The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-03-29
who illuminated the Capitol

who illuminated the Capitol,
We did it, Messrs Editors. The Governor
had nothing to do with it, and knew nothing
about it. The Secretary is equally innocent
of any participation in or cOgnzance OF the
proceeding. Its our opinion that neither you
nor 50 Rumor," nor any body else ever for
moment supposed those gentlemen to be either
principals or accessories. They were not, any
way We got our idea from the moon. The
moon shone npon the tin dome OF the capitol,
the tin dome of the capitol reflected back the
silver light. 1t looked very pretty,-it was
like the answering of face to face in polished
boot. We are entitled to all the credit OF IL
Eliminating the uindOars--tO the moon belongs
the glory of Furnishing the tin dome. We fur
nished the candleS-re cut them into short
pieccs-ace arranged them in rOws-ue ignited
the matches-we applied the sulphureous flame
to each individual wick. In short, gentlemen,
ue conceived and carried out the brilliant
thing in all its parts. My friends" and why
did we illuminate the capitol? Is it because
we countenance fraud! No. Is it because we
wish to bow down to u stupendous monopoly
No Is it because We world bring blot upon
our own fair history, by unfolding the wicked
deeds of the Schuylerites? No. Is it because
we care continental mi-dam for men who
buy and sell ayes and noes in the halls of leg.
islation? No Is it because we approve the
charter of 1854, and think it should not have
been vetoed? No; it is not that. Then why
did we illuminate the capitol, "my friends =
Because we wanted to because we had mind
to- because VIC thought it would look nice
because we happened to have the candles to dc
it because we think the capitol should, on al
| no lal n nd hrir
and burning and shining light, from which al
little lights are supposed to emanate. This j.
why We did it, " my friends
The truth is, Mcssrs. Editors, IRE haven't hat
Justice done us. We haven't been regarded a.
"some pumpkins at all. We haven't beer
put in the papers. While the Legislature wa
IN session, several columns of each of your pu
ny city Dailies were devoted to the public his
tory OF lot Of fellows up stairs (their private
history was in committee rooms ;'') but tn,
moment they event out" the whole capito
was supposed to be in darkness again. But i
wasn't We still remained shining on, shiv
ering on''-long after those members had pass
ed and gone and subsidized like the angry wave
of ''the troubled sea, whose waters cast VI
mire and dirt" Billie.
We have had positive injustice done us
ago that waower in some spurious Parnas
sian spring got a lot of verses and had then
printed telling about there's silence at tn
capitol" "Her (meaning the capitoD glor
has departed" and all such nonsense. w
had mind to reply to that, and just let al
the world and the rest Of mankind know tina
we "aint dead yet; but finally concluded as
was only rcrses, we wouldn't notice it. w
bided our timc Messrs. EditOrs and when W
saw Third street and circumjacent places stucl
full of candles and combustible rubbish, W
just pitched in, and did it, The plan frs
thought of was to get one small tallow candl
and gallon Of something to take"-thinkin
that's judcious application of the latte
would multiply the former into sixty thousan
particularly bright stars; but on ransackin
the back rooms and finding more candles tina
whiskey ready to hand, we concluded to us
candles, which we did-mOstiy.
i When the cars come IN, Messrs. Editors, W
are going to illuminate again. Until then bt
lieve us, not dead but only slightly extinguisl
Cd CAPITOL BOYS.