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LEGISLATURES OF MINNESOTA.
Councii.'

Council.
r, @ TUESDAY, Feb. g.
Mr.. Mcleod reported a bin for the
establishment of common schools, which
was read the first and second time.
Mr.. Norris submitted report from
the Judiciary Committee, accompanied
by several chapters of the revised stat
utes, which were read the first and sec
ond time.
The bill to incorporate the ST. Paul
Lodge ofOdd Fellows was read the first
and second time.
Council went into committee of the
whole upon the bill to regulate the sale
Of spirituous liquors, and subsequently
reported the same back with an amend
ment, which was agreed to. and the bill
read third time and passed. 60
Council again went into committee
of the whole upon the Odd Fellows in
corporation bill, and reported it back
without amendment. ng eioa5i
The bill providing for the election OF
road supervisors, was taken.up, and re-
ferred to the Commute on the Judiciary.
~
The bill to incorporate the Mississippi
Boom Company, returned from the
House with amendments, was taken up,
and some Of the amendments were a.
greed to, and Others disagreed to.
Afternoon.-The bill to provide for
the appointment Of Librarian was read
a third time and passed, also the bill
granting ferry license to Franklin
Steele. ''.' - i
Council went into Committee Of the
whole upon the bill relative TO officers Of
the Legislative Assembly - reported
back without amendment, and laid Oh
the table. =
Council again went into committee
of the whole upon the bill to provide for
Territorial and County revenue, which
was reported back with amendments. s.
Agreed to, and bill ordered to be en-
crossed. nEaf.ss 'fa,f1sis.s<las
Adjourned. a.a,ss Z = (
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8.
Mr.. Mcleod, presented memorial
from N. ,MLean,. which, was. referred
to the committee on printing.
Council went into committee Of the
whole upon the bill to regulate contested
elections, reported i hack with amend
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rr errt-.t.s ap n..-t FOR the Ploneer.
Ma. GooDHUE: ta az
( see that the report of the proceedings
Of the meeting held at the M. f., Church. on
the evening of the Sd inst. is by no means
perfect, and ! much regret that such Is the
case, as it looks very much as though the
officers Of the meeting were anxious TO
Withhold from the public, a very important
feature in the proceedings, viz: refusal
on the part of the meeting, to endorse the
proceedingsnf the Immigration meeting"
Public opinion is as clearly demonstrated
by refusal to adopt, as Ivy The adoption OF
resolutions, ,therefore all should be publish
ed. % str>G II
The committee appointed to draft resolu-
tons, were unable to agree on sny set OF
resolutions, and as compromise, il was
agreed that each member OF the meeting
should draft such as suited him. Capt.
" ilkin, chairman of the committee, drafted
one, Mr.. Lott drafted one, Mr.. Nelson did
not drafreuy, and drafted four; they were
altreporied TO the meeting by Capt. Viii
kin. ~ ..-.,
The first resolution read was that draft,
ee by Mr.. Lott, as follows
'eResotred, That this committee can
agree upon no resolutions TO present 70 this
meeting, that any injury, has gone abroad
which will result to the detrineit Of our
Territory
This resolution was declared by its
meeting would sanction the proceedings Of
voted down by large majority. E.f
The next resolutions acted on by the
meeting, were three drafted by me, and
b,y;ao baep xrritfan in hasfa anil with
pencil, tina chairman could not read them
readily, and he requested should perform
that duty, which doubtless led the secretary
to believe they were introduced 10y me in-
dependent Of the committee.
The fourth resolution acted on by the
meeting, was drafted by Capt.. Wiikin, and
was adopted. iNt' t5'
The fifth resolution acted on by the meet
ing, drafted with view TO rIdeeule the
idea that this community would sanction
any unlawful or itap1raata6le act, on the
part of any individual, any kind whatev
er. | was opposed to having the idea
spread abroad, that we were opposed TO
but one species Of unr'arahtable arts. The
resolution was as follows, and was negatived
by the meeting.
"Resolued, That I'VE ,ieprecate house
breaking, robbery, or other violations of
law, which are calculated to lead 10 person.
alrencontres." The sixth resolution reported
by the committee, was drafted ty Capt.
WiIkin, 'and merely directed that the pro-
ceedings should be signed by the officers and
published in the papers OF the Territory,
and was adopted by the meeting. t
have deemed the above explanation
necessary, to place the proceedings of tho
meeting before the public entire.
IS Respectfully. BIC. SIC.
JOSEPH r. BROWN.
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diction could with great propriety and
utility be exercised. 1t is while in the
transition state, after the extinctionlof
the nboriginaltitle, and prior to the set
Element of whitepopulation, sufficient
ly restrained by moral principle, that
territory thus situated, without law, is
made the theatrc-of the Indian whisky
trade. A Jurisdiction Of this nature IS
essential to the safety Of the Indian, and
its extent must be determined by those
who are called to exercise it. Of the
authority of Congress. so to legislate,
no doubts can exist, The right reposes
upon no metaphy steal Pigment; and the
only doubts, how far expediency and
discretion require that such jurisdiction
should be exercised.
The Winnebago school, which has
long been under the superintendent OF
Rev. D. Lowry, has been suspended
since June last, at which time that gen.
tIeman resigned his post AS soon as
information Of his withdrawal reached
me, notified your office, and urged
the opportunity as propitious for intro
ducing manual labor schools. agreeably
to the design long entertained by the
department. In daily expectation Of
receiving instructions upon this subject,
| have, up to this time, deferred direct
ing the re-opening of the school. | dc
not deem it essential that the children
should he boarded at these schools, blu,
rather concur with the views advanced
by agent Fletcher in this connection.
CContinued next week
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Petitions. &c.

