The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-10
Snubbed.

From the Hastings Democrat August 4.
1t positively astonishes US to see the SER
villiant, COUGHING, pandering disposition
manifested by some of our Democratic
friends. While we are as devotedly attached
to the Democratic principles of non.inter>
vention as any other man living, yet we are
determined to maintain and assert our own
individuality while advocating these prin-
ciples. Devotion to party shall never cause
US to be guilty of surveillance that shall
bring the blush of shame to our cheek, or
cause US to crimson at the thought that we
for the sake of office, or the imaginary suc>
cess of our party, or for the distinction of
any one paper, had been guilty of servile
spirit unworthy the name of an American
citizen. We don't believe that any man or
any paper is God Almighty in politics,
neither do we believe, with some aspiring
demagogues for Office, in this city, that there
is but one "Allah," and that Earle s. Good
rich is bis prophet, and that the PIONEER
AND DEMOCRAT is the medium through which
his edicts are to be promulged. None OF
this do we believe, neither shall we ever
tamely submit to dictation from any man or
set of men, but shall maintain our manhood
and self respect so that when we shall abdi
cate the chair editorial, it shall never be
said of US that we had become so lost to
self respect as to quietly submit to be
'snubbed" at the hand of whomsoever felt
disposed to tweak our editorial nose.
This Goodrich has attempted to do 10 his
peculiarly patronizing style. He has attemp-
ted to ignore the presence of all supporters
of Douglas and johnson outside of his own
sheet. If the proceedings of any assemblage
of Democrats is not sent first to him for pub
LEGATION, instead of the organ of the party In
the locality of the meeting, or the club or
ganization, he ignores the whole thing by
quietly passing it by without notice or COM
ment. A short time ago this same Good
rich told the Democrats in the various local.
tiles throughout the State that it was their
duty to support their own local presses when
they had one that was reliable On the great
question of the day-and advocated the cleo
ton of Douglas and Johnson. Now, however,
by little engineering, and the practice of his
we'll known skullduggery, be wishes to carry
las papers in Minneapolis, Hastings and 9th
er points, by glorying over the fact that the
PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT has one hundred
copies circulated in Hastings, &c. Good
rich would not be satisfied if he was in
heaven, itself, to share its smallest glories
| with the least angel that ever entered its
portals, but would in a short time seek to
monopolise all its honors and pleasures by
turning all the others out. We have the
history of an intriguing, ambitious angel of
light, who, although surrounded by all the
shining hosts of heaven, sought TO dispos-
sess them all and secure the whole of para
disc to himself, but bis skullduggery was
discovered and he was unceremonlously
kicked overheard, and was transformed from
an angel Of light to that of darkness and
has been wandering about restless and un>
satisfied until quite recently he assumed the
semblance of manhood and took up his abode
in Earle S. Goodrich, and now seeks to i'm
pose upon the people by assuming the
livery of heaven to serve the devil in
To exhibit the depths of his meanness we
will only state fact or two relating to the
Democracy of our city. At the time our
ratification meeting was held here, Goodrich
was profoundly silent about the alter,
simply because the notice of the meeting first
appeared IN the Democrat instead of the Pro-
NEER. Again. a Douglas Club was organ
lied in this city, and the proceedings pub
lished in the Democrat with request that
the PIONEER should copy. But did it do
it? Not a bit of it. That immaculate
sheet could not be the medium through
which second hand news was to be dissent
mated.
This is the manner in which the DemOc>
racy of Hastings have been treated by the
kid-gloved deity who presides over the COL
umns of the PIONEER. And yet, knowing
all these facts, there are some members of the
party in Hastings who would fall down and
worship the glittering mot golden) calf and
abase themselves to the very dust at his
bidding dog-like they would lick the hand
that chastised them. To further their own
ambitious projects they have sought to make
the PIONEER the organ for the Democracy
of this county, by having the call for
County Convention published in its columns.
After having been "snubbed" to the salts
faction of this new god of Democracy, they
get down on all tours and with the call for
the County Convention in their hands, cry
beseeching, have mercy master upon me, q
poor Office seeker, and / will serve thee all
my life. We entertain nothing but the most
unmitigated contempt for the creature who
could thus debase himself, or themselves, at
the bidding of Earle s. Goodrich.