The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-05-15

material Falsehood.
RAMSEY doubtless calculated that he
was to be permitted to sit quietly on his
stool, and with his senatorial hand grasp
ing the Federal teats, and his gubernato-
rial hand clutching the dugs of the State,
he was to have right jolly time milking
about Thirty Dollars a day into his pail.
On personal grounds, we regret that we
could not allow him to pursue his tactical
labors undisturbed. 1t is cosy thing to
take in Thirty Dollars day for services
which are worth to the public the next
fraction to nothing; and one which RAM
sEY would relish more keenly than any
man We know. We regret still more,
however, that, when we were forced, on
grounds of public duty, to expose the
greediness, indecency, and dishonesty of
his holding and drawing pay for different
and incompatible offices, he did not have
the discretion either to resign one of them,
or to maintain sensible silence. RAMSEY
lacked the prudence to do either. He
must talk, and talking, he must prevaricate.
So, when we exposed the fact that he was
in receipt from the State, as Governor, of
Fifteen Hundred Dollars per annum, or
Five Dollars day for the working days
of the year; and from the United States,
as Senator, Three Thousand Dollars per
annum, or Ten Dollars day for the work
ing days; and, in addition, about Thirty
Five Hundred Dollars for the year on
Senatorial mileage account, aside from his
incidental pickings and stealings from the
State; he responds through his organ, the
Press, in the following strain of falsehood:
In the first place he does not receive five dol
lars day from the State of Minnesota. On
the contrary, his salary in State Scrip, is but
81. 800 per annum.
Second, he does not get ten dollars, nor ten
mills per day, from the United States; he gets
and has got just nothing at all from that
quarter.
Third he did not make his recent = trip to
Washington for the tritiing mileage of eight
cen hundred dollars" He GOT no mileage at
all
The impression that RAMSEY designs to
convey by these statements through the
Press, is, that he is performing the double
duties of Governor of Minnesota and Sen
ator of the United States, for the pay Of
the former position. He means to carry
the idea that he is contributing his servi-
ces as Senator gratuitously, and paying
his own expenses. This suggestion is q
falsehood, and it is foolish falsehood; for
everybody will detect it as such on its face,
and so appreciate it. 1t is fact that
RAMSEY, at his age, ought to begin to re-
alize, if he ever expects to comprehend it
at all, that falsehoodis foolshness. II he
can't appreciate this, he at least ought to
understand that, from mere policy, false
statements and suggestions should wear
the semblance and garb of truth. There
is no need that any man should utter a
statement which every other man who
hears or reads it, will know to be an
untruth; and RAMSEY added to the guilt
of falsehood the folly of laundering, when
he authorized the statements which we
have copied from his organ.
1t is fact, that, Oh State and Federal
account, RAMSEY is receiving about Thirty
Dollars day. We would not object to
this, or any larger sum, lift was legitimate.
But to enable him to receive it, he retains
the Office of Governor, to which he has
neither legal nor moral right. He does it,
unquestionably, for the salary which it
brings. In retaining it, he not only dis
graces himself, but brings reproach and in
jury upon the State. To relieve the State
from such an indecent exhibition of miser-
ly greed, and to obtain Governor who
can give his undivided attention to our in
terests, there ought to be public spirit
enough among our citizens to raise purse
of, say, three thousand dollars, and present
it to him on condition that he shall vacate
the Executive office. This would compen-
safe RAMSEY for all he can legitimately
receive during his term, as we'll as for all
reasonable incidental pickings and steal
ings. AS matter of State pride, and on
grounds of public decency, we should feel
willing to subscribe hundred dollars for
such purpose. Are there not thirty gen.
tlemen among us who would be willing to
make an equal sacrifice, and thus rid our
politics of the reproach of having the
highest officer of the State illegally and
indecently retaining his position, for the
paltry salary and stealings attached to it
Sioux Indemnity Commission.