The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-03-06

more artistic, or happier in its joint excel
lsncies Of truth and force, than this, where
his darlings prattling talk Is called "ma-
lignant personalities, and complimented
as cravings Of an ontological fool .
There are few JosEpHNR AMAR1IIAs who
could resist the pleading force Of such WOO
| ing; the marriage notice at the head of
this article shows that this JOSEPHINE
AMARnLA was not Of that class.
We regret that neither time nor space
will permit us to Gull as copiously from the
letters of the tender maid, as we have
from those Of the blushing swain. Indeed,
we can find room only for single sample.
That we give without abridgement. It
was written by the dear girl when the pro-
posal was first made to her; and it fur
nishes charming instance of the frank
and artless nature of ingenious maiden
hood:
| From the Press, January 81
Communicative understand that some
of our Republican friends are extremely anxious
| to effect what they are pleased to term-a con-
| sOIidataon of 1.-THE Press and Union that is to
say, having made somewhat expensive invest
ment in saddle, they are now extremely anX-
iOus to purchase horse to fit it.
They have got party organ, without circu-
lation; an editor, without brains a newspaper
office, with nothing but signboard to indicate
the nature of its pretensions; and the State
printing, without the means of doing it. And
as the Press has larger circulation than any
two newspapers in the State, larger and more
prosperous business than any other, and the
best stocked office west of Milwaukee, they
would like very much to get hold Of it, no
doubt.
The advocates of this interesting scheme of
consolidation argue very justly, as it seems
to us, that two Republican papers cannot be
sustained at the Capital, and that the attempt to
sustain two will breed discussions in the high
est degree disastrous to the party To which
self-evident proposition we beg to reply that
they should have thought of that before last
Tuesday evening, when they voted to give the
public patronage of the party to exc out the
prccariOus existence of a second Republican
journal here, without any other basis of sup
port than that thus bestowed upon it-without
circulation, without business, without even the
mechanical facilities for doing the work entrust-
ed to it, and without any other claims to the
support OF the party than what it derives from
having been established a few weeks ago to adj
vocate the political interests of politician who
could not, with all the patronage of the FEEDER
al Government at his back, command the votes
| of one-third of the Republican members of the
Legislature for the position to which he aspired
They will please to recollect that it was not
by our advice that the Union newspaper was
| started here. They will further please to recol-
lect that it was not by our advice or consent,
but against our emphatic protest that they be-
slowed upon it the means of prolonging it's
weak and useless existence. If, therefore, the
policy OF attempting to sustain two Republican
journals at the Capitol, should prove disas-
trous to the party, they will do us the favor to
remember that they and not we, are response
bic for it, and they must take and bear as they
may all the political consequences of their own
action in the premises.
In the meantime we beg to say to those gen.
tlemen, in and out of the Legislature, who are
busying themselves in arranging terms Of icon
sOlidatiOn" between the Press and Union, that
| the proprietors OF the Press feel themselves
amply competent to manage their own affairs,
and that when they need the services of Mr..
Driscoll they will probably let him know.
At present the only opening we have at all
suited to the capacities of that aspiring young
gentleman is in our job or news room, where,
if he is a tolerably skillful compositor, he NAV
perhaps be able to earn from 81. so to 800 per
day, or if he prefers more active employment
out of doors, his eXuberant energies will be
allowed full scope in the useful capacity of car
rier-boy. By industry and diligence he may
possibly in few years work his way up to a
more responsible position, and gradually ac-
quire enough experience in the various depart
ments OF our office to enable him to conduct
country newspaper with tolerable credit to HIM
SELF and with somewhat more success than has
marked his previous efforts in that line.
And now, FREDERICK and JOSEPHINE
AMAR1LLA,-dear hearts! sweet loves! =
we will not keep you longer from the
yearned-for pleasures ofthe marriage bed!