Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-09-19
TUESDAY, SEPT. 10, 1854.
OUR RAILROAD GRANT AGAIN.

OUR RAILROAD GRANT AGAIN.
1t is amusing to observe how intelligent
men, with guilt branded on their brows, like the
mark upon Cain, will squirm and distort facts to
suit their purposes.
Mr.. Billings, in his testimony, says that Gov
German seemed to desire to keep the old chartered
company from having any thing to do with the
grant of land, but seemed to desire to have it come
under the 10Th section of the old charter. MIR.
Lowber says if the N. W. R. Il. Company had not
organized beforet the LIST July the grant by Con-
gress had not been made before that day, that
the Governor, Auditor and Treasurer of the Ter
ritory might dispose of it. Now how easily facts
will confront falsehood:-
LIST. The charter granted by the Legislature last
winter, provided in the I'd section that said Com
would accept the charter within 80 and not longer
than 60 days after the passage of the act.
The 10Th section provides that if the charter
was not ACCEPTED as provided in the I'd section,
then, the Governor, Auditor and Treasurer might
dispose of said lands to any other company. I'm
fortunately for these gentlemen's oaths, this N.
w. Railroad Company did, on the 9th of
April, 1854, ACCEPT the charter and notified Gov.
Gorman,-thereby precluding the Governor, Au-
dtor and Treasurer from having anything to do
with the land, or the charter, or the company, or
with any other company. This acceptance is also
signed by this same Mr.. Billings who states that
Gov. German seemed to desire that the grant
| should come under the 10Th section IF tho old
charter, and is in our possession signed by all the
| corporators present in New York, three of whom
| were from Minnesota. AS to Lowber, he mistakes
| the law and the facts both. We are too charita-
BILE to call such evidence perjury, but it bears so
close resemblance to it, that it is hard to call it
| ANYTHING else. Now mark. Before Mr.. Billings
saw Gov. German at Washington, he knew the
company had accepted the charter and that he
had signed that acceptance, and must have known
that his statement about Gov. Germans wishes
were false in substance and in detail and yet
these are the men into whose hands prominent
demagogues in this Territory are working to place
the interests Of Minnesota-men, who are guilty
of a gigantic fraud, and who do not blush to COM
NIT perjury to screen themselves from the public
condemnation that awaits than. Will the people
of Minnesota submit quietly to these things, or
will they act as the Members of Congress acted
lators know that they cannot thus commit acts,
which, under ordinary circumstances, would send
them to the Penitentiary, and at the same time
receive the countenance and support of honorable
men?
DEATH OF MERRITT ALLEN.-We regret to re-
cord the death of Merritt Allen, ESQ.,, which oc-
Cured yesterday morning at IL O'Clock. MIR.
Allen was a young and promising Lawyer, who
bid fair to take high stand in his profession.
As a man and citizen, he was highly esteemed,
and his loss will be deeply deplorcd by large
circle of friends. 1t was but short time since
that he buried his wife, and the evening pre-
vious to his death, he received tidings of the
death Of his only child. All have gone. His
disease was typhord fever. Funeral this after
noon, O'Clock, from the Methodist Church.
AGRICULTURAL IrEMs-We learn from credi-
table source. that Minnesota will raise this year
about 100000 bushels of Ruta Bagocs and Tur-
hips 100000 bushels Of potatoes; 10000 bushl
els of corn, and 10000 to 10000 bushels of
wheat According to careful estimate this
will feed only about one half OF the popua-
ton The other half Of these articles we
shall be Obliged to import. 1t is thought that
Ramsey Co. will raise about $4,000 bushels of
Wheat Benton and Washington Co.'S. each, .,
600 bushels. There is rot so large yield of
Potatoes last year, owing to the fact that
farmers did not plant as many in the Spring as
the Spring previous. In one more year Mime
sofa will be able to feed herself.
Cy~ The defenders and supporters of the recent
a.,
who will not sympathize with them, as opposed to
all railroads. This is sheer nonsense, for there
is not man in the territory, but is in favor of a
railroad, if under proper restrictions. The good,
true, honest men of Minnesota, uiUrcpudiate ras-
cality in any shape and it is therefore all useless
for the blowers of Schuyler, Billings and Stevens
| to expend their time and money in endeavorlng
| to bolster mp bad cause and bad set of men.
| CSyThe Minnesotian, true to its instincts, has
studiousy avoided to give one line of the test-
mony before the Investigating Committee of the
Minnesota Land Bill Fraud, but now copies an
article from the Democrat, in which the pronun-
ciemento is announced that Mr.. Rice is to be de-
Tended. Anything and everything touching the
truth Of this railroad matter which can be sup
| piCeSCu1 10 1ioHi P"oiiS " 'iiS AA-
nesotian, and anything and everything which can
be promulgated to sustain rotten cause, is an
nounced with the most brazen-faced impudence.
GLOW ire apples swim.''
| Oh Dirt is currently reported that the or
gan Of the Wall street Company has made out a
nomination for the Wing party. The Wing party
will probably acquiesce. This is the old game
which has been played by corrupt politicians for
several years past, and if they can whip the peo-
pie into the traces, all is right. Citizens of st.
Paul we warn you to beware, lest in an evil hour
you are betrayed!
y7The Democrat says that it will defend
Henry NJ. Rice in his course on the Railroad Bill,
with ''all the ability which God has given'' that
journal. If Mr.. Rice has anything to do with the
Democrat, we apprehend God is a small stock
holder in the concern; and as to his aiding the
cditor,-that's moonshine. It's SANDER on the
Deity.
| To ADvERrlsERs.-Our advertising friends are
crowding in upon US, but we are economizing space
as much as possible, to give them place. The
fact is, the circulation of the Times is rapidly in
creasing, and advertisers know it, and hence their
eagerness to get place in our columns.
MORE SCALPING.-We learn that war party of
| the Chinnevas Dassed fhrouoh Traversc on