Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-03-05

A Reverend Advocate OF Taxation, and
Repudiator Of Republication.
The State Tax Question is evidently fast
approaching to an issue.
In the Times recently, a Reverend Mission
ary friend of the Railroad Companies, named
S. R. RIGGs, hailing from the Indian Republic
of Hazelwood, breaks ground boldly in favor
Of taxation, thus:
voted for the Loan Bill, Intending il the Rail-
road companies should act the rascal, and these
bonds be presented to the people of Minnesota for
| payment, to pay my taxes without complaint.
We would mercifully observe to our rever-
end friend, that being missionary-living in
the wilderness, and sustained by benevolen-
ces from abroad, or from the Democratic Su-
perintendent of Indian Affairs, it is not prob
able his taxes would be very heavy. Hisex-
treme willingness to pay taxes that may new
er be demanded Of him, or which would be
but trile to him, does not by any means ar
que that the People of Minnesota, and partic-
ularly the farming community, could bear
taxes to pay the interests on the bonds in ad-
dition to those now paid by them 1t is not
so much question of acil but of inability to
pay, with them.
The Reverend Advocate of taxation claims,
it seems, to be Republican but from the
| following remarks, we conclude he belongs to
the "wrong pew" wing of the party. He says:
But if the Republican party are expected to be
| the reDudidtors then must from the bottom of
my heart. protest against it. And if they could by
any means, be induced to do such dastardly mean
| whole party.
If Mr.. RIGGS had been true Republican,
ne would first have ascertained before making
such disclaimer, that mis- premises were true.
No one means to repudiate any obligation the
State has honestly and fairly entered into.
But if the People have been swindled, under
false prctenses, into endorsing these Railroad
| Companies, as we VIGOROUSLY have been, it is
not reputation to insist that they stop in their
career forthwith; that no more Bonds shall
be issued to them; and that we do not pay
our " enforcement" nor levy tax to pay the
interest until the property Of the principals is
all exhausted; nor until they have surrender
ed up all their means to the State again, as
some remuneration for our lifting and before
we lift, the notes aohich they aoiU have dishon-
ored.
As to Mr. RIGGS threat, under his false
statement of premises, TO "repudiate the whole
party" of Republicanism, and of course 60
into the ranks of its antagonist, we imagine
the party of human rights would in such all
event still survive, nevertheless, to contend
| for honesty in public officers, against the
bribery Of legslators,-n opposition to the
rascality of Railroad swindlers, and on be-
half of the freedom of the whole human race,
irrespective of color, sect, race or creed!
We should be sorry indeed, to lose Mr..
RIGGS; for every vote counts one at the polls;
and when poll appears to be held at Hazel
wood, Mr.. R. might count that many for US.
| Still, we have this consolation that it this
| clerical reputation of Republicanism should
trump up a h,mbug contingency as an ex-
| cuse for leaving US, that his vote would count
against us no more than the vote of any Jean
Baptist neighbor of his, on the frotiers, or than
tine vote of the Reverend JOHN PENMAN, Sec
rotary of the Democratic Central Committee
would count!
| So much for the Reverend S. X. RIGGS
on State Taxation. The st. Paul Times, in
which his letter appears, also thinks, with Mr..
RIGGS, that if the Republican Party will not
90 in for State Taxation, sit is time" all Re-
publicans like Mr.. RIGGs and Its editors, 'aoere
out of it," 1t " believes that the Republi-
cans who voted for the Loan Of State Credit,
will, like Mr. RIGGS, stick by the State at all
hazards" This means, that State Taxation
to pay the interest on the Railroad Bonds,
must be made Republican principle, or they
''are OUT of the party! On this head we ex.
pect neither will be gratifed in their wishes !;
though all wiW concede that it Is cool, the way
the Republican organ of the Democratic par
ty" still insists on being considered in the
Republican ranks, whose principal men it is
constantly vituperatins, while SOLDERING
over, in concert with the Pioneer the Big In
dams of the Democracy! But that is its
role. AS an open Democratic sheet it could
not help that party. To pretend to be in the
Republican ranks, the better to stab it to the
heart On all occasions, is evidently its post of
usefulness The Democratic papers proper,
well understand this. See how the Ponce.
on all OCCASIONS comes to the rescue of the
7imssl See how al the Democratic papers
insist that the Times Is Republican press,
and "the leading Republican press" of the
State at that The M1NNEsorrAN gets no
countenance from them! Oh, no! In their
kindly volunteered opinions, the Republican
party of Minnesota are told by them that it
would succeed much better" if the MIME.
sorIAN was thrown overheard as Republican
party organ, and the Times adopted in it's
stead How friendly and sincere is this adj
vice! How anxious for the success of Re-
publicanism the Democratic presses have be-
come all at once!
| Good for Wade.
Hon. B. f. WADE, the distinguished Repub-
lican Senator from Ohio, in the debate on the
memorable night when the Administration
Senators were trying to force vote on Sill
DELL's S30,O00,O0O proposition for the pur-
| chase of Cuba and when the Republicans were