The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-06

necessary, irOHl all HailuS
In regard to reading folks out of the party,
we arrogate no such authority. Men may
read themselves out and make other matters
paramount to Republican principles. There
is unfortunately no law against their making
fools OF themselves, if they want to.
100000 More of Bribery Funds
Traced.
WE have said that under a1ey aspect OF the
casc-under any b'll that can possibly be got
up-no matter how guarded, nor what pre-
tended security may be thrown around it
it is aot safe either to the treasury OF the
people, or for their political or pecunlsry wei
tare, that the building of the Railroads, or
the trusteesbip Of the money enuring from
the sale of the S5.OOO,00O Loan, should be
given into the hands of the men acho at present
compose the anajority IN the management Of fhe
seceray Land Grant Railroad Companies CT
Minnesota.
It is not safe, because such men are dishon-
est and unscrupulous and have obtained
their present positions by the vilest bribery
and corruption, by purchasing members 'i
the Legislature, and dealing in men instead
of in Railroad iron.
To expose portion Of their transsressiors
in this respect-transgressions which affect
The purity Of our Government and tend 10
destroy I'll public virtue-a Committee Of In
vestigatiou was appointed . week or tive
since in eur State Legislature; Which CSn-
mittee by the manmuverng Of friends OF tie
.ajlroad corruptionists, was made to & iizzlc'
irl was discharged without examining
single witness, though several offered to tes-
ti(y.
But luckily, Immediately after its dis
charge, the editors of the Times the organ Oi
the PIunder Party, incautionsly furnished the
people with an admission that at least $40
, 600 had been distributed by one of the Rail
road Companies-perhaps the Transit Rail-
! road Company-to bribe the members Of he
! Legislature, at the Extra SesSi n last sum-
mer, to bestow the Land Grant upon it !
This, coming from their own organ, with
| which the officers OF the Railroad Compa
| nies are in continual communication, and Tor
which the Secretary Of the NJ. & P. Il. Il. is
frequent writer, fell upon the public ear
with startling effect. 1t was cool, certainly !!
1t said, in effect, 1T is true, we bribed the
Lesislature-bought it up like cattle in the
market-but what of that you would have
lone the same if you had had the chance.'
Not content with once avowing the $4,000
bribe, the Times on Saturday last repeats the
admission in this style
"THE $4,000 IN SrocKs.-Among other
subjects which seem to exercise the Miaae-
sotiGn very considerably. is our remark. that
| a certain principal witness who would not
make his appearance before the committee,
| had certificates of Railroad stock in his pock-
ct to the amount of $4,000"
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Suppose that we should prove that the
| very men who are now opposing the meas
| ure were the very ones who distributed the
| $4,000, but who, falling out with certain
| other men, are now arrayed against the
measure Wouldn't there be nice family
| quarrel %
Family quarrel or no family quarrel, tic
Tines owes it to the public to show, as it
seem to know, exactly what became of this
! S40,000-who distributed it?-,cho got it q
md all about it. In this matter, it boots not
about men-the facts-the trWh-let who
Who will 60 down before the battle-axe up II
which they are inscribed, is what the PeoD5a
| wants what the People have a right 20
demand After having boldly charged the
use of $4,000 by some Railroad Compan.
in corrupting the Legislature, it won't do for
threats of personal exposure of somebodl!
who STOW inimical to the corruptionists, in
order to avoid toeing the mark. Out witt,
the facts, Mr. Times-make clean breast ci
! it-expose the guilty, no matter whom they
may be. The 10000 dollars The 10000
dollars! The 10000 dollars Who paid it
j-mho received il? Out with the proof,
without further quibbllng!
But while we are thus indebted to this
lncautious development by the Times, for
tracing $4,000 Of he Railroad corruption
fund home to Railroad Company nov ss<k.
: ing a portion Of this 100000 Loan, The
| New York Tribune of Feb. 18th, furnishes "a
:sormation respecting TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS MORE of the