The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-10-20
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/ TUESDAY MORNING, ocTcBEE 10; 1856.
The Minnesota and N, wsR. Co.
!. To THE EDITORS OF THE MIssEspr1As: =
In your leading editorial of Saturday morn
ing I notice the following paragraph, whic
respectfully desire to correct:
The Minnesota and North Western Rail
road Company, we had been induced to be
lieve previous to now, was not DISPOSED Il
enter into the support Of a political pastiga
candidate for any Office in Minnesota. A
one fsthe original and continued fast friend
of that Company, we had been led to suppos,
| that its members were not particularly inter
ested as to whether the question Of SLAYER,
or Freedom should triumph in Minnesota a
the late election. But it appears we wer,
mistaken even here. At a late day in thu
canvass, not only the money but the inhuenc,
of the Company was arrayed to strike dowr
certain original and material friends of The
enterprise, merely because they wished Min.
nesota represented in Congress, by n back.
bone. Freeman instead of a consummate
Doughface We wish to know, before going
farther, whether the leading men of the Com
pany endorse this action of their EMPLOYEES
and agents here in Minnesota The fact is
clearly susceptible of being sustained. Is
the NJ. and N. W., r. r. Co. a political G in
stitution" or not I? We have alwaks con-
tended for the negative side till newss'sss-
AS the only Agent of the Company in this
Territory, claim to be familiar with its af-
fairs here and do know that there has not
bcena dollar Of its money expended or
promised for any purpose except the legit:-
mate surveys now going forward. No one in
the Territory but myself has contppl Of it's
funds or access to them, and neither used
them nor one farthing of my own, Or that Of
any other person, to influence the late cleo
ton in any respect. gag
As to the politics Of the engineers and en-
ployees of the Company, have no .knowl-
edge OF information, and none as to how or
for whom any one of them voted, or whether
they voted at all or attended the polls even.
Myinstructions from the Company were to
organize two parties of competent Engineers,
one of which should survey the route of tie
road from St. Paul to st. Anthony, thence
to Saltwater through the village of Taylor's
Falls to the falls of the St. Croix, and have
the survey completed by the 10Th of Nov.
10 effect this, no time was to be lost. The
other party surveys the road south. Neither
of them was charged with any political mis-
sion; and in their organization no reference
has been made to politics, but merely to
qualifications. Nor have attempteSlin any
way to use the influence of the Conneny to
effect the election.
1t is we'll known to the public that Mr..
Marshall, the Republican candidate for Con-
gress, has ever been warm and efficient
advocate of the great enterprise undertaken
by the Company; and, had been thus dis
posed, should have been at loss to con-
ceive single reason why be was not as much
entitled to support on that question as Mr..
Rice, the Democratic candidate. And pre-
sumo that, if the question was raised at the
polls, it was urged as strongly for him, and
he derived as much benefit from it as Mr..
Rice. Considering the road of far more i'm
portance to the Territory than all the parties
and politicians in the late canvass, the candi-
dates included, I should have felt it Grim
inal to hazard its success, knowingly, by at
tempting to give to it partizan influence.
Thus far, although the object of jealousy and
most bitter hostility, it has received the cor
dial SUI port of the people and most of the
leading men Of all parties without any view
to political favor trust that it may always
be in that position. AS your journal was
the first to espouse its cause and the fore
most in its support, l hope it may be the last
to abandon it.
Believing that you would not knowingly
do injustice in the premises, but have been
greatly misinformed, deem it due to you,
as well as the public and the employees Of
the Company, to lay the facts before You.
With great respect,
Your ob't servant,
EDMUND RICE,
Agent NJ. and N. W. r. r. Co.
REMARKs.-We are glad that Mr.. Edmund
Rice, whom we know to be the only man in