The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-12-08
MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 8, 1856.
"Forestaliins Legislative Action %

"Forestaiiins Legislative Action"
The editor of the Pioneer and Democrat
the Earl-in reply to our rstrictures upon the
action of his and Rice's man, w. .Beecher
Gere, in the case OF the Fillmore county
Councillor, takes us to task for attempting
to "forestall legislative action" The very
anxiety which he manifests on the subject,
simply proves that he has made failure in
his own late attempt at that business.
Were it at all necessary, we could show
that we have not been out of St. Paul on any
political mission since the election of the 9th
of October. .7cIEcls
We could still further show, that we have
not written to any member elect, touching
any personal interest we may feel in having
Legislative organization in opposition to
the interests of the Pioneer and Democrat.
1t cannot be proved against us, that We
have taveled over two hundred miles to have
matters "fixed up" in order that our per-
sonal interestsm may be served by getting men
into the Legislature who failed to be chosen
by the popular will. a
And we might go on and further prove,
that it has never been, and is not now, our
course of action to chase down political
friends and political opponents who happen
to be members elect to the Legislature, and
Deg of them, indiscriminately, to vote favors
to US; to hunt them to their own remote
homes before the Legislature convenes, and
there, with threats, intrigues and fair promi-
ses of interest, attempt to control legislative
action and seduce men from their principles.
So much in reference to our forestalling
legislative action"
Our too sensitive neighbor further attempts
to enlighten us upon the political honesty of
the aforesaid Register of Deeds of Fillmore
county-Beecher Gere. Kind, good neigh
Dor. we knew him and his political antece-
dents "all by heart" long before you made
your noisy debut upon the stage OF Mlnneso-
ia politics. We have nothing to take back of
what we said on Friday of Ceres action in
this case; and nothing to add at present. with
the exception that we are now more thor
oughly convinced than ever, that his conduct
in the premises should receive most absolute
and severe censure by every honest citizen of
Fillmore county. and the whole Territory
Let him and you study closely the 49th Sec
ton of chapter S, which we quoted-partic-
ulary the last clause. We have not much
hope however, that either of you will profit
by that study, so long as your own interests
and those of your master, lie directly over
the dead body of the law,
OF Mr. Hanson-who, singular to say, our
neighbor also sets down as an "honorable
man "-we have nothing to say at present.
Perhaps during the next sixty days, we may
feel it our duty to give chapter in Mr..
Hanson's political life from the Pioneer OF
one morning last winter The editor has
certainly changed his opinion of Hanson
since then-that is, if he really now believes
him to be an "honorable man."
Mr.. Tillotson, of Fillmore, we think much
better of than of the late travelling political
menagerie into Southern Minnesota, or the
acting manager of that concern, Beecher Gere.
After all their attempts at forestalling," we
can scarcely think Mr.. 7. will attempt to oc-
cupy seat in the Council to which he has
not the least shadow of right at the hands
of the people. 1t is true he has had offered
to him a certificate, owing to the result ol
an improper and illegal canvass of the re-
turns But political and moral honesty will
not allow him to live through the contest
which will be raised, if he attempts to breas
the storm. Mr.. Gere, (who has always ap
peared to us as one who supposes that it il
"very smart" to introduce thorough ras
cality into all political movements,) may yet
learn that when the people elect a man t.
office, his puny arm, although for the time i
may WELD the sacred seal Of a county, canno
thwart the popular will.
The RA1LRoAp.-Messrs. H. L. Edward
and G. H. Allen, engineers engaged in tn
survey of the Railroad route south from st
Paul, have completed their work for thi
season. They progressed as far as the south
ern boundary of town liz in range 18-
finding highly practicable route over th'
eutire distance.