The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-09-15

FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
WILLIAM LOCMREN.
OF Hennepin County.
Senry M. Rice...The Democratic
Nominee for Governor.
We confess that the pleasure is as unex-
pected as it is sincere, with which We are
enabled, through the action of our State
Convention, to announce the Hon. HENRY
M. R1oE IS the Democratic candidate for
Governor Of Minnesota. 1t is nomina-
ton which will be hailed with joy in every
community throughout the length and
breadth of the State. Among the earliest
of our pioneer settlers, the history OF the
Territory and State is indissolubly con-
nected with his own The faithful pro-
moter Iof our public interests; the direct
benefactor of thousandsof our older resi-
dents; no Convention, representing q Min
nesota constituency, could do otherwise
than reflect honor upon itself in seeking to
honor him. Our whole people will recog-
nize the propriety of the Conventions &C
ton, and vast majority will ratify this
action at the polls. We can safely hail
HENRY NJ. R1oG, in advance, as the next
Governor of Minnesota.
1t is not necessary to-day, DOR will it be,
hereafter, for any mere purpose of giving
. information, to review Mr.. RscE's life and
public services in our midst, and touching
our interests. These, in their beneficial
effects, are written over all the face of
Minnesota, and indaaibly impressed upon
the memory. end gratitude of the thou
sands of her people. We may, however,
and properly, allude to his public course
in respect to the great rebellion now hap
PLY closed, and concerning which bis ser
vices have not been confined 10 their bene-
dts to our State alone.
No man in the whole country has made
greater sacrifices to his patriotic instincts,
than HENRY N. RICE. The opening of the
war found him en- ultra Democrat, with
all the predictions and preudices, even,
of that school He bad been the friend of
the men who in their blind fanaticism
sought to destroy the country. But, when
their devilish purpose was avowed, be
cast all private friendships to the winds,
and stood forth aloof from his former as
sociates, and, almost alone, as the earnest
advocate and defender Of the national in
tegrity When President LINCOLN first
came forward to assume the responsible
ties which the people had cast upon him,
HRNRY n. RICE with STEPHEN A. DouaIAs
were the two representative Democrats
who took him by the hand, and pledged
him their cordial aid in his efforts to main
tain the constitution and the laws. Here,
upon the alter of their common country,
these two men,-old friends, lately es-
ranged, laid down their private and po-
Aticsl resentments, and, together, ten
dered their official and personal influence
to their political foe, who stood before
them the representative of the nations
imperilled sovereignty. And, throughout
his official term, as he has since, Senator
RICE kept good bis faith to the President
and the country. No man enjoyed more
unreservedly the confidence of ABRAHAM
LINCOLN, during the most perillous crises
of the nations fate. The recognized
mouth-piece of the loyal, War-Democratic
element in Congress, the President sought
his advice in all emergencies, and leaned
upon him with confidence, as trusty
friend and judicious counsellor
There are Democrats who will object to
the action of Mr.. RtoE, in his support of
Mr.. LINCOLN, last year, and in his en-
dorsement of the emancipation proclama-
ton. We cannot join them in respect to
the first, because, had we been here, our
action would have accorded with his
Tens of thousands of Democrats, holding
firmly to the cardinal doctrines of Demoo-
rscy, upon all matters of party concern,
were profoundly impressed with the peief
that change of administration and poll
nv. under the peculiar circumstances eS-
listing at the time of the last presidential
election, would have been attended with
disastrous consequences to the national
csuse. They did not forfeit their political
rights or position by such course, because
rhey held, and acted to the faith, that
country was more than party. They were
mona the less good Democrats, but they
were better patriots, Tor thus carrying out
.bo;r convictions. And, in respect to the
latter, Mr.. R1oE, was only a few months in