Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-12-03
WEEKLY MINNEsOTTlH.


Message from Mr.. sibley.
Mr.. H. II. Sibley, whom some by q some,
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 me styles a. Message" but which is
the last lying confession Of a political Bekhsz-
Ear, who has seen the writing of fate Oh 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 a living body and not the ghoStly
remnant Of = uSeiup Indian Trader, and OF
false and Gaithless and incapable public ser
want that he is
The prominent feature Of this diar,hda Of
words, is gross attempt at larceny. On the
eve of going out Of Office himself, he attempts
to steal the Rcpub.ican thunder in regard TO
Retrenchuent, Economy and Reform. Having
consented during his own term Of Office
through enormous salaries contingent funds,
and useless otfices,-to seeing the Treasury
depleted to the tune Of over $400, 900. now,
that his party can no lpnger continue to plum.
der the State, he is extremely anxious that
.tor The fltnre, ,nder other men and another
party, 40 IN ,re pIu:iler should TAXI place "a
He uced'ul have been afraid. Himself and
h., n h.x, Dr. nkh mol
icy than that of public honesty and economy
in the administration Of State affairs, in the
future, quite an impossibiity They have
stolen all there Was To steal; and our empty
treasury, our bankrupt and ovsrtaxed peo-
pie, woall defy tn. ing .nrlity Of hin or his
rieids TO steal ANY ln,re, md they been still.
continued in p,wer-let alone tn, more hon-
es: and upright party 10y whose hands thepeo-
pie, at the late election, decided tho State
government should be hereafter administered
Still, with this Mocc ,Sin Chief, the r,.lng
passion is quite strong in death. There being
nothing else f'r him and his party to lay their
''pickers and stealers" on before they went
out of Office, he tries 10 run off with Repubh-
can principles, being ashamed Of his own, and
talks Of Honesty aud Economy, with as much
JUNCTION as Lol, 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 proprieties and privileges exis
ted. my hearers" said he, ''avoid the
race course, it is the path of iniquity; gp not
near the gaming table, is the repast of
the Devil eschew the harlot-her wiIes lead
to death and danna'i m. | know my hear
ers, that |, myself am bat weak and fallible
say to me, physician heal thyself- preacher !.
practice what you preach" But | say-unto
thee, do as say and not as d."
That is about the style Of Mr.. Indian Trade!
Sbley in this last heavy document from his
pen. He confssseS, that the Democratic prac
tice in our State The past two years vas
ali wrong, its policy most abominablc, and
It's results disastrous but. at the sam, lime
he cxhort> his Republican hearers, TO b" gu,l-
eli by lbs precepts, and not by his exaIn-
pie.
lie must excuse n> on both points. i 6
shall 60 ,oa "iighcr Law" f5rolr prihcipl.>
7,iv4 ah,yit nat .5teHI, was enumerated
fro:h Noant Sinai thousands Of years before
Nj Slaley's MesSage and ii tie rish of ,!e
-. - n
ami Speakers in the country, the Republic,
ans u the Minnesota State Legislature, and
of our Republican State administration, will
abide by the "niyher law Of tod in their
conduct Yl public matters, rather than By the
Later D;ySaiu, precep;s ofhis lndisn Trad
ias Excell,4,cy
We nov proceed to give synopsis Of the
contents Of the Message:
THE FINANCIAL CRISIS"
The tir,. ;,o,iit .nai il the " .SSs.e is, n !;
i i 10 the .inla" i cr1.lS I'm uig uWni'oEl :.
ami Europe tiiat ou. .n.>fo.. uau> may ;,+ ii,
the first Instance all attributed; bat that Lfeir
should be Il vote Of tn nks to iicaven for !.
winch is bringing Us all out right side up; and
that the "crl>lS is past which is cheering
news indeed important if tiuc.''
THE REMEDY OF SAID CRISIS.
But, while the gloomy state of things
prevailed. the anxiety of tie people and Il"
Legislature 10 apply >o'ue remedy for a " chi
%.
all over the world led TO the adoption of the
$j,pOO,O0O Railroad Loan Policy. lie ,he,
goes on to admi. we were not able by t,Iis
shrewd measure Of borrowing more money 10
roll back the ''crisis Of the world!
TIE LOAN POLICY ADMITTED "a FAILURE"
Iregret to be obliged to state. that tho
measure has proved failure, and has by nu
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 the work upon the roads.
THE CAUSES OF SAID FAILURE"
For full understanding of the subject, i,
will be requisite Tor Inc 10 detail with some
particularly, The events which have ans
pred 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. q
THE FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS AS PRIOR LIE,
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, abou
t!i,ir First Motga Bonds deposited as secu
rity for the State Bonds, giving to thu
State "prior len' on the roads which las
construction, he says, he insisted upon befor
he would Issue the State Bonds to them. Mr.
Sioley remarks:
..Soon after the adoption Of the .I.oa,