The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-12

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tween the Ramsey organ and the Times as
TO which should be considered the exponent
Of the party. To show its more abundant
zeal. the Minnesotsaa has descended, step BY
step, into such depth Of scurrility, that
the Tnaes seems to have given up all At
,empts at rivalry in that particular line.
The foul abuse which 3 daily poured out
upon the best men in the State, by the
Ahn.eo;An simply because they belong to
different political party, We venture to
assert, cannot be equalled by any other
paper claiming character fer decency or
selfrespect in the Union. The officers OF
the State have been again and again
branded as malefactors Of the worst descrip-
ton, and the infamous attacks upon the
Judges Of the Supreme Court, with which
the readers of that paper have been lately
regaled, demonstrated that the lowest point
in the scale OF degradation had very nearly
been reached By the editor.
There was one step more, however, neces-
sary TO cap the climax, and the Minnesotian,
true TO its instincts, has ventursd to take it
Our readers are aware, that for months
past, Wright county has been disgraced BY
the presence Of score or two OF ruffians,
who have disegarded and de6ed the
law. They banded themselves together
TO hang OSCAR +. JACKSON, after he had
been pronounced innocent by jury Of that
very County, Of the crime with which he
stood charged. And they did hang him,
first obtaining possession Of his person, by
procuring the warrant Of magistrate
agains, him upon some sham accusation.
Every good citizen in the State felt thata
horrible outrage had been committed, wheh
should not be allowed to go unplsished.
The Mmnssot'aD was one Of the fercest in
Its denunciations OF the deed.
Gov. SHELLEY promptly issued his pro-
clama,ion, Offering $500 reward for theap-'
prehension and conviction OF the perpetra-
tors. A short time since, Emery MOORE
was recognized by Mrs. JACKSON, 1t the
Falls OF Minne-ha-ha, and upon hefsworn
statement charging him as a priaipal in
the unlawful hanging OF her husband,
MOORE was arrested, and by order. Of the
Governor, taken back to WrightSoun-
ty. for examination. The Goverp(f in
siructed the Attorney General take
charge of the case, and the evdel Slicted,
a, Monticello, was so direct and dssiye as
to the guilt Of the accused, that the Ntor-
ney General demanded Of the magistrate
that the examination be closed the ame
evening, and the prisoner held for trisl, as
he was sure there was design to take him
from the custody Of the officer. lie JUS
tice. nevertheless. postponed The proceed
iDgs until the following morning., and
about nine o'clock in the evening, tn mob
arrived with deadly weapons anddisgppdE
broke down the door of the house q the
constable who had the prisoner id Charge,
and uttering loud threats against an officers
of the law, iorcibly rescued Mooha. IL
would seem that a simple statement Of this
double outrage would array every respecta.
bic man on the side Of the law, and that,
with one accord, the peoph would sustain
the Governor in crushing this oombioation
of outlaws at any and every cost. -
The proclamation d the Goyers0r Is
cOuchej in ordinary and moderate phrase.
|, deplOres the necessity Of q resort . mih-
,ary force, but nowhere does it mentioo
martial law. The editor q . pubHc jour
nal should posses intelligence enough to
comprehend the differesee bslweeu declaring
a county in state OF isurrection and
placing i, undesmartial law. In the former
case the local authorities being powerless to
execute the mandates Of the law, those of
the State are in;erposed and substituted.
Win military iofce, Il necessary. to act
under the direction OF, and subordinate to,
the civil officers. Such is the condition of
things in Wright County. Martial law
sets aside the civil authorities altogether,
and substitutes the summary process Of .
military court The words of the proela-
nation themselves furnish sufficient retu,a-
:ion OF the structures Of the Mnnesot'an.
There are no threats n,aje agains, limo
cent people in Wright county, but warnings
are addressed TO the guilty no longer TO re-
sist the law A more miserable attempt 10
peryert the meaning Of plain and distinc;
expressions was neve, made
The lowest depth Of infamy to which We
the Editor Of the Ramsey Ms hi. en-.
jsnvoy 70 strengthen the ha,is of rehsls