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Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-03-29
Newport, r. |.

The letter contained two 500 bills of a
Boston Bank.
The recipient of this money has not the
remotest idea from whom it came it is clear
Ely a case of conscience, where man has made
raparation for an injury long since done, Oc-
OCCASIONALLY we see such instances as this, bu,
they are rare it gives the pleasing assurance
tha, men are net yet utterly abandoned to
ldeprayty.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-03-29

A CASE OF CoNscIENcE.-A very worthy
lady Of this town, widow received the fol-
lowing letter, few days since -
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A Fine Region for Farmers.

There is hardly finer tract Of land per-
haps in the world, than the delta between
the ST. Croix and Mississippi river-and the
most Of it is yet public land. 1t resembles
those beautiful oak openings aud warm
praires OIL the west side Of Fox river. ILL.,
nois. In many places, whole sections are
covered with scattering growths of small
oaks, which present the appearance Of linz
nense orchards. The general face Of the
country near Saint Paul, is rather uneven
but the soil is good-with a considerable
share Of sand ID it, to quicken vegitation.-
In approaching the Saint Croix, the land
becomes more level, lying in wide slopes,
which you ascend very gradually, but which
are SO even that they seem like large plans,
tilted up just enough on one side to turn off
the supertiuous water and save them from
being the bed Of a wide shallow lake; while
ar small intervals all over the surface, there
are slight depressions, where small lakes of
water are forIied-which are uniformly so
put that their waters abound in the finest
varieties of fish,
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COMMUNICATED.
Enr MP Pf0necr.

For tie Pioneer.
Mr.. EDIroR:-I have just returned from
an unprecedented but very satisfactory trip
to Gaiena; for, although but two days IN
that s'city of hilis,' | received the most as
sured conviction that in the 'seyes of the
world" ours is town of 'sno mean" des-
tiny. Indeed we are the focus of all eyes,
which, to those who are interested in THE
temporal, educational, moral and religious
prosperity Of our thriving little popuiace, I
a pleasing and encouraging fact.
| found reports Of the cholera had beeh
exaggerated, though some cases have actt
ally occurred. The California fever dsE
rage in its most viruIent form for tlmI,
and ''carried off" many a hopeful youth
leaving foud hearts to sigh over the absencJ
One very sad case occurred in the family
of "a friend: A son, Gan only SON. and hi
father, with bright anticipations for the fiji
ture in treasured heaps of gittering dust,
had babe wives, sisters, children aud friend
adieu. Two or three days expired, aud b
Geographic despatch told the hearr-rendinE
taIe-the SON soas dead! Cholera had made
him its yiclim. All! how changed thu
scene! He was returned TO his young anil
lovely wife, who received him wiah feelings
which language cannot portray. How vain
how futile are earthly hopes! Blasted, with
cred, crushed, are all the buoyant expectd-
tons which sustained the heart in the hour
of separation. Wise, indeed, it is to Iill
the soul above, and place our treasure therd
There, and there, only, is safety.
But was going to say, there is anothd i
malady which now RACES there to all alarm
ing extent, and seems to have usurped TIKI
place of the two above alluded to, aud evetl
more formidable, os it is entirely beyond thk
control of physicians, some of whom are
subject to it the same with other men; strong
and not groundless fears are entertained thd
the population will greatly decrease thera
by. The premonitory symptoms are ner
vous excitement on one particular subject
absence of mind, and slight inattention Se
business, and Yankee inquisitiveness d
relation to the source of the derivation d
It's name. One very singular feature of i
is the want of effort or disposition On tlIt
part OF the patient to recover or avoid THE
rapidly increasing contaglon, which bea,'>
the name of est. PAUL FEVER" AS aboM
stated, physicians are not exempt-and as I
natural result we are to expect an accession
to the ''medical faculty." with a portabfe
drug shop, the ensuing week. While th Is
is raging "below," we at St. Paul are reayi-
ing the benefits of the contasicn Ivy the a +
rival "f every steamer-plodding on in "tfe
even tenor of our way" and giving the
"Pioneer" to the eager throng.
ST. Paul, May 8. III. E. Il.
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s. Opinion. of the press..-tIn Sioux. )

