The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-01
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The opposition members have lately been
ringing the change on what they are pleased
10 call the meaness Of the Democratic mem
beers of the Constitutional Convention, in
refusing tn Hasr arrangements for paying
the Republican members, or in Withholding
their pay. We will quote the M'nne.ot'nn's
own language
&c The Demotrahe msmbrs eofsd 10 r,stnfe
TIE settlement and d'p'irs TIE Republican NEW
ts,s Of their pay :" Even the shameless At
tempt to deprive the Republican members Of
their pay, q measure which hosorable men, In
the party and out Of IL. denounced ~ Infamous
even this dastardly act received Mr.. Siblsy's
ready support"
We make these quotations full, to show
our readers that We ARE not m-representiDg
our opponents
Now We would ask these gentlemen In all
sober seriousness, what WAS the specific act
by which they deprived" the Republican
members Of their pay What did they do,
and who did it, Come gentlemen we want
you TO answer these questions. Your charge
ia grave one doubtless you are ready to
make il good. Tho confident manner in
which you bring.i' induces US TO think you
arr well prepared We want you to point
gu, the resolution, who offered It, and when
II was offered, by which the Democrats de-
,ermined that the Republicans should have
no pay, II you do not put your finger upon
the act by which they forbid the treasurer
or advised him not To Gay the Republicans,
then remember you will stand accused and
convicted OF f,ls,hood for the purpose Of
deceivng your readers and misleading the
public.
Arain We would ask, how came these Re-
publican members TO seek the agency Of the
Democrats in securing their pay Had
they not proclaimed the course OF Democrats,
rttoIRiondry'' Were they not held TO be
in the minority Did you not hold that
the Republicans were." The Contention, and
tbaa the Democrats IN the reS ead we're a
bogus Convention ~ And yet, il would
seem, that that which was 'rhe Conventions
and the largest body has been seeking lis
nay of another body Of men held to I've r,ro-
i,dtonarg ,r,itoR lar. bogus, and MINOR
ag!
Gentlemen. this Is . most unaccnuntable
state Of thing. Either your Convention
was a legal one, or IL was not. II II was.
why did you seek the agency Of u sarrcp-
,ious body Of mem by this act YOU made
yourselves participants IN their ihga' pr,
ccediugs. IT. you we're right in your organ
cation. they were wrong in theirs; this
would d,squalify them from aiding you in
securing your ray.
In seeking their aid. therefore, your course
was anomalous and strangely Inconsistent.
But il your Convention was not legal one,
and We think il was not, in the eye Of the
" Enabling Act" and the provisions Of the
extra Session. then, IN that case, you were
obviously no, entitled TO any pay. And,
that you sought /, through the assistance of
the men whom you had bocn vilifying and
seeking by every means at your command 10
place in n false position before the people,
shows Won capable II an amount of impu-
dcnce and !"rtdy rarely me, with among
public men.
Bu, still We demand that you pa, your
finger on the nc, by which the Democrats
d" i,prrref ." that is your worl the Re
publicans Of their pay.