The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-04-17

IN most iefVent Hldfner ior tuc
power of the devil to be curtailed, a
Jealous old negro loudly exclaimed:
s'Amen! yes, bless the Lor, cut he tail |
smack smooye OFF,
MORE LAwYERs.-Mr. Hall and Mr..
Van Worries, Of Saltwater, were exam
ined last week and admitted to the bar.
Is The opinion which some seemed
to entertain, that Justices Courts are
Courts Of final jurisdiction in Minnesota,
proves to be erroneous; and 1T Is now
understood that party may have an
appeal from a Justice Of the Peace,
provided he can get it. ,,aH
REMovAL.-l. G. Ury has been APP
pointed Postmaster at Patch Grove,
Grant county, vice Henry Patch, re-
moved.
Power OF JUsTIcEs TO MARRy.-We
have before mentioned, that our Legls-
lature did not confer power upon justl-
ces of the peace, to issue marriage
licences and to solemnize marriages.
We understand Chief Justice Good
rich to decide thisquestion, incidentally,
in the case of an application OF one OF
the parties to an appeal, for rule upon
Justice to show cause why an attach
ment should not issue agGinst him, for
failing to make return of persons &c.
on appeal The justice refused to make
return, because the laws of Wisconsin,
here in force, did not compel him to
make return to the District Court OF
papers and proceedings on appeal, I'M
til the appellant had paid the justice S
fees. The Court decided that the JUS
tice had not shown cause sufhcie Mt; and
required the Justice to comply and make
the return, on pain Of attachment. The
Court referred to the Statutes of Min
nesota, regulating and defining the
powers and duties of Justices Of the
Peace; in which is a clause repeating
all other powers and authority of justi-
ces. AS justice is creature of the
Statute and derives no power by Impli-
cation, he can borrow no authority. 1t
must be conferred, or it IS no authority.
He can dag up no power, which the
Legislature has buried and placed a
grave stone over.
1t is to be hoped that 10 Justice of
the Peace, will hereafter attempt to
marry people, until the Legislature au-
thorizes him to do so; and as we have
before said, marriage is so much an
ecclesiastical institution, and enters SO
largely, in all its relations, and con-
sequences, into the moral and reli-
gious condition of mankind, that we
consider it the appropriate sphere OF
clergymen to solemnize its ceremonies;
and that it is the appropriate business of
Court of conscience or Equity, alone,
rather than of Legislature, to grant
divorces. If it were lawful, it is in bad
taste, for couple to be squirrel together.
~ Mr.. T. A. SPRINGER, one Of the
publishers of the Galena Gazette and
Advertiser, left for California on the Dist.
MAY success attend him.
m- DR.. Snow, Of St. Paul, has
started for Germany; where, it is under
stood, he has seceived a handsome leg
acy.-PIoneer.
1t is generally understood here, that
the Dr. has gone to California Pr. du
Oh. Patriot.
1t is quite evident from all we can
learn, that the Doctor has not been
properly understood here" We all
expected Snow to liquidafe, before run
ming off; but from his breaking into
Wisconsin as he did, we must say he
appears Berg-ariously inclined; and it
would not be surprising to hear of his
breaking into a penitentiarv. Where
are those soldiers warrants:
e. Died at Prairie du Chen, on
Wednesday evening last, the Goth inst,
after a short illness, Mr.. THEODORE
BuGBEE, aged 80 years.
M Died in Galena, on the Goth inst,
after a short illness, Mrs. DEBORAH
GEAR, wife of H. H. Gear, Esq, in the
18Th year of her age.
THE BALL.-We had a delightful
ball at the American House, last We'd
nesday night; altho' the attendance was
not as large as we had hoped to see.
Mr.. Jackson, in compliment to whom
the ball vas arranged, was present with
part of the 9th Infantry band. The
music was really admirable; and it
will be long before We shall forget the
sweet notes of the band, breaking upon
the awakening ear the next morning
That bugle I'VE had intended to give
n more extended notice of the ball.
but the arrival Of the mail with news
from below, excludes that and variety
of other editorial matters, including an
extended view of the commercial rela-
tons of Saint Paul, with Galena, Du-
buque and Saint Louis.
CHEAP TRAvELLING.-The fare on
the railroad connecting Buffalo and
Albany is reduced to two cents per
mile-S6,20.
Price OF LOTs IN MILwAUKEE.-A
lot of ground, loo feet front by 100