Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-04-17

and that there was a strong probability that he
would be defeated. We expressed our sur
prise, and stated we had good reasons to believe
that Mr.. Ramsey, in the morning, would withdraw
his name. Here the conversation ceased, and we
repaired to the Winslow House to get our tea
On ascending the stairs we discovered Governor
German and DIR. Thomas Foster, in conversation.
A few words were addressed to US by the Cover
nor, the purport of which was, that Mr.. Ramsey
would be defeated, when he moved away. We
then spoke to MIR. Foster, informing him that we
had just been told that the Rice men and foreign
ers were going against Mr.. Ramsey, and if such
was the fact, we felt very sure that he would be
defeated. We wished that he would request MIR.
Ramsey to decline. Mr.. Foster gave us to under
stand that such was not the case, and believing
him to be posted in the premises, we let the mat
ter pass. Before leaving, we were asked if we
should support Mr.. Ramsey in our paper. We
stated we should.
Now, then, we deny that we had any other po-
litical conversation on that day-we deny that we
had any thing further to do with Governor Cor
man on that day than we have already stated
we deny that we connived at or formed plans to
defeat the Peoples Candidate for Mayor-and
we deny the other falsehoods which run rampant
throughout the length and breadth's of the edit
or's artclc.
But once more. We stated that the propre-
tors of the Times, with the exception Of the edit
or, did vote for Governor Ramsey. 10 this the
Minnesotian replies:
''This is positive falsehood. Neither George
W. Harrington nor Charles Ii. Parker voted
They are not belonging to the Times, We sup
pose !" ...-.
Now, sir. if you will make the charge that the
above gentlemen are owners in the Times, or
belong to the Times, we will drive you where
YOU have been driven once before. And if YOU
don't make the charge, you are villifer and a
Iibeler. A man who, without shadow of proof,
will insinuate, and then ''suppose" such is
so and so, is devoid of principle and fit subject
for the State Prison, and if he don't get there
sooner or later, it will be because the ends of JUS
tcc are greatly neglected.
We deny again that we ever told living soul
that we voted for city officers in the Second Ward,
and what is further, he who says SO, says that
which is false. If the editor has the proof-out
with it.
We beg pardon of our readers for devoting so
much space to this matter. We know that these
discussions or rather ordinations and re-crimin-
ations do not particularly interest them, but the
continued and wilful Misrepresentation on the
part of the Minnesotian, compel us to notice that
print oftcncr, perhaps, than we should otherwise
do But what has caused all this excitement p
Simply because we wished the new Mayor to car
rv out certain reforms in this city, which are now
being carried out in New York, st. Louis, Ch;ca-
90 and elsewhere. We had a voice in clecting
that Mayor, and as public journalist we have a
perfect right to point out to him what we consider
Of essential Importance to the peace and prosperity
of our citizens, and if the Minnesotian thinks by
its TRADE upon us for this act it will silence us
it may rest assured, it ''barks up the wrong
tree.'' We shall continue the course VIC have
pursued from the first, Notwithstanding the bull
lets of our cotemporaries which fly about our
ears, believing that we shall be sustained by ev-
cry lover of virtue, law, order and temperance.