The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-09-02
The Minnesotian's Attack on General
Lowry.


l have just seen the Minnesotian of Au-
gust 22d, which contains a long article
against Gen. S. B. LOWRY, the Democratic
nominee for Lieutenant Governor. 1t
abounds in false statements, some of which
are direct and others indirect. The friends
of that gentleman, however, will not regret
the article, inasmuch as it affords an occa-
sion for them to mention some things in his
favor which otherwise it might not have
been in good taste to refer to-.
At the very outset of that article mis-
statement is made, rejecting on the Generals
native State; a very small matter only as
it indicates the general ignorance of the
writer of the whole affair which he under.
takes to present to the public.
The Minnesostian is correct, however, in
saying that his father was the Rev DAVID
LOWRY, a minister of the Cumberland Pres
byterian denominations" who, continues
that paper, "doubtless from his own Chris
tian zeal to save souls, removed into the
Winnebago tribe of Indians as missionary
to convert them to Christianity and civil
zation." That paper is further correct in
its admission that Gen. LOWRY acquired
the Winnebago language more perfectly,
perhaps, than any other white person ever
has DONE"
Gen. LOWRY removed to Minnesota in
lS47, when the Winnebagos came, and
continued trader among them for several
years. His dealings with them were of an
honorable character, fact which even the
Minnesotian does not dare to deny. He
possessed their confidence to a remarkable
degree, and retains it to this day, though
bis business relations with them terminated
some time ago. When the Winnebagos
visited Washington last spring, to make
treaty, it was their desire that Gen. LOWRY
should accompany them as their Interpreter
in their interviews at the Indian Bureau
and with the President, and he did so. The
sagacity Of Indians in judging of the charac-
ter and integrity of white men is proverbial,
and the fact that the Winncbagos still con-
fde in Gen. LOWRY as their friend, after
long years of acquaintance with him, is a
tribute to his character which any man
might envy.
Gen. LOWRY is also charged With heing
friend of Senator RICE. In the eyes of the
Minnesotian this is grave offence, but as
large majority of the people of Minnesota
regard Mr.. RICE as faithful and devoted
servant of the State, they will hardly
appreciate the peculiar views of the Mime
sotian.
The assertion that Gen. LOWRY is ian
extreme pro slavery man" is a malicious
falsehood. He never owned a slave, nor
had anything to do with slavery. And he
is by no means radical or "extreme" in his
political opinions.
The statement that he is "a determined
opponent of Mr.. DOUGLAS" is also untrue.
He cordially adheres to the sentiment ex.
pressed in late speech Of Judge DOUGLAS,
that "there is no such term in the Demo.
cratic vocabulary as Douglas Democrats or
Buchanan Democrats" He is not bound
at all to Mr.. BUcHANAN's administration,
and endorses it only so far as it accords
with his own views.
A more scandalous and contemplate lie
has never been uttered than the statement
that Gen. LOWRY was instrumental either
directly or indirectly in destroying Mrs.
Sw1ssHELM's press. The claim, too, that it
was destroyed on political grounds-because
it was an anti.slavery press--is destitute of
any truth. These are the facts: Mrs.
SwIssHELM had to some extent offended Mr..
SHEPLEY, lawyer Of good standing in st.
Cloud, by remarks in her paper upon his
friends. In a short time Mr.. SHEpLEY
delivered a lecture on "Woman," in st.
Cloud, and treated "the women's rights"
woman with considerable sarcasm and
ridicule. Mrs. SwIssHELM was present
and in the next number of her paper, de-
voted lengthy article to Mr.. SHEPLEy's
lecture, and in it used remarks implying that
be was accustomed to associate with women
of questionable character.
The innuendoes in the article led many to