The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-23
The Gubernatorfal Contest.

Since the "present executive" broke
the ice, by his declination to be candi-
date for another term, our Republican CO.
temporaries are casting about for bis sue
cessor, and give his excellency some parting
salutes that are anything but compliment
airy. 1t is not our part to question the
justice of the estimate placed upon the
personal and official character of the Gov
ernor by his political friends, and there
fore we shall only reproduce, for the infor-
nation Of the public, what they say of
him.
The st. Peter Tribune, a Republican
paper, after quoting extracts, which we
have already printed, from several of its
party contemporaries, says:
We might fill several columns with extracts
similar to the foregoing, but do not deem it
worth while. Nearly all of our State papers
agree on this point, viz: that the "present
executive" is, in the beautiful language of Ar
temus Ward, "a ass" We will not give our
opinion of his excellency in detail, lest he
should feel indignant, and write us letters, as
upon former occasion, very unbecoming any
All Governor, don't you think it was mean
in you to treat us so disrespectfullv, just be-
cause we chose to defend the noble Captain
Skaro, whose bravery and patriotism had been
so thoroughly tested on the field Of battle?
And wasn't it mean to write us that letter de-
nying Capt. Skaro communication with the Ad-
jutant Generals Department, when all be
asked was a copy of certain charges which you
asid were on file against him in that office?
Yes that acas mean, Governor. But it wouldn't
have been half so mean, had you signed your
own name to the letter, instead of Adjutant
General Malmros,' who was sick ct the time
and never saw the letter. But we will forgive
you Governor; it is the fault of the people
that YOU are cur present Executive" not
yours.
But the Governor is not entirely with
out support. The Hastings Independent,
edited by the redoubtable SrEBBrNs, while
acknowledging that the State exchanges
edo not all point to the reelection of the
present incumbent" and does. not know
"of a single one that is decidedly in his
! favor" endeavors to show that the cause
of the Governors unpopularity arises
from an attempt on the part of military
men to make him responsible for Indian
troubles. In this theory, which will be
new to nne-tenths Of the people of the
State, we can trace the jesuitical mind of
IGNATIUs DoNNELLy, who cares little about
the political fortunes of Gov. MILLER, but
wants to place the latter in position
| where he cannot be a candidate for Con-
gress next year. And so IGNAT1Us says:
! It is customary where no fragrant wrong has
been committed that the Executive should oc.
cupy the chair of State for two terms, and to
select another now implies censure, even if
| there had not been certain charges made in
| connection with his name in regard to the In.
| dian war. We must viEdicate him Of those
charges, otherwise the real objects of the CEN
sure are lost sight of and public sentiment sus-
| tains the weak and puerile, while the innocent
! are visited with public censure.
The question as il now stands, is lust this
81 Is the Executive Of the State or the military
commanders of the department responsible for
he lack OF efficiency in the conduct OF the In
dian WARP That is the way the issue is made
| up, and if the former, Governor Miller should
be laid aside and another presented in his place {:
| but if the latter, then Governor Miller, in JUS
| tice and honor ought to be re-nominated, and
supported by every honorable man.
The "issue" that IGNATIUs raises is a
creation of his own crafty imagination. It
has no other existence. Neither the mill
tary men nor the people charge the Gov
ernor with responsibility for the conduct
| of the Indian war.