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was the election Of Mr.. SIBLEY and the con-
sequent organization of our Territory, pro-
cured against formidable opposition, by his
talents, character and ,untring industry.
Previous to my residence among you, Mr..
Jackson, your Representative in the Terri
torial Legislature of Wisconsin, and Mr..
Brownell, your Delegate to the Convention
of al and AS, can bear witness TO my ex-
ertions before those bodies for the welfare
and prosperity of what Is now Minnesota
Territory.
To the Convention held last summer at
Saltwater to devise means to procure the
organization of Minnesota Territory, was
a Delegate and was the author of the me-
mortal to the President of the United States
adopted by that body.
mention these facts in no spirit of vain
glory, but simply to refer TO my past course
as a guarantee that the interests of the p0o-
pie of the Territory will not be betrayed so
far as they may be intrusted to my hands.
To my old friends in the District of ST.
Paul, am under obligations which shall
never cease to remember while life remains.
To their friendship, confidence, and sup
port, | am indebted, under God, for all
have in the world. My interests are here,
and should not only be knave but a fool,
if, as member OF the Legislature or in any
other capacity, 1 should advocate any meas
ures detrimental to the interests of ST. Paul.
make this remark because | am informed
that certain malicious persons have falsely
insinuated that desired to procure the To-
cation of the capitol of Minnesota at some
other point than ST. Paul.
Gentlemen, you invite me to come before
the people as candidate without distinc-
ton of party" accept the invitation with
grateful Acknowledgements will say TO
you, frankly and honestly, that so far as ma
tional politics are concerned | am a Demo-
crat, and when party lines shall be drawn
shall be found ranged under my proper
standard. At present, however, it appears
to be the wish of the people that party lines
should not be drawn
| la conclusion | will remark that have
lived among you long enough for you TO
know me. | make no .concealments-no
reservations-what | say'I abide by. No
man can accuse me of breach of faith
Should he so fortunate as to receive the
votes of majority of my fellow-citlzens,
trust shall never give them occasion 10 re-
greet the confidence they repose in me.
Respectfully, your obt. serv't.,
DAVID LAMBERT.
ST. Paul, July 18th, 1949.
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COMMUNICATED.
Public Meeting.

Reported for the Pioneer.
An adjourned meeting of the citizens of
ST Paul precinct, convened in the halls of
the American House on the evening of the
18th inst, for the purpose of selecting suit
able persons to represent said precinct in
the first Territorial Legislature Of Mime
sofa.
Mr.. l.. MOFFAT in the Chair. d.
Lambert, Esq, Secretary Of the former
meeting, being absent, on motion of Ii NJ
Rice, b. w. LOTT was chosen Secretary
in his place
On motion of DR.. Foster, it was
Resolved, That the meeting proceed to
ballot for candidates for Council and House
of Representatives.
On motion, it was ordered that the ballot
be kept open one hour and IL half, in order
that all might have an opportunity to vote
On motion, il was ordered that two tellers
he appointed to receive the votes of the
meeting. Whereupou the Chair appointed
Messrs. II. M. Rice and S. II. Quay Tellers
On motion of IL. NJ. Rice, Mr.. o. III.
Kelley was appointed assistant Secretary.
The following names were presented to
the meeting for nomination., viz:
For Council. David Lambert, w. II.
Forbes, JAS. McBoal, B. w. Bronson.
For RepreSentdtlUeS,-P. h. johnson, Is.
W. Lott, Henry Jackson, w. ID. Phillips,
B. w. Bronson, }. Il. Irvine, Mr.. Myrick,
DR.. j. j. Dewey, r. P. Russell.
The ballot having been counted, the fol-
lowing gentlemen were declared duly nom
mated by the meeting:
For Council
w. Ii. FORBES,
JAS. McBOAL.
For Representatives..
b. w. BRONSON,
HENRY JACKSON,
p. K. JOHNSON,
DIR. j. J. DEWEY.
On motion, it was
RESOLVED, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the different papers
of this town.
l.. MOFFAT, Chm.
