The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17

ties in character or property to offer to guar
antee the return of this money or its faithful
appropriation to the purpose for which il
was borrowed.
AS the company of which Mr.. RICE is
President is, however, deeply in debt--with'
out capital--and controlled by men whose
official integrity is more than doubtful--cap-
italists would indeed be fools to trust their
money into their hands.
But if the State of Minnesota chooses to
be fool enough to exchange her State Bonds
dollar for dollar for Railroad Bonds-pledge
her faith aud credit to capitalists for the pay
ment of principle and interest-it is very pos
sible they may fork over; through, under all
the circumstances attending this loan amend
ment to the Constitution-its numerous legal
flaws and defects--there is still room to
doubt, even should it be ratified by the peo-
pie, whether the State bonds could be nego-
tiated at anything near their par value. Mr.
Edmund Rice's say so on the subject does
not by any means add to the probability OF
the case.
"Without State aid pe could do nothing p
But this does not argue that more respon-
sible and honest Company, would not be
able to negotiate a loan on the securities Of
fered the State without Estate aid" Let
Mr. RICE and his crew step aside; and let
honester man of more means take hold OF the
road, and we will soon see the capitalists OF
the world forking over their cash without re-
quiring the States endorsement.
The point in Mr.. Ed. RIcE's letter which
most struck US, is the repetition OF his old
dodge about commencing work on the 1st
of June, simultaneously at St. Paul, St. An
thony and Saltwater
Our older citizens will remember how this
same dodge was tried on by Mr.. RICE in ia
vor of his brothers election as Delegate to
Congress, when he last run for that Office
That was in the day of the old Minnesota &
North Western Railroad project which the
RIcEs fugled and ruined just as they are de-
stroying the practicability of the present
Railroad system by the odor of their man.
agement. Our citizens of that day will re-
member that just before the delegate elec-
tion alluded to, surceying parties and right-of
aoay agents traversed the Territory-several
lines were run-numerous were the individ-
uals who were coaxed into sustaining HENRY
NJ. RICE by promise Of a Railroad "right
through their farms"
The people of st. Paul will recollect also,
that two Railroad bridges, one in upper and
one in lower town, were actually surveyed
for, and people were fooled by seeing the en-
gineers and surveyors with their chains and
rods and stahs poking about our streets for
days together on the eve of the election,
making everybody's eyes bulge out with graf
ification at the prospect Of the Railroad
coming, forthwith
But alas after the election-the cars run
off the track; and haven't been got on it
since
Last fall, the same dodge was again play.
ed. Ten days, exactly, prior to the election,
Mr.. EDMUND RICE commenced the Minneso-
ia and Pacific Railroad neer St. Anthony,
which happened to be doubtful legislative
district, that it was important for his
brothers election to the post of U. S. Sena-
tor, should be carried. A Mr.. dunbar" ad-
vertised, as contractor, for several hundred
hands: a large lot of Irishmen were gather
ed together and set to work near the city
of the Falls, grading and scrapng the ground,
and running wheelbarrows around at great
rate and on election day, were duly march
ed up to the polls at st. Anthony, and duly
voted for the RICE representative ticket
The next day DUNBAR's hands were dis
charged and solne it is said have not got
their pay unto It's tsey:
Mr.. EDMUND RICE nsw wants to carry an
other election in which not only his broth
er's, but his own interests are vitally involy-
ed. The people Of st. Anthony have votes
The people Of St. Paul have votes. The
people of Saltwater have votes. The people
of all three cities want the Railroads but
many of them are doubtful if this $5,OO0,0OO
Loan bill is the right track on which to get
them. Accordingly, to convince them all is
right, Mr.. EDMUND RICE once more trots out
his time-hcnored old dodge and tells them,
only ratify this amendmcnt-only give US
your money-and we will "commence work
about the lst of June, simultaneously at St..
Paul, st. Anthony and Saltwater p
You shouldn't Mr.. RICE, have promised
SO much at once. 1t may make people sus-
picious. Commencing work at three points
all within scope of Is or 20 miles, is lit
tie too gross and transparent dodge, which
not even your anxiety to get votes in all
these towns, should have led you into the
imprudence of promising.
1t is OVERRIDING the matter. 1t is an insult
besides to the intelligence of the people Of
those cities to impose such stuff upon them
on the eve of the election-and to cram
down their throats so old trick, too
If they are to be cheated they had right tc
be cheated with something original, at least
We hope the people of each of the cities
mentioned, will show their indignation at
such humbuggins spd falsehood attempted
to be palmed upon them in this style by tht
Crusher General, by voting down the whole
Swindle, of which this "DuNBAR" railroadine
is but part consistent with the rest Of ths