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THE MINNESOTIAN.
St. Paul, Minnesota.
SATURDAY,' OCT. 2,1852.
FOR PRESIDENT OF TOE UNITED STATES,
GEN. WINFIELD SCOTT,
OF HEW JERSEY*
FOR VICE PRESIDENT*
WILLIAM A. GRAHAM,
OF NORTH CAROLINA.
LE SlEl'R AND TRAVERSE DES SIOUX
At the office of Conway & Nichols can
be teen plots of these two new towns,
recently laid out on the banks of the
Minnesota, eighty-five and one hundred
miles above its mouth. We do not refer
to them for the purpose of “puffing,” or
raising them to an importance not natur
ally their own, but merely to “ make a
note of” what they were when we first
saw them.
In the afternoon of July 18, 1850, the
steamer Anthony Wayne, Dan. Able,
master, having ascended the Minnesota
river some thirty or forty miles above the
Nominee's shingle, nailed up two weeks
previous, and having passed the “Big
Woods,” landed for a moment at a broad
and fertile prairie on the south side of the
river. Our guide informed us this was
“Prairie la Fleche.” It is a most beauti
ful and eligible location for a town, with
a good landing extending a great distance
along the river, and fine woodland, springs
and small running streams close at hand.
This is now Le Sueur, named in honor of
one of the early French explorers of this
river, and the first white man ever as far
interior as the mouth of the Blue Earth
or Makato (not •Van-kato) river.
Getting again under way, fifteen miles
further up the river, and after again pass
ing through a heavily timbered country, j
the great prairie of the Traverse burst
forth to view, as the boat made a turn in
the narrow, crooked stream. It was a
glorious sight—a picture that can never
be effaced from the memory of those on
board. The sun was just setting, and the
green herbage of the prairie, rising in
regular undulations, was gently waving
to the motion of the summer breeze.
Near the river stood forth the neat white
cottages of the resident missionaries, and
the school-house and place of worship,
with Dakota tepees scattered hither and |
yon over the prairie. We said then we
never had seen on earth a spot so lovely, i
and have since failed to find one requiring j
a change of opinion. The Wayne was j
the first steamboat that had ever reached j
a point so high up the Minnesota.—
Rev. Mr. Hopkins, one of the missiona
ries (now, alas! like many a member of
that gay party, numbered with the dead,)
was the first to come aboard when we
landed, and give us a friendly greet
ing.
When Le Sueur and Traverse des
Sioux become large and flourishing cities,
how often will those who stood that July
evening upon the deck of the Wayne,
revert to the incidents of their first visit
thereto!
Bold P)«|larUm —The Living Ass Clothed in the
Skin of the Dead Lion.
One would have scarcely thought, that
after what the Democrat editor had writ
ten and said of the late Colonel Goodhue
during his lifetime, he w'ould have had
the hardihood, after his death, to meanly
sneak to the files of the Pioneer, filch
therefrom solid columns of editorial mat
ter, and attempt to palm it off as orig
inal. No one who is conversant with
political affairs in St. Paul one year ago, can
fail to remember the article we now pub
lish, from the Pioneer of Sept. 25,1851. It
Was one of the late editor’s most brilliant
and palpable hits ; and at the time of its
publication created no little sensation. It
scored the editor of the Democrat to the
quick; and in his excrutiating writhings
thereat he spoke of it as follows. We
quote from the Democrat of Oct 7, 1851:
“ The Pioneer editor empties a vast
amount of “ wrath and cabbage ” into the
first two editorial columns of his paper of
last week. Having thus relieved his
stomach of its gall and wormwood, he ar
rives at the last of his editorial columns
as gentle as a lamb, and after another bray
ana brief exhibition of his elephant—he
excels in the animal line—he becomes
quite human, and almost pious!”
Now who would have thought, we ask,
that one year from the date of this exco
riating satire of Col. Goodhue’s, this same
editor of the Democrat would have the
meanness and temerity to plagiarise the
entire article, and publish it as editorial
in his own columns—merely altering the
names of persons, and making other
•light variations ? Yet here are the
articles side, by side, that they may be
read and compared. But this is scarcely
necessary, as the plagiarism is so glaring
that it became a subject of general remark
all over town, on Wednesday, after the
Democrat was issued. In fact, one can
not resist the conviction, that the Pioneer
of Sept 25, ’sl, teas before the Dem
ocrat editor when he wrote his article!
We have not the least doubt in the world
of the fact; although, like all other at
tempts of weak minds to convert to their
own use the ideas of great intellects,
,’ Robertson makes a miserable failure of it.
But read both articles, and then make up
your minds in regard to the amount of
respect and confidence which should be
shown that editor, who filches from the
literary reputation of one who is not on
earth to defend himself, and who in life
was treated with whole columns of all the
vilest abuse in which the editor of the
Democrat is such an adept. But we will
not keep our readers longer from the
proof. Read and behold the glaring evi
! deuce of this meanest of all the mean and
contemptible acts the Democrat editor has
ever been guilty of:
From the Pioneer, Sept.] From the Democrat, Sept.
