The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-07-28

10. H. hAhS' IS'i, VI "inucapois, ~
candidate for the Democratic nomination for
Judge Of the Fourth Judicial District.
Strictly speaking, that is none Of Our busi-
ness. We are not located 10 the Fourth
District aud it Is q matter OF no direct per
sonal interest to US, OF to any one outside Of
that District, who shall be the Democratic
nominee for Judge Or the Judge elect And
under any ordinary circumstances, we should
consult the technical proprieties Of the case,
and not seek TO interfere in favor Of, or
against, any candidate. But our regard for
the reputation and interests Of the Demo
cratic party, and for the character and
purity Of the Judicial Office. impel US TO de.
part, in the present instance, from our estab.
l,shcd custom.
An anti-railroad selling exists 10 Mime.
apolis, and in some other localities Of Hen
nepin county, west Of the Mississippi, on
accoun, Of the failure Of the Minnesota and
Pacific Railroad Company, to construct, in
the first instance, the line of their road from
Minneapolis to Breckenridge. This feeling
has been nurtured by Col. ALDRrcn, Mr..
CORNELL, and other Republican leaders, for
political purposes; until under their direction,
it has assumed the phase Of reputation, by
the people, Of the bonds issued by the State
Tor the benefit Of the Railroad Companies
1t is this doctrine Of reputation, disgraceiul
to every man who chorishes or utters it, to
which Mr.. AAEs is pandcring, as means
by which to obtain the judicial nomination
for the Fourth District. The official report
OF the convention held at Minneapolis, on
the 10th instant, for the purpose OF electing
delegates to attend the Judicial District
! Convention at st. Cloud, on the 10th Au-
gust, says that committee on resolutions
consisting OF ID. CHARLTON, {. IioAG, +. b.
/ dme', +, I. AIL.iSG, aud 5. HIDDEN, wss
appointed, which committee reported the
following platform OF principles" one plank
Of which is found in the following 1.-THE
seventh resolution
Kssorisd, That We will oppose any attempt
to tax the people Of this state for the purpose
| OF paying the interest on the bonds issued to
/ the Railroad Companies, believing AZ we do
that honor, justice, and good faith should impel
the companies themselves to pay the bonds;
both principal and interest; IN accordance
/ thar N hp Ia, tcr nf
the loan bill aud the pledge Of the sixty mem
bers Of the Legislature.
The report adds that the committee was
unanimous in their report, except upon two
If the resolutions Messrs IloAG and HIP
pES disscuted from the seventh resolution
and to the phrascology of the last resolutions"
And the Hon. MARTIN McLgop, who pre-.
sided over the Convention, and who had the
good sense and honesty to oppose the reso-
luton above quoted, classes. Mr.. +. b. AMss
as among those who voted for its adoption
The resolution, as will he seen. advocates
population by the people OF the State
without contingency or qualification. We
do not recollcct to have seen compressed
within SO small u space a proposition ST.
unblushingly infamous. The bonds OF the
State which it is proposed 10 repudiate
were issued 10y the direct authority of the
| people, under the most solemn sanctions Of
the law, and for the payment OF which the
| faith and credit OF the STATE were formally
pledged. The ink with which those bonds
were written il hardly dry, before Mr.. +.
/ Il. ANS, in disregard OF his honor "a man.
ami a. a citizen OF the State, openly ncites
the people 10 their reputation.
/ Upon all which We have this TO say :
I That the doctrines openly ayowcl by Mr.
/ T. Il. ANgS, IN the resolution We have quo
ted, arr simply and unqualitedly infamous ;
that the nomination OF any man, for any
office, by the Democracy after the utletauce
oil such doctrines, would be an outrage upon
the party and upon public deceocy, which
every honorable Democrat would he justi
titd in rcsen,ing by an open population
through the ballot.boy and that the lac,
OF such doctrines being cherished by any
man, shows tina, be Is not only morally unti,
10 occupy any judicial station, but that his
proper place 10 court would be rather 10 the
criminal dock than upon the bench. We
hope on public a well a. party grounds, tba,
the people and Democracy OF the Fourth
District, are TO he saved from the disgrace
which would MS. upon them through the
nomination. asa Judicial candidate, OF Mr..
+. H. AVIS, or OF any man holding and
u,tering his sentiments.
Correction "r Error ia Tow nship Law
In the Gcneral Laws Tor ISIS, and in the
pamphle, edition of the act OF ths last s,s