Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-03-19

city Democratic politicians, and over which,
II this is the way they 60 on, the Democratic
organs will be at swords points. From the
tone exhibited by the Pioneer and the Times,
it will be noticed that the Democratic party is
divided into two factions, which are respec-
lively represented by those two organs.
For the purpose Of exciting a prejudice in
the Irish element Of the party-which by the
way composes two-thirds of the party, and the
Times is its particular exponent-sgainst the
Pioneer, the Times of last Friday charges the
chief editor of the Pioneer with being 'the
main motive power in the HrENAN prosecu.
tons, or persscwtions," and al for the purpose
of getting one of his particular friends in
IIEENAN's place.
To this charge the Pioneer answered in its
usual clear and explicit manner, by pronoun-
cling the statement lie, and its author, whom
1t believes to be JOHN P. Owens, base and
malignant liar-a style of argument we'll suit
ed to the conductors of that sheet. But it is
too bad to use such epithets against faithful
ally. Does not the Pioneer know that the in
dividual whom it thus stigmatises, has been
already punished too many times for that sin,
to be ever again caught at it9
To this the Times Of the next day does not
get in much of fret over. 1t consoles itself
with the idea that it has struck the Pioneer in
"a tender place" in the abdomen,
or perhaps lower-and merely characterises
the emphatic denial as an ''ill-natured article"
1t appears to think it has good thing on
the Pioneer folks, and is bound Ito keep it"
1t is not to be provoked into fight because
one of its editors has been called liar, for
verify the Times itself, has frequently made
the same charge against that individual. 1t
is dignifed, exceedingly. 1t merely informs
the Pioneer in few words, that 1.-THE Pso-
nesr, not the 7snses-has mo claims whatever
upon the party;" that its-the Tines friends
Intend to act in future towards the Pioneer
as though it had none, as they believe it would
"sell it's party any day to secure little pub
lie patronage"
To this, the Pioneer of the following day
cries out "for shame! is this the boosted honor,
the nice sense of personal propriety, that was
to characterize the Times, upon the advent Of
the oldest editor in the State ?" The Pio-
neer seems to act on the supposition, that
when it called its opponent liar, nothing
else could be said till the question of veracity
was settled, by knock-down, or something
of that sort. Hence its chagrin at this treat
ment by the thick-skinned editor of the
Times"
The Tines retorts that the Pioneer had
shelter keep quiet" 1t believes that the
comments of the Pioneer on the report of DAN
RoHRER, who was appointed to investigate the
affairs of the Board of County Commissioners
and its Clerk, was enough to convict it of OPP
position to Mr. HEENAN, were there no other
evidence. But the Times has other evidence,
which it promises to bring out as the emer-
gency requires. The Times continues "Du-
ring the trial of the Register, the Pioneer did
not say word in favor of Mr.. HEENAN, and
ever since his acquittal. it is mum. Call you
this defending your friends? Perhaps the
IRISH will forget this, and then perhaps they
won't" Then again, one of the editors of that
paper had boosted over his cups to boon
companion, one Nv. w. T." "that he believed
HErS4N was damned scoundrel, and for one
he was a going too see him put through"
The object" comments the Times, with big
crocodile tears, twas to have Mr.. HEENAN put
out of Office, guilty or not guilty, because he
was Irish"
Now who is this "W. w. tn. we are dy.
ing to know. Does he belong the order of the
'lone starr" or to the up. Q.'s?" Is he the
man that struck "Billy Pattison? ?" or the
individual that "spells his name with P 9''
We pant to know as much as the Cubans are
painting for liberty.
The Times produces still further evidence
Of the malicious intentions of the editors Of
the Pioneer towards Mr. KEENAN, Another
proprietor of that paper, "a very naeak [naeeA
or sceak ? man" had remarked to his friend
81. E. c." (another mysterious character, J
that he believed there was cheating around
somewhere" and that he believed 4" HEENAs
was the biggest rascal of the crowd" Then
again, says the Times, the fact that the Pion.
eer is urging Gen. EMERSON for the Mayoralty
when it is "notoriously known that no man
pursued Mr.. HEENAN more determinedly ~
than he did, is further evidence. ".It is all
very well for the Pioneer to cozy about Mr..
HEENAN and his Irish friends just now on the
eve Of an election, but if we are not mistaken
they know their men, and in the future will
mark them"
To all of which the Pioneer of yesterday, as
usual, when. w0sted in argument falls back
upon its dignity. 1t is not going to be
"drswn into controversy upon immaterial
points" The main question was, that the
Times had made certain charges against the
had branded "a malicious lie; and not jot or
title Of evidence has been produced to sustain
its truthfulness The editor therefore stands be-
fore the community in a position in which he has
often been placed-that of convicted liar"
As to the gentleman of mysterious initials"
the Pioneer will satisfy him, if he will call at
the Office.
This is al we can publish of this interesting
controversy among the Democratic organs, to-
day, but it will be continued from day to day
in the columns of the Times and Pioneer,
which papers are the organs of the two Demo-
cratic factions in this city, and in which papers
alone have these articles originally appeared
JOE WHEELocK writes for the Pioneer, JOHN
P. OWENS writes for the Times, ROTARY MILLS
writes for the Pioneer, and TIMOTHY MuGa1Ns