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The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1851-10-29
SOCIAL EMBARRASSMENT TO GOV. RAM
SEY AND SECRETARY WILKIN.


SEY AND SECRETARY WILKIN.
1t will be seen by the following cor
respondencc, that the friends OF these
gentlemen, in st. Paul, have rendered
them the compliment of public enter
tainment, which they have accepted. We
consider this move nothing more, and in
deed much less, than is due to these de-
servedy popular officers. 1t is not prob
able that any officer connected with the
Indian Department, since the formation
of the Government, ever went through
with the same amount of public service in
SO short time, and completed it SO high
ly satisfactory to ell concerned, as has
Gov. Ramsey the past season; and from
the intimate acquaintance on the part of
our citizens with the man, we all have an
earnest of what kind of an officer Capt.
Wilkin will make, when he assumes the
duties of the office.
ST. PAUL, Oct. 25, 1851.
His Ercellency, Coz. .Aer. Ramsey:
DEAR SIR At the moment of your
return from the completion of the arduous
duties imposed upon you by the Indian
Bureau the past season, your numerous
friends at the Capital of Minnesota, desire
to manifest by some token, the regard and
high appreciation they entertain Of your
able and efficient public services, not only
recently, but during the whole time Of
your residence among us. You have been
openly reviled by mercenary enemies, and
secretly traduced by pretended friends !;
but your course has ever been in the path of
duty. You have served the people faith
fully and truly, and deservedly receive
their fullest appreciation.
With these views, we feel it our duty,
as well as our pleasure, to request your
attendance at social entertainment, TO be
given in honor of yourself and our newly
appointed Secretary. Captain Alexander
Wilkin, upon any evening that may suit
your mutual convenience. .
The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1851-10-29

Upon consultation, it has been deter
mined that the entertainment shall come
off at the American House, on Monday
evening next. The following committees
have been appointed to make preparations
for the occasion:
Committee of .Arran gements.-W. G..
LeDuc, H. w. Tracy, John Harrington.
On Ioasts.-J. P. Owens, VIM. H.
Forbes, Jacob ]. Noah.
On Muitations.-A. Piersc, H. l..
Bevans, L. A. Babcock, Jas. Nc. Boal
C. S. Cave.
The committee of arrangements inform
us that they have selected NJ. S. Wilkin-
son, Esq, to preside on the occasion, and
Chas. F. Tracy, Esq, to act as Vice Pres
ident. Supper will be upon the table pre-
cise'y at eight o'clock.
Our friends from other parts of the Ter
ritory are expected to participate.
The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1851-10-29

:: at the last term of the Henry Cir
cut Court, kentucky, a jury rendered
verdict OF $4,000 against Mastrom
ROBERTS Be, for slandering young lady
The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1851-10-29
ST. PAUL, Oct. IS, 1851.

Of. IAUL, Oct. 70, 1901.
Hon. ALEXANDER WILKIN:
Dear Sr-Your recent appointment as
Secretary Of the Territory Of Minnesota,
has been hailed by your numerous friends
here with the highest qualification. We
feel that new era is dawning upon the
public affairs of our Territory, when our
excellent Chief Magistrate manifests his
care of our interests, by selecting one SO
highly capable, and SO universally rcspcc-
ted by our people as you, TO discharge the
duties Of the second office within his gift,
in Minnesota.
Entertaining these views, we respect
fully invite you, in connection with our
worthy Governor, to meet us, and others
Of your friends, at the " fstirs board," on
any evening that may suit your own and
his Exccllency's convenience.
With much respect xyc arc
The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1851-10-29

ne mother of Gov. Thos. II. Seymour.
OF IT,, died recently at his residence. at
the advanced age OF 70 years.
The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1851-10-29

Permit me. gentlemen, to thank you for
the kind and fattering terms in which
your invitation has been conveyed.
have the honor to be,
Resp'ly yours,
ALIEN. WILKIN.
TO Messrs. John Harrington, w. b. White
and others.
The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1851-10-29

Col. Goodhue, Of the Pioneer, is atten
ding the "Rapids Convention
The primitive Republican., 1851-05-22
Daring attempt at Assassination;

