The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-07-21

The Republican Party and n spaA,ssssm
II strikes us very iorcibly, from the tone
Of majority Of the Black Republican press
es Of the State, and from the resolut ions
adopted in several Of the County Conven-
tioos, that our opponents will adopt repu.
diation policy in the ensuing canvass. At
the Rice County Convention the following
resolution was adopted:
RssoIrsd, Tha, We, the Republicans Of Rice
County, are opposed to every anu all PROPOSE.
tons TO levy tax upon the people Of Mnneso
ia TO pay the interest or principal upoa the
whole or any portion OF the Five Million state
Loan Railroad Bonds issued or TO be issned,
uatl such time as the Railroad Companies
shall strictly comply with the provisions Of the
! Loan BIZ, and show satisfactory proof that the
bonds issued have been faithfully applied 10 the
/ construction OF the roads and 10 no other pur
/ pose whatever.
In Olmsted county, like resolution was
proposed and adopted, with the addition OF
instructions TO the delegates to the State
Convention, requiring them to exact the re.
pudia,ion pledge of all candidates nomina-
ted ior State Offices. The same policy il
advocated by the Minnesot,an. ST. Anthony
Nor', Minneapolis State Atlas, Free Press,
st. Peter; Messenger, Saltwater Indepen.
dent, Hastings; Republican. Faribanlt, and
other opposition presses. AS specimen OF
the language held by these journals, we quote
the following from the Hastings Indrpn-
dent.
AT least four ffths Of the members OF the Re
publican party VI the State are, III thu present
time, opposed 10 he faIafion Of the people 10 pau
The interest on the Fire Million loan, though
oil, or nearly all. rather than reputation,
would favor providing for the payment Of the
interest on the bonds already issued. IN case
the Loan Bill was repealed aud no further de.
mands made upon the State under IL. This
four fi,hs OF the party asks that their voice
may be heard, that they may not be made 10
ignore what they consider one of The wiscnt
measures Of State policy; by their party fealty
they ask II, by their hopes OF success this fall.
and In view Of future victories. they demand
II. From the Inception Of the Loan
Bill unto the present We have denounced the
measure IA Infamous and pernici0us, and we
will not step upon platform that ignores and
stutifics our words and our acts, although tho
poison is deposited In the milk from which
we must draw our subsistence.
The Winona Republican and the 81. Paul
Times are the only opposition journals, un.
der our observation, which dissent from the
views above expressed. But the Times,
jealous Of the influence OF the Mnaesot,an
in the counsels Of its party, has been for
some time past, gradually growing weak 10
the knees ,Sand little more light, or the
failure 10 furnish il, will render the union Of
the two papers on u reputation platform, d
work Of no difficulty. The Winona Repub
hoan, however, maintains its consistency,
and in It's las, number, advises the State
Convention NJ follows
There are very evident signs, however, that
the Convention will be called upon 10 commit
the Republican party of the State to the policy
81 rTud,a'ionthe reputation o. q debt con.
tracted by the almost unanimous vote Of the
people. Granting. for argument. sake,
that the loan measure was, per ~,
an egregious biunder. yet having commit
ears open, TO turn around now, because we see
our past mistake. and repudistc the payment
of debt which we have contracted, would be
infinitely worse than bluRdef--it would be
crime and black disgrace. Give us no boys
play. The people OF Minnesota are prepared
10 meet and grapple with poverty. bat We con
hdeDtly believe that they will scorn ~ send
abroad 10 the world record oi their furnished
honor. Say that the State bonds were squsn.
dered IN manner not contemplated by the
sosers-say, II you please, that many Of them
have been paid "a the price Of corruption and
br.bcfy-a of this cannot be pied IN justiGca
ton OF reputation, knowing as we all do, that
the contract was u voluntary one on both
sides. II the consequences are otherwise than
We hoped and desired for. IL IL our misfortune
let II not be likewise DOR reproach.
The reputation policy i proposed and
advocated by the politicians and Office
seekers, a. one upon which they can secure
a triumph in October. 10 support Of 1t a
great many plausable arguments will be
presented, bat the great objection to it, that
Of iis utter and shameless dishonesty, viii
be kept out Of sight and hearing. II the
Republicans conclude TO disgrace the State,
by coubbbanciDg the reputation, 10 any
contingency. Of It's solemn obligations. they
should put forward a representative man Tor
Governor. wv. l.. BAssfSa first intro
duced and favored the application Of this
foul epi,het 10 our State policy. and be
should reap the advantages. il any, legiti.
rnately sppertsiniog 70 il. 1.-THE measure
should become popular, We have no doub,
Ex-Governor RsssgY would think well Of
it, but unit that point Is settled, ~ can, Of
coar~, have 10 expression from the Ex.
GoverDN. IL the meantime, let Us repu.
dia,ionis,s tr0i out BAySisg