The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-09-30

our worthy City Justice, Judge SIMoNs
and have full and thorough examination
into these corrupt practices. No one can
suspect him of being tainted with railroad
bonds or gold. Go at once. Do not eter-
nally cry "stop thief" and never point out
the thief Do not go sneaking about like u
canting, whining old hypocrite, talking
about fraud, and corruption, swindling and
bribery, as if nearly all were rogues but
yourself But 60 before this Judge, tEcn
like man, suffering fellow citizen
Prince Of Walls; friend of the poor, stead
fast supporter of the laws; advocate of a
sound currency, and perfect man and swear
that you have reason to believe, and do be-
lieve, that a certain member lone or more,
of the Legislature, was bribed to betray his
trust; tell his name, and how you know he
was bribed show your documentary evil
dence; exhibit your bank books: say
whether your gripping fingers were contami-
mated with the filthy gain, or whether your
virtue withstood the shock; why you have
so long concealed the evidence of guilt say
if he was a depositor, and you his banker :
say whether you did then, or have since, re-
quired him to give you hush-money whether
you have threatened him, and the men you
allege to have bribed him, with terrible
things if they did not fix the Loan
Bill to suit you; whether you did not ask
to have that Bill so framed that the State
bonds should always be received at par for
banking; whether you did not try to make
a private bargain with the companies by
which you should have all the bonds, and
pay for them in currency tell whether it
was to be in Gray or bills issued on the
bonds whether you did not 60 into details,
and locate your banks-one at Duluth, on
Lake Superior one at st. Vincent, near
the British line-one opposite Sheyenne, on
the Red River of the North, and so on--so
that the holders of your sound currency
would be deferred from any attempt to find
the banks, and thus be compelled to keep
the bills sat par" whether you did not,
with a view to carry out your spotless
scheme, employ an eminent lawyer to draft
such Loan bill and such Banking law as
would enable you, with the assistance of
the railroad companies, to do an honest bust
ness and keep all the rogues of the country
from having any bonds Or starting any banks ;
and whether you found that none of these
rascally members of the Legislature would
entertain your Loan bill and your Banking
bill-and, if so, whether you did not
then swear that you would blow the
Loan measure to HI, and the State
with it, if the people voted it; and
whether you have not labored assiduously
day and night, step by STEP" under va
riOus preteXts, to carry that threat into ex-
ecution whether you have not studied and
initiated the character and practices of
Uriah Heap, the better to effect your pur-
pose whether you have not resolved in the
innermost recesses of your heart, that if
those swindling companies should succeed in
getting any of their roads into operation,
you will not obstruct or tear up their tracks
or fire their buildings and if not, whether
you believe there is any distinction morally
between these last acts and those of wanton-
ly and maliciously destroying their credit /;
and whether you have not furnished mate
rial aid and comfort to certain newspaper
presses, writer's and politicians, with view
to blast not only the credit of these compa-
MES, and the character of their officers, but
the credit of the State also.
Brush up your memory, brother BANNING,
and Tell the whole truth. Judge S1MoNs
will give you fair opportunity to make a
clean breast of it, and if he finds you as
honest as you say you are, and Of course he
must, you have nothing to fear but, on
the contrary, you will not only receive the
plaudits of the people, but you will have the
proud satisfaction of seeing the jails filled
with those rascally swindlers-some sixty
members of the Legislature 1or they all
voted the Land Grant to the companies)-
the Forty Thieves of Wisconsin," Gov.
RAMSEY, JUsTUs RAMSEY, RICE, STEELE
DWIGHT WOODBURY., RICHARD CHUTE, HI
6. WELLEs, DELANo, Judge NELSON, VIII
SON, CAKES, BAssETT, SIBLEY, and scores of
others of the swinders too numerous to
mention, not excepting your friend BRANCH,
and old Father WALES, mot avails) of ST..
Anthony, in default of bail, all passing
through the CRATES to answer to indictments
for corruption and bribery
Hon. delightful !
Think Of it, BANNING Why, besides
immortalizing your name, what grand exul-
tation such a mighty conquest will afford
you!
If you do not bring this about, BAN
MING, remember that the people will apply
to you the fable of the ass in the lions skin.
ENEMY OF CORRUPTION.