Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-03

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ting IN the affirmative, and Mr.. Brown and
the Chairman in the negative. '.
"Mr. Galbraith moved that the return from
Holmes City be rejected; which was lost
Mr.. Galbraith voting in the affirmative, and
Mr. Brown and the Chairman in the mega
tive. t...N.... -.. .. ..
"Mr. Brown moved that the counties that
have been duly canyassed and laid before the
Board, and counted by the Board, a record OF
which is hereunto attached, shall constitute
the decision Of the Board; which was agreed
to. Mr.. Brown and the Chairman voting Tor,
| dad Nr. GaiGraih against 1t. s. t Fl
"Mr. Galbraith offered the following reso-
luton for adoption: ,....
"Resoloed That the Clerk Of this Board
be required to make out list Of aU the IRE
cint Returns achich haze been throWn out 6y
this Board-because they were not canvass
ed [by the Registers of Deeds giving the
relative vote of each, for the different candi-
dates upon the State Ticket, and for and
against the Constitution, and make the same
part Of the report of this Board.
'Gov. Medary moved to amend said resolu-
ton by striking out all after the word ire
solved" and to insert the following:
'That all thu returns which have been laid
before this Board, from the several counties
and precincts, be done up in packages sepa-
rately, properly labeled with the name Of the
county to which they belong, and filed in the
office of the Secretary of Minnesota
''The amendment was carried.
''The resolution, as amended, was then
adopted Mr. Brown and the Chairman voting
in the affirmative, and Mr.. Galbraith in the
| negative"
We again extract the material portion Of
the proceedings of the last days session of the
Board of Canvassers
THURSDAY, Dec. 18th, 1857.
"The Board met pursuant to adjournment.
"Mr Galbraith offered the following re >olu-
ton for adoption:
Resolued, That the Registers return of
Mcleod County be so far corrected as to ex-
clude the entire vote of Cedar City precinct,
because no such precinct has ever been estab-
lished, and because the evidence before the
Board is such that the conclusion is irressti-
BILE, that no such votes were ever polled in
Mcleod County. 1885,.
"The resolution was lost; Mr.. Galbraith
voting for, and Mr. Brown and the Chairman
against it.
"Mr. Galbraith presented the petition of
ALEX. Ramsey, M. S. Wilkinson, H. R. Bige-
low, G. A. Nourse, by ID. Cooper asking for
an adjournment of the Board, to allow fur
ther testimony to be taken, &c.
"Mr Brown moved that the same be not
received, which was carried; Mr.. Brown and
the Chairman voting for the motion, and Mr..
Galbraith against it.
"Mr. Galbraith filed the following paper,
which, by the consent of the Board, was en-
tered upon their journal:
MR.. GALBRAITH's STATEMENT.
"Mr Galbraith makes the following state.
ment, and asks that the same be made part
of the Record of the Board of Canvassers
'Mr. Galbraith, at all times during the
sessions of the Board, insisted upon counting
the returns of election from the several pre-
cncts in the different counties, which although
they had not been canvassed by Registers o.
Deeds, were authenticated by the judges and
clerks of election, under oath.
"Also, that Mr.. Galbraith, at all times, in
sisted that the Board of Canvassers possessed
the power to 60 behind the returns canvasset
by Registers of Deeds, and to receive evi
dence touching their validity"
Thus it will be seen that the Republican
member of the Board of Canvassers protest
ed at every step against the villainous actor
of the Democratic majority. All was Of n,
avail The Democratic Party leaders haC
determined there should be no honesty o.
fairness-and there was none
WHY EHE ELECTION WAS NOT CON
TESTED.
But, say our opponents, why was thi
fraudulent election not contested? If all thi
which has been alleged and set forth, is true
why did you not bring it before a Court o
Justice? Our answer is simply this:
|. The highest Court in the State is tn
Supreme Court. 1t would be by this Cour
the question would have to be decided. Tha
Court held Office under the same election
which had made Henry H. Sibley Governor
t and therefore by the same frauds, and sti
| others we have not had space to enumerate
t Judge, then, of the justice the Republican
: party could expect at its hands. Brutus G
old did right, even when the penalty fell upo
e the head of his own son. But who eve
2 heard of Democratic Brutus doing justice
s when his own position, his own dignity, hi
e own pocket, was to be the sacrifice? Such
8 supposition exceeds the limit of human Gre
S dulity.
ii. Every obstacle was thrown by the Dt
. mocratic officials in the way of a fair contes
Governor Ramsey took preparatory steps t.
wards contesting the election, and his cOuns
= applied to the Secretary of State for cop
J of the vote for Governor in the different Cour
: ties. This was refused him. The Secretar
. of State refused to give copy Of part
Is the returns, that is of the returns as to ii
vote for Governor, unless he furnished cop
of all the returns for all the State officers
n THE FEES AND COSTS FOR SUCH COZ
r WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT $4,000!
Governor Ramsey, before the Supren
g Court, with Democratic Attorney Gener
r. for his Attorney, could not expect justice
All he could expect was an exposure of IL
IS frauds to the indignation of an outraged pc
he pie. But when he found that the first ste
S. he proposed to take would cost him the emo
nous sum of $4,000 for copy of sing
!, document, and that an intention was evide
d to throw every obstacle in his way, he desis
ed in his suit, resolved to bring the justice
IN his claims before the people of the State
ne Minnesota, conscious that the moral homes
st and upright honor of that people could ava
him but one decision.
d. WHAT USE THE DEMOCRACY MAD
he OF THEIR POWER.
VI We have now shown you by what frau
u the Democracy attained power. Let US ne
~ inquire how they used it.
'e- You will recollect that the vote on the a
option of the State Constitution took pla
Oct. 10, 1857 The State of Minnesota W
ut. not admitted into the Union until some til
re- in May, 1868. Thus a period of seve
months elapsed, during which time the T
IS, publicans argued that Minnesota was still
ey Territory-that she was not State in
les Union and that the law knew of but t
ID conditions. a Territory and State: Il