The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-27

Organ, Playing its Part.
The Times is exercised in mind at our high
treason in questioning the right of its Demo-
cratic friends, the RICEs, to accumulate pow
err and perpetuate their dynasty ad infnitum
in Minnesota, at the expense of the people
1t talks about "vipers," ''dirty work." "poi-
son. &c. 1t is getting along finely and
from being indignant the other day at our
simply announcing its adhesion to the Rail-
road Loan Swindle, it now bids fair to earn
its money in that cause by the most strenu-
GUS partizanship. 1t had better, however,
start out with little fairness, if it even
brings up in the end with INSCRIPTIONS de-
nunciation, and reckless assertion.
According to most peoples notions its mode
of representing an opponent as exhibited in
the following extract from its yesterday is
sue, is not exactly the fair thing:
In its (NinnesOtan's) issue of yesterday we find the
1--WE deem but justice to Mr. Edmund Rice to saw at
his request that heard him say that bill
for the monster Loan) SHALL pass and that will
CRUSH every man who opposes ;" and that he denies
The editor may be obliged to take the backward track
on other wholesale charges which he has already
made"
The use of the word obliged in this con-
nection does not we hope refer to a phase of
the "crushing OUT process yet undeveloped,
and which the Times and the great and
mighty potentate for whom its zeal so over
flows, are together connecting in the shape
of Notwithstanding bug, infer
nal machine, to extinguish 'that cursed Min
nesotian" and erect the Times triumphantly
Growing with the most magniloquent notes,
upon its ruins We trust not. We hum
bly, implore not But before the lightning
flashes and the thunder roars suppose the
Times treats its readers to the other sentence
of our short article relative to Mr. EDMUND
RIcEs declaration, in order that those delu-
ded readers may see for themselves whether
VIC did really back out from any charge we
made; and be prepared to conjecture the
amount of probability in the future for our
stalking the back track in some OTHER whole
sale charges which he (the awful editor afore-
said,) has already made" The other SEN
tence,-if the Times HASN'T the article handy
reads as follows:
''On the other hand, it is but fair to our
sell to remark, that we made the statement
upon the authority of a citizen of St. Paul.
gentleman of high character, who is equal
ly decided in his recollection that Mr.. RICE
d'd use the language or its equivalent
If the Times thinks that is backing out
from our charge, it has the merit of being be-
ing peculiar in its opinion; for nobody else
will entertain such notion. 1t is plain as
our own or our cotemporary's beauty, that
we merely gave Mr.. RICE the benefit of his
own denial and then Immediately thereafter
endorsed the high character of orr inform
ant. AS the latter is not interested, except
as any other citizen is who has large unen-
numbered property to be taxed, while Mr..
R1cE's $4,000 salary, if no more, depends on
the success of the Loan, we prefer to trust
the recollection of Mr.. MACKUBIN in regard
to the incautious declaration of the Presi-
dent of the NJ. P. II. r. rather than the latter
genteman's obvousness on the subject.
Whatever Mr.. RICE said however, events
are crowding upon everybody the belief that
such is the purpose of the railroad interest
Vide the childish card ofthe Winona DELEGATION
"srasing" their names from the subscriDt,on
list of the Minnesotsan !-vMe, the threat in
the Times to injure MAcuBIx & EpcrRrox,s
banking business, &c. But praise the Lord,
we guess that firm, as we'll as tie Minneso.
tan, will survive the shock of all the light
n'ng bug double back action crushiaq ma
chimes the money grabbers may bring to
bear.
The threats and the impotent action afore-
SAID, show however, the ,riU. Give S.
'oo'oOo of the peoples money into the
hands of Mr.. RICE, id est omne genNs ard
who can say they will not try ard ind way.
- crush peoples