Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1859-12-31
The Pioneer on the Printing Question
---The Desperation Of the Ex.State
Printer.

The Pioneer Oh the Printing Question
--.The Desperation Of the Ex.State
Printer.
Our neIshbor of the Pioneer, whose chae
rin over the loss of the State Printing has
nearly driven him to desperation, turns upon
his supposed enemies and in spirit Of mad
ness approaching hydrophoba, snaps and bites
with malignity peculiarly characteristic of
this species Of the canine race 1t matters not
how or whom he bites so long as the knawiugs
OF lnsatIate revenge is fully gratificd and so
The first object which crosses his path is the
recipient Of bis poison.
Mr.. MOR!LSON, of the House, who voted
against the contract Of Goodrich and in favor of
NEwsoN, MOORE, Fo>TER & Co., Lccausc Coop.
RIcn's contract stipulated that the amount
paid him for printing, should lie paid either in
specie or It's e4uiyalentis the particular Object
of the attack OF the Ptoueer. For giving
utterance to his convictions of right, he is de-
nominated essentially weak as a lawyer, or
essentially dishonest as a man." The 19th
Section of can Act providing for the election
and prescribing the duties Of Treasurer Of
State" is cited showing that all moneys due
the treasury shall be paid either in gold or
silver, or current bank notes" the inference
wished to be conveyed by the Pioaee, being |
that all moneys paid from the Treasury should |
be in ''gold Or silver or current bank notes" |
Now it is well known TO every person who
has had any dealing with the State that |
debts due from the State have been paid in |
State Warrants in par, and if there has been
any discount on these warrants, those dis |
counts have been paid by the persons holding |
the warrants. We believe this is the first
instance where a contractor with the State |
has stipulated with the Auditor to award him
cash or its equivalent-tha is, if warrants
are hawked about the streets for GO cents on
the dollar, and he is to receive dollar for dol
lar (cash or equvalcnO then the Auditor
must issue just 10 cents more on the dollar
in State Warrants than he would have done
if no such stipulation had been made. When
printers bid for the printing they did so with
the understanding that State Warrants were
to be taken at par, and had the contract been
awarded to others than Mr.. GooDRICn, the
State would have saved $1,000 1t was be-
cause Mr.. MORRISON so understood the alles-
ton, with other facts still back of it to con-
vince him that the contract was conceived in
sin, that he gave his vote against the Pioneer
and for this act, he is styled "a gratuitous IL
heller and slandercr, and Of uttcring his libels
in the most cowardly manner, under the cover
of his privileges as a member of the House"
1t just now occurs to us that this language
comes with an ILL grace from the Pioneer es-
adjustment, than which Il more rotten con-
Germ does not exist, fact well known and ac-
knowledged even by members of the editors
own party. The St.Anthony Express Dem.)
of Nov. 10Th, says:
A for Mr.. Goodrich, it is well known
that he never spent a dime for the benefit of
the party here. Wrapped in his own icy
selfishncSs, he has obtained position by
means Of underhotnd measures and ciolated
promises, which enable him to stab the friends
| Z,
now, like a traitor "tO the manor born" that
the Democratic party is no longer in the as
ccndant, and has no more favors with which
to enrich him, he would sell it for the best
price that he can obtain.
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Z" 1t is well known to all, that from the first
existence of the Pioneer and Dem0cyat up to
the time of our admission as State, it was
fed and sustained by the patronage afforded
| by Democratic Legislatures Since that Pc
riod it has also managed to appropriate to it.
self the whole of the State patronage, but as
the precise manner in which this was done is
not pertinent to the question at present before
us, we shall reserve it for discussion in fu-
| ture issue. Suffice it to say, that there are
sufficient facts in our possession, in regard to
this transaction already, to hang the editor Of
tie Pioneer so high ut tie cross roaeis Of public
opinion, that tUen tie ghost Of Human aroul@
gro'o di@<g IN contemplating tie attitude"
Having dwet at considerable length on the
defame Mr.. MoRRIso~, because he voted
against him, the Express concludes as fol-
lows:
Now, as we regard this matter, other Dem
ocrats have the privilege, and we expect will
do as they see fit as for us, however, we in
tend, if God spares our life, to carry on the
work of showing up this traitor Goodrich in
our ranks to the bitter end We shall strike
and spare not and may God have mercy on
Earle S. Goodrich's soul.
We do not think Mr.. MORRISON has any
cause for regret in casting his vote against
man who is thus stigmatized by his own par
ty, for if onc-half of what the Express says is
true, he deserves no mercy at the hands of
either Democrats Or Republicans. The people
are satisfied the Legislature has accomplished
a great good, and however much the Pioneer
may wall and whine all parties agree in the
business of the verdict rendered.