25, 1851. 1 29, 1832.
The Rice Caucus, last The Whig Hobby in
WEEK, ILLUSTRATED BV j THE Mil)! AND ST* PAUL
Natural History—Or- Whiggery‘Fired with
igin or the word Cau- Indignation’ thereat!
cus— Exhibition oe the —The Whig politicians of St.
Bogus Elephant. —The (Paul had fixed up In their of
word‘Caucus’ was originated rice-craving imaginations, a
as follows: During the Pe- j nice little hobby to run, as
nlnsular War, carried on Injthey believed, a successful
Spain, by the Knglhh, under)race in the next election.—
Lord Wellington, then only'According to their political
Duke of WelL sley, the army [anatomy, oue of the fore legs
had to cro>s the river tJuadul- »f the animal was to be coin
quiver, with all their bag-(posed of those democrats in
gage, mules and asses,iiiini-sentinieut who have hitli
bcring 600, and the river'ert* been separated by a
then swollen with rains, sol variety of unfortuuate cir
that It was impossible for the(cums:ances from an earlier
inulrs and asses to swim union with their brethren,
over, without being borne j who had first orgnized them
down by the current so far selves iuto a party.
before they could land on Ihtj The other fofv leg was to
opposite side, that they would:be made oi those democrats,
sink, through fatigue. Ac-! who have acted with the *or
cordlngiy, the General called ganlzation.’ but by becoming
a convention of his officers,!enlisted, and soineuhat
to devise some plan for get-] warmly too,in support of the
ting the animals over; and!Maine liquor law, were sup
after long consultation about posed by the whig leaders to
It, affording much merriment!have been estranged from
to the army, who knew what the democracy, and there-
It was about, it was finally! fore, ready to become a limb
agreed and orders were given\of the whig hobby.
to have a large baudage or; The hind legs of this pie
jacket of cork, buckled like a bald whig donkey consists of
saddle around each of the all the whig politicians of all
brutes; but upon trial they sorts of professions and pruc
wereall drowned. The coun-lticcs; a union of all the can
sel of officers who devised) ting Pharisees of the‘Lying
Jackets of cork for the mules Son of Minnesota’ 6tripe,
and asses, was Jeerlngly Itnoind together like flesh and
called the‘cork-as» counsel,’(blood, with public sinn< rs,
and finally it was abbreviated; who do not take the pains to
into ‘cork-as*?} the orthogra-j play the hypocrite; a combi
phyof the we rd aas changed i nation of the place hunting,
from ‘cork-ass’into‘caucus,’j bogus temperance whig*,
to conceal It.' mmi origin; and the office loving rum
and ‘caucus’ at length climb* inics; the whig trickster of
ed up and took a respectable long face, and the whig pant
scat in the columns of the(bler, who -pends his long
dictionary. (nights at (he card table—
Never since th*' origin ofjtbe.se, aided by the well
the word ‘caucus,’ probably.!meaning, tbe honest men of
has it been employed in a 1 whiggery , who regard it as a
sense so proper and so strict-j religious duty to oppose the
ly literal, as to the Rice‘cork-j Democratic Party all the
ass’ last week, which fitted'time, compose the muscle,
out their caravan of candl-|the cartilage, the blood and
dates, to be supported at thejbones of the hind legs of this
coming election. Kosinante of whiggery, I which
The Rice people had a pro- they hod christened the Law
traded meeting, which con-!and Order People’s Party !
sumed the two hindquarters, Prominently mounted on
of last week and gnawed the this donkey—and not stowed
head of the Sunday fo'low- away In its bowels like the
Ing. They must have had a (men of the Trojan horse—sal
refreshing time of it. from the beautiful John P. Owens!
