The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-20
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"PervertedsMinds.,,
To the Editors Of the Mmnesotian:
notice new writer appears in the edito-
rial columns of the Times. He appears to
have soreness about something. He seems
to feel somebody or something accusing him
of something. However, he don't fret, stamp
and fling mud in the diaper, child with
worms style Of the senior editor of that pa
per, and has little more discretion and,
hope, a good deal less hypocrisy than that
trading individual.
Still, cannot think it prudent in the writ
er to complain as he does, in indefinite terms
but with sore sincerity that shows where
the particular grievance is, of perverted
minds" and "that low and miserable subter-
fuge for argument, insinuations of corruption
on the part of those who may differ with
them" have no doubt none at all, of
course not, that such insinuations are all un-
just. You and /, MIR. Waverly, you'll ex-
cuse my assuming name for you) honest
and unsophistocated as we are are above
such suspicious. But there are "men so con
stituted' that they cannot in the face of
facts and circumstances take, perhaps mis-
take, all men for angels Of immaculate integ-
rity, as we are prepared to do. We under
stand and pity those "perverted minds ;"
but we must own, considering that these
State Debt men either belong to or are con-
nected with the class who are to receive and
share the rich sop afforded by this act of spe-
cial legislation considering that the men
who, with their agents, filled the lobbies and
the floor of the House when the Loan Bill
was driven through under the gag of the
previous question, are not above bribery, as
we all too we'll know; and considering how
otherwise unaccountable some changes are
even in this world Of change, we must own
that these perverted minds" have some
show of reason in suspecting that some of
these R. R. Directors, Presidents Secreta-
ries, Attorneys, stock holders, holders Of
Company obligatlons, &C., &c, and perhaps
even some legislators, who were little more
than mouth-pieces uttering on the floor of
Senate or House, whatever the President or
Secretary or other great moccasin man
should approve that they, in estimating the
advantages Of the loan to the people began,
Gf l may have my poor joke in your pres
euce. Mr.. Waverly) like Charity home"
and embraced the great number called No. l,
and his heirs and assigns, leaving others to
do the same and taking more pains to ''read
their title clear" than "to make the State Sc
cure"
It is singular that circumstances, without
a word or letter written, supply the antithe-
sis of 'the mabougM seven" to the minds of
so many Of these Loan men. For why need
man limp at an "insinuation" of lameness
Only "the thief doth fear each bush an of.
ficer."
My friend remarks of the opposition to
Public Debt:
d" 1t springs not from the people, but from broken
down p0ticians-from political hangers-on-men mon
whom the public have set its verdict-ambtious men
weak-minded men-desgning men,-all of whom care
less for the int ess of the State than for their
their places will be filled with others whose spirits will
be more in conscnance with the progress of the age"
BrGDO! l like that To be sure, grammar
is ignored by it, and the style resembles the
low and miserable subterfuge of perverted
minds But the epthets, though inconsis-
tent, are very choice l assure you.
Whenever l want to use man up to do
it nicely and without danger to myself, if
can't find any facts against him, any connec-
ton with Railroad Grabs and such kind of
swindling. always call him "a politician"
When I am member Of the Legislature.
ard feel that / have neglected my duty to
my constituents, and made a bad move for
myself if anybody intimates as much, tell
every body "that man is broken down poli
tician." When I run for any office, always
pitch into my competitors FIR being politicians.
prove it on them by saying SO continually.
And so l beat them for the people can't
bear politicians ; they hate politicians they
are down on politicians they like to hear
politicians abused. Many hypocritical
demagogue has won his votes by crying out
against politicians.
And politicians are mean set, Mcssrs.
Editors. Some of 'em are office-seekers.
some, ofice-holders. My experience is that
office-holding politicians are rather the mean
est most corrupt lot of the two. know a
good many of both sorts, that scare less for
the interest of the State than for their own:"
but they will tell you that all they want is
snake the State secure" The sly dogs!
But did you ever notice, Messrs. FOSTER
q MOORE how these regular politicians, es-
pecially the "outs," scent out everything that
is going to be popular? That is their trade
and they don't get on the wrong side, by
looking only nose-length ahead, as Waverlv
and are apt to do. "Wheresoever the car.
cass is, there will the eagles be gathered to-
gether." These politicians foresee that it
will be unpleasant for the people to pay hea-
Wy taxes on account of this Railroad Debt.
And they expect then to be popular men for
having mow opposed the Debt. 1hey don't
care for the taxes which they know are sure
to come, but they know the people Will and
they want to be in the right position when
that time comes. 1 imagine the people will
not give them a chance to make capital out
of our burdens. Better have no such bur-
dens
I like my friend WAvERLY so we'll, that |
here tender him my wish fer better acquain-
lance. Au reuoir,
ANTI-DEBT.