The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-21
The "Burslary'' of the Forged Poll
Books.

The Pioneer of yesterday asks the follow
ing question
"Did not your Central Committee hire man for 5000
to commit the crime of burglary at Little Falls or Swa
River in order to steal the poll books and
some Of the upper Precincts?"
The Pioneer puts this in italics, in order
to render the innuendos more emphatic. He
dares not assert as a fact, but adopts this
'cowardly" manner Of putting the thing So
that he will not be called upon for proof.
If the Republican Central Committee du-
ring the whole campaign had that much mo-
ney in their possession, it was more than they
or anybody else knew, let alone having that
much to throw away to obtain by BURGLARY
the poll books and returns of certain pre-
cncts up the country.
Will the Pioneer inform US, by the way,
which precincts those poll books belonged
to?
In whose possession wers they at the time
of the burglary? q
Were they not the poll books furnished by
the Pioneer to the "agent" of the Sunday
Caucus, for the purpose of bringing down
forged returns from certain bogus precincts
mp north :?
Does the Pioneer think it crime to thus
obtain from the forgers, the forged papers de-
signed to cheat whole people cut of their
rights?
Did not one Of those poll books purport to
be FROM Mansfield, giving a good round
Democratic majority, in precinct where
the Pioneer now says there is only Zone house,
Did not one of those poll books purport to
be from Breckenridge, and contain list Of
16O names made out in the hand writing Of
the "agent" Of the Sunday caucus, and this
in precinct which Gov. german nOy says
only cast IA votes, all told
All /! what difference it makes, when ''it
is your bull that gored my OK"
We are glad the Pioneer has got on this
track. We want it to keep on and let us
know all about those poll books, and the "bur
glary"-what Democrat had the rascally
things in his possession, and what Democrat
committed what the Pioneer calls burglary
to obtain them
Did it know also, that its leader who
talks so much in this town, has charged the
rerised returns from Breckenridge, Mansfield
&c, upon ''disaf1ected Democrats" up North
We understand there is strong motive fol
sending the improved bogus returns. Instead
Of 10. RoLErTE being elected State Senator
and j. N. CHASE (the brother of Secretary
CHAsE,) to the House, which is the way i,
was fixed up when the St. Vincent returns
were forged, these new returns are reported
as likely to make Mr.. CHASE Senator instead
of RoLETTE
In one word, as we said, first and last
VIC have no confidence in any returns with ma
jorities for anybody, purporting to come from
the counties of Pembina, Cass and Todd.
They are all bogus-all forgeries toge Their
Certain we are that no Republican hands
have had anything to do with the corrupt ant
disgraceful transactions. We need aid from
no such forgeres. Give to Gov. RAMSEY
and tie Republican party the honest, fair
vote cast, and that will prove sufficient fc
our triumph. We have suggestion to make
Let Republicans and honest Democrats unit
together to set aside every precinct tina
| there is any reason to believe is fictitious, OF
which has been tempered with.
Tie fair name of our Territory, and future
State, demand this and let the whole be ;
lesson to the Democratic Leaders in the FL
ture, how they attempt to retrieve dcfea,
at the hands of the people, by IN chination'
and exredents which strike at the purity o
the ballot box, and undermine the very found.
alton of the Republic.