The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-08-07

TO our enquiry whether corn would ripen at Penn
bna, this backward season he replied, Ger
tainly; corn Glways ripens there" Now the
writer might just well sit down in steamboat
cabin and proclaim to the world through letter
written for the press, that the Gotten wood tree
could moi possibly grow on the Upper Mississippi
river, because it is found in Mississippi and Ar
kansas. When will people learn 10 use their
eyes rather than their prejudices, and look more
at facts and less at theories II men were bet
ter philosophers, they would deduce a new and
| better theory from these indisputable facts; and
that is. that botany is governed BY parallels Of
| longitude as aelL as BY parallels Of latitude.
Nal. MLsnn, at Fort Smelling, Agent Of the
Sioux Indians, and who is said to be good olIi-
Ger and has gained the confidence of the band.
under his agency, was consulted by them in re-
gard TO what it was best for them to do in respect
to the treaty. His counsel is believed 10 have
had much weight with them, in ieconcillng them
to the liberal terms for the purchase of their lands
offered by the government through the Commits
sioners.
Rev. Mr. Weber will preach in the lower
School House at ST. Paul, next sunday.
We learn from the Democrat, that Col. Dous-
man Of Prairie du Chen has bought 40 acres OF
valuable land adjacent to St. Paul; also that J.
r. Irvine is commencing 10 build another steam
saw mill at the upper end of town.
II O,l,o tui
perb brick hotel, on Kittson's addition. X. Good
rich, Of Mich, is building story brick building
on Third Street, nearly opposite the Minnesota
Outfit, for Storehouse. Another, three story,
for J. Pomeroy, near the Baptist Church r. r.
: Nelson, Esq. has contracted for three story
, brick, to be erected on Third Street, below the
Post Office.
VIM. R. Marshall, Esq, has laid out new
town at the mouth of Elk river, and is improving
the fine water power there.
The Democrat says:
son "Wednesday evening last at the mouth Of
Root River, near the southern extremity Of the
= Territory. Henry Jones killed Winnebabo In
I dian, who had gone down from Long Prairie to
look for SEINE relations The Indian, with another
named Tebo, stopped at Jones' house in his abb
= sauce, and after drinking freely of whiskey from
c 4 Jug, which they forciby got possession Of il
the house, they seized Jones wife and attempted
{ TO violate her person. Jones returned about al
: hour after, and on being informed of their con.
e duct, ordered them to leave; after some angr,
p words they attacked him. Iebo fired rifle a
him without effect, and the other Indian rushes
C upon hun with horse pistol. Jones seized ii
e the weapon, and failing to &c. IL picked up cul
"a and hit him blow on his temple, which cause'
his DEATH
y The Democrat has half column leader thi
week, purpor,ing to be a reply to the Express @
last week. In trying to make up list Of polili
cal issues here, the Democrat enumeratcs three
LIST. The npportonment law-whch give
i, to every free inhabitant, under the Ordinanc
and the laws of Minnesota, fair and equal rep
resentation, according to the census, in the legis
u laiure.
I'd. The paper money fraud.
y Sd Political oscendency--or the ms and ont.
Now We have yet TO learn,
: lst hat al appouionment, other thin a
!, equal apportionmcnt, based upon q census
a numbers, Is democratic, or that any man i'll {
ne out Of Minnesota, who opposes it, is or can be
rs Democrat, or knows the first rudimeuts Of d,
OF niocracy:
2d. That there is any party in Minnesota,
favor Of banking or any other paper none
y fraud -
:. Sd. That an issue Of "political ascendency,
Sc involves any issue, or is any principle at all. b
IS, is sheer interest without principle.
;" Next comes paragraph headed ga VIII
et ticket, baited with Democratic and Wing gud
er cons" Very much like Of Sam. Medary
S. old squibs, scissored out of ''ihe Statesman.
-, Next have the Democrats one idea; which Y
never ridiculed for any other reason than tina,
or was n solitary ldea---ihat the Democrat has M
he the razorstrcp man, "a few more Of t
vn lei;'' but regales US with it, precise
ter as it was served mp in Democrat, No. !, and
been ever since. lis extreme courtesy to christ
he 1t idea for with the Democrat il is only
ire Ic0rd, winch is fitted for any sort Of principle
;, as readily as ducks bill to the mud. Then 4
r.. Democrat attempts to deny having attempted
w bring the treaty and all concerned with il, in
H., contempt. Neighbor, that will not go down.
!, was it only one of your jokes, in which you re
resented the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs
:. the treaty, ga greenhorn surrounded by shar
ers:'' As the painter labelled his elephant, ssh
20 is elephant" SO our neighbor ought to lab
es- his clumsy Jokes, ''this is Joke
m The Franklin No. /, waited all day Monda.
4 10 take Commissioner Lea down the river b
an the business could not be finished. The Non
nee came in very late on Wednesday, full
- usual and left on Thursday (this) mornI'
with Col Lea. Mr.. A. 5. IL. White, and G.
md Henderson.
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of THE SIOUX TREATY