Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-25
The Crow Wing District.

This is the district on the Upper Missssip-
pi represented in the last State Senate by
ANsoN NoRrHRor, and in the House by MIR.
CRurrENpEN. 1t is composed Of the coun-
ties of Grow Wing, Morrison and Mile Lac
the last sort OF mythical county, with ter
ritory enough but no people. We hear that
the political pot is beginning to boil with
some vehemence in that district, and that
both parties are preparing for the field. The
Moccasin Democracy have always swayed
these upper counties: and with few excep-
tions Indian Traders and their tools, mostly
of the RICE stripe, have pretended to be Re-
representatives. of them in our Territorial or
State Legislatures. There is a disposition,
however, at this time, amongst the real people
of the district, to get rid OF the incubus of this
old clique, and to send to the State Capital
white men, who are robbers neither of In
dams nor of the public treasury. CRUTTEN
DEN of Grow Wing, an Indian Trader, but So
cialy clever fellow, has now aspirations
above seat in the House; and as Senator
NoRTHRop very peremptorily declines running
Mr. c. is candidate for the democratic nomin-
alton for the State Senate. He is opposed
by VIM. STURGIs, of Little Falls, one of the
same clique, and noted in times past for his
extreme reluctance to take offices 1t is the
declared determination of each of these gen
tlemen that if the other receives the Demo
cratic nomination, to run independently OF it.
1t is thought, that the man who goes the
most entire animal for the National Admin
istration and denounces DOUGLAS the strong
est, will receive the nomination for HENRY
Nj. RICE is represented up there as extremely
anxious for a Legislative endorsement of his
Lecompton sel-out, and of his Ship-of-State
Letter. 1t is generally supposed that in this
view CRUTTENDEN will obtain the nomination,
being the more devoted RICE man of the
two. But the old Moccasin clique are not 20
be allowed to thus divide and have the whole
field to themselves. The Republicans and
Anti-Lecompton Democrats, and all the hon
est, independent citizens of the District, who
live by work and not by speculation amongst
Indians OF whites, intend to run Dr. r. l..
MErcALF, an able physician of Little Falls,
for the Senate, and that sterling old pioneer
and faithful Missionary of Belle Prairie, Rev.
Mr. AYREs, for the House which, together,
will make ticket strong in intellectual abli-
ty, and in honesty, and they are besides men
who are widely known to almost every voter
of the three counties Either Mr.. FREE
MAN or Mr.. PETERS, of Little Falls, will
receive the Democratic nomination for the
House.
We have word or two of advice to give
the Republicans and honest Democrats ofthe
District above referred to. If you ever ex-
pect to see your section of the State prosper
If you desire to see men of means and
character coming and settling amongst YOU
the first step towards attracting them is to
destroy the rule of the old rowdy, dishonest,
lection-return-forging vote buying, Indian
trading clique that has so long been your re-
proach and shame--t men of character
will be inspired with confidence in your dcsti-
ny-in the just administration of your local
offices-in the judicious raising and the econ
omcal expenditure of the taxes on their
that the influence of your i'm
mediate legislators will be directed hereafter
to the adoption Of measures for dovnl"r;n@
the resources of the entire District, and not
to aid merely, lew town site spectators in
their selfish schemes. Or help the Indian ira
ders to preserve their bad ascendancy in the
councils of the State.