all appearances. We refrain A suitable effigy of St. Paul
from commenting upon the whiggery—a Death on the
Jealousies and fierce and an- Pale Horse, burlesqued ! But
gry debates and violent de- there he sat snuffing the pub
nunclations and recrinilna-lie printing afar off, and anon
tlon amongst them, as It is u summoning the Democracy
family matter of their own; of Minnesota to submit at
and as many of them were once to an unconditional sur
caught, «ml after actual tri- render ! Behind Owens,
al, arc now' heartily sick ot back to bark, (as we learn
the whole greedy set of cor- from the last Pioueer,) sat
morauts, and would like to our neighbor Isaac, his slin
crawl out of the scrape,* Ith- pie-hearted, and trusty
out its being understood they squire, holding on to the tail
were in it. It will be as and crupper with all his
hard, in a month, to find a might aud main force,which,
man who was in that Con- as the sequel w ill show,
ventlon, as it was in Cinctn- pulled up the donkey to a sort
natl to flnda man who would of standing position, not
own that he hud attended the withstanding its very inade
chase of the buffaloes there ucther supports,
exhibited; when the butfH- Thus appoint cm, as the whig
loes being turned loose 1 , went leaders supposed, with legs,
quietly to grazing. To strait-jus well as riders, front and
gers and spectators looking rear, they believed that their
ou, who have listened to tbe (hobby hail nothing more to *lo
hypocritical braying of the!than run over the course and
Rice leaders, about ‘print!-1 sweep the stakes of office and
j pie* and ‘democracy,* forjpower. The riders thus
I some time past. It was an 'mounted, and also booted
I exhibition which needed no and spurred to dash rough
comment. They ‘saw the el-jshod over all opposi lou,
! ephant’—the skin was blown| were putted up ilk** empty
off on 1 the ugly little beast (bladders, with gcir-linpor
■ stood in ail his native defor- tancc. With an air of tri
| wity, a veritable Jackass, >umph, they crack their whips
from his hoofs up to the tips (and plunging their rowels
of his long ears. (into the lean flanks of their
The Democrat, who firm>ins> donkey, they give a shout
the animal, was greatly tins- ami attempt the first leap in
(rated io»ee the beast denutl-jthe race, when horrible to
ed, and began to whisper and .'relate, the donkey plunges
coax and pat and wheedle [headlong into the mud, pitch- i
him, begging him not to kick ing its riders heels overhead
ofl the elephant skin and -poil ! Into the deep slough of polit- i
the exhibition by braviug be-jeal despond ! And then for 1
lore the crowd; but the ani- the tirst time, it was discov- |
mal had got obstinate and jered by Owens and his gang, !
continued to braco back and‘that their hobby had only its
pull at the halt»*r, braying! whig hind legs—the fore ,
out that unmistakable *he- legs relied upon, were not
haw !•" ‘lie-haw !’ ‘he-haw !’j there! Owens fainted several
until the scene was perfectly times, and all his cronies
ludicrous, the keeper tiying! were‘fired with indignation.’
to hold the elephant skin;Nobody could tell what had
down over the rump of the! become of Isaac. lie was
little donkey, by the crupper, counted among the missing,
while the donkey continued! Wc hope he was not hurt.
•to bray and kick up behind. Owens, having recovered
| At length the animal gotqul-lfrom his faiotings,ran about
et, and the keeper, who af- like a hen that had lost her
fects oratory, proceeded:—chickens, and became like
‘Gentlemen, this Is the elc-jt»en. Scott, when he wrote
phant, but he i> very young;that notorious native letter,
and vicious; still, you sec It ‘fired all over with indlgna
ls a genuine elephant; 11 lion, 5 and covered with the
knew the mother of this ani- filth of his tumble. He rant
mal, hi Ohler. 1 will >l»ow j ,xi and swore about the men
you that he has the motions whom he wanted to make
and habits of the elephant, the fore legs of his donkey,
Kneel down, sir ! (The bea-tjand cursed them with all the
drops upon his knees.) Down! rage of a drunken hag of Bil
(beast drops his hind-quar- lingsgate. Uncle Moffet and
ters. Spectators laugh when Counsellor Murray were the
they see the beast com lug (especial objects of his blazing
down behind as if he had noj indignation. He then rushed
knees in Ids hind legs.) Geo-dlkeamanlaclntotheMiune
llemen, you need not laugh ;U<>tlan office, to expose the
this young elephant has the'trick that had been played
natural knee Joints of the el-loffon him, and while he was
ephant in his hind legs; but!writing an account of his
he was foundered by eating!mishap, he fainted several
wlld-rice, so that he cannot times more, and but for the
bend them.’ (Ife-haw ! be-jtiineiy aid of Dr. Jarvis, and
haw! brays the poostrate the nursing of Jus. Ramsey,
donkey.) ‘Xow,’ says the! Ben. Brunson, Counsellor
keeper,’ you seven ger.tle-lWilkinson and Postmaster
meu whom 1 designated,! Bass, the owners of half the
may come forward and sit Minnesotian, he would have
astride of the elephant. Nel- gone oil iu a syncope,
son and Freeborn having! The above denouement took
more weight, may sit upon I place last week, and afforded
the shoulders. McCann,!a large amount of fun to the
Burns, Kennedy and Keller,!democrats, and no little en
may sit next; and little Jack joyment and satisfaction to a
Morgan, selected as the least j great many whig*, who des
of evils, may lay hold of the pise Owens and his crew of
crupper.’ They know but j spoil hunters,
little of natural history, whoi P. s. Since the above was
believe that little disguised written, we learn that Owens
Jackass will ever be able to and his cronies are busv at
get upon his hoofs with such work, trying the hopelcss'ex
a burden—coax and whisper pertinent of pulling their
and storm and rant and goad dead donkey out of the mire,
him, as much as the Demo- In their desperation, they
crat driver may. What is are craty enough to suppose
one poor little Jackass, under that by a profuse application
six such weighty candidates, or steam power, they can
and Jack Morgan, a catch!make lilin go yet, on his two
rider,mounted behind, like a;shriveled legs and timber
monkey In a circus ! (hoofs, and thus force him to
I run a tolerable race against
our finely conditioned and
prancing steed, Democracy!
