The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-01-23
Still Sinking an InvestfgatiOn-The
Courts to Decide it.

The Pioneer would fain excuse it's party in
and out of the Senate, for their evident pur-
pose to evade legislative investigation into
the late fraudulent State canvass, which elect
ed SIBLEY Governor by excluding genuine
and including forged election returns. 1t
pleads that the legislative branch of the gov
eminent is not the proper body to institute
such an investigation. This getting behind
miserable technical,ties to avoid responsibility
and investigation has been the game of the
Democratic party all through their whole
criminal effort to seize by forgery and fraud
the places of the government from those duly
elected by the people to fill them. This bo-
gus Governor SHELLEY himself lead off in the
dishonorable business, when he protested
against counting genuine votes duly received
ut the Secretary's Office in accordance with
the provisions of the State Constitution.
We say it is proper that the representa-
tives of the people should inquire whether or
not by wholesale game of fraud fictitious Of
fcers of State are being imposed, through
a corrupt board of canvssers, upon their con-
stituents and whether they themselves are
to have official communication with crimi-
nals-accessarys after the facts-clothed in
the robes of State, but more worthy of the
garments of the State Penitentiary.
The Pioneer talks boldly about defending
with alacrity" before judicial tribunal the
action of the Board of Canvassers, land with
a full confidence on the part of the Democra-
cy, that its decision will be affirmed" Which
judicial tribunal" does the Democracy have
the most confidence in to endorse the Grin
of SAM MEDARY and JOE Brown, the MAORI
ty of the State Canvassers Are the Terri
torial Judges, or the State Judges its favor
ties for covering up nicely Democratic ras-
cality The Pioneer has once before an
nounced with a triumphant air that the Courts
would sanction the election forgeries by
which SIBLEY obtained his certificate, if they
were appealed to !! 1t now again wags its
head like one who knew the decision was al
ready fixed up-as if it was already all ar
ranged what the Courts would decide -
Perhaps it has reason for its confidence.
The Judges elect of the Supreme Court of
the State, are EMMEr, ArwArER and FLAN-
DREAU, To bring the case before them will
in some sort be allowing men to sit upon the
validity of their own election. In the i'm
Partially of one of these Judges no man
has any confidence in the honesty of the
other two, we will know hereafter how much
trust may be reposed. All three bitter Dem
ocratic partizans-one of them, at least par
ticipating, there is reason to believe, IN get
ting up some of the very forgeries which are
relied upon to cheat SIBLEY into the Guber
material office,-time will determine whether
in the coming future, with the certainty of
Minnesota in the course of immigration be-
coming overwhelmingly Republican State,
they will stultify themselves, render thor
names bye-word and a reproach amongst all
honest men, and descend inevitably into po-
litical perditon beyond resurrection's trump,
by sustaining the tricky technicaities, the
criminal forgeries, the unblushing robbery of
the peoples rights, which "the Honorable (D
HENRY II. SIBLEY,'; the Honorable SAM Me-
DAIRY, the Honorable 10 Brown, the Honor.
able 10 RoLErTE, the Honorable CHAsEs,
brothers, and the honorable gentleman fond
of his joke" the Pioneers up-country Dem
ocratic friend, have been guilty of in and
since the election of the 18th of October last.
In the meantime. we hope the Republicans
in the Legislature will not cease pressing an
investigation into the forgeries, in spite of
the opposition of Democracy trembling in
its boots in fear of shameful exposure.