Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-12-10


they would see their property laid in ashes.
Rasher .thau.hsve this -disgracefuf sscuuree
blast all their hopes by taking root among
them, they som<t Dimes All hfk bpo6 shelffst
right of selfprotection and drive the evil from
among them. If the repetition Of This is not
desired, let the. legislature give them
Legal remedy bysxhidh thsycah pfosecstheirl
property, their families and towns from ruin:
IsNnot Tfg6fs
- sTiss1sssssE seAserizrs OF AsokA A1s
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THE oPREss ON THElU.a assEEAreR.
Fren shs q. An,hony News.s -sas tzsn
us. SBsAror. ..l-ln our last paperw cxo
pressed freely onr opinion. of Mr.. Cornell, the
only cand iiate for the u. s. Senate whom We
have heard named from this County. We re-
iiterate what We then said; that Mr., Cornell
has I'll the ,uihen, the viyIance, and the gen.
reral ability necessary 10 represent lwtal our
State in the COUNCILS OF the ynationg and that
should he be the choice of our Legislature,
we are satisfied We should not find, our. conf.
.,lence misplaced. 8 The Press Of ST Paul and
Throughout the country have been presenting
the claims of variety Of candidates, Norton,
of Winona, Mcclure, Of Red Wing. WIkin-.
son. of Maukato. North, Of Northfeld, Miller,
Itf ST. lCiousi, Foster OF the @MrNsEsorIAN,
a Copper, and B ,nnihg, Of 81. Paul, are AMONG
the most, ,prominent.Ie Gov. Ramsey is andes'
stood not to be in the held, else would he be
designated by common consent for the post,
judge Cooper would be by no means unac-
eepiable to th.. Republican, party. s'H'.'D'
There is no ,nan am ing those We have MANI
ed who possess more the proportions ofia SEN
tator than VIM l.. Banning; and if we are
not allowed our local candiiatc, We know Of
no other whom we would prefer. The Other
gentlemen all have their several qualifications
and We willingly .accprd any praise due fyr
t,cir services. We believe, however, thit
Mr. Banning has done more efectt,ai servict,
directly and i,dire .tly. so the State, insexpe.
sing and opposing the sch OF the railroad
nperators than any other ,man init. IL has
| been uncomprunislns in his effsrts 10 coun-
eract their nefarious designs, and in the scope
ttf his yieSs and the decisiOn OF character
which he has manifested in his sl,here Of ser.
vice, he has shown hi,uself possessed Of the
| qualities Of a statesman, -. ,f,5.,n
| Mr. Banning Is man Of ofindependent thought
| fready speech and unfiinching in his sdppor'
| II measures which he deems best for the gen
eral welfare His private character is dgni
fed aud irrcproachall,, and he would do hon
| nr 70 his position if elected to the Senate. :
| The interests of Minnesota would undoubted
find in him watchfll us well As u com
,'stept guardian. h, i.. ssto stIi 4s lsa7
From the NIamkaao Record. aiali 2i5sa.
DR.. Fo4rHa Fon U. S.4-SsNAroR.-Tn ON
last issue, in briei news item, we alluded t.
the fact that DR.. Foster, editor of the Mime
4 s,tiln was a candidate for the United States
| r. A. paper printed at Hastings in late issu,
| Of that sheet, an editorial, attributing to tn
efforts OF the aforesaid doctor, through th'
columns of the Ninnesotian, all the praise O
The. recent Republican victory. s'
Now, the truth is, this i'r. Foster is moth
ling more than a hircliig of the clique tina
wn and control the 4Kinnesoti,sn He occu
pies the same position that any other emplo,
i d ,es to his employel-hisla labors are allotted
him, and for their performance he receivs a
| a nually "a stipulated sum. s,rs;z. -
+ Ii he has contributed 10 the late Republic
an victory he done t only in the performanc
OF his regular labors, for which he has or vii
receive his pay in dollars aud ce,its. 2. fioo
The clique that control him mug hlve con
tributed largely to the late Republican tri
umph = but the same clique. through DR.
Foster and the Kinaesstiaa, have done NOR
than any hing else TO reduce the State to'it
present embarrassed CONDITION by continue,
and bitter wa, fare upon the true interests q
Minnesota. They have cried down our cred
it, driven capitalists from the State, and des
uoyed for years our system Of internal in
f..i, md nall
f,lse promises achieved temporary tri
umph
Now, this mere hireling has the audaci y t
aspire TO the dignity of a United States Seaa
tor position, once filled by a Clay,a Web
ster, Benton, and a Calhoun -.
i Were his ambition TO be gratitiel we woul
1 aLeiieye that Minnesota was intleed Athlete
with the curse OF an offended though jus
God u! ,.,......s. ..,...-. g~r;.,t., ..r.sg. .aE
! The Republican party have the power t.
designate whom it pieaseS for this position. =
4 We nope there is sufficient moral courage i
. the next Legislature to heed the wholesoln
advice Of an exchange. EvideHtly. with Oh
eye on the doctor, the editor writes: -,
''Prioate character, no less than public
must be deeme lof vital Importance in sue!
selectons No man OF corrupt or, r,debauche
private life can be trustworthy as a politician
4 Pure unsqilied integrity and uprigh,ncs
with correct habits oi dti>iiltss and social lit,
are essential lo him who would c0.,,l,aild res
pect and esteem as private citzsi. 10.
much more so to him sho is for six years t
bc subject to the Temptations and Sc tuctlon
4 Vi liieat Washington, in high oi1icial pos
-tioas p 7yti ef.a GaEfTB3 FAA pile n5 81
Ne will be more iDeral than the = -
/ t.,< -.
Wilkinson, Go dricii, or even Baker, either ,
sison are !. THOUSAND times preferable I
j Foster LIS ,o9s3s3Sa sd Aisa3 q ha# 8
Eron. si,s RrecSora Rag - sid -
itGGENgRAL SHEDS StccEssoR WHO Wi
Hoe =. We can answer negatively, who
viii not be. H= will not be arrepresentativ
of the broken dovn, dlsatected, unscrupsi
ious brcech clout Democracy. Neither viii
iie be u '1eftsower" OF that over-ridden pro
ilgate banilins Of the same defanct institu
Institution, improperly styled popular Soy
ereignty, but mQre appropriately name,
i "oquatter ServiIity. ny -four 'Corwln .
Onlo- ,FurtilernOre, we are saie in sayin,
automatically tnat ne will be stauch unflncfl
Ing Republican with A'Oack-bone' ulicomuni,
protusc and pithy, .uiitaltering in regard I,
nghr and duty, answering in purpose, stead
last i'll Zeal, true and prompt in iacuosI8 Agar
~ talent aud noolilty ny fotie, viii dare com
pare his SURPRISING illness, to the, doubtful
| aspirations vi THOSE demlgogues who hav,
earnestly endeayored to nsssrcpreseut Mime
sot;l ll the councils Ut the si0sernmeHt.d
l., Several prominent candidates are canvas
sing Tor this distinguished position, ami as TIL
assembling OF the Legislature draws nigh
the interest Of tiit>eotitest Is WAXING ex sx. Il