St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-09-01

a sSntl-Slavery sentiments under his lordly,
arlstocratic nose, as the Seignor Of ST..
Cloud, and his consequent prompt sup
preston of her paper by violence--using,
howeve: another 9retext to justify his con-
duct. +: - .r'. 80. - 49,. =, #S>. ''2 !
! The Pioneer speaks of him in the past
tense as having once ."possessea populari-
ty. He never possessed it. Even when
he was one of the notorious "Monks,~ of
Monks Hail." in the early days. of. St..
Paul, he neyerHwas liked, except amongst
a set of boon companions whom people
generally avoided az they would :noccasin
snakes There is about this old Winneba-
go Interpreter and Trader great deal of
the Indian. He effects a naughty reserve,
and turns up his nose at the vulgar multi
tude. There is nothing genial or hearty
about him. In his Gown locality he will
run greatly behind his ticket, so odious are
his manners aud so little respect IS their
for his antecedents.
The Pioneer speaks of the active part
he formerly took Gin Territorial politics."
Yes-whenr Henry NJ. Rice's personal in
terests were at stake he was always on
hand, ready for anything, no matter how.
gross or unscrupulous. We will give the
l'ton, er an instance: -.
When Willis A.. German came to Min
nesota under the appointmentaof President
Pierce, to succeed Ramsey as Governor OF
the Territory, not knowing any one, he
yielded to Fl M Ricc's solicitations to ap-
point his old Winnebago Trader and In.
terpreter, to be Adjutant General Of the
Territory. Subsequent a few months
afterwards when Hlce qua:gallcd with Gov.
.Gorinan because the latter would not be
his obedient tool III all things, Lowry
played Fetch aud carry for Rice, and final
" the latter undertook, on the authority
Of Lowry, to 1asten the lie upon the Gov
ernor; when the latter Immediately re-:
moved him from his Office as unworthy of
it, and appointed Isaac Van Etten, Adju-
tant Generals in his stead. .:...4 y L,l.:
It was in this way both Lowry and Van
.Etten got their titles of. !" General" of
which they are both so proud, but it ought
to blister Lowry's face with bushes every
time it is applied to him when he recol-
lects how it Was obtained and how illy he
repaid the power that conferred tho "'hon-
orP' ..::s4%.5. -
The >"Pioneer" makes one correct re-
mark, however. It says that Mr.. Lowry
presents Striking contrast to his .oppo-
nent' Mr.. Donnelly. This is So But we
assure our contemporary, the contrast is
immensely in Mr. Donnelly's favor 1t is
true it may be urged that Mr.. D. never
had the advantage of being the son Of a
Missionary Indian Agent-nor Of an in
tellect-whetting controversy against Cath
olic pricst-nor Of wearing breech-clouts
in the Winnebago Colleges-nor of being
she Interpreter Of Winnebag go lingo for
Uncle Sans or lIr. Henry NJ: Rice's ben
etit-nor does he enjoy the characteristic
ofputting on aristocratic airs of being
better than other people,; but. then on the
other hand, Mr.. Donneily is a man iny the
full possession Of all his physical and in
tellectual faculties mo 'sold man at twvcnn-
tysdve" better :speaker-a better writer
"a deeper thinker-a1 better scholar-a a
M man Of; more generous and, genial ,dispo-
sition, and a better Democrat in the en-.
larged and liberal sense of the tern ='.''
If the Winnie bago Interpreters all that
the "Pioneer" pretends heis, just1trot'him
out on the stump, and let the People de-,
eide which is the ablest and best man. Of
the two by personally hearing and seeing
them in a canvass over the State. 30 80
L We dare the Pioneer and His Winne-
bagoship to meet the issue, and let it. be
seen see Of. all, ssoAich side is favored by the
Striking contrast which certainly does ex-
ist bsb'+en tbs TWO men,-Minnesotian.