The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-10-07

unanswered, winch happen 10 De IN reference
to Mr.. Reemelin's record; and now feel cheer
full in the use of efforts to elect JAS H. Baker to
an Office, which some of the Democrats of Min
nesota are afraid to have filled by man who
has done so much as did Jas. II. Baker, while
Secretary of State in Ohio, in exposing their
iniquities there, which is the cause of their out
cry against him here and elsewhere.
That is: Mr.. DINsMoRE has doubts re-
garding the hone ty of Mr.. JAMES d.
BAKER, founded on portions of the report
of the Ohio Investigating Committee, which
were written by Mr.. REEMEL1N, and pub
lished in this paper. He therefore inquiries
of Mr.. REEMEL1N first, whether the extracts
as printed by us were correctly given, and
secondly, whether they were true, in point.
Of fact. To both these queries Mr.. REEME>
LIN responds affirmatively, and adds, "that
as Trustee of the Ohio Life Insurance and
Trust Company, l haze since seen much to
confirm, and nothing to take aaoay any bad
impression previously had of James II.
Baker," Whereupon, Mr.. ORR1N DINs-
MORE concludes, on the light thus furnished,
and without "waiting replies to several
other letters of inquiry" that JAMES H.
BAKER is an honest man, that he is deserv-
ing of his support, and that he "feels cheer
full in the use of efforts to elect him" Secre-
tary of State of Minnesota. We don't
doubt the fact that Mr.. DINsMoRE has come
to the conclusions in manner and form as
he has presented them, and that he will
"cheerfully" support Mr.. BAKER; but what
puzzles US is to comprehend by what known
or conceivable process of reasoning or
honesty he arrived at his convictions. That
the public may have an opportunity to
solve the problem, in which we confess to
have failed, we here republish the letter Of
MIR. D1Ss$oRE and the reply OF Mr..
REEMELIN !:
RED WING, GoODHUE Co., Min,
September g. 1859.
CHARLES REEMELIN, Esq, Cincinnati:
Sir-You will at glance see why ask as
favor of you, whether the charge preferred in
the enclosed, which cut from the "PIoNEER
AND DEMOCRAT" is true, and the extract there
in made is from the Report as made by
yourself and associates
Mr.. Baker is our nominee for the Office of
Secretary of State, and we desire to stand by
him. if he is worthy, which should be the pre-
sumption, and refute all false statements made
for electOneering purposes but if he IS I'M
worthy, we would not support him. Your
knowledge will enable you to set us right in
the matter, which trust you will do at the ear
liest moment, and very much Oblige many who
in these perilous times desire to look before
we leap.
In Freedoms cause. yours truly,
(Signed) ORRIN DINSMORE.
CINCINNATI, September 5, 1859.
O. DINsMoRE, Esq, Red Wing:
SIR The extract from the report of the
Ohio Treasury Investigating Commission which
you enclose to me with yours of the I'd inst,
and which you say you cut from the PIONEER
AND DEMOCRAT, acas every aco'd 'cTitten 6y me-
and ibid then, and do n0ao, most solennly 6eliece
ere,,y ,rOrd to be true and / must add, that as
Trustees of the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust
Company, 1 haze since seen much to CONFIRM and
nothing TO take atcdy, any bad impression pre-
vio,lsly had of James HI. Baker.
You sign yourself Sin Freedoms cause, yours
truly" and accept your salutatiOn; and espe-
cially, because you say in your letter, that you
will not support unworthy men though nOmin-
ated-a determinatiOnwhich the friends of lib
erty should never violate.
Most respectfully yours,
(Signed,) CHAS. REEMELIN.
We don't think it necessary to enlarge
much more, just now, on Mr.. ORR1N D1Ns-
MORE. But, as we read over his letter of the
9th September, as published in the Mn
nesotian, we could not help thinking, that, if
Judge DINsMoRE decides his Probate business
upon similar principles Of logic, the widows
and orphans of Goodhue county must be re-
garded as proper subjects Of the plying
prayers of all honest people, for special in
terposition of Divine Providence in their
behalf, and for their protection.