Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-05-14

The Omce.HOlder's State Convention.
The Paper Counties to Control the
Democratic Nominations and Prin.
Pies.
The Pioneer and Democrat of yesterday
publishes the call of the Democratic
State Committee, signed by Lieutenant Gov
ernor HoLcoMBE as Chairman, (not very
delicate portion for State officer to occupy
which csS fixes the meeting of the State
Convention of that party, on the 18th day
of August next, or a month after the Re-
publican Convention assemblies.
The official organ, in a long leading article,
first objects to the time fixed as being too
late, and not allowing opportunity for a suff-
cient campaign. 1t charges that the object of
the leaders of the Democracy in desiring late
nomination is, to shirk a full and fair discus
sion of principles before the People-to resort
to old Territorial still hunt" relying on per-
sonal electioneering, skullduggery and forging
election returns, for success.
The Pioneer is correct in its judgment of
the designs of the Committee but the Com
mittee:we must say, is wiser if no honester than
the Pioneer editors and managers. With full
discussion before the people of the present
Pro-Slavery character of the Democratic par
ty, and of it's inherent opposition to Free La
Dor and the progress of the White North,
they know they will be..defeated.by thousands.
1t is not strange therefore, that they desire to
precipitate their ticket upon the people, al
most on the eve of the election; hoping to
carry it with blind rush on personal issues
and by fraudulent practices.
Another reason, for the action of the Com
mittee in fixing the time is, that like all minority
parties, they cowardly want to wait until they
see the action of the majority party-of the
Republican Convention--and then adjust their
nominations by those which it may have pre-
viously made.
Nothing better than this cowardice shows
the difference between the Southern Demo
cracy of the present and the old Jackson De.
mocracy Of former times. which latter was
always first in the field, carrying victory by
storm. The nowadays Democracy is, on the
contrary, sinking, sly ,stealthy ,moccasin par
ty, that watches and waits and crouches be-
hind bush until it sees it's opponent before
it on the open plain, and then fires sho
and runs and hides again.
The Pioneer objects likewise to the basis
of representation adopted for delegates to tn
Convention. Here is its argument
" The Committee allow representation from
every county. There are sixty eight countie
in the State. OF these, fifty, or fifty -one
nominally, at least, are organized counties
and entitled to representation in the Conven
ton. The balance, seventeen CT eighteen, a.,
mere paper counties, whose population, wha
little they have, might each be represented b.
units 1t is nothing less than gross out
rage upon the Democracy of the State to pei
NIT these seventeen or eighteen delegates, rsl
resenting scarcely more Uoters, to sit in Cor
vention; and by their voice, perhaps,
change entirely its platform and nominees
An allowance of a delegate to each organize
county not embraced in the list of the cal
would certainly have been granting the u
, most permissible liberality to the sparsel
settled districts. Beyond this, premium
offered for frauds upon the party; and
will be strange if the opportunity presented
not taken advantage Of by the t''icksters oft
$ party"
Jerusalem There are 'tricksters" in tt
= Democratic party, eh? There are even son
j not too good to commit frauds upon Il
pnrtyr' There are paper countless also
e are there ?-whose inhabitants are less ths
+ ten apiece! And there will be eighteen del
/ gates from these who will represent in tt
:, Convention scarcely more voters p
Let honest men note these confessions
e Such 'ipaper counties " returned over
If thousand votes for Mr.. SIBLEY over
y thousand majority for the Democratic Sta
g Ticket two years ago-a fraud which W
e counted by MEDARY and Brown into the ca
vass and the counting of which "frauds"
not merely "on the party but upon t
whole People of Minnesota-the Pioneer C
T. cused and justified!
IS The Pioneer is right now in terming the
l. paper counties right in intimating that tn
re voters are myth-right in deeming it a tr'
'e of the "tricksters' to obtain an undue a
IF vantage in the Convention.
sc Who are these tricksters GEO. L. BECK
'e CHARLEY CAVE, G. L. EMERsoN, ct onane gen.
m The tricksters are the aspirants for places
ct the State ticket for Northern Minnesota, Join
10 with, the United States officeholders in I
E. State.
I'd All this the Pioneir knows as we'll as
re do. 1t sees, also, as we see, that tour Jir
y is in danger from this arrangement. 1t Sc
that the Douglas Platforms is gone up throu
this "trickey" arrangement; which gi,
=, to the Indian agencies,-to JOE R. Bro,
;s and his fellow MoccasinS of the wildcat COT
, ties-the control of the Convention, W
power to determine, either that there shall
h. no platform of principles, or if any is adopt.
~ that it shall be a regular National Den
- cratic and Buchanan platform!
~ Seeing all this, is the reason why the orc
-, writhes and RACES, and talks of "frauds," a
\ ''tricksters' and paper counties"
!. But by st. Paul, to us the whole whine
II rich one. "Cass, Todd and Pembina" ha
N returned to plague the inventors. The p
70 soned chatice is being held to the lips of I
70 poisoners. Drink, rascals, drink it to [
dregs!
The Frontier Monthly.