The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-03-19
TAs Nephew sr his Cssis On Mr.. Riss
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Mr.. VIZ. AsnLKY JosEx. eiitor 81 the
Wnona Ays,S, md nephew d Zen. GEosGs
w. Josss, Senator from Iowa, devotes his
valuable paper, nowadays. To the work d
abusing Hon. HKsKY N. RIcs, our Con
grc~ional Delegate. We noticed the general
fact the other day, aDd limited at tbe r-asots
which induced bis lileIs. We now aIuds
10 thu matter again. Tor the purp~e Of show.
ing the utter gronDdlo~ne~s u his ACCUSE
lions. aud To place him before the people In
the position which h. has earn.,i, as petty
AMI malignant slandcrer
We Published. sw w~ks sinoe, state
n'cn,, ~ information fran Mr.. hicE, that q
bill had passed Congrss for the relief Of
Mo~rs. Inis,i, 5runsis AMI BALDwiS, art
tiers upon school lands within Minnesota
Territory. The nephew Of his uncle. .eiDd
IN this fact Ia make an nsinuating charge
against Mr.. Riog. Of prostituting bis Office
for the benefit Of personal and political
friends. while begiecting the public interests.
The article sln,led To WA published in
late numi~r II the Winona paper, and r,uis
M follows
/ fism AND FLHsm. notice that the Hon.
n. n, Rice, hes informed hia friend Goodrich,
| the same who proved our delssstr 10 be the
me ansst rasT 81 alive" 81 the passage through
h.. AZ AL ~ iii A..
Mes.rs. Jo.cpb Irish, William nturgis, and Baf.
| thoioinew Baldwin, To entst certain lands which
had been set apart. by art u Consrs~slfor School
purposes This was done M doubt for the
| reason that those gentlemen made their astle
| ments upon the lands In question previous ~
the Surveys ~ the country, and under the su
thority of Law This IL all veil enough tnasmnrh
,>a-ssa,s MAJ. 4n,sa,;s tn fi5<S who came here
upon the Invitation II Congress, Preyi6as 10 thu
| surveys 10 know whether the spot selected by
| them as hoiDes should prove 10 he school lands
| or not. Nut iaasmaeh "a Mr. Rice knew that
| many ~ his constituents were similarly situated
| Why did h. not Introduce bill containing some
| general provision for N. relief ~ other. ~
| we'll a. Ms.srs. Irish, stnfsi. and baldwin,
| Why haa bo made fsh " som. and fesh Of
| others Has the honorable @ Delegate any
| interest In those tire. claims. Was he To have
| such . shar- ~ 40 much, In the event ~ his pro-
curing the necessary legislation, Ur A.. these
three iadis iduss especial friends ~ Lis' II not
| Why were these three more fayofrd than others
| 4 friend suggests that . Law making general
provision for such oases might possibly have
| bsnsnttsd some anti Rice man
The .li,or Of the Wmona irgu should
have known. AMI doubtless did know, at the
time of writing the scurrilous attack which
We have quoted, that six months before. ~
bill containing some general provisions Tor
the relief of Others az well as Mc-srs lmrsn,
Srumats AMI R,rpwIs." WIS introduced into
the lions' u Representatives. and was then
waiting rs turn IN the general file Of hills,
10 be taken up and considered. A bill To
allow selection 81 lands in lieu u sixteenth
and thirty siy,h sections for school purposes,
IN Minnesota Territory. was introduced into
the llousc. on the 9Th day 81 August. ls5G,
rad twice. and committed 10 the committee
ofthc whole on the state Of the Union. This
hill would have pass"i during the first sss-
sion 81 the hast Congress, had !, not been
that the Kansas question overwhelmed eve
| p'hhk wv "'f''"N '"h's'"" Win "ieg't
ism Along with the grca, mas Of l,gisla
ton, Il lay In committee II the whole until
near The cnd Of the sssion just closed We
arr happy, however, 10 STATE lur the relief
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torious settlers On 4chon lands. that II did
imalIy lalss bo'h iioos~ 81 'oi'grsss' on the
al ,iay of March. ami thu, /, il now without
| a., 90
,iouht law "' 'he 'nim. im blii a. WlHl-
,.,li, introduced ,c,d. M 6,Il,..
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| An Act H. allow arlrcton m lands Ia lieu NJ
| sixteenth and thirty sixth sections lar ehooi
| purpose. In Minnesota Territory.
! NJ u snasisd hy tAs >sssis and Nss.s u Hsp
rs.srfst,rss " hs taass Sfais. II .in,1,cs IL
s".f,'ss a,,ss's"", IhNmhe,e any .e'is'nem
~ alton Of an, portion u ,he land. .hall have
"esa, ,ham %e mA'; W. W." r Va, saes' IT, :.
oe.oia aud Nebraska, (~hich section. have
.rol,ss ~ ,"h,". IN .spa Ts,P,a r And , MS
STATE. and r.r'',o,'ess hereafter TO he erected
Sa,s .ss. a, hall he .nr"s,rJ or nhsrs .a's
sections have been o. may he elected, " %
The "r, of congress srpro,ea he went, ,h,,d
II May, eish'cea hundred and forty four, o,
other land. hail be selected hs the proper sa
twentieth al May. eighteen hundred aud ,~sn
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