Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-10
Discussion between Colo and Brtsbtn.

Discussion between Colo and Brisbin.
We do not know whether Mr.. BRIsBIN has
gone out to meet Mr.. Cole, as per appoint
lnent, or not. lie has steadily declined to &C
cept, in any tangible manner, the appoint
ments he challenged Mr.. Cole to make
But no matter. Mr.. Cole will be in Wilton,
the County Seat of Waseca County, to-day,
and will speak to the people there, whether
Mr.. BRIsBIN appears or not. If the latter
does not everybody will know at what werth
hereafter to estimate his insolent egotism.-
If he does, we confidently expect Mr.. Cole
to take considerable of the conceit out of this
Democratic Falstaff in miniature before he is
done with him.
Though it is not claimed for, or by Mr. g.,
that he is stump speaker, he is known to be
thorough lawyer, quick to perceive and
prompt to avail himself of the weak points Of
an adversary's case and in free fight and
open discussion, we anticipate seeing Mr..
BRIsB1N come down to his regular work, in
violent though unavailing effort to maintain
good his bravado by deeds. We hope some
of our friends in the places where the discus
sions come off will take pains to write us ac-
counts Of what occurs during the debates be-
tween the two legal gentlemen.
Communicates from Judge Cooper rel.
alive to Francis Basin, Secretay Of
State.
SAINT PAUL, Sept. 5, 1868.
| Editors Pioneer and Democrat
The communication of the Hon. Francis
Baasen, Secretary Of State, published in your
paper of Sunday last, in reference to the cir
cumstances attending the efforts Of Ex-Gov.
Ramsey, through his counsel, to obtain from
the office of the Secretary of State, the neces.
sary data upon which to commence proceed
ings to contest the right of the Hon. H. H.
Sibley, to the office of Governor, is so preg.
nant with errors and Misrepresentation, that
1 deem it my duty, as party named and one
conversant with the facts, in justice to Gov
Ramsey, myself, and truth, to reply to the
statements it contains, and refute them by o
plain statement of the facts.
Statements of similar character have hith
erto been made, and permitted to pass unno
ticed but coming, as this communication
does, from an officer of the Government, and
being quasi official, it is but proper that its in
accuracies should be corrected, and its mis-
representations exposed.
To make a refutation of each of these errors
and Misrepresentation, in detail, would ex
tend this reply far beyond the length pro
posed. 1 must content myself, therefore
with general refutation, by mere statement
of the facts, as they occurred, only quoting
as a specimen of the whole, one or two para
graphs from the Hon. Secretary's letter. And
lest he should complain that the specimen i:
unfairly selected, will take the first and {
part of the second paragraphs following his
quotation from the MINNEsorIAN. He says:
"On or about the 10th day of June, 1858
Hon. D. Cooper visited me at the Capitol, anG
desired permission for one Of his clerks to er
anime my office in search Of documents, which
I refused but at the same time offered t.
give him a copy of any document he nigh
desire, to be made out by my own clerk. HI
then told me he desired copy of the vote fo
Governor in 1857, for the purpose of contest
ing, on behalf of Hon. Alex. Ramsey, tn
right of Gov. Sibley to the Gubernatoria
Chair, and that he uould make soritten up
plicat;on for said abstract, which promised
to furnish, having it perfectly understood tina
l would not furnish any ggarbled extract o
lied to do so, but would furnish him full
abstract of the votes for Governor, such n