The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-12
Gov. Ramsey aud the saPssoe Csast-
The Rsass~s Why ~ ~ 80 Contest.

The organ Of Gov. RAxsEY, in order TO
exculpate him from the charge OF hypocrisy
in claiming his election in 1885,, Is Governor
Of the State, and the charge o. pusilanimiiy
10 not contesting his rights to tia, othoe,
under such claim, before the proper tribu-
ma, finds il necesary to attack the integrity
/ Of the members OF the Supreme Court, and
10 aver that Gov. RAxsEv could not SAFELY
| have trusted his case 10 their arbitramen,
To this end, columns Of abuse are poured
out upon the heads Of our Judgs-their
public characters openly and reckless ) as
sailed, and their private regulations attack
ed by the safer and more cowardly method OF
indirect assertions. and insinuatlng ISLANDERS.
This is u hard alternative 10 b. taken by
any man, but it is one TO which Gov.
RAMSEY is at last reduced. lie must either
acknowledge that be was playing the bypo-
critic when he claimed his election as Gov
ernor, or, by deiaming the characters Of our
Judges, he must produce the impression up
on the public mind that, through their dis
honesty, q contest would have been useless
before them. He has taken upon himself
difficult task. For, il be fails in the OBJ
ject Of his attacks upon the Judges, he must
inevitably b. weighed down with the double
iniamy OF libeller and coward and with
this will be added the further infamy Of inn
posture in his claim TO the Goverrship OF
the State. Ia any event he must almost OF
necessity, stand disgraced before the people.
SO memorable are the demands Of crime,
that whatever is begun in fraud must be sus-
tanned by falshood, and end, al last, in
dishonor.
We feel under no necessity TO defend the
Judges Of our Supreme Court from these
basest Of attacks made for the most ignobe
purposes. We cannot think that any man
in Minnesota, who knows anything Of Jud-
ges EMMETT, ATwArKR, and FLANDKAr, by
personal acquaintance or by reputation, can
be influenced against them by assaults SO
gross and so groundless rs those uttered by
Gov. RAMSEY through the columns Of his
organ. 1t takes character to destroy char
acter and while this rule holds good the
Judges Of the Supreme Court are safe
against whatever ISLANDERS Gov. RAMSEY may
utter, or his organ may print We DO not,
therefore, allude to this subject for the pur-
pose OF defending our Judges, but only 10
asser. and demonstrate the fact. that the
reason advanced by Gov. RAMSEY for neg
Letting to contest his right to the Executive
chair on account OF the corruption of the
Court, ia, in itself fraudulent pre,ence, AMI
shown to be such by bis own acts.
The canvass Of the votes cast at the State
election OF October, 1857, was made, and
the certificates awarded to the candidates
elected on the 18th December following.
For the space OF six months after this, Gov.
RAMSEY. although, like a sick parrot, con.
stan,ly repeating at home and abroad. the
cry OF Fraud - took no steps whatever 10
assure himself, or convince the public, that
his charges had my foundation in the facts
Of the case. His partizans, however, becom-
ing Disguised with the dull monetary of his
complaints, unenlivened by any action on his
part TO redress his wrongs, a, last spurred
him up to the point Of commencing pro
ceediugs for a judicial Investigation. He.
thereupon, demanded of the Secretary of
state an abstract Of the returns relating TO
the office Of Governor. The Secretary. upon
his dtmaud, appointed Trustworthy and
competent gentleman as a special Clerk TO
prepare the abstract desired. This gentle
man labored for fortnight upon the alb
stract, and had nearly completed il. when. by
the order ofGov. RAMSEY. further labor on il
was stopped. Now, If Gov. RAMSEY hal
no faith in the honesty of the supreme Court.
IT, beyond that, be had so thorough con.
vIction that the judges would deal fraudu-
Ien,ly with him. why did he want an alb
s,ract of the votes for Governor He DE-
mand,'i the abstract as basis for judicial
proceedings. The Supreme Cour, wa. the
only tribunal before which those proceed
ings could b. had He must have believed
that Justice would have been done him there.
or else bis demand for the abstract was a
mere icln, 10 silence the camor in bis OVID
party agaius, his delay in cou,es,ing his
right TO the Govern,rship. His couduc,
cannot he accounted Tor on any manly by
Po,besis.
Gov. R,xssy knew that h. vas entitled
10 the same rights an1 consideration as any
other hticant lie knew, ircm wears Of &C.
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