St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-07-05

coRREsP oNDENCE.
s.. 3. 81 ,..'' =. FROM IS aF: 8 PAUL. ,,'' " |
'5>>" ri ST.. PAUL, June 26, co..
'4' Mrs. EDITOR Albeit, not given to
newspaper correspondence, / feel much in
tlihed to .sayl1a @few:words TO- you just at
this time. The immediate provocation is
your late article on our. Republican Ncmi-
nations. Iwant to find little fault with
you for it. Not that Gov. Seward was
your favorite for my own favorite was not
nominated. But I think that IN your dis
position .to TO soothe the disappointment Of
those who feel more bitterly than you for
Gov. Stewards. defeat, you give him little
more credit than he really deserves.
= 7 concede to him great talents and expo
riepce, wise craftsmanship, and good an
ti-slayery record, as The times have been.
But do you not come It q little too strong,
when you say c"An that the Republican
party is, it owes to: him r. Why to him
more than TO any other Of our great men :
In fact, were not many others, now promi-
nent in our ranks, earlier in their adhesion
to Republican principles than he? The
distinguishing characteristic Of the Repub-
ican party Is, that it makes its test ques-
ton, sits vital principle, the making free
dom national slavery local. Agreeing.
in this, differences are tolerated in our par
ty upon other questions Of public policy.
The other parties used to allow differences
among their members on this question,
while making financial questions the party
test; such as bank, tariff &c. i Now for
years Gov. Seward stuck to the old Wing
party, through all the Texas question, the
campaign Of l848, the agitation Of 1850
(resnlting in the Compromise Measure)
the canvass ofsl852, when tho Wig plat
form was as sneaking on: the slavery ques-:
ton as was the: Democratic, while Salmon
P. Chase, John P. Hale and Charles Sum-
ner had left the old rotten organizations
? and d. taken the very position on which the
Republican sparty,now stands. How is it
then, that our; party owes more. to him,
than to the noble men whomsI have named,
Or either Of them? Mr.. Seward is entitled
TO all credit for the ability and zeal he has
displayed in, the cause, since joining Che
Republican party !. but we have other men
just as able and tsne. Il Upon one Of these
the nomination has fallen, and L have no
tears to shed that my favorite, or another
man was unsuccessful = Il would certain
ly not be easy to better the nomination:
81 AT last the Douglasites have got their
candidate tr0tted out before the people
and much gooa may, it DO the,ml!S With
Fitzpatrick g. whom nbody knows, Oh The
fticket viii him; WITH ;Breeeekinridge and
Joe Lane . split up the Demoe oeratic pat part y,
North and South, and Is take from To- / Him I all
the reliably Democratic States z and with
li''Honest Old Abe" already making; nal such
ltrenaesnnddous1 strides st towards sl,d tho White
House, poor lto "I4ittle Dug, finds "a hard
road 70 tra5bel% Hias1 f riieends ie held rat. I
i6catio4 n meeting here ere last night, and
coa affair it. Was. The crowd was quite
Large, but about equally composed Of Re.
|pqbioaps, Democrats, and Douglasitesz. :
The speakers felt the depressing influence
of their pa1t, r!i and more dolefal, xaoNebe;
gone dset You never sax: Minnesota would
give Lincoln 1000 majority over yss Doagla1,
hads the; lstter hiis full party pa vote. You
maiy 81 iasdld 5000 more for Democratic votes
'Fthst xaill IS polled far BreckinIiidlgse} and
lane, an and SO taken from Douglas 70 ns .
The Rail Road excitement has. i 1.lgl,.ia
sprung Up, aud assumed new form. ID 3 on
xin ses y Oh: a:'l paper, pen that Gov. Ramsey
ha.s sold oat Tie, = property and franchises d
the n Trn.n.it 4. 4. O., ia ths M.ax'R b
4RsO Co.. The x Companies and their bond
holders claim that tho sale i void. St
1Itthgls IL. very pretty ohanooe for law
pldgs psllassser, a,si t4s
! Ramsey County, in scaae pending e thu
!, GQqtt, issaed nsiniunet;nn Ii,
sale, which was served % Gov. Ramsey