" Opinions Of the Press.'s-(In Sioux
A tall, dark, Sioux Indian, led by curios-
ity into our office while we were working off
the outside of the Pioneer, after looking on
for moment in wonder, with his right hand
placed over his mantle and his head slowly
waving forward and backward. gave utter
ance to something like the following: Hay
har hais! WasejOn taku wo-wa-we kau-
raph roy kee kee: wahkon per-do! Now
pag day on kaug-rah sknee!' All this we
understand, means in plain English: 90 How
ingeniously they work! They are wizards
This writing is not done with the hand. -
He proceeded by saying to the interpreter:
"This beats the hre-canoe (steamboar.)-
BY looking at those little marks. we can un-
derstand ones thoughts. But SO it is. The
Great Spirit has not made his children alike.
To the white man He has given the power
Of making with his hands what he pleases;
but to us Indians, he has given the talent for
speaking in Councl-the power to run down
the deer and tn follow our enemy to his
wigwam See This Is not work for wo-
men,
This tall fellow has so good an opinion
of his own qualifications for the Council,
that it would not surprise US TO tind him, at
our first election, running for the upper
house
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FoliowIng Sooa road over il deli ghttul
undulatIng PLAIN varieyaled win trees, aud
farms yet IN embryo, tine traveller iron, SAINT
Paul, after ride Ut less than eight miles,
comes within sight OF the tails. First meets
the eye, Vast volume OF water falling per-
haps twenty-five feet perpendlcuiariy. at
d distance OF half ultie below the tails, no
motion Is apparent III the mass Ut iaiiiug
waters; aud 1t Is easy To Imagine that you
are gazing at some grand picture of the falls
Instead ut this veril,be aDreviat!uu UT Nj
asara. but leaving the sublime ~ LIE pen
Of the sentimental tourist, who aDhurs uIl-
ny, we Shall at SOME future time, examine
the alls with reference 40 their Capabilities
tor manufacturing purposes.
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For the Pioneer.
Our Magma Charta.-No. l..

The Territory Of Minnesota being at Las
organized through the efforts of its citizen1
during the past summer and autumn, ant
the unwearied exertions Of the faithful anil
excellent delegate whom they sent to repro
sent their interests at Washington, it noR
becomes proper to carefully examine thl
act of organization, aud ascertain precises
what are the rights and privileges Of oli
citizens under it.
A Territory is in reference to the Federil
Government of the United States, in thi
light Of prorince. The relations subsij
ting between the one and the other are some
what analogues to those of guardian AMI
acard. The general Government is boun:
to provide for the administration Of JUSTICE
for the safety of life and property, and thl
punishment of crimes and offences in THE
Territory. 1t also guarantees to the inhall
itants thereof certain privileges specified il
the act of organization, and detrays the eN-
penses of civil government. The Terra.
tory is allowed representation in Congress:
of single Delegate, whose duty it is to ac,
us an agent of those whom be represents, to
be the exponent of their wishes and their
wants. He is allowed a seat in the House
of Representatives but has no right to vote
nor to act as the member of a committee.
The act of organization of Territory
stands for its Constitution. Ii is all the Con-
stitutiou it has; and the people of the Ter
ritory can claim no rights or privileges ex-
cept they are guaranteed therein.
With these biief remarks we will pro-
coed to summary examination of our owp
Magma charta, the "Act to establish the
Territorial government Of Minnesota"
The first section of this important act has
reference chiefly to the boundaries of the
new Territory. These boundaries embrace
a vast tract of country, by far the larger
portion of which is still inhabited by the
aboriginal tribes, who hold their lands SUBJ
ject to the general supervisory authority Of
the United States, their relations with which
parent government are to certain extent
anomalous, and much better defined by pracF
tict than by theory. The extension of th5
western boundary Of the Territory beyond
the limits contemplated by the Senate bill:
SO as to include large region on the Mis-
souri, river, does not strike the writer Of this
article as iudicious measure. No settle
ments of white men can be legally made in
this region, until the Indian title shall be
extinguished--a period which is probably
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From the Frozen North.


