The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-13
sold Settlers AssOciAtiOn.',
To the Editors Of the Ninnesoti0.n:
DEAR SIRs II find the following in 70


paper OF this morning:
Rrprcu :ors-we see by tn proceedings of the Old
Settlers Association, that Mr. Chairman Sblry appoint
Earl s Goodrich editor of the Pioneer Correspond
ing Secretary Of the Associa ton. We had supposed
Judge Goo irch, who would been the very Of
all men, really intended but assured, 1t is the
noble Earl himself. MIR. 81 bey ought to have known
bette than this-to appoint Corresponding Secretary
Of Association confined 10y charter to settlers prior
500 whose advent into the Territory dates only
from the spring of 1854 who is setting for
bogus Governor ought to know more than this. The
Earl is well enough it isn't according to law nor
gunter for him to be appointed, or serve!"
1t was in virtue of the following, which
was unanimously adopted by the Association,
that President SIBLEY appointed Col. Coop
RICH " Corresponding Secretary"
ARTICLE I'd. THAT here shall be appoin-
ted by the President, a Corresponding Sec
retary, who shall hold h is appointment dur
ing the pleasure of thu. President, perform
such duties as shall be assigned him, and re-
ceive such compen >atioi as shall be reward
ed him by the Assoc iation at the annual
meeting next succeeding such appointment
Tue person thus appointed if not cOrpor-
ate member of the A ssoclatiOn, shall he
deemed an honorary member, shall be entl-
tied to be present at the annual meeting
thereof-both business and Social bnt shnu
MI be entitled to uOte therein he shall also
have access to its records and archives"
So it is evinent that the appointment OF
Col Go DRrcm is /" according to law and gun
ter" Is there anything strange IN this ap-
pontment? think not.
The Constitution of the United States re-
luire that the President shall be 30 years
DID, vet his Secretary may be much young
er. A Senator must he thirty years OF age,
ye, the Secretary of The Senate need not b..
n,cr, ,hau twrn,y-one. All admit that Cot.
GovDaIcn is rompeinnt. l. there not stone
thing conmcn,labic in this "A Govern n
President aid All Earl Corresponding Sec.
re.ary Of the Old Settlers Association 1t
will sound vel at u distance. If the Earl
will serve" he will confer favor upon the
Association. My fears are that he will "es-
cape from service" and leave US TO cores
pond Tor ourselves.
AN OLD SETTLER.
st. Paul. March Is, 1858.
All we have 70 say to the above is this
that there were plenty Of "Old Settlers
who would have made just as good "Cor
resp,uling Secretary'-which is an Office
more ornamental than useful-as EARL s.
GoopRrcH. Personally, We do not object to
h,m-but We do object to Mr.. SlBLEY taking
.d, antage of his position as Chairman t'
confer honor upon an especial political defen
der and personal friend, in violation OF 'n'
spirit of the charter, whatever may DE 'nf
loose provisions Of by-Iaw!
We admit that our correspondent puts
the case shrewdly when he observes that II
will I" sound we'll at distance" to have
Governor, President, and an Earl, Secretary
of such an Association. There is certainly
sort Of fitness in things that if bogus
Governor presides, bogus Earl" should
keep the record-all bogus together!