The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-15

s pIecihctl ana had never been near Pembina
1tsepm anv Tervese was hsbreed living tn
BALDWIN "a hse WAS presence re Su
ressa ssai game Of high handed fraud
who an acco%pee IN thee s9 p0s
WeilIths farce went on, and Mr. Baldwin ascertane
had been only eleven m % an and that er
five (5 Of these camel ON Pembina city, on the wes
saoe TINS would leave six smonpure to elec
sherburpe Flandrau, sbley, Brown CoMinsoientI1
e,am six precisely delegate ever
The two extra raen whom thew have fraudu,su,,v ann,
moned to the rescue of collapsng Democracy are Jas
and who was Clerk at he bo1ns Ccer At psmbna
details Of which give above, and half breed COUSIN
cratic these SIX are now sitting in the Demo
Peopl. of MINNESOTA To the truth Of the ahons ns
iATss Tners: MI. o. p, Wiling to make affidavit:
the Gormanebals hone wons hs pS fraud which
Of Its own unexpored obscury, are before the world
leaning for an wn0e OF the Revcluonists
the other half dozen Of their Ipu bopus
esYeD emoers 70 e simon purein helpless minority Of
fore the People, and Without acss now be-
nones' men 10 deduce their own inferenccs.
ihis was published in this city on the 9th
OF July, and 1t has not yet been contradicted
IN any material point. 1t seems then, that
TWO OF the Pembina delegation, without any
election whatever, come in and claim seats
ana are admitted. Thus we see with what
remarkable facility they can induce men to
take seats in that body, to justify the proceed.
ings OF a minority, scraping up delegates and.
nttlng them out with certificates without
foundation of right, to enact the farce of pre-
tending to be the Constitutional Convention
OF Minnesota.
Let us look at it in the light of candor and
and fairness, and at their complaints in the
| case. They pretend to be prieved that cor.
tain men have certificates and seats in this
Convention, which they think thew onobt not
to have; and what do they do? Without
ever coming here and presenting a courteous.
parliamentary claim, and contestinp fairly the
seats of these persons-w,thout daring 70
meet them and make the the issue which has
been invited by the St. ANTHONY members
they endeavor to noise it abroad and nrova
to the world, that great Injustice has heen
done to them. And they think tn he heard
by the people in all this. notwithsta nd;nr tho
illegal votes thew ohto;nad s ,,o.-'':..'".s, .no
their outrageous frauds. that made avon tbs
selves to blush. bv which a Thousand lila,
votes were cast here in this citv and nassno
over the Bassett case. wherein tbev p;oo,o5
two wears 400 a, tho oo.o -: Ao
S0' ." 'no Ct'So wherein Judge
vaughan was treated IN like manner and
without thinking of tho coeo of A. LII,
,,h -. J.- W" "''0 VI 1ui' Huweli,
no was oioo c)ecIeO rom the Council, on
the grOunh oil a mere clerical error and with
refarenca to rrb;o, +ho,, - -,
~ wv W ""'o:' tuey nave ever confessed,
that 1t was the wickedest thing thew ever did,
w w.
VIC nope, SenClemen, you will repent of
your slnS but we also h me Won will hear
thpca th;nrc IN ,,;rd IL
o" la 'i.'hu "neh you profess SUCH
uoly nOrrOr OF tricks aud so strict an oh
Servance of law. and when Won cons;dor +h,,
oo &c ~, "0' w" eoh''ucr Tie
0"'o vi tue OC. AntnOny certificates which
were issued in strict cf,nform,tv r;tb tho Loo,
even as Won understood f. ~, - .ho t,'. "
90 'Ou ~ "nooie'oou IL, up 10 the hOur OF
election. These men who are so shocked at
the proceedings in the St Antbon, ooco +b.,,
o.i0 ~ anu CaSe Cucm-
selves attempted fraud IN that very CASE
They ATTEMPTED trick tn securo a corto;n |
anorn+ of IT., - a. No' .".n
i,"""' oi toteS anu The clecNnn OF certain |
delegate. But when the tricksters arc cauoht |
in their own tran va boor +bo,,, .,'I.:. |
ohort - p' "o no~' 'ne" winning
aoout IL.
The st. ANTHONY Eyprass tho donoorot;o
organ of the place, in an editorial article
written prior to the election, holds the follow
ing language:
SIT being the universally received construction in al,
paris OF the Territory of the Enabling Act at least
Aed to Gou5e the mSss ot 1naa e@o recnet Is en
om aohic1 1t has both freprssemsatioes and council
and s Ansh1ny should make her
fail Of having her due representation Certainly such
ns Ie ee case se should only choose ~epre
gaes in addition and also secured sests ar s
the same Tins should e borne in mind that Con-
number as e ay oneT 81 M BODY viii decide the
and that when assembled it may take uuon
rice 70 Ise Act to suit its own no o
what the people have thought or done in the
@ ses 1ns ooareMtso" az regards its rules of action,
and if it should hold that only ye
could be admitted to seats the councillor delegates viii
signed by y', @ Of
would not avail them Would it not then be the mart Of
to Prepare for or guard against whatever may
vent and to- designate
or distinguish in some simple, plain the two
cor on the tickets themsexss ~ & or Ooun
tior, it would be known who must retire sbonId she
on ah as at an put consruc
constru ton And thus much time and cone tipn and
many heart-burnings might be saved.
In this article it is urged upon the people
Of that precinct to make distinction in their
name some as Councillor.
and some as Representative delegates that
there might be no question, when they came
lef re the Convention, who should be enti-
lied to seats. They 80 understood the law
Up to the time of the election. Tbev 80 in.
erpreted in their organ before the election
md it was so understood afterwards: for
.ven the Ex,wess acknowledged that the REQ.
ster of Deeds for Hennepin County might
have acted honestly.
Now, l say, Mr.. President. after 50 mucb
,ois about the matter, it is ext, ,emelv r;dicu- I
Gus that men should give one Interpretation
If the law up to the time of the election snJ
hen, when they get caught in a tran set for |
'thers by one of their own men, who imme
lately afterwards run away and left il fnr I
thers, as the Express intinated to .banl his I
wn chestnuts out of the fire re.n-sbonId a.. |
empt to prejudice the whole Rennhl;c.n no. 6
Y on account of his and their own tr;ctw1 G
ay, 81 =, it is not only extremely ridicnlous s
ut it is little contemplate. t
But the organ saws this Convention won,d b
e their own internreters of tho lou ID
you'd have the right TO decide mon Tho r
qualifications of it's own members Tben a
Thy did they hesitate 2 Wbv d thew como
1to that door in body. md in less tban az
econds d. part from this Hall and ref,se r. a
ONE in and let the question he nassed mnon v
y this Convention. as the onlv ;ntsrnreters v
the law. and n the only mode ond In.rnor h
, which it could be done? 4
They have said, that we were even anx;ous n
!, cpt rid ,,f tbaeo c. a.L-n .