The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-09-23

ings Of the county supervisors and see them
act. They will learn from two hours in.
spection of their doings that reform is neces-
sary, and as tie Democratic party is
pledged to reform, and the do-nothings,
know-nothings, care nothings and heed-noth-
ings of the other party are not, they will
find it their duty, if they wish to be relieved
from burdensome taxation, which is followed
by no benefit to them, to vote the Demo-
cratic ticket throughout.
In this county there are eighteen Super.
visors in the County Board, and the way the
treasury is bored by them is a caution to
prudent and economical men, particularly to
farmers, who at the present time are selling
wheat at fifty cents per bushe, oats at
twenty, corn at trife, and potatoes for al
most nothing. The per diem and mileage
of this Board for the last year were more
than $1,000, but the service they rendered
was NIGHTS cum arHus the fact is, it has
never been estimated, and never can be.
Three county commissioners used formerly
to do all the county business, in a prompt
and efectual manner, for 500 per annum,
or less, and they could be approached. But,
amidst the pulling and hauling of this little
county congress, no one can be heard; petit
lions for bridges or roads are laid on the
table, and confused debates carried on amid
confusion worse confounded," consume the
time of the body whose duty, according to
law, is "the dispatch of business" and whose
privilege it is to "hold special meetings at
such times and places anywhere in the
county, suppose) as THEY may find con.
venient, and to adjourn from time to time,
as THEY may deem necessary"
1t is thus that the peoples moneys are
swallowed up and no return received there.
FROM it is for this reason that the taxpayers
are made to "groan and fardels bear" during
such season of financial pressure as they
never saw before and now say, let every
man that is man and voter 90 to work
and elect GEORGE l.. BECKER for Governor,
and secure Democratic majority in the
Legislature in short, 60 the whole figure
vote the entire Democratic ticket, and give
the cruel system of robbing its quietus
that is to say, let every man vote for the
party that is pledged to this reform-let the
niger question go till we can save money
enough to "carry the war into Africa" and
let the Black Republicans 60 with it till the
ohate people are able to protect themselves
against an institution which is good for no
purpose but to "harass them and eat out
their substance" Men" of Minnesota,
strike say, STRIKE!
The La Crosse Railroad line of steamboats
lately put on is failure. Two steamboats,
called the Blackhawk and Keokuk-krack
I %bo I'LL IF
ks in their names-commenced running in
connection with the La Crosse Railroad to
st. Paul. The Blackhawk went by here
on Wednesday, followed two hours or more
by the Key City. 1 see by the advertise
ment of Mr.. HILL in your paper that the
Key City arrived at St. Paul at one o'clock
A. NJ, on Thursday, and the Blackhawk at
five o'clock the same morning, making about
seven hours difference in their travel between
here and St. Paul-one hundred miles.
The Blackhawk left St. Paul the same day
at A. NJ, and arrived here about one
hour ahead OF the Key City, which started
at IL A. NJ, three hours afterwards, the
Key City having on board over 100 pas.
sengers, Notwithstanding the opposition was
ahead of her all the way. The Blackhawk
was due at this place at IL M. yesterday,
but up to this hour, ~ P. NJ, has not
arrived. The Keokuk was due here yes
terday at 4 P. NJ, but did not arrive until
half past two this morning. She left st.
Paul at A. M. The Milwaukee, of the
Galena line, left St. Paul at IL A. NJ, and
arrived here at 8 P. NJ, same day, making
a difference of nine hours and a half in
favor of the Milwaukee distance one hun
dred miles, as aforesaid.
Now, if this is the kind of opposition
that is to be carried on against the reliable
and favorite Galena, Dubuque and Dunleith
line, it will not last long for they have
already run it in the ground and "failed to
connect" know OF men who will wait
one day for the Key City, and who have
done it many time and oft, because they
know she is swift and sure. In fact all the
boats of that line are to be relied on at all
times, and l am sure the people of this State
will not desert them to build up such an
opposition as has been commenced against
them. That celebrated line has been the
main stay of Minnesota from its infancy,
and it would be base ingratitude to desert
it now, to travel on boats which are aground
about half the time. Speaking of being
aground, the Key City has never had occa-
sion to use spar since she was launched
three years ago. What do the opposition
think of that? Let all true Minnesotians
stick to their old friends, and always 90 by
the way of the bridge that carries them
safe over.
TAMARACK