F. +: w w, h IeT'' see'ys.
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ACCIDENT AT NIAGARA FALLs.-We
learn from the Buffalo Republic, of !; sad
accident that occurred. on Thursday evening
last, which furnishes a solemn comment Oh
the folly of trifling with danger. While Il
party OF young ladies and gentlemen from
Buffalo were amusing themselves near the
foot-bridge, leading from Goat Island on to
what is called Lunar Island, directly above
Niagara Falls, a young gentleman named
Charles Arlington, seized Annette DcFor-
est, girl about nine years of age, an inter
es;ng daughter of Charles II. DeForest, Of
Buffalo, and playfully threatened to throw
her into the river. He swung her hack and
forth once or twice, and in attempting to
replace her, his foot slipped, and both fell
into The rapids, and notwithstanding his ex-
erfions, both went over the Falls. and were
lost.
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For the Pioneer.

Mr.. EDlroR:--A report having been cir
culated with the object of iniuring the pros =
poets of my election, and having been called
upon to publish the facts OF the case, | beg
leave to do so through your paper.
am accused of r!edging myself TO CERTAIN
individuals that if lwere elected to the House
my influence should be eXerted TO have the
capitol located at some other point, rather
than at St. Paul. This charge is utterly
false, and | deny ever having made any
such pledge am one of the oldest iuhah-
itants in St. Paul, and all my interests and
property are in ST. Paul. If should be
elected SHALL as always have done, go
for the interests of this town; and lconsider
myself disciple of St. Paul, battling for
her interests It'll the end.
Fl. JACKSON.
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Santa Anna has RECENTLY illuminated from

Santa Anna has recently Illuminated from
his retreat at Kingston, Jamaica, an elabor-
ate reply in volume a three hundred pa
ges, to the accusations of treason brought
against him in the Mexican Congress-
The ex-President makes out, as usual,
good case, and shows apparently that his
efforts during the recent war were frutless
owing to the want OF cooperation OH the
part of the government, circumstances over
which ne had no control, lack of funds, SC.
He enters into an photographed account
Of all his exploits, hardships, and reverses,
and evidently aims more at making an inn
preston for the future than at viudicating
the past.-Nat Intel.
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1t is reported that Gen. Scott, at The cap
ture of the city of Mexico, seized 5000
volumes of historical works in the archives
of Mexico. Some of them are three hun
dred years old. They are supposed to con-
tain perfect history of the country. 1t is
the intention OF the Government to extract
from this library all that may he useful in
forming complete history of the posses
sions we have acquired by the treaty to be
retained in our own archives, and the books
viii then be sent back to Mexico.
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A FUSS ABOUT NOTHING.

A FUSS ABOUT NOTHING.
Mr.. Nobody, the author of the principal
mischief in the world, one day last week
posted up notice for caucus at the school
house, to select candidates for the Council
and the House of Representatives. Out Of
mere curiosity, many persons attended,
The organic Act recognizes none Of US as
voters, but those who were residents on the
Sd day of March last. The caucus was
adjourned until last Saturday night. A
question was raised. whether or not any per-
sons should vote in the caucus, except those
who are made voters by the organic Act
Probably hot one in ten Of the persons pres
ent, not voters, had any Intention at all, to
take any part in the caucus. The utmost
harmony existed amongst all present. No
doubt with the best intention in the world,
it was proposed by some one, that all per-
sons, whether voters or not, be invited to
take part in the caucus. 1t was urged that,
if those who have settled with us since the
Sd OF March, were not voters, yet that they
had an interest in common with all in the
welfare Of our Territory. The measure
was proposed, in spirit Of liberaIity, and
advocated, by those who are voters under the
organic Act. The question was put and
carried without opposition. Is it strange
then, that those who are not legal voters,
should consider themselves fairly invited to
60 into the caucus? Not at all. Still it is
our opinion, that it was not judicious for
those thus invited, to 60 into the caucus. 1t
was calculated to excite jealousy. 1t was
not wrong; it was simply injudicious. 1t
was not wrong; for it was in accordance
with the invitation of the legal voters, 1t
