The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-05-27
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graceful .taaes W SENATOR Rec Passage af
the Ha5 Bred Ttaa Pr, Empt'o" B,h.
wAsuiNoroS, May IL.
The act for the admission Of Minnesota
which passed the House yesterday. was ap
proved by the rrsi,lcn, to-day, and notice
thereof transmitted To Congress lmmedi-
a,ely on the receipt Of the message by the
Senate, Mr.. TooNus, Of Georgia presented
the credentials Of Hon. liKSRY NJ. Res,
Senator elect from cur State, and moved
tina, the customary oath be administered To
him. and that he be permitted TO take hs
seat,
As this motion was on the point OF being
carried into execution, Senator liA.i.AS, Of
Iowa, laid before the Senate certain papers
purporting to charge Mr. Rick with cor
ruption in the sale Of the Fort Crawford
Reservation, while acting NJ agent Of the
War Department, during the last year
These papers were signed by some Of the
settlers on ,ha. part Of the reservation with
in the limits of Iowa, and set forth that Mr..
Rex had defrauded them in receiving from
them 81 30 per acre for their lands. while
he had given them receipts oIly for
: 81 q, and hal pocke,od the surplus -
cents 10 his own use. lie did not know the
proper course 10 pursue in reference to these
.sht.s:ss; III. had. sysi,ls.ss s., ssrsas i!si
matter directly before the Senate, and let
them take such action rs they might deem
proper The charges. lac said. came 10 linn
supported 10y high authority, and II they
were true Mr.. Rec ought no, to he allowed
u scat in the Senate.
The presentation ii such charges, at such
time, created a general feeling OF surprise
md Indignation The charges wcfe Of a
character, which. il true. could not affect
Mr.. Rlcs's rirh, to his seat. nor prevent the
instant recognition thereof by the Senate,
II bore on its face most cowardly and I'M.
gcntlcmanly attempt TO annoy aud Disgrace
IA heightened gentleman under circumstances
where Lc could make no lctcucc. This view
was taken by M'ssrs BnowS, of MisissipIi
SWAMI, of Michigan. Bsionr, Of indiana
IooNns. of Georgia, and others. who took
the occasion to speak Of Mr. KlcE in terms
of the highest enIogy. while they showed the
most open contempt Of the unparliament.
AIRY and ungentlcmanly course adopted by
the Iowa Senator. ! have never witnessed
II eccno where q whole body seemed M thor
oughly alive with a generous sympathy Tor
an accused party, and so Thoroughly hnlucd
with Il scorntul Indignation nj an accusr.
The motion passed for the admission Of Mr.
lt,ox. without a dis~uting voice even the
priestiy renegade who brought forward the
charges. lacking the courage to intcrpoae
hs opposition, 10 the extent Of voting in the
negative.
After the oath had been administered "a
Mr.. Ricr, he rose To question Of privilege
and said that no notice had been given him
from any quarter Of the existence of ,he
charges which had just before been present
ed by the Senator from Iowa. The land in
question was sold in cxac, accordance with
the specific Instructions of the Secretary Of
War and If TINT Senator had taken the
trouble 10 examine the papers on flo in the
( Ia l. -
they were utterly destitute Of truth lIo
should ask as investigation Of tbs matter !;
and he pledged himself 10 the Senate and
the country, that il anything should NJ,
I pear imp uRnlng his character OF official con
duet in that Transaction, be would resign hia
seat in the Senate,
The infamy Of the Iowa Senator will ap.
pear from ,bcsc facts. During the early
part Of April. Mr.. IIAHi.s introduced re-
solution asking for information from the
Secretary Of War in relation 10 the sale of
this reservation. This information was fur.
nIsiied on the 9Th Of that month, and was
d u character which directly met and over.
threw the charges which were contained IN
the papers presented 10 the Senate this
morning. Mr. HAmAs hnd -en this re-
port, and not only brought the matter for
ward with Il fall knowledge Of ts falsity,
but with the printed evidence u its untrnth
lying "a his desk al the time. send copy