The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-26
The Sunday Caucus.

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they were not there then nor at any other
time, either before or afterwards, for that
purpose or any other.
The last invention Of the M,nnesot,dn, the
most silly and wicked Of all its predecessors
ia vile effort to blacken the characters OF
men, recognized as among the most worthy
citizens Of Minnesota. IL il a malicious cal.
umny, which FOSTER and his employer,
equally Infamous in this instance, in coun.
tenancing such vileness,-have endeavored
to spread abroad sacrificing honor, selfre-
spect, and the little honesty which either Of
them yet retain, at the altar Of party eXpe-
.!ency. They-RANsEY and FosrRR--hope
~ such infamous means TO create public
opinion that would contribute to future
success, and future advancement.
The Minnesotian has made public at
tack upon the honor Of respectable men, and
DETAINED them by vile calamnies, that moth
ing but black and dishonest heart could
ever originate. The article in reference to
the Sunday caucus, we again pronounce ut
terly false and again we call upon you to
stand forth and prove the truth Of the ale.
cations you have made. Until YOU have
done this, the whole community has right
to believe YOU to be, both coward and
liar, for thus casting aspertions upon the
character Of men who are your superiors in
everything but dishonest artiiice, and I'M
blushing villainy.
Your motive for doing what you have
done, we know, is only to conceal the frauds
that men in high standing in your own party,
together with yoarself have perpetrated
ard now that we propose to ask you few
questions, let us see whether you, who are so
ready to bear false witness, will as fully use
your pen, in defence of yourself and your
party when you stand in the Infamous place
u the accused.
Did not your party colonize large mum.
bers of voters from Wisconsin, and vote them
at Saltwater, and Marine Mills, in Wash
ington county! Let Us ask, whether this
was not done with the money Of your candi-
date, and whether these votes did not accom-
plish the defeat Of the Democratic party in
that district?
Were there not $50 Republican voters I'M
ported from Pierce county Wisconsin, who,
after depositinc their votes in Goodhue Co.,
returned to their homes, boosting of the
service they had rendered RAMSEY" aud the
Republican party:
Did not the leaders Of your party, by
fraud and violence, keep hundreds from the
polls of the Second Ward, in this city and
in the upper precinct Of 81. Anthony.
Did You not bride men in Waseca and
Steele counties to abstract Democratic votes
from the ballot boxes and substitute in their
stead Republican
Did not your Central ComBanee hare
man for 5000. 10 commit he crime Of bur
giavy a, LNie Fails, or S,cdn r rcr, IN or
der 10 steal the Poll Books and returns from
some Of he upper Prec'ncts'
Did you not forge returns from Brccken-
ridge Precinct, in Pembna county, giving
RAMSEY and lDE pa majority, and place
then in the Post Office at -. Paul?
Did You 10, forge returns from Mansfield
Precinct, in the same county, giving RAM
sEY heavy majorities, where there is but one
house. and where no election was held at
all. on that day
Did not a prominent Republican openly
boast that he paid man $40 for putting
81 Illegal ballots into tie box. at a town
on the Minnesota river? (See 1t. Paul
f3rni5Srl
Answer these questions. and deny them
il you can, with an homes, heart.
In these forged returns which we speak
Of, strange to relate Of party who profess
10 be so pure, the poll lists, signatures Of
Judges, record Of votes and abstract. are in
the same hand writing. In country where
the people had all betn taught by the same
school master. this might not excit" r.
mark but Lere. unfortunately Tor the would
be purity OF the Republican canvass, the
people are gathered from the four corners Of
the earth, and Their ch;rogrsphy is as varied
as their characters.
We regret that we are compelled to make
these exposures. We regret tha, it must 20
forth to the country tha, such villain. a.
these bogus and ballot box staffars exist in
Minnesota, outside OF the walls of the Still.
water prison but you have called for it. anil
you alone are responsible.
We have written this, not only bscanse q
systematic effort has been made To insult ard
iuiurp' the character Of tho Democratic rar