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

From the st. Cloud Unien.
To THE EDITOR OF THE UNION Sir
In these times of treason and rebellion it is
sufficient evidence to the minds of some, of
disloyalty, for one to criticise the acts of
the "powers that be-" But, while we are
willing, under the circumstances, to sustain
the Government in its conf ct with rebel
lion, the right to criticise its civil appoint
ments will be insisted upon by every free
man, especially in case where the Presi.
dent has either been imposed upon, or has
himself imposed upon community an unfit
and VIGOROUSLY corrupt man.
Corruption in the offices of government
was urged in 1860 as one great reason for
change of administration, and it was
hoped after so much had been said that a
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
ment as that of Geo. E. III. Day of st.
Anthony, it is not in human nature to re-
main quiet.
George E. 81. Day was appointed last
spring to an Office, created, it is understood,
for his 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, !
felt unwilling the President should be inn
posed upon, and induced to appoint such
VIGOROUSLY Infamous character, and think
ing, in the excess of my verdancy, that his
antecedents needed only to be known at
Washington to defeat bis object, l addressed
Homo. Aldrich, the Representative in
Congress from this District, apprising
him of the desire felt here for him to
present the imposition, to which let.
ter 1 received a reply from that gen.
tleman which have in my possession, but
withhold for the present, from publication.
Suffice it to say, he 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. i inform
ed him that afidavits to any number could
be procured, establishing the fact that be
was perjurer and in every way dishonest
man and a bad citizen. I Informed him
further that the criminal records of Henne-
pin county would show the charge have
made to be true. informed him likewise
that his son, whose enlistment in the army
might be urged as reason for appointing
the father, was under an indictment for a
felony together with another son who had
absconded from justice. TO this letter /
received no reply.
Conversation upon this subject with lead.
ing Republicans in st. Anthony induces me
to do the Republican party justice. for all to
man deprecated the appointment, and con.
slider it a monstrous outrage upon the party
as we'll as the people of Minnesota. l have
made no efforts to get up petition to the
government on this subject 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, 90 that our delegation may have an
opportunity to act, and clear themselves of
allsuspicion Of completely with the appoint.
ment to an Office Of trust of notorious
scouDdrel, perjur&. and libel upon man.
kind. In the meantime hold myself at all
times ready to produce the proof of the
charges which make against Mr.. Day.
P. G. RANSOM.