Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-11
An Unconstitutional Law that Stbley
Didn't Veto.

Didn't Veto.
On Tuesday, the eth inst, the Pioneer and
Democrat published "by authority" as an adj
vertisement, the act prescribing the general
duties of Auditor of State" AS printed in
the Pioneer, one section of the act reads as
follows:
SEC. I. That for the redemption of all bills
and warrants issued in conformity with the
provisions of this act, the Auditor OF the State
is hereby pledged.
Now, it may be that the Auditor Oh
the State will be sufficient pledge to cred
itors for the payment of "bills and warrants
issued by the State for its liabilities, but we
hardly think it will for the Auditors carcass
is not supposed to be of especial value more
than another MANS and the creditors wouio
hardly know what to do with the corpus ai'ef
the writ of habeas had been issued.
But before we proceed further Win our
comments, we desire to submit, most respect
fully. to Mister SIBLEY that here is case OF
radical defect in the laws which would Justl-
iy his calling the Legislature together next
winter to amend them, even tho 'gh the Re-
publicans should elect majority at the en-
suing October election, and should thereupon
take the liberty of choosing U. s. Senator
| 10 suit themselves
This is our reason for our opinion we
think it not unlikely that before winter, what
with the Pioneer bill for printing-what with
the huge expenses of the late Democratic
Legislature, now so happily departed-what
with the $4,000 year contingent expenses >
of the Attorney Generals otfice-what with
the $4,000 Executive contingent fund for
Mr. SIBLEY himself-what with the reign OF
Democratic extravaganza general y-that the
State Treasury may be slightly in the vocative
condition as to assets wherewith to pay the
aforesaid "bills and warrants" and that then
the creditors of the State, under this 7th Sec
ton will foreclose upon the person of the Au-
ditor, and sell him for what he will bring, to
the highest bidder, just as he gave out the
State printing contract
This would be a terrible catastrophe to that
flnctionary; through th.t the proceeds OF the
sale would amount to much in the payment
of the creditors of the State, is more than
doubtful. At all events we are opposed to
slavery, white and black, and should wish to
see this section promptly repealed. 1t only
astonishes us, in the premises, that Mister
SIBLEY should have permitted bill to be-
come law with such provision in it. lis
most clearly unconstitutional" On refer
elce to the bill of rights, it will be found that
human slavery is forever prohibited in Min
nesota. Where were Mister SIBLEY's eyes
when he overlooked this chance to send in
another veto message on Constitutional
grounds ?" 1t is surprising oversight in
deed
BY the way, we see that the Pioneer has
corrected in its Weekly, the blunders it at
first made in the publication of the Township
Organization Law. Can it be possible this
9TH section also is only blunder of the off
cal paper ? With $4,000 of plumber this
year from the State Printing, and nearly as
much more in prospect in consequence OF
the Auditor of State awarding the State
Printing for the next two years to EARL
GooDRIcH on account of his being the highest
bidder, is it not most shameful that the Off
cial paper should not take interest enough in
the work it is doubly paid TO perform, so as
to execute it without such a gross blunder as
this 9TH Section, if it is a mistake, would ex-
hibit And then for it to put its dear friend
the State Auditor in such an unpleasant pre-
dicament, as having his personality pledge
for the redemption of the State debts! This
is too bad, unless EARL GOODRICH calculates
to help him out of the scrape with share OF
tie State Printing Plumber !