The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-06
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That the Report of the Board Of Directors Of the
Milwaukee 4 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. Croix and Lake Superior
bonds loaned 10 the Minnesota aud Pacific Railroad
company, WHICH NEVER REACHED THE TREASURY oE THAT
COMPANY"
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That distinguished citizen of Milwaukee, under date
Of February 18th writes as follows:
II am informed from what conceive to be credible
that when the New Board came possession
of the books and effects of the Road, that they found
one JACKSON HADLEY charged with between $780,
SVo ana so9oooS Bonds which he refused to account
sagtoa and ST. PAUL for purposes ,chlch, he soere
20 disclose, ecoutd c-iDaindte himself
About 100000, I am informed by one OF the neao
Directors, IS the ckdiWed TO haze been used for
eorrWpting purposes In Minnesota last summer or
spring"
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That the Daily Times newspaper the organ of the ad
yocates of the Loan, has made the following
admission that $4,000 Was expended by one Railroad
in the hands of person in 1,1img the members of
the Extra Session of the Minnesota Legislature last
spring, to besow portion Of the Land Grants upon it,
The Times charges that '+''
One witness at the time hd in has pocket Ger
tifcdtes OF stock TO the amount 900 OF certain
RdArodd, 0iren him or has influence and that Of MS
friends, in getttngd 6iH through the eetra session Of
shs Legislature J"
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That the Railroad advocates sMOTHERED the IN
yESTIGATION these other fraudulent TRANSACT
TONS and refused to examine witnesses in attendance
on the Investigating Committee because Of the false
pretsxt certain other witness would not attend 10
tesy-Mr Senator NORTON the Railroad leader on the
Committee, assigning for not examining the
witnesses then present that they wing witnesses
come there to 6erdy their friends To beray what
His remarks admit his knowledge of the fact that there
"frieads to betray' and that frauds and corTr-
ton were TO be the subjects of betrayal!
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That the men into whose hands to be placed the
Bonds of the State to the amount of the
payment which, principal and interest," the People of
Minnesota bound be taxed-ar the allies of the
Wisconsin rogues Known in that State as the "forty
thieves and are themselves, q majority of them,
Zone company excepted the who tribed your
legislators and who will not be backward in swindng
You out of this 900, If you give them tits chance
Keep it Before the People!
That by the Loan of s5,OOOOOO in dishonest hands,
you place the State at the mercy of desperate and soul
less monopoies who will in future Cypress and grind the
zen who opposes the consummation Of their punderng
projects the following extract from letter from
CHARLES n. MAcKuBIS of the firm of Mackubn Edger.
ION, eminent bankers of St. Paul. will abundanty fore
shadow:
have only to say that Mr.. EDMUND RICE president
of the Minnesota Pacific Railroad Company, the same
10 which loaned the 100000 bribery bonds Of the
NJ. q La Crosse Company in conversation with me
about the Railroad BILL which had in it nothing conf-
dental which forbid me to repeat it, most assuredly
did shat the IS 900 bill was bound to and
that all who opposed it bound to be CRUSHED"
words to that effect. When Mr.. RICE made the
threat about ''crushng replied that was not AFRAID
of being CRUSHED whereupoD he made certain quail
fcatons the force of which did not comprehend"
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That in further pursu ance of the CRUSHING game,
the Wnona delegation in the Legislature the oath of
February, signed the following
I've, the undersigned members Of the Winona dele
CATION desire erased fro,h the subscription
list of the MRnes0tidn, and our papers stopped.
ST. A. ID. BALCOMBE
MOREOVER.
r.. JOHNSON,
ED. NJ. BEARCE,
SAM. S. BEMAN,
ID. s. NORTON"
So that the people will perceive, that their free presses
are also to be CRUSHED for giving them the alarm
TO the project Of the Transit well as of the other
Railroad Companies, to swindle them. The Winona
delegation, by their proscrpve course, have struck off
seventy papers from weekly list of subscribers,
which confidently expect the PEOPLE will in due time