Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-07-18
a. "H." in the Minnesotian, Tugs before the

o. Oh" in the Minnesotian, Tugs before the
community the charter passed at the last session
of our Legislature to prove, what ?-why that the
grant of land given to Minnesota for railroad pur-
poses, belongs to the company formed in New
York on the LIST July, and that it was the inten-
ton of our people that it should be so. Now, if
this were true, why was the Billf the first grant
of land thrown aside and new bill drawn up by
Mr. Sibley, for the ostensible purpose as we learn,
of wiping out all previous legislation, and allow
ing the matter to again come before the represen-
tatives of the people for their sanction9 Is not
this the true meaning of the clause in the Sd Sec
tion9 Was it not the understanding of the Com
mittee who reported the Bill? Why did not the
first bill answer ?-what were the objections to
it9 Wherein was it wrong? As we view this
matter, and as every sensible man views it, the
object of the Bill written by Mr.. Sibley was main
ly to annul the act of our Legislature and recon-
cile the division of feeling on the subject. This
aniqt have been done, but whether it will be now,
is yet to be seen.
| Indeed, one of our journals has suggested that
our Territorial government should enter the mar
| ket of Wall and State streets, and hold up its
powers and privileges for sale to the highest bid
der and has intimated that three millions of dol
lars could be obtained as the purchase money for
| charter. What shameful legislation would this
be-! How disgraceful is proposition so unstates-
manlike and ignoble!
GY7So says correspondent Of the Minnesota
an, who is seeking to convince the community
that the gentlemen who came here last fall to bay
up votes to get most miserable, contemplate
charter through cur Legislature, were perfectly
dsinterested individuals men who had no mo-
tive at heart but the good of our territory! If
this isn't insulting the common of this COM
munity, then we should like to know what is
Perfectly disinterested! whew! Not a single
person composing the company formed in New
York city would have put single dollar in 1t j
they were not sure that it would be money ma
king concern, and yet s'H." affects holy horror
at the idea that Minnesota should ask reasona-
BILE price for that which will make the company
independently rich. We see nothing very ''ds-
graceful" "unstatesmanlike'' or s'ignoble'' in
the Legislature getting just as good bargain as
it can out of monied men who come to this ter
ritory for no other earthly purpose but to make
money. Would ''H.'' giue away 10000 acres
of land valued at 81 100000! to a favorite COM
pany, Wnen Otner companies are DulldlnS rail-
roads to our territory their responsibility
Is there anything wrong in our Legislature asking
$3,OOO,OOO of wealthy capitalists poor
mentor that which to them will be worth $751;
100000? If so, we fail to see it. We are in ia
vor of granting any company liberal charter
but we are not in favor of their gouging U.S. while
at the the same TIME they consider us under obi.
cations to them instead of they to us. No, no.
Mr. CHI" your theory is bad one and we appre
bend your practice would be great deal worse