The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-01-15

Court on Saturday morning with infOrma-
ton that they could not agree. A new
renire was issued, feturnable this day week.
Hon. Caleb Cush fng-TOad yism-What's
the Natter ~
The Democrat of Saturday contains a
cruel article in which Gen. CUSHING is so
beslabberedwith filthy, sycophantic, and dis
gusting blaracy, which though nalpably and
solely intended for his perusal, cannot fail,
should it ever meet his eye, to create in his
mind the most ineffable disgust and con-
tempt for those whose sudden and supercil-
ious adulation, has made him the victim of
such ridiculous " soft sawder."
This curious specimen of grandiloquence
which occupies over column Of the Demo-
crat, and which is evidently prompted by a
hope on the part of the editor or his mas
| tcrs that II .....- "
Thrift may follow fawning,''
commences as follows
The Pioneer and Times published in this city and other
organs of the opponents Railroad interests of Mime
sofa have been unsparng in their abuse and vilfcaton
of the distinguished gentleman whose stands at the
head of this articethe able and accomplished Attorney
General of the United States. Without any knowledge
whatever of his sentiments in reference questions
public interest in Minnesota and in advance of any
ton on his part respecting hem official otherwise
they have eaped upon him charge after charge and cpl
tibet upon epthe as he were the verest criminal in the
His private and official character have been alike the
subjects of the secret and public malignant comment of
those indlyiduals and presses of this Territory which
to be determnedly opposed to whateyeg progress
sive, and TO the friends Of progress everywhere"
We can answer the above allusion to our
course in regard to Gen. Cushing in few
words. We have on two or three occasions
spoken plainly of Mr.. CUSHING with refer
ence to the fraudulent transactions with
which he appeared to he connected, and
with which the Democrat clique have from
the first attempted to identify him. His
high official position had no terrors to u.s.
If he allowed himself to be participant
in the corruptions of BILLINGS, RICE, Low
Der, & Co., we conld not beat around the
bush to find soft words, to palliate his con-
duct whilst duty compelled us to censure
those with, or for whom he appeared to be
acting.
Not month after the iniquities of Bill
IINGs and his associates had led to the loss
of our Railroad grant, it was confidently
announced here, that an attempt would be
made by these individuals to retain the
grant, Notwithstanding the action of Con-
gress as well as public opinion here, had de-
clared against them A suit was to be i'm
stituted by Mr. Cushing as Attorney Gen
eral, and taken before the Supreme Court
where it was to be conducted in such man.
ner, on the part Of the prosecution, as to
insure verdict against the Government.
Judge Bronson, REvERDY JOHNSON, and
Chancellor WALwoRrH were to be emplov-
ed as counsel, and had already given their
written opinion in favor Of the scheme.
In due time Mr.. RICE returned from
Washington, and in company with Mr..
BARBOUR, the hired agent Of his New York
associates, called on Mr.. WARREN, the Uni
ted States District Attorney, and succeed
ed, by what means we know not, in per-
suadng him to cooperate in the schemes of
| the company, A suit was commenced in
the name of the United States by Mr..
WARREN, and his more venal associate, Mr..
Z; BRIsBIs, so artfully framed against their
client, that every school boy in the Terrific
!, ry knew that it was intended to insure a
verdict in favor Of the company The opin-
ions of Judge Bronson and others arrived
according to the. original plan and were
published at length in the Democrat, and
several thousand copies were circulated in
! namnhlat form for ror,ulor ofFacf Tho