The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-10-27
Eects Against Abase..A Tribute fr0AR
Senater Wilson % Henry M. Rice.

The abuse of Mr.. Roe by tho Press,
takes form 80 malignant, that Il over
shoots its object, and Injuries only the ma
ligner. In the face of the distinguished
and patriotic services rendered the Union
and the State, by Mr.. Rlos, in his position
as Senator, during the most critical peri
DDS of the rebellion, the Press laborsf from
day to day, and each day with increasing
virulenoe, to convict him of disloyalty and
treason. Let uslook ct few facts in fhis
conn ection, and see in what position it
leaves Nr. R,or and his traduoers.
From the commencement of the rebea-
lion till the expiration of his senatorial
term, the Senate WAS in the hands Of the
Republicans by a two-thirds majority.
This Republican Senate shoveced honors
and pressed responsibilities upon Mr.. R1on
such as they granted and imposed On no
, other member Of thst bedy-Repubican
or Democrat. The records Of the Senate
show that he wss placed ca a greater
number Of important committees than any
other Senator, with & single exception.
Under FasszNDEN, a. Chairman, he was .
membea Of the Fnanoe Committee, and,
from bis intimate Acquaintance With tho
monetary affairs Of the country, was
greatly relied on by that pure and able
statesman and fnancier. Under Wusox,
hs was the hardest working and most e.
feosive member Of the Military Committee.
We state what ws personally know, in
saying that Senator WnsoH relied on Mr..
RIoYs advice and cooperation above that
of any other associate, in the difficult
problem Of working up from an insigni6-
can't basis the grand and expansive mill
tAry system, whose operations gave oer-
tainty to the Onion cause. His labors on
the Committees on Public Lands and Post
Offices and Post Roads, as they were most
intimately connected with our State in
terests, are known to ell our people, and
need no special exploitation. BE was
offered and pressed to take membership
of fifth committee, but declined because
he was already overworked.
Here, then, were four Committees, the
most important connected with legisla-
ton, on all of which he was prominent
member, and on all of which be waa
placed by the two-thirds Republican ma
iority of the Senate. Does the Press, con-
slider in what attitude it places that Re-
publican majority, when it arraigns HEN
RY NJ. RICE as traitor? His whole DO.
litical career had been passed before the
eyes of these Republicans was theii
daily associate-they were acquainted
ed with his public acts, and with the SEN
timents by which he was governed. Thus
knowing him, they showed by their act
the highest possible appreciation, no
merely of his unmatched capacity for eff
fective work, but also of his stern, uDyield
ing patriotism.
No Senator from the Northwest, not evel
DOUGLAS, was ever so burdened with tn,
responsibilities, or so complimented witt
the honors, which attach to number. ysri
ETY. and Importance of position, as wa
Mr.. RIoE, during the latter half of his sen
atorial term, when the political maiorit,
of the Senate was Overwhelmingly in tn
hands of his opponents. And no Senate
from any section ever met and discharge,