The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-05-14

NO. 43.
shen . citizen Of Minnesota reaches
Sioux City he is in railroad communi,
cation with the Union Pacific railroad
That wss tho whole extent of the lec;s.
I:tion. It did not change the route
An examination Of the words Of jav
VI VIII 81 sho" th,t. I would gladly yield
to the gentleman from flow. IMr
Price for his statement in ,es.r.,ao ~. -
this subject; but as my time is limited u
l "oGio be glad to hear his statement
after take my seat. The sole chanas
was the change Of the COMPANY ~
stead Of involving the GoveFome,t % H.
"mil!ions Of dollars of expense" that at
legislation saved the Government 81
2oo. 900, which would lave been ex.
pended if the road had run in a more
westerly direction, and for two hun.
dred miles.
One word, Mr.. Speaker, as to the
charge contained in my letter to Mr..
Folsom, that this gentleman had oppos-
ed every measure in which nv State
was Interested. When We asked for a
land grant for the Northern Pacific
railroad, great enterprise most dear to
and voted to lay our bill upon the table.
At one time he helped to defeat it, and
it was finally passed over his opposi-
ton. When We asked for subsidy for
that road he opposed the proposition,
making a violent speech against it and
denounclng it on the floor of this
House: When our land grant railroad
came here and asked for an extension
on account of the war, the gentleman
resisted that measure also and voted
against it." Instead of having to-day
four hundred miles of railroad, and four
hundred thousand people iu Minnesota,
If the gentleman's policy had prevailed,
we should not have had fifty miles Of
railroad nor two hundred thousand peo-
pie: So much for the gentleman's de-
votlon to our noble young State"
But ho says I am ian Office begear."
"An Office beggar ~ and this from a
gentleman bearing the name that he
does! Et tu Brute! "An ofice-bee-
gar" Why, Mr.. Speaker, when en-
tered the State Of Minnesota it was
Democratic. When I entered the
county io which I reside it was two to
one Democratic. I asked no Office l
expected none. But, Mr.. Speaker, the
charge comes from such quarter that
I cannot fail to notice it. Why, sir.
the gentleman's family are chronic
"othcc-beggars." They are nothing if
not in Office. Out Of Office they are
miserable, wretched, God-forsaken-as
uncomfortable as that famoas stump
tailed bull in fly time. Laughter. I
Why, this whole trouble arises from the
persistent determination of one of the
gentleman's family to sit in this body.
Why, Mr.. Speaker, every young male
Of the gentleman's family is born into
the world With "M. c." frauked across
his broadest part. Laughter The
great calamity seems to be that God, in
His Infinite wisdom, did not make any
Of them broad enough for the letters
t'U. s. S." Laughter.] There was
room for U. S. "We, Us & Co.," the
6rm.
The SPEAKER. The Chair must state
to the gentlem.n from Minnesota that
these remarks are beyond the range Of
proper parliamentary debate.
Mr.. WAsHBURNE, of Illinois. 1 hope
the party will be permitted to go on.
The SPEAKER. The Chair endeavors
to restrain debate, if possible, within
the proper limits.
Mr.. DoNNELLY. I would be sorry to
overstep the proper limits of debate !;
but the House must perceive from the
character of that letter must neccssa-
rily speak under some heat.
Mr.. Speaker, I turr now to the
charges against my personal character.
The vile insinuatlon contained in that
letter that was a fugitive from justice,
that I ''f1ed from the city of Phila3el-
phia under suspicious circ cumstances be-
tween two days." is an absolute, unqual-
lied, unmitigated falsehocd; and but
for the respect I have for you, sir, and
for this House, 1 would use stronger
language. I left the city of Philadelphia
on the 18th Of May, 1857, in broad
daylight, from the depot Of the Penn
sylyania Central railroad, accompanied
to that depot by crowds Of friends.
For months before my departure [ had
advertised in the papers Of that city
Cfor bad many pecunlary transactions
with different people) that L would
leave upon the LIST day of May, and
that all persons having claims against
me must present them.
Now, sir, a friend Of mine, General
LIE Duo, of Minnesota, who the other
day was in Philadelphia. hearing of
these ISLANDERS, examined the old files of
the Philadelphia Ledger, aud cut from
them the advertisement which send to
the Clerks desk to be read.
The Clerk read as follows:
PUBLIC LEDoER, May II, 1867,
At . meeting Of the Union Land and
Homestead Association No. l, held on Fri
day evening, the 9Th instant, At Eighth and
Locust streets, upon the presentation and
acceptance Of the resignation Of Ignatius
Dounelly, Esq, from the Office of secretary
Of the company, the following resolutions
were offered BY James Bryan, and unani.
mously adopted:
Resolved, That tho thanks Of this asso-
citation ere rendered to Mr.. Ignatius Don.
| nelly for his earnest, Eeslous, and untirine
efforts in its behalf We sincerely believe
that most Of its success has been due to his
exsRtions. He has not only given to it his
time and his energy, but when it most need
ed assistance he also advanced his means
largely in its behalf.
| Resolued, That he bears with him to his
new home tho best wishes Of the members
Of this association for bis prosperity and
success.
Re,olved, That these resolutions be pub.