The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-12-02

vorable decision Z Have the depredationsI
committed by the Company been of char
acter to awaken public attention Have
the people, Or has any high functionary of the
government, complained Of their trespasses?
On the contrary, is there man in Mime
sofa who believes that any trespass was ever
committed by the Company, or any of its
agents, in the manner complained of by the
United States District Attorney? We
have seen no such man but very many, Who
believe the action to be based on a pure fic-
ton, and instituted at this particular juno
ture to benefit the Company, and to swim
die the government and the people. We
might ask further, what occasioned the ex-
traordinary proceeding Of calling an extra
session of the Supreme Court of the Terri
tory to be held just one month before its
regular session, and the sitting of the Leg
islature,-to affirm the decision of Judge
WEIGH in this case -; the only one to be
heard before it Z ~ -a
1t is no pleasing task for the journalist to
arraign before the bar of public opinion, Off
GERS of government, for either incompetency
or corruption in Office. But ignorance or NAL
feasance is SO apparent in this action, on the
part of the Attorney who has thus far con-
Quoted its proceedings the subject involved
is of SO great magnitude to the government,
whose interests lie is sworn to protect, and
to the people, whose interests he has no right
to disregard, that we are compelled in duty
to expose him, and the consequences of his
acts. We have no shadow of hesitation,
in averring, that the judicial records of the
country present no parallel to this case of
1.-The United States .. The Minnesota and
Northwestern Railroad Company" in the
unaccountable stupidity, or still more unac-
countable corruption, revealed in the plead
ings Of the Attorney who represented the
government.
The character of the suit we have been
considering instigated, as all the circumstan-
ces demonstrate. by the Company whose in
terests are certain to be benefited thereby,
is only another and most damning common
tary upon those who control it's affairs. At
lacking, in the first instance, the Legislative
branch of the government, and seeking by
forgery of the public records, to compass
their swindling designs they are now ell
gagged in prostituting the Judicial arm
metamorphosing the Temples of Justice into
Halls of Jugglery--where Right is ignored,
and the tricks and stratagems of Profess
sional Chicanery triumph. The villany of
of the Company, and its abettors is the more
daring at the present juncture, when the peo-
pie have passed upon them, in the most
solemn manner, their condemnation at
the polls Scarcely has this verdict been
rendered, before they engage, in the very
eyes of those who have repudiated them
and their acts, in perpetrating second fraud
more monstrous than the first. The first
gained them the disgust Of the people this
last should bring upon them everlasting
adherence and contempt.
In speaking of the prosecuting officer
in this case, we have not sought to impli-
cate JOHN E. WARREN, Esq, the United
States District Attorney 1t is understood
generally that the duties of his office are
performed by Mr.. BRlsB1S, his assistant,
and we have no desire to charge upon the
former gentleman the responsibility of the
proceedings thus far. But we suggest to
him, in all courtesy, that if this cause is de-
termined upon its present pleadings he will
properly be held responsible, legally as well as
morally, for the consequences and that
even his present high character as lawyer
and gentleman, will not be sufficient to shield
him et.-ol.: public rer-oach.
"Principles, Not Mcn.,s
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