The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-15


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pubHcans in this Territory, and the Republ
cans in kans's. He says: e. .gat- e.
In Kansas to-day If the truth were told, their EN-
set Of men armed with Sharpe's rifles armed with Colt
reVoivers' armed with deadly weapons, &c.
Again, he says:
tive this Republican party the prestige of power i
in Minnesota, and they will flood your Territory wit
the mnions of their Emigrant Aid societies. armed wit
rifles, &c.
And he keeps drawing the parallel ant
says in reference to this, that the Democra, i
caucus had resolved not to give these Re
publicans any "food for fanaticism" not t,
give the Republicans pretext of Democratic
wrong doings to make noise about. l s,sl
no better statement, Mr.. President. I an
glad the Ex-Governor has been willing {.
place himself and colleagues upon the sam,
footing with his party in Kansas. The illus,
tration is good one. The Republicans il
Kansas have fought in self defense. The
Border Ruffians fought and shed blood there
In cowardly manner, when they were in
the ascendant, and had nothing to oppose
them but whenever the Free State men
have stood their ground and showed grit in
defense OF their rights, the assailants have
recolled and made great outcry and noise
about Sharp's rifles and revolvers, and revo
luton, just as Governor German and his
friends have done. As long as the latter
thought they could effect ANYTHING by it.
they heralded it to the world, that they
would have this Hall. But when the Repnb.
llcans met them quietly, like men in the firm
discharge OF their duty, they backed off, and
began to raise hue and cry about arms and
revolution. thank the Elk Governor for
presenting this matter so truly before his
frienls and the country. The disposition has
been the same on the part of the Democratic
party here, that was manifested by the same
party in Kansas. Notice the illegal voting
There, the Border Ruffians from Western
Missouri rushed in aid told the people of
Kansas to stand aside and where they had
power, drove the real people of Kansas from
the polls. So it was with the Democracy on
the first day of June, right here in the city of
| St. Paul ; and so numerous and outrageous
were the frauds practiced at the polls here,
that even their own newspaper-as unscru-
pulous a sheet as it is-was compelled to
chronicle the wrong as shameful fraud"
The same thing occurred also at St. Anthony,
and at other precincts where they had the
power and could proceed with impunity
But not having the same relative numerical
force here in Minnesota that they had in
Kansas, of course they could not 60 quite to
the same extent. But Just as far as they
had the power to 60, so far they went. /
thank the Ex-Governor again, for drawing
the parallel in so fair manner, between
himself and his friends, and the Border Ruff
fans of Kansas.
had thought, at one time, to review the
Ex Governors remarks in regard to the cleo
ton of the members from st. Anthony, upon
which he dwelt at considerable length. But
one of these gentlemen (Mr. Secombe) hav-
ing presented this case the other day with
great clearness, I AM relieved from that ne
cessity. But the Ex-Gov. alluded to the a.
legged connexion of Judge humbll with the
St. Anthony case. In reference to that mat
ter, would remark that have seen in that
party from time to time, persistent deter.
mnation to declare and send it abroad, that
Senator Trumbull counselled the 3 ard Of
Canvassers of Hen"epin county, in regard to
the course they pursued. Notwithstanding
this has been contradicted repeatedly by the
St. Anthony Republican, anil over and over
again contradicted by tie Register of Deeds
of Hennepin County, it has been still repeat
ed and reiterated, as though some great ad-
vantage was to be gained by perpetuating that
lie. But will say here, Mr.. President, if
that be so-if Judge Trumbull was counselled,
and he did give his advice in the case-per-
haps there is no higher legal authority in all
the Western or Northern States. believe
he is regarded as one of the clearest and
soundest lawyers in the North west, and if he
has given an opinion in favor of the course
pursued by that Board, that, in any Judgment,
would strengthen the case wonderfully. But
it seems that the case is sufficiently strocg
without the help of Judge Trumbull. But
sir, am authorized to say, and | do say. |
without fear OF successful contradiction, that
the whole story, from beginning to end. which
these gentlemen have taken so much pains to
publish and repeat, is all utterly without foun-
dation, all false and untrue from beginning to
end. So much for that.
Now, sir, with regard to the Pembina case.
the Ex-Governor says:
Sir, care not from which side of he river the dele
gates elected Pembna entitled to
upon TINS noor unless you can prove that there is no
9Th Council District.
Again, be says:
If the Enabling Act then changes the boundary of the
county of Pembina which say does not that portion
Of the county still within the boundaries the proposed
Statr yet than thousand miles square right
claims the representation of the county unless forbid by
laws ~
The Ex-Governor has fault of stretching |
stories sometimes, and it seems he has indulc- |
ed little in regard to the area of a part of |
the county of Pembina for there would
hardly be found room for two thu usand miles
square between Hudson's Bay and the Mis-
souri, river.
A VoIcE.-Is it not 1000 square miles?
Mr.. NORTH. Two thousand miles SQUARE.
is the reading. might think, that this might
have been mistake of the Ex Governors.
but such mistakes occur so often with him.
that am inclined to think it is in harmony
with the rest of the speech, and not mere
misprint.
1t would seem, for the first time in tie his
tory OF this Territory, the certificates of elec-
ton obtained by certain members of the BODY
in the other end of the Capitol, purporting to
come from Pembina county, came not from
Pembina, but from the county of Niccolet
am informed, by a gentleman familiar as
we'll with this transaction rs with former
elections in Iembina, that heretofore, when
their representatives and councillors have
brought any certificates at all, they have
brought them from the Register OF deeds of
the county of Pembina. 1t seems they
were in trouble. They wanted full repre-
sentation, and could hardly wait for, or dared
not venture, to bring the certificates from
the county officers on the western side of Red
K Yer, ard go they had them purport to come
rom N'ccolet county, for the reason, they
say, that Pembina is attached to Niccolet
county for judicial purposes. II
But there is another very singular fact in
his case 1t is this that these same dele
oates came from Pembina without any certi-
icates, and before they are within hundred
miles Of the Capitol, their certificates are
here. They lie here two weeks before they
are reported upon and then they are report
ed upon several days before the delegates
arrive! 1t is stated, in one of the city pa
pers, by gentleman we'll known in the Ter
'ltorv, and direct from Pembina, how the
election occurred. / read the ao count from !
The St. Paul Daily Times Of July 9th. l.
ALI ABOUT PExBrKA by the arrival of Mr.. B. I.
Baldwin from Pembina Saturday are placed In
possession of the actual returns Of the Delegate Eec
ion there which we hasten to lay before readers
Mr. Baldwin Is Of the pioneers Of the west and
'ld e ent Of this city, that his statements may be
implicitly relied on correct. I,
Mr.. Baldwin says that the voters of Pembina city on
he west side Of the river, got together on the Ist Non.
lay In June and drew up ticket to be voted for
.ast side Of the river, and knowing bv -
,f the Enabling Act that the Wes' IN the
he election, the polls ths-- .se PROVISIONS