The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-08-19
For the Minncso.Iari.
The Men-their Acts and Aims.

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dreaded and predicted, has fallen upon u.s.
The senseless clamor raised and spread by
few weak men, and tottering daily newspapers,
has had its undeserved but natural result. The
priceless donation, obtained from the reluctant
hands of government by the efforts of the
friends of the territory and the sagacious bust
ness men of the nation, has been recalled, and
we are left not only to mourn its loss, and the
irrecovcrable loss of the great prospective ben
efts that were inevitable to flow from it, but
we are also left to the bitter consciousness that
to our folly alone can we justly attribute the
disaster. II is true that tn, large majority of
Minnesotians, looking to the vast advantages
that were to be derived from the accomplish
mcnt of the splendid enterprise now SO wicked
ly blasted, have disapproved of the recent silly
and corrupt examinations so industriously ut
tered in cOnvcrsation-in letters to influential
men at Washington, and through the columns
of newspapers. But our fault consists in sus-
tanning the men and the presses that have been
instrumental in inficting this blow upon our
city aud territory. Had we in times past plac-
ed the proper mark of public opinion upon ig-
norant. and vile block heads who have crawl
ed into prominence here, they would have been
UNANIMOUSLY known at home, and abroad, and
would have been powerless even for evil. Had
VIC refused all encouragement. and support to
the public journals known and recognized as
the organs Of such creatures, and disavowed
the sentiments expressed by them, as selfish,
dishonest, and not in accordance with The pop
uar voice. they could not have been success
fully quoted upon the floor of Congress, and in
political circles at Washington as Indicating
the opinions oflhe people of Minnesota. In
our default in this regard, lies Our folly 1t
becomes us to retrieve our error. We NAV
not procure the return of the bounty of the
government. We may not prevent the direc-
ton OF the commerce of the Northwest into
channels foreign TO our city and territory
but we may strip the scoundrcls of the ability
to impair the little that remains to us. We
may crush their foul ambition and take from
their deformity the fimsy disguise due solely
to our forbcarancc.
The best evidence Of the utter absurdity Of
the conduct of the editors and politicians who
have been bawling about the act granting
land to the territory, is found in the fact. that
now when all is over and the act has been re-
pealed, and the land lost to us, they are strug-
CLING in vain effort to fix the responsibility |
of the catastrophe upon some namclcss perpc- |
traitor oian imaginary fraud. Without any
ground whatever for Il charge of fraud upon |
any person, (such as would meet with even no
tlcc, much less consideration, from any i'll
tellIgeni legal tribunal.) and in the face of
The fact that the only investigation ofthcir |
charges that has been made has resulted in the
unanimous acqniital Of everybody of any frau
dulcnt design, they continrc to we'll Gaud!
Jraud! Not content with having. dav after
day, for weeks past and without ANY iustifca-
ton, imputed crime to honorable men infinite
~ their superiors, in every respect, now that
they are overwhelmed BY the storm that tl,ev
had awakened, bat could not control, they still
cry Jr""d! fraud! oh yes! il was the fraud
that did it. We haye failed entirely to show
that any person has has been guilty of fraudu
lent conduct! Wchavc not been able to pro-
ducc single fact from which the inference can
he reasonably drawn that any fraud has been
perpetratcd or intended Nevertheless VIC
must cry .frdud' JraHd! otherwise il will be
discovered that we are either fools Or knavcs.
or bo'h' and that We are justly responsible, for
the melancholy but ridiculous end. of one Of
the @randest projects for the DEVELOPMENT of
the resources of the North west ever coneciv
ed
Mcssrs Editors, the people of this territory
owe duty to themselves, and the community.
winch they are now called upon to discharge.
Scli-respect requires that this gross insult to
thcir Intelligence should be rcbukcd. Regard
Tor their interests demands that they puf oio,cp
the rascals who seek to rule them or ruin them
(and rule and ruin would seem to bc svno,v.
nous terms hcrc) and who 20 into the dis &
cnssion oil political matters as child would 90 /!
into powder magazine with a lighted taper. ;
without knowledge Or appreciation of the con {
sequences of their action. f
There is not the least difficulty in rccooniz- I
ing the ungrateiul whclps. They are well !,
known to all who observe passing events. We I
know who compose the clique Of which the old |
maid of the Times is the organ. We need not
be told Tor whom the Pioneer gasps nth its fec
DIE cry We can easily discern at whose instance v
IL is That that poor weakling, the Minnesota c
Democrat, staggers along its torturous course,
casting its fulsomc sahbcr upon every little n
politician who is, Or is likely to be in the lcgis
lativc charge of the public printing. or in the
executive charge of any other pap. And we 4
are entirely aware who the agents arc who con- p
iuct these Interesting specimens of newspaper &
iom' and can appreciate the sincerity with !
which they cry fraud u
Every property holder whose prospects have Ii
been impaired, or destroyed, by the failure of v
Dur railroad project, and every man of bust u
ness whose income is diminished and whose !,
views of future wealth are dispelled, by this D
blow to our prosperity, should at once without in
lelay. withdraw every scmblance of support u