The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-04-03
He is a Good Master who Pays when
the Work Is Done.

There is a great deal of political as well
as business sagacity involved in this adage.
The employer who, from generous trust
in the fidelity of men, makes it rule to
pay wages in advance of service, will find
himself only half served for at least half
the time, and not served at all for the
other half.
Col ALDRICH suffered an instance of
hard experience of this kind, when he was
IN the senatorial contract business. He
made bargain with the Honorable NJ.
WHEELER SARGEANT, of Winona, by which,
in consideration of the latter's vote for
Senator; he agreed to secure him the APP
pointment of Paymaster in the army, and
make a Major of him. The Colonel full
filled his part of the bargain, like an hon
est man and sincere senatorial aspirant,
and the Honorable NJ WHEELER was ga
zetted as Major NJ. WHEELER. This gazet-
ting, however, did the business or, rather,
it didn't. The Major was advised that the
thing had look of purchase in it; and
that, if he accepted the appointment under
such circumstances, it would injure his
standing both as statesman and soldier
The Major, thereupon, had an interview
with RAMSEY, with this result: That, if
the Major would decline the Paymaster-
ship procured by ALDRIoH, and would vote
for A. RAMSEY, that gentleman would make
It his first senatorial business to secure his
reappointment. Whereupon, M. WHEELER,
with virtuous Indignation, dotted the Ma
jor, and appropriately resumed his title of
Honorable. He voted for RAMSEY, ac-
cOrding to contract, and RAMSEY, ac-
cording to contract, procured his reap
pointment, as we learn by RAMsEY's organ.
M. WHEELER is, therefore, Major again, and
without anybody having the right to say
that his vote on Senator was controlled by
the fact that he had been made Major
On the contrary, it was controlled by the
other fact that he acas 10 be made Major.
Which is distinction, even if it's not a
difference
We are indebted to GEORGE A. NoURsE,
Esq, Government Attorney, for the above
facts; and, if he isn't good authority we
don't know where it is to be had His
word ought to be final on any Republican
matter, for he was appointed by Repub-
ican President, confirmed by Republican
Senate, believes in HORACE GREELEY, JANE
SwIssHELM, and all the Apostles, except
the one who commanded the servants to
obey their masters This latter-NoURsE
couldn't recall his name-was clearly I'M
orthodox; and, had he lived at this day,
would, doubtless, have been Chaplain to
JEFF. DAVIS.
But, MOUSSE aside, the incident mar
rated confirms the wisdom of the adage
at the head of this article, and that was
what we wanted to demonstrate If Al
DRIoH had only brought into politics some
Of his staging experiences, he never would
have been caughtin the folly of paying be-
fore the work was done. His neglect of
this sound rule doubtless lost him seat in
the Federal Senate, and deprived it of the
presence of one whose elegant scholarship,
long experience, profound craftsmanship,
persuasive eloquence, and delicate and
sparkling wit, would have combined to shed
new lustre upon that illustrious body.