Mr.. AYRE mas just arrived at Saint Paul,
from the Red lake mission, several hundred
miles north of US, in latitude forty-eight de-
grees north. Red lake is the source of one
branch of Red river, which after course
of about 900 miles, forms confluence with
Otter Tail River and then takes the name
of Red River The branch flowing from
the lake Is about half as large as the Merri-
mae at Lowell Red Lake is about thirty
miles long and ten miles wide and abounds
with fish-particulaily The white tish-of
which the Ojibway Indians upon its shores,
numbering over nine hundred, take large
quantities in the fall, with gill nets aud dry
them fresh, strung upon poles, IN the smoke
of their cabins, for winter subsistence
Salt lakes are found i'll those regions, how
ever, of which the water yields salt in the
proportion of one part of salt to three parts
of water. These Ojbways Ga name synon-
ymous with ChipPeways) are represented
TO be quite industrious; even the men en-
gagng in agriculture with the women aud
girls, the boys alone being exempt from la
Dor. Last season, they raIsed.2 800 bushels
of corn, much of it being sold 10y them To
the traders for clothing and supplies, at
81 so per bushel. They also raised 800
bushels OF excellent potafues--the potatoe
rnf hon NIX nnr lam ~ he
OjIhways have built log HOUSES to live i'll
The past season they bave been more pros
porous than usual, and have had no murders
committed amongst them lately; OWING to
the efficient agency Of MIR. RICE and OF Gen.
FLETCHER, agent Of the Winnebagoes, in
interceptlng the traffic in whisky formerly
carried Oh at Crowwing. The past winter
has not been unusually severe. The great
est depth of snow was about sixteen inches
Beside groves of pine timber, the most usual
kinds of forest wood, are the pilch-plnc,
taiharac, sugar maple aud elm. he soii Is
siouai sputs OF considerable tertIity. In
winter, the principal mode OF travelling is
on sleages or trains, drawn each 10y two or
three small dogs, with sharp ears, and re-
Sen,bI'ns the dogs Ut the Esqul aux. The
traders generally drive larger breed of
English cur dogs-of winch the price IS
usually from i've to twelve dollars each,
according to their dOciliIy, strength And ;lc-
ton. 4'Ir. .AYRE intends to drive soiue
working oxen back with hun to Red Lake
cams and farming utensils are much need
ed anu desired oy the CjibMaSs. lhey w,ii
able amount Ut supplies, probably iii June,
or about the time ot the arrival OF the cara
vans here.fEoM the Selkirk ana heu river
settlement.
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% We are printing Il large edition of
the PIONEER, and shall continue to issue
large numbers without reference to the
number of our subscribers believing that
at this juncture, our young Territory stands
in that interesting attitude to the world,
which requires liberal disdurs ement of
intelligence from this quarter. Those who
want To send numbers of the Pioneer abroad,
will do well TO call early for extra numbers.
We intend to present something new to the
world every week. During short absence
of the editor, the paper will be left in very
efficient hands.
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remote. The country is not believed to
possess any great nsturaf advantages, and
its distance from auy probable seat of Ter
ritorial gosYnnent is very great. In this
region of country is settlement of Nor
tmons, who occupy the land which they in
habitos sotferance merely, and contrary to.
the laws of the United States. The right
of these people, therefore, to vote or other
wise participate in our Territorial affairs,is
ito say the least, very questionable.
The first section likewise contains pro.
viso, similar to that introduced in the act for
the organization ef Wisconsin,. retaining to
the Government of the United States the
right Of " dividing said Territory intotsso
or more Terrtories,n and Of ''ni;aching
any portion of said Territory 20 any other
State or Territory of the United Suites"
The last clause of the proviso seems at
first sight to reserve rather dangerous
power in the hands of Congress. the limits
Of which il would be difficult to determine.
1t would certainly be ta,cfM under it, for
Congress to attach any portion of Mime
sofa to Georgia or to Florida. Congress-
however,, is body composed of RepresenQ
atives from every section of our vast coun-
of confidence in the intala hility of its wis
dom, we may rest in perfect security from
ali fear of any such violent or unnaturaI
coniunctons. Rivalry between the power
full is often the protection of the weak.
The right of dividing the present Terri
tory of Minnesota into two or more other
Territories, is one which will very probably,
aud may very beneficially, be exercised by
Congress. AS the country within these vast
T limits becomes peopled by the Anglo Saxon
race; and as, in conformity with the provis-
ions of Treaties which will undoubtedly be
made, the Red men remove to homes still
more remote, and forests which have re-
sounded with the war whoop, echo with the
| sound Of the axe, the portion OF Minnesota
now occupied and that which will soon be
| SeltlCu ny tue active anu eulerpTlZlu1 Oh Our
own countrymen, will present population
sufficient to justify an application for admis-
sion into the ssterhood of the States. One
or more Territories may then be advantage
ously set off from the more distant and
sparsely populated portion of Minnesota.
An examination into the nature Of the
country which is included within our Terri
toriai limits does not fall within the scope
Of this article. That is a subject fertile and
extensive in ITSELF and one which will un.
doubleday be ably treated in the columns of
this paper. The writer proposes 10 confne
Enthusiastically 10 the examination of the
act of Territorial organization, section by
section. In the present number he is aware
that he has barely introduced the subject,
but he trusts, if time and health permit, TO
cal! the attention of his readers TO some I'M
portant points in several succeeding ar,i-
cies. II. l..
sxsMsaznzsEaEsaEsEsxzxs -
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The SUsQUEHANNA LUMBERMEN.--The
late treshet on the ou,quehanna has been
favorable To the raiting business. The Mil
tonlan says the West branch Is quite high,
OWING 10 the recent heavy rains, and already
have a nuinber OF rats passed by Oh their
way to market. The winter mas been ia
vorabie to the iumbermen, aud a large guam
try of rats are expected, down during the
present high water. The North Branch is
also in good rafting order.
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% AT St. Paurs, OH the upper Missis-
sippI, things are progressing III the way OF
Improvement. large hotel Is IN rapid
process Of construction, aud is TO be flushed
IN the sprung. The village now contains
about i've hundred Observation-Disclosures
Gazette.
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Gt The crowded state Of our columns
render it impossible for US to insert poeti-
cal communication contributed for this num-
ber-we fear that the same cause ill pre-
vent its insertion hereafter.
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20 Rev. E. d. NELL having been ap-
pointed by the Presbytery of Galena to rep
resent them III the GaIena Assembly, of the
Presbyterian church, which convenes in the
city OF Philadelphia Oh the 18th inst, will
not preach again in this village until next
July, after which time his services will be
regular.
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I. GaEAr DEPREciArIoS.-The Barbados
Globe, says rhat the Marquis estate, one of
che 6uest properties on the Island, and
swhichs II years ago brought ESQ 600, had
b<en sold at auction for E36,000.
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% A Division of that popular inslitu
ton, the Sous OF TEMPERANCE, Is about to
be organized in Saint Paul.
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20 Messrs. BRYsoN aud DowNlE, hay

