Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-12-03
WEEKLY MINNESUTTyK,
NIessa9s from Mr.. xibley.

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Message from Mr.. sibley.
Mr.. H. Fl. Sibley, whom some by .Asome,
what overstrained courtesy style " Governor"
though holding his place by notorious frauds
of the grossest character of which he was fully
cognizant before he took the Office, has sent
in to the Legislature an enormous document,
which he styles q y Message" but which is
the last lying confession ofa political Bslshaz-
Ear, who has seen the writing of fate ON the
wall, and whose Babylon has already been de-
stroyed, but who sets up wall OF lamenta-
ton over opportunities neglected, time wasted,
to say nothing of the peoples money, while
he was yet living body aud not the ghostly
4 remnant of 4 used-up Indian Trader, and OF
false and fsithless and incapable public ser
want that he is.
The prominent feature Of this diarrhaea Of
words, is gross attempt at larceny. On the
eve of going out of Office himself, he attempts
to steal the Rcpubiican thunder in regard TO
Retrenchment, Econotny and Reform. Having
consented, during his own term Of Office
through enormous salaries contingent funds,
and useless Offices seeing the Treasury
depleted to the tune of over 100000, now,
that his party can no longer continue to plum
der the State, he is extremely anxious that
for the future, ,nder other men and another
party, no IN IRE plunler should TAX. placel Il
lie needn't have been afraid. Himself and
the Democracy have rendered any other pol
icy than that of public honesty and economy,
in the administration Of State affairs, in the
future, quite an impossbi;ity They have
stolen all there was To steal; and our empty
treasury, our bankrupt and overtaxei peo-
pie, woulI defy tn. ingenuity Of him OF his
continued in power-let alone tn, more hon-
es, and upright party by whose hands thepeo-
pie, at the late election, decided tho State
government shol!d be hereafter administered.
Still, with this Mocc, ,sin Chief, the ruling
passion is quite strong in death. There being
nothing else FIR him and his party to lay their
''pickers and stealers" on before they went
out Of Office, he tries 70 run off with Rspubh-
can principles, being ashamed Of his own, and
talks Of Honesty and Economy, with as much
JUNCTION rs Lola Montez would OF strict
morality and high toned virtue!
He puts us in mind of the Old story about
the horse-.acing, gambling and lecherous prea,
cher in that olden time when peculiar notions
on Episcopal proprietes and privileges exis
ted. my hearers" said he, "avoid the
race course, it is the path of iuiquity; go not
near the gaming table, lit is the repast of
the Devil; eschew the harlot-her wiIes lead
to death and dainna,i'n. | know my hear
ers, that 1, myself am bat weak and fallible
creature in all these respects and you. may
say to me, physician heal thyseK-prescher
practice what you preach" But say-anto
thee, do as | say and not as | do"
That is about the style Of Mr. Indian Trader
Sibley in this last heavy document from his
pen. He confssses, that the Democratic prac-
tice in our State The past two years vas
all wrong, it's policy most abominable. and
its results disastrous !; but at the saps time
he exhorts his Republican hearers, to b" gu'l
ell by his precepts, and not by his exam
pie ...
lie must excuse rs on both points. We
shall go TO- ''Highcr Law" foro4r pridciples
:" Tisou shaLt not .Ste@L" was enunciated
from Mount Sinai thousands of years before
Mr.. Sihley'S Message /: and at the risk Of le
nuncia;ion from all the Democratic presses
and Speakers in the country, the Republic.
ans of the Minnesota State Legislature, and
of our Republican State administration, will
abide by the higher law of God in their
conduct Of public matters, rather than by the
Latter Dsy-Saint preeep.s ofhis lDdisn Trad
iag Excellency ....
We now proceed to give synopsis Of the
contents Of the Message: ..sr
THE FINANCIAL CRISIS"
The frs, point mad in the Message is, ih.;
il is To the sinaaci i cr1,iS "in oIr UwnC Couut F..
AMI Euvope'' that our m.sfo.1unoS may be Ii,
thu first Instance all attributed; bat that ther:
should be Il vote Of tn nks to iicaven for Il
fertile soil, good crops, Il salubrious climate
which is bringing Us all out right side up; and
that the ''crIsls is pist," which is cheering
news indeed-''ilnportan if true
TIE REMEDY OF SAID CRISIS
But, while the gloomy state of things
prevailed. the anxiety Of tie people and tn,
Leg gi,lature TO apply soue remedy for = chi
sis" which existed, as ne just before tells us,
all over the world led TO The adoption of the
$j,uOoOOO Railroad Loan Policy. lie shen
goes on to admit we were not able by this
shrcwd measure Of borrowing more money 10
roll back the ..crisis Of the world!'.E
THE LOAN POLICY ADMITTED "a FAILURE"
Iregret to be obliged to state, that the
measure has proved failure, and has by no
means accomplished what was hoped from it,
either in providing means for the Issue of a
sale currency, OF of aiding the Companies in
the completion Of tine work upon the roads.
THE CAUSES OF SAID FAILURE I.
For full understanding Of the subject, il
will be requisite Tor Inc 10 detail, with some
particularly, The events which have t. ans
pired in connection with the issue of the
''State Railroad Bonds" to the Companies and
the causes to which their depreciation in val
ue, in my judgment, is attributable. a
THE FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS AS PRIOR LIEN
To THE STATE.
The Railroad Companies went to work a,
the grading to obtain the State Bonds which
they applied to him for; but difference
arose, he says, between him and them, about
th,ir First Mortgage Bonds deposited as secu.
rity for the State Bonds, giving to the
State a" prior lien'' on the roads; which last
construction, he says, he insisted upon befor,
he would Issue the State Bonds to them. Mr.
Sibley remarks: $
sSoon after the adoption Of the .I.oar