The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-08-05
THE s'PRESS' >, FEEDING ON
SOUR GRAPES..BILL KING AND
THE WHISKY INTEREST.

The Press don't take the defeat of its
candidate for the Congressional nominal
ton philosophically, or christianity, but
comes down on "B1LL KING" Postmaster
of the House of Representatives, as the
cause of it's humiliation. In an article
printed yesterday, entitled "The Recent
Sale of Hennepin County," that gentle
man is charged with serious political Of
fences; and moral delinquencies are in
situated against him, which, if SUBJ
stantiated, would be very likely to cost
him his position as an officer of Congress.
These public insinuations cover allegations
privately made that KING realized from
$40, 900 to $75, 900 last session, as bro
ker of Congressional votes on certain leg
islation affecting the whisky interest, and
that he has now on hand an immense
quantity of cold Rye" and "Bourbon. >
We mention this that our readers may un-
| derstard the illusions of the Press. We
give the Press article entire:
THE RECENT SALE OF IIENNEPIN COUNTY.
On Monday evening last there arrived at
Minneapolis gentleman often disrespectfully
spoken of as bill King" and who, a few
years ago, had considerable difficulty In Dor
rowing enough of money to pay his expenses
to Washington but now the elegant and opu-
lent incumbent of the Congressional Post Of
fee, the fourishing owner of the Rochester
On, Y.) Democrat, of the Minneapolis atlas, of
several members of Congress. of Hennepin
~ 81 a1r10
and OF sew other large and lucrative institu-
tons which pry handsome dividends on the
slight investment of time and skill which he
can afford to devote to each Ofthem.
1t was one ofthe latest and most pregnant
sayings of this distinguished gentleman, and
strikingly illustrative of the high toned indie
pendence of his character that "he had made
80 much money out of whisky during the past
winter, that he did not care a d-n for these
cusses'-meaning the old friends who had
heretofore stood by Kim.
1t was inferred from this that he was going
to desert Minnesota and run the State of New
York; but the sequel shows that no pent up
Utica contracts his powers, and that he can
manage New York, Washington, Minnesota.
and the whisky market at the same time, with.
out the least difficulty.
The sudden appearance of this great man at
Minneapolis spread CONSERVATION among the
people of his Hennepin County estate, who
during his absence had presumptuously under
taken to manage their own affairs. He at
once resolved upon bold stroke to rebuke
and punish their insOlent interference. He
resolved to sell them out at wholesale and
forthwith.
Accordingly, on Tuesday he sent for Hon.
Ignatius Donnelly, who went up on the after
noon train and held lengthy interview with
King at the office of the Minneapolis atlas.
The result of this interview was an agreement
between Mr.. Donnelly and Mr.. King, the main
stipulations of which, on the part of Mr.. Don
nelly, are as yet secret. In an open postscript
to the secret arrangement, however, he pledg-
ed himself to surrender the entire control of
the patronage and politics Of Hennepin county
into the hands of Mr.. King, and that Governor
Ramsey's friends should be excluded from any
voice in either; while in consideration of this
and the other pledges of a confidential charac-
ter, MIR King agreed to bring down straight
Donnelly delegation to the District Convention
and that Mr.. Aldrich should Withdraw from
| the canvass in his favor, and publish card in
the Atlas to that effect.
| Having thus formally and summarly dis
posed of Aldrich and sold out the people of
Hennepn county, Mr.. King proceeded to in
| d1te Tor the atlas concise statement of this
interesting and comprehensive business trans
action, remarking in finishing his composition,
that ne had :" not yet consulted the Colonel y
about the card referred to, but was perfectly
| sure he would get it.
He might also have remarked with equal
truth and ironical piquancy that he had not
consulted the people of Hennepin county about
their votes, but was perfectly sure that he car
ried them also in his breeches pockets, and
that there was no earthly reason why he should
| not use his own property to the best adyan.
tage, whether in the political or whisky mar.
ket, or his own individual and special behooi
and profit.
The above is a succinct and accurate history
so far as it has transpired, of this remarkable
sale of Hennepin county, of the main partic.
ulars of which we challenge denial.
Samuel Hallett, general manager of the
Union Pacific Railroad, was shot at and killed
| in the street in WYandOtte, Kansas. on ths