The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-09-03

ishcd those kingly rites, and brought us down
to republican simplicity, greatly at variance
with the past. Bad business, this. Why is it
50? Why may not Democratic candidate
for Congress here in Minnesota be surrounded
by his bards and MINISTRIES, as well as the great
lords and kings of the chivalric ages? To be
sure he may; and so in the person of one
calling himself 'Rolando,' our Democratic
candidate has chosen his poet-laureatc. lie
thus holds forth in the Pioneer:
6 'ris not for martial glory.
Or for dauntless bravery;
(Fit themes for song and stury,)
We aud our nominee;
IT'S for his noble deeds and pure,
SO far as they've been tried,
That makes us trust he'll Ger endure,
Fair Minnesota's pride.
An honest, true and faithful friend.
He's served our people long;
And they,n his usefulness extend
His bright career proong;
This makes lis feel proudly,
H. NJ. RiCE'S honest fame;
This makes us speak loudly,
All credit to his name.
The Democracy have spoken,
Their confidence and trust;
May his deeds e'er be the token
That this confidence was Just;
And when that voice again is heard,
May Its shout of triumph be-
"RfCE, the Poor Mans Friend 5 prcferr'd
To guide our destiny =,
st. Paul, Sept. l, 1882
Hard burthen, that, for Mr. Rice to carry and
: endure
''Far Mnncsota's priie,o
knowing as We do that she's high-headed
little mink, basking in all the bloom and beau
ty of approaching womanhood She is proud
and mctted-shc has something to he proud of
but we guess she can endure it herself,
without Mr.. Ricc's assistance. But, as we read
further down into the second stanza we find
the minstrel won't allow his hero to start off
without some help to bear his burtlen. His
friends are going TO undertake the IIcrculeap
task to
Is His u;c;uneSs extend
His bright career proongn'
That knocks us. Well have to send for the
Spirit Rappcrs to cnlightcn us, so deeply is the
h0tr of accomplishing this determination wrap
ped in fog and mystery. We are inclined to
decide that we will run our candidate without
calling in poet!
P.S. We have just had rap 1t don't
quite reach the point, but it is presumed we
will get the main answer next week. THIS
says, the poor man referred to by the min
strcl is q direct alusion to the editor of the
Democrat, who was so numerically s0ld as q
candidate for Congress, three years ago, by Mr.
Rice! Laus Dec!
We had good laugh over the last Demo-
crat. We never gave the editor much credit
Tor brightness, but We did not suppose he was
so silly as to think he can convince any one
that we made any personal attack in the Of
tensivo sense of the term, upon him, by expos
ing one of his editorial falsehoods. This two
month editor, who, we presume, studied cti-
qucttc among the Winnehago indians, aud who
Is to teach all ofus old stagcrs good mauncrss
getting on bravely. He laid down his platform
some weeks ago. to the effect that cdtorally
he would not be personal. lie now 'whins the
devil around the stump by quoting from some
one else and applying to us the terms coward
and knave.' This is nothing personal on
his part-no, not a bit of it! Most logical and
astute David, we will tell you frankly what We
regard as editorial personalities. which we will
avoid: Anything published against brother
editor priuate character, disconnected entirely
with his profession, is personal. When an cd-
tor is false to his trust, Inconsistent, and in the
habit of telling lies to deceive the community.
it is not personal toward him, in the offensive
sense, to let the community know the facts in
the plaincst and strongest kind of language
TIE WiNNEBAGo TREArY.-Wil our readers
who feel an interest in the matter, take up the
Democrat Of this week, and see what a misera-
bic pettifoging dodge the editor makes, after
we had pinned him to the wall, in regard to his
false statement concerning Gov. Ramsey? We
dehed him to prove that the late Executive had
ever recommended the removal Of the Winnie
bagoes to point on the Mississippi river.
within thirty miles of st. Anthony, and he goes
to work and proves what is notorious, that
GOV. Ramseys recommendation was to bring
uem upon Cro,c river! He then exclaims, in
substance, in his usual stupid sleepy manner,
'here' SIT, now we guess you're used up, |
smashed up, 'chawed up" Not a bit Of it. |
David! We are not half SO ne arly done for |
as when you bought the Wing Chronicle
and Register, and avowed one of the purposcs
of the act to be to kill off Owens, and drive him
from the Territory; and we got over that big
lick of your'squite easily.
The wings of St. Anthony have nominated
DR.. John H. Murphy for the Council. and C. T.
Stearns and r. Ball, for the House