, 1859-06-28
4 POLITICAL EXPOSURE II MiNNES0TA.
Gov. German Turns States Evidence.

tr.om III. Ciatde!d lsilu..> Republican. sls'.l
". were much amused, i few days since. TO
hear 4 public conversation between EA'Hos'
{:orna,,, and several citizens Of Cilatfield, b"tll
Democrat aud Republican, relative TO the recent
disclosures Of jas. ". Lrn1e. The Ex-l'ovcr-
nor. with creLii:blr honesty DECLARED that he
knew from Ills own pcrSonal knowledge that thy
Rice ,ncu, headed BY Henry NJ. Rice, himself.
did two years a.o, in 1}rckers law-o''ice, tix up
tho plan by means Of which the canvass OF me
election III l>57 was made. The GoyeFnor 1nr-
ter declared that it WAS known mol on!y 10 nm
sic hut ia others il. and around st. rau!, that
tin first arrangement of II. ". Rice with the re-
turns defeated s;ibley, but that this created such
{, ruw III the camp of the IrcccA elou'S 1hAt
Rice backed down and altered the plan anu sih'
lev was elected bv the 9'rxt Arrangement oy ~
naiority. "Da,nn it, said the Govern"E, re-
trrJiu. to the Democrats present, " ice all kno"
"ss.is, and vet these same tricky Brccca-tlou'
Moccasi!i;es would set themselves M a.sal'1'
far honest Democrats 10 vote for. Although
u,r of Henry II. Eices hcst friends III Chattield
was present at this conversation. he ~! n"t Ills
nu,c these damaging charges ot the EA,t.oScre
nor against Mr.: R'ce, slWrly ennfentnE e'nse'i
liz o,syni.,y aud shutting bis eyes in well frgaca
ustpni-hn1ent If what the Ex-Governor sa'd
in the presence Of his Democratic brethren ~
trur and We have no reason 10 ttonut woT"'
| Mr.. Lyndr's charges gre I'LL sustained. and arc
| wcll-known to be true by every prominent Denl@
| From ,le st, Taul st:aucs't::a 3lSs.1
| Gov, t:or1nan testitics IN that whic! We k''e"
| aud charged lol;s ago. 1t is. as ltc int'mates,
m undouL,rI fact ,..at the first forEerics from
:. t.,-s TuIl and Pcn,bi,,a did nut afford sui
! 1icen1 VOTES 10 elect Sihley Hut when the re-,
| turns from Lake Superior were recclyed ana
found 30 Unexpectedly favorable to Ramscs'
thrre I,y The Sib1ey branch Of the Moccasini'rs.
i lta,lin. rcd faced friend Of l;icc. WAS there.
| u,,nn h,.arI to say, well. this Lake Superior
return las kicked up such i fuss th's to save
Henry tor Senator we'll now have to g' to work
anl fix il M differently" Then It was, tha'
chief Rice men. was held ut the american
H,aise. There it vas, that Secretary tt!aSt
| stated the foptny up Of the returns as tf'es
stou,I in Ills office, and that "s something Mt's
be- tiuue or Ramsey WAS elected,
Then it was, that his brotlltr' :|ohn ,. Ih,ie
I,;.n,,f office, into the upper couutrr. 10 lIas'
the necessary returns .foritd 1T swan hl'e7 aat
Crnw Wing: which Was I'LL duly done accord
| i,,r IL tue Sunday caucus programme, ann IN
[ uew arrla .clltnt." through i harefacc" dfs
regard If their ua!hs BY Meslary and brown
was made to count Slbley into thc ExecuflS
Chair. -.
Eut, prior to his accepting ts canvass a
| lust and correct, another Democratic Caue'
was held 1T thu Office Of the Minnesota and /:
| cihc Railroad Compant Rice Pres
dent in the back room thereof. sib'ey: "
H;cy, t:ur.,lan, Steele, Col. Robertson a'id ut!
: | crs, ,ll.n and there discussed the adslsiblit!
either Of taking advantage Of the known i"r.s
sics Just rs they :tuod un the fraudulent rec4f
mr. rt submittin. To Gov. Ramsey and the IL
pus,licans proposition for fair investigation
r SiIlcv 1T this caucus submitted his consclcns
: a:l action to the Judgment OF the assemble
lenders. lie woulI DO whatever they said W:
:. rxpclient for tho interests Of thu party,
They decided, that notwithstanding they
knew The returns to be forserie*. yet Us tL.
!. wrrc .:on ,hc record Siblcy md the 1'ar'
: should "takc advantage Of Them" he shon
acccpt the fraudncnt1yo office; al
l. Ramsey and the Republicans might. II th'
choose. contest tho canvass 'bcfore the @nrfei
Court"-mcu,bcrs Of which, We believe, VT
| also prcscn, on the rascally occasion. but 4
: no. certain. One Of the leaders, when "co
1rst;n: before the Supreme Court was me
,pnrd. Observed, sarcastically, that - Rams
would have good time Of it before those IT
Democratic judges.
:. These urc the facts. We are prepared to 81
= tain them in :: court Of justice And W Wy
C :.lad one who kuows so well these rasca1ltses
!, Iiu Noccasisitcs. as Gov. Gornans opportu
IS ties have allowed lin to do, has ulouuted
| Witness stand.