The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-13


Fillmore County Co"ts.t.d Election.
We referred yesterday to the issue, by
the Supreme Court, OF psremptory writ
Of msndamas TO the Clerk Of the Board Of
Supervisors Of Fillmore county, requiring
him to Issue to Messrs. O'FEaRALL and
BEYAsT certificates as Senators elect from
that county. We have since learned, by
private letter from HARLEY b. MonsE, Esq,
Of Cha,Ged, that Judge WILSON, Of the
Third Judicial Dstrict, has, after n pro-
,racted examination, decided that the action
of the Board of Canyassers Of Fillmore
county, in throwing out the vote Of Chat.
field precinct, was illegal ; and that the
several Democratic candidates for Sheriff,
County Auditor and Surveyor, are entitled
10 their certificates Of election.
The cases decided by Judge WILSON
were brought by w, G.. PICKET Us. II. {.
WHEELER, II. ID. BRISTOL %. =. b. MUIR
REL and Gro. ID. HAwKIss Us. &. NJ. Col.
ny, the defendants in each case being the
Republican candidates to whom certificates
were awarded by &. NJ Colby, himself a
candidate, and, Of course, an interested
party. The examination was held at Chat,
field, being removed from the county seat to
that place, to afford every opportunity to
the defendants to produce testimony show
ing the truth Of the charge that the ballot
box had been stuffed" Upwards of one
hundred witnesses were examined before
Judge WILSON, for the defence, but not a
single fact was elected justifyDg the action
Of the county canvasscrs, while the test.
rnony produced by the contestants. demon
strated, as clearly as it is possible to prove
u negative, the entire falsity Of the charges
Of fraud preferred against the election off.
GERS Of the Chatfeld precinct Judge
WILSON has rendered righteous decision,
and one which We trust will prove warning
to Republican officials throughout the
State.
1t will be rccoectcd that at the time
the canvassers in Fillmore county made
their decision, the Mnaesotan, to withdraw
attention from its injustice, rased the stereo-
typed cry Of " fraud 1t boldly proclaimed
that the Democratic land officers at Chat
field had stolen the ballot box, distracted
Republican ballots, and substituted others.
The best answer to this foolish and malig.
aant Islander is 10 be found in the decision
II Judge WILSON, Republican official,
sho has. in effect, decided that the frauds
perpetrated in Fillmore county were the
work Of the Republican Board Of Can.
vassers, who, to secure partisan victory,
had themselves invaded the sanctity Of the
ballot box. disiranchscd voters, and at
tempted TO dcfraud the choice of the people
Of their rights.
The Republicans have been So busy Of
late, attending to eIecton frauds in Kansas
that they have quite neglected 10 cultivated
reasonable degree OF political morality a,
home. This Fillmore county case is not the
first instance of swndllng on the part Of our
opponents, nor will It b. the last. Wherever
an advantage can b. sccurod by unfair
means, the history Of the past two years de-
mons,rates that Republican officials, acting
under Che direction of their INSCRIPTIONS
leaders in 81. Paul, will b. prompt to avail
Themselves Of the opportunity, even il its
exercise draws upon them the condemnation
OF the honest and patriotic portion Of their
own party.
Gov. RAxssy will have to wait little
longer before he can GO 10 the Senate by thc
aid Of the electors Of Fillmore county.
Judge WILSON'S decision, Governor, demon
strates that
~ The best laid schemes Of mice aud men
Gang aft aglcy.