The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-16
Let the Differences be Settled.

The Legislature has now been in session
two weeks and nothing, absolutely nothing,
has been accomplished. The wheels of leg
islation have been effectually blocked in Or
der to give time for plotting and counter
plotting, and up to last Saturday there
seemed to be as little prospect of any ar
rangement being made among the different
conflicting interests as there was during the
first three days Of the session. Then all
was chaos and doubt. At the close of last
week schemes and counter schemes were
proposed in abundance, but no plan definite,
tangible and just to all parties had the least
apparent prospect of reaching maturity.
Now, gentlemen legislators, it is high
time this do nothing" policy was aban-
doned. 1t requires no deep laid plots, no
refinement of financial scheming, to make
an honest disposition of these land grants.
Give them to our own citizens, who are
known to be men of tried integrity, and who
will manage them economically and build
the roads with the smallest amount Of money
grant of lands by Congress is indeed muni-
ficent and ample but if it is entrusted to
gambling spectators they will at once, for
q consideration put these lands into the hands
of Wall street stockjobbers, and the people
of Minnesota will be eifectually feeced out
of their rich heritage, SO munifcently be-
queathed to them by the general Govern
ment.
Let the Legislature, therefore, ignoring the
schemes Of gambling spectators, this morn
Ing 90 to work to close up this business hon
estiy and faithfully. If the best interests of
the people of the Territory are only to be
consulted, all matters of difference can be
adjusted in a day or two, and the Legsla-
ture can adjourn before the end of the week.
The longer they leave these important in
terests open to the Vaccinations of outside
gambling spectators the more complicated
they must inevitably become. That policy
has been tried long enough, and the truth of
this remark is already most fully verified.
We have sharp eye upon these swindling
gentry, and if our honest legislators are to
be thwarted much longer in their efforts to
arrange and dispose of these grants so as to
promote the best interests of the people, the
history of their gambling operations now
and heretofore shall be given to an outraged
public. Forbearance has about ceased to be
virtue, and if % war to the knife 4" be-
comes necessary, we are fully prepared for
the contest. The best interests of the peo-
pie, and justice to Minnesota are the objects
for which we fight against the swindling
schemes of all outside gambling spectators.
May we not hope that in a day or two we
shall be able to report some substantial.
honest progress ? What say you, gentle
men legislators ? Your constituents demand
as much, and your own good character is at
stake in realizing these just expectations.
We make no war upon the bona .fde capi-
talists and moneyed railroad men of any
part of tine country. The class we have al
luded to in such plain terms above are men
of different genus and we don't intend
that they shall receive any benefits from our
Land Grant if we can help it.