The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-09-01
TUEssAT MORNING, AUGUST 2a, 1855.
Red wing and Riceism.

Red Wing nnd Riceism.
Red Wing is certainly fiihny, noisy town
SO far as its politics are concerned. The
myriads Of rattlesnakes that of yore swarmed
from the rocky cavities of the Red Wing
I" Barn Bluff" never were guilty of quite as
much rattlins, kissing, buzzing and squirting
as is now the little Rice-Land-O Office clique
of Red Wing. We will state point to prove
the fact: le 90 le
. We happened to pass down the Mississippi
river few days since, and on the way gave
out to a good Republican aboard the boat,
who had business at Red Wing, that upon
our return, either oapr travelling companion
Mr.. Notrse, of St. Anthony-or the ~.;..r
hereof, or both Of us, would stop at Red
Wing, and give the people thereof our views
of the political principles that should control
the action of Minnesotians in voting for Del
egate at the coming election. Passing up the
river Mast Wednesday afternoon, we found
it was not at all necessary for us to defer our
urgent business at home, inasmuch as the
Red Wing meeting, called for that evening,
was already amply supplied with more able
speakers than We ever hope to be, should we
live to the age of the oldest man named in
the First Book of Moses. eGs
The Red Wing Rice organ, however,
chooses to call us to account for passing Red
Wing on that occasion. Mr.. Phelps of the
Land Office, who does up the editorials for
the Sentirel, hectors "Mr Owens" with all
the low-fung, obsolete political slang that
his pen is master of. Mr.. Newson spoke at
Red Wing, but 'Owens'' dared not speak
This is the insinuation. We have hot seen
any thing so decidedly within the line of the
ex-Pontiac editor -Phelps.-siace his. Gltdck
upon Rice and other old Minnesota Indian
traders, in the columns of the Pontiac Jack
sonian, some three years since.
Mr.. Phelps in the Red Wing Sentinel of
Saturday last, says that "Mr. Owens" has
heretofore stood by the old settlers of Min
nesota. True, but "Mr. Owens" does not
now choose to stand by a renegade Mime
sotian, such as Mr.. Rice, who is a strong
sympathiser with an Administration that
upholds the Douglas and Atchison cut
throats in Kansas, and would go back to
Washington, as Delegate, claiming to carry
the popular will of Minnesota with him III
favor Of the repeal of the Missouri Compro-
mise, Mr.. Phelps further intimates that he
(Phelps) wishes "Mr. Owens" to make his
appearance in Red Wing, and let the people
know why he IS nnM opposing the re-elec-
ton of Mr.. Rice. Mr.. Owens may or may
not comply with the polite request of the
Rice-and- Douglas mandate of the Red Wing
Land OfIice-just as suits his convenience.
But if he shoula accidentally happen to be in
Red W ing before the election, and should
happen to express his views of public mat
ters, he begs as an especial favor that he
may not be considered as going. out of his
way to please Messrs. Phelps and Frecborn,
and their masters, Messrs. Rice, Douglas,
Atchison, Stringfellow and Frank Pierce.
He ("Owcns'') will perhaps take his time in
getting to Red Wing and when he gets
there, it will be upon visit to his Republi-
can friends. Meantime the Minnesotian will
60 to Red Wing in large numbers, Daily and
Weekly. 1t (the Mnnesotian) will llprobably
have niany occasions of looking into the
political doings of the Sentinel's masters
between now and the election, and it is
hardly probable it will fail in doing its duty.
So far as the Rail Road Question is con-
cerned, we regard that issue as being entire
ly out of the present contest-that is, the
Minaeso,a Rail Road Question. The Wiscon-
sin branch of the matter, Mr.. Rice knows
more about than we.
In conclusion, we would wishit understood
by the clique of Administration panderers
who control the Sentinel, that we thank them
not for their 'honey Juggling" articles pub
lishe1 from week to week expressing very
great anxiety for the welfare of the Min
nesotian. We understand well why they
make a favorable but hypocritical ex-
ception to the AIinnesotian when denouncing,
IN bitter terms, the Republican Press of the
Territory. 1t is for no love of us that such
course is pursued by the Sentinel; and we
would have more reshect for it's controllers
did they boldly speak their sentiments. All
the tender and familiar pats which the Red
Wing Land Office organ may administer up
on our shoulders, will not deter us from our
determination of ripping the whole concern
q" "clear over Jorlon," whenever occasion may
require. We know all about its rottenness
and the rottenness of those who control it.
EH The Kansas Legislature has passed
an act excepting l6O acres of land from exc
cution, if lying outside town or city plat
Ii the debtor live in town or city, his house
and lot if not worth more than 81 500. All
the wearing apparel and working tools are
also exempt from execution.
E A young gentleman having made
some progress in acquiring knowledge of
Italian, addressed few words to an organ
grinder, in the purest accent. lie was as
tonished at receiving the following response:
81 speak no 1ngfis.''
81 The Green Bay Advocate says that
aLucy Stone, of Woman's Rights celebrity,
now Mrs. Blackwell, has purchased fine
farm on the Fox River, short distance
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