The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-10-27


SPACE in our daily columns for three days,
but will be put together properly and entire
in our weekly of this week.
pThe Election Frauds Ia Doty and Superior
Counties.
We have often had occasion of late to al
Jude to the pitifully low and debased style in
which the editorials Of tie st. Paul Demo-
crat are written Having abandoned all at
tempts at argument and decency, the editor
appears to wallow with delight in the associ-
ations of the fish market and the lowest dens
Of blackguardism-forgetful of tic fact that
no editor is ever respected, even by his OWL
most ultra partisans, if they be gentlemen,
who adopts so degraded and degrading a
course.
A few days since, certain facts came to our
knowledge, touching the conduct OF MT.
Rice's friends at Superior, Wisconsin, on
the day of election. We published these
facts with slight comments slight and mild
indeed in comparison to the enormity of the
crimes committed against the sacred purity
of the elective franchise. Our article excited
the attention of every citizen; and no man
was found who would come forward and JUS
fy the action of McCracken, and other Wis
consin leaders in their dcbauch upon the bal
lot-boxes of Minnesota. Mr.. Rice himself
has alluded to the act in conversation with
US; remarking that if the facts prove, upon
investigation, as we have represented them,
he would oppose giving seats in the Legisla-
ture to the men elected by the fraud as strong
ly as we do.
But the Democrat, after waiting many
days, and learning that Mr.. Ludden and Mr..
Taylor would no doubt get their certificates
and take their seats in the Council and House,
replies to our facts by vile, personal attack
upon Mr.. Slaughter, one of our informants.
What the Democrat expects to make by such
conduct we know not-what it will make.
TINE will show. Mr. Slaughter is only one
Of our many informants in the premises
Were he not in eXistence-had he never been
near Superior in his lite-our proof Of high
misdemeanors committed by many Of Mr..
Rice's friends at Superior on the day of cleo
ton, would be just as strong. Even now, we
have no doubt that full legal proof of all we
have charged, and ten times greater rascality
on top Of it, has been placed in the hands Of
Hon. j. D. Ludden, to he by him used in the
Legislature if necessary.
Mr.. McCracken, the Wisconsin Councillor
elect, we do not think will have the impu-
dence to attempt to take his seat. He per-
haps thought that we were set Of as great
rascals down here as were the men Of Supe-
rior who went over to Minnesota Point and
voted for him; and that nothing would be
said about the affair. But he will find him
eelf mistaken; and if he has one grain of the
honor of his native State kentucky in him
be will never ask admittance within the bar
of our Council under such circumstances
Look here at his card, which we cut from the
Superior Chronicle Of late date:
an. w. McCRACKEN,
~ L 1OhNL1 AL LA w anu Lduu agent.
IA Superior; Wisconsin: e..
Will attend prontly and diligently to all bus
mess entrusted to him.
Particular attention paid to the purchase
and sale of real estate.
OFFICE-Corner of Third street and Beck
er Avenue.
june 12-tf'' -,.
By the date, it appears that this card was
first inserted in the Chronicle on the 18th o.
June last. Then, at least, he was resident
of Wisconsin. If he had moved to Minneso-
ia that day, he would not now be ell
igible to vote and hold Office. But
he did not remove, and has not. And what
is more, we learn that he is Notary Pul9ic
commissioned by the Governor of Wisconsin, and
daily discharges the functions of that Office
at Superior. See then to what reckless
and criminal length these Rice men are
going, in order to carry their point!
j. b. Culver, one Of the judges of election
at Minnesota Point, is also a resident of Wis
consin and merchant at Superior. Here is
his card from the Superior Chronicle:
"GEo. E. NErrLETox. j. B. Culver,
NETTLETON & CULVER,
FORWARDING and Commission Mer.
IL chants, Nos. BOZ and 300 Quebec Pier
Superior, Wis, general dealers in Groceries
Pork, Flour, and all kinds of Produce
Stoves, Tin-Ware, Lime, &c. Liberal advan
ces made on consignmcnts"
We have known Mr.. Culver intimately 70,
three years, and had never supposed, from
the idea which we formed of his character
that We would be called upon to record the
fact of his committing high crime against
the laws of Minnesota. But it appears we
were mistaken. The very fact of his acting
on the board nullifies the entire poll, even il
tho votes had been legal.
We have but one more evidence of the
fraud to produce to-day. 1t reads as fol
lows:
aMR. OwENs-DExR Sir AS near as
can rocollect, the census taken by me in
July last in Superior and Doty Counties,
gave the number of inhabitants, including
the halfbrecds and their families, about 500
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