was not wrong, because the decisions of the
caucus were in no manner binding on the
voters at the ballot box. 1t could amount
to nothing more in fact, than a mere ex-
preston Of preference for the candidates
selected; and because the great majority of
those thus invited into the Caucus had NO
design at all to dictate ticket. The secret
of The whole matter was this. There ,cere
asp,rants acho relied upon ne,r influences to
bring them .forward; and there were other
aspirants who relied upon The ballot boz to
carry them through. The movement was
injudcous, chiefly .n this, that it had n ten
dency 20 create an antagonsm to no pur-
pose. 1t was for this reason alone, that we
took no part at all in the caucus. No voter
need object to all expression of preference
for this or that candidate, by any man or
any number Of men, when he reflects that
he has nothing to do but just to rote his DUN
ticket in has o,cn ,cay, paying exactly as
much Difference to the endorsement of the
caucus, as he thinks right. The whole
movement was altogether uncaIed fora
silly affair, originating in the idle folly of
some thoughtless BOBBY who penned an
anonymous notice, with no more intention
to kindle cOnfagration, than the silly boy
who plays at Lighting straws. Every sensi-
bic man in Saint Paul, will agree with us
that this miserable little prelude to the sober
business of organization and selfgovern-
nent, has occupied quite enough attention.
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the modern quack kind, suggested pleasing
and poetic thoughts; for commerce is really
as interesting as nature. The very names
of the commodities were poetic, and as
suggestive as if they had been inserted in a
pleasing poem,-Lumber, Cotton, Sugar,
Hides, Guano, and Logwood."
So we see that tastes differ. We don't
know how many people there are who pre-
fer advertisements to " reading NATTER" but
there may be more than we think of.
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90 We give place to-day, with pleasure,
to the card of Mr. JACKSON and also to the
card of Mr.. LAMBERT. Mr.. JACKSON was
one of the earliest persons identified with
St. Paul-before ST. Paul was known by any
name more dignified than Pigs Eye" We
need not add that he did service years ago
as the Representative of this region in the
Legislature of Wisconsin. Mr.. LAMBERT
is a gentleman Of superior abilities and fine
attainments, whose services would be inyal-
liable in the Council.
Of Mr.. BRUNsoH, DIR. DEWEY, Mr.. JOHN
SON, Mr. BoAL and MIR. w. H. FORBES, it is
needless for us to write complimentary
words. They are all personally known to
every one Of your electors, and are already
before them as candidates. All seem to be
agreed, that Mr.. FORBES, alike distinguish
ed for his intelligence and probity, and who
by residing nearly his whole life on the
Northwestern frontier, has been an active
participation in all the stirring events Of this
region, shonld be placed in the Council
We will add no more. We have no taste
for writing nsuseous pufs; and are not at
all prepared to say that the above liss en-
braces all the best men in Minnesota.
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LAND WARRANTs.-The Commissioner
of the genera! land office, in reply to note
from the Secretary of the Interior, states
that the number of land warrants issued up
to the 26th of April, was 55,SO3 fer l6O
acres, and A, 1852 for 40 acres. He estimates
that the whole number will be at least 90,
600, for which l3 800, 900 acres will be pat
ented,
This will be equivalent to seventeen mill
lions two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars, rating the land at 81, % per acre.
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Maria Monk.

This notorious woman is in the sick ward
of the penitentiary at Blackwel's Island,
New York. a visitor says of her:
Gin one of the yards, lying on cot, APP
parentiy in theJas stage Of an lli-spent life,
saw the renowned Maria Monk, whose
fabulous cook years ago created such ex-
element in the religious world She is yet
young woman, and sysks to the grave APP
parently in this last resting place of the
abandoned women Of New York;
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INDrA.-Mr. Bright said at the great Free
Trade Banquet, in Yorkshire, that England
had during the last fifteen years, taken from
India more than 500 millions sterling of tax
es; and not returned more than IL millions
of that enormous sum in any Of those inn
provements which are necessary to the pres
perity of India-such as roads or railroads,
or canals, or tanks, or bridges, or any Of
those other works without which the pros
perty Of India canno, advance.
