Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-05-15

/ am not much given to quoting poetry
but there is in Pollock's Course of Time
description Of the trick. of hypocrite, part
Of which seems appropos to this point. The
individual is there made to exclaim thus:
"Ido the wrong and Hrst begin to brawl;
The secret mischief that set abroad,
/ lay unto the grievous charge Of others,
And seem saint, when most play the devil"
My friends in the Minnesota Congressional
delegation, and the Democratic party, fill the
character thus happily described to admira-
ton, as all must admit but Z hardly think
that the brawling will meet with the desired
success. When by your illegally established
precincts by your revolutionary minority
Democratic Constitutional Convention by
your compromise committee with all COM
promises subsequently disregarded; by
your Democratic Territorial Governor ignor-
ing the existence of anything but a Demo-
cratic Constitutional Convention. whose Con.
stitution was refused by Democratic Con-
gress, because it was minority Constitution !;
by your false returns IN the State election !;
by your " gentleman fond Of his jokes" forg-
ing poll books and returns by your Jug
Cling in the State canvass by which you made
Mr.. BECKER who really received the major
ity, to turn up as the minority candidate of
the three Congressman, and all for the pur-
pose of being able to declare SrBLEY the
Governor by your contempt of the Consti-
tuition in forcing the State Legislature to re-
cognize Territorial Governor,and in passing
laws without validity, and under them choos-
ing United States Senators from State not
yet in the Union by the open and corrupt
sale by our entire Congressional delegation,
(save one) of the principles avowed by them
when they were elected by the people and
the Legislature; and by your series of frauds
and outrages, and wrongs of various kinds
and by your persistent refusal in the Legis-
lature to allow an investigation into those
frauds-you have thrown black shadow Of
doubt and suspicion over every thing which
relates to Minnesota affairs and the conse-
quence is very naturally, without even calling
in the aid of my letter, that We are spurned
by many and but reluctantly admitted by
all, when an honest, straightforward, and up
right course of action would have made all
parties eager for our partnership in the bless
ings, dangers and responsibilities of our
common Union. I say, that after having
done all this, it is truly magnanimous in you
to attempt to screen yourself from the just
indignation of an outraged people, by hunt
ing up some private letter of one Of our
most private citizens, and visiting the whole
sins of the Democratic party on him!
A word or two more and 1 am DONE To
those who know me, it is unnecessary for me
to say, that am as anxious for the welfare
and prosperity of Minnesota as any other
private citizen who has no greater pecu-
mary interest here than have. 1 think the
whole project of bringing Minnesota into the
Union was premature proposition-insti-
gated by uneasy politicians anxious for United
States Scholarships, places in Congress, &c.
and rushed suddenly upon the people,
without due consideration of all the conse.
quences, burdens, taxation, and so on, Incl
dent to State organization. 1 believe, il
the People saw their way out of the snarl we
are now in, they would almost unanimously
vote to remain Territory, with the United
States as paymaster for all our governmental
expenses. But as it is impossible to take
the entire back track in this manner. 1, fol
one, am in favor Of coming into the Union
with proper and safe constitution, in which
popular rights are sufficiently guarded; OF
else wait until we can have our rights pro.
tected and safe. 1 would rather make the
s'crifice of delay, than accept admission into
the Union, with life government to rule
over us. do not think such constitution,
embodying such a power, is Republican; and
so believing have taken the liberty to ex.
press my sentiments, in purely private let.
ter to certain members Of Congressman do
regret it. l am willing to admit, that 1 do
not care to have Minnesota admitted with a
constitution so framed, and officers so elected
under it, that any set of men, Republican or
Democratic may possibly control the politi-
cal destinies of Minnesota for all time to
come. And the people of Minnesota may
rest assured that if we are admitted under
our present constitution, land I have no
doubt we shall be, if we are not already, that
our present House of Representatives will
hold on until they have fixed the political
character of men in the United States Senate.
for long time to come
Hereafter, I shall not pay any attention te
your ISLANDERS of myself (by way of answer
ing them, l mean, in this manner,) nor at
tempt to justify any other private letters
which 1 may see fit to write; nor should l
now do so. had you not flor my sin, if sin it
beg so unjustly assailed Gov. RAMSEY, Judge
COOPER, DR.. FOSTER and other Republicans
who had nothing whatever to do with it.
Again reiterate that the awfM, al-pov-
erfA "Sccret Circular" was mere private
etter Of my own, and for which 1 am alone
responsible. Truly Yours,
L. A. BABCOCK.