Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-06-05

OF tuIuSs snu W ano" 0ny AItOruey "
bring q suit of quo soarranto, before any Court
of the State, to test the right of State off.
Ger to his Office.
If there were not gross forgeries and frauds
at the bottom of those returns and of that
State Canvass it might be supposed the De.
mocIatic majority of the Legislature would
gladly agree to the passage of such law
If all was right and honest, it might be an.
ticipated, that they would be eager to open
the door to the widest and fullest and most
comprehensive investigation.
But the Democratic majority in the Legis.
lature exhibited no such consciousness of rec
titude; but on the contrary, by their every
action, showed consciousness that there was
fraud and forgery and rascality at the bottom
of the canvass for State Officers; and that
they knew it!
A committee to investigate into the frauds
was voted down in tho Senate one of the
bills to permit fair judicial investigation be.
fore an honest court, was also peremptorily
voted down in the same body; and so was
the other bill for like purpose until the
Republican members of the Senate resolved
to vote against everything unless this bill fol
justice was adopted; when the Democratic
majority agreed to re consider the bill and il
was passed; but they were very safe in do.
ing SO, for when it came up in the other house.
it was very promptly killed there, by strict
party vote!
1t is not little remarkable also, at the
same time that it is not little disgraceful
that the ChiefJustice of the State is said to
have been busy in the lobby and aisles of the
House chamber in electioneering against the
passage of this bill for justice!
Was he opposed to taking business from
his own court
Was he afraid another court might act
more impartially than his own and in re-
Jecting the false and simulated and forged re-
turns for Governor, likewise render his own
woolsack not bed of roses, and perhaps
vacate it entirely?
Or was be tremulous lest he might be de-
prived of the opportunity of doing some very
low, dirty, party work, which should recon-
mend him for future promotion to the U. S.
Senate, at the hands of the Democratic party,
as reward for judicial turpitude in render
ing it service? Let the people judge this
party Judge
That tie Democratic State ticket was de-
clared elected by a Democratic board of State
canvassers, who counted in over 700 forced
returns and counted out over $500 honest
votes, when that board, at the same time, as
MEDARY said kmev the things soere id for
geries;" that the prominent Democratic lead
ers OF Minnesota, including S1BLEY and the
Supreme Bench also knew those returns to
be forgeries, and are afraid, therefore, of an
honest investigation are all facts too plain
and patent, from their acts and conduct, and
from the developments already made to be
denied or defended.
But hope, nevertheless, and in spite of al
the discouragements, Governor Ramsey will
make an effort, at least, to exhibit the fact.
to the people.
If unjust judges, an interested court, CT {
partzan Attorney General seek, like the
Democratic majority in the Legislature did
to suppress the truth: to smother the facts or
when those facts are once elected, then, Oh
dirty techmicality, like SrBLEY's, protests
against counting 5000 honest precinct votes
base, n corrupt decision Of the case, the people
will at all events have had fully and fairly
exhibited to them another instance of the
moral leprosy which taints every part O
what is now called the Democratic party
the utter unfairness, and the systematic ras
cality by which its leaders nowadays inva
riably seek to perpetuate their power
T. F.