The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-07-21

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TEMPERASCE.--The time is now at hand when
the friends Of Temperance should be at work, if they
hope to succeed at the fall elections.
II is fac, well established that the Temperance
men in this Territory have heretofore neglected to
take proper interest in the nomination of candid
ates for the Legislative Assembly, and it is to be
hoped that every Temperance man in each precinct
and representative district in the Territory will feel
it TO be his imperative duty 10 exert himself to Sc
cure the nomination of good temperance men for the
Legislature and other important offices, to be sup
ported a, the election in October next.
We hy no means wish to be understood that we
propose Tor the friends of temperance a separate
ganization. That, we feel confident, would be the
most certain means of destroying The present fatter
ing prospec: for the Of thoroa, temperance
reform in the Territory. When the political tenn
perature Of the Territory cool, and organrza
ton Of parties existed, the formation Of temperance
hope to be more successful now, when the political
thermomete points to fever heat and a thorough
ganization Of parties is beng consummated.
There is 10 in this Territory, venture to
saw whose sympathies not with one or the other
of the great political parties of this Union, and we
desire to see every friend Of temperance with his
political partv and exert himself the
nation by his party Of will best promote
the success Of Il cause mme dis,ey connected with
the future prosperity Of Minnesota. Heretofore tcrn
pe,ance men have too much neglected to attend
interest themselves about political meetings, nom
mating conventions. They felt confident that the
Territory contained large majority Of Temperance
men, and With this knowledge, !eeGn, secure of suc
cess said within Themselves ''lot the runmies nom
mate their ticket and we will Vote Cor temperance
men and elect them forgetting that the temperance
cause was Of many interests involved in cleo
ton, and considered paramount all others by
but limited few.
The meeting for the nomination Of candidates Is
the field for temperance 10 labor in, and 1t The
proper put i nomination by the two political
parties, then the cause Of temperance will he certain
Of success.
TERRITORIAL OFFlcERs.--Congrcss, during
it, session in 1852 enacted, that 10 officer Of either
himself from the duties Of his office would not be
entitled receive pay for the year in which such ah-
sencc took place unless the PrcsiIea, certified that
there good cause for such absence. The present
administration, with a commendabc determination
that this, we'll as other laws shall lie faithfully
executed, and also DESTROYS that injustice may re-
suit hereiro,n has caused to be addressed to each
al .tH.o ~. II
TREASURY DEPARfTFNT.
Compr2iler's Office, lane q, 1853.
SiR:--The first section of an act approved June
l3,h, 1882, chapter 49, pamphlet laws, page 10, is
as follows.
''That whenever any officer Of either Of the Ter
ftorles OF the Uuted States shall be absent there
from, and from the duties cf his office no salary shall
be PAID him during the >ear in which such absence
shall occur, ness good III 'reor shall be shown
To the President Of the itcd States, who shalt Off
ciay certify his opinion Of such cause co the proper
accounting officer of the Treasury, be ild in his
Office
Application for his official certificate having been
made 10 the President by Territorial off ,er, whose
absence was not on leave previously obtained. there
alter sanctioned, and it having his knowledge
N the Investigation Of that case, that officers OF the
Territories occasionally absent themselves from the
place of their duties for Conside able time under cir
cumstances, in which the President may have reason
douOt the suicIcncy of the cause and to the pref
udce of the public service avoid which, ia future,
am directed by the Secretary OF the Treasury, un-
der instructions from the President to address this
circular to ali the officers of the Territories, notifying
them, that the President will not, in any hereaf
ter, certify the suicency of the alleged of any
absence Of the officer from the Territory when not
duty, by order Of the proper department, the Pres
idcnt, unless such absence shall have been commu-
Gated to, and sanctioned by the proper head Of De.
par,ment, according to the analogy Of whist is already
practiccd IN ether branches of the Government
To avoid delay in settling and paying Your salnry
YOU viii be pleased address letter to this Office in
arrive by due Of mail before the end
of each quarter stating whether, you have, ur have
not been absent, during the quarter, from the Terri
tory, and from your duties.
Sincerely, yours,
ELISHA WHlrTLESEY,
Comptroller.