Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1859 — A Truthful Valedictory. [ARTICLE]

A Truthful Valedictory.

The editor of the Henderson (Minnesota) I Demovral has retired friim the editorial chair,! •and in doing so, frankly assignes his reasons. I They are significant as they are conclusive, lie says: “I have tried the Democratic party of. Minnesota and found iU wanting. Its leaders i I have found corrupt afid unscrupulous, and its enunciated~principles things made to read, ! but not to follow. From conversations this spring with many of thje party, both here and -in other portions of the! State, I became convinced that their hopes of success in the Coming fall campaign Were entirely based upon anticipated bogus returns from Renville, Murray, Cottonwood, Pine-stone, Pembinan and other out side-of-the way counties! and I was not therefore surprised, on a late visit to St. Paul, to hear this broached to me, 1 ' and unblushingly antic’pated by Democrats, ■hig bin State offices. ’The pollution of the bal-Jot-box seems, in their opinion, a legitimate road to success! “Such a party —whi h occupies itself in -squabiing about spoils instead of fighting for principles—whose arrogant leaders openly advocate fraud and usurpation of power—and whose whole internal organization is a system of petty chicanery, dishonesty, bribery , and political rotteness- —deserves the sdorn and contempt of every honest man. There arc few who know the dishonesty of a party until they become acquainted with the dishonesty of its leaders; and with this as a touch-stone of party, honesty, I am forced to •conclude that the Democratic party of Monnesota is most corrupt-and depraved. To know it thoroughly, through its leaders is to hate it; and to condemn it should be, with every true patriot, to leave it. “F<>r reasons such |s these I have left the Democratic party, and shall hereafter act, work and vote with the Republicans ol this district.”