The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-08-12
The IS Preas -. and Donnelly {" Ar.
missice ss-.nIr. 'DOnnelly Humili.

The Press for several days has held
over the head of Mr. DoNNEILY threat
to expose what that journal deems bis
demogoguery and clap-trap electioneering
fictions regarding the Indian swindle. The
expose was delayed from day to day for
trivial reasons assigned, but the threat
still remained in te,s'Orum for Mr.. DON
NELLY to reflect upon. The result is an
ill-concealed chuckle il yesterdays Press,
in the announcement of can armistice, +"
the conditions Of which are that the Press
magnanimously refrains from entering in
to Mr.. DoNNRILY's political chicanery I'M
til after the election, in consideration of
the following letter, which must have been
wrung from him under the threat above
referred to-: .a
|, -...-c- t Sr. PAUL, Aug. 5, 1864.
Editors Of the st. Paul Pres: #a
Isee by your issue of tn Sd inst that you
propose to reopen the discussion Of the ques-
lions involved in the appropriation asked for
last winter to carry out the Chippewa treaty Of
March, 1863 l sincerely regret this. had
hoped that the termination of the political can
vass by the action of the District Congressional
Convention would have been the end of that
discussion.
You claim that the estimates upon which
the appropriation was asked for were not
fraudulent. I claim that they were. l am
ready however, to believe that it is an honest
difference of opinion between us. You must
| however, perceive that if you now reopen this
| discussion, you will be replied to by the vari-
| Gus papers of the State which have heretofore
| taken ground against you, and the question
| will finally find its way to the stump aud
| will distract public opinion to great extent.
There are other questions involved in this is
| sue besides the honesty OF the estimates above
referred to: the Judicial and Electoral tickets
are both at stake. and this is no time for those
who support the Government to be divided by
| collateral issues. would therefore ear estly
request that, for the cake of the entire ticket,
| you will defer all further discussion upon this
| question until after the election when, ii YOU
desire it, I will be glad to renew an invesliga-
ton into the whole subject
1 thrust you will do justice to my motives in
! writing You this note ! shrink from no dis
cussi u of this subject, nor do think it would
| injure me before the people, but l do not de
sire personal difference of opinion between
us, to impair the unity of the Union party of
the State. lam very respectfully yours
I --t i. UONNEALI.
Before the Convention was held, from
which he received an unanimous renomi-
nation, and endorsement OF his acts as a
representative, we could not have been
made to believe that Mr. DoNNRLLY would,
under any circumstances, have so dis.
gracefully Inundated himself as he has
done in the above letter. His nomination
was complete triumph for himself, to the
utter discontinue of his opponents, and
subsequently he could well have main.
tanned decent self-respect and indepeDd-
ence. After charging throughout the can.
vass, personally and through his friends,
that the Press was the organ OF Indian
thieves" plunderers Of the government,
etc., he now is brought to acknowledge
that there is only Gan honest differ
ence of opinion between them regarding
the estimates of the Chippewa treaty, and
made to earnestly request " the Press to
desist from further discussion of the ques-
ton! Was there ever such back-down
We can almost perceive the CLEAN of ma
| lignant satisfaction that irrsdiated the fea-
lures of the great "strategist of the
Press as he perused DoNNELLY's letter
It was all he wanted, and more, to com.
pensate him for his defeat in the Oonven
ton. sour youthful representative " wal
brought to his knees before the power o.
the Press, humble penitent for bis pas,
transgressions and supplicant for supper,
in the pending canvass. BIT"
Mr.. DoNNELLY could not have exercised
his own judgment in this matter, bu. must
have been unduly influenced by the adj
vice of those who would derive pleasure
in his humiliation before his constituents.
We learn that Bluff ALEoK "and "Swee,
WILLIAM" of Winona, were the peace
commissioners between the Press and Mr..
DoNNE1LY, and blame must therefore at
tach to them for the disgrace Of the latter
| We should have stated that the Press
also agreed. in consideration of the above
! letter, to drop the L. (LoYOLA) from Mr.