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llv disappointed We found the new So

fully disappointed. We found the new So
cialists very unsocial, and it appears to US,
that they lock both in Mormon and in
american energy. Let us go on.
Here is Burlington, most beautiful town
with capital hotel in it--probably several
good hotels. There is not a more delight
full town along the river. BY the way, Mr..
Dixon of Nauvoo, keeps very clean, ex-
cellent hotel; so does Capt. Barnes at New
Albany Here at the foot of the upper
rapids, can or could be seen the Wisconsin
steam packet of Messrs. Warner s. Kidd.
Her stern wheel is of the size of moder-
ate bustle--in fact it makes very moder-
ate hustle. No go. Can't get up the rap
ids. Pilot out in the stream up to his knees,
lifting at her stern. 1t is Of no use. She
goes rod or two-gets out of steam, and
waits for a fresh accumulation; the fireman
whiting a pine stick for her fuel. One
would think steamboats, were in their in
fancy and that this was the very youngest
infant in tho family. The proprietors are
about sending to ST. Louis to get larger
boiler--a number one tea-kettle. Look out
for scald
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FASTING AND THANKsGIvING.-The peo-
pie of Detroit have held a day of fasting and
prayer, that the cholera may be averted from
their city; and of thanksgiving that this
scourge has not visited them. The same
has been done in Springfield, III.
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VINO CAN TELL!-A correspondent of a
Western paper wishes to know how young
men who receive from one dollar to dollar
and half per week as a salary, can afford
to drive fast nags, sail fancy boats, roll ten
pins, get fuldled, and do sundry other agre-
able things, equally expensive .-Roch..N Mag.
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VEsuvlus.--rhat old safety-valye of the
world, was very busy during the month CT
January last, and after causing much fear
and injury, took rest. But last month It
opened ports again, and gave promise OF
furnishing prince Ottaajano's estate with
rather an hnproiuctiye soil, in the way OF
a layer Of lava.
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The Buffalonians are making prepare
tons to celebrate the Fourth of July, in the
old fashioned military manner.
AS for Chicago, il is to be left in de-
fenceless state Oh that day, the military
spending the anniversary abb ad.- Chicago
Journal -
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% The Hungarans are brave people.
They are probably in close quarters with
both the Russians and the Austrians. The
pulpit proclaims against the Russians
They have 400, 1000 troops in the field.
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% A we'll written article on the subject
of Mr.. Mcaready's late reception on the
theatrical boards of New York, will appear
next week. We concur in our correspon-
dents views of the subject.
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CANADA.--Lord ELGrN has been persecu-
ted by the Royaists into popularity. 1t is
he could command three -fourtbs
of the votes of Upper Canada.
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Preparations are now being made for the
erection of the Marine Hospital, in remo-
wing buildings and clearing the way for the
new structure. The hospital will be about
ninety feet by one hundred and twenty
eight. 1t is to be substantial elegant edi-
fee worthy alike of the government, the
city. and rhe purpose for which it is con-
structed.-Chic. Journal
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90 We regret to learn that the farmers
near the St. Croix river, are suffering by
the depredations of the army worm in their
wheat field.
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90 BY the latest accounts from below
there was no cholera in Galena. Verbal
reports from Cincinnati and St. Louis, rep
resent the disease as still raging in those
cities.
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STEAMER EMPIRE ASHORE. I'VE learn that
the steamer Empire ran on shore near Gross
Point in fog, on her way up from Buffalo,
and has not yet been gotten off.
The steamer Superior which left here
this morning, is to go to her assisstance.-ld.
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U- Rev. E. d. NELL has returned from
his eastern tour and resumed his profession
al services in ST. Paul.
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SEVERE AfFLICTIoS-A man recently
lost his second wife of the cholera in Louis
vile, his first wife having died of the Same
disease but month before
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The Departments in Washington are in
mourning out Of respect to the memury Of
James X. Polk.
