The St. Cloud journal., 1872-03-28

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per quarter section, instead Of from So
to IS per acre, as you say.
And, furthermore, as you are vel
aware, I am not one Of the "peculia,
pets" ofTHE JOURNAL and have neve,
been "puffed" to any remarkable degree
by that paper.
Oar private relations, Mr.. Gilman
have always been Of 50 friendly a char
acter, that the simple statement of these
facts by ne, will be sufficient to con.
vince you Of their truth.
And now, as I have relieved myself Of
the undeserved honor which you SC
hastily heaped upon me, suppose We ex'
anime, in a candid, kindly sort of way,
| the differences which really do exist
between Us.
I will not review your rcr6dious de-
sert,on Of tie Republican party, in the
hour Of its greatest peril, some years
since, aud your prod.ga1 professions Of
repentance and reform, when you SO
hastily returned to your fathers house,
just in time to receive the "fattcd cslf''
Of Senatorial nomination.
1t is human to err, and I am willing
to accept, as truthful and satisfactory,
your own explanation, that you repent
ed and returned as soon as you discov-
cred that yonr appointment as Receiver
of the Land Office, which Andy John
son had conferred upon you as a reward
for ycur treachery, would not b. cen.
lirmed. Ytu had been taught, you
know, in Sunday school, Of another
"Prodigal" who reflected that there was
better feed in his fathers house than
husks. But you certainly will not ex-
? ct nc to forget the conversation, over
the stove, in my Office, after your return
to the party and nomination for the
Senate, when you said to me that you
did not recognize any such thing as
principle in politics that it Was natur-
al enough for soldiers like myself to
feel differently, while their hardships
and suferings vera fresh in mind, but
that they, too, would soon discover that
tho only difference between political
parties, worth considering, was the diff
ference in the facilities afforded 10. ma
king money. And l do rot think you
have forgotten my reply, that never
would support or vote for man who
entertained such sentiments, and I kept
my word, MIR. Gilman; I bolted, as
you call it, your nomination, and I never
for one moment since have regretted
my course.
Our political differences began there,
and do not think they are likely to
end until you evince greater change
Of heart than your actions have thus far
indicated. Indeed, I have heard you,
within the PAST year, exu't over the
wealth you had amassed by political
trickery, asking me, at the same time,
with smile significantly "childlike aud
bland," if I didn't think it paid to
ignore principles in politics. I like an
honest rogue, if you will pardon the par.
adox; that is to say, a rogue who is
honest enough to admit his dishonesty,
and I had always placed you high in
the scale Of such until your last COM
munication. Its whine of injured in-
uocence convinces mo that the pres
pective investigation into your Land
Office practices, with the pecuniary loss
to you that it may involve, touches you
iu tenderer spot than could have been
reached BY the most scathins rebuke Of
your political knavery. If your politi-
cal bed is Que Of fortunes nov, MI. Gil
man, yeu have made it for yourself, aud
you must net expect me to disturb your
repose.
Again permit me, my dear Sir, to call
your attention to another circumstance
which had much to do in dividing US.
In your race for the State Senate, no
man spent more money, or greater per-
sonal effort for your election than Hen.
~ Burbank. Your opponents we're
painfully conscious that his was the
strongest influence, in your favor,
against which they had t, contend, and
verify, if ever sin vas cxpiatsd here
bel v, Burbank has pail Tor that. He
was warm and devoted friend ol
Ramsey, rs you also professcd to be,
and you will remember that before
the election, you pledged your word Of
honor to Burbank, that you would, III
any event, if elected, uote to the end 70,
Ramsey. Well, you we're elected, and
when the Legislature came to vote to,
U. 8. Senator you and your friends
had SO manipulated the members
that your cote vas sbsolutely y
necessary to tho success of Ramsey
Then you we're in a condition to impose
terms, for which purpose, yourself and
| N. P. Cllrke called on Ramsey, in hil
private room, aud presented your ulti
matum to the Senator, which Informed
him, that on one condition only could
he have your vote, and that was the re
moval of Fl. G. Burbank from the Lane
Office in St. Cloud, and the appoint
ment of T. T.. Mcclure iu his place.
We'll might the sweat stand iu beads
as i. did, upon the forehesl Of Ramse,
as he contemplated the alternative q
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