The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-02-10

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gors and judgment debtors, owners Of real
estate. We have no doubt the bill, or one
very closely resembling it, will pass the
Senate. The bill, as it passed the House
provides that all real estate hereafter sold
upon execution, judgment, order or decree
of any court in the State, or upon foreclo.
sure by advertisement, or otherwise, of q
contract or liability, shall be held by the
party purchasing the same subject to the
right of the judgment debtor or mortgagor,
or any one claiming under him, to redeem
the same at any time within three years
from the day of sale, upon paying to the pur-
chaser, the sum for which the property was
sold, with interest at the rate of seven per
cent. The bill also authorizes any other
creditor of the original judgment debtor at
any time within three years after such sale,
to redeem the property upon the same terms
as the judgment debtor, by paying to the
first purchaser the amount Of his bid, with
interest and to hold the same, subject to
the rights of the original debtor to redeem.
The judgment debtor, mortgagor, or any one
claiming under or through him, are entitled,
by the bill, to the possession, rents, or use
of the property, by paying to the purchaser
of the same, interest on the purchase money,
at the rate of Z per cent per annum-the
same to be paid annually.
This bill is intended for the relief of a
large class of farmers throughout the State,
who have borrowed the money to enter their
lands, and who, without the passage of a
law of this character, would be compelled
to sacrifice their farms and improvements
for very small sum. While the measure
is intended to benefit large and very
worthy class of our population, it must be
conceded of questionable political morality.
Two years redemption time, at any rate, is
ample. Would it not be we'll before this
bill passes the Senate, to investigate whether
it does not repeal all redemption laws here.
tofore passed, and thus deprive large class
of debtors of the right of redemption?
THE PRESENT CORRUPT AND INCIDENT
LEGIsLATURE.-Our readers will bear wit.
ness that we have ventured upon very few
disparaging commentaries as to the reckless
course of the Republican majority in the
Legislature We have refrained from doing
so, not because we failed to appre ciate the
marked Indifference of members to the well
fare of the State, but for the reason that in
the present critical condition of the honor
and credit of Minnesota, and of the interests
of the people, we disliked to PREJUDICE or
disparage the efforts of the majority. If the
Republicans can afford the people of the
State relief-if they can redeem 1.-THE of
the pledges and promises made to the people
from the hustings-they will receive the
thanks of the Democracy, end should secure
their hearty corporation in all proper efforts
to accomplish these desirable ends. So we
thought; and the Democratic minority in
the Legislature acted upon the same policy.
In the face of the taunts of an insolent.
bigoted and INSCRIPTIONS majority, the Dem
ocratic members have faithfully but quietly
labored to fulfil their pledges to the people.
But how has it been with the Republicans !?
They were elected upon promises of the
most rigid economy; pledged to investigate
corrupt practices, reform abuses, and, above
all, to economy 10 legislative expenses.
Sixty days of the session have passed, and
what has been done? We all know that
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS of
the peoples money has been squandered-
that Democratic members, honestly elected,
have been elected from the House, in defiance
of right and justice, and the protests OF such
conservative and honest Republicans as
Speaker CoGaswELL, GREENE and others
we know, too, that there has been the usual
amount of postage-stamp and stationery
plumber, by the very men who were pledged
to reform the abuse,-but we do not know
of one wise or beneGcent act of legislation
which has received the approval of the Re
publican majority, and has become law
The ection of the Republican members is
arousing their party journalists to vigorous
protests against their criminal Justification
of solemn pledges. Of course we do not
refer to the paper here, which is just now
we'll paid for conniving at every species of
public plumber, and for advocating legislation
which will damn the honor of the State az
efectually as law legalizing grand larceny,
but we have reference to the country press.
The editors of the most of those journals
were foolish enough to believe the pledges of
RAMSEY, DoNNELLY, and Ohio BAKER, before
election and they naturally grumble at
seeing the reverse of their solemn assevera-
tons of reform carried into practice. From
communication in the State Atlas, published
at Minneapolis, we extract the following: