Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-09-11
FRIDAY, SEPT 6, 1866. sois
More Fraud and Rascality on the Part Of the Ries

More Fr,ud and Rascel.ty On the Part Of the Rice
Every day opens up something new relative
to the skullduggery of those who are using ua-
sc-upulous means to elect Henry M. Rice to a
seat in the next Congress of the United States.
The fight isnot wagcd openly by our opponents,
but buttonholing, and fiattering, and lying and
misrepresenting are the means used to induce
unsuspecting men to cast their votes for a man
who is no more fit to represent Minnesota in
the Halls of Congress than would be Judas
Iscariot were he at the present moment living.
The true character Of the man is every day be-
coming more fully developed, and even his
friends are losing their confidence in his integ-
rity, and talk less boastingly of his achieve
ments than hitherto. Aside from the fact that
Mr.. Rice is straveling over the Territory, duping
honest settlers into the belief that he win get
road to run directly by their homesteads- aside
from the fact that hei telling them that he will
procure Post Office for them here and a Post
Office for them there-aside from the fact that
he is decciving the settlers on the Half Breed
Tract at Wabashaw by informing them that
they have q right to build there and improve
the land, when the law says they have no such
-ight-aside from the fact that he and his
friends are endeavoring to make capital out Of
the Railroad question by assuring the commu-
nifty that the road will soon be in running order,
when they know the whole thing is a humbug
aside from the fact that while in one part Of
the Territory and in the immediate neighbor-
hood of the Land Offices, Mr.. Rice is in favor
of the sale ofthe public lands, yet in other parts
where voters can be made, he carries about him
franked envelopes, for the purpose of sending
petitions to Washington for the postponement
of the sales-aside from the fact that he was
instrumental in getting the Winnebagoes to
settle on the Blue Earth, while at the same
time he is seeking to place the odium upon the
shoulders of others-aside from the fact that he
assumes all the credit Of procuring prescriptions
to settlers on the Military Reserve, when the
real credit belongs to Mr.. Ames, who spent
his time and energies for several months while
in Washington, last winter, to consummate the
matter-aside from the fact that the energies
of our late Delegate have been used to build
up large city in Superior-that he caused the
terminus of the Point Douglas and St. Louis
road to end in Wscousin---that his sympathies
have been and are now with that part of the
country,-we say, aside from all these evidences
of his greatness and the shrewdness Of his
friends, the overpowering, au-crowning glory
of the Rice faction is
The Carving out Of the best portion Of Minnesota
Territory with GOOD slice from wisconsin, and the
formation of this Territory into State, to be called
the State of Superior, and represented by Henry M
Rice. .s g!cy9
Here is the sequel to the great efforts Of Mr..
Rice in advocating Railroad to terminate at
Superior in Wisconsin and not at St. Paul in
Minnesota, thus dismembering our Territory.
Here is the sequel to so much interest being
taken by the Wall street capitalists, in the sue
cess Of road which would benefit their prop.
erty in Wisconsin and injure the property Of
our land-holders in Minnesota. Here is the
sequel to the alteration Of the land bill when
before Congress, and the subsequent rascality
Of the agents Of a corrupt company. Here is
the reason why the friends Of Mr.. Rice are
anxious that he should be returned to Washing
ton, in order to carry out the great scheme
that of stabbing the vaal interests and future
prosperity of our beautiful Territory. Are the
citizens of Minnesota SO blind that they cannot
see these things! Will they rush head long
into the gulf in course Of preparation for them
Will they fold their arms and take no action in
the coming elections Gentlemen, we tell you
that our enemies will resort to any means, no
matter how base, TO carry out their ends. Their
game is desperate one-they fight not for
| Principles-.-not to enhance the interests Of
the poor, but honest man---but for self.aggran.
dizement---for a few base spectators who have
no affinity with us, and whose only object is to
steal from us what rightfully is ours. There
never was time when the people Of Minneso.
ia should be more watchful than now. Now
is it that they should guard every outpost
place sentinel at every doorway, for our willy
foes are dodging behind every stump and firing
from every bush. Let us be umited---charge
bayoncts on those who lurk in ambush.--drive
| uCH HOiH uiCH hiuiiI5 p'dCcS>-enOiu unciI up ~
the light Of day that they may be marked by the
hand Of an indignant Public, and then consign-
ed to their proper places among those who repu-
diate principle. and make the acquisition Of
wealth the sole aim and end of their existence.
$500 Reward p @a-a
For any Rice man, or any other man in this
Territory, who can furnish proof that Gov. Cor
man has now or ever had one cent Of interest
in the Times newspaper or in the Times Print
ing Establishment Of this city. We profer
this reward because our Rice friends have been
quite diligemt Of late in circulating stories in
Hennepin county that His Excellency was in
terested in the establishment Of this paper, in
hopes thereby to weaken ourinfuence with the
Republicans This same game has been
played beforc, but did mt win, nor will it win
now. Our opposition to Slavery from the com.
mencement Of the paper, would seem to be 'suf-
fcient to refute this he, but If il is not we win
meet our enemies with the same weapons with
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