The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-02-06
st. l)aul, slliunisota.
Thursday Morning, February 6. 1881
base Forgery of Public Sentiment.

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The conspiracy to murder the editor of
The Pioneer and thus prrpare for electing an
other territorial printer. which was delibrr
a,ely planned on the l4;h ult., the weapons
provided, the assis ants stationed, and the |
whole bloody transaction attempted on the
18th, with degree Of system which moth
Ing but the series Of miserable reverses OF
the main conspirator. could havs thwarsed,
although crime black as hell, is only one
Of series Of crimes of which those wretehes
have been guilty.
Taking advantage Of the helpless condi-
ton in which they had thrown us, ny the
infection Of wounds which they hoped were
fatal, they druu,med up ali. indignation
meeting at Mszourka Hall, little handful
of the minions of Henry M. Rice, who run
at his whistle, and who are ready at his bid
ding, to stab man or reputation; men
who follow him as dogs follow master;
and as they had made threats Of violence
against the Pioneer press, and there was
much excitement Of the public mind, there
was large assembly Of citizens at the Hall,
Of which, il we are correctly informed, an
immense majority were friends of the editor
Of the Pioneer and lnisnical to the purposes
of meeting-men who went in on pur-
pose to see that the Pioneer received no
detriment at the hands of those outlaws aud
who would have resisted to the knife, any
OF the acts fviolence, threatened and con-
senplatedagainst us or our property. We
are crsdibly informed that not as many per-
sons at that meeting, took any part in it, or
voted for the resolutions, as one dozen; and
that not as many persons could he found
present, who would consent 10 aid in it, as
would make the Necessary number of officers.
The resolutions, proposed by MIR. Hollins-
head, were hurried through, with feeble.
scattering aye, which amounted to n most
chilling negative. They well knew, that
az the editor of the Pioneer, in the state of
health he was then in, faint with the loss of
blood, must remain ignorant of the abomn-
able forgery of public sentiment they were
committing, that they had nothing to do bu,
to make use ofeither or both Of the Rice
organs in ST. Paul, to give currency to this
sham public sentiment, which was exactly
the reverse Of the true public sentiment,
and give il SO much the start Of the truth,
that il would accomplish for them, all their
wicked purposes.
And here we declare, before God and
the world, tina. the pretended sentiments
embodied in ths resolutions referred to, arc
not only not the sentiments of ths; meeting
and never were, but tina, they are rot the
sentiments OF the people Of St. Paul or OF
Minnesota, or Of any portion of them, be-
;yond litttr squad of the unprinc,pIed re-
tanners and dependents of Henry NJ. Rice,
and we further aver that the people Of Min
nesota do maintain, defend and uphold, the
manly, fearless and independent character
Of the Pioneer--a paper which uttsrs The
truth fearIessly, and is for that reason alone
serfor to the wicked. l, Is not our false
hoods, but our truths which make our
enemies quake. They have found, as we
said long since, that " God never made
$50 great ascoundrel that we dare not ex-
pose his silIsiny." We have something
hereafter, to add on this subject; hu, have
only room here, to append the following
,ststsmsnts Of some OF the persons who were
made to figure in the Indignation meeting of
She 18th ult., without their own know ledge
o. consent. five had been able to inves,i.
gate the whole of this vile forgery of public
sentiment. it would be pronounced abroad.
rs it is at home, the most fragrant fraud
ever attempted to be palmed of.
CHARLES TRAcY's name appears, not
only as Vice President, but also az one of
tbs committee to draft resolutions; and
sZam after using some in double capacity,
large proportion Of those whose names
appear, were used wholly without authority
We state upon our absolute knowledge
that the name Of Charles Caviieer appears
.sAere as one Of the committee to draft reso-
buttons, wholly without his knowledge, or
coosent--that be never saw the resolutions
until after they were published and never
voted for them. We also say Of our absolute
knowledge, that Mr.. Burton who figures as
enc Of the Vice Presidents Of the indigna-
ton meeting, was not there present and
never 10 any manner participated in or con-
scented to the doinys or resolutions of said
meeting. ,s
Ma. GooDuuE:-I was not present at the
Indignation meeting at Mazourka Hall on
the 18th ult., and never authorized the adop
zion Of any Of the resolutions of the meeting
tlssd do not approve Of any thing tina. was
dome there. nor of the use Of my name in
SAID Wesiing.
81. Pau. Jsa %, 1851. ''..
issd hsSs. Paul. Jan. s0th 1851.
Ma. JAMES NJ. GooDHuE, EGG .
Ed. Pioneer: Sir, perceive from
ihc ssChronirIe and Register" Of date of the
s0sb ulti,no,.-,here is pretended report OF
ihe proceedings &C a public meeting held in
%. Paul on the 18Th uitiai"- and 10 entitied
rel Init