Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1860-03-28

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BED WING, MINI. MARCH %, 1850.
w. W.sPHILps, Editor. 80
THE HISTORY OF AcARpEr Rag.
Our axea.ins neighbor over the way,
who runs the Registers Office, aud keeps
the county order making machine in excel,
lent working trim by the frequent dives he
makes into the treasury, is evidently sad!,
exercised. The weak current Of his diluted
intellect is unusually muddied, by the stir.
ring up. We gave him in exposing his pas,
and prospective grabs At tho public purse
and he therefore devote's all his last week.
editorial to explaining away his short
,eomlngs, and to tho Sentinel. As might b.
expected the task is too much for him
Weak and prerile in his attack, his defence
IS feblsr still; nay, moro, IS absolutely
dan, 'ging to him; for he Glsif,es in order tc
conceal his weakness, and to excuse his ig
noEsncs admits his corruption; thus making
the smatter tenfold more shameful than il
was before. and showing that while an At
tempt to whitewash an Ethiopian, is certain
~ an extravagant experiment, an attempt
to whitewash an Ethiopian by daubing on .
new coat Of backing, is more hopeless ant
extraordinary enterprise still. The etlito,
tried it, and no now bears color to which
his original sootiness was pale indeed. ~.
We have watched our neighbor's cours,
since he brought his carpet bag" into GU,
midst and profoundly admire the hand,
way he has adopted to I'LL it. His arduou.
intellectual efforts for the Republican cause
(and oil bear cheerful testimony to the ex
s'aordin.ry ability which has charactized tn,
editorial management Of the Republican .nt
the useful. though humble purposes to which
that paper is applied by our citizens
Of whom however are too scrupulous t.
use It any lnannner,) made our neiehLo
Register Of Deeds. Intent on filling hi
carpet bag" he made, a. Register Of Deeds
the tax sale for 1857, which he also printed
and something was thus put into the ''carpe
bag" He then charged the County abou
$500 for making certificates of sale anc
that went into the carpet bag" 4. Short
" afterwards he was ordered to disgorge q
portion Of this, but his grasp being more re.
tentive than his memory, We are c,edibly
informed that he forgot to pay back and
that this small balance is not yet all re
funded. We dislike to allude to this matte,
and Only do SO to show the facility with
Which things 60 into this carpet bag, and
the difficulties attending their withdrawal
theTefrom; 1t is like the box for the Washing
ton monument fund F; it is easy enough t.
put the change in. but requires considerable
effort and screw driver to got it cut. Mex,
year the tax7sale for 1857. being considered
illegal, the Treasurer concluded to advertise
the entire list, disregarding section 70, comp
statutes, page 24O, and something more wen
into the "carpet bag" that ough. to havt.
remained in the peoples pockets. Tn,
carpet bse" was not yet full, and With in.
decent haste, the tax-sale for 1859, BY rea
son Of Importantly and brow-b beating va.
forced on and will b. advertised in gu,
nelghbor's papsr, without 90 much Is chanc.
gwen fora proper competition, to SEQ which
newspaper Of the county will do it the cheap
est. still, the carpet bsg' is not full, ana
new schemes to I'll it will be devised and
when it shall be filled, what is it but /. car
pct bag, after oil, which the owner ca,
shoulder upon his walking stick, and take
away with him At any moment when tn.
weather hereabouts shall get too warm to b<
comfortable. esT IA .'as
This history Of ''carpst bae'' is tn.
history Of Republican rule in Goodhue.-
With one or two exceptions, the officials wht
spend the peoples money, are those who
hsvs no persontl interest to save but ever,
indseetnsnt to inappropriate and squ.nde,
thsta1es paid by US, with such difficulty
II the people are disposed 70 stand it, all vi
have TO say is, that while the majority car
sdord to drive at this furious rate We can If
ford to ride. The nass Of that maiorit,
have to pay these taxes ~ we'll Is tho min.
ority. 1a se31 aH"'c- etr95 so~
In view then Of the singular expedition
with which . carpet bag and shirt collar
mas he packed up after tho boat whistles,
aud also the remarkable ease with which +,
small pan can carry well filled "carpet
bag, no matter how difficult il has been fol
the tax payers to fill the same with cash
and county orders, is II not advisable 70,
everybody regardless Of party to look 70 III.
kind Of officers we elect to offce-to DO as.
snred that those in whom we repose oficia
trust should be identified with US by ties o
interest and property-indeed is it not tins
y stop looking after niggers thousand miles
away and watch those in our midst who as,
Milling thsa carpet bags" At our expense.