Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-11

Of the intellect, conscience, and instinct OF
all classes who join it That paper admits
q that the Republican party is made up from
seceders from old political organizations. So
And does not that fact necessarily involve the
conclusion, that, on all questions except the
great leading one of the party, the various
classes must naturally differ from each other!
A few, strong and influential, though not the
majority, of the Republican leaders-uo''
CHASE, The Evening Post, The National Ero'
and others-support Free Trade, and oppose
Tariff. The writer of this article is WIN
their position. But Senator SEWARD, 1"e
| Tribune, The MINNEsorIAN, and its colleague
in this city, the Times, with majority Oh the
party, support Tariff. Is Senator SEWARD
any where sought to be discarded because VI
his tariff principles? Oris Gov. CHASE any, ;.
where sought to be discarded because OF
his free trade principles? On the contrary,
the Anti.Slavery principle is paramount ana
brings us all together in its great cause. 3d.
roo many of US are with the Express and Mr..
NORTH, (the writer of this among the num-
Der, } in favor of Negro political equality oa'
# is not to be disguised that a majority OF the
; party is not with us. And so long as 1t Is
not the fundamental principle of the party, &c
) 40 do well to insist that our "test' shall bt
) ,dopted in selecting candidates? So there
are many earnest, enthusiastic, coerciVe TEN
l nerance men who belong to our party, ai''
y thew are among the truest and most rel'ao'
6 Of our co-laborers but it is equally true 'na
= louor prohibition is not a principle OF the PAL
tv and cannot and ought not to be mao
e. such; and should they, therefore, msls' o
their "test" for candidates?
If we agree upon the fundamental primo
e. ple. and the " mission" of the party Is as IL
" Erpress states it, must we not all yield SOM
thing on minor questions, for the sake Oh u
greater and overshadowing one: Can "
= have any such thing as successful par
if we do not? And if the Erpress IS IN
lie vor of the existence of Republican par
ce that shall be strong enough to relieve "Uo
ne ernpent and the Free States from the cr1'
ne M of upholdng" slavery, must it not assent
d. the truth of our reasoning here!
ne And as in forming party, so IN seiec'l
OF candidates. Ought we not to choose su
names, as that, being true and r'ght on
en- main "mission'' of the party, as the Erpr
oil itself defines it. will be least obnoxious
m any prejudice of any section OF the party
ice subordinate issues? Especially, when
10, need all our strength to succeed: "hetl
raj Gov. RAMSEY, President NORTH, or any ot'
'eo prominent Republican of the State, IS suci
er- man for candidate for Governor, the VII
'ly is not sufficiently acquainted or informed
''e' express an opinion. But it is proper to
10 that the article from the Express was writ
ar without prejudice, and is an embodiment
mas of what rc think, but of the sentiments
the arguments of most-ncarly all-of the me
ing bers of the party with whom we have
but versed. And We ask the Express if 1t Is
''ce well that they should be made publlc-'t u
Ca" are not worthy of respectful consldera''o
'le and if it is well thereon to charge any
rem, vidual or class with design of " discaro
s Mr.. NORTH or any one else.-J. D.