The editor of this paper has just escaped
a most daring attempt To assassnate him by
q woman, who is called Jane Young, by some
who profcsscd to know her, and who is sup
posed to reside on Tugalo river in South Car
olina. The vengeance Of the misguided wo-
man, we however regret to say, fell with
great severity upon the publisher of the pa
per, Mr.. Thomas s. Reynolds. The circum-
stances, So far as we have been enabled to
gather them in the heat and hurry Of the mo-
ment, are as follows:
On Wednesday afternoon, yesterday a.
bout o'clock pm, the editor Of this paper
being absent from his Office, woman Of Slight
frame, with grey eyes, and black hair, about
45 years years of age, entered the Office and
inquired for the proprietor, of gentleman
sitting at a table in the reading department
Being told that he was absent, she went into
the press room and repeated the same inqui
Ty, when she was told that he would be il
the ofhoe in the course of an hour and half
Being still impatient for the blood of the cd
itor, she approached the desk Of the publish
er, and taking up a type and asking him are
these type?' drew pistol and shot him.
The ball took effect between the elbow anC
shoulder Of the right arm-passcd throucI
the arm and entered the body and rangeC
nearly through it.
1t has been found by the physicians and OK
tractcd. Mr.. Reynolds now lies dangerous
ly wounded at his lodgings. The woman
was armsdwith two large Hhad-Jagrcl pistols
and q large glittcring bowie kalfe, all OF wh.cl
are.lyin5 before us.
Now as to the pretext for the commission
of this outrage. Returning to our Office
we met the woman in the custody Of tin
Town Marshal, aud surrounded by Il numbe
Of our citizens. In the presence Of then
the cditorin nquired hcrrcasons fortbc attcnpt
Her answer was that she had been publish
cl in the Southern Banner as u maa dressat
in woman's clothing, gong about doing mis-
chief y Upon beng aslse.l Il she h.ld-eve
read it in the Banner, she SAID she had not
that sac had searched them all, new and old
but could not find it She said She was toll
by several friends that the charge was put
hshcd, and she supposed itwas donein an cx
ira, but had never seen even that.
Now we assure the country that We hav
no recollection of ever making such a publ
cation Or any thing ike 1t, either in our ps
per orln an extra from the office. The Who'll
story is sheer fabrcadon.
1hens Ga.) Banner.
The primitive Republican., 1851-05-22
bsss time serving policy, and poliiical DC

80 8 4ts.
best tine serving policy, and 2 poiitlc'.1 az
mund + created for d6wnrig hum
which ike an other comm oal denands, is
freely supplied at living prices Now Z 8
utterly useless % quarrel With this state Of
things or Is ~ before remarke'l no other
can be expected until human nature is reyo.
Iutionisea 81 tae expulsiye power of Q new
affection untila . good conscience Is es7
teenledhigher that the fruits of political ag-
arice or ambition -uritil in short i worldly
policy ceases toeone in conflict with the dis
interested pursuit of truth. Under these
circumstances there.i is but one course for q
patriotic and good citizen 70 follew, insdolng
which, he need never expect to earns The cor
dial cooperation Of the partizan Or 70 share
bis rewards. If the correct discharge Of eF
il duties is preferred to the emolument Of
place and power, he must exercise his. reason
in ascertaining where the real and practical
issue-if between parties lay, and con
tribute what he honestly can to the success Of
the right cause.
The above reflections were suggested By
several causes, all of which conspired to
force upon our mind the truths adYerted to.
Had our space permitted We intended to
have alluded to these causes BY way of il
lustration, as it is however, we must close our
article here, reserving for some future occa-
sion the immediate considerations which
prompted it.
The primitive Republican., 1851-05-22
The Canvass.

The Hon. H. S. Footc, Union candidate
for Governor, and the Hon. John d. Free
man, Union candidatef for Congress inthe 3rd
District, address the people to-day, at White
Sulphur Springs.
The Hon. jeff Davis will address the peo-
pie Of Nozubee county to-day, at Macon.
The primitive Republican., 1851-05-22
crtminaIl


There Is scarcely a human being upon
whose life and health some important interest
docs not depend. Under erthegec circumstances
to trife with eithcris absolutely criminal
Y hat excuse is there fortIe individual whose
halfpalsied stomach refuses to perform its
functions. if he fails 70 apply a known Tcme-
DIV, an infalhble specific, to his ease Now It
Is not more certain that water VIII quench
flame, or heat will expel cold, than that
HUTcH1NGs' VEGETABLE DYSPEPSIA BIr-
TIERS viii relieve Dyspepsia and radically
cure it, By removing its cause from the sys
temand crcatinga healthy action Of the ston-
ach and all the secretiye machinery which as
sists in furnishing the bases Of the blood. No
human being can have healthy circulation
with disordered or diseased stomach
HUTcHIxGs' .BI1TERs will beyond the shad
ow of doubt, renoTate and re-yitalise that
organ, however torpid it may have become;
and as Sir Ashley Cooper said, a good appe-
tite and good digcstionare the greatest bless
ings, both of mind and body,Bhich the Crea-
tor has bestowed on man.
Circulars, containing the Certificates Of re-
cures, and the high estimation in
which this Medicine IS held by the public
press, can be had of the agents, free.
GIPrce 80 cents per bottle.eSSa
JAMES BLAIR, Agent,
Columbus, Miss.
The primitive Republican., 1851-05-22
IATEFOREIGN NEWS
Arrival of a. steamer cambria.