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Celebration of the Fourth by the VIM
nahaonpS


Celebration of the Fourth by the VIM
nebasOes.
We are informed that OH the 18th inst. a
party of Winnebagoes assaled the store of
Messrs. CARR s. Potter, about mile out
from Sank Rapids on the ST. Paul road; dri-
wing them away from their premises; and
causing one gentleman to escape en- disha-
bile to the woods, where he danced to the
tune of the mosquitoes during some three
days and nights. The object of the Indians
was whiskey. Though assured that there
was none on the premises, they persisted to
the contrary and set about the search.
Mr.. THOMAS SLOAN, who keeps five miles
above the Rapids, was also beset by the.
same or another gang and despitefully en-
treated; probably because he did not treat
them first. The impression of our older cit
liens is, that the Winnebagoes are a most
uncivilized and saucy set Of fellows, who
need the discipline Of Gen. DoDGE again;
but still, that the immediate cause of these
disturbances is whiskey; which is either sold
to them by the Whites, or denied them; the
result being about the same in either case.
% If one would like to see his name in
print, and has not leisure for verses or prose,
let him communicate an advertisement. He
will thereby save the chagrin of rejected
correspondent; avoid the teeth of criticism
and perchance get puff from the editor.
The Lowell American observes that HEN
RY ID. THoREAU, contemplative man who
has written book entitled A w eek on the
Concord and Merrimack Rivers'-thinks
the advertisements are decidedly the best
part Of the newspaper. He once passed the
night on the top of Saddle-back Mountain
and he gives fine account of the adventure,
especially of the sunrise, the next morning,
Here is what he says of the newspaper:
81 sat up during the evening, reading by
the light of the FIRE, the scraps of newspa-
pers in which some party had wrapped their,
luncheon; the prices current in New York
and Boston, the advertisements, and the sim
publish not foreseeing under what critical
circumstances they would be read. read
these things at vast advantage there, and
it seemed to me that the advertisements, or
what is called the business part of the pa
per, were greatly the best, the most useful,
natural and respectable. Almost all the
opinions and sentiments expressed were so
little considered, so shallow and flmsy, that
l thought the very texture Of the paper must
be weaker in that part. and tear the more
easily"
We are not very curious to know what
MIR. THoREAu got possession of;
our paper not being extant at the time
spoken of, our withers are unwrung, of
course. He goes on
"The advertisements and the prices cur
rent were more'closely allied TO nature, and
were respectable in some measure, as tide
and meteorological tables are; but the read
ing matter, which | remembered was most
priced down below, unless 1t was some hum
bic record of science, or an extract from
some old classic, struck me rs strangely
and crude, and one-idead, like
school boys theme, such as youths write and
often burn. The advertisements, as
| have said, such as were serious and not Of
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% The Mississippi at St. Paul is quite
low, and is still falling. Mosquitoes are
slightly abating.
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u. S. OFFlcERs.-They amount in round
numbers to $4,000. What an influence is
possessed by AN administration, in the way
of patronage.
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Ma. GooDHUE: announce tu,g!e
voters of St. Paul District that | am per-
manent resident of the town, and an indie
pendent candidate for the House of Repre-
sentatives Of the Territory Of Minnesota, at
the coming election, and oblige,
YOurs &c &C.
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Mr.. EDITOR Although we are yet with
out a regular organization of City Govern
ment, yet, is it not proper that ii better OBJ
servance of the Sabbath should exist, Is it
right and proper that the billiard saloon
should be in full blast on Sunday?
1t is to be hoped that the order-lOying in
our community will discountenance such
proceedings, aud as soon as law is instituted
among us, all such establishments will he
forced TO close their doors. 1t is bad enough
to have the bar rooms open-of which there
are already too many--without the double
evil of gaming saloons. CITIZEN.
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Punch says the next best thing to presence
Of mind upon the occasion Of a railroad ac-
cident, is absence of body.