The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-20

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"a the lean mn. ..H l'
A day or two since we received an an
nouucement from the Pioneer, that it was
about to commence series Of articles on the
Loan Questirn-the Times by singular con-
cidence, about the same time, made the same
announcement in nearly the same language.
From the assumed dignity Of the Pioneer,
had not the source of those articles been an
ticipated, one might have expected little
fairness in the manner in which the subject
was to be treated.
Instead of that, however, we find them
tissue of msrepresentations-oft the "sa.p-
pressio vers' aud "suggestio Jalss' kind. from
the beginningto the end. AS an instance
we quote from Fridays Pioneer the follow
ing:
The manner in which these bonds will issue. may be
Whenever and As often as either of said Companies
shall produce the Governor satisfactory evidence YER
ied by the Chief Engineer TT easurer and two Direct
ors of Company, that the grading masonry, prhg
Ing and ether work necessary prepare ten miles of
road for the superstructure permanent track has
completed, the Governor shall cause to be issued
and delivered to such Company bonds to the amount OF
one hundred thousand dollars and whenever, ana as
often as said Company shall produce like evidence that
ten miles of road completed and cars running there
on the Governor shall to be issued and delivered
to Company, like bonds to the amount of one hun
dred thousand dollars until the whole amount OF bonds
authorized is issued"
1t would scarcely be possible by the most
ingenious effort to crowd into similar space
like amount of absolute Interpretations
"A suppression of truth and suggestions of
falsehoods
The article here asserts that "tse grading,
masonry, bridging and other necessary cork to
prepare ten miles for the saperstrueture or peraaa-
nent tracks"-must be completed before a
bond can issue to either Company.
We repeat again the fact that we doubt if
any other writer than the author of that ar
ticle could, by any possible ingenuity, crowd
the same number of absolute and unqualified
falsehoods into the same space.
When he wrote them, he knew them to be
false-he knows that amendment after
amendment was offered with view of COM
pelling the Companies to do just what he de-
clares the bill provides for; aid were unhes-
tatingly voted down by the majority. We
say the author of that article knew this-he
was present when those amendments were
offered, and he knows he is asserting what is
untrue. But he is driven to it by the hu-
man necessity for daily bread - and that Is
sufficient to justify him according Ito the
code of morals established among Railroad
men.
The next falsehood is merely suggested,
not absolutely asserted but by the sugges-
ton, carries more force than if unequivOcel
ly declared.
1t is in this: After the provision in the
bill that each Company shall be entitled to
one hundred thousand dollars on completing
ten miles Of its road ready for placing there
on the superstructure, he inserts tie clause
of the bill providing for the insuance of
another 100000 whenever and SO often as
ten miles of road are completed and the cars
Running thereon. Thus Omitting the
clause entirely, which authorizes the Compa-
MES to draw $5,OOO,OO0 without having a
single mile of their roads in running order
even-much less, cars actually running there
on; and leading those unfamiliar with the
provisions Of the bill to suppose that after
grading a single ten miles, the Companies
can draw 10 more bonds until they have ten
miles with cars running thereon.
We quote tie above as specimen para
graph of the whole article. If any thing, the
one Immediately following that which we
have quoted, is more fruitful in false sugges-
tions than the one quoted.
1t is impossible to follow this article
through. A string of falsehoods may be as
serted in a single sentence, which would re-
quire columns of argument to refute.
We therefore refer to only one other para
graph-that is the one referring to the caus-
es which induced the rejection by the Rail
road men, of the amendments offered by the
friends of the State, for its protection. Hear
him:
"In framing the Constitutional amendment under
consideration, the members desrous to include
Details which had been satisfactorily adjusted either
by Land Grant Act of Congress- the subsequent
act of the Minnesota Legislature On this ground and
this alone, ,many amendments voted down. which
would have been otherwise unobjectonable"
The only reason why amendments were
voted down was because they contained pro.
visions imposing some responsibilities on the
Companies, and the Companies resolved to
be untrammelled. This we say is the only
reason, and none know the fact better than
the author of " that series Of articles" in the
Pioneer and to come in the Times.
He says they desired to include no details
which had been satisfactorily adjusted by pri-
or legislation.
Was the amendment of Senator Reiner, re-
Moved in the House by Mr.. Parker resolu-
ton requiring forfeiture of the Companies
charters, if they abused the trust or misap-
piled the loan, " satisfactorily adjusted' by
previous legislation, either on the part Of
Congress or the Legislature.
Was the amendment offered by Mr.. Camp
bell and afterwards renewed by Mr.. LibJey,
that the first mortgage bonds" given to the
State should have priority Of all other liens,
satisfactorily adjusted" by rrcvions legisla
tion2
Was the amendment offered by Mr.. PECK
HAM, that the ten miles to be graded before
the Companies could receive the 100000
provided sh uld be "ten consecutive miles,
'satssfactorily adjus'ed' by previous legisla-
ton
Was the amendment offered by Mr.. GAS
| KILL, striking out the word superstructure
and inserting instead, the words, ''ready to re-
ceius the ties and raas," satisfactorily adjust
ed" by previous legislation?