Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-05-01
The Boot on TOther LeS--'' Private Adj
Vices, from III. M. Rice.


The Buchanan Douglas Sib'ey-Rice organ,
called the Pioneer, which, few weeks ago,
had no words too harsh for the combination
evidently existing between the President and
the Lecompton members Of the Senate, to
keen Minnesota out of the Union, and cOnse-
ouently MesSrs RICE and SHIELDS from their
place in the Senate, and our three repreSen-
tatiyes from the seats they claim IN the
House, is now on another tack. Then. it
was the Democratic party, which stood in the
artagonistic position to Minnesota's speedy
Abundance into the Union of Sovereign States.
| Now, it tells us as follows:
"Our private advices from Washington
assures us, that the Republican programme
was avowedlv against the admission OF our
State, until Kansas was finally disposed Of
That party is, therefore, Justly responsible tor
the delay, and we intend to hold them to that
responsibility before the people,
The terrible consequences which must en-
sue 10 the Republican party from this dire
threat of sub editor MILLS, can only be APP
precated 10y those who are acquainted with
that respectable individual
But, if he will turn back to the files of the
Pioneer while he was at Washington enjoy
ing the brandy and champaign which he calls
hospitality Of Mr.. Henry NJ. RICE, who
lives there at the rate of $4,000 per annun
on an income of about $4,000 and that
| amount vet in esse,-he will discover that his
senior and superior editor has heretofore held
| the Democratic party responsible for THIS Gerry
| same o6tnce and that even admitting this
| charge that the Republicans in Congress, or
Republicans here at home, are not now ex-
| tremy eagfr to allow Mr. RICE and the House
delegation from Minnesota the opportunity,
| through our immediate admission, to give
the Buchanan administration and the Le-
complexities the Quid pro quo,-the consdera-
tion,-for favors received or expected-by
their voting for Lecompton in violation of
solemn pledges TO their constituents bar
gain and sale whiSch must forever render them
insamouS"-H Is no more than The Democratic
panty previously did; and which indeed it is
still doing!
Is it not really hunilliating sort of a
| whine, for the letter writer's from Washing
ton of these private advices" to sub-editor
Mills, to want to hold the Republican party
RESPONSIBLE Tor Congress not dong or de-
laying to do, a certain act, when that party is
Il minority Of both branches of Congress !;
while the great Democratic party has al un-
disputed preponderance in the legislative and
executive branches of the Government, and
can do Just schaterer they please to accomplish!
Therefore, if Minnesota is not admitted
forthwith, the oorty in po,c1,-the Democrat
ic party-ls responsible and no other Is
not this correct deduction from the cir
cum>tances
The Pioneer attributes to simple state
ment of facts, which It says some individual
Republican in st. Paul has had printed and
forwarded to Washington to the Republican
members Of Congress, and to the influence
Of some few Minnesota Republicans visiting
that city, the present reluctance of Congress
rush Us into the Union. Really is it pos
>ibe that the great Mr.. RICE-thc hitherto
Goliath Of influence at Washington-backed
with all the host of Minnesotlans in the fed
eral city attending on the Indian treaties
aided 10y the renegades, PHELPS and ScAv-
ANAUCH and BEcKKR-with in addition the
refined jugslery of JOSEPH r. BRown to help
him--has become SO important, that little
paper Of facts-and q word from one or two
individuals, and they Republicans ! render
nugatory all his efforts to get Democratic
Congress to admit US into the Union, and
himself into the enjoyment Of the pay and
perqusites Of L. S. SENATOR How have the
mighty fallen! No wonder he couldn't OBJ
tain from the administration the small office of
Chippewa Agent, for his dear and near friend
| Mr.. LYNDE!