The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-02-03

The public lands To aid in the instruction of rail
road from New Orleans to the northern bouniai! OF
said Territory, with branch To the Falls OF ST. IN
,hony.
Also. bill making appropriations for the removal
Of distractions in the Mississippi river above and
Immediately below the Falls of -. Anthony, and IN
! the Minnesota river.
! Indian Payments in Minnesota.
! NJ. Gwin. Some strong allegations OF fraud have
been made against the Superintendent OF Indian Al
fairs in Minnesota. in regard TO payments under some
Indian treaties. want those charges investigated.
voted tar the treaties, and lclieve they passed the
Senate almost unanimously II the charges are true,
| want the pa,ties punishcd if they not true, ]
want opportunity to he given 70 them to vindicae
! themselves. The Delegate from that Teri Itory dc
sires the investigation in Justice to all concerned
therefore submit the follow n5 resolution, and ark iof
/ It's consideration now
| Rcsoi,,f, That the Committee on Indian Affairs be
instructed 20 inquire into the allegations of fraud con-
tanned in certain If The public prints, with regard to
the disbursement, by Alexander Ramsey, Snperincn-
dent Of Indian Affairs, of the money appropriated 10
carry out the stipuaiions Of the tlcaies concluded
with The SIOUX Dacotah indians IN the ycai 1901
Nv ashnst)n Globe.
Ii will be seen l.y tn above extract, that our Del
ega,c has bearded the caIumnies of Robertson s
! COMPANY IN their den. This is thus far, a step dat
sc have all along anticipated We have said little in
reply the charges against Mr.. Sib'cy for two rca-
sa.-frst the charges u,le inre TO matters,
of which we could have personal knowledge; and
secondly, we had as we still have, the most absolute
belief thu, the charges were ut,crl, false; and that
a little patience in waiting, would the neces-
,ity OF listing the wind. Again We have been com
par,t,yey quiet in view of the fac, that Mr.. S,bley
is firmly established in the confidence OF pcoI he
at home, even rs his asai!n,,s, have been branded
in three successive elections as unworthy Of respect
! and confidence.
/ And now, SO fer as this meridian takes coz
nizlnce of The isSuo raised against Mr.. Siblcy, we
nave the slightest sensation Of solcadc for his
staining. We should he glad to have Mr.. Sih!ey
placed before this PEOPLE, to-rncnow, for their suf-
fayes, the issue Of his unqualified honor and in.
tgs'iiy. But citizens have no such means at
hand, Of declaring directly to the world or estimate
OF our man. whom oar people have ever delighted to
int ust with dearest Tcrrto, al interests Tue,
our Legislature has incidentally, PASSED upon tie is
raised against Mr. Siblcy by the paper called the
Democrat, and has most emphaticaliy rcbukcd the
iihelous press that has aimed its Kissing tongue
against him. And this Legislature let il here be ol-
served, is that body Of men who Immediately after
their election, were endorsed by the Democrat a.
having ma ori;v of Democrats, Of character too
highly raatate to It's taste.
We would not trouble ourself, al this time even,
10 say many words uron the matter of these cauln-
ncs, were it net flr the fact tina, the Democrat
newspaper which generates them has been n.iustr-
ousy eli cua,ed abroad, among strangers no might
take Hl!sghoad for truth, long as the .a,.chood
goes unconalictcd. Now we viii boldly sag to The.
world at 'argc that would u.thcsi.atingIy ut the
issue raised against Mr.. Siblcy before twelve OF the
more intelligent men Of that wing Of the Democrats
party which trains with the Democrat raper, and
upon the evidence already adluccd Ct the charges
against Mr.. Sblcy, would be ready to stake his
hopes, on their verdict Of guilty guilty
The secret Of these attacks is in a nutshell, and is
well known here by ALL
This RoLortson, Tie editor ct the Democrat came
to this Territory, in the employ Of faction for the
very purpose Of wa.ins rron Mr.. Sblcy. He and
his ko:ah's Company, have done their BEST now for
three years, to break him down, and as often the
people have sustained him. That comranv once
owned here Wig press, which this said editor of
the Democrat carried on covei,ly together with his
press overt, and undertook TO hold in harmony the
same party composed e the iacious Democrats and
Wings who the year before unitedly supported the
Wing \. NJ Mitchell for Congress, and in various
other ways well known il Wilmington, have again
and again attempted to reduce II Sibey in III, cs-
tlmation Of his political friends in Congress Three
years now III succession, has this ienticai hbcer.
tons, and three tunes in succession has he been de
sat'd III his endea'ors for the patronage of our Le-
gislauic.
We say unhesitainyly to the f lends Of Mr.. Sib.
ley abroad, that he never stood more firmly en-
tienched in the confidence Of Minncsc t., than at this
moment.