The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-26

| the measure, rendered 1urtner oPPo' W
it hopeless and Judge SHERBuRNE PROPOSE
ton was passed, Mr.. SIBLEY then Vioia'eo
parliamentary rule and common courtesy in
his appointment of the Conference Commit
tee bv putting the mover OF the proposition,
Ird,,s SuppsuRNE, at the tail of the commit
FOO and Gov. german, its violent enemy at
its head as the Chairman and this low-tiung
c,nduct was understood to be dictated by
Mr. SlBLEYs intent of still, through GoRMAN,
battling off the compromise, i'll the fear lest it
might become necessary for the sake of eff
fecting it, to abandon the organizations of
both Conventions, and thus HENRY II. SIB-
LEY's name might possibly not figure in
large capitals at the end Of document call
ed a Constitution, as "Prssidem Of the Con-
vention ~
To crafty such miserable vanity
as this did the interests of the whole peo-
pie of Minnesota come near being sacrificed F!
Is it surprising that the enlarged mentality,
and honorable dealing Of a man who could
thus act, came to be more than doubted by
almost every person in and around both Con-
ventions who did not also himself grovel low
in the depths of his own intense littleness
But though these facts transpiring at
the Convention opened the eyes of great
many to the fragil stuff of which Mr.. SIB-
LEY's reputation for intensely honorable con-
duct was constructed, yet sufficient of the
old delusion in that respect still existed to
help secure his nomination as the Democrat
ic candidate for Governor; and during tue
late canvass it also composed, together with
his personal beauty, the stock in trade upon
which he sought the suffrages of the people
We pass over the mean advantages he took
when he and german were travelling and
sleeping in the same bed together, on their
canvass of Southern Minnesota-when hay
ing the field to themselves they INDUCED
freely in misrepresen tations of his opponent,
and garbled and falsifed Congressional docu-
ments to injure him. On one occasion how
ever, Mr.. WILKINSON unexpectedly appeared
to answer them and the way the large and
beautiful" if not very Honorable" man craw
fished on his ISLANDERS, was amusing to the
crowd
! But compared with his recent honoro-
! bic @ conduct, in the State canvass of the
vote for Governor, all previous honorable
'meat on which this our Caesar feeds" was
but low and poor Diet to an appetite like his,
whetted.. up to an appreciation Of trckery by
the select knayery of the Indian trade.
When the develop ements began some
time since to be made through the Winneso-
tian, of the forgery of election returns in ia
vor of SIBLEY by the Democratic leaders and
their tools, it was really provoking to the
risibles of those who had found him ont to see
how his ''honoraMe' dodge still imposed
upon many people. Honest Democrats,
shocked at the bare-faced rascality of their
party that was being laid open to the public
gaze, were heard to say &" Well, Mr.. SIBLEY
is too honorable ~ mar to have anything
to do with an Office so obtained-he would
not accept it if conferred by a technicaluy. or
procured through .fraud, with q majority of
the peoples votes fairly against hm-he is
abore any thing of that sort !" Even Repub-
licans were green enough to express them
selves in similar silly style; but our only
reply, when addressed with such balderdash,
was to laugh and say nothing more than
Nous ue,roas-wc shall see what we shall see'
Even the senior editor of the Pioneer q.
Democrat, with grave face, though doubt
less laughing in his sleeve, treated us to
dish of the same absurdty. In the issue of
that journal of Sunday, Nov. %, in the ar
ticle crying peccav on the fraud" controver-
sy with the Minnesotian, the following talk
is given:
ave believe that Henry II. Sibley is
elected Governor of the State of Minnesota.
We mean by this, that he is elected by
majority of the legal, legitimate votes cast at
the late general election. We therefore ex-
pcct that such will be the decision of the
Board of Canvassers, and that he will duly
and rightfully take upon himself the response
bilities, and enjoy the honors of that office.
We shall be rejoiced on personal as we'll as
political grounds, to see him ftirly and hon
orally in that position. But we have no de-
sire to see him there u2juaty, and webelie3e he
rould not accept that or any position, anlawfM
~ rendered. If the contrary should become
the fact-if the majority of the Board of
Cauvassers prove recream to their trust, and
second by their official sensation, any fraud
for the benefit of Mr.. Sibley, or for any man
or party, we pledge ourself to denouace the
act as Grim nal, and its Jenifcary as an usurp-
er. We have no party ties which bind Ell
Their our conscience Or our patriotism and
we shall seek from the latter rather than the
former, the light to guide us in this matter
to Just Judgment, and to honorable action"
The above contains wonderfully nice
words; and as words cost nothing, the edi-
tor puts not only Mr.. SHELLEY, but himself on
a very high and dangerous pinnacle for per-
sons unused to dizzy heights, on which pin
nacc he inscribes, also, such tall-sounding
vertiage as 'honor" and Conscience and
''patrotisru," using these words as freely as
though they were household words, instead
of being foreigners to the life ard actions Of
both. Mark +! the lofty dodge of the SEN
tence " We bsliere he (SIBLEY) Mould not &C
cept that or any other position unlawfully tender
ed"' Fairly and honorably," the editor
tells US, he wants to see him Governor, or not
at all
Extraordinary virtue ! Would anybody.
after noble declarations o! this kind from Mr..
SBLEy's own organ and personal friend, ex-
pect to see that honorable gentleman,
marching up to the Capitol and into the
meeting room of the "honorable'' Board of
Canyassers. and-having first ascertaned by