The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-30
A Chapter in the History of the Con
sOlidated Machine.

The St. Anthony Nevs of Thursday last,
has an article upon the State printing
question, and the connection of the consoli-
dated organ Herewith, which is calculated
to still further increase the prejudice enter
tanned by great majority of the Republis
can party of the State against that corruptly
inconsistent journal. The Neacs says at
the first Republican caucus held to nomi.
nate State Printer, Brown had thirty
two votes; FOSTER five votes, and the re-
mainder were scattered among various CAM
didates, and at the second caucus, Mr..
BANN1Na's protege Jared no better than at
the first. The Neus then adds:
Mr.. Brown having thus been fairly nominated,
and so to speak, renominated, the Minnesotian
and Times ought to have submitted. Instead
of this, it has commenced slandering large
portion of the Republican members for acting
Independently Of its dictation. 1t is, no doubt,
to the insulting arrogance of that paper to
wards the members of the Legislature, who
chose to think and act for themselves, that it's
defeat was due: We quote from its columns
of February 29th. After announcing the de-
feat in the House of Mr.. Sanborn's Railroad
bill, it Gays:
I'VE take it from these demonstrations. that the people
of Minnesota may now bid adeu to all hope, that the
present Legislature in EITHER BRANCH, hare the disoos
oa or The a9 % srS2pse eth and set, ;ss ms ;, g.ea
To your tents, Israel p'
The italics are our own.
Its recent attempts to make this article ap
ply only to the Democratic members will not
do. There is no distinction made, and as the
Oh Iro~ N< %IA oil fr1 Vn
were Republican, the censure is applied to
them. So much for any claim which the MN
nesot,an and Times could make upon Legisla-
ture which it had insulted.
We have rich disclosure in the following
paragraph
We are credibly informed that when the can
yass for the State Printer was most active, one
of the editors of the MinnesotiGn and Times
approached member of the Senate and offered
as a consideration for his vote, that they would
favor a reconsideration of the vote which
adopted Mr.. SecOmbe' S Concurrent Resolutions
These, it will be recollected, forbade the issue
of more bonds under the Five. Million Amend
ment or the levy of any tax for the payment
of interest and principal without vote of the
people measure for the security of the state
and the people. Yet this act the Minnesotian
and Times would barter for the Office Of State
Printer. .
We always thought, heretofore, that
there was honesty in the Doctor, and an
odor of sanity purity setting aside all
other odors-about TIMOTHY, which rendered
them both fit subjects for immediate trans
lation; but here we have these jealous guar
dams of the peoples rights, these opponents
of taxation and of the Forty" proposing
to advocate the repeal Of certain amendments
to the Constitution prohibiting the levy of
any tax for the payment Of the interest or
principal on the state railroad bonds-which
amendment the organ earnestly advocated
upon condition that certain Senator would
vote for NEwsoN, MOORE & Foster for
State Printer. A direct attempt at bribing
the meanest kind of bribing, too! How
have the mighty fallen! "To your tents,
0 Israeli