Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-10-20
FRIDAY, OCT. 10, 1866.


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MoRE roprLAa seyxRxIesrY.
The Outrages IN Kansas Porstfeled b. tie Rics
Faction on tie Nsrtk &Ioys Of Lake Superior.
-lnvasi0s Of D0ey and Superior Counties By
People Of Wist0ssin and 81 TIE toscn Of Ssi-
perior. ~ ae,o1s.'. 4
A messenger arrived in st. Paul on Tuesday
evening, direct from Lake Superior, bringing in
telligence of the most astounding frauds perps. !.
trated at the election held there on the 9th Inst.
1t would appear, that the Rice. Douglas faction
Of this Territory, then and there capped the cli-
max to their many outrages in the. recent contest
for delegate, by asystem of Wholesale and un-
blushing frauds on the election franchise, such
have no parallel in the history of this country,
except, perhaps, in the invasion Of Kansas, by the
Missourians, or in the Placquemine iuiquity near
New Orleans, in 1874. We will cndeavor to de-
tail the circumstances attending them, as coolly
as our indignation will permit.
1t is we'll known to every man who has been up
Mt the Lake, that the new wilderness counties
of DorY and SUPERIOR on st. Louis River and on
the North side Of Lake Superior in Minnesota
Territory, never did and do not now contain over
50legal voters. Prior to the Ratification of the
new Treaty with the Chippeways on the Sd Of
March, 1855, it was all Indian country, from
which all whites were excluded, except those
specially licensed by the Indian Department,
whilst the Half Breeds already there, were but
corporal guard, mostly shout Fond do lac, the
old trading post and mission up the st. Louis riv-
or. Now, between the Sd of March and the 9th
of October, the day of election, is just seven
months and six days. The laws of this territory
prescribe residence in Minnesota for six months
as necessary qualification for voting. Conse-
quently, the emigrants who, went upon the new
purchase, between March Sd and April 9th, were
the only persons, besides the few half-breeds
aforesaid who entitled to vote at the election
just held. That the number SO entitled to vote
could be but few, very few, may be readily in
ferred from the fact, that navigation was not
opened on Lake Superior until long after the 9th
of April, and that all who went into those two
counties after the Sd of March and previous to
the ice disappearing from the Lake, could be but
the few who came overland from the Mississippi,
or had wintercd near by in Wisconsin.
We therefore add the argument of circumstan-
ces, to the positive statement of fact by those
who know, that fifty legal rotes was a full al
lowance for the counties of Doty and Superior at
the recent delegate election. r s< ass
In addition, we would have the reader keep in
mind, that but one poll or voting place, had
been established by due course Of law, viz: that
at Fond du lac. =" - Y'F''fTsi? L-
With these preliminary statements, what emo
tions Of surprise and deep indignation will be
excited, when We inform the public,-o the au-
of of
ity, who was present on the North Shore, on
election day. ~- :. ,,e'.fss7s % .ger
That the Rice faction have cooked mp in Doty
and Superior Counties, poll of four on. flee hun
bred votes, and all for Rice! .1.5 ,.~pHefs -
That nearly all the people of the town of Su.
pcrlor in Wisconsin, went over in body to the
Minnesota side, and voted for Henry M. Rice!
That three new and illegal polls were opened
by and for them, and other illegal voters-one
nearly opposite Superior at what is called the
Point" where they put in citizens and residents
of Wisconsin and Of Superior as officers of the
electi"n-one on the new military road, where all
the "hands, "ctizens of Wisconsin, were voted
in body for Henry NJ. Rice :and another, up
near Pigeon river on the Lake. where there il a
settlement of six or seven Canadians, not voters,
but where, as our informant heard prominent
Rice men proclaim, they intended to have too or
three hundred votes for Henry NJ. Rice land our
informant has no doubt they got them, there being
large number of Indians in that vicinity, while
the Half of the British Possessio ms around
Fort William are not far of, and Isle Royal in
Michigan is in easy sailing and smelling distance
of the Whisky barrel arguments in favor of the
election Of Henry NJ. Rico expected to be present.
ed in abundance at that Portage poll!
Our informant was present at the Fond du Lac
poll on the day of election. When he arrived, he
found that known citizens of Wisconsinswere Of
fcers of the election, and that they were the
Chippeway Indians for Henry, NJ. Rice I! He as
certaned that 10 or Is of these Indians had al
ready voted, including old Shingool, the Chippe-
way chief and his con. The mode adopted, was
to dress them up in the habits of civilizations"
Gas our voting law phrases it,) to Wit: a pair Of
trowsers, and stove-pipe hal, aand bringing them
up so accoutred, ready cooked and primed with
Rice votes in their fists, claim that they were in
telligcnt Democratic Z" Half Breeds,'' who had
unfortunately never learned either English or
French, but who having (" adopted the habits Of
civilization were lawfully entitled to vote. Our
informant challenged one Of these ssEaif- Breeds,'
but his challenge was overrulcd by the Wisconsin
Judge of election, and the Indian was permitted
to vote This Judge of the election declared
that this Rice Republican" had white blood in
his veins, (he probably had, for that is common
amongst Chippeway indians,) and, said he, she
can drive oxen, swear, and drink whisky, and
he'd like to see the white man who had better
qualifications than Them" After the Indian had
been allowed to vote, the officers Of the election
querried, what name should he put down for him,
but the Judge aforesaid settled the difiulty by
saying, "Oh, call him John Martin - and John
Martin it was agreed he should be. But though
challenging had no effect with election judges, it
began to tell upon the Indians, and considers.
bic body of them who had not voted went Of in
fright; SO Henry NJ. Rice lost fine lot of votes.
simply for the want Of back bone in his Rcd Re.
publican allies; and not from any scrupulosty
on the part of his judges of election from Wis
csnsin. However, the want of back bone gave
him some "Republican" votes here in st. Paul;
so, perhaps, accounts Of profit and loss will bal
ance t.f;st.r ~
- At the go oint'' poll, the legal voters of the
district residing near there, were 50 disguised at
the proceedings of the &c Sunerior0 manila that