The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-06-15

Address PIONEER PRINTING COMPANY. st. Paul.
Murder VIII Out--The Milk In Ma
jor Fridley's COcOanut Accounted
for-.The Major Figures through a
Flour Contract with superintendent
Cullen, and Pockets $1,000.
We direct attention to the letter in
another column from Belle PLANE. 1t ex-
poses but one chapter in the history Of the
three recreant delegates to the Democratic
National Convention. The exposure made
by our correspondent is interesting to US,
not because it demonstrates the fact of cor.
ruption in the case of Major FRIDLEY, for
that was not a matter open to doubt or
argument; but because it shows that he
had been made the subject of bribery at an
earlier date than was generally supposed.
We dated the Majors purchase at WASH
ington, as to the place, and after his elec
ton as delegate, as to the time. But it
seems we were mistaken. The Major took
time by the forelock," and secured por-
ton of his compensation even before his
election to Charleston.
The case detailed by our correspondent,
furnishes q new illustration of the absO-
lutte impossibility of concealing rascality.
No truth is more frequently demonstrated,
than that crime is its own detector. A high
officer of the government, brides, in advance,
a Democrat to become candidate for dele
gate to the National Convention, for the
express purpose of betraying the sentiments
of the masses of his party. The election is
secured, and the betrayal made. Following
close on this official prostitution and personal
dishonor, a suit is instituted and tried at a
point remote from the scene of corruption.
During the progress of the trial letter is
incidentally introduced as testimony, which
shows the existence of frand in the disposal
of heavy government contract. An in
vestigation of the facts to which the letter
refers, shows further that the subsequently,
elected Charleston delegate acted as the
channel between the parties through which
the corruption was practiced, and that he
received one thousand dollars for his dis
graceful attorneyship.
These things are curious, viewed merely
in their relation to the doctrine of probabili-
ties. Viewed in their more important re-
lation to political affairs, the facts revealed
are astounding and damnable. They add
one more to the myriad cases which are
continually springing into light, demonstrate
ing the rottening corruption of the Federal
Administration. They present another fact
showing how all the enginery of the govern
ment, through all its departments, and over
the whole country, even to its remotest bor-
ders, is employed to subvert the manifest
will of the Democratic masses, in their
desire to exalt to the Presidency STEPHEN
A. DOUGLAS, their idol and their champion.
The instances have been so frequent of
the prostitution of the public Offices and the
public moneys to carry out the hate of the
President against DOUGLAS, that, viewed
simply as an additional case, it would not
demand special notice. But there are fea-
lures of depravity connected with this one,
which justify US in making some further
comments. The Superintendent of Indian
Affairs is an officer, clothed with important
and peculiar responsibilities. He has not
only large pecuniary interests of the govern
ment to guard, but the interests and com>
fort of the ignorant and destitute Indian
tribes under his jurisdiction hang entirely
upon his honesty and humanity. The facts
presented by our correspondent, coupled
with the succeeding events connected there
with, show that these were all disregarded-
the public moneys prostituted, and the In
diaus detrauded, to crafty political animos-
ity, and compass the political destruction of
the distinguished statesman, who is honored
alike by the peoples love and the Presi-
dents hate.
We call the attention of the Democracy
of the country to this disgraceful case of
official and partizan corruption. We ask
them to visit upon the Federal Administers
ton, which countenances and directs such
wrongs, the amplest measure of their iDdig-
naut condemnation. We need not ask them
to viudicate, by their sympathy and support
the patriotic statesman against whom these
outrages are perpetrated, for the fame and
! interests of STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS are al
ready safely confded to their protection and
care.