The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-09

SdVaslne llSHC OF DAY, out we Will
swear by our souls hope Of rest
that. Hon. Dan never indited, although
he may have written, the communica .
tion3in question; there is no Swede in
Cambridge capable Of comprehending
the meaning Of the words employ ed
by th.Sbelluu librorum.
But for the facts in the case: Mr..
Anderson made an uncalled for attack
on several citizens of Princeton, in
Guiding the editor Of the UNION, in the
Press Of March 9Th. The UNION re-
plied to his yamped rantings-and,
JUDGING from the manner in which he
whines and his piteous sobs and appeals
effectively. The UNION did
style him "a mass Of ignorance and
meanness, the effusion in question
betrays his ignorance, and the scurvy
trickhe played on Mr.. Joseph Wood
man last fall proves his, Anderson's,
meanness. The UNION did assert that
he scarcely knew enough to vote; our
informant was well posted St. Paul
gentleman. The UNION did assert
that.neither he nor his overrated col
league. Benson, did aught for their
district or the state at large; if they
have, none of their constituents have
ever been able to find it out--we re.
ferto the last session of the legisla-
ture--the press Of Anoka and the state
generally, ::the five hundred or more
OF those with whom he associated,'
as well as the journal Of the
Louise will bear US out in this asser-
ton. The Union did advise Mr..
Anderson to study the map and con.
stitution Of the state and with good
reason too, as witness the following
extract from Hon. Dams first literary
edusion:
Isantl with 900 voters would have but
littteto fear from Mile Laos with less
thsn.AoA voters in q contest Of this kind.
lI;n ~ 80; l1a5 would the chances Of
OF dividing it between Isanti and several
other, counties?
The learned statesman must be woe
fully Ignorant O. the constitution Of
tie state. otherwise. he would not
make such a ridiculous assertion. If
lsanti had 10000 voters and Mile
Laos but II, supposing every voter in
the former county voted i'll favor Of
the annexation of Mile Laos county
to lsanti, and 6 of the ii voters of
Mile Laos were opposed to the an
nexa ton, could Mile Laos be annexed?
Most assuredly not.
Hon. Dan further asserts, and it is
the only thing he is positive about,
that the bill was unconstitutional. He
says:
For it is fact that the bill last sent
was unconstitutional
Ibis again shows his lack Of COM
mon sense in exposing himself on such
vulnerable grounds. The bill refer
red to was draughted by an intelligent
farmer and an accomplished lawyer;
it avas constitutional; it provided for
the annexation of Spencer Brook and
all Of Wyanett with the exception Of
the eastern tier of sections in the last
mentioned town, thus leaving Isanti
county still possessed IF the requisite
400 square miles, below which, the
constitution prescribes, no county can
be reduced. So much for the sheer
ing allusion to the s'brains and intel
ligence, &C. Again we advise Mr..
Anderson to peruse the constitution of
the state, and hire some school boy to
explain it to him. ltgrieves US to see
so much gross stupidity displayed by
one, who through combination of ac-
cidents, was elected, and suffered to
occupy the space, like lone cipher,
in Minnesota's legislative halls. ~'# :
Il. G. White, Anderson's penny.a-
liner, was really the anthor Of the let.
ter in question. He tries to ape the
style of that gifted writer, Joe Wheel
lock, but liken:ng White to Wheelock
is like the comparing of singed cat
to a Bengal tiger. The UNION is not
a New York Sun nor a Chicago Trib-
esne, and thank the fates, it is not an
Isanti County Press. White is sweet
scented duck to lecture US on our lack
Of consistency. What wonderous
change came over the spirit of his
dreams, that in one nights time
caused him to lorsake Stewart and
hurrah for Washburn? Surely his
fine sense of honor would not allow
that horse to influence him and hasten
his Saul-like conversion? All! no.
Mercenary motives arc foreign to his