The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-06-30

II. R.p.b,,e.. Party Ia ai.....s.

| TAs Rspsh,iess Psssy IN Slisssssss.
The Republicans Of Winona aud Fillmore
counties. at their recent county Convention,
cootsnted themselves With laying down .
platform which, wholly ignoring oil ques-
tions o! National and State policy, bitterly
depounces the Republicans Of Aass.chu.
sett for their action 10 adopting the two.
years amendment How have the mighty
fallen Formerly the Republicans Of every
county 10 the State, we're sure to be annually
delivered Of . string Of resolutions yard
long. devoted to Ksnsas, Dred Scott, the
slave oligarehy. Douglas, popular sove-
reignty, &c. ; now they enter the canvass on
. platform merely denunciatory Of the poll.
teal action OF their own brethren Of the
strongest and blacklist Republican State 10.
the Union.
Why did not the Republicans OF Winona
and Fillmore coanties, at the same time they
were denouncing Rspublicanism 10 Massa.
chusetis. enter protest against the platform
OF the last Seward State Convention, in New
York. which substantially endorsed the prin-
ciple involved 10 the Massachusetts, amend.
ment they were opposed to this amend
ment, as they profess to be, they could also
have found ma tier for serious consideration
in the political action Of the opposition 10
all OF the New England States, and 10 Penn.
sylvania and New Jersey--in TACT, wherever
Know Nothing votes were to be gained by
endorsing Know Nothing measures.
Take New Hampshire for instance says
the Chicago Times OF Wednesday last
There 10 q law in that State which requires
naturziized voters to present their certificates
Of citizenship thirty days before election. This
In not, indeed, a new law, IL having been en-.
acted two years ago-but 10 Is brought mp fresh
al this time by renewed attempts to repeal It
that have been made on the part OF the Demo
Gratis In the New Hampshire legislature, nov in
session 1t Concord. Doubtless the condition
Of parties in that State for the past four years,
Ia well known to our readers. Down TO 1855
the Democrats had . reliable majority there
but In that year, It will be remembered, the
Know Nothing organisation arose, and all
shades Of the opposition went into II, ana
enough Of disaffected Democrats were found to
follow To effect u revolution. The pretended
excuse for the expedients adopted then to en-.
gage Democrats in this unholy warfare on the
principles and against the policy Of their party
was feigned dread Of the slave power. But
that was mere pretence. The chief prejudice
on which they stood, WAS against foreigners
and adopted citizens; and 50 ssdulOusly was
this prejudice aggravated, that Il was the
means OF electing u Know Nothing Governor
aud Legislature. Before, however, the rep.
resentaiives OF that party in the official
places ~ New Hampshire had time to
look about them. TO know what TO do,
their party was dead. A new party had been
raised upon the ruins OF the old but still the
prejudice against foreigners remained in the
minds oi portion sufficiently large to hold the
balance Of power. TINS was precisely the case,
too, In Massachusetts, and in Maine. What was
to be done. then, but strike up a bargain, by
the terms OF which oil legislation should be .
half and half mixture-half Know Nothing and
half Republican. This bargain was made. And
the law above alluded to. was one Of the con
sequences Of IL. The bill was brought forward
In the legislature'by . Republican membe he
previously had been Know Nothing, and IL
WAS voted for by every Republican. and every
Democratic vote was recorded against IL. The
other day. the question was up again, q bill
having been introduced by . Dem, crat TO re.
peal the law requiring naturalized voters TO
present their certificates Of citizenship thirty
days before election. This bill for repeal was
supported by the full Democratic strength and
oppuscd unanimously by the Republics ans, and
was finally rejected.
The New Hampshire law tends to de-
grade the foreign born citizen, anil 10 this
respect is similar to the oiious Massachu.
sets amendment. Yet We hear no protest
against it and II is retained on the statute
books by Republican votes.
The fact is. il the Republicans Of Masa.
chuetts lived in Minnesota, they too would
denouuec the two years amendment, in order
to conciliate the Germans, and il the Re
publisans of Minnesota could be transported
TO New England. where the Know Nothing
element is stronger than the German, they
would be warm supporters Of the measure
they now affect 10 denounce. The motto
Of the party is success and the spoils and
to secure these objects it has long demon
stra,ed its ability to assume any side Of any
question. The Republicans are only con.
sls,ent in their Inconsistencies.
Veto Message OF Mayor Robsrtsoa.