Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-11-26
WEEKLY MINNESOTIAN.
The ssImportance of the Press "-A
or ~ whom Honor is Due.''

,r,,. .srno-,ouce of the Press ''..'sHOn.
or 10 whom Honor is Due"
In another column, we copy an articeirom
the Hastings Independent, headed :" The M
ofthe Pass" Mock modesty would
perhaps demand of us, that we should either
not insert the article at all, or, inserting 1t, we
should. in approved style, depreclate ourSeh
as unworthy of such praise !
But, we abhor all shams and pretcnres, as |
our readers we'll know; and We give tn. artl- |
Gle place in our columns, because we are
conscious its compliments are not altogether
undeserved or, TO speak even stronger tho
not after the manner of men, that we have
really deserved them
Looking back, down the long vista of two
wears past, we cannot help comparing the
now of victory and of general acknowledge
ment, that the State Policy of the MINNEsoIIAN
was, after all. the true one-wlth the storm OF
obloquy and abuse encountered 10y us through
all those two years of trial-encountered from
all hands, from almost whole populace-
first, at the inception of the deplorahe Loan
Amendment, which was to make everybody
SO rich, but which has resulted in making
everybody poorer than before-neNt, at the
Loan Election-and, then, all along down
since that whirlwind of popular error and de-
lusion swept the State from its safe moorlngs
in the harbor of No Debt-when, day after
day, a deluded populace frowned hatred upon
us as we passed along the streets, when men
tried to browbeat us at our hotel, and when
some physical, and more moral courage, was
requisite to face the storm.
But, it is not with the view of self -gratula-
ton we commenced these remarks 1t Is
because our Hastings contemporary hardly
does full Justice to himself and others who
have stood side by side with Us in the fight
and we wish to supply his omissions in this
respect.
To be sure, our position here at the Capital
necessarily gave us opportunity of leading, but
other presses and other men, though there
were not many Of either, strengthened our
hands, and were fully abreast with Us in the
line of battle.
Besides our friend StebbinS, Of the lnde-
Dendemt, as worthy of honorable mention for
their labors, We would point to o. Brown, OF
the Faribault Republican, Senator II. W. Hol-
lev, of the Chatfeld RepuJEraM, C. b. IIensley
of the Mankato MdepeHdc"t,A A. j. Nanvorhees
Of the Saltwater KeSSengcr, Croiiut of the st.
Anthony Mars, W. 5. King of the Mime
apoliS -itlts, Hubbard of the Red Wing Re-
puJIic,tn, Blahely oi the Bancroft Ptoncer,
hut now Of the Rochester P1St, ami others
Dodge, Of the st. Peter Free Press, was for al
while deceived by the professions of the Rail-
road swndlcr>, but being honest, soon came
right, and thereafter battlcd with Us OH the
side Of the peoples true interests; and the
same may be said Of f. \ Soulc Of the Roch-
ester Free Press. Tn" Lake City Tibuae
and the WabaShaw HjrtM are also on the
list o! those presses who should divide with
the MINNEsoTIAN the glory Of sustaining the
present State policy Of the Republican, party,
sustaining it through ali the gloom of the pass,
10 its universal recognition in victory ut tM
present time.
The Press has literally and truly E~inr
toe. 1t may be said with force, that the par.
" i'll the State has not given its editors, even
the pecuniary reward due 20 the mere me
chanical labor eXpendc;. by their presses il
its behalf That the y3lty has not been abtt
TO do better, pecur.~si!y, for them, may be al
legged, perhaps with truth but on the oth:I
hand, that being the truth. it behooyes il tia
more, when it achieves power in counties %
n the State, to not ignore them in the confer
ring of official positions, high OF low, that may
be within its gift, upon those incinbers OF The
press whose persistent cxoftionS mainly Won
the battle always provided, however, that they
are equal in competency and general fitness
70 others who may be competing for them.
On this view, We have been gratiicd to sec
the Republican Party acting, in some coun
ties of the State In Goodhue County, Mr.
Hubbard, the editor of the Red Wing RtpuG
licau has been elected Register of Deeds. Ii
Washington County, y. j. Nanvorhccs, ha:
been twice chosen member of the Legislator,
"a position of not much profit to an homes
man. as We think ne is-but thea we hope it i.
only an earnest Of sometning better in tn,
future, for man of his vigorous ability. Ii
Fillmore County. III. W. IIolley has bee,
elected State Senator and we now hear hi
name favorably spoken of, for the position 0
lnited States Senator. And why not?
man of decided ability, Of good personal pre-
sence, of education and reading, Of cner!s,
and character, and of long service TO the p;lr
ty in seasons of trial and difficulty-wb b,
not :
But not exclusively TO the Press would ht
contne the honorS OF the recent two year.
campaign The gallant Republican Senator:
and Representatives who withstoOd b,ibar,
and intimidation and sophistry, in the LegiS
lature OF lS57-5S and sturdily voted aganS
the suicidal Loan Amendment-th deserv,
honorable recollection. Three Of these Anti
Loan Senators, we see, are again members o
that body-Cook Of Faribault, Hodge; 0
O.mstead, and Watson OF Freeborn we ar,
rejoiced they have received the endorsement
Of the People Orwell done, good and faithful
In our recollection, a. prominent anon IS
those leading Republicans who early and ac
lively stool by u> from first to last in oul
fight for the true interests "f The State. ther,
recurS the names Of Folsom OF rarlor, Falls
Rciner of Saltwater judges Cooper ant
Goodrich, j. Il. Sanborn, {. ID. Giltillian, "
l.. Banning. DIR. Stewart, Daniel Rohre,, Q
ST. Paul +. r. T.. Conlcll, W ID. Washburn
Cyrus Aldrich, and II. y. Sccombe, oc Mime
apo!iS and St. Anthony; Morton ). Williin
son OF Blue Earth; Hudson and BcvanS Q
Goodhuc Mckunc and Coggswcl of Steel
and Wascca. There are others whose name
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