Well, that’s enough to make
(democrats laugh and grow
(fat!
No Go!—The Democrats of the 9th
Congress district, Illinois, met at Benton
on the 10th inst. They ballotted forty
eight times, and then adjourned to the
27th, without making any nomination.
Suit Instituted.— Hon Daniel Web
ster and G. V. Duncan have entered a suit
against the city of New Orleans, to recov
er $50,000 for their services in the cele
brated Gaines case, in defending the city.
Posting the Books.— Missouri, lowa
and Maine are the only States which
have yet elected members to the next
Congress. In the year of Gen. Tay
lor’s election, they chose three Whigs to
eleven Loco Focos, but one of the three
Whigs (D. F. Miller, of Iowa) was cheat
ed out of his seat by the stealing of the
Kanesville poll-book, so that the returns
stood—-Whigs two; Oppsition twelve.
ow those same States have chosen six
Whigs and seven Opposition. We call
y w£ e besinn,nß ' Keepit u p-—■ Ar *
WHIGS AND WHIG OFFICERS.
The press, and those leaders in St.
Paul, who professes to be the “ Democ
racy,” par excellence , have a great deal
of cant about the intrigues and dishones
ty of Whigs and Whig officers. In
their views and expressions, they exhibit
all the bigotry, intolerance and narrow
ness displayed by Franklin Pierce and
his political associates in New Hampshire,
in keeping the religious test in the con
stitution of that State. All their aims
here are directed to make the thoughtless
and unread who may come among us,
hate and despise Whig officers and Whig
citizens. Men can here be found in St.
Paul, who have been schooled to regard
a Whig as a monster in human form—a
traitor to his country—a vile, unmitiga
ted scoundrel, who should at once be
! ejected from all social intercourse with
' his neighbors, and driven forth, an outcast,
from the community. They have been
learned to start from a Whig as he ap
proaches, and shun him as they would a
leper. They must not buy of Whigs—
they must not sell to Whigs—they must
not associate with Whigs—or visit Whigs
—or all. vv their wives to visit Whigs’
wives—or tliir cliidren to play with Whig
children. This, in substance, is the les
son preached through the streets of St.
Paul, by Robertson and his gang, to those
upon whom they think they can impose
the base, intolerant fraud.
Now look on this picture: What is
the treatment all men, Democrats as well
as Whigs, receive at the hands of the
present Whig officers—Gov. Ramsey
and Secretary Wilkin, for instance?—
Have they not ever been willing to live
and let live ? What two men have done
more towards building up St. Paul, and
developing the resources of Minnesota ?
When they have a job of work to let,
who ever heard of either of them enquir
ing of the man making application for
the same, whether he was a Whig or a
Democrat ? When election day comes,
do they not vole for Democrats as well as
Whigs ? Do they say to the Democratic
immigrant, “Go your ways—we don’t
want you here?” They have voted for
and supported Mr. Sibley, Mr. Forbes,
Mr. Murray, Mr. Brawley, Mr. Cave,
Mr. Roberts, and scores of other good
Democrats—all of whom, however much
under the ban of neighbor Robertson’s
Democracy last year, lie dare not now os
tracise, and drive from his party. In
fact, he is now glad to seek their support
and advice. But he would, had he his
will, drive these faithful officers, and all
other k Whigs, from the Territory. He
would not allow them to possess their
rights of citizens among us. lie would
have an inquisition erected in the back
! part of his office, and put every Whig
j upen the rack, merely because he dared
: to avow himself a Whig.
Friends and fellow-citizens ! Are the
Whig officers wc have named deserving
ot'such intolerant treatment? Are they
not “ good men and true” to all and
every trust reposed in them, and faithful
to Minnesota throughout ? Would we
not all like to have them remain with us
to the end of their days ? If so, again
rebuke at the ballot box. as you have
“ many a time and ofl” heretofore, the
bigoted and intolerant few, who hate,
despise and persecute, and seek to drive
hence, those men, and those who think
with them, merely because they are
Whigs. Look here what was said but a
few weeks since, in Tammany Ilall, by
the great man of the Democratic party,
Gen. Cass, in reference to the relative
honesty of the Whig and Democratic
party. Said Gen. Cass :
“ But I can say that, if there is one
man here who expects me to abuse the
Whig party and their candidates, he is
very much mistaken. [Cheers.] I en
gage in no such warfare. We have se
rious battles enough with the Whigs;
and if the three score years and ten
which I have almost attained, give me
any right to express my opinion, I will
give it. The Whigs are just as honest as
we are. [Cheers.] They think they
are right, and we think they are wrong.
They think we are wrong, and we know
we are right. [Cheers.] The Whigs
are in the same ship with us, and must
sink or swim with us. I know Gen.
Scott and have known him long —he is a
brave man, and a high-minded, honest pa
triot, but he is not my choice.”
