The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-17
THE MINNES0TIAN.
SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10. 1855


1ue vetO NAebSoSes
Our space is mainly occupied this morning
IN giving the Veto Message Of Gov. German
upon the bill to amend the charter OF the ii. d
N. W. R. r. Co.
Horace Greeley. when in Congress, once
tried to get the floor in order to occupy a
" brief hour" in speaking upon some important
question then before the House. The Speaker
recognized some other member in advance Of
him, and Horace was ruled from the floor. But
with characteristic fortitude. he was not to be
driven from having his "say" by the mere die
tum of the Presiding Officer of the House. The
next morning. Mr.. Greeley's Daily Tribune in
the City of New York. came out with the
speech in full, (which Mr.. Greeley would yes
terday have delivered in Congress. had he OBJ
tanned the floor"
Without wishing to run comparison be-
tween the acts of great men and small ones, we
must say the parallel is good in this present in
stance between Greeley on the occasion allud-
Cd to, and German in this matter of his veto.
It is not 80 much veto OF the amendatory
bill. As it is veto of the charter itself, which
he approved on the last day of the last session.
In plain words, he has sent in, after nearly a
years deliberations" the veto message which
he contemplated to deliver, and promised to
deliver, when the charter was before him last
March. It is undoubtedly the same document
which was then prepared /; but from some cause
or other, the Governor "caved" at the ele-
venth hour, and had not the nerve to face the
music. It appears it has taken him all this
while to screw his courage to the sticking
place :" an5 if this final delivery Of the abor-
ton is any relief to him. we are heartily glad
that the event has taken place. even after his
eleven months effort.
We are enquired of about the streets as to
what extent the vetoing of this bill will affect
our Railroad prospects ? This is a question We
know not how to answer.
We are not acquainted with the views o!
the Company in regard to how much or how
little they have connected the passage of this
bill with their future operations. II, however,
the veto should re considered by them as det-
rimental to the expanding further time and
money in pushing forward the enterprise, the
responsibility must rest with those who have
assumed il. Our Legislative Assembly COT.
sists of nine Councillors and eighteen Repre-
sentatives. The vetoed bill has six firm sup
porters in the Council and ten in the House.
These men are responsible to the people-they
have received instructions from the people to
act as they have acted, and will continue to
act, on this important question. Gov. Cor
man is beyond the reach Of the people ; and
consequently not responsible to them for any
thing he may do. The upholders of Mnnesota's
true interests do not wish to be (and we hope
we are not) held responsible for anything he
may do or say.
We hope for the best, but we may be disap-
pointed through the uncalled for informed
ding of inefficient Federal officers, packed
upon the Territory against the will and con-
sent of the Peoples Representatives.