Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-05-29

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Winnebago and Chippewa Outfits of the
American Fur Company of PIERRE CHorEAu
& Co., of st. Louis, as Mr.. SIBLEY was Chief
Trader over the Sioux Outfit for the same
company.
The rivalry and jealousy then existing be-
tween these two Individuals, which extended
even to their families and which included
Mr. FRANKLIN STEELE and his family living
immediately across the Minnesota near the
Fort of which he was sutler which jealousy
and rivalry finally eventuated in Henry M
Rice's expulsion from the Fur Company up.
on the alleged ground of peculation and Of
squandering the Company's money to the
umount of 100000 on his own specula'i,ns
md friends and parasites for which II. II
SIBLEY came near throwing Fl. NJ. RICE over
the bluff at St. Paul, in their quarrel over
the affair, in which the former did not mnce
either the terms viii h he applied to the lat
ter in derOgation OF his chara ter for honesty,
etc.; these facts and more, are they not writ
ten in the unpublished chronicle of all the
old settlers, if not in Mr.. Neill's History Of
Minnesota
And are not also the subsequent events OF
which Mr.. NELL makes no mention OF either.
viz: the political warfa. e.which ensued be
tween RICE and SIBLEY, in which the forme,
through the influence acquired by his liberal
expenditure of the aforesaid 100000 of the
Fur Companys money, controlled the machin
cry of the Democratic party, and would have
thrown Mr.. Siblay badly over the political
bluff, and broken every political as we'll as
every pecunary bone in his body, if Gov. RAM
SAY had not interpcsed his arm and influence
as shield to save both that gentleman's po
litical as we'll as his pecuniary fortune-to
have the grateful return from the honorable
Mr.. SHELLEY, Of being cheated by the latter
though forged returns of 700 false votes and
by bis protest against counting $500 legal,
cast and honest votes-out of the Guberna
torial chair to which RAMSEY was fairly cho.
sen by an honest majority of the peoples
votes. All. those old Indian traders Ras
| Gals all-rascals, all
JUsTUs G. RAMSEY and myself returned to
st. Paul, when the next day Gov. r. appear
ed, and held a cou' ell in the School sec
ton" bed room of Bass hotel, Immediately
over what is now the press-room of the I'io
neer establishment, upoc the proper steps to
be taken to organize the Territory. judy,
GooDRIcH, HENRY l.. Moss U. S. d strict
Attorney, and l think Nj. S. WILKINSON.
both then of Saltwater, were present. The
newspapers not being issued again b, fore the
lst of June, it was determined to proclaim
The organization Of the Territory from that
date. Then acting as Private Secretary fp,
Gov. r., under his dictation I drew the
rough draft Of organization proclamation.
which he took with him to Mendoza, re-mnd
died somewhat, and himself delivered da,
or two after to JAMES GooDHuE for publica
fion in the Pioneer; from which office 1 oh
tanned it for Col. Hughes paper, the Mime
sofa Chronicle; and when set up there, Sc
cured it; and have now in my possession, as
written in Gov. r 5 own hani, this first off
cial pnpe' Of the Territory of Minnesota and
expect some day to have the satisfaction of
deposting it with the Historical Society, for
safe-keeping.
To morrow, is the day on which, it is un
derstood, the State Officers who obtained by
hook and by crook the certificates of cleo
ton, will be sworn in-just n,ne years, lack
ing one week, since this proclamation of Gov.
RAMSEY organizing the Territory, was made.
The growth of empire in the West is truly
wonderful! With how much greater salts
faction however, would the event be regard
ed by every Minnesotian- much more
prile would we all take in witnessing the
ceremony-did it not rise up before us as
triumph. not mercy of our physical growth
and practical progress, but also, in respect to
the individuals who swear in, as a triumph
of perjury, of forgery of rascahty!
T. F.