BAIrnoRE, May IA.
The steamer Cambria arrived to-day lav-
ing sailed from liverpool on the 3d.
CoTToN. There had not been much fuc-
tuation in the market since the sailine Of the
Arctic. There had beeua decline for the
week preceding the sailing Of the Cambria
Of a quarter to three-eigllths, with sales Of
over twenty thousand bales.
The British and Continental news IS quito
unirnportdnt. The all absorbing topic IN
England is the great Exhibition, which was
opened by her Majesty, on May day, in the
presence Of &c, 1000 persons, without any ac-
cident
The Jewish Disability Bill was read a Sc
lcond time.
Emigration from England and Scotland
continues unabated.
All danger Of a Ministerial crisis in Paris
lis over. The old story is current, Louis Ma
poleon is making great effort to prolong his
term OF office.
The Portuguese instruction had subsidized.
On the second inst, the Russell Ministry
we're defeated by motion Of Hume, to con
fine the operation Of the property tax to one
year.
Austria and Russia have demanded Of the
Sultan that he retain Kossuth and his fellow
patriots for two years longer. The Sultan is
inclined to refuse, and to throw himself up
on the protection of England and France
GERMANY.-Nothing new. The India
mail had not arrived on the 26th ultimo.
The primitive Republican., 1851-05-22
Col. ". S. Featherston,

Was honored by the citizens of Noxubec
county with the tender Of a Public Dinner, .
which came off at Prairie Point on last Tues
day according to appointment.
The primitive Republican., 1851-05-22

pa THE WEsTMINsTER REVIEW, for
April, has just been receivcd-consequently
we have not read any Of the articles in this
number The following is the very interest
ing table of contents: Modern Ballad Wri-
ters; Recent Campaigns in India; English
Mathematical Literature; Martineau and At
kinson on Mans Nature and Development;
Revolution and Counter-Revolution; Mar
riage with Deceased Wifc's Sister; Diplo-
matte Reform; Ministerial Crisis, Postscript
-Education; Foreign Literature; Critical
and Miscellaneous Notices.
The primitive Republican., 1851-05-22

Sns were vastly increas-
ade for the quarter ending
5Ist ot March, was nearly fourteen and a
half millions, besides over eight hundred
thousand dollars from the public lands.
For the month of April, the amount Of
imports is also very large, being SIC, 1885, ,888
for the port Of New York alone.
We have statement from the General
Post Office showing, that its receipts for the
quarter ending 31s; December, 1850, amoan-
ted to 81 ,53l ,495, an increase Of $24l, ,837,
or about 10 per cent over the corresponding
quarter of the previous year. The revenue
and business of the Department have been
doubled in the last fyc years under the cheap
postage system, which is to commence in
July. The amount Of business will rapidly
increase.
It is stated that the principal mercantile
houses in Richmond have made propositions
fer direct importations from Europe, of all
the goods they may want hereafter. Mr..
Henry A. Wise has strongly urged upon the
Norfolk people the policy of abolishing a di-
rect trade with Rio Janciro, the Virginia
-four being now brought to that market by
Northern merchants and from Northern
ports When Virginia shall have completed
her lines Of communication with the West,
She will Of course, be able to command a
vast interior. trade. At Alexandria yestcr-
day, noticed that the coal depot presented
an animated aspect, many vessels taking in
coal for Northern ports.
1t is announced that the President of the
United States has accepted the invitation Of
the directors Of the New York and Erie Rail
Road Company to attend the celebration Of
the completion of their great enterprise on
the 14th instant. The President will leave
Washington on Monday morning, and will
be attended by the Secretary of State, the
Secretary of the Navy, the Post NasterGen-
cral and the Attorney General, unless some
unexpected event should cause Il change in
the present arrangements.
They are to 60 over the whole road from
New York to its terminus on Lake Erie. In
less than two days travel they viii go from
Washington to the Lakes.
The Government has lately made sale at
auctiorof musl;cts and swords, &c, at The
Arsenal Good muskots we're sold on an ay-
crago price of 81 As each, and non commits
stoned officers swords at twenty-scycn cents
each After the late war with Mexico, the
Government sold near a hundred thousand
stand Of arms, at a price less than two dol
lars each. They were purchased on spec
ulation, and shipped t. various ports in Eu-
rope for sale But the speculation resulted
in heaven loss.
The primitive Republican., 1851-05-22

