The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-01-29
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Saint paul, Saturday, sauulrg 2a, 1858.

Saint paul, Saturday, sauulTg 2a, 1853.
sl.rieus Tri.mph Of Truth and Jns,ice-Over-
throw Of the Sweetser and Robertson Conspir-
acter!
After three weeks of incessant war, waged by
Robertson and his faction upon that portion Of
the House of Representatives which he could
not coax. buy nor drive into an endorsement OF
his recent and former course towards faithful
public officers and honorable citizens, bis forces
were finally thrown into a hopeless minority in
that body on Tuesday last, and an entire organ
ization was effected on the first trial of that day.
Hon. David Day, of Cass county, was elected
Speaker; Joseph r. Brown, of Dakota, Chief
Clerk Joseph Ford, Of Washington, Assistant
Clerk; VIM. II. Morse, Of Washington, Enroll
ing Clerk E. F. Parker, of Wabasha, Sergeant
alarms John c. Bowers, of Benton, Messcn-
ger; and Jeremiah Vandusen, of Washington,
Fireman These gentlemen are, with one or two
minor exceptions, deadly opposed to the Rob
ertson and Sweetser plan Of tactics, by which it
was contemplated to plumber the Sioux Indians,
end their legitimate traders, of s275, 200. In
OtncI "oIuS, shSS Vic hVASSt HIGH, uuu oppoScu
to the success Of plunderers, low prostitute
presses, aud villains of every stamp, whether
found in the private Or public walks of life.
On Wednesday, the two Houses met in Joint
Convention to receive the Governors Message.
Immediately thereafter, in pursuance Of law,
Territorial Printers for the ensuing year. Up
on the first vote, the result showed that Owens
4 Moore and Joseph r. Brown (the latter rep
resenting the PiOneer) received fifteen votes
one more than was necessary TO clect-Owens
L Moore and d. A. Robertson one vote and d.
A. Robertson ten votes DR.. Ames "a consis-
tent Democrat from Illinois, as the Democrat
wrote him down last week, being under instruc-
tions from his constituents not to vote for that
venal organ, threw his vote away on John C..
Rives, Of Washington City. Mr.. Truax, al
though acting with the majority, considered
himself under pledge to some Of his constitu-
ents to vote for Robertson for part of the
printing, and faithfully and honestly carried it
out He threw the one vote for Robertson and
ourselves We most heartily regret that any
one of our friends found himself under the con-
scientious necessity Of associating us with any
such low-fung company and we have no doubt
the regrets of the voter himself are equal to our
own.
Thus has the course of the MinnesOtian been
endorsed, "to the fullest extent" by the repre-
sentatives Of the people. Thus has majority
OF the Legislature branded the editor of the
Democrat as o wholesale libeller and traducer,
and unworthy the confidence of honest men,
This great Democratic organ'-the "only
Democratic organ in the Territory" with-ac-
cording to its own showing last October and
November-a Democratic Legislature to back
it, comes before that Legislature, and can re-
ceive but little more than one-third of its votes
for printer! Does not this most thoroughly
prove what We have said all the while, that he
is not the organ of the Democracy of the Terri
tory-that large portion of the party repud-
ate him and his course, and will never acknOw-
ledge that he has the talent, honesty, standing
or influence necessary to occupy the response
bic position he claims?
Speaking in a strictly party sense, there are
but ten members of the Legislature who can be
set down as Wings. There are but ten who
would have voted with the Wings, had they
been citizens of any of the States at the last
Presidential election. All the others would
have gone for Pierce and King. If then, this
wholesale libeler is the organ of the entire Dem
ocracy. as he claims to be, how comes it that
here are six votes beyond the strength of our
party which we have received in opposition
to him People abroad can thus see the absurd
ity of the claim which he sets up as the organ
Of the Democracy. The truth is now apparent
and he will soon begin to be regarded outside
the Territory as he is in it-nothing but a low
and groyelling creature, who once. by sheer ac-
cident, got hold of some of the crumbs of Office
converted the proceeds into types and presses
and has set himself up here to publish most
scurrilous, merccnary and prostituted sheet, to
the great disgust and discontinue of his party,
and the eternal disgrace and damnation of him
self-morally and politically. This is the fact
of the whole matter.
In the name of Truth, Justice and Honesty
We thank the members Of the Legislature who
have rendered this verdict. In the name of the
people-the honest, incorruptible people
the hardy pioneers Of Minnesota, we thank
them Asto ourselves, personally, We are deep
ly sensible of the favors thus shown us, and the
continued confidence reposed in our humble
efforts. We can only say that our undivided
efforts shall be, to more fully merit than here
fofore SO great mark Of public appreciation.
The Vote On Printing.
The Members who voted for us as Territorial
Printers on Wednesday are: Messrs. Ba5coek,
Harrington, Forbes, Kittson Loomis, and Nc
Leod, of the Council and Messrs. Day, Gin
gras, Ludden, Mckee, Randall, Rolette, Ram