“Slop-Bucket Literature.”— The
last Democrat has the following speci
mens :
“A Big Squash.— Mr. Winslow pre
sented us with a squash of excellent qual
ity, which weighed 47 pounds. Beat
that if you can! The Minnesotian office
Owens a squash which is bigger, but it is
rotten to the core.
Ike gives an anecdote in the last Pio
neer, which mounts the Lying Son on
(Owens) a jackass!! Very appropriate
and smart!”
Go on, sir!
Pierce “Break-Down” in the
South—Troupe and Quitman in the
Field ! — The last movement of the South
ern Democracy is made manifest by the
following paragraph. Both the candi
dates accept , and will run :
“The Southern Rights Convention,
which met at Montgomery, Alabama,
have nominated George M. Troupe for
the Presidency and Gen. Quitman for the
Vice Presidency. Thus, we now have
four regular sets of candidates before the
country for the Presidency.”
Facts and Fancies.
ScnooL Meeting. —We hope the Union
School Meeting, called to take place at
Temperance Hall on Tuesday evening,
will not be forgotten.
Protracted Meeting. —Elder Rob
ertson, of the “Democratic ” church has
been holding a protracted meeting at the
Court House, commencing last Saturday,
and still not concluded as we go to press.
The indications are that the increase to
the fold of the faithful will be —over the
left.
Public Printinc. —We know it is
not expected of us to take notice of the
flood of falsehoods with which the col
umns of the Democrat teem about these
days. But we must be permitted to say,
in answer to a charge in the last Demo
crat, that we have never had a word of
conversation, verbal or written, with the
proprietress of the Pioneer, or any of her
agents, or with any gentleman of any party
in any part of the Territory, who expects to
run for the Hcuse, in relation to our re
election th *ciming winter as Territorial
printers. Neither has any of our friends,
so far as we know. The editor of the
Democrat may continue to war upon the
Pioneer, so long as it retains its present
position and proprietorship, and the Min
nesotian, in relation to this matter, and
he will see anon how much he will make
by the operation. His own uneasiness
about the matter shows how entirely dis
interested are his professions of “ Democ
racy ” in this campaign.
“ Sintominxe House.” —This is the
name adopted by the proprietors for the
new Hotel which has heretofore been
known as the “ Kittson House.” We
believe the first thought of changing the
name originated in the extreme modesty
of Mr. Kittson, who has no ambition for
fame or notoriety in that line. It must
always be borne in mind, that this is the
House which “ Ramsey, Borup, Sibley
& C 0.,” did not intend to build ; but, last
year, after digging a cellar and laying the
foundation, “ all for to ” “ fool ” the peo
ple of the “ Lower Town,” hauled off
the materials to Mendota; “ abandoned
St. Paul,” and proceeded to undertake the
“building up of a rival city at the mouth
of the St. Peters!” But let this pass.
These reminiscences may not be pleasant
to some of our neighbors. Sintominne is
a Dokota word, and simply means, as ap
plied to a hotel, “ every body’s house ”
Thus : the Dakotas, when they wish to
express the idea of every body—the peo
ple all around, use the term “ Sintomin
ne.” A very appropriate name for the
new and elegant hotel, now nearly fin
ished.
Father Bradley, as good an old man
as there is aboveground, was called upon
to act as one of the Vices at the “ Demo
cratic ” meeting on Wednesday evening.
The old gentleman, being slightly hard of
hearing, imagined he was called upon to
open the meeting with prayer, and pre
pared to officiate accordingly. But just
at the moment, a good Irish Democrat at
the side of neighbor Robertson inquired :
“ And is this a prayer meeting, Colonel.”
“ No, no! I believe not,” was the an
swer ; and up rose the “ Colonel *’ and
suppressed the pious intentions of the
old gentleman. Robertson was right;
that was no place to pray.
“Starkie on Evidence.” —Mr. Star
kie, the Secretary of the protracted “ Dem
ocratic ” meeting, in conversation with us
states, that he can neither give evidence
from what has been done up to this time,
as to who will be nominated or who elect
ed. Every lawyer knows that “ Starkie
on evidence ” is standard authority.
A Pilgrim from the Holy Land.—
Gregory M. Wortabet, of Beyrout, Syria,
is in town, and will lecture to-morrow
evening at Mr. Neill’s church. His sub
ject will be the Holy Land. Mr. W. is
a gentleman of fine abilities and education,
and will no doubt greatly interest his au
dience. A pilgrim from the Holy Land
in far off —far western Minnesota! How
strangely this would sound to the ears of
old Peter the Hermit, could he again ap
pear on earth ! But the modern pilgrim
comes not to rouse the fierce, warlike
passions of belted knight and diademed
monarch. His is a mission of peace.
“They have all come in.”— This
is the cry we hear in the Democrat and
about the streets, in reference to what
are called the “Sibley Democrats. Come
in where, pray tell ? We think the
“ coming in” is all on the other side.
Mr. Sibley and his friends have accom
plished all they undertook, and defeated
the Robertson crowd in every instance
and measure. The caving is all on the
other side.
