, 1860-06-29

Correspondence OF lie tfe41 Gn1 IFlbune.j
81. PArL, June q, 1850
As it Inns pleased you On more occasions than
one to teIer with interest to our much compii-
Gated and heretofore unfortunately managed
railroad affairs, have thought a few words Of
information at this time might somewhat inter
est you and your renders.
You probably hare notice that, bY virtue Of
Law enacted last winter. the Governor some time
since, advertised for sae The lands, road. beds,
franchises, &C., held bv the old railroad compa.
n,es-ihey being in default 10 the State tor the
non pay ment OF interest due under the provis-
ions Of The disastrous Five Million Loan a uend-
ment to our Constitution. Well, yesterday was
the day upon wh'ch the sale Of two OF the
roads-the Transit" and the "Minnesota d
course it did. About fifty perse ns attended the
sale; few were strangers, but mostly clti-
zsns, Cor. Ramsey, as agent Of the State, bid
the roa1s in at Il 900 each.
but you must not Imagine tha: the members
Of the old companies, with whom the people Of
the State hare already had SO much tronble,
we're prepared to surrender peaceably to this
io pursuance Of law enxc'ed By Republican
Legislature. Oh, no! When they fouud
that the Governor WIS in earnest, and de-
te1mited no longer to tolerate their short
con,iDgs, they lew to tEo courts for injuuctions
to stop the sale. The Transit Ccmpap. first
went into Judge Wilson's Court, n Wiuouu
County. for this purpose, but failed on the
ground that tue Court had no power to enjoln
au c1hcer, aching as agent Of the State By pusi.
tive direction ot the Slate Legislature. Appl,-
cation had previously been mnde by the Pacific
Company for finlilar writ to Judge pulmer, of
this Distri:t, with tue difference Tint in this
cuse The application Was ior I'm irjuuctiou 10
stop Alezand<r Ramsfy iron, prcc, eJnv viii,
the sale, and not 10 stop "tAe Gottrnor." This
WIS granted bS Jud &c Palmer, ard the Transit
men, learning the ,act, made application wish d
similarly drawn complaint to the sasnc judicial
functfona1y which was attended with like suc.
cess.
nat this Vas the cnd Of all their fond antici:
rations. The meaning OF the Constitution uu4|
law is that the Governor shall proceed to sell
the lands, in case OF default, &c. Ale1uu.le.
Ramsey, rs such, bus no more to do with il
,han have. The court, it is well known
could not have granted all irjunciou agniusi
the Governor, ID fact the companies attoru ueys
themselves said It could not De done. Conse.
quentlY the Governor, very properly rs all his
friends feel and contend, paid no attention ID
the writs served upon him il his individual and
private capacity, but proceededt to aell the lands
and for his frmness mud decision in this mat
ter you may rest assured he will be sustained
by The patriotic people OF the State, Of al
parties. The whole injunction business
was gotten up as game Of 1luG, aud
rejoicing that it was SO signally peri[ed. Capt.
talists can now haye an opportunity Of coming
before the next Legislature md competing fol
tue future ownership and construction ii ou.
roads. No disinseres.ed lawyer doubts that the
safe made By the Governor is valid, and that
the State will again have as good title TO the
lands, de-, rs she had before she created the old
companies aud reposed in them the trusts which
they have forfeited. Oar way out of all our
raiiroa1 difficulties is now plain nnd practical
and We have no doubt the several lines will full
into good hands md be completed in due time
Tie Chicago nominations were received in
Minnesota rather coolIy at first; not because
and s.t ri Rspublicanism Of Cd Abe, but merely
because they had been educated to believe tha
| lie great statesman Of New ferk was The pro
| rer man, and would certainly be nominated
But when the rcasons were explained to then
| why he was not nominated, and when they
learned that M trick or underhanded mean!
had been resorted to By Mr. Lincoln's frieudl
| nt Chicago to defeat their far0rite {howeve1
much such instrumentalltics Ind been resurtet
| to in less successful quarters), they became
| perfectly satislied. The disappointment las al
| wore oil long since, and every mothers son O
us hare goue 10 work NTH d VII. Set dowr
| Minnesota ut five thousand for the old rail
| splitter" let the BALTIMORE "noise and confu
sion" end whichever way it may.
Oar crops look splendldly, md, will. 20 back
set until after harvest. the 3itld Of wheat pei
acre will be greater than last year. You nj.
| awure that was an unprecedented one. Addee
| to this, We hare about tWo.thirds more surfuct
| covered.
We have large accessions TO cur population
Ills yeaT-all Of the best kind Of agricultural
| immigrants. In fact, Minnesota is beginning
again to hold her head up and look Is tic res
Of manki.d" square in the tnce. We will b.
| all right in 4 yeur or two.
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