Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-05-15

to become more or less inimical to our ad
mission from deep disgust at the venality and
want of principle thus displayed by oui
representatives.!
They know IN their own secret hearts, that
neither Gov. RAMSEY, nor Judge COOPER nor
DR.. Foster had anything whatever to do
with the document. either in advising it, or
writing it, or transmitting it!
The whole is an an unmittigated talSehood,
and RICE and his tool who make the charge
are we'll aware that it is a falsehood; and
this present petering out of the Pioneer, af-
ter all its premonitions and warnings of ex-
traordinary disclosures, into the lame and
impotent conclusion that somebody,-wHoM it
don't show,-has circulated at Washington
the document which it publishes fully war
rants the belief that 10th RICE and the Pr
oneer Editor are playing the part of SANDER
ers for purpose and that purpose is to es-
cape public scrutiny into the misdeeds of the
former by raising dust and in the dirty cloud
allowing the distinguished moccasinite to
escape popular observation and uncomforta-
bic comments upon his own trucking, buy
ing, selling, and official corruption generally I!
Another object of this assault at this time,
is doubtless to endeavor by these falsehoods
to prejudice the popular mind against Gov
ernor RAMSEY, just as he is about entering
npon the contest of SIsLEY's right to hold
his cert ficate as Governor-a certificate pro-
cured By forgeries-and of his authority to ex.
ecute the functions Of that office which
RAMSEY was duly and fairly elected to fill +!
But the People understand the game of
Mr.. RICE as we'll as the object of Mr.. SIBLEY.
For the former, they have only loathing for
his utter recklessness Of principle, and Off
cial jobbing and corruption generally; for
the latter, they have contempt for his con-
currence in the yforyeries which he knoms gave
him the certificate which hc holds, united
with some pity for the weakness which rem
ders the qualification Of his vanity more
powerful lever of action with him, than the
impulses Of honor or the principles of inhe-
rent right
Finessing and crying stop thief" won't
avail any longer. The intelligent popula-
ton that now occupy Minnesota, cannot be
humbugged by either cf these men, as the
old frontier population of the early days
were often deluded by their Indian tricks
and medicine charms. Mr.. HENRY M. RICE
may confess as much as he chooses his own
powerlessness to secure our admission and
may seek in this foolish Manner by
dragging private citizens who are Republl-
cans irto the arena, to account for his own
fsebtsness and imbecility! but it will not win;
any more than Mr.. SIBLEY will succeed in
popular opinion by this blundering attempt of
the Pioneer to prejudice in advance, by per-
sonal misrepre sentation and by raising feisn-
ed and extraneous issues, the case of his op-
poncnt in the judicial investigation about to
be instituted into his right through forged
election returns to be the Governor Of Min
nesota!
Be assured, gentlemen, that such course
won't win now-a-days-the People are getting
up to trap, and are beginning to appreciate
the principle, veracity, honor and honesty of
the ancient tribe oi Indian Traders at their
full value-nOthing less and nothing more