The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-11
THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST ., 1855
Red wing Politics.


The old "Rce Fusion Meeting" has not
ceased to excite the public mind of Red Wing.
Our friend Murdoch puts it to the Land Office
clique. in the last Red Wing Sentinel, after the
following fashion
For tae Sentinel.
In the first number of the Sentinel, a cores
pendent. whom might call .'drvelling' and
contemplate. 1t 1t was any part of my ambi-
ton to equal him in 'boffoonery and lying
personalities" proceeds to make various fool
ism assertions with regard to the position Of
the people OF Red Wing. in respect to the re-
eiectlon OF our late Delegate Hon. II. NJ. Rice
VI tnese assertions, unsupported as they are
by shadow OF proof, l do not propose to
speak nor is it my purpose to enter upon a
defense of the editor of the Minnesotian, whom
your correspondent has so meanly assailed,
thereby showing himself proficient in those
arts OF low abuse, that might fairly entitle
MIN TO the position of a .'penny liner" in
Benneits Herald or Parson Brownlow's estab-
iishment. The editor of the Minnesotan needs
no AID OF mine, in defending himself against
Inc nase SANDERS Of Frank Picrce,s stipen-
dt0r,es. But with regard to what your CORES
pondent calls the "wilful and anonymous mis-
representations OF the citizens of Red Wing,
nave a lew words to say. For several days
previous, flaming hand bills in Mr.. Phelps
handwriting, were posted about town, calling
for meeting of the friends of Hon. H. NJ.
Lice. at Jour O'Clock in the afternoon. At that
nour trio consisting of the ~. S. Land
Officers" phelps and Graham,) and William
freeborn we're present, and adjourned the
large ana enthusiastic gathering to half past
even IN the evening. At halfpast seven. as
Is usuai at mat hour, on every evening of the
week. quite large number of people were
collected around the post office and hotel. A
committee Ut which Mr.. Phelps was chairman
retired under prefencc of drafting resolutions
and returned in about five minutes with q
string OF non ense previously prepared by
fhelps These resolutions were adopted by
| the unanimous vote of not more than seuen
persons. Inc chairman then proceeded to ap-
point committee of three, to attend to the
future interests of Mr.. Rice in this vicinity and
succeeded In getting three to serve out oil
seven. whom he appointed.
| This is, 10 few words an impartial account
OF the affair, as can be proved by dozens of the
| lockers on. The call was cunnngly worded
so as to exclude the opponents of Mr.. Rice
from taking any part in the proceedings; the
origlnatOrs OF the movement well knew that i,
| would not be safe to call meeting of the eli
| tlzens generally. and the event showed tbeil
| wisdom, Tor had the by-Standers felt at lbert
to express their opinions, the resolutions would
have been rejected. three to one.
The Republicans of Minnesota, of Red Wing
find no especial fault with what Mr.. Rice ha:
done for the Territory. during the past two
years, they understand that to some extent
ms interests and those Of minnesota have
been the same. and that to that ertent he has
proved iait fol to his trust; but they do no,
SEE The prOpriety of sending to Washington to
represent them, one whose every sympathy is
with those Northern donghfaccs and Southern
fanatics. who are bending all their energies tC
extend over the whole extent of this Western
country, the fearful curse of human slavery
One word more-let me assure your CORES
pondent that wrote the report be alludes to
that it is the truth, the whole truth and no b
| ing but the truth, and he knows it TO be so.
JOHN N. MURDOCH.