Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-11-13
The Pioneer Down upon Henry M.
Rice!

for the inspection of our readers. For sneer-
ing depreciation and under the fifth rib stabs
by pretended friendship, We have never seen
it surpassed. Just examine it for a moment.
The suggestion by the Henderson Democrat
of Mr.. RICE as a possible candidate for the
Vice Presidency, the State Printer character
Uses as an extraordinary proposition; and
the Henderson editor is superciliOusly in
formed, that he must be either ignorant of
the poor qualification" of Mr.. RICE for so
high an office or he is "disgustng syco-
phant!" With characteristic dogmatism-
poodle dog -matism-Editor GooDRIcH waves
his perfumed handkerchief and shakes his
ambergrised curls, and pronounces, with an
air and grace, that Mr.. RICE Sin the nature
of the case cannot be an aspirant for the Vice
Presidency THAT "sense of public pr0prl-
ety" would forbid his "allowing his name to
be even suggested for such position;' which,
the editor thinks is one "to which he cannot
reasonably aspire" and which if he did,
GoopR1cH thinks-and so do we-he couldn't
get! The editor while throwing out these
d preciatng and malignant slurs, says he
don't want it to be supposed he is "inimical
toythe future success of Mr.. RICE" no!
"Within the range Of has CAPACITY" it is
graciously conceded, the Pioneer twill cheer
fully aid him" in all "legitinaate aspirations u
ind it will consent to "enlarge his reputation
to its utmost 5earable limits" but "not by
forcing his aspirations beyond the range of his
p0lcers and his merits to make him subject
Of ridicule!"
Could malignity and depreciation 60 any
further? This same Pioneer has in times
past been most " disgustingly sycophantic :"
to Mr. Rice 1t has lauded him to the skies
on all occasions and our distinguished and
able Senator has more than once been its
theme of extravagant eulogy. But the Pioneer
is SIBLEY's as we'll as DOUGLASS organ. RICE S
abandonment of the latter and the old Indian
trading fur-company feud with the former,
makes the editor-in-chief of the organ
which is chattle-mortgaged up to the eyes to
our Bogus Governor, anxious to earn the
praise of both these chiefs by cleaning out
the Ship-ofStatesman. And now, therefore,
just after Mr.. RICE departed for Washington
city, and his back is turned, coward-like, the
first opportunity is seized by this editor-by
this man whom he once bought with Bayfield,
lots to turn traitor to his friends in the old
Marshall, Olmstead and Rice contest for the
Delegacy-to in turn strike the MOccasin
Senator under the fifth rib-ridicule his ca
pacity, his aspirations, his powers, his merits,
and the "range' of his intellect. And editor
GOODRICH has now the audacity to tell us that
the man whom he has often eulogzed as well
qualified to fill the position of Senator of the
United States-a position second in import
ance to none in the govcrnment-is forsooth,
not at all fit for the mere puppet-like Alder
manship of the Vice Presidency! lie must
not aspire" to tit is not Legitimate" as
piration within 'thc range Of his CAPACITY y
Why-it may be asked-has not the editor
Of the Pioneer seen proper to make the dlscov-
cry of Mr.. RICE's limited capacity for impor-
tant public situations-the limited range of his
"powers and of his merits before this ?
The answer will arise readily to every man S
lips Heretofore HENRY NJ. RICE was sup
posed to be all-powerful in Minnesota. Here
| tofore his wing of the Moccasin Tribe over
shade we'd all others. But since he sold him
selfto BUCHANAN, with shameful disregard
of principle, we admit, and since new people
who care not for his little brides to material in
terests, have arisen in the land, Mr.. RICEs in
fluence-respect or admiration for Mr.. RICT
| have evidently sunk below zero. This fact
| however, was not glaringly apparent until re-
| Gently; until on his return to St. Paul he was
so coldly received his advent fell SO still borI
| upon the entire public-there were few sc
| poor as to do him reverence-and he was treat
| cd with such supreme neglect, not to say con
| tempt, or all hands-that GOODRlCH though
/ hi might please SIBLEY and The other wing o
the Moccasinites, and do it safely,,too, by kick
| ing and braying over the dead lion Relieved
| from the fear of his once powerful paws, thu
cowardly soul of the editor of the Pioneer re
J ioiccs in the opportunity presented Tor dis
| Sorging his accumulated, pent-up venom OF
| the author of the Ship-of State Letter but in
stead of striking his foe openly and in a man
Iy way, he initiates his prototypes, those little
dogs who always bark lOudest at the man who
carries no stick, and tries to Stay down Mr.
RIcE-to slay him sneakingly, covertly, from
around corner, under the mask of pretended
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Judas numbering with 9
kiss. We despise such method of warfare
| If political foe deserves death, we like tt
meet him face to face, and vanquish him, if We
can, in an open and honorable manner.
| In regard to Mr.. RICE's capacity, we think
he is as fit to be Vice President as he is to bt
L. S. Senator-that if he has capacity" fol
the latter position, he may safely and justly
aspire" to the former; but the truth is, We
have never regarded him fit for either, and
Unexpectedly said so. The Pioneer, on thu
other hand, has bepuffed him as Senator, but
now affects to regard the Vice Presidency as
not "within the range of his capacity" Ou
upon such cowardly inconsistency. The ar
| ticle from the Pioneer is as follows:
THE NOMINATION Hon. II. NJ. RICE Fol
| VICE PREsIDENCY.-The Henderson Democrat
of the 9TH inst, contains an article reviewing
the present condition of political affairs, ant
specializing upon the political chances of tho
Presidential campaign of 1860. In this latter
| connection the Democrat says:
"The next Democratic candidate for the Presi
| dency, however, must come from the South. There
already numerous southern asprants for the Of
| fee, among the most prominent of whom are, Gov
Wise, of Va; Hon. A. V. Brown, of Tenn, oul
present able Postmaster General; Breckenridge, o.
| Ky; and Jefferson Davis, of Miss.
| "The Vice President, of course, will be chosen
from the North and, for that office, we know Of
no one, more suitable, who would fill the office
with more honor than Hon. II. NJ. Rice. He is
long long and tried friend of Democracy, an eminent
statesman, and one who has already gained fol-
nilnseh the respect and esteem of the first mon n,