Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-09-26
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20, 1854.
CONSISTENCY.

CONSISTENCY.
The Democrat is out in column of-we dom
know what to call it,-trying to prove-what p
Why the Inconsistency of the opponents of th'
Railroad interests of Minnesota" Very well
that was to be expected. The organ of Mr.. Rice
and his followers, will try to do all it can to boil
ster him and them up, and to convince the people
that those papers and those persons who have
opposed fraud and corruption, are bad creatures.
and unworthy of public confidence. This whole
railroad matter has been so thoroughly discussed,
and the people understand it so fully, and the
motives and actions of those who are connected
with it, that even an allusiOn to it, we deem
superfuous. Whether the Times has been con-
sstent in its course or not, we leave it for the
public to says but the Democrat may rest assur-
ed Of one thing, that all its gassing about abuse,
Inconsistency, &C., will not alter public opinion.
The Democrat has an object to accomplish-all
know what that object is-and hence its anxiety
for a Convention, not to submit the matter to the
people, but to spring trap on unsuspccting men.
We oppose the Convention, simply ON the ground
of inexpediency, believing that it will be the
means of creating discordant clements and pre-
venting harmonious action in the Legislature
If, however, the Democrat persists in having a
Convention and if that Convention shall be the
means of preventing from getting a Grant of
Land in the future, then let the responsibility
rest on the Democrat and no where else.
As to our consistency, we can say, that we
have advocated only one course and advocate that
course now, viz: that the matter shall be left
with the people at the balot-box. Why is it that
the Democrat is so afraid of the ballot box ?-Is
it fearful that there will be some honest men in
the Legislature? Who is inconsistent in this
matter? We insist that it is useless for us to at
tempt to get another grant of land, until we have
washed our hands of any participation whatever
in the fraud, and to do this we must elect men to
our Legislature who have no affinity with rascali-
ty of any sort. IL this is Inconsistency, we plead
guilty to the charge.
c-57 The people perfectly disgustcd with
the corrupt political system which has been car
rcd on in st. Paul, for the last three years. Pol
itcians have met in secret conclaves, picked their
men, laid all the plans, and then brought their
candidates forward, expecting, as matter Of
course, the 8: dear people" would support them,
in their eyes, have supported them, supposing that
all was right. Shall this course prevail this
Fall, or will the people rise in their majesty and
act independently? Let the very best men of
both parties be chosen to represent us, and let
those men come out and define their positions, so
that they cannot be bought and bribed hereafter
without digging their political graves.
SALE OF LAND AT MISUNDERSTANDING of our
citizens and the citizens of other places, were
sadly disappointed on Monday, in CONSCIENCE
of the non-arrval of the orders necessary to per-
feet the sale of the land the Military Reserve.
This land, it will be observed, was proclaimed by
the President, to be sold on the 18th, and why
the orders have been withheld, is as yet mystic
ry. Perhaps John Wilson, the excellent and
purse patriot, as the Minnesotian calls him, can
tell something about this matter. Honest men are
obliged to wait the movement of spectators.
The sale will be postponed from day to day until
the orders arrive.
No MORE LANDS TO BE RESERVED FOR RAIL
RoADs.-Nr. McClelland. Secretary of the Interior,
writes that it has been ''detcrmincd with the ap-
probation of the President, to bring into market,
with as little delay practicable, all lands here
tofore withdrawn for railroadpurposes as have not
been favorably acted upon by Congress, and to
decline hereafter to withdraw lands for such pur-
poses until after the grant shall have been actu-
ally made"
This looks as though the Department was get
ting its eyes open. The fact is, honest men have
became disgusted with the manner in which these
railroad swindles have been carried on, and are
determined to shut down on them.
MnIrARY.--Company X. ID Infantry, 81 men,
BreSet Maj. s. w. Patton, for Fort Ripley; Com
pany II. ID Infantry, SO men, Capt J. Hayden,
and Company F. I'd Infantry, 81 men, Capt. A.
Sulley, for Fort Ridgeley, arrived on the Nominee
Yesterday. These companies are from Carlisle
Barracks. They We're taken on board Of the
Black Hawk, and conveyed up the Minnesota
River.
Cy~ The District Court for Ramsey County,
adjourned yesterday in respect for the memory OF
our late fellow citizen, MERIT ALLEN, ESQ.,
Some very appropriate and impressive remarks
Were made by VIM. Hollinshead, Esq, who was
Responded to by Judge Sherburne in brief,
yet feeling manner.
SOLDIER DRowNEp.-A soldier belonging to one
OF the companies that came up on the Nominee
yesterday, when near Dubuque, embraced and
kissed his companion, exclaiming, s' good bye,''
and then jumped overheard with his gun, and was
drowned. We learn that he was man of intem.
perate habits.
Cy The Minnesotan, in affecting to be smart,
makes itself ridiculous. 1t reminds us of the
funny man. who is continually endeavoring to be
witty, but who can never find any one to laugh al
his jokes but himself.
CO The late diminution in the size of th'
Tribune, it is stated, will make difference to thu
proprietors of $4,000 per year, or 800 per day
CANTON CAPruREp.-A late arrival from Cali
fornia brings information that Canton had beer
captured by the rebels and that the foreign resi-
dents had fed.