The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-05-19

we AGAIN Deg, 10 the most respectful
terms, TO inquire Of the Democratic State
Central Committee, whereof Lieut. Gov.
HoLoonBE is Chairman, and Judge Pen.
NAN 10 Secretary, what construction can be
properly placed by the Democracy upon the
clause in the call Of the Committee which
provides for the nomination Of such other
officers Is the Convention may deem expe
dient" We do not repeat this query in
any spirit Of idle curiosity, bat because it,
early Interpretation, BY competent authority,
is ESSENTIALLY important TO the party, and
because the context in the call furnishes no
possible clue 10 It's meaning. Its significance
cannot be gathered from the call. for the
reason, a. we have heretofore intimsted, that
a list Of nominations Immediately precedes
this mysterious clause, which includes all the
State Offices TO be voted for at the Fall
election and it seems to rs on impossibility
that there should be any other officers" to
be nominated after all these officers have been
nominated. We may, however, be mistaken
on this point and it is this point which we
desire TO have explained.
For, II it should appear, upon 40 exami.
nation Of the premises, that there remain
no other officers to be nominated, after
all the officers 10 be elected have been nomi.
mated, then it will he apparent that the
provision &" such other officers as the Con-
vcntion may deem expsdient,' either con.
veys no meaning at al, or that II has sig
niGcance different from that which the Ian
guage itself expresses, and which the Com
mittee did not wish to have understood. To
make the first assumption, IL, as We have
before intmated, TO accuse the Committee
Of diocy; while to make the latter sssump
ton Is to accuse the Committee OF trickery.
There is too much intelligence in the Com.
mit,ee for any outsider to make the first as
sumption, and there is too much character
in the Committee for its members 10 remain
silent under the alternative assumption Of
trickery. We should be grieved beyond
expression to have the latter assumption
obtain general currency, because it would
afiix stigma upon the regulations OF body
OF men who have hitherto been regarded as
illustrating the chivalric virtues, in the char
acters OF most OF them to an extent surpas-
sing any equal number Of men in our party
or State.
We would earnestly inquire OF Hon.
WV. HoLcoMBE, Lieut.. Governor, and
Chairman Of the Committee, il he can afford
to rest under the imputation Of attempting
deceit upon the party over which he has
been placed as the managing heads
We would, with still greater concern, ask
Gov. SIBLkY. a member Of the Committee il
he can afford to permit, with such show
Of propriety, his name, which is habitualy
mentioned ~ synonym Tor honor, to be
used rs sponsor for clause which presup-
poses, iu its very language, the preparation
OF fraud upon the Democracy
We might, also, propoqpd the same query
to Hon. GxoRGE l.. BECKER, whom we re-
gard ~ second 10 no man in frank, outspoken
honesty; TO Messrs. FLASpRAu and ArwA-
TER, Judges OF our Supreme Court, and
adoruipg their position by their learning
and integrity to Hon. II. N. SErzKR. Su.
perintendent Of the State Penitentiary. and
who sees before him daily the living witnes-
So and victims Of courses OF crime, the
worst Of which had beginning LEES venal
than that which We are now considering to
q. q. WAGNER, Esq, United States Land
Officer, who prides himself upon the chivalry
OF the South IRON which be sprspg and to
many other members Of the Committee. who
bear about with them fair characters, aud
occupy honorable positions
But, there is one member OF the Com
mittee to whom j, would be quite supertiu-
Gus to pu, the in,crroga,ory. Our friend
Major Bsows, Sioux Agent and. Committee
man, would be profoundly amazed il any one
should inquire whether completely with
tickery would be apt to damage his eccsn-
tric character or sully his peculiar fame.
A political character and fame which are
based and nourshed on evasous, tricks. and
hypocrisics, could not easily be injured by
any single circumstance, however a,rocious
and this the Major appreciates; and he would
laugh a, any man who should sugges, any
political injury To him from his connection
with any movement so trivial and common
place, 10 his estimation, ~ the perpctra,ion
OF fraud upon the hon,s, and unsaspectlng
members Of the party in this State.
Bat, with the single exception OF Major
BRow>. the members OF the State Committee
have nnlttiral rhara.tsrs "a h.. ;,,,rs.l =, "A