Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1857-02-07
The Traitor and his Rewards!

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man is celebrated, he at once announced to the
community his intention Of revolutionizing tho
newspaper business in this Territory, and forth
with set himself to work to secure the confidence
of those persons, whom, in his Imagination, he
could easily dupe. He Immediately became a
fast man among the fast men-drank his liquor,
sported his fast horses, smoked his principles,
boarded at the most fashionable hotel, and dress
ed in the most fashionable style. The Pioneer
was to be the great light of Democracy, although
this same Goodrich had but recently been kicked
out of the Wing party. Principle was to gov
ern it |! And 50 honest men, not knowing the viii
lainy of the heart that dictated smooth words,
gathered about him, took him by the hand and
pressed him forward to an honorable position
among his fellow men. Poor, bankrupt, useless,
Except as schemer of villainy,) he commenced
his career in this city, but by that razen-faced
eArontery for which he has since become noted,
attained degree of responsibility which gave
him counterfeit pass port into society! But
whence came the money to support his lOrdship
in this extravaganza? We have it from the lips
of one of the victims, that on Goodrich's repre-
sentation to certain number of gentlemen, that
the paper could not be carried on without aid,
several thousand dollars were placed in the bank
ing house of Borup & Cakes, to the credit of said
Goodrich, by which means he was enabled to 'keep
up appearances entertain his friends with oys-
ter suppers, and enjoy pleasure tours throughout
the States Well, while all this was moving Sc
renely onward, up comes P. Choteau, Jr. from
st. Louis, and settlement is had with the mem
bers of the American Fur Company. The Pio-
neer is turned over into the hands of Mr. Sibley
part of the avails of the Company, and the said
Sbley is instructed to sell it forthwith Choteau
& Co. are made to shoulder the GREAT BULK of the
money advanced by the friends of the Earl, as
necessary expenses to carry on the Office, and the
friends of the paper having thus got rid of what
they deemed 'sugly business" shut down on
the &c little dandy" and he was once more left
floating on the surface of suspense.
Most of our readers are familiar with the ex-
citing Delegate election in the fall of 1885,
Those who advanced money for the editor of the
Pioneer, were the most earnest supporters and
frmest friends of Hon. DAVID OLMsTEAD, who was
then running for Congress in opposition to Rice
and Marshall. The Pioneer could do no other
wise than support this gentleman and it did sup
port him, although Goodrich had purposey alb
sented himself, Gas it has since been demonstra-
ted,) that he might be bought off just previous to
election, well-knowing that those who had hith-
erto advanced him money, would do so no more
in consequence of his extravaganza and his prof
legacy. But the Pioneer continued to support
Mr.. Olmstead, carried his name at it's editorial
column,-set forth his virtues, and in every sense
was deemed to be his organ. The friends of Ohm
stead rallied to the support Of the Pioneer. They
did not suppose that the editor they had taken
from the gutter and dignifed into life, and gal
vanzed into responsibility, both by their money
and their influence, would, just on the eve Of
election, turn traitor to them and sell them to
Mr.. Rice and his friends, whom Goodrich had
previously denounced in unmeasured terms, but
they did not know the man, and unfortunately
they became his dupes as many others will be-
come who trust him with their interests. The
cause of the absence of this Benedict Arnold of
Minnesota notorety, was soon made manifest af-
ter his return. Those who had already been bled
to the amount of thousands of dollars, refusing
to be bled any more to support this lazy and ex-
travagant specimen of Vanity, then, EARL S.
GOODRICH, the nominal editor of the Pioneer,
on the lst day of October, 1855, withdrew the
name of Mr.. Olmstead from his editorial columns,
and sold himself, body and soul, to the same par
ty that few weeks previously he had stigmatzed
as the very essence of corruption Ia traitor to
the principles he had espoused Ia traitor to no.
BILE and generous men Ia traiter to an honest
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with one foot in the grave, scorns the infamous
wretch who sheds crocodile tears over his sick
ness and affects disposition to smooth his path
way to the tomb. Nero fddled while Rome was
burning The assassin takes the life of the mo-
ther amid the smiles Of the infant on her breast
Judas sold his master Arnold sold his country
Goodrich sold his party and his friends Each
will live in history ;-all will receive the execra-
ton they SO justly deserve.
With full knowledge Of these facts, we ask,
what party can any longer have confidence in the
man who, having sold others stands ready to sell
them? Was Judas restored to the confidence of
his Master Would Washington have re-nsta-
ted Arnold after his traitorous career to the COM
mand of a regiment of American soldiers p
What party, then, will nourish the perfumed snob
who but watches the opportunity to give the vital
stab that he may thereby grow fat over the down.
fall of his victim ?--who prowls about with
smooth face and a smoother tongue, peeping into
the pockets of Government oficials-worming
himself into the affections of the unwary-lick-
ing the feet of those he has maligned-
Of the hospitalities and money of those he now
seeks to betray-who, spurred on by the "human
necessity of daily bread,'' instigates others to
commit the murder, and then cxclaims-
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The Democratic party party may repose
confidence in EARL S. GooDRIcH, but never 80
long as his past history is known in this Territory,
will he again secure the confidence of the peo-
pie.
We have been induced to lay bare the career
of the editor of the Pioneer, although an unpleas-
ant duty, in consequence of his wanton and per-
sonal attack upon our private character. It il
we'll known to our readers, that in almost every
instance in which THE TINES has spoken of the
evils of horse-racing, drunkenness, gambling, or
murder, the Pioneer has retorted in q sneering,
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