The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-27

Railroad bonds, and form Sinking Fund
required by the Constitution to eventually
pay the principal.
In this phaseology Mr.. SIBLEY is again re-
sorting to the dodge of technicaltf'es wh'ch ho
found so successful in stealing the gubernato-
rial office. He uuibbles about words-wnen
he and the Repudiators are both aware, that
our meaning plainly was, that the Railroad
people-not perhaps officially and formally
as Compaaies, but that those companies, it
might be informally and unofficially, though
substantially just as we alledged-did consult
with him in regard to how far he would
d" take the responsibility of calling, upon
some pretext but for the tax purpose, an
Extra Session of the Legislature after the
adoption by the people, which they fancied
secure, of the $4,000 900 swindle-for with
out State Tax levied they knew the Bonds
wouldn't be worth much. Did we have no
| other evidence to convince us, the last SEN
tence of Mr.. SIBLEY's skillful reply would
further show the people that there is qaD-
Lle underneath all this denial. He says 81
| repeat, that no proposition has been made to
me to call the Legislature together for the
object named by any person or
persons, whether connected or not, with the
Railroad Companies"
How cunning men often blunder in trying
to hide their tracks.
There was "no consultation" with the
Railroad Companies-oh no-of that Mr..
SIBLEY is quite positive ; and then ne as
sures us, there was no proposition" made to
him by any body for the object named If
| he had said, that there had been no econ
suLTArIoN" with him by arg one, his denial
| would have been much more complete; but
perhaps, that would not have answered for
he knows that he vas % consulted" unofficial
" perhaps, by the Railroad Loan interest;
and aras SOUNDED on the subject of calling an
Extra Session; though We do not suppose
| they ever got so far as to make him dellb-
crate, square-toed " proposition" to do SO; Tor
the very moment they found him tender foot
ed, ga nod was as good as wink to them
and they let him alone in his characteristic
neryeless timidity.
To conclude this branch of our article, the
public may rest assured, that the fact, that
Mr.. SIBIEY had been sounded and 'consulted'
on the subject of an Extra Session to levy
State tax was at the time notorious in st.
Paul in all the best informed circles, on both
! sides of the Loan question; but, that the
Railroad Companies permitted all or even
| majority of their supporters in either branch
oe the Legislature, to see their whole hand
| on this or any other nice point is very proba-
BILE. In every enterprise there are generals
who command, and privates who obey. with
out a question. Thus much for our friend
Mr.. SIBLEY
But we have fact or two yet in reserve,
which will show to the People that the Rail-
road Loan advocates intend cheating them if
! they can, into approving of the creation of
the Monster State Debt, at the elec-
ton on the 18th of April next, under the de-
lusive idea that there is no danger of State
tax being levied at the Adjourned Session in
June, in order to meet the interest, and in
part, the principal of the bonds; but that
then, should their hopes be realized and a
majority of voters be duped into approving
of the bill, they really intend to force such a
Tax Law through the Legislature, at that
| time; when, we doubt not, those who are
| now loudest in their disclaimers against such
| measure, will see light as suddenly in favor
of its adoption, as some of them lately did
when between two days they made their
somerset from vehement opposition into ve-
hemcnt support of the bill 1t is wonderful,
with what magic quickness mems minds are
convinced, when the proper reasons are fur
nished them There need be no more con-
elusive evidence of the insincerity ofthese men
who sign the letter to Mr.. SIBLEY, as above,
and the bad faith of probably most of their
! colleagues who united with them in the anti
Tax Pledge published by the Pioneer and
Times on the 18th, and by the Minnesotian
the day following, the 10Th inst-than that
document itself affords. Its pretence is, to
pledge themselves against voting for the State
tax at the June session. We copy from the
original document now before us, to which
| their signatures are acritten by themselves, or
appended by their authority, the following
concluding sentence Of the pledge-card:
"we claim to have removed all probable chance of
taxaton by our legislation at this session. and We shall
resist, man, any proposition of the kind ut tie
adjourned or any other session Of tie Legastdture"
| On first publishing the precious document
from which this is an extract, we pointed out
the inconsistency of men "who will by their
votes to-day pass bill pledging the faith and
crsdH of the State for the payment of interest
and principal on a loan of Flee Millions of
Dollars to these preferred Companies-who,
tomorrow, in an Address to the People, will
probably urge that people to approve what
they have recommended; and yet in the
same breath PLEDGE themselves, in the most
solemn manner, that they will resist, as one
man, any proposition to provide the means to
save the State from bankruptcy and ruin-its
name from DIsHoNoR and its people from
shame and humitiatiOn!'
Or, in other words. who will practically
REruDIArE the obligations they have just as
sumed, on behalf of the State, to the bond
holdersl But we were premature in our GEN.
sures They did not mean their pledge to be
taken in earnest! They reconsidered it be-
fore the ink was fairly dry on the record
The managers told them they had been too
fast Their pledge, they learned, was too ex-