The weekly Minnesotian., 1858-03-27


nifty which they threatened, they would
have had, We are led to believe, not quite so
good time of it before they were through
their career, as they probably supposed they
would have.when.. they started in to vent their
impotent rage upon the Minaes0tian. The
opportunity, much to our regret, did not
then present itself to forthwith embody their
froth and rage into substantive proposition
for our being hung, drawn and quartered
and by Tuesday morning, their courage oozed
out like Bob Acres, at their finger ends
some wise old Gopher outside of their ring,
having probably cautioned them OF their I'M
prudence, they concluded to forego the graft
fcation of their greedy
Fee, faw, fl, fun,
. We smell the blood Of newspaper man,
Dead or alive we wil,havs some,
Fe, faw, fl, fun! &. ,.
SO We live to tell the tale; and the Reporter
of the lEnnesotian wasn't expelled from the
Senate, according to their programme ..
But, no sooner had the crazy proxysm sub
sided in the breasts Of the dignifed Senators,
than like the seven devils in the scripture
that were summariIy elected and entered IN
TO the herd of swine, the mad fit seized upon
the supporters of the S5,O0O,O00 loan in the
House of Representatives, and on Tuesday
last their hall runs with oburgations upon
that awful paper the Mnaeso ian-and they
capped the climax to everything ridiculous
and absurd ever written on the pages of his
tory, BY eravely resolving that they rere
homes: men that they had not any of them
been bribed that pure principle alone, and
considerations of State policy alone, were
their guiding stars in giving their support to
Swindling BILL! We intimated that there
was no parallel to this procedure anywhere
recorded; but we spoke too fast. We re-
collect one instance, in Mormon history.
which might have formed a sort of precedent
for Intercourse. The disciples Of Joe Smith
once got together and ado pted the following
resolutions: ~''
"Reso1oed " That the earth is the Lords and belongs
tohis Saints" -.... ., ..-,..,.. ..l.... ..
Resoirsd, That us are his Saints"
These gentlemen of the Legislature on
their part have just formally voted, substan-
tally, thus:
.Reso,eeS, That only men Of pure principle ought to
serve tine Legislature. ,-t Z g.-...
Pesozced, That men of pure pyincipie."
They should have added, at least as to
some Of them-'a -'according to our interest %
The resort to this unusual and immodest
measure of endorsing Themselves, besides being
ridiculous in the extreme, is o. itself calcu
lated to excite the suspicion, were other cir
cumstanccs even wanting, that everything
was not right in their motives for supporting
the Loan Bill; and that there was an interna
consciousness that the charge of corruption
was, as to soMe of their number, so wei
founded as to render mutual admiration
resolution Of this kind necessary to throw th'
people off the scent {! How lily conceived
for such a purpose is such "stop thief" cry
ANYBODY not imrued with 1unacy woulc
have instantly perceived and there is NJ
mere striking illustration OF the truth OF th
often-quoted classical adage that ''whom tn
gods will to destroy, they first make mad,
than the passage of this ill.advised and foo
ish resolution. d. '"' :" ''''
If thov wanted an endorsement hat
they been sane men, or not over-anxious, o
Innocent anta, they would have calmly sub
1nitted their conduct TO the Judgment of thei
constituents, and let the9people endorse thel
ifthey thought they deserved it. But mul
der, they say, win always out, and the yer
anxiety of3the criminal to destroy all trace
Of his crime, often affords the most infallibl
circumstances to detect and convict him.
These men have been making similar blu
der, It is most significant L2as expressing
a negative form the opinion Of their CO
leagues who voted against the Swildlr
Bhl; as to the amount II principle whic
gtnscayy actuated Its snpporters-that Il
endorsement resolution oony reserved 4
vctel-one more than Vas cast for the bi
onits' final passage hen'47 names were TT
corded in its favor! The minority refuse
boldly 10 vote TOR the endorsement, or ell
left the hah to avoid the question. Is tn
not terribly signific nto @'''' 90" ~ ~
I'VE have no desire to deal harshly or i
Justly With themajority whoi have sustains
this bilrin it's various Stages up to its fiji
passage. We think they Voted for it for v
rious considerations ,@ and that some of the
did so honesty and ia.maoMly but with Il
example Of the Extra Session Of the Territ
rial Legislature ayear ago Before us; whit
Legislature none deny ~as 5o'yh, to b
stow the Land Grants upon these very Ra
raid Companies who. now, have demandt
and partially obtained this Loan; and kno'
ing from this precedent the, corrupt mode |
which the off cers Of these Companies, WI
are the allies and friends of the La eros
swindlers iu Wisconsin, invariably endeavl
to procure the favorable carof Legislator.
to listen to their schemes of plumber, "
have right to infer that-thc same appliance
were used In this Legislature to convert mt
to their support,:.n so sudden and remarkab
rfiahher; and besides our inference from I'll
past, rumor acknowledgement, has not bee
die ln giving us other reasons to think thu
pgre principle was not the moving cause ft
eoe'y vote that was cast in either House i
favor of this atroc;ous bill /!
In conciu> ion, we remark, that the Railroa
Gophers in the Legislature, in thus taking
leaf out Of the N'ormon book, can't So,
themselves from the e>,@vere Judgment of th
future; which judgment.M i'll be made up b
the people upon other facts l. tan their ,ow
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