II know that there arc those who speak 81
resistance uithm tho Constitution non
intcrcoursc-of trading IN your own cities
Of encouraging your own meeAasics. But
that isnot resistance; tits acqvieseenee, IT
is what you ought to do, eycnif there was no
ground Of complaint The misfortuneis chat
those who say the most about it are Tie last
to practice what they preach. IT thatis al
the resistance heg mean, I am Nth lien z
ISenaior Glemfpa
The primitive Republican., 1851-05-22
A Handsomo and Valnabla Pra.ont.

On yesterday the Southern Rights party,
in testimony Of their appreciation IL lis SER
vices in the cause Of the South, presented t0
Gen. G.. w. l.. SMIPHa fin6 horse. and bue-
gy. The substantial and well nerited COM
pliment, was gracefully acknowledge .by
Gen. Smith, We have no doubt bnt his fu-
ture efforts will prove that the expectation Of
his friends have not been too highly raised By
the success which attended his canvass with
Gen. Foote 1AississiPpial 1914 INST
The primitive Republican., 1851-05-22
PROFESSOR PAGE's ELEcrRo-AlA AGSErIc
LocoMoTIvE.-Agre greeablx to -puhlic an.lann.

PROFESSOR PAGES ELEcrRo-3lAGSE
LocoMoTIvE.--Agree to public an45on-
cement, Professor Page YESTERDAY, I'D oae
o clock in the afternoon, matlo a,l3she4 sriai
Of his electromagnetic locomotive There
were not 50 many persons present as onfhe
previous occasion, but yet a large number
witnessed the experiment.
The progress Of the locomotive when il
started was 50 slow that boy was enabled
to keep pace withit for several hundred feet.
But the speed was soon increased and Bla-
densburg, a distance of, we believe, about five
miles and a quarter, was reached in thirty
Inine minutes When within two miles. oi
that place, the power of the battery beino
I fully up, the locomotive began to run, on
nearly a level plane, at the rate of nineteen
mllesan hour, or seven miles. faster than the
greatest speed heretofore attained. This We.
locity was continued for a mile, when one oi
the cells cracked entirely open, which caused
the acids to intermix and, as "a consequence
the propelhng power was partially weakened.
Two of the other cells subsequently, met
with a similar disaster
The Professor proceeded cautiously, fear
ing distractions on the way, such as the
coming Of cars in the opposite direction and
cattleon tho road Seven halts were made,
Occupying in all forty minutes But not
wlfhsta landing these hindrances and delays.
the trip to and from Bladens burg was accom-
lplished IN one minute less than two hours.
The cells were made Of light earthenware.
/ for the purpose of the experiment merelv
without references to durability. This nart
lof the apparatus can therefore easily. Be sllar-
ded against mishap
Ihesgreat point established was that a
locomotive on the principle of Professor
Page can be made to travel nineteen miles
an hour.
he facts above narrated were gathered
from genslelnen Who agas privileged to
take a ride in this novel convevance: and
I they strengthen the opinion Is Waiell va have
heretofore expressed, that success I'M tsesp
pllcatlon Of electro magnetism to the ataf,,'.
sion Ct Hallway scarcely any -.
ger be considered s. aou FIJI.
Republic.
al1. sepe'apa erected on ATain
sEreet nearly opposite Blair Drug store
'.lss plnei.y loa the pafpos Il bofinc "a Afte.
ssan y eli NYe leagl that hs been en-.
plogea by lie % oposatsp e 6dertaEe s.
I90rk, tAe soFpofa6on psy oo 8 private
l1pq1slaaals r. go b aeeseds ia bs Deipe
water teet aboNe he sur MOTH,
i lal9 aasess ae sacceees obtsinine ater.
The primitive Republican., 1851-05-22

Bay~ We are authorised to announce w.
E. GIBBS, as a candidate for the Office Of
Lieutenant Colonel Of the 10Th Regiment
Mississippi Militia. Election 21st of June.
The primitive Republican., 1851-05-22
The Quitman Festival.

