The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-04-28
. c,,a from Governor Gorman-Nobody did it!

A Card from Governor Gorman-Nobody did 1t!
Tn iustice to Governor German We give place
to the following note from him. repelling the
very serious accusation of having been one OF
those who crammed the Government Spy,
Browne. with his Report against the settlers on
the Reserve Lands.
EDITORS MrNNEsorIAN:--SIEs: Your cores
nondeut from Galena, says German and Ros
ser through, the Aid of Robert ]. Walkers and
Guthrie's man Ross Browne have been endeav-
orng to rip up the reserve land sales of last
September" This is wholly without founda-
dation. as Mr.. Browne never consulted with me
on the subject. nor did he mention it in 10Y
presence to my recollection. think the same
result would be produced at fifty other land
sales OF said lands unless the Government would
use force. and even then, / doubt whether any
man would offer to bid against an actual set
tier But must be allowed to say that be-
lieye Mr.. Brownies action il the matter has
been in accordance with his honest convictions
of public duty. AS grca. injustice is done M,
by your correspondent, / will thank you t.
publish this note.
St Paul, April "a, 1855.
So far so good. The Goveror's denial would
have been stronger. however, If he had lett ou'
the qualifying words, to my recollection"
His puff in conclusion. of the Spy's being
"actuated by honest convictions Of pablo du
ty," is likewise little out Of place. in view o
She deliberate falsehood in regard to II. NJ
Rice. of which the Spy is convicted, by that
gentleman in his letter which we publis! to-
day.
1t is passing strange how Mr.. Browne, an en-
tire stranger to our contorted, twisted-up kind
of politics, could have obtained all his knowl-
edge of its peculiarities as exhibited in his re-
port: and how he came to get up document
plainly aimed throughout with malice aforc-
thought at Mr.. Rice and his particular friends
The main feature of the Report is undoubtedly
an attack upon the " Rice Faction; its Intent
plainly is to use in military phrase, the dead
bodies of the poor, honest settlers on the re-
serve. as steps over which to tread to stab al
Henry NJ. Rice
The question therefore arises, acho crammcd
Browne-who, for the pitiful motive of obtain
ing faction iumph over a political enemy, vi
olated the laws OF honor amongst western PEG
ple. acted the traitor to the community he lives
amongst, by pandering to the pimpng of
hireling spy of corrupt, effete administration!
Who are the traitors that for dirty political
ends, did this? Let the people judge for them
selves. as we will.
Publicly. we expect, it will turn ont that
nobody did it nobody was a" medium
the spirit rapper5 made communication di-
rect to the Spy, and this enlightened him about
the abs.rasities of our local politics. Where is
Mr. Rosser? Does the resolutionist Of '9S intend
TO die aud make no sigu. Does he also "know
Nothing" about it? Is this going to turn ont
Know Nothing administration entirely? We
shouldn't be surprised. Indeed people have
long suspected it.
ES- Since the above was prepared. we have
been requested by Mr.. Rosser to say ''that oui
correspondent from Galena in yesterdays pa
Der. was in great error when he stated tina
Mr.. Rosser. s.throug gu the ala or IL. j. Walker:
and Gutbrie'e man. Ross Browne. has been en-
deayorng to rip up the Reserve Land sales Of
last September : that Mr.. Rosser merer spoke
TO or ,cyOte a acord to j. Ross Bro,cne, or to any
other gentleman on the SUBJECT"
DIR. Rosser's unequivocal denial Of the charge
of interfering by word or deed with the subject
of the Reserve Land Sales. meets from US i'm
plicit credenee Still while entirely acquit-
ting him Of having spoken to MIR. Browne or
l:the subject" we adhere to the opinion, thai
che papable intent Of the Spy Report is prin
cipally to i.jure the Rice party. for the purpose
of boosting up the democratic or German
party," in which latter We believe MIR. Rossei
ranks. No doubt the Spy only drew from Mr.
r. part of bis Information In regard to oui
local politics: and finding the rritorial Ad-
ministration lighting thus far rather unsuc-
cessfui battle. undertook to strike this grand
blow in their behalf without their knowledge
And such a blow! Hudibras' gun only is its
parallel.