The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-31
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storm, for more than seventy years and it
is the party upon which this government
must rest until it crumbles with all things
earthly. In its convention all the States
of the Union are represented. Not one of
them is prescribed. The descendants of the
authors of slavery are not there to revile the
descendants of its victims. In brotherly
council the members of that convention con.
fer as to whom shall be the chief ruler of
the nation, and what shall be the policy of
the government of the nation, and not who
shall be the chief instrument in crushing the
achievements of Washington-in disrupting
the brotherhood of States-in exciting
factious bitterness among the people, and
in arraying one portion of Americans against
another.
Each new member of our glorious con-
federacy is encouraged in the establishment
of institutions in accordance with the wishes
of majority of the people thereof, and re-
stricted only by the constitution of our gov
eminent.
On that party is ''the representative man
of the Northwest" as he has been appro-
priatey called, who, whether he travels from
Illinois to Washington by the light of the
fires of his own efigies, as he has said, or
whether, amid the paans of Democratic
thousands, he marches VIGOROUSLY over his
Black Republican enemies and the minions
of official power, still, giant as he is, plants
his feet firmly upon the principles of the
Democratic party, and by them stands, as
an American Senator should stand, indomi-
table in courage, and with self-cultivated in
telect, equal to the Hottest!
The Republicans having commenced their
operations in this canvass lat Hastings, for
example), it is proper to respond for mo-
ment to their action.
Gov. Ramsey, their leader, is the only
speaker who really said anything on that
occasion, and to his remarks propose to
confue myself.
Overlooking the "gas," which forms the
chief component of his speech at Hastings,
l refer to only two facts, reported, as having
been related by him, and which l presume
will constitute the burthen of his remarks
throughout the campaign.
The first fact stated by him is that the
Democratic party, in the first six months of
its power in Minnesota, has exhausted he
loan of S250,OO0, originally fixed by the
constitution as the amount of the State
debt. This is serious charge, and it comes
from responsible source. If true, it should
deprive the Democratic party of the conf
dence Of the people. If false it should
disCredit the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor, now and hereafter, because man
who has been a member of Congress, a
Governor of Territory, and who is can
didate for the Office of Governor OF this State,
should at least speak the truth.
have taken care to make the necessary
inquiries of the Treasurer of the State, and
l here assert, upon his written authority,
that the allegations of the Republican candi-
date for Governor are false, and that nearly
one half Of the $250,O0O went to pay the.
territorial Indebtedness, which the general
government would not pay, the present Re
publican candidate being Governor of the
Territory for four years of the time during
which such Indebtedness accrued!
That ends that charge. Where is the
"dignty Of truth " of which the governor
speaks?
Again he charges, by inn uendo at least,
the Democratic party with misapplying the
bonds received from the State to aid in the
construction of our railroads. But the
Democratic party have not received any of
these bonds from any person, in any form,
or at any time. Gov. Ramsey was one of
the Directors of the Minnesota and Pacific
Railroad Company when the bonds were
issued to that company. If they have been
misapplied he is as responsible as any body
else.
If he wants to know all about railroad
bonds and the causes and consequences, of
the issue of them, let him apply for informa
ton to St. A. D. Balcombe, of Winona
county, genuine Republican, died (dead p
in the wool, who knows for what they were
received, and just how valuable they are.
And if he wants to realize the justice of
his remarks about banking, and currency,
I advise him to apply to the same Balcombe
for information as to who urged, and pro-
cured the infamous amendment to our Gen
eral Banking law, and how it was done, and
whether by Democratic or Republican
votes. -; a.-..~ .~ -a
And further, if Gov Ramsey or his con-
stituents desire information respecting the
theory or practice of banking upon railroad
bonds, in this State, commend them to
John w. North, upon whose oath the valua-
ton was made upon those bonds, and whose
Republicanism is intuitive. He could not
be and would not be permitted to be any
thing else. .r b-..,
In conclusion 1 beg leave to commend
our ticket to your support. The head of it,
GEORGE L. BECKER, ESQ.,, I have known
intimately for many years, and / can cheer
fully vouch for him as faithful public officer,
a gentleman of first rate intelligence, and
the sincere friend of Minnesota and Mime
sotians.
SYLvANUs B. LOWRY comes to your suf-
frage, one of the first settlers in our State.
An honest man, of high order of intelligence;
sincere friend; and withal devoted to the
prosperity of our beautiful State. Lend
him your aid, forte will be an homer to
you.
SAMUEL B. ABBE, the especial mark of
the vile gibes of the MinnesOtian aforesaid,
is commended to your support by life of
many years amongst us, during which he
has been largely trusted, and never betrayed
his trust, and especially is a confident
claimant upon you because the editor of the
Minuesotian, the Republican organ, abuses