St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-06-19

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him; while there is large class who dc
not feel strongly on this the question VIII.
win vote according to what they believe
to BE- their local interests. This c:aas, in
this Observation-Disclosures will vote for Major
Cullen unless Col. Miller is nominated.
Mr.. Donnelly lives at the extreme south
ern limit Of the District and after tho per.
sistent and long continued overlooking o.
this half Of the State, by Republican State
conventions, his nomination would so en-
courage the Democracy and so dampen the
ardor Of Republicans Of this regioa that, 80
far as this and the counties north cast
and west of it are concerned, the contest
would be given up as HOPELESS.
The fact that Mr.. Donnelly has twice
been elected to an Important post is
against him, no matter how we'll he has FL
led it. His already holding the Office Of
Lieutenant Governor was very strongly
urged against his reelection last year, es.
peoially as he is young man. It was Gov
Ramsey's great popularity which elected
that State ticket at first aud broke the
rule of the Moccasin Democracy. His
success in extracting our State from the
Slough of Despond in which he found it
made the people feel that they could not
dispense with his services until his work
was further advanced and as it was gen.
orally known that he still desired the CO.
operation ofthe men who had been asso.
ciated with him people laid aside their
cherished preference for rotation in office
and the old ticket was renominated and
elected, although then the people of this
district felt they had right to claim the
office. Of Lieut.. Governor for one of our
citizens as they also did at the former cleo.
ton. Fur one we did all ". could to
avert or postpone the claim of locality,
deferring to the older and stronger coun-
ties; but having twice deferred to Mr..
Donnelly we d. not propose to do it again.
The upper part Of this Congressional
district is fairly entitled to the Represen-
tative and if the just claim is overlook led
the party will be dispinted, disorganized
in these counties i; end, as we said before,
the Democratic candidate will receive such
vote here as will, in all probability, elect
him, for the Republican party will be re-
garded as Southern institution.
Besides which we are IN favor of elect
ing Gov. Ramsey to U. S. Senate, both as
an acknowledgment of the debt due to him
from the State which his honesty and gooo
sense has raised from state Of bankrupt
cy to that of selling her stocks at par, and
to ensure her the benefit of his wisdom
and experience in that position. AS it is,
he has been serving US all faithfully and
dnding himself for three years-devotins
himself to our welfare and receiving a
much less salary than is given to an ordi-
nary Department Clerk. He has done
this until the State machine is in complete
working order and we owe it to him to
give him paying Office. Then, we need
him IN Washington. AS the man who
first offered material aid to the Govern
ment-as former member Of Congress-
connected by ties of relationship and long
standing friendships and business relations
he must have more influence than any
other man we could send. 50 we need
him in U. S. Senate, but cannot send him
if Mr.. Donnelly is elected to the House,
for this would leave US without Govern
or in whom the people could rely as know
ing his ability. Mr.. Donnelly is perfectly
familiar with the plans Of the present
State administration, has shown himself
abundantly capable Of carrying on the
government as chief executive, and the
people Of the State do not owe him any
higher position.
Railroad Resolutions.