The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-07-21
The Bold Game Of aB:uff."

We have seldom met with more uumitiga-
ted piece of effrontery than is put forth in the
Democrat of Thursday evening, in reply to our
article of that day, asserting that Mr.. h'ce was
seeking nomination for reelection 10 oon-
rress. The Democrat wishes for PROOF ol our
Abatement. We can give it in very small
space
1st The Red Wing meeting, gotten up by
two of Mr.. Rice's personal friends and pollticai
strikers-Pholps and Freeborn. The proceed
;nrs of that noted conclave Of seven Rice me n
had been published ten days before our article
was written, and Mr.. Rice has not even yet sig
nifed his dissent to, his name being used in this
connection.
I'd. A warm and influential friend OF Mr.
Rice's, gentleman in whom he has alwaysre
posed the most implicit confidential relations
was met in Fillmore county, some hundred or
more miles from his residence, afew days since
engaged in the business of packing" the Dem
ocratic Convention with Rice delegates. He
was expected to travel from Fillmore Into
Houston and there form junction with the
southern wing of the Rice Democracy. winch
is commanded by the land officers at Browns
Vile.
Sd. R.P.R Russell, the Receiver at Mime
.polis states publicly in his Office that Mr.. Rice
will accept the nomination if rendered him.
We all know Mr. Russell's relations to Mr..
Rice He does not speak except ''by authori-
ty" on this head. Col ]. H. Stevens, "Rice
Whig," (there are but few Of them) informed
us publicly OIL the night of the 4th inst, that
be was authorized to say Mr. Rice would be a
candidate if nominated.
4th. COL Irwin, U. S. Marshal of Minnesota,
q noted worshiper Of Mr. Rice, threatened an
officer of the ST. Paul Police with expulsion
from the Office of U. S. Court Messenger if he
caught him opposing Rice's nomination. This
transaction took place one day this week.
5th. Mr.. Rice himself is now on political
tour to Benton COMMUNICATING gone up with
Maj. Herman, the Chippewa agent, to fix
matters and secure the delegates from Benton
and other upper counties.
But where the use of multiplying evidence
to prove that Mr. Rice is seeking the nomina-
tiou7 1t is seen and felt in the political atmos
phere all around us here in st. Paul, as we'll
as in all parts of the Territory. Ask German,
or Rosser. or Sibley, or Olmsted, or Beatty, or
Andres, or Van Etten, or any other ofthe prom
inent Democrats who are opposing his nomina-
ton. whether or not they feel the influence Of
this Rice atmosphere surrounding them. Ask
any or all of them. and they will tell you that
a., ~ Init ho
when we stated that circumstances convinced
us Mr.. Rice was seeking the nomination.
And what is more, he will succeed. No man
of sense who understands the run ofMinnesota
politics can be led. however, to believe he
could succeed under present circumstances,
unless by lending his whole energies to the
accomplishment of the result himself His
money is flying over the Territory thick as hail,
and his emissaries are to be found in every
county and town. This, however, is none Of
our business. except to note the fact. Our
duty is to defeat him after the nomination with
good, sound anti Nebraska man. That is our
main duty, and there we will meet the Demo
crat on the broad grounds Of those principles
which separate us.
But does our neighbor wish for any more
proof that Mr.. Rice is seeking the nomination !!
We can put forth little more, and perhaps
next time might be induced to come nearer
home to first persons.
The Democrat is right in supposing we will
not deny that Mr.. Rice rendered eminent sery-
ices TO Minnesota while in Congress. So has
Stephen A. Douglas done we'll for the West and
for Minnesota aud so did Benedict Arnold for
the cause of Liberty in the days of the Revolu-
ton, before he turned traitor. We would
about as soon vote for the most abject dough
face in the whole gang of compromise viola
tors as for Mr.. Rice, who loaned his influence
to consummate the treason. The Democrat
does not deny this fact, and it is we'll it does
not. If he be the candidate (of which there is
no doubt) it will be proved upon him on every
stump in the Territory where ten persons can
be collected together.
Here upon this question Mr.. Rice and we
separate and there is no use of having any
further talk about the matter.
GoRMAN AND SIBLEY.-Gov German and Mr..
Sibley have been having correspondence in
relation to the late abusive attack of the Pho
ueer upon the former gentleman. Mr.. Sbley
says he does not endorse the course of the Pio-
neer in the premises ''Vell, vot of it I" What
Is his opinion of the Emerson and Simpson
question:"
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CRoPs.-The Louisville Courier has informa.
ton from all sections of the State, TO the effect
that there is every reasonable prospect of
harvest unparalleled In the history Of Kentucky
Every species of grain has grown with the
greatest luxuriance. The orchards are bowed
down with their fruitful loads Hemp promi-
ses to be fine yield, and the tobacco will be
far better than last year. GL = -
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