The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-06

yoy "a in the disposition of the Railroad Land GrantS
therefore invite list of names OF citizens at
Post Office in Winona County, TO whom we will send
gratis, at our own expense, our weekly Mtnnesofdn
until the S5,0o00 900 Loan question is decided!
Send on the Let some true Republican of Wi
mona take charge of this matter and forward lists
good men, of both parties who will be willing to read
The truth
KEEP III BEFORE THE PEOPLE!
That the Report of the Board of Directors Of
Milwaukee La Cross Railroad published in the New
York Tribune of the 18th of February, contains the
following paragraph:
The Board have taken steps TO recover the million
Of bonds issued TO the st. Crox and Lake Superior
bonds loaned 10 the Minnesota aud Pacific Railroad
company, WHICH NEVER REACHED THE TREASURY THAT
CoAPANY."
Keep ii Before the People!
That distinguished citizen Milwaukee, under date
Of February 11th writes as follows:
Il am informed, from what conceive to be credible
that when the New Board came into
of the books and effects of the Road that they found
one JACKSON HADLEY charged with between $780,
zoo ana *o0ooOO Bonds which he refused TO account
Tor any ur,Aer Than that they had been used at Wash
sHgtoH "td ST. PAuLfor purposes octtc, II he eoere
- disclose, lrOald c~iBiindte himself
- i1oN $200Ooo, am informed by one OF the neac
Dreetors istie sum claimed 10 hare been used Jor
"'rr"pttRg purposes in Minnesota last summer or
s.r1Hy.H
Keep it Before the People!
That the Daily Times newspaper the organ of the ad
vocates of the s5oOo0O0 Loan, has made the following
admission that $4,000 Was expended by one Railroad
in the hands Of person in Drifting the members of
the Extra Session of the Minnesota Legislature last
spring, to bestow portion of the Land Grants upon
The Times charges that
one witness the same time Ia an has pocket
tiFcRtes OF stock 10 the amount 900 or certain
KtNrodd. giren hin, J0r has influence and that Of his
ten"s. an gertngd GtH through The extra session q
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Keep 1t Before the People!
That the Railroad advocates sMOTHERED the IN
NESTIGATIoN these other fraudulent transac-
lions and refused examine witnesses in attendance
the Investigating Committee because Of the false
retext that certain other witness would no: attend 10
Je,yMr. Senator NORTON, the Railroad leader the
Committee, assigning for not examining the
witnesses then present that they wing witnesses
Istrdy their friends" To betray what:
rs ks admit his knowledge of the fact that there
'r'-ids to betray' and that frauds and corrrp-
ton 10 be the subjects of betrayal.
Keep it Before the People!
That the men into whose hands are be placed the
Bonds of the State to the amount of the
payment of VIII III, principal and interest," the People of
Minnesota bound be taxed-are the allies of the
Wisconsin rogues slown in that State as the "forty
thieves ;" and are themselves a majority of them,
Zone company excepted the who IriGed your
legislators, and who will not be backward in swindling
you out of this 600 00 If you give them It's chance
Keep it Before the People!
That by the Loan of S. 900 900 in dishonest hands,
you place the State at the mercy of desperate and soul
less monopoes, who will in future Cypress and grind the
people they threaten to crush every honest ct
who opposes the contamination Of their pluDdering
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CHARLES " MAcErBIS, of the firm Of Mackubin Edger
io eminent bankers of ST. Paul. will abundantly fore
shadow:
Il have only say that Mr. EDMUND RICE president
Of the VI lresota Pacific Railroad Company, the same
which loaned the $500 bribery bonds of the
NJ La Crosse Companyl in conversation with me
about the Railroad bill, which had in it nothing con-
dentia or which forbid me to repeat it, most assuredy
did say THAT the 900 bill bound to pass and
that -. who opposed it bound to be CRUSHED"
Or words to that effect When Mr. RICE made the
threat about crushing" replied that was not AFRAID
of being CRUSHED, whereupon he made certain quali-
heations the force of which did not comprehend"
Keep it Before the People!
That in further pursuance of the CRUSHING game,
the nona delegation in the Legislature the oath of
February, signed the following:
''We, the undersigned members of the Winona dele
cation, desire erased fro'i the subscription
LIST Of the Ninnes0tioh, and our papers stopped
NJ. GROVER.
:. II. JOHNSON
Ed NJ. BEARCE,
SAM. S BEMAN,
d. s. NORTON"
So that the people will perceive that their free presses
are also to be CRUSHED for giving them the alarm
the project Of the Transit, well as Of the other
Railroad Companies, TO swinde them. The Wnona
delegation, by their proscrpve course, have struck of
seventy papers weekly list of subscribers,
which confidently expect the PEOPLE will in due time
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