The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-11-25
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Dssoos.r H. Paul siao-aolA"
tiom Of Gov. .ibi.y Relative Ca the Issue
os Railroad Bo.d..
The case OF the Minnesota and Pacific
Railroad Company agains, liEsRy II. Sin.
LKY. Governor Of the State. having been dis
posed Of by the Supreme Court 10 the issue
ofa writ Of peremptory maDdamus, rcquir.
ing the Governor TO deliver TO the Company
$500 600 Of State bonds without exacting
from the Company an exclusive priority OF
lien TO tho State, aud the opinions Of the
majority Of the Court and Of the dissenting
Judge having been published, We feel at lib.
erty to comment on subject Of so great
Importance to the State, and to act forth the
grounds OF the Governors action in relation
thereto.
II il well known that We were earnest In
our advocacy OF the loan Of State credit 10
the Land Grant Companies, believing it TO
be vital TO the prosperity OF the State that
the Roads provided for by the muuiGceucc Of
Congress should be completed at the earliest
practicable period. Daring the exciting
discussion on the question Of the propriety
and espedcncy OF the measure Gov SiDiEr
wisely RETAINED from taking any part, and
not even hs most intimate friends W, n made
acquainted with hs opinions on the subject
The entire community was satisfied with his
position, IA it was ey.d,nt that. in case tie
amendment to the Constitution should be
adopted by the people, the eu,ro response
bii,y Of carrying into etitc, It's provisions
aud Of protecting the interests Of the State.
would dcyov, upon him, II was emlnently
proper, therefore, that he should not appear
s u partisan, commttcd in advance either
for or against the amendment, The vote. as
is well known, was largely IN byor Of the
measure and il is not too much to assert
that hundreds, and even thousands. Of votes
were cas-, for tho loan in view Of the cont
jence generally felt that the interests OF the
State would be- safe in the hands OF tho k'I
ecutiye elect -.
The difference between the GoycrI9r and
the Railroad Companies. and. tie o,sa.ion
OF the suit lately determined. aro-' Ir,m'tht
construction Of the term FIRST mortgage
bonds" as uscd in the amendment to the
Constitution authorizing the Railroad loan.
Gov. SipLKY. IN his inaugural address, had
pledged himself 10 the people tina, while he
"woald avoid being uurcasonably strict with
utN talIIpau "SS'N'"u"us' VIC W"uiu H''u
them to the spirit Us well as the letter OF
their contract with the State. Acting in
accordance with this rule, III. Governor held
that the meaning Of the term first mortgage
bonds" was to be- ssorianed and fixed by
the particular connection in which il was
used. That, when the Land Grant Com
panics contracted u deliver TO the State
"drs, mortgage bonds" As a security for the
issue Of her bonds Tor their benefit. no other
bonds OF like character had been issued by
them aud that il was with u special re.
gard to this fact, that the loan OF the crcdl,
o. the State was made. IL was a. II, in an r