Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-06-26

the infection of an additional drain to this
amount annually upon the taxpayers. And
what do those taxpayers suppose our large
viewed Executive deems to be this pressing
necessity? Here is what he says:
"The appointment of State Engineer would
be OF much benefit to the public interests IN dsdsng
the Goco,nor to decide properly upon the ques
tions. which will doubtless arise under the loan
amendment, between the State authorities and the
Railroad Companies, with regard to the chdrdcfa
and ertent Of the icork to be performed by the lat
ter, to enitle them to receive the State bonds ]
recommend that such an office be created
Why not have said at once to the Legisla-
ture without all this pretence about the
public interests" that you are Director in
one of the Railroad Companies, and have
particular friends in some of the Others that
both political policy as well as private inter
est forbid you to be. severe with the Roads
in exacting bona tide fulfillment of tie
construction" conditions upon which they
are to obtain the State bonds; that you feal
also the popular feeling if you do not hold
them mp to their work and that you would
like therefore the Legislature to ,nAict anoth
er two thousand-a year leak upon the State
Treasury. in order to relieve you from the
responsibility of honestly doing your dcty ir
the premises? What convenient arrange
ment the appointment Of such an Officer
would be all around The Railroad Compa
nies could easily give him an "eyc salve'
which would make him report to the Cover
nor I" ten miles ready for the superstructure,
without any impertincnt doubts or hesitation
being expressed by himself; and the Cover
nor could shield himself behind this officers
report and issue the bonds with as little
doubt or hesitation, and if anything turned
out wrong, why -" it wasn't him that was re
spousble but the State Engineer y Capita
arrangement wouldn't it be? Dyes! Pay
Mister SIBLEY for Private Secretary fur
nish him with State Engineer; and the
real duties of his Office will be performed
and the responsibilities be assumed between
these officers, while he will have only the or
namental part of the Governo, ship to engage
his vast, comprehensive and couragcou:
mind lie could then 60 to New York and
"viSit Washington before my return" will
leisure in abundance and to spare!
A Superintendent of the Capitol is among
the Offices greatly needed, as Mr.. STBLEY also
thinks; and he wants the legislature to pro
vide for such functionary. In other States
this duty is assigned to tile State Librarian
why not here also, and thus save the spccia
salary of separate officer? Has it ever oc
CURED to Mister SIBLEY, once, that some o
tie officers in and about the Capital have
little or nothing to do, or that there is any
others way of getting certain duties attended
to, except by making another nearly sinecurt
Office
The State Auditor likewise, as he says
demonstrates very plainly his inability t.
perform the duties of his office without addi
tional force, and an inc eased appropriation
for necessary expenses" Mr.. DUNBAR, th'
State Auditor, being lame Of one arm, through
the threshing machine accident last fall, may
seem to demand some extra help in his par
ticular case; but if granted by the Legislature
we hope it will be limited to his term Of Of
fee.
These various expenditures and the crea
iion of these extra officials, is also pleade'
tor by Mr.. SIBLEY on very novel ground
Read:
The sums required for these different objects
are indispensable to enable the State officers pro
perry to discharge their duties, aud if the appro
pliations are made most of the funds can be paid
atr the treasury shall have been replenished b
Tie receipt Of tares"
That is to say-you can easily make these
approprations-they won't be pREsEN'
change on the State Treasury-there need'n
be loan authorized to pay them-they vii
merely be paid out OF the receipts from tdr
IS. Merely ''Issacher is a pa tient ass tina
bears burdens" The People are collection
Of individuals whose avocation it is 10 labo
and pay tares to support Democratic office
holders Go ahead leeislators-pile on th'
agony-make more oflices-gvc them bi:
salaries-scatter the public money like wate
for, the "sums required "can he be pait
of1er the treasury shall have been replenishse
By the receipt Of TAXES" !"
Kind and considerate Mr.. SHELLEY! Take
are no object with you! Taxes are so easil,
raised! Taxes are things the people smile
and r,jcicc TO pay Taxes! taxes! Pooh
What are taxes? Nothing, in Mr.. SIBLEY'
opinion, apparently.
But how think you, o tax-ridden People
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