The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-08-15
FOR Democratic Delegate to Congress
The Component Parts Of the Rice Fac
ton.


character of the journals of the Territory
which are in favor Of Mr.. RIcE's election
1t is certain that the omission of the body
that nominated him., to establish any plat
form of principles, and its direct refusal to
endorse the administration of Gen. Pierce
and the Baltimore Platform, were the re-
suit of generalization, in order to avoid the
offence which might otherwise have been
given to the Know Nothings, Wings, Flu
sionists, Abolitionists, aud members of the
political "isms" who are expected to be ma
terrell in solid phalanx for the support Of Mr..
RICE. Upon no other ground can be based
the direct insult to the Democracy of the
Territory and the nation, involved in the
proceedings of a miscalled Democratic Con-
vention, when by unanimous vote the
RICE portion of its members, the National
Administration and the Baltimore declara-
ton of principles were scof6ngly and uproar.
iOusy repudiated.
Far in advance Of the other papers advo.
eating the cause Of Mr.. RICE in editorial
talent and ability, stands the st. Anthony
Express under the management of a Silver
Grey -Fillmore-a1fti-Seward Wing, who has
just announced his conversion to the cause
of which Mr.. RICE is the leader We do
not pretend to divine all the reasons which
have brought about this accession of prin-
ter's ink to the force of the mongrel Know
Nothing party but We know that for some
months, indeed since Sheriff Fridley, the
Wing defaulting Indian Agent, became
one of the proprietors, the Express has been
shaking in the wind, and occasionally has
given Mr. RICE Mandatory article, because
RICE and his friends went in for the election
of the ex-Whig official as Sheriff of Ram
sey County, and threw all their influence
and votes against the regular Democratic
nominee. From being an able and consistent
friend of Mr. RICE and his speculations,
whether railroad schemes, land operations,
or making Minnesota tributary to towns in
Wisconsin, were the particular object, the
Express, deferred by no nice scruples of del
icacy, hut in obedience to the dictates of his
master-spirit FRIDLEY has come out boldly
and zealousIy for H. M. Rice. Any one
who has perused the Weekly Express as
we have done for long time past-who
has noticed the bitterness with which the
personal and political character of MIR. RICE
has been assailed in its cOlumns-and who
has admired the ability with which Mr.. AT
WATER has frequently exposed the unscrupu-
lous nature of that gentleman's proceedings
in Congress and out of it-must be astound-
ed at the facility with which the change has
been effected, by means Of which ISAAC AT
WATER now stands before the community
the avowed defender and supporter of Mr..
RICE. In decency's sake we hope to see the
editor of the Express at once abdicating
his position, and leaving it to be filled by
some one of the many around Mr.. RICE
who are ready to
"Crook the pregnant hinges of the knee
That thrift may follow fawning.'
Next IN order, but far inferior in ability
and common sense, thus far, comes the St.
Paul Democrat the past editor and present
supporters of which have cried out that
OIMsFED and his friends are "bolters'-
forgetting that only last fall they themselves
while acknowledging the authority of the
democratic nominations on the east and
west side Of the river, by placing their
names at the head of their columns, were
day after day engaged in abusing and null
flying these very nominees, and doing ev-
erything in their power to compass their de-
feat. Not content with their opposing the
regular party out Of ST. Paul, they utterly
bolted the Democratic ticket in the city
put up set Of wings and false democrats
to vote for, and were ANONYMOUSLY defeated
in their vile attempts to betray the party to
which they belong.
There is little need to speak Of the Edit
or who has past and gone, suddenly but
not unexpectedly, from his chair Of Office,
and we would not do so now but for his
connection with the Democrat during the
past season. He had neither influence nor
talent, and being, according to his own
confession, ignorant Of his business, was
very glad to get ont of it even with burned
fingers. While in Office he was the suonle