The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-09-15
Decliue and Fall Of Rice-Ncbraskaism In Min
nesosa---Geod News from Hue Earth and
Houston Counties.

...o,.---aeod News from Hue Earth and
Houston Counties.
It will be remembered that some weeks
since, we published letter from the New
York Tribune, written by citizen OF Blue
Earth county. That same citizen now fur-
nishes us with the following, which we are
compelled to regard as fair exposition of the
views of the farming settlers of that region:
"MapLE RIVER, BLUE EARTH County,, }
August S0th, 1855. :
To the Editors of the Ninnesotian;
S1Rs While at Mankato on Tuesday last,
a number of your paper Unexpectedly fell in
to my hands. discovered in it an extract
of letter which purported to be taken from
the New York Tribune with my signature
added thereunto. In regard to the publica-
ton of said letter, had you not copied it,
probably should never have seen it, as every
thing of that kind, is, verify believe, dill
gently kept from us. ! am subscriber to
the New York Weekly Tribune, yet the
number containing that letter was not receiv
ed by me or any of the club at this office, so
far as have been able to ascertain.
The getters up of that abominable Winnie
bago Treaty, will do their utmost to keep us
quiet and cool. In fact they do not want a
word whispered even in regard to the location
of these Indians, because it might bring obi
UNI upon Mr.. Rice.
Notwithstanding, they tell us that Mr.. Rice
VIII go in for the removal Of those Indians If
elected; besides this they state that the Trea-
ty was amended and signed by the Senate
and President without his knowledge. This is
like sugar-coated pills--fair to behold butnot
easily swallowed.
Were a Democrat, $50 called) or in other
words, a supporter of Pierce, Douglas & Co.,
I might swallow some of the preparations
which that party are constantly inventing.
do not believe in administering dose of
medicine for the cure of one individual, which
has caused the death of others. Neither do
believe it best to send Mr.. Rice to Washing
ton again with his hand over his mouth, try
ing to repair that which is irreparable, at
least in a measure. Neither do l believe in
sending one out of the same batch of North
ern doughmces.
William r. Marshall is the man for us, in
stead of Rice or Olmsted. We want man
possessed with that principle Of honor that
will cause him to stand up at all times and
plead the cause ofjustice and liberty. Should
Mr.. Marshall pass through this section of
country on his tour, we should be pleased to
have him call at Mankato and give us his
views in regard to the interests of the Ma
ton. JAMES L. CAMP.
NIB. You are at liberty to publish the
above if you sec proper. l wish you to state
in what number of the Tribune my letter
was published. l wrote to the Tribune and
requested them to publish the Treaty if it
was at their command, but so far as Il am
aware they have failed to comply with my
request. We should be glad to see the doc
ument.
1 should have written more directly upon
the subject of the location of the Winnebago
Indians, but that suppose Mr.. Andrus has
given you something upon that score.
j. L. c."
Our friend Camp is right in supposing that
to Mr.. Rice is due the distinguished honor of
locating the Winnebagoes on the Blue Earth.
He may not have absolutely made the treaty
but he worked hard for its ratification by the
Senate after it was made. 1t was a job done
up in hurry at the close of the session; and
the protest of Mr.. Rice against its ratification
would have killed it in the Senate. We are
prepared to prove, however, if necessary, that
on the contrary, he labored for it's ratifica-
ton. This fact can be substantiated by re-
sponsible citizens of st. Paul who were in
Washington at the time, and are conversant
with all the circumstances.
We are sorry that no copy of the treaty is
within our reach, else we would take pleas
ure in publishing it. We cannot inform our
friend what number of the Tribune it was
from which we extracted his letter, as we do
not keepa file.
But let Mr.. Camp and his neighbors push
on the Republican column. Mr.. Marshall will
meet the people of Blue Earth at Mankato
on the 10Th instant. Let there be a good
meeting to hear him. Mr.. Rice's Nebraska
principles and bis Winnebago tactics will be
fully exposed on that occasion by Mr.. NJ. and
other speakers. The Republicans of Blue
Earth, Steele, LeSueur, Nicol1et, &C., must
not be discouraged by the clamor Of the few
small traders and Indian whiskey sellers
about Mankato, who support Rice and the
Winnebago treaty. Mr.. Rice had the treaty
ratified to please them, caring nothing for the
interests and welfare of the peaceable farming
settlers. This makes him popular with his
Winnebago vagabonds, and those traders, for
whose interests he has labored, regardless of
the interests of settlers, ever since he brought
the Winnebagoes from Iowa, seven years
ago.
Brownsville, in Houston county, we had
given over to the control of the two Rice gen.
tlemen who have become citizens of that
place by virtue of couple of strips Of Frank
Pierce's shcep-skin-the Land Officers. Men
who migrated to Brownsville to make their
homes, minus the Presidential trimmings of