St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-05-16
The Nav Register.

S'sSSs w go
not "let Mr.. Mcclure alone" Simply,
d,ar friends, because letting sinners alone
is not our mission. True, We shall not get
the Land Office printing, as We did under
Democratic rule, We shall louise the light
Of several countenances and maybe as two
friends suggest, get our Office aud dwelling
burned down for again throwing qurself
across Mr.. Lowry's track; but we cannot
help it. Can live without the printing
and have our establishment insured, 81
that there is no temptation to Ere, as We
would only get larger press and start u
larger paper. True, in THIS war excite
ment, politics appear TO be forgotten; but
it is only in appearance, for while patriots
are fighting for tho preservation Of their
country, traitors and towards are arrang-
ing to divide the spoils Of victory. While
honest Republicans and Democrats are
thinking Of camp and field, the Of sloc.
casin clique is plotting to return H. NJ.
Rice to the U. S. Senate. Mr.. Mcclure
is one Of this clique as he sold himself to
S. B. Lowry last fall, to further his OBJ
jeot. A part Of the programme was that
he should get the Resistership, and th't
he should make it appear here that he got
the appointment through some combina-
ton between Lowry and our Congressional
Delegation, and SO, cast suspicion upon the
integrity Of our Congressman. For time
the plot was 50 well managed that We were
completely deceived aud thought our DEL
egation had actually appointed him on
condition that he should pack conventions
and control caucusses so AZ to aid The elcc-
ton Of a Legislature that sh ,uld elect AL
drich to the U. s. Senate. anl pull ropes
to secure the reelection Of Window to the
Lower House. But when Mr.. Lowry ex-
pressed such marked astouishment that his
nominee for the Post Office had not been
appointed he overaeted his part. When
Mr.. Mcclure stated plainly to men whom
he knew could neither be bought nor de-
eeived, that he had his appointments for
consideration, he showed the cloven foot
and all that had been mysterious soon be-
came plain.
So now We distinctly charge upon Mr..
Mcclure that he is a :double-died traitor
that he got his appointment through mis-
representation and uses it to injnre the
man: through whose mistake he got it,
That he has professed to each Of the dele
cation the utmost devotion to his interest
and that of the Republican party he is in
reality the tool Of s. b. Lowry 70, the re-
election Ct Rice His appointment alone
is enough to divide and. disorganizc the
Republicans in this aiel,ict; aud his rep
resentations Of tho terms on which that ap-
pertinent was obtained, would, if believed
induce every honest Republican to vote
for Old Nick in preference to any Of our
present delegation. Thus by compromi-
sing the reputation of those to whom he
owes his place, lie hopes to further the cleo
tim Of bis present owner. When Lowry
plotted to have him appointed he knew
that that appointment was an insult to
every intelligent, working Republican ard
that it. would be resented and revcngcd
upon Mr. Aldrich thus he would aid to
set aside Mr.. Aldrich's claims to be regar-
ded as one Of the foremost candidates for
the Senatorship. Gilillan is artfu]ly rep.
resented as one OF the plotters who would
ride into the Governors chair in the ruins
Of his party; and by the aid Of Breckin-
ridge Democrats. BY some device all
prominent Republicans are to become OBJ
jects of suspicion to sufficient number Of
their party to prevent union on any; aol
in consequence Mr.. Rice i. to be Re-
elected. ~. It =.
The reasons why our Republicans have
right to feel iusulted by his appointment
arc, that eighteen month. ago he PROGRESSED
to be a Democrat. l].ess than year be-
fore Mr.. Lincoln's election, we, personally,
requested him to attend a County Copvcn-
ton, and he answered that he would like
to, but that it, would not do, as such a
step would commit him as a Republican.
To Republicans he profsssed to be Re-
publican, as great SAINT; to Democrats be
profsssed TO be . Democrat, aud laughed 1t
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