=!
ho The following petitions and memori-
ais were presented under the! rule, and
referred to appropriate commi. tees;
BY Mr.. Sibley: the petition of Geo.
c. Nichols and 81 other citizeEs of MIN
nesota, asking for grant of:one hun
dred thousand acres of land 10 include
the military reserve Of Fort Suelling,
for the endowment and support Of a
University in this Territory. !;
Also, the petit ion of Alexa oder Will
kin and 30 other citizens of Minnesota,
asking for grant of land, to Che Terri
tory, to aid in establishing line Of tel
egraph from Prairie Du Chiep to Saint
Paul.
Mr.. Atchison, from the Committee
on Indian affairs, who were Instructed
by resolution of the Senate to inquire
into the expediency of providing by law
for the purchase Of the "kalfbreed
tract" in the Territory of Minnesota,
reported bill Is. 4lO) to authorize the
President to purchase certain lands
from the halfbreed Sioux Indians; which
was read, aud passed to second read
ing. asf.ft,. il or
On the 9th Of Jan. there was intro
duced by MIR sibley, the petition of Alex.
Ramsey and 80 other citizens of Min
nesota Territory, praying for the grant
of one hundred thousand acres. of land,
including the Military Reserve of Fort
Smelling. to the Territory Of NJ minnesota,
for the endowment and support bf Uni
versity therein. rl1u sees Il.
Also the petition Of James Il. Hum
phrey and 81 other citizens of SIinneso-
ia, praying for the grant of orie town.
ship of land, to aid in the construction
of a magnetic telegraph from Ptairie Du
Chen, in Wisconsin to St. P@ul Min
nesota. u. Isl. -e-.G
Hff sr0 WASHINGTON, Jan. 4th
SCHOOL LANDS. isGs
Mr. Sibley, by unanimous consent,
introduced bill, Of which previous no.
tice had been given, to authorize the
Legislative Assemblies of the :rerrito-
ries of Oregon and Minnesota to take
charge of the school lands in said Ter
ritories, and for other purposes which
was read a first and second tims by its
title and referred to the Committee on
Territories soN ss ~
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SEIZURE OF THE. RorAL MAJ STEAM

SEIZURE OF THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM
SHIP NIAGARA. The Collector Of this
port has seized the British steamcrs' Nj
agara'' for the violation of the q. is.
revenue Iawss The following is sup
posed to be q correct statement of-the
facts in this case;
The Niagara arrived at hers~wharfi la,
East Boston on Sunday morning last,
and Of course did not commence dis
charging cargo until Monday. As is
customary, however, two or three GUS
tom house, officers were. sent to Cunard
wharf Immediately on the arrival of the
steamer, to remain and superintend the
discharging of her cargo, On Monday
night two of these officers. Messrs
Thomas Wenthworth aud IL. "A. Cook,