The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-19
The Rascalfty Contaminated!


The Rascalfty Contaminated!
FORGERY AND VILLAINY ENDORSED BY
THE BOARD OF CANHASSERS!
THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE DEFEATED BY THE
SCOUNDRALISM OF SAM. MEDARY AND
10. BROWN!
The forgery Of bogus returns for Sibley
from the wilderness counties of Colt onwood,
Martin, Murray and Rock, by the contriv-
ance of JOSEPH r. BROWN,
The forgery of returns of votes never
cast for Sibley in the counties of Pembina,
Cass and Todd, at the instigation of the
felon Democratic leaders of St Paul,
The mysterious stealing and spiriting
away from Secretary CHAsE's office of the
returns of honest votes cast for Ramsey in
genuine counties,
Yesterday received their fitting climax
of rascality by the majority of the Board of
State Canvassers, consisting of SAMUEL Me-
DAY and JOSEPH R. BROWN, announcing that
SIBLEY was chosen Governor of Minnesota
by 24O majority; when the scoundrels both
knew that RAMSEY had received majority
of all the votes cast by the people at the cleo
ton the 18th of October last!
We have been aware, for some time, that
this was foregone conclusion.
We had heard that the members of the
Democratic Caucus had instructed the Board
of Cnavassers to give Mr. S1BLEY the certifi-
cate of election, at all events.
We had heard that that ''honest Iago" was
only too eager to accept of it on any terms.
And we had heard that the majority of the
Star Chamber Conclave, conspiring in secret,
were only casting about for some convenient
pretext-some nice technicality-tog give them
cover to and pretence for their intended
rascality. They found at length, by adding
up all the precinct returns received, that the
aggregate vote in the State was shown to be
greater than the aggregate of the canvass
made by the Register of Deeds in the sever
al counties. They discovered, likewise, that
to take the former vote as the basis of their
canvass, RAMSEY would fairly be elected by
decided majority-was elected even count
ing in their forged returns. They discover
ed, on the other hand, that to adopt only the
county canvass, including therein ell the
frauds and forgeries and bogus votes, they
might elect Mr.. SIBLEY by small majority,
especially as some counties that gave RAM
sEY majority were not in the office-at
least Secretary CHASE said they were not, and
everybody knows he would neither steal or
lie about them Having ascertained these
facts, they of course proceeded at once to
take the last named basis for their canvass as
the surest mode to elect Mr.. S1BLEY; and
they have accordingly declared him elected
by 24O majority!
To arrive at the result, let the People bear
in mind, that the scoundrels-one Governor
and one United States Indian Agent and
both appointees of Mr.. BvcHANAN-have re-
jected or not counted over
1000 Honest Votes!
against which no allegation of fraud exists
and have counted in for Mr.. SrBLEY, nearly
700 Forged and Fraudulent Votes!
All the counties on the Lake Shore, giving
RAMSEY 160 majority, though filed by pre-
cincts, were rejected on the technically, that
the Registers Canvass had not been receiv-
ed
The evidence of the positive forgery of the
returns Of hundreds of votes counted by
them for Sibley, was before them in the shape
of piles Of sworn aGaaous, from respectable
and responsible men
But the fiat had gone forth Sibley was
to be made Governor at all hazards, and
hence the result
Whether the people will bear this scoun-
drelism with patience, remains to be seen.-
Certain we are, that as long as we WELD a
free press, we shall bear our testimony in no
mild or feeble manner against such rascali-
ty. "War to the Knife, and the Knife to the
hilt' is our motto henceforward until the
courts of law, or the verdict of the people
pronounced in thunder tones, shall consign
the Bogus Governor, and the consprators who
manufactured him, to the shades of an eter-
nal damnation.
We shall give the facts and figures more in
detail tomorrow; showing conclusively, that
RAMSEY is fairly elected. In the meantime,
we advise our friends who have been foolish
enough to bet, to give up no stakes, at pres
ent. There is long fight ahead yet.