The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-09-30
THE OHIO THIEF!
Further Developments I'm regard t.
James H. Baker.
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN HON. CHARLES
REEMELIN, OF CINCINNATI, AND
MINNESOTA REPUBLICAN,
BAKER CONVICTED BY REPUBLICAN
TESTIMONY.

BAKER CONVICTED BY REPUBLICAN
TESTIMONY.
The second advent of JAMES H. BAKER
in st. Paul, renders it proper that we should
reproduce the evidence heretofore made
public, convicting him of bribery and per.
jury, together with such additional testi.
mony as we have been able to obtain. In
his speech on Thursday night, BAKER did
not attempt to defend himself; his sole ref
erence to his action in regard to the Ohio
loan, consisted in whining complaints that
in assailing him in reference thereto, we
attacked his private character. He rested
his defence on the case be made out at the
Theatre, in his first speech in st. Paul. In
reference to BAKERS private character, we
have yet to learn that, in exposing public
thief--a convicted perjurer-a defaultiDg
and disgraced oficial-a refugee from JUS.
tice and the outraged and betrayed public
sentiment of sister State-we are travel
ling beyond the line of our duty as public
journalist. To pass over BAKERS crimes
in silence, when he is a candidate for
high and honorable Office before the
people of this State, we would be direlect
in our duty, not only to the Democratic
party, but to every citizen of Minnesota,
who has an interest in the honest admins
tration of our State affairs. The forger,
the thief, or the assassin, who has been tried
and convicted by the Courts of Justice,
could ask immunity from exposure with a
far better grace than JAMES H. BAKER,
who has been perambulating Minnesota for
months, constantly employed in assailing
the official and personal integrity of Gov
ernor SIBLEY, GEORGE L. BECKER and
other men, who were toiling for the advance.
ment of our State, when BAKER was receiv-
ing brides from Wall street brokers, to aid
them in robbing the people of Ohio.
1t will be recollected that at the Threatre,
BAKER contended that the evidence of H.
A. JOHNSTON. to whom was awarded the
Ohio loan, acquitted him of the charges
preferred, and that tie Report of the Inves-
tigating Commission was partizan re.
port, prepared by two Democrats, Messrs
MORGAN and EDGERToN, who had feelings of
personal hostility against him. To sustain
the first point, he quoted the testimony of
Mr.. JOHNSTON as follows:
"That he Oohnston) made the bid for the
Ohio Loan, of 1885, alone, and on his own hook
that he had no partner before it was awarded
him-that he ascertained in his own way,
without getting any information from the Fund
Commissioner, &c. also, that he new.
er paid Auditor Wright or Secretary Baker
anything for getting the loan, that he had no
agreement or understanding, or even CONVEX
satiOn with either of them. and was introduced
to them only after the award was made" &c.
[Long and loud applause
BAKER, however, neglected to read, and
for obvious reasons, the conclusion of the
paragraph. Immediately after the closing
words, the "aarard aras made" and in the
same sentence, we have the following addi-
tional testimony from Mr.. JOHNSTON:
"That Ludlow Johnson's agent in bribing
Baker, had told him afterwards once, that
these Western officers always came poor, AND
WANTED MONEY, AND THAT HE HAD LENT TWO
OF THE FUND COMMISSIONERS (BAKER AND
WRIGHT) SAY $4,000. That when told of this,
he (Johnson) expressed to Ludlow, or some
one else at the time, that Ludlow WAS TOO
To =
WHEN 1T WAS NOT NEEDED See page 504 Of the
testimony.
The testimony produced by BAKER him.
self, and which be relies upon for an acquit-
tai at the hands of the public, convicts him
of having accepted bribe of $1,000, to
betray the people of Ohio into the hands Of
Wall street plunderers. So much for the
first point of BAKERS defence.
His second assertion, that the report owes
its origin to the personal and political hos
tility of Messrs. MORGAN and EDGERroN,
we are enabled to controvert in manner
fully as emphatic and indisputable. The
commission of investigation, appointed by
the Ohio Legislature, consisted of lions
A. P. EDGERToN, CHARLES REEMELIN, and
WIN. D. MORGAN. The particular duty o.
investigating BAKERS rascaaities devolvee
upon Mr.. REEMEL1N, the Republican mem
Der of the Board, and gentleman who has
always stood high with the Republican
party of Ohio In support of this state
ment, we refer to the following CORRESPOND
ence, which effectually demolishes the las
remaining vestige of BAKERS defence, ant
convicts him, by Republican testimony, o
every charge we have preferred.
RED WING, GOoDHUE Co.. Min,
September 2. 1859.
CHARLES REEMELIN, Esq, Cincinnati:
S1R:-You will at glance see why ask
favor of you, whether the charge preferred
in the enclosed, which cut from the "PIoNEEl
AND DEMOCRAT" is true, and the extract there
in made is from the "Report" as made b.
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