Fishy.— Some of our citizens are taking
advantage of the low water to fish with
seins from the sand-bar opposite town.
The quantity taken is very great, but not
so large as the amount of faith necessary
to believe that any of the candidates on
the Robertson ticket will be elected.
“Ho —ho —Wasta!”— The Dakota
Lexicon is out. Subscribers can have
their copies by calling at Le Due &
Roher’a, and “ forking over.” We will
notice it at length after the election.
Screw Loose Somewhere. —How
comes it, if the “ Democracy ” are united,
that so popular a Democrat as Mr. Mur
ray would not, at the meeting on Wed
nesday night, allow his name to go upon
the list of candidates to be nominated for
the House. Last year Mr. Murray was
a “ traitor ” —a “ bogus Democrat ” —a
“ miserable tool ” of “ Ramsey, Sibley &
C 0.,” but now his democracy is endorsed
by the “ organization,” and (according to
the “ organ ”) he has the additional re
commendation of having been “abused”
by “ Owens but yet with all this—and
his democratic personal strength of last
year added—he is not willing to stand a
race in connection with the “ organized ”
and “ united ” Democracy. Maybe it’s
all right, but it does look as though there
was a screw loose somewhere.
Machinery. — A democrat the other
day asked us our private opinion of the
“machinery” used in nominating the
Robertson ticket. Our private opinion,
publicly expressed, is, that it is much too
heavy for the rickety, crazy old hulk in
which it has been placed, and that it
will load her down to such n depth that
she will stick fast on Maine bar, and
freeze up for the winter.
What Does it Mean? —We see
upon the handbills, posted about town,
for a continuance to-day and this evening
of Robertson’s protracted “Democratic”
meeting, these words : “ Whigs, and all
others opposed to the Democratic party,
have no right to vote or take part in this
meeting.” What does this “all others”
mean? We thought, from reading the
Democrat, that the Democracy were
“ thoroughly united,” and that the
“ Whigs” were their “ only opponents.”
“ All others” must refer to somebody ; and
as there is no third or Free Soil party
here, we are at a loss to know how to re
concile the admonition upon the handbill
with the assertions of the Democrat.—
There really must be screws loose in
every department of the “machinery.”
A Bad Example to the Rising Gen
eration. —A bright little fellow of eight
or ten years, the son of an old St. Paul
Democrat, happened to drop into the
Court House during the session of the
protracted meeting held on Wednesday
night. Upon going home he proceeded
to give an account of it to his father,
thus: “ Father, I think those thirty
men up there at the Court House have
been acting very wickedly as well a very
foolishly. In the first place, a venerable
old gentleman wanted to open the meet
ing with prayer, but Col. Robertson rose
and objected, saying it was no place to
pray. / thought they needed something
to sanctify their doings. Then, after a
while, a tall gentleman got up and com
menced speaking, and swinging his arms.
He talked about his being in iavor of a
protective tariff and opposed to the Maine
Liquor Law ; and proceeded to tell some
very smutty stories,at which some laughed,
and hurraed, and stamped their feet—
thus showing what he uttered exactly
suited their tastes. I know that if I
were to make use of such words as he
did, mother would whip me.” Thus,
“ out of the mouths of babes and suck
lings” are the proceedings of neighbor
Robertson’s “ Democracy” condemned !
St. Paul Iron Foundry. —Borup &
Co., —not “Sibley, Ramsey, Borup &
C 0.,” nor “ Ramsey, Borup, Sibley &
C 0.,” nor “Borup, Sibley, Ramsey & C 0.,”
but sitnpley Borup & Co.—have employ
ed a Mr. Clark, a skillful and practical
master of the business, to carry on their
contemplated iron foundry down at the
building on Kittson’s addition, known as
“ Dodd’s Folly.” The machinery will
be put in, and the furnace started as soon
as possible. No business in St. Paul is
more needed, and none will pay better.
Mendota.— By the “ Reserve act”
Mcndota is withheld from the general
sale as a town site. We presume that
“ Sibley, Borup, Ramsey & Co.” will
now proceed to build that hotel, which is
to “ ruin St. Paul,” and leave the houses
here to be inhabited bv owls and bats!
Who’s the Man ? — Wanted, to run
on the “ Democratic” ticket, a gentleman
of leather conscience, whose father was a
German, his mother an Irish woman, and
who has resided in Lower Canada some
years —thus combining the three great re
quisites of German, Irish and Canadian
French. For such, a liberal price will
be paid in public printing , and no ques
tions asked as to whether he last year
belonged to “ Ramsey, Sibley, Borup &
C 0.,” or trained in the ranks of the pure
“ Democracy.” Apply at the Democrat
office.
Baptist Association.— A convention
of delegates from the different Baptist
churches of Minnesota and Northern
Wisconsin was recently in session in St.
Paul, for the purpose of forming the first
Baptist Association in this region. All
the churches, we believe, were repre
sented; and the amount of talent and
Christian devotion among the clergy of
this denomination, judging from the limit
ed opportunities we had of forming an
opinion, will compare favorably with oth
er branches of the church.
