Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-06-19
Mr., Slbley and his Message.

penSity TO keep hlniSel pei"io 'h0 PNoP'e
continually by writing messages. His irau
gural was the longest inaugural known III
history. ancient or modern, and contained the
least. Since then he has favored the Legis-
lature with three veto messages two on
local bills, and one of simple memorial to
Congress. about which he lectured the legis-
lature as not being "dignitied" enough
Ii used TO be considered that the veto power
was one TO be exercised cautiously, and only
when there were grave constitutional objec-
tions to bill Mr.. SlBLEY, however, seems
10 think the chief purpose for comforting said
power on President and on Governor, was to
show hor small an objection could cause the
one-man power to erect his bristleS and, with
all the dignity of six feet tall and we'll pro-
portioned, cry out | forbid
Yesterday, however the legislature was
treated TO another message, which, wonderful
10 relate. was not veto message, and in
which, by the self-sutficiency, ignorance and
little wisdom therein displayed, Mr.. SIBLEY
quite surpasses himself Let us pass some Of
lis points in brief
lie refers TO the late decision Of the U. S
Supreme Court that lands for which patents
have not yet been issued cannot be taxed
and wants the Legislature to memorialize
the President asking that patents may be
Issued for all such lands by the General Land
office arih The utmost possible trpedfion. SO
that they may be in the assessments for
this year" Realy-is not this absurd.
There are just SO many clerks allowed the
General Land office by Congress with which
to perform the work of that office the pre-
nioe, with the utmost possible expedition y
and we hope therefore, the members of our
legislature will look carefully at the undig-
nitied" position in which they will place the
State of Minnesota, if they ask the President
to do. what he certainly will not do, and
which he ought not to do make an inrid,-
neSota, by turning the whole force of the
office to doing nothing else but getting out
the patents for this State, so that our lands
may be all taxed, while at the same time the
unpatented lands in other States-Iowa Wis
consin, Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, etc.
are left to sweat until re are served. Such
thing ought not to be asked and if asked
will certainly not be granted. The whole
idea is ridiculous; and only a Sibey could
have conceived and brought forth such a
proposition.
Until the patents are issued, he recon-
mends that the improrements' in the un-
patented lands be assessed and taxed; for he
alleges that ga mere technicalHy4 should not
shield th ose who reside upon them from shar- :
Ing equally with his neighbors in the sup
port of the government. We pass over the
sneer at law of the [. S., and a decision
Of the Supreme Court thereon, as a '' mere
technicality" with the remark merely, that
this observation comes With an Ill grace from
n man who protested against counting $500
honest votes on q mere techaicaluy,' and who
now holds his place, not rightfully now hon
estly but by, :" a mere teclnicalHy" Besides
this, it will be something new amongst law
yers, that the improvements" on land are
TO be considered separate and apart from the
land itself. When we read Blackstone a
long time ago, We formed an idea from his
teachings, that by mmutable principle the
land was superior to and carried every I'M
provement attached thereto, along with it.
Is not a pre-emptor also, merely tenant-at
will of the L. States, until the patent is is.
sued?-and can fences or buildings which are
fixtures to the land be taxed by the State
separately from the land ? Oh Mister SIBLEY.
Mister SIBLEY
Another point in this message which strikes
US in an amusing light are the pains thus
taken to let the legislature know that Mr..
SIBLEY intends shortly to o6 lis Gorernor-
ship by a visit to New York and Washington,
and that when at the latter place he intended
visiting the President, and urging upon him
The issuing Of patents ahead Of the rest OF
Western States. Is this "dignifed" pro-
ceecing Mister SIBLEY? Is this part of the
duty set down in the Constitution for the
Governor" of great State to perform
to solicit in person OF the President a grant
Of favors from the General Lanl Office, at
the expense of our Sisters of the Confedara-
cy? 1t strikes us, this is very small busi-
ness!
The ostensible reason for this eastern
visit is to meet capitalists and confer with
them about the State loan, which course he
thinks would be advantageous" Here again
it occurs to us that Mister SIBLEY is exceed
ing his powers. What clause in the Consti
tution or what sentence in the law makes him
travelling negotlator Already, capitalists
have bid for the loan here at 6a per cent. inter
est per annum; and there is every reason to
think it will be taken as low, by Mr.. SIBLEY
remaining at home, as if he went abroad
But, then, in that case there would be none
Oh those delicious announcements in the
eastern papers like : Gore,nor SIBLEY, oi
Minnesota, yesterday arrived at the Lafaree
House, on business connected with the nego-
tiation of Loan of S25O,OOO for that young
State" &c, &c. How the Indian Trader
will swell with gratiied consequence as he
reads these announcements of his presence
and perhaps excaim: Ah, here they appre
ciato roo-tbara 10 No durred Nfinnpsntian
hare TO deny my title" BY the way, when
this is all over, docs he intend to bring in a
bill against the State to pay his expenses fol
this vanity tour? We shall see.
The State Prison at Saltwater is alluded
to, but in rather foggy manner; so that ii
is hard to tell exactly what he is driving at