20 Messrs. BRYsoN aud DowNlE, have
just completed public we'll in Saint Paul,
at the corner Of jackson and Third streets,
tor the accommodation of that neighborhood
Of the town. We mention it as fact of
some importance, showing that wells can be
Obtained at no great expense, on the brow
OF the bluff along which our town is eA-
tending and within ii stones throw OF the
river Although the bluff is nearly one
hundred feet high, excellent water was
found IN the well at a depth OF less than
forty feet.
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90 We learn that the weather is ex-
tremely cold down in the. neigistorhood OF
S.. Louis.
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OFFIclAL.-During the press of business
attending the commencement or new All
'ii,4s,.slrattoil, the Secretary oi tho Interior
has been called upon 10 organize the Home
Department vi the Government, and the
better 10 euable hun to do So, the Secretary
Ut State has, unlll this period taken charge
OF all applications relating to the oiflces VI
Marsnais aud District Attorneys. lhe Or
gan,zaIion OF the Home department now
enables the executive to relieve the State
Department OF these applications, and la
tutnre ali recommendations relating to the
appointment OF Marshals and District Attor-
news, mnst be made to the Home Depart
,neut, to which all the past applications for
sucb offices are now transterred.-Nat.I In.
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U- The following item relative to the
health of Gov. DODGE, from the Mineral!
FONT Tribune OF the 10th, will be read with
great pleasufe:-
I" we are glad to learn that the Hon.
Henry Dodge (mho has been confined to his
room IN W ash,ngton nearly the whole of
the past winter with severe indIsposition) is
now 50 Tar recovered as to be expected
home soon. .s.ss - -
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The Sale Of Cuha


