Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-03-26
From the Central (IaribaulD Republican.
Rxtra session Of Congress.

The failure of the appropriation bills in
Congress, win, it is said, render an extra SEES
sion of Congress necessary as soon probably
Is the first of July. The terms of Office Of
Gen. Shields in the Senate, and Messrs Phelps
and Cayanauph in Congress having expired
with the expiration of the S5th Congress, Min
nesota will be without any representative in
the House of Representatives, and less than
half her proper representation in the Senate.
For this state of things the Democracy OF
Minnesota are alone responsible, and no man
of ali That party more culpable than the great
Medicine man, and head chief Of the party,
Henry H. Sibley, to crafty whose ambition
and vanity a servile Legislature, at his own
request, created Dictator of Minnesota.
We say no man is more culpable for the
condition in which Minnesota will be placed
If AN extra session is called, than Mr.. Sibley
we might have truly said that he alone is and
should be held responsible. For, but for his
veto of an election law, which thanks to the I'M
firing energy of the Republicans in the Repub-
licans in the Legislature of Minnesota last
summer was passed, which provided for the
election of members of Congress at the last
fall election, we should have elected success
ors to Cavanaugh and Phelps. But for the
servility of the Democratic majority in that
Legislature, yielding to the commands of H..
H. Sibley, and placing the power in his hands
to call the Legislature together at such time
as it might suit his sovereign pleasure, meet
ing of the Legislature would have been held
before this period, and q successor to Gen.
Shields have been elected, that Minnesota
might be fully represented in the Seth Con
gress, But that power once obtained, Mr..
Sibley's vanity for the present is gratifed.
The position which this distinguished Die
tator and great Negociator now occupies may
be one that is very gratifying to his vanity
and one which that portion of the Democratic
party, who like Mr.. Sibley care but little fol
political honor, or the means used, provided
the object sought-the spoils-are secured tt
the party, may or do approve; but it is pc
sition which an honorable, high minded poll
tician of any political party would scorn tt
occupy, and one too, which the people of nc
other State in the American Union would per
NIT their Governor, though like Gov Sibley HI
might have been voted for-not for talents anG
fitness for office-but, because of his persona
beauty; and lifeshim foisted into power by
forged returns and Indians votes-to occupy
Gov. Sibley undoubtedly fatters himself tina
among the 33 Governors of the 33 State!
composing the American Union, he occupies
decidedly prominent position. He is no
simply the representative head of the Mime
sofa B. C's, and best looking man in all crea
ton, but the Supreme Dictator of the Sove
reign State of Minnesota, holding in his hand.
not merely the Executive, but the Legislative
power of the Stately virtue of which pow
or he can confer the honor of being sole Rep
resentative of Minnesota in the National Leg
islature upon his brother chief, II. NJ Rice
till after the 1st day of January, 1860, ant
probably prevent an election of members tt
the House till after the close of the first ses
sion of the seth Congress.
An honest man we think, would look upol
the honor of the position which Dictator Sible,
seems to take so much pride in occupying, a
of rather doubtful character. We appre
bend the high handed attempt of Mr.. Sible.
to override the popular opinion and the popu
lar will of the people of Minnesota, and pre-
vent their fair and just representation in tn
U. S. Senate and Congress, will not add NOR
to his political honors than his great effort
to negotiate Railroad Bonds in Wall street, t
his reputation as great fnancier. The pee
pie are beginning to appreciate properly tina
kind OF wild cat Democracy, of which Gov
Sbley is very fit representative head, whic
has already reduced Minnesota to the verge G
, bankruptcy and financial ruin the first min
month of her State existence.