The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-07-21
For the Pioneer.
To the Democratic Voters OF MinnesOts
Territory.


The undersigned, composing the Democratic
Committee of Dakota County, have seen q
statement published as editorial in the Saint
Paul Democrat, protesting to give correct
statement of what transpired at Mendoza on
the 18th inst, the day when the County meet
ing was held for the election of Delegates to
the Congressional Convention. We pronounce
the whole article erroneous and false; and we
can only express our surprise that journal
protesting to be Democratic, or claiming a
character for common honesty, should have
allowed such production to appear in its
columns, even as contribution.
The regular meeting was held in the Court
Room a very few minutes, certainly not over
fifteen, after the hour named in the call, which
was 2P.M. And the comparatively few indi
viduals who are said to have met and nomi
other place, were well aware that the Conven-
liberty to attend it, and at least those of their
number who were legal voters in Dakota
County, to participate in the proceedings
Notwithstanding the drumming up, by resi-
dents of st. Paul, of Rice men from Dakota
county for several days previous to the Con-
vention, so weak were the number of men that
COulU NC SOG LOSCtucE WIZ IdfOECu VIC QOIOlHd-
ton of that individual, that they well knew if
they appeared in the regular meeting, they
would be outvoted four to one. Hence the
bogus Convention, whose proceedings are
heralded by the misnamed Democrat as
the voice of the Democracy os Dakota county.
The regular Convention was held at the
proper time. and with open doors, and was
numerously attended from all parts of the
county, 1.-THE most humble minded of whom
would disdan any companionship with the edi-
tor of journal professedly Democratic, who
betrayed his party at the last Fall election, by
going in for a fusion ticket, and in opposition
to the regular party nominations,) voted for
the resolutions and the Delegates, and not one
against them. If it had been necessary for the
different precincts to appear at the meeting
which ratified their proceedings, which it was
not, there would have been double the number
of Dakota county Democrats in the Conven-
ton, large as was tne number that appeared
to instruct their Delegates in no case, and un-
der no circumstances, to bind the party to the
support Of MIR. Rice, man in whom they place
no confidence, either rs q Democrat or as q
man. ..l.-- ....- ...... ....-
We know, and every reasonable man must
know, that if the Rice men had felt auv con-
fdence in their strength, they would have gone
into the Convention, and at least attempted
some little demonstration in behalf of their IA
vorite, but they well knew their chances were
hopeless. The koy of the court room was
never out of the possession of the Sheriff of
the county, and the door was opened by him
IN person at the proper time
II any meeting was held, according to the
statement published in the Democrat, in favor
of Mr.. Rice, it must have been in front of !.
grocery, for the members of the Convention
while in session heard occasional shouts from
that quarter which were said to come from
some very merry Rice mon, many of whom
had no residence in the County of Dakota.
-4.. ,ssf 100 Fl. II. SIBLEY.
F. /. BARTLETT.
sgrf-. ROBERT O'NEILL. .
Mendoza, July 20, 1855. .....-.