The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-11-20

offered at the following prices:-Chickens fry
cents each; Turkeys 81 50 to So so each. We
like poultry; bat this is rather too valuable for
our use.
MINISTER TO TuRxEY.--A Imaginable repovt
was circulated in our streets last week, that Col
James Hughes of Willow River, had received
from the President Of the United States, an ap-
pointment as Minister to Turkey. Ridiculous
All the Col. would want TO get up and circulate
such story, would be a card Of invitation 10 a
dinner Of turkey. He Minister to Turkey! He
the successor Of that profound scholar and Iuni-
nous genius, George p. Marsh, As well might
the hoot-owl perch in the eagles eyrie! siI
Quite IA exciting scene occurred at Saltwater
on Saturday evening The steamer Iamarlne
was attached for old claim Of last year; the
sheriff went on board and took possession; but
going ashore for moment, she slipped her haw-
ser, leaving it and deck hand ashore, aud show
ed clean pair Of heels down the lake. The
hawser will about pay the costs Of prosecution
Il Mlnnesotian, Nov. S.
UNCLE ToBY.--Thc old Toby came up as
far as Point Douglass, last Monday, discharged
freight and returned. The Toby is very modes,
and suffers by embarrasmeni; and was proba-
bly, afraid St. Paul might form an attachment for
her. The Toby ought to have come up, any
how, even if she had to "tear herself away rs
the Lamartine did Mt Saltwater. leaving behind
her ga parting line''
FLouR.--( Two merchants of St. Paul meet
ing on Third street.)
A. Neighbor b, yon recollect lent you bar
rel Of War Eagle -four, the best article in town,
| want it; boats have stopped running. and -four
is getting up. Will you bring that barrel down;
q. That is the very reason do not want to
bring that banel down. Do you just wal, awhile
and ii rW come do,ca itself.
WEDNESDAY MoRNING.-Yeste,day there
fell wintry snow; but it was tbawing last night
and Winter is not yet. Very small fakes Of ice
are running in the river. 1t will take several
very cold days to make the ice gorge the chan
mel and seal the thing up. We are still in hopes
of seeing the DIR. Franklin No. 2, up. Passen-
gers who came by the Toby, however, think we
have had the las, boat for the season. If so, then
we are again launched upon our solitary wintry
ocean.
''But dash the tear-drop from thine eye;
''Our ship is swil: and strong:
'Our feetest falcon scarce can fly
''More merriy along
We are requested to state that the publication
day Of the Minnesotian will hereafter be on Satur-
day. This will dist .ibute the three ST. Paul pa
pers at proper intervals through the week.
RETAIL Prices IN SAINT PAUL.-Mess
Pork, SIS; picked hams. ssls; shoulders, $ I6;
beef round, SIS per hundred; beans, So to So;
corn meal. IS cents per bushel; -four, SIS to so
oats, 30c; corn, 35c; buckwheat flour, SIS per
barrel; potatoes, As to soc; cabbages, 4 to SC ;
hay, (prairie) "a to Sc; wood, 50 so to So 90
CHIPPEWA REMovAL.-Mr. Cakes, just
down from Lake Superior, says it may be relied
upon, that the Chippewa removal is going on
well and will be accomplished, in spite of all the
Vaccinations against it. The paymen, came off
with perfect satisfaction TO the Indians.
The Democrat. apologising this week for the
unparalleled act Of usurpaton and the bold FEEDER
alism Of the President Of the United States, in
removing the Chief Justice Of our Territory, as
summarily as if he had been Marshal or a Gus
tom House officer, says, that in the mandamus
case (Marbury VS.. Madison) the inquiry was not
involved "whether the President Of the U. s. had
any further control over judicial officer, when
nominated and appointed by the President for
limited number Of years, according TO the act
authorizing his appointment" Now we say that
inquiry ,rds necessarily involved; because if the
Court had found that the President had any con-
troll, that he had vested in him any Discretionary
power, to do or not to do, as he thought proper,
the act which the relator asked the Court 10 com
pei him to do, by the process Of mandamus, the
action must have been dismissed No principle
Of law is better established, than that nanda-
mus will not lie bat to compel the performance OF
an act, to do or not to do which, the respondent
has no discretion no election and no alternative
This inquiry was not only "nvolved" but it laid
at the very foundation Of the proceeding; and the
Court said that an application for manda,nus in the
case, ,could lie. Moreover, this was not die
tum Of C. J. Marshal Here are the words Of the
Court: ''This, then, is plain case for a n,anda-
mus
1t was competent for the Court to entertain and
settle certain inquiries, in this cause, preceding
the question, scan this Court issue writ for such
purposes as the relator asks for.'' Those pre-
nnary questions were necessarily involved, and
formed the basis Of the Judgment and decision ef
the Court in the premises. c. J. Marshall says:
''In the order in which the Court has viewed this
subject, the following questions have been con-
sidered and decided.
J. Has the applicant right to the commission
he demands.
z. Ii he has right and that right has been
violated, do the laws of his country afford him
remedy!
3. II they do afford him remedy. is it a man.
damus issuing from this Court"
JUDGE MEEKER held no Court last week in