It is laid that the National Hen Con
vention will probably be held next season
at Egg Harbor. The Minnesotian will
please set his announcement right.—Pio
neer.
Eggs- actly ; and just ask your neigh
bor, over on the corner, how that tre
mendous brood of chickens of his, hatch
ed last year in the shape of curses upon
many of his fellow-democrats, are getting
along ? Will his hen-house be able to
hold all of them, now that they are coin
ing home to roost ?
“ Bricks.” —Brick is about in heavy
quantities, in walls and out of walls, and
plenty in the kilns at Brawley’s and Lu
ton & Randolph’s yards; and sometimes,
these days of electioneering excitement, a
poor fellow gets one in his hat. We
also believe those hauled to Mendota one
year ago, by “ Ramsey, Borup, Sibley &.
C 0.,” to build a hotel, still lie there.
Maine. —The Legislature of Maine,
just elected, has a majority of six Whigs
in the Senate, with a House that will co
operate with the Senate majority. As
there is no election for Governor by the
people, the Legislature will, in all proba
bility, elect Cl usbv , the Whig oandirtnte.
The Whig gain in the popular vote on
members of Congress is over 7000!
Whatever influence the “ Liquor ques
tion” may have had on Governor and
members of the Legislature, it certainly
had none on Congressmen, who have
nothing to do with the matter. Never,
since 1840, have the Whigs of Maine
done so well. The State is now general
ly conceded as being very likely to vote
for Scott and Graham.
New York “ all set.” —The State
Convention, which met at Syracuse,
nominated by acclamation, Washington
Hunt for Governor, without any ballot,
and William A. Kent, of New York, on
the second ballot, for Lieut. Governor. —
Thomas Kempshall, of Rochester, was
nominated by acclamation for Canal Com
missioner. None of that peculiar spe
cies of “ harmony” manifested by the
Democratic Convention, was apparent.—
No one was kicked out, and no “ treasona
ble” doings were had.
Another Screw Loose! —Maj. Noah
refused to act as Secretary at the opening
of the protracted meeting on Saturday
last.
“Democracy United.” —One year
ago the editor of the Democrat proclaimed
to the world, that the “ Democracy” of
Minnesota were firmly united and sure of
victory. In his late numbers he saj’s, in
substance, they were not united then, but
are now. On which occasion did he tell
the truth ? or did lie tell it on either ?
The Pioneer. —The Pioneer this week
defines its position for the future. It
will continue as the property of Mrs.
Goodhue and the heirs of the late editor;
remain, as heretofore, an advocate of the
doctrines of the Democratic creed; and,
judging by the following paragraph, will
not alter, at present, its former course in
relation to drawing party lines in the
Territory. We regard this announce
ment as important at this time, as the
Pioneer is known to reflect the sentiments
of a large proportion of the Democracy of
Minnesota:
“ It is not for us to dictate to our friends
the course they should adopt in reference
to the approaching election. The choice
of men to represent our interests in the
Territorial Legislature is an important
event, and should be regarded as such.—
In an Assembly where few, if any meas
ures of a strictly partizan character can
be introduced, it is obviously of more
importance that those composing it, should
be honest and capable, than that they ap
pertain to this or that political creed.—
Nevertheless, as Democrats, we shall ad
vocate the drawing of party lines, when
ever we have good reason to believe that
a majority of our Democratic brethren
are in favor of such a step. Meanwhile,
we shall support those candidates for the
Legislature, who may be brought forward
by our friends as best fitted to discharge
the responsible duties, which will neces
sarily devolve upon the Representatives
of the people.”
Now and Then.— Last year the Dem
ocrat talked as follows of Mr. Sibley:
“He [Gov. Ramsey] was banished to
Minnesota to get him out of the way ; and
immediately upon his arrival here, sold out
to the Terriiorial Nick Biddles , Borup
and SIBLEY. His baleful exaifiple has
demoralized the character of every man in
the community , who was capable of being
reached by its influence. Asa necessary
consequence, the most disgraceful acts
are committed by men in power and po
sitions of influence, with a shameless and
reckless impunity unexampled in this
country.”
Now the corrupt “Nick Biddle” is
transformed into a “ marvelous proper
man,” and is spoken of as follows :
“Our Delegate at Home. —Hon.
H. H. Sibley arrived on the Dr. Franklin
on Wednesday last. He looks in fine
health. Mr. S. had a brilliant career in
the last Congress, having been successful
in a number of measures of the utmost
importance to the Territory.”
In other places recently, the Democrat
speaks of Mr. Sibley as “our faithful and
untiring Delegate,” and otherwise lays
on the “soft soap,” good and strong.
Well may Mr. Sibley exclaim, with the
contrite Job, “ What have I done that
mine enemy should praise me!”
Purr—Rey & Farmer’s cigars—about
the best in town.
