The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-06
The Outgoing and incoming Adminis-
tratlOns.

The Outgoing and incoming Adnainis-
Srations.
From our Daily Of Jsnuaryl.
The terms Of Office respectively, of Gov
ernor S1BLEy, Lieutenant Governor HoL-
coMBE, Secretary Of State BAAsEN, State
Treasurer ARMSTRONG, and Attorney Gene
raj BERRY, will expire by constitutional
limitation, on Monday, at IL M, when their
successors will be indicted into Office. The
Inauguration ceremonies, we are glad to
know, will not be tainted by any exhibition
Of partizanship; but all classes of our citi-
zens, the military, the Mayor and Common
Council of st. Paul. aid the outgoing, as
we'll as incoming officials, will participate in
them. This is as it should be.
Gov. SIBLEY, in retiring from Office, car
ries with him the political confidence of the
Democracy of Minnesota, and the personal
respect of every fair minded man in the
State. He was called to the Executive
chair at most critical period in the history
of the State at time when financial
panic had created general distress, destroyed
public and individual confidence, and induced
our people to seek alienation in the uncer-
tain, and as it has turned out, disastrous
expedient of large State debt. Grave
public trusts were committed to the Execu-
tive under this measure and it is impossi-
bic that he should have discharged them, to
the satisfaction of the entire people of the
State. ButGov. SHELLEY, we believe, labored
to do what was right, at the sacrifice of every
conceivable personal and political interest !;
and il evils have followed close upon the
adoption of the Railroad loan, they are due
partly to the character of the constitutional
provision authorizing it, and the disastrous
commercial revulsion under which it was
attempted to be negotiated, but most of all
to the bitter and unpatriotic warfare waged
against the measure after it became por-
ton of our organic law. AS an Executive
officer, the retiring Governor has been firm
in the execution of the laws, and pattern
of punctuality and courtesy in dischargiug
the details of his official position, which are
far more laborious than the public generally
appreciate.
Secretary BAAsEN, and the State Treas
urer, Mr.. ARMSTRONG, have respectively won
conorol recommendation for tho u,onpor in
which they performed the duties of their
responsible, but by no means lucrative
positions. We are glad to know that Mr..
BAAsEN contemplates locating permanently
in St. Paul.
Lieut.. Gov HoLcoMBE and Attorney
General BERRY have, during their official
terms, been the recipients OF much more than
the ordinary amount of partizan abuse and
Misrepresentation. They retire from Office
with untainted regulations as men of probity
and impartial and laborious officials.
We wish, with all sincerity, that the
Governor elect will have successful and
beneficial administration. As man and a
neighbor he commands general respect. 1t
will be no part of our duty, nor ct the
Democratic party in the Legislature, to ex-
hibit towards him any of the mean and con-
temptible malice and injustice which has
characterized majority of the Republican
party, in their treatment of Gov. SIBLEY.
The Executive of the State is entitled to
the courteous respect of every citizen, be-
cause he represents in his person, one of the
most important principles Of a free govern
ment and no political a uimosity, we trust
will induce the Democracy to abate one jot,
what is due the incoming Chief Magistrate.