The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-24
An Editorial Prostitute; Being
Leaf from tho Political History
of HI. c. Simpson, Of the Waba-
shaw journal.

scoundrel We have charity tor weakness,
and will seek to throw a mantle of conceal
ment over its manifestations. We have
nothing but contempt for vice, and will all
ways expose it, wherever and by whomever
it is exhibited. Mr.. H. G. SIMPSON, editor
of the Wabashaw Journal, is a scoundrel;
and being such, it becomes as much our
pleasure as our duty to hold him up to pub
lie scorn.
Mr.. SIMPSON has always protested to be
a Democrat. AS such, he has held positions
of honor and profit at the hands of the
party. He has occupied confidential rela-
tions with the party, as Democratic Com
mitteeman; and, latterly, has filled the
profitable place of Deputy Marshal for TAX
ing the census of his county. In the last
number of his paper-that of the 18th Au-
gust-he formally deserts the Democracy
announces himself Republican-and hoists
the names of LINCOLN and HAMLIN, as his
candidates for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency. In announcing this change in
his course, Mr.. SIMPSON says:
We hoist at the head of our columns this
week the candidates of the Republican Party
for President and Vice President of the United
States. We have not time this week to give at
length our reasons for this course; but they
will more fully appear hereafter. We enter
the field in earnest. and shall give to these can
didates our hearty support; and whatever
power or influence we have will be used to its
utmost extent.
The Democratic party, to which our whole
political life has been devoted, has BEEN
through the unpr incipied ambition Of Stephen II.
Douglas, rent in twain; and instead of the glo-
rious old party of other days, we have two
factions. "dissevered. discordant, beligerent.
1t is time for change Of rulers; the interests OF
the Great Northwest demand it; the political
safety of this beloved Union require it; and the
cause of good and economical government
make it imperatively necessary.
In another article, Mr.. SIMPSON remarks
that he "severs his political connection
with those political associates, with whom,
for the last three years, he has acted" with
some feelings of regret ;" but that he feels
obliged " to differ with them hereafter in
political Matters" from sense Of duty"
He trusts however, that be and they
"are not unmindful of the civilities due
from gentlemen to gentlemen, and that their
social intercourse may continue, as it has
been, of the most friendly kind" We trust,
also, that the Democracy of Wabashaw
county may not be unmindful of the civil
ties due from gentlemen to all those who,
like him, apostatize their manhood, and
prostitute their honor as cyprians do their
bodies for gold.
To show that we are not dealing harshly
with this editor, we print below letter
which he wrote to US on the 9th of July
last. 1t is, on the whole, an interesting
document, and one which will Illustrate,
better than any language of ours could, the
genuine character of the man. 1t reads as
follows:
WEEKLY JOURNAL OFFICE.
WABAsHAw, July 8, 1860.
DEAR SIR Our Democratic friends here are
very anxious for me to run up the Douglas
Flag: but as things now are, it is impossible
for me to do so. Last fall, when purchased
this office, in order to make the thing live was
forced to publish neutral. have now large
list of subscribers. mostly Republicans. 1t
would kill me dead, now, to publish Demo.
cratic paper unless could have sufficient aid
to keep me up a while. Ny o1cn lndtriduM
preferences are for Douglas but cannot rum
myself pecuniarly in his support through the
Journal.
Please let me kno,c if any funds ,ciH be at the
disposal Of the friends Of Mr.. ID. for this puT-
pose.
Politics are very quiet here. We have but
t,co Breckenridge men in the whole County OF
Wabashaw, and one of them will be all right
soon. Please do not answer this letter before
Saturday. as ! shall be on census business IN
the west part of the County all the week.
Very truly yours.
H. c. SIMPSON.
EARLE S. GOODRICH, Esq.
1t will be seen from Mr.. SIMPSONS letter
that, at the very time when he was soliciting
from US bribe as prerequisite of his sup
port of DOUGLAS, he was enjoying the bene-
factions of the Federal Administration, with
the understanding that he was to sustain the
Administration policy. His letter to US
was never answered, and he had but little
hope, therefore, of realizing anything in the
way of brides from the Democracy. He,
thereupon, applied to the Republicans, and,
as soon as bis " censns business" was com
pleted, and all was obtained from the Ad-
ministration that could be, he entered into
the performance of his contract with the
former, as shown by the extracts from his
paper of the 18th, which we have quoted.
Can the record of any man show quail
ties more despicable than those which are
revealed in the facts we have presented :?
Was there ever more disgusting instance
of political prostitution And yet, we sup
pose this change, thus manifestly procured
by the use Of money, will be heralded through
all the Republican papers as an evidence OF
the growing strength of LINCOLN and HAM
LIN among the masses of the people. And
that is the way Republican capital is made.
WE have been shown letters from relia-
BILE citizens of Chicago, now in the South,
stating that the corn crop of the Southern
States is a total failure. This confirms the