On Wednesday the 18th inst a dinner came
off at Jackson in honor Of Ex-Gov. Quitman
who had previously accepted the invitation
Speeches were delivered by T. j. Wharton
by the distinguished guest himself, and alsc
by G.. w. L. Smith, Col Melville, Hon
Geo. Poindextcr, Attorney Glenn, and E. c.
Hooker, Esq. The number present is esti
mated by the M'ssiss1pi'ae at from 2 to s.
000-by the Flag Of the Union according tc
the count of informants at from 100 to POP
The primitive Republican., 1851-05-22
Sl1ndries.

Rooms Scotch Snuff.
do H. Dew 9
do Macaboy,
Carrots Scotch Snuff,
Loriliards 9
Hutching' Dyspepsia Bitters,
Townsend's Sarsaparilla,
Bulls, DO.
Sands, do.
Dally's Genuine Pam Extractor.
do Horse and Cattle CurealT,
Arabian Liniment,
Toilette and Cologne Bottles,
Imperial and Black Tea,
Window Glass and Paints,
Sash Tools and Paint Brushes,
Sand PAPER Yarnishes &c.
For sale l.y JAS. JONES & co.
"Sya Neyro d; -Nortar.
The primitive Republican., 1851-05-22
LIE sTATE o. us s1PPI,
eHocTAw Y.

k'no5ete eotrt, -1dreh t 1851.
TO William b Cox, Sarah srith i,,e Sarah
oN aFtha Randall late Martha { OK, and
Mary Ok, tle viow Of Roi 1.ox .ecea'se5 .
eA 7afi.iist Item for George
Selma T. { OK,
=. eS helss RT gal representa-
iise q kohef Cox 5eeSse
seil and appear be-
92aie ofIt Qf hocf ounfy, State
Sc oarll Asondas 81 JULY next,
oe eaHse, hY you can,
q ievine aescflbed ID riz. The
seE q seestpN olso j Lei EqHarter
Ell EauaFfeT 81 fsettion ~ bali
= 1ne haif o. ~ qualler q sea all Ia
aa 8Ild not
oe sol acecfdltg iona neliiion
q afns silaios D. bo1 en Of
he oaofqbe 5ohn c'T
Jn feeu.e q said
1E14ite IS lA
The primitive Republican., 1851-05-22

FRESH ARRIvAL.-A fine assortment of
fishing tackle has just been received at the
Grocery Store of Thos. II. Williams Some
thing both new and fanciful in that line may
be seen by eailing.
The primitive Republican., 1851-05-22

asrWclcarn from the nississppiqp, that
Gov. Gpion has recently received a letter
from the Socretarysof the Interior, in which
the latter fenefionary pronounces the follow
ing op'aien,.rel'ttins othe new apportion-
ment of representatives in Congress.
81 have to State, that question does not
appear to have been presented prior to the re-
eelpt Of your letter, but that in my opinion
the appointment Of representatives. among
the several States, where made under the
census OF 1890, will not lake efectuntil latter
the 81 March 1858
II this opinion is sustained, Col. l. N. Da-
Wis, the Union candidate for the State at
laese9 wih become tie subject Of hope dc.
ferred."
The primitive Republican., 1851-05-22

HON. JEFF. DAVIS,
viii address his fellow-citizens of this
County, on tomorrow, Friday 28d
The primitive Republican., 1851-05-22

hrseo the advertisement IS mother cols
umn Of Fisk 5 metalie collins Our neieb-
Dor Ct the Standard 8ho las eined
them, says shev ars ius 4bs bino
The primitive Republican., 1851-05-22
~ uox n 8 FOOYE. Union {

~ Hos. II. S. F00TE5 Union gma.
date for Governor, and tiES. I. q. DAVIS.
Union Candidate for Congress for the Stat
at large, viii address their fellow-eitizens, q
all parties, at the following times and laees.
Carrollton, Tuesday June 3rd
Greensboro, Wednesday, /" Al
starkyille, Friday, Ga
Columbus, Saturday, I'll
aberdeen, Monday, 9d
Houston, Tuesday, g I0A
The primitive Republican., 1851-05-22
Population Statistics.

The following table, says the Huntsville
4drocqte, shows the population Of the two
sections Cf the Unionin 1850, compared with
that of 1910 The result is gratifying to
the South, showing that, Notwithstanding
the immense influx Of foreign emigration into
the North, the increase in population there
has only been 81 per ceut greater in the last
decade than in the South Were it net for
the emigration into the North, the increase
in the South would exceed that there. An
other fact, somewhat surprising, is revealed
by the census statistics-which is that the
whites in the South have increased at the rate
Of 323 per cent, and the negroes only 23.(
per cent. Theopinion has been quite prev
alent that tie negro population increase fas
ter than the white, but this is erroneous
The number Of slaves is not as large, either
as was supposed: