The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-17

10 the Eiiors Il the Pioneer aud Democrat
have been apprissd that the Mnns'ot,an Of
yesterday alleges that the members Of the Leg.
! isla ture whose names are attached To the doc
umen, which has been called the "Anti.Tax
Pledge" did not disavow the concluding
! clause Of the original draagb. Of that doeu-
mont, to wit AT the adjourned or any other
session of the Legislature"
! was one Of the signers Of that document,
and WAS present At a. jul cauea' Of the sgno'
held at thu Fuller House the evening previous
| to its qualifications, when the words in question
we're unanimously resolved to be stricken out,
~ they were though, to be capable OF a con.
suction not intended By the signers, and .
COMMITTEE was appointed 10 visit the different
printing Offices aud order tho correction TO be
made IN accordance with the caucus vote. On
seeing the N,anssotian Of March 10th. !
spoke TO one of the Committee. asking him
why the correction had no, been made in the
Mans,ot,an. lie replied, that he called twice
at tho Mnne,oi,an office, and they promised
To make the correction ~ ordered.
GEO. u. METH.
Minneapolis, Feb. =. 1852,
The facts above a,testcd by Mr.. ktIru, are
true ~ my knowledge. Ia addition thereto
have To state that va. one of the Committee
appointed by the Caucus meeting OF the sign
er- above referred Ia. TO procure the erasufc
! Of tho words at the adjourned or any other
session Of the Legislature. state distinctly.
} that called twice at tho N,snssoi,an Office to
desire the correction TO be made ~ ordered by
: the caucus. On the first occasion, when cal
lei IN company with Mr.. NswSoS, the editors
/ were not in. and | left instructions with the
: foreman to erase the words In question. In or
| der 10 make sure of the correction, called q
second time, And hndins pr. FosrxR, requested
! him To make the change dcsned. found him
/ In not very good huuor. lie said he would see,
( he woald think about II, or something TO that
! effect, Finally. on leaving, told hin, TO make
/ the cerrec tions indicated, so ~ TO make II con.
[ form to the doc ument ~ published IN the 1imss
/ and PIoSsEg, or NOT 10 publish IL t all. Fur
/ thsrmors. | will take the opportunity to say
tina, the sole design Of the documen, In luss
ton wa, 80 contradict the specific charge Of
/ the Nmnssotian tina, the majority OF the Legs
lsture intended at their TEXT scsslsa in June TO
/ levy tax TO pay the Interest. on tho loan: and
! that the words IN question were erased because
! they seemed to some of the signers susceptible
/ OF au erroneous construction.
/ E.N. RATES
Z Morn this all We have little bit Of
/ testimony in reserve, 10 which the editor Of
the !'isnes0Ian will probably feel ksner
ip,crrs, than in all that has preceded ii.
( From the high estimation in which he is
known to hold one Doctor FosrsR, he will
undoubtedly regard the ofeyidence tina; in
diyidual ~ entirely conclusive With this
view We have reserved il 10 crown the pyra-
mid of "rral evidence which he caltd for
In the NHntei,aa Of March I'D, Tour
days after its published forgery, occurs the
following passage;
They 1.-The members Of the Less'a,urel ia
not mean their pledge 10 be taAsn IN earnest
They reconsider "a Il before the ink was fairly
dry on the record. Their pledge, they learned.
"a. too eNtsnsvc-co,eredi too much ground
that paAsp, II MIGHT be requisite 10 wv,
III Nthe ai!oufnsd session. p~ A..p, the In
t,tc.t ~ Tie bonds " oald require 20 What DID
. iAej DO 10 lhe evening, two o. tArec hour,