The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-06-04

For ELECTORS.
W. T. 1AMBUSCH, Freeborn County.
OSCAR MALNROs, Ramsey County.
G. T. BROWN, Nicollet County,
T. G. JONES, Anoka County.
THE Observation-Disclosures SCAN
DIAL.
We present to our readers in another
column the latest phase Of this affair, by
which it appears that Washburne is
now anxious to give Mr.. Donnelly an
opportunity to prove his innocence at
the start, and instead of first sustaining
the charges he has so freely made
against Mr.. D., is DESTROYS that Mr..
Dounelly should prove himself inno-
cent before he offers testimony Of his
guilt. Just what might be expected
by every man who has watched the
course Of this family Of politicians from
the State of Maine, since their FIST
born was sent to Congress. Disregard
less Of truth, Of party obligations, of the
homage due to zeal and ability, E. B.
Washburn has 6eudishly pursued Mr..
D., has opposed every measure advoca-
ted by him-vith view to rendering
him distasteful with his constituency
and at last parades himself in virtuous
and indignant letter, charging Mr.. D.
with all the crimes known in the land.
It is said that Mr.. Donnelly replied,
and from what we have seen in the pc.
pers We begin to think he did, and in
a manner that squclched Elihu so COM
pletely Us to render him utterly fran
tic. In bis reply. Mr.. Donnelly utter
ed many remarks of an improper char
acter; he forgot the place and indulg-
ed in bitter personalities, in extenua.
ton Of which, his friends plead that his
character and good name han been foul
~ attacked and slandered. We do
not propose to justify or excuse these
errors they are not ones to be respon-
sible for; but we wish to call the atten-
ton Of Republicans in this State, to the
fact that no man IN its limits has been
SO v,lely maligned by members Of his
ovn party, as has Mr.. D. for the past
six years. He has been DETAINED and
insulsed by party organ that owes to
him, as partisan, its sudden rise from
poverty to position and riches, by indi-
viduals who never had an honest .polit-
ical principle, political birth-right
they would not sell for fifty cents, by
individuals who have, in times gone by,
begged their petty Offices, (and receiv.
ed them too) at his hands, by individu.
ais who, when the Republican party
was in the minority here, and Mr.. Don
nelly, with other true, noble men were
putting forth superhuman efforts in be-
half Of the Right, were blatant Demo
cratic demagogpps, fierce in their de
nunciation of "nigger worshippers," ane
by the whole troop of individuals WIZ
fancy seat in Congress to be due t
them because they have brother uni
provided for. MIR. Donnelly has since
1857, been prominent in our politica
struggles, and every year has his voice
been heard upon the stump. At al
times he has beer regarded as one o.
our ablest and most effectual speakers
and without superior as an organizer
and d,sc'plinarian. While some o.
those parties who now traduce and
abuse him, are crawling throug b the
State unsolicited, speaking to empty
benches in country school houses, MIR.
D. has attracted immense crowds and
filled our largest halls. When disloy-
atty to party was made an object by An
drew johnson, and Congressman babe
adieu to the principles Of our orsauiza-
ton, turned traitors for tho bcggarly
mess of official pottage, Minnesota had
no fears of Iguatius DonneIly. More
recently, when the States Of New Hamp.
shire aud Connecticut asked for assist
ance from the West 10 their fight with
the Democracy, Mr.. D. was selected &c
canvass there, as one of the most elo.
qucnt and convincing men Of the 39th
Congress. At that time there were nc
defamers to follow him, and injure hif
usefulness by these outrageous ISLANDERS,
but the Republicans Of Minnesota babe
him God-speed they felt proud Of bis
being selected, and prouder still when
the papers Ct those States pronounced
their Representative, as the foremost
stump speaker Of the day. We urge
then, that now, these things should not
be forgotten, that the services Of Mr..
D. excuse a multitude Of sins, and that
it is the duty Of every honest man to
oppose and frown down these infamous
lies 90 loudly proclaimed, to forever
convince political aspirants that we pro-
mote for real merit, and not for zeal
and science shown in the black art of
vili6cation.
Northern Minnesota will: at the next
Convention, claim the nominee, as a
right of ours. Our local interests can
be materially advanced by selection
from this part Of the State, and while
demanding this, VIC shall not join in
the "hue and cry" nor become one Of
the party, who TO receive an advance
mont IVA