The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-01
George L. H. Day is Furnished with
Character

/ George L. II. Day is Furnished with
Character
From ne St. Cloud Union.
10 THE EDITOR OF THE UNION :-Sir--
Ia these times of treason and rebellion it is
sufficient evidence to the minds OF some, OF
dsloyalty, for one to criticise the acts Of
the powers that BE-" But. while we are
wiling, under the circumstances, to sustain
the Government in it's conf ct with rebel
lion. the right to criticise its civil appoint
nents viii be insisted upon by every free
man, especially iu a case where the Presi-
dent has either been imposed upon, OR has
! himself imposed ar0u a community al unfit
aud VIGOROUSLY corrupt man.
Corruption in The offices OF government
wac urged in 1850 as one great reason ior
q change Of administration, and it was
hoped alter so much had been said that
reform would be initiated. 1t is true that
with the unusual cares brought upon the
various departments OF government, grow
ing out of the labor OF prosecuting the war,
that scrutiny cannot be exercised in regard
TO the appointments that might be expected
in time of peace Yet when community
have forced upon them such an appoint
Anthony it is not in human nature to re-
main quiet.
George E. II. Day was appointed last
spring to an Office, created, it is understood,
for bis especial benefit. The Office confers
upon him the general supervision of schools,
&C., in this part of the Northwest, among
the Indians. Having heard that Mr.. Day
was trying to obtain the appointment, |
! et unwilling the President should be i'm
posed upon, and induced to appoint such a
VIGOROUSLY infamous character, and think
ing, in the excess of my verdancy, that his
| anlecedents needed only to be known at
Washington to defeat his object, addressed
Hon. G. Aldricb, the Representative in
Congress from this District, apprising
him of the desire felt here for him to
ter received reply from that gen.
,lemau which have in my possession, but
withhold TOR the present, from publication.
Suffice it to say, be desired me to take other
steps, which accordingly did. l wrote to
the President, informing him that the person
besiegiDg him for an appointment was q
man of notorious bad character. inform
ed him that affidavits to any number could
be procured, establishing the fact that be
was perjurer and in every way dishonest
man aud bad citizen. | informed him
further that the criminal records of Henne-
pin county would show the charge | have
made to be true. / informed hin' likewise
that his son, whose enlistment in the army
might be urged as a reason for appointing
| the iatber, was under an indictment for q
ciOny together with another sen who had
abscoudtd from Justice. TO this letter
received no reply
Conversation upon this subject with lead-
ing Republicans in st. Anthony induces me
to dc the Republican party justice, Tor all to
"a man deprecated the appointment, and con-
| sIder 1t Il mcnstrOus outrage upon the party
as well as the people OF Minnesota. | have
made no Efforts to get up a petition to the
government on this sahject although one
would be almost unanimously signed at the
home of Mr., Day, but | ask that you will
give publication to the facts alluded to
above, SO that our delegation may have an
! opportunity TO act. and clear themselves of
| ali suspicion OF completely with the appoint.
| >coundrei, a perjurer, and libel upon m; n
kind. II the meantime l hold myself At all
| times ready to produce the proof OF the
charges which | make against Mr. Day.
p. c. RANSOM.
Prices OF GOVERNMENT SToREs.-Tbe
following are the prices paid by the Gov
ernment Tor army stores Pork $40 per