The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-30

Soo 1ucEy sol IteARotsouV Ao'
sunnoe, 81 account q tha bfids, sosts
tho people OF Minnesota hall nilhon
Of dollars year When the bill oauAe
up inths Auuss 70 lsgal,ss tho Clinton
bridge and make il 'po@t road, and
vas pressed to its passage, By tho un'
scrupulous agents Of tho corrupt rail-
road monopolies, whose object vas TO- so
impede tho free navigation Of the Mis-
sissippi - to compel your farmers n
ship their products east over railroads,
at vastly enhanced rate of freight, /
reaisted the passage, Of the bill, 10 the
interest Of your people, and the people
Of tho upper Mississippi, with III my
might. The day before the bill passed,
Mr.. D. voluntarily oame to my seat,
and assured me Of biz hearty support,
and urged me 70 keep up vigorous op-
position. You can well conceive my
slrprise and indignation, the next day
on finding him voting for tie bill. l
could only account for his sudden con.
version on the hypothesis that he had
been "seen" during The previous night.
You know something Of tho Union
Paoi6o ,tailload, which is likely % b.
o9meopo If tha nost moestrous monopo.
lies tho world has; ever known. Though
built by . subsidy from. the Govern.
ment, tho oppressiope asa eztoltions Of
the company praotieed raPon the people
have excited universal sindignation. -
Mr.. Window, Of your State, introduced
two or three months since, a,joint reeo.
luton creating, board 70 limit the 1ate
Of passage and freight over, this road.
Passengers are now charged ton, cents
per mile fare, aud freight Is charged At
the rate Of fifteen cents psr mile per
ton. Mr.. I. DounellY voted to. iay
I'll. joint reso9ssios spo1 tie ta0le.
With FREQ ANNUAL p&ss over tho road
in his own pocket, he-was willing to SEQ
ev cry. constituent of! bis Who travelled
over the road charged ten cents = mile
| fare.
1 beg leave to commend your .tteu.
ton to another matter, deeply affecting
your member and the interests Of your
State. His predecessor, tho ever faith.
fal Representatives. Minnegota INTEREST,"
Colonel Aldrieh, BY persistent effort, in
conjunction With his colleague, Mr..
Window, secured IA amendment 70 the
Union Pacific Railroad bill, which com.
PEELED tho building Of road ,oese .from
Sioux City to join the Union Pacific,
which would have brought the head d
Lake Superior one hundred miles near.
or to the point Of junction than Chioa,
60: Yet it was stated in the House the
other day b. Mr.. Allison, Of Iowa, and
it has not since been denied, that thi.
Minnesota member secured change j,
the M: nysxhisk the Union Paoi6e
Railroad was released from ito obliea.
ton to build this branch line, and .
transfer to another: company made
which other company built . road dovr
the valley st; tho Missouri v; river, and
has received over one. million dollars il
violation. IF flaw:: Holding the impor
tant position he has occupied on tn,
Pacific Railroad committee, the oosstit
gents Of tho member will probably do
fsAe 70 be informed touching the con
sideratio& which induced this wanto,
betrayal Of their interests, : !.
! But I have neither time nor inclina
ton to pursue this .mattor further
Perhaps I should not nov have take,
this trouble had this been the 6rst tim
your msmber, without any. provooatio,
whatever; had seem fit to send attack
! upon me 70 his constituents. Instead q
making bis complaints here, with q Dc
gree Of eow.rdiee only equaled BY hi
mendacity, be pai.des himself, ike
whipped chool-boy before his coustitu
ents, aud whines At mo bscause I exc,
cised I parliamentary right in objecio,
t. tho introduction Of ono of bis bill
into tho Houle goutof: order. T.. nee
1dd nothing further.
P. S-Papers in Minnesota tha
have published Mr.. Donnelly's lette,
are requested 70 publish this.
Yours Respectfully,
E. B. WAsHBURNE.