The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-10-27
The Republican spo.tcrs.

The Republican Spoatcrs.
Silence, ye wolves! while Ralph to Cynthia
Ind make night hideous, answer them. ye
owls!
We enter upon the subject of this arti-
Gle, we trust, with becoming dif6denoe.
The power of orstory has been recognized
snd felt in all ages. But never since the
days of DeMos1HENss and OtcRo has there
been such an outpouring Of eloquence as
thst to which the Republican managers
propose to treat the people of this State
during the present canvass. Rarely in a
lifetime has one the opportunity Of listen
ing to such an array of distinguished tai
ent. DoNNEnLx and EDeRBFoS, RAMSEY
and JKNNIsoN, WILKINSON and JONES'
what names, what parts, what speeches!
The Rev. DR.. IaNArDs plays the first
engagement, and travels alone. 1t is said
that the House of Commons Immediately
adjourned after listening to the great
speech of SHEmDAH against HAsuNes,
aud it is fair to suppose that no one could
EztAn to another sitter hearing DoNNx11H
fec Swo hours Young DoNSn11, both in
physical and mental confcrmatioa, is re-
markable specimen Of the freaks of nature.
We defy the most inveterste stoic to look
at him without laughing. Place upon his
head his Congressional honor. and the
effect is irresistible. Pin q dish-cag tothe
ooat-tail of Chief Justice CHASE, and start
him down Pennsylvania avenue, and you
have an illustration, metaphysicaly speak
ing. Abstraotly considered, one would
write him down a fool generated, be
would become knave. Bot this would
not be strictly true. Bundle together an
the odds and ends of the penthouse poll
tician, and put him in Congress, and you
have IGNAr1us in propria persona. 1t is
said that he made his debut as the cham
pion of the Yonrg Democracy in Phila-
delphias but, disappointed in his ambitious
sspirings, and beingo an Independent or
der Of ssissA, he foreswore his country and
his GoD, end became rabid Know
Nothing. when that secret cabal of per-
jured and midnight traitors wss throttled,
killed and buried By the Democratic party,
IGNArIus found it convenient to enigrate.'
Assuming the habit and carriage of the
Puritan, under the tutelage of the manor
tai FOSTER, he soon became the pet of the
Press clique of Black Republicans. We
cannot deny that there are some clever
points in DoNNNLg, for we have been told
30 by one who ought to know The inge-
nuity with which he euckred our friend in
the matter of certain mortgage Of the
0ne-half of His louise, while he retained
possession of the other, although attended
with some pecunisry Inconvenience, and
liable to be construed by the uncharitable
into want of honesty, was certainly q
very good joke. And this is the man who
is parading up end down the State, ex-
horting the people and instructing them in
their duty towards the negro, and abusing
Mr.. RIoR, the !atchet of whose shoes be is
not worthy to xnioose. If the people of
Minnesota can be Influenced by the sali-
vary twaddle of this over-grown school
boy, we have much mistaken their calibre
1t is not 90 with EDGERroN. EDGERroN
understands the ropes. EDGERToN has
been there. EDGERroN knows thing or
two-in fact be knows it all. When he
closes that eye of CYoIoPs on the thing,
it is settled. But, more seriously, we are
sorry for EDeERroN. Fully approaching
his unsel6sh patriotism-we shall never
forgive our Democratic friends for not see
ing it as we did-we had strong hopes for
him Notwithstanding his advanced age.
At his time of Life, what is done must be
done quickly, and as his chances of Office
with the Democrats were not very flatter-
ing, we scarcely wondered, knowing the
man, We repeat, at bis joining the Blacks.
But, ALBERT, ALBERT,
Why OlOSb buOu CuOOoc tudt cursed STU,
Hypocracy, to set up in.
If anything were wanting, beside its
heavy load of negro suffrage, taxation,
extravaganza and corruption, to defeat
the Republican party in the coming cleo
ton, that one thing was the friendship of
EDGRRToN!
It is difficult to speak of RAMSEY, with
out being reminded of JKNNIsoN. In fact,
JRNN1soN and RAMSEY are so interviewer,
it is impossible to tell which speaks, or
allegorically, the one from tother. We
have known the Go, ernor for many years
of varying fortunes, and we must say
through all that time to our knowledge he
-. h.l1 a dof,pito or intallipent ODiniOn