Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1860-01-21
THE SENTINEL.
PUBLISHED BY
! .lITl.EFIEI.D & MAGI%NIS


RED WING, MIMI. JAN. q, 1860.
WILLIAM coLHrlCr JR.,> EDITOR.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
This body assembled at St. Paul on the
18th inst, as per programme. Mastering
including those WHO did not reside in the
counties, they took upon themselves to rep
resent, and in other instances allowing conc
person to represent the whole delegation Of
county-ll2 votes. This result, as we'll as
the general character Of the proceedings, are
what might have been expected, when the
Pioneer as umed its position as the special
champion Of Senator Douglas, and wagcd
without relnorse, q war of determination
upon Senator Rice and Joe Brown.
Now any one acquainted with the history
Of our State would smile to think Of Earle
Goodrich, trying TO play political game: OF
chess with Joe Brown, and Joe's visibility
must have been particularly excited when
the Earle commenced the game by most f.
rociously exposing the niger in the fence
contained in that indefinite call for the
State Convention Of last August, for the
purpose Of nominating candidates for the
State Offices and transactins such other bu-
siness as may come before it, Yes, there
was some great villainy to be transacted.
The Administration, represented by Joe as
Chairman Of the Committee, was going to
have that Convention, elect delegates to
Charleston TO he sure great many good
Democrats asked "why not ? What bet.
ter time can there be for it than when the
whole State is represented and the success
Of the party depends materially upon the
hearty endorsement OF Senator Douglas
But that didn't suit the Earl's plans and
Joe Brown was obliged-so as o postpone
the "such other business'' until the middle
Of winter, when there would he but small
representations Of the people, while the office
holders would Of course all turn Quito
back down and disclaim any such intention
and the earl had accomplished the first oil
his brilliant manoeuvres against the Admins.
tration.
The next move was to kill off Senate,
Rice in like manner-and 50 he was blowed
sky-high, for expressing the opinion to some
one before election, that the Republicans
would carry the State. He was all kinds Of
traitors and villains, and the Democracy
could lay its defeat to this base betrayal.
Now this adroit move puzzled the party
and tickled Joe Brown still more. This
base betrayal was not heard of until after
election, and, therefore. could not have done
very much harm. Senator Rice had long
been regarded as the head man, and his i'm
portant services had been the great argu
ment in 81, and was considerably used in
|'59. To be sure he had, since his election
to the Senate, seen fit to take a Course
openly and above board-by which an i'm
! portation Of foreign Office holders had been
prcvented-and SO far as his branch Of the
Congress was concerned, very many im-
portant measures for the benefit of Mime
sofa, carried. But with this no fault could
be found, especially, as it was generally un.
derstood that, personally, he was on good
terms with Douglas, and favorable to his
nomination for the Presidency. But this
as we'll as all his past course, was but sham
and so the Earl, without the last co:npunc.
ton, made way with him.
Next, the Convention is called in the dead
Of winter : on some cold and clustering at:
ternoon or evening"; little caucuses are held
in private Offices throughout the, several
counties-and the delegates appointed
They meet. The office holders ard office
seekers are all there, and first after stormy
and terrific debate-during which Joe Brown
does nothing but laugh-the Pioneer is again
victorious, and the asitated waters have SET
tied down upon the following resolutions
RESOLVED, that Stephen A. Douglas oil
Illinois, is the first choice Of the Democratic
Party of the State of Minnesota, for the
Presidency in 1860.
RESOLVED, That our delegates to Charles
ton are expected, rs an expression of the
will Of the Democracy Of Minnesota, to sup
port him, as such, so long, as such support
may prove. available to him and for the GEN
era! interests Of the Democratic party.
RESOLVED, That the Democratic party OF
this State will cordially support the nominee
of the Democratic Conven ion at Charles
ton.
RESOLVED, That We affirm re-,tcratc, and
fully endorse the Democratic platform adopt
ed by the National Democratic Convention
at Cincinnati, in 1885,: that we acquiesce
in the bred Scott decision; and that we are
opposed to all attempts to re open the
African Slave trade as disgraceful to- the
age and country.
/ RESOLVED, That under the Constitution,
the citizens Of one State cannot interfere with
the domestic Institutions of another State.
and that any such interference is an attack
upon the peace safety and dignity of every
State in the Union, and that we denounce
with indignation and adherence, not only
the reasonable participators in the recent
invasion Of the soil Of Vagina, at Harper's
Ferry, but all Others, who, by sustaining,
excusing, or palliating the offence, aid and
ICOmfnrt ArrocSiOn on1 Coalition