Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-08-23

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and many whe M read the svidenesal
EgiysAEby him efsf tls Committee All.
pointed BY Cone ssss III ascertaip by
whom the fraud n the bill that robbed
Minuesota u Me mart muni6csnt grant
III lands ever bestowed upon any Terri
tory sbysthas body, No psrpsssatsd are.
wicked enough 70 assert that when on
MN wing 'id Of course, 10 his enthusi-I
asmior the measure N Joygoi n ssseor
the ruth sg Il ss
All the time the Democracy werecast-l
Ing about them, last fail, foF suitable
persona ~ y repressnt their Interests ia
the Legislature men pledged against
the fraud psrpstratsd upon' the ffsemen
DC Minnesota lr.iO Imstsd kept uplhas
fire Oh The Charter passed "A the last
night of the previous Session with such
indecent haste, IS we'll IA upon all the
fraudulent means that had been resort
ed to at Washington, 70 swindle the
Territory. Knowing the potency of
truth, and conscious that the able arti-
cles that emanated from his pen we're
true in every particular, Mr. Baker
hastened from Washington. as IL sup
posed, under the order Of Mr.. Rice,
10 first coax, and if that failed, then To-
attempt to compel him 10 cease his hos
tility ~, md support esffand. Little
did they know the man with whom they
had ID 40; and when Mr.. Baker failed
70 divert Mr. Olmsted from what he b.
lieved his duty, like nngnuninsous man
he told him of his kindness in advancing
the money for the pressof his jour
neyings from Superior, Wis.,-of the
embryo city he had there Of the ex-
pense he had incurred in going to and
returning from Washington--and when,
dis last effort, believing him as sordid
as himself, he told him he could make him
self independent if he would only sup
port the Railroad interest, that gentle
man became disguised at Mr.. Bakers
baseness, and after administering him
a fitting rebuke, rendered him back the
establishment, unwilling longer to have
further intercourse with him. Mr.. Ba-
ker took it, notwithstanding he knew
Mr.. Olmsted had made all his arrange
ments for carrying it on during the en-
suing year--he took it that he might
place il in the hands of one willing to
:. Bend the pregnant hinges Of the knee
That THRIFT might follow FAwslNS,"
And also to get it out Of the possession
Of an honorable man, Mr.. Baker having
proved he had no affinity with such. and.
one who was unwilling to sell himself to
advance the interests Of as mercenary
and corrupt 9 clique as ever went un-H
whipped Of justice!
AS soon as, I learned Of Mr.. Bakers
interview with Mr.. Olmsted, and the in
sulting propositions he had made him,
and knowing that gentleman's attach
ment to the Editorial profession, / urg-
ed him to make the Office over to me
until Mr.. Baker had received all the
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money he had advanced for it, Gas it
was our intention to have formed CO.
partnership ia 4 short time, but he de-
clined, saying he would sooner lose 81
he had in the world, than to appear
guilty Of a wrong act, even to p. y
Baker!
These, and these only, are the rea-
sons that induced Mr.. Olmsted to give
up, the Minnssota Democrat, and !
pledge myself 70 prove all that I allege,
if denied ~ those interested. Being
d iolrneyman ii Mr.. Olnsted' y ofiic4 WI
the time, I kaoss sshat Jsay.
Very esPectfnlly ]. &c,
ID II IA ORGAN
& Sauk Rapids, Aug. %, 1856.
e. The Sank Rapids Frontierman
runssup the name of David Olmsted re-
iusing 10 support Hon. II. NJ. Rice s-
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