Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-10-02
MONDAY, OCT. l, 1855.
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA ON FIRE !
THE PEOPLE AND THEIR PRESSES WHEEL
ING INTO LINE EN- MASSE AGAINST RICE.


Mr.. Rice has certainly ''done it" effectually,
for HIMSELF by his late tour in Southern Min
nesota He arrived home at st. Paul two or
three days ago; and we supposed we must
consider Mr.. Marshall and the Republican
cause dished, used up, down in the Southern
part of the Territory; but 10 and behold, on
Saturday we received the Soufhern minnesota
Herald, published in Brownsville, Houston
County. and heretofore an efficient advocate OF
Henry M. Rice's election but which now
comes to us, under date of Sept 81, with the
following important leading editorial article in
which it declares that Mr.. Rice's visit has
oped the eyes of hundreds in that portion OF
the country TO his true principles, and tie ed-
tor of the Herald along with them, to vote for
a man as Delegate to Congress who has not
only talent 10 do as credit; bit principles TO
do as jastice-WILIIAM K. MARsuALL.-
Read read !! rcad!!
Issue of the Coming Election.
1t were better for Mr. Rice had he staid at
home instead of coming TO canvass tins part oil
the Territory, better Tor the people that he
came as he did. We are glad he came. He
has done it" just in time to prevent hundreds
OF men from voting for principle and meas
| ure they abhor. We Lave advocated the cleo
ton OF Dir. Rice under the general impression
that has existed here, that he would lie the
mos, efficient delegate We lave always UNI
| ,lerstood Mr. Rice to be opposed to the Nebras-
ka Bill, and that he avoided an expression Of
his political sentiments because he did not wish
J I ,r..i c.,,,Ii,lot., of pithar ,.rtv
AS an illustration of TIE manner i'll which this
illusion was created, an anl-Ncbraska man in
this vicinity wrote letter to ilr. Rice, asking
an expression oi Ills sentiments Oh that cues
ton, to which lie received 10 other answer than
IA newspaper with "a paragraph conspicuousIy
marked, accusing him of being opposed to the
Nebraska Bill 1t is natural consequence
that as MIR. Rice has been a public man for
several wears, he should be the most prominent
candidate bu, it does not follow that he is tie
| most efficient man on the track; and the fact
of his being ready to advocate any measure the
most popular in certain localities, does not prove
| him the mos, honest; nor does the bungling
manner in which he has sought to find favor
with every body, indicate the shrewdncss that
many (alld we among the number) were led
to believe him possessed of.
We have looked in vain for appropriations
secured by Mr. Rice for Southern minnesota
| all his good works seem to have been applied
to the benefit Of the Northern portion of the
| Territory The " St. Anthony Express" las
taken the trouble to ascertain aud publish a list
of all the appropriations secured to the Terrific
| ~ while Mir. Rice was Delegate, and very
ndiscreiely sent large number Of extras for
for circulation here. We publish the list in
another column, and TIE people OF Southern
| Minnesota can Judge for themselves what they
have to expect rom the nan when they see
the partial manner in which he has represented
tie waits OF The different portions OF his con-
st;tuvncy. WHY does Tie " Express say uotii-
ing OF the action OF Mr. Rice in having the
| Winnelago indians removed from the North
ern 10 the Southern portion o the Territory
OF would that show Too ntuch consideration, /!
Ii can,assing s;ou'iiern Minnesota, MI
Rec has declared in sundry places tia, lie is
in favor OF he NeLraslla lnii. ii::,t lie
stands tie pauoiin Of the prcseu,
| Administration Tat lie Las 10 claim 70 tie
support o. any but Democrats, an ii lie
be elected (Which Heaven forbid y Minnesota
will be represented ;s ayofii,g tie rrl., pies
| acknowledged BY Pierce, Douglas, StfiiI;slrl-
low 8. Co. 1t o;;nnot, therefore, be expected
| b. In. Rice ,hat we Nh. continue. to support
| lam after suCl. declarations having been made
| by himself, for be know, tnat democrat he
has claim to eur support
W. Il. Marshall is every inch a man and
will perform his duties faithfully and impartial
| ly as IL delegate. lie is an amcon,J,ronsising
| opponent OF the ,hcr extension o., slavery,
and believes in the sovereignty OF the Staies.-
Let the people Oh Minnesota who are opposed
to the cursed policy OF Tie present Adminisira-
ton, vote for ii man WHO will truly represent
their just Indignation at the Nebraska outrage.
1t is no longer posi-! le for Il delegate to be
elected on local grounds alone, ana now, since
| politics is made tue issue, we can, as ii neutral
paper, no longer side with either party, nor
publish matter OF a manifest political nature but
since we have already said SO much in favor of
| MIR. Rice, thus presenting him to our readers
in the most favorable light, and since Mr.
Rice and his friends have changed their tactics
and he has now adopted a platform which lie
has before avoided and which is wholly a, va
Rance with our ideas of truth, justice, humanity
and good policy, we can do no less in this
number OF our paper than present the 3" causes
that impel lis" to the support OF a man as Dele
gate to Congress WHO has not only The talent to
do as c,edH Bat principles to do us Justice
| WILLIAM Il. MARsHALL