The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-03-31
Another Bright Discovery.


The Times of Saturday, in the discharge of
its assumed duty of public scavenger, under
the head OF AN Error Somewhere" makes
the following statement:
'In Mr.. Cooper's Report of the Committee
on Territories. to whom was referred the joint
resolution adopted by the House Of Represen-
tatives disappearing and annulling an act en-
titled An act to incorporate the Minnesota
and North Western Railroad Company we
find the following clause: -.-
The attention OF the committee has been es-
pecially directed to the consideration of this
point by memorial adopted by the legislature
OF Minnesota now in session, to the Congress
of the United States, asking for the repeal of
so much of the organic act of said Territory as
reserves to Congress the power to disapprove
the laws passed by the legislative assembly
thereof
1.-The Legislature of Minnesota never passed
any such memorial, and if there is one in eXis-
tence in Washington. it is a forged one. If
there is no such memorial, Mr. Cooper is mis-
taken. Is there not another nigger under the
wood pile? One thing is certain, there ia a
mistake somewhere"
The Times, of course, materially bellies the
record on this occasion. We will state the
facts:
The day after German vetoed the amendato-
ry bill to the Railroad Charter-which finally
became a law, and no thanks to him-Mr Muir
ray introduced memorial to Congress in the
Council in the shape of a preamble and reso-
lutions, simply praying on behalf of the Cou,a-
CHI CT Minnesota that the organic act be amend
ed ia the manner subsequently, reported in IA
vor of by the Senate's Committee On Terrific
res. The memorial was passed forthwith 10y a
two-thirds vote-Gen. Van Etten fighting it
desperately. This was on Saturday. On Mon
day morning the mail was to leave st. Paul
and the Secretary OF the Council was instruct
ed, by vote of the Council, to forward a GER
tilted copy Of the memorial to our Delegate by
that mall which he did
On that day--Monday- Willim, we be-
lieve, introduced the same memorial. in sub
stance, in the House it was passed the next
day-Mr. Sibley leading off in opposition to il
and the Clerk of the House forwarded to
Washington by Wednesdays mail certified
copy Of the sentiments Of that branch in regard
to this matter of amending the organic act
This is the action of Our Legislature which
was before the committee at The time the report
was drawn up, and upon which the sentence in
the report quoted by the Times was based
The mere fact that the memorial was not a
Joint act, and signed by the Governor, made
not O particle Indifference with the Committee.
They had before them the official acts and
opinions of the representatives of the people
of Minnesota,an what cared they for German S
Signature? 1t was not wanted or asked for by
the Railroad men of Minnesota at the time,
and not at all essential to ensure favorable &C.
ton in the Committee room and Senate cham
Der at Washington.
Will the Times correct its charge of "for-
gerry" in this instance? No, not o bit of it!
The editor will persist in the charge, and be-
lie the record until he is shamed out of his
position by his three OR four friends, and then
he will turn about and say he never made any
such charge. This is the manner bstantially,
in which he acted while giving information
from time to time in regard to the annullment
of the charter. He stated positively twice or
three times, that Congress had annnlled the
charter ; and thea, after the action of the Sem
ate was known. came out with the statement
that he never had any faith the Senate would
take any other course than it did