The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-04
Hon. George H. isssk her aud Col. Gyras
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Democrat aud n Dsmngogas.

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Democrat aud n Dsmngogas.
A few days ago We exposed the hypocrisy
OF the pretence made Ivy Col. ALpnicIt, in
his speech accepting the Black Republican
nomination for Congress. tina, he was elected
in the first State canvass Of 1851 and that
he was dcirauded out OF his seat in the
House Of Representatives. We then
brought forward as eircumstantial evidence
Of bis Insincer,y in making such state.
ment, the facts First, That be hal never
before made public charge Of this charac-
ter, although two years had elapsed since
the alleged preparation Of the fraud aud
Second, That he had never claimed his right
10 u seat in Congress under that election,
either by demanding bis certificate OF cleo
ton from the Board of Canvassers here. or
by contcstiDg the right Of the assumed
wrongful occupant before the House OF Rep
rcsentatives n, Washington. And We
thought, with these circumstances weighing
against him that We had made out very
clear and unanswcrable case Of hypocrisy
against the iustrous Colonel, who in his
Congressional aspirations, seems bound to
verify the homely old adagc Of " Three times
and out :.
But, We were mistaken. We had not cal
cula'ed upon the cxteut OF the li,nn.sot'aa's
ingenuity, or liz impudencc. That paper
defends the Colonel from our Imputa,ions in
u manner peculiarly lis own, The state
mcnt il reiterated that the Colonel was nc.
tually elected, and actually d iraudcd but.
that i, would have been foolish and useless
waste OF time and money ON his part to
have claimed the position TO which he was
entitled. This was SO. according to the
M,nnesotan, because the frauds and iorger-
les committed by the Democracy during that
canvass, were so cunnngly planned aud SO
artiully executed, that il would have been
utterly impossible for Col ALpRicu to have
detected, exposed, and proved them to be
iorgercs and frauds We acknowledge this
to be complete answer to our query. Why
did he not contest With n majority OF
over thousand against him on the record,
and with the conceded impnssibility on his
part OF proving that such majority was
gained by fraud or forgery. II contest would
have been the height OF folly: and undoub,.
cdly "he would as the H,nnesotian re.
marks, have had his expenses aud his labor
for his pains Weaecept this US sa,isiac.
tory answer on the contes,ing point. Bu,
We cannot accent !, as u Justification for the
charges OF fraud against the Democracy in
which Col ALpgicu INDUCED No man
has right 10 call in question the integrity
OF public officers or OF II political party, un.
less he can prove his allegations 10 bc true
IL he Is not IN position TO make good hls
charges. the charges themselves must be
considered without foundation. aud the man
who ui,crs them 10 be II slandercr. And
this is the unfortunate position 10 which the
MnnesotadH has PLACED its Congressional
candidate.
After having placed Col. AtpEI,u in
this unpleasant prcdcameu,, the .u'Hnssot,aa
does It's friend the further injury OF ,ns,i,ut-
ing comparison between his course and
,ha, of Hon. GsoRvr l. BEcNsR, one Of
his Democratic competitors in th, canvass
OF l>51. We are glad to see this at
tempted Us 1t furnishes us an opportunity
OF showing the difference between an ~
scrupulous nemag,guc ard high,ou' d
Democrat.
Whcn the Black Republicans huud them
selves beaten IN the canvass oi 1857, u,
more INSCRIPTIONS Of them sat To work (,
preven, the admission Of Minnesota into VI,
Union. Thus movement, was couor,e ),
secr-t, aud was carried on for some month
w,,hou, the kuovhdg, or suspicion ct III,
mass OF our c,,nu., Who coai M, c'mpp
bend the reason tor the unu., delay ~hicl
attended the application Of our Stat ior al
m,s.,ou. |, was ., lss, ,AlA~,d. hosc,cr
in the discovery II a circular addressed b