleadings that the other might tri.
umph-he is not a man VIGOROUSLY without
spark of honest principles. We say that Mr.:
BRIsBIN dare not challenge him-dare not
We throw down the gauntlet. Let him give
the invitation to the fray; and we will answer
for Mr.. CoLE's acceptance.
The latter is a finished Scholar graduate
of the famous Dane Law School of Harvard
University-a terse and clear-headed writer
and he can use up JOHN b. BRIsBlN on the
stump if the latter but ventures to quit his
cold sausage" gassing, and invite Mr.. COLE
to make the campaign with him over the otate
See now, if Bril- don't sing dumb and back
down in silence from tlN insolent position the
Pioneer and Democrat has taken for him
thinking it could be assumed with impunity
] Come out of your dog house, my good fel
, low, and let us hear you "speak"
+ On Wednesday, the following reply from
Mr.. BRIsB1N, to our article, was published:
q CARD FROM MR.. BRIsBIN.
ST.. PAUL, Aug. 23d 1859.
t To the Editors Of the Minnesotian:
Q Gentlemen Your article of this morning
d was designed to provoke me to challenge tn
Republican Candidate for the office OF A ttor
new General to public discussion of the is
= sues which have been made by the two partie
o in the pending canvass.
accept the provocation with great pleas
ure and invite Mr.. Cole to signify the time
Mace and manner when, where and IN whlc
It will be agreeable for him to meet and dis
cuss with me the topics which are now prom
u inent before the people of the State.
desire to reserue in connection with thu
n engagement, an interval Of ten days from tn
D. 10Th day OF September prox. in which to dis
pose of or arrange my professional bushes
in the District Court of Ramsey County
which commences its session on the day aboy
y named.
e. am frank to admit that it was not my ii
ty tention to challenge Gas you term IT. Mr.: GO
Is for the reason that my own professional an
10 personal standing whether good or bad, is to
r. well understood in the State to be affected
~ one way or another by contrasts of exhbltlt
ne and because, being an entire stranger to M
e. Cole. and unaware of his tastes, inclination
at or habitudes with reference to public spea
s. ing, | hesitated in the fear that such an OFT
ur might be misconstrued.
mt Very Respectfully,
ed JNo. B. BRIsBIN.
"a In this he gives formal challenge to NJ
OF Cole to the stump; accompanying it wi
re: some of his characteristic supercilious arr
ne gsnce about his position" and an intimati
:ot of the immensely of his talents, and of
,al giant by the roadside ability to eat grown
nd people, especially Mr.. Cole, at single mou'
- full for his breakfast; or if too large for o
I'm meal, to stuff the remains into cold-sausa!
mo to relish his evening lunch.
to Not satisfied with this arrogance, inste
ar of waiting fairly until Mr.. COLE could
10 heard from-this whole talk having tax
inn place in the papers here without his kno'
en-, edge-BR1sB1N's organ, the Pioneer and De
lty ocrat of yesterday, attempted to still f
the Their carry on the game of "blnff,", by n
my king the following comment on Mr.. BRIsBr
ed letter:
Ids Now, we venture the prediction that
wv, Cole acM not accept the polite invitation
of Mr. Brisbin to signify the time, place, a
manner when, where, and in which it will
lro' agreeable for him (Cole) to meet and disc
me with me (Brisbin) the topics which are n
- prominent before the people Of the Stat
gh- We hope he may, however. We notice
as Mr.. Cole commences series of speeches
the St. Croix Valley, at Saltwater, on Sat
hen day next. We suggest that the discuss
between the two candidates commence at
time and place. Is Mr.. Cole agreeable?
The prediction so confidently "vent
ed" upon by Editor GooDRICH is most ass
IA. -. eddy that of false prophet. Neither
~ A.
Ac- BRISBIN nor MI Cnalrmah vi VIC Deiiioci
State Committee can by its fulfillment OBJ
and any f1attering JUNCTION to their souls.
the GORDON E. COLE reached st. Paul yester
: S. morning, coming here in obedience to the
tate of the Republican State Committee, n
rms sometime since, requesting him to fulfill