The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-11-03
the WEEKLY PieNEERs AM DEMOCRAT.

= AaGsn ana Minissess e Grace Ne.
fend Uelss
The Press of yesterday mernino onens
it's leading column with the foI,ov;no
startling communication ssThe follov;n0
telegram from Hon. IeSArrus Dosnrr,v
explains. itself"
Editors 81. Paul Press:
Please announce that will not be able 70 an
my appointments in the ST.. Croix Valley, as
shall return at once to st. Paul to institute pro.
ceedings against the PIoxEEg for libel.
I. DONNELLY.
We should be happy TO relieve the
anxiety which our friends must feel in our
behalf but really this is all we know about
the matter. We beg to be excused from
recognizing so doubtful an authority
as that Of the Press, or, indeed, its more
irresponsible correspondent. Perhaps the
future may relieve the suspense both Of
our friends and ourselves. In the mean
time we can only indulge in surmise, and
in coming the matter over thus, hypo-
heticaly, we may arrive at the real tau-
thor. The Press, in its comment, essays
to enlighten us !; but, as we said before,
we cannot recognize it's authority without
coroboratiye facts Appearances are, we
agree, in favor OF the Press's hypothesis
But then the young man, who Grated
at Ingersolla Hall on Saturday night, left
us in his usual health, and his name, if We
mistake not, was IeNATTUs Loyola DoN
NELLYs teTrue, We never heard of but one
IGNAT1Usn DoNNEILY, either in this or any
other country. Upon inquiry, we can find
no one who has. There can be only one.
i" The age produces but one at q time, as
.HERoDorus remarks Of the bird that was.
wont to defle the Temple Of the Sun. We
conclude bypothet cally, then, that be must
be the veritable IsNAr1Us aLoYoLA--the
Phoenix Of the family. And ".be thy, in
tents wicked or charitable, I" IsxAmUs, we
will speak to thee .5g + 80 .a9 oteea 4 /
4 We read the telegram with mingled
emotions Of pleasure, regret, and indigna-
ton ;-with pleasure that our st. Croix
friends should be spared the unmercifal
infiction Of that I" best speech" with re-
greet that the Democratic party should
lose, so soon, one of its best canvassers;
with Indignation that this ablunderbuss of
. lpolitician,dby accident. and his 'unsur-
passed impotence, holding position for
which he has n t the first qualification,
should attempt b. threats to muzzle the
free press of the country. As a public
journalist seeking to discharge orr duty,
vs. took occasion to animadyert upon .
p };tical hsrrangne deliysred,i ia this city
t.'expose its fallacies and sophistry, and
to guard our readers against the magic
oratory of-DoENEILY! We conceived
it to be our duty. When ., man appears.
before the people as Instructor Of politics
and honesty, bis reputation for truth be-
comes 9 legitimate subject Of criticism.
The rule is well recognized in the courts |
Not only the story Of the witness, but his |
credibility becomes legitimate subjects of
Investigation. We did cay, in that con-
nection, and we nov repeat it, that even
apart from bis intense radicalism, and I'M !
certain political tendencies, to return Ia-
MATHIS to Congress, at any future cleo
ton, would be an insult to the selfrespect
Of every man and woman in the State who
possesses one iota Of State pride. This
was incidental s. , ~ s., II
Such is our offence. For this we are |
threatened with prosecution and damages
by this vide-mouthed, whilom stickler for
the freedom Of the press" For the last |
four weeks he has been prodigal in his
abuse Of Mr.. RICE, (not in st. Paul, be-
cause he dared noi). But when the shoe !
'pinches his own foot, he begins to whine
like Q whipped urchin, and threaten to sue.
We shall be inundated neither by his
threats, nor anticipated damages. Con-
scious of having imply discharged our
duty to the publia ~e shall pursue the
even tenor of our ~. The time has ar
rived for the press u the country to as
sert its ancient privileges, and to trown
down all the efforts of such men as lena
THUS, to control free discussion and ex-
preston of opinion. It has been called
the palladium of our liberties" and new
'ef in our history were its obligations
graver or more responsible. The public
veal demands all its energies Mighty
questions are arising, the solution of which
are involved in dark uncertainty. The
power Of an untrammelled press is omni-
potent. 1t can accomplish in the future,