! The subject Of the sale Of Cuba to this
Government is attracting considerable at
tention in Europe, and the Madrid cores
pondent of the London Morning Chronicle
writes as follows, while speaking of the diff
culties of the Spanish Government aud The
means of relief it possesses
! There is still another source from which,
doubtless large means might be easily de-
rived; and persons who look matters in the
face are disposed to think that the time will
come when those resources must I've made
use of, in spite o: high-fown sentiments
about ancient national glories, &c. a.lude
to the alienation of some of the Spanish
! Colonies, and particularly of Cuba. Sener
Pdal said the other day thst Spain might
possiblp lose Cuba by the DEGREES of fate,
but she would never voluntarily ALLEVIATE it.
But the national gIories that are supposed
to be so much bound up in the maintenance
of Spanish connection with Cuba, are some
what furnished in the opinion of most peo-
pie bat of Spain by the latter not redeensing
her engagements to her foreign creditors,
and Spain, with her foreign debt in process
of being paid off, would stand much higher,
though with one or two colonies less, than
she does at present.
The nett income derived by the State from
Cuaa does pot exceed, as / hear from an
authentic >soufce. more than thirty millions
of reals, one and half millions of dollars.
Now, if Jonathan would give $50 millions
of dollars for the purchase, it certainly ap-
pears good price, and would go long
way towards redeemng the foreign debt
according to some equitable arrangement.
DREADFUL AccipENT-PowDER Mill
BLows uP.-One of the buildings attached
TO the POwder-mill Of MIR. Marshfield Par
sons, at Aliens Creek, in Brighton, was
blown up yesterday forenoon, about half
past 10 O'Clock, burning about half ton of
powder. and dreadfully, probably fatally,
inIurlng young man named Archibald
Ross, who was at work m the building
He was blown some thirty five or forty feet
TO the opposite side of the creek, among
some fallen timber and trees. His clothes
were nearly torn off, one leg broken, his
skull injured, and his body burned aud
bruised IN q most shocking manner. A
physician was called, but it was believed he
could not long survive. The building was,
occupied for granting and pressing. and Isl ,
the second building connected with MIR.
Parsons establishment which has blown up
within short time. -Rochester DEM
W- Ex-President Polk arrived m New
Orleans on the 22d, and was handsomely
welcomed to the Crescent City by the an-
thorilies. public dinner was also given
h'n. at which be made brief speech.
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Bass Lake.

This charming sheet oi water, noted for
hne fish, Is SIX miles from Saltwater OH the
road to Saint Paul. II is perhaps TWO miles
III c'rcu'nierence-irInyed Ola one side by Ii
grove ana on the other ny prairie. between
Dass Lake aud another still larger lake near
ny. Oh the sandy beach, the traveller viii
tiId the germ OF d taveri-lhe property of
Mr. JOHN cEKGEANT, who Is preparing to
Duiiu There goou hotel. IL - ii spot winch
Nature has made 80 lovely that no traveller
having seen can forget IL.
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W- One day last week, ii Winnebi.go In
dian Crossed over ELK river, about forty
mlles north ut Saint Paul, into a small ell
canpnlent of Ch'ppewas, aud stole from.
them, IL Is said, some WHISKY. fhe blanket
aud clothing oi The Winnepago were souau
on the Chippewa side Of the river, aud on
Sunday last. his body was found in Elk
River. No marks Ut violence were found
upon hun; although there had been suspl-
cions that he was murdered by two of the
Chippewas and thrown into Elk river.
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SLAVERY IN kENrUCKY.-The Louisville
Courier makes the following important state
tueut:-
8. The new Constitution will fail if it at
Temps to perpetuate slavery III Kentucky
1 hose W no desire other amendments cannot
afford to lose the votes Ot the euiancipators,
otherwise the present Constitution must re-
IMAM as 1t is
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issued at Washington on the 18th ult
been appointed Collector OF the port OF boston, IN
place vi Marcus Morton. Lemuei Peters, COiiecy
tor Of New Orleans. John Allen, Of Cleveland,
mas oeen appointed Mineral Agent tor the Lake
Superior region.
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HAWAIIAN CoNsUL.-Granve $. Oldfeld
Jr., has been recognized by President lay Tor as
Consul OF Inc Sandwich islands, for the port Of
San francisco.