The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-02-25

bers OF the Legislature, that he MAS Aetuated by
u desire 10 obtain Office, and said Had he ever
asked for office Must he hr aSsailed thus aud
his motives misiudged, bcc anse he was seeking
10 save hIs property, Only once had he been
candidate for nomination FOR ONCE, and tha,
only for about ten days, until he saw into the
ting, aud the amount of corruption that would
DO necessary to frcure tho nomination, he do
oiined although his friends urged, II he would
go In, he might succoed
Mr. liollinshead's Argument was entirely by
the supprc ssion Of the truth, and the essence OF
the merest sophlstry, Mr. Robertson 70. .iewcd
nj length tho argument OF several States having
taken upon them much larger debts than Min
ncsota would have with this loan, In proportion
to their population. Hs quoted from Ford'n
History of lllineis. TO show the injurious effects
Of tho state debt In that state, created from
ias0 TO 1857. and ieourine thefciroD thai the
settlement Of that state was retarded alone by
that debt, which has hung as curse and clog
upon the energies of that State that the same
effect would be manifest here, that oui popula
tion would not increase any faster than II did
there, which was only doubled IN seven years.
We were going 10 contract debt inst nj tho
close OF u pane, Would II no, bring utter ruin
upon the state He (Col it) was impellcd by
private interests. " this measure was adopted,
the influx OF emi grafton would he arrested our
credit would be destroyed. A few Of the men
connected with the roads would get rich but
the property holders would ilnd no sale for their
property, tho taxes would eat u oil np, and tho
community would boggared, Just ~ had occur.
red IN illlnos
Col Robertson then proceeded 90 examine
tho features Of tho proposed bill, arguing that
II was defective, that II did not secure thc
state, that the Railroad companies had Il drawn
up 10 suit themselves, that The land. were not
m0rigaged bat only the proceeds, that tho
money could be sqnandered, the roads not
built. Ac.
Col. Robertson was followed by Mr.. Hopkins
OF Wisconsin, who proceeded TO defence Of
the Wisconsin Companies IN asking that thcsc
roads should be built Ia connection with this
Wisconsin roads. lie urged the propricty Of
the loan, that IL could do tho State no injury
and that the Legislature had wisdom enough to
guard II 80 u. 10 make the state fully secure.
lie thought the roads ought 10 be commenced
so a. 10 attract emigration Last year 5000
people icft Minnesota. more than came into the
State. Iowa and Missouri were taking the pco.
pls of. They were building railroads In m IL.
rec'ions and the people were settling up those
states. The Legislature ought ~ give tho peo.
plo the right TO say whether thcy were In favor
of the measurei and II they were not, let them
vote II down.
=. W. Taylor. Esp. was then loudly called
for. lIe came forward. and spoke few min.
utcs. lie said The cry of the opponents Of tbis
measure was " tar, tan, tax, Rs though there
could b. no possibility NJ the Stats iosnIag ~
credit, without having to pay the interest and
prInoiral--that the Railroad Companies. with
$50, 100000 worth oi lands. would allow them ali
% lie sacrificed, with the rosd and oil its ap.
pnrtenaboes, 10 avoid the payment NJ tho t5,.
900, 900 loan, This cry about security did not
amount Ia anything. Let ths Legislature make
the state as secure as II was possible. tho
companies did not ash that tho state should not
De fslly secured.
ElGuy. Gorinan was then called upon by
tho audience. Mr.. q. proceeded 10 eonside.
ration of Mr.. Iioilnshe sd' arguments, 40 far a.
they attempted 10 oontrovert the positions taken
BY Mr.. g. at the 6rststneeting.
This speakers we're oil listened TO with marked
attention. and the meeting did not adjourn un
III nearly " O'Clock.