The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-09-18


hear the American House. Why should teams
be dragging and struining and sticking in the mud
along this thoroughfare, whenever it rains, when
il is so easy to place them upon smooth, level
ledge which our Creator built here on purpose for
the pavennt Of a future city, trusting that its
corporation would have sayacity and enterprise
enough to uncover il for use
THE FATE OF THE sFIsHERMEN.''-The
St. Anthony Express of last Saturday, says:
''On last Monday, at Democratic (Wineba-
go Fur Company Ed. Pioneerl caucus in ST.
Anthony, We understand that III the members Of
the last Legislature, from this Precinct, came
out and stated unquaiiiedly, that ON no consider
alton could they be candidates for any office ut
the coming election!! All places Of business in
the village have IN consequence since been closed,
and real estate fallen 100 per cent" s.a.....
The bilious attack Of the Democrat this week,
upon certain Federal officer, who has hitherto
been defended aud petted by that journal, saves
The necessity Of publishing some severe structures
upon the conduct Of that officer, which we had
prepared.
We distinctly charge upon the Winnebago Fur
Company, or at least the leaders of it, settled
purpose to oppose the Sioux treaty. They
are no,c, secretly attacking it; and would openly
attack it if they dared. Should they triumph in
tina coming election, nothing is more certain than
that they wiHoppOse and attack and FIGHT THE
TREATY, with every weapon, and every missile
within their foul reach. Voters of Minnesota
we give you fair warning No truer words than
these were ever penned.
a writer in the Democrat virtually says, that
an action will not lie against minor for obtain
ing supplies by false prerences This will be new
law TO the bar; but the writer .t-3%Nose @G
The Democrat says we bought up certain WING
members of the Legislature last winter. IF so,
we are better trader than the Democrat. Who
but the Democrat, first bought up and caused to
be published the only Wing newspaper in the
Territory, expecting thereby that he had bought
with 1t the votes of the same Wings we are false
iy accused of buying Who advanced $1,000
for the cid Wing Chronicle, and placed an sac
complished Wing editor" in its chair, Who
furnished Different and exchanged columns of
printed matter, so as to save the expense of COM
position? Failing to get the Wing votes which
he thought were to reward him for buying and
publishing a paper for the Wings, who sold the
Chronicle press and pocketed the money The
Democrat man ! t.s-
The Federal Rice organ seems to propose that
IA board of guessers be appointed, in place Of
sworn census-takers to guess up the weekly in
crease of population in the several districts, and
make sliding scale Of Representations The ab
olitonlst, North, would like the Office in Sain,
Anthony.
Secretary Smith and Governor Ramsey are
rivaIs.-IDem.
So are the Democrat and the Devil; but the
former is now one lie ahead.
BY the Appo-tionmeut bill ST. Anthony is over
represented IN the Council, in the fraction Of. 80
The Washington County District is over-rep-
resented in the fraction Of. lib
81. faui Is under represented by two members,
and shares in third floating member.
Benton is under represented in the Council, by
the fra cton of about 20
Dakota is over-represented by not more than 50
Pembna is under-represented1n fraction Of AZ
thereby losing about one and half members Of
the House and almost member Of the Council
With the exception Of Pembina, this is the
most equal representation, and leaves the smallest
fractions unrepresented, that we ever knew in
any apportorment.
The first number Of Wing newspaper, edited
by JOHN =. Owens, formerly of the Chronicle
& Register, was published yesterday in 81. Paul.
1t is named ssThe Minnesotian" We wish il IN
succeed Us it may deserve.