The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-04-17

Commissioner, we learn that J. M'kusick is
elected. .f
Election of Commissioners Of Public
Buildings.
This election has been one Of the most
exciting ever witnessed. Our district, en-
bracing Ramsey and Dakota counties, had
two Commissioners to elect. In Saint Paul,
the Rice faction have attempted, but in no
other part of the District, TO make up par
ty issue, they, the very men, ninetcen-twen-
tieths Of them, who supported Mitchell,
(Whig) last year for Congress, organized
under the auspices Of three or four leaders
who are not voters, and with the Editor Of
the Democrat, made desperate sortie, I'M
der the garb of Democracy, with great pre-
paration by noisy speeches., frequent meet
ings, loud clustering, hurrahiug, hard drink
ing, hard swearing, professions, firing AN
wills, and an awful fermentation generally,
to carry this election by storm. In the heat
Of their excitement last week, the Democrat
dropped its mask, and revealed The CHASTITY,
white-livered face of the vcrtable old Rice
faction; and announced that this was t,ot
party contest, but a contest against tina, aw-
full So monopoly" P. Chouteau, jr. & co..
that it was "not contest between Wings
and Democrats" So here Is an end to all
their farcical preience Of Democracy--,he
hypocritical garb is dropped. and The whole
thing is explained to be, what we have al
ways avowed it to he, an ass in a lions
skin-the vcrtable old Rice donkey, with
the same stripe down its back, the same
ears, the same animal only with new rider
and new grOoins; AMI as that donkey has
been before, often and signnlly beaten, so
was he failed again last Monday, worse
than ever. AT SAINT Anthony, The Rice fac
ton took particular pains TO exhort the peo-
Pile to elect Commissioners without regard
to politics, and to look out for the interests
OF their own town; so that local feeling, q
SAINT Anthony spirit, actuated voters there,
much more generally than here. The Rice
vote here, the whole strength, all told, is
$50 votes, out of more than $50!
The polls opened early in Saint Paul and
ballots poured in rapidly, from the very
opening Of the election; several hacks, car
riages and wagons, being constantly en-
pIoyed in bringing in voters. More than
500 votes were polled in the foreuoon.-
Everything went on quietly fighting, no
attempt TO take possession Of the polls; but
everything went on right. Our people were
at work, as well as the Rice faction. 1,
would lie invldious to particnlarize those
who worked. when every man did his duty.
Three O'Clock, p. M.-The face of the fac.
ton is frightening, like shadow, as the
sun sinks in The West-untler jaw dropped
out of gas-wind exhaus,-d-engineb bro
ken down-oId blue coat tapping about like
an ensign of defcat--and the faction, in fact,
collapsitg, face Glue, lipsiivid, trying slim
ulnnts to no purpose, aml evidently ready
to be like sold Rosin the Bow" 'sdead aud
laid out on the COUNTER
The polls closed; and when the result
was announced, when by an overwhelming
vote, the Rice faction was rebuked, and our
faithful representatives n'lhe Legislature,
who went for the Capitol bill and who sup
ported an honest APportionment bill, and
who maintained the organization and iiyni-
~ Of the Legislature, and who stood by the
Executive and defender the character of
Minnesota against the mob violence and
fury of the Rice faction. led on by two or