The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-08-11
DAVID OLMSTED.
The Democrat - Floundering.

The 0DemOcrato Fl0underinR.
1t is really laughable to see how the De-
mocrat reels from post to pillar in its vague
and uncertain, but very desperate efforts to
justify theso-called RICE Convention. There
is such singular mixture Of earnestness
and folly in his diatribes it is hard
at times, for the initiated to tell whether
he is, or is not, greatly burlesquing, instead
of formally advocating the rickety cause of
Mr. RICE.
If he would hesitate about catching every
idle statement which gossiping politicians
send from their teeming imaginations, it
wonld cause him to print more truth and
less falsehood. But he is ravenousfor news,
inscriptions in the use of any material
that comes to hand, and has made
the great RICE organ, worse than a CON-
mon laughing stock.
1t would be folly to follow him through
his vagaries, but even bad man must some
times be noticed if only with the sensa-
tons created by stirring up dirty places.
His last effort at deliberate falsehood con.
sists in charging the recognised Editor of
this paper with Selling the list of Dele
gates reported by the Committee on Cred
entails, and sending it to this Office, without
the permission Of the Officers of the Con-
vention," and that being asked to return it,
he did not do so until the Convention adj
journed-"a nd an hour after the demand
for its return had been made"-the object
being, according to the sapient Democrat to
prevent vote of the Convention (?) by
ayes and noes, on the motion to make MIR.
RIcE's nomination unanimous.
Now, the answer to this is, that the Ed
itor was present at the Convention to at
tend to his business, and did so, according
to the usual custom of reporters in public
assemblages After the report was made
by Mr. PHELPS, the Chairman of the Com.
mittee, the list was handed to the Secretary
Mr. GEER, who retained it until nearly the
close of the proceedings. It was formally
asked for by the Editor, and giuea to him
By Mr.. Geer, a0ithout ressrre or condition.
1t was sent to the Office. Mr. MURRAY,
while the noise and confusion was at its
height, twice moved that the roll be called,
not for the purpose stated by the Democrat,
but for the sake Of ascertaining who were
left to close up the RICE proceedings At
that stage of affairs after Mr.. RICE had
been nominated by the reclamation of the
mixed crowd, the main business of the ga
thering completed, such motion was alb
surd-but as soon as it was entertained by
the chair, the editor left his seat, got into
buggy, and drove to the Office. Having
procured the precious document, he drove
back, and though not absent more than ten
or fifteen minutes, found that in the mean
time the convention had adjourned.
We attach too much Importance to this
matter, perhaps, but it is not always well
to permit the tales of lying demagogues and
INSCRIPTIONS conductors of sheets to foist
their falsehoods, their perversions, and their
venom upon the public. Had the Editor
Of the Democrat, whs was present, attend
ed to his business and in doing so obtained
the precious list, the absence of which pre-
vented Mr. RICE from getting any other
than rude and boisterious approval, it
would have been all right He would then
have been able to print it that same even
ing, and in advance Of the Pioneer.
None knows better than the Editor of
the Democrat, why the list was demanded,
through manager Murray, MI. RIcE's fugle-
man, on that occasion. The Pioneer looks
disgracious in the eyes Of both, and it can
we'll afford to do So s.s
CALABoosED.-Marshal Powers yesterday
afternoon, found drunken Indian lying on
Third Street, with knife on one side of