The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-21

In testimony whereof have hereunto my hand and
caused to be affixed the seal of the territory at St.
Paul, this the 10th day of November In the year OF
Lord 1857, and of the Territory the ninth.
CHARLES L. CHASE, Acting Governor.
howard NJ. McCooK, Private Secretary.
The Forged Majorities for Mr.. Sibley.
We tell the Pioneer and its party, that it
cannot by raising sepulchral ha ha or no !
no escape from the grave charge of endeav-
oring by false or forged election returns, to ele
vate Mr.. SIBLEY into the Gubernatorial
Chair over Mr.. RAMSEY, who has received
majority Of all the PEOPLE, of every kind,
who really voted at the recent October cleo
ton
Let the charge be we'll understood:
We are not complaining now, that hun
dreds of Irishmen voted here in Ramsey
County, several times apiece for the Demo
cratic ticket:
Nor of the Fort Smelling and Mendoza
swindle, at which residences of Mr.. Sibley
and of his brother-in-law Frank Steele, a
hundred illegal votes at least, were polled:
Nor of the importation of about forty
Democratic voters into Lakeland precinct of
Washington County, from Wisconsin, under
the ten day clause o! the Constitution:
Nor of the illegal voting of officers and
crew of the Steamer Northern Belle, at
Brownsville, in Houston County, for the
Democratic ticket
Nor Of the open importation of Irish
men over from La Crosse, in Wisconsin, to
La Crescent, in the same County:
Nor of the stufing of the ballot-box
and packing the poll lists at Shieldsville, in
Rice County:
Nor of the aledged destruction by the
Democratic editor of the Red Wing Gazette,
Of the returns of a Republican precinct in
Goodhue County, entrusted to him to carry
to the County Seat:
Nor of the polling of over hundred
votes at Manomin, Mr.. Fridley's farm, where
there are hardly that many souls, let alone le
gal voters:
Nor Of the voting Of sixty or seventy
Winnebago Indians in Blue Earth County,
under the auspices of Gen. Fletcher, Indian
Agent and Maj. Cullen, Indian Superintend
ant:
Nor of the practice Of the same game of
breech-cout fraud at the Sioux and Chippe
way agencies:
Nor of numerous other frauds committed
by the Democratic party at different points
where polls were opened, and votes, legal
and illegal, were received.
These are matters for dispute ; for doubt !;
for question to be determined by investiga-
ton, judicial or otherwise and it is not sur
prising, on such points, that both parties will
criminate ard recrlminate or that the rop-
uar mind, at all events the partizan mind
will in many instances settle down to this
conclusion, evolved from the m list Of the dis
pute ''Oh, there were illegal votes poled on
both Sides" and each will think his own par
ty in that respect, no worse than the other !!
But the charge against the Democratic
party at this time, or rather against its cor
rupt leaders, embracing mainly the officers Of
the Federal Government, is entirely different
from the allegation of simply polling illegal
and fraudulent votes. Being progreSsice
Democrats, they have reached, on this occa-
sion, still lower depth of vllainy, and are
getting up Democratic majorities without
any votes being polled at all.
We charge them now with originating, or
ganizng and perpetrating a grand and
comprehensive scheme for FORGING Election
Returns, FORGING Poll Lists containing the
names of men not in existence-FoRGING the
names and signatures of fictitious Judges
and Clerks of elections, and Justices of the
Peace, to certify to them-FoRGING the very
oaths which they are represented to have
sworn to-and all this, without any election
whatever having been held at the precincts
from which the forged returns purport to
come
This is the charge, and now for part Of
the facts; the rest will be forthcoming in due
time:
On Sunday night, the 9th Of October, o
caucus of Democratic politicians was held al
the American House, in this city, to consider
the state of the returns for Governor, and
arhat aoas to be done about them At this eau
Gus, there were in attendance government
office-holder, who is near connexion Of MIR
Sibley-an ex-sheriff Of Ramsey county
who owns nearly the whole of an adjoining
Every smalD county, man of approved rep
utation for INSCRIPTIONS skullduggery-ar
Indian Agent or Superintendent, who had al
ready proved his devotion to his salary b!
win!iing at the voting OF the WInnebago In
dams in Blue Earth County-an Ex-Govern
or, who wants badly to be U. S. Senator
and whose hopes of success hang great dea
upon Sibley's influence should he be the
Governor-and several others, whose names
we have, but whom We refrain from indicat
Ing. at this time, for prudential reasons HI
condition of the returns on Governor having
been exhibited and discussed, this Sunda,
Conclaye determined that it was necessary tt
have at least $50 more majority for Sibley by
hook or by crook, from some place, and i
was further resolved that Pembina and thu
north country generally should be made t.
disgorge the required votes
Our information is, that at least one pc
book was forged, then and there, in the yer
':presence,' and this is believed to be that
st. Vincent, Pembina County. We are no
certain on this last point but will be able