Spoiled their Clothes for Noth
ing.—A devout old darkey once attended
a camp meeting in Kentucky, to hear a
celebrated revivalist discourse upon things
spiritual. He arrived late, after the ser
mon had commenced, and took his seat in
the “ negro quarters ” of the congrega
tion. As the preacher waxed warm in
his discourse, our colored friend began to
“fire up,” and after sundry loud “amens”
and other usual ejaculations, com
menced jumping and shouting, and finally
rolled off the bench into the mud and to
bacco juice at his feet, doing serious dam
age thereby to his elegant “ long-tailed
blue.” “Glory to de Almighty! bress
de Lor’ for sending to de poor nigga, so
good a man as Brudder Jones!” “ Hush,
you fool nigga you,” said a friend at his
side; “ dat’s not Brudder Jones as is
preachin’—he’s sick and dis man took
him place.” “Dat not Brudder Jones,
you say, Caesar; dedeble! den I s spiled
my new coat for nuffin!” So with a great
many of that portion of the St. Paul De
mocracy, who one year ago looked upon
“ Brudder Robertson ” as the great minis
ter of Democratic grace, who was to bring
ihem all into tUo cKnopfnld. and lead them
on, with victory, to the promised land.
They find they have befouled and soiled
their Democratic coats all for nothing.
Webster. —No prominent man of
Massachusetts took part in the late Web
ster Convention at Boston. The thing is
dying a natural death. The Boston At
las of the 16th ult.—for a copy of which
jwe are indebted to our friend, John S.
! Proctor, Esq., of Stillwater, (now at the
East) —says:
“No man of any prominence in the Whig
party had anything to do with the meet
ing, and it is certainly assuming a good
deal on the part of the Rev. Matthew
Hale Smith, to accuse tbe Whig Conven
tion of fraud, when such men as George
Ashinun, Franklin Haven, Seth Sprague,
Rufus Choate, Otis P. Lord, Linus Child,
Luther V. Bell, Artemas Lee, Mr. Dick
inson, Dr. Fisher, and Henry L. Dawes,
who were delegates to the Convention,
and all of whom, but two, voted from
first to last for Mr. Webster, say that the
nomination was fairly made, and that they
will vote for it. We have devoted more
space to this Boston meeting than its im
portance demands, but as some interest
may be felt in the matter, out of the
State, we have written the above. We
have been careful to state exactly the
proceedings as they were, in order that
[ Whigs at a distance may not be deceived
by false reports that may go out from this
j city. The Whigs of Massachusetts have
a high regard lor Mr. Webster, they
have a high regard also for Whig prir.ci
ples and tor the Whig oumlidntes. They
will show their patriotism and good sense
by supporting the regular candidates of
the party. The meeting yesterday shows
how deceptive a long parade of names
sometimes is. The call for this Conven
tion had over three thousand names at
tached to it. And yet there was not one
hundred and fifty persons present in the
hall in the morning, who appeared to
sympathise with the purpose of it; nor
did more than one-fourth of those present
in the evening sympathise with it. The
question naturally arises, how were those
names obtained ? were they real or were
they bogus ?”
Nominee.— The familiar whistle of
the old Nominee once more awoke the
echoes of our hills and bluffs on Monday
evening. How rejoiced we all were to
hear it again, and to extend a familiar
greeting to Capt. Smilh, Brooks, and all
hands! The Nominee will now continue
to run through to Galena the balance of
the season. The water is getting better.
We have had rain and the river is rising.
Curran, of the World’s Fair, starts
down on the next boat, bound for New
York for a new stock of goods, having
already sold nearly the large stock receiv
ed last month. His partner, Mr. Lawler,
not fearing competition, has rented the
new store-room next door, to an extensive
jobbing firm from the East.
See notice of proposals for painting
the Capitol. The bids close Monday
afternoon.
Food and Raiment.-- See Wolfs &
Neihaus’ advertisements in this number
of the Minnesotian.
Chamblin, on Third street, lias every
thing in the clothing line that any one
may desire.
During the continuance of the low wa
ter, several boats on the Upper Missis
sippi have entered into an arrangement,
by which passengers may reach Galena,
111., in fifty-six hours for the seeming low
price of sl2. Passengers wishing to
avail themselves of the benefit of this ar
rangement will take either of the packets
Irom this city and go to Keokuk for $4,
thence by the steamer Regulator or John
McKee betw-en the lower and upper rapids
for the sum of $5, and there meet with
the fast packet West Newton, which will
convey them the balance of the journey
for $3. Around both rapids a land con
veyance for both passengers and baggage
will be furnished free of charge. The
traveling public will doubtless avail them
selves of the advantages afforded by this
arrangement, which it is said will be per
manent as long as the low water contin
ues.—St. Louis Intel.
A Sign in Maine. —The election of
three Whig Congressmen in Maine is a
good sign for November, but the best
sign of all is the election of Mr. Wash
burn in the Penobscot district, by a clear
majority. There was a plurality of near
ly 1000 against him in 1850. Mr. Wash
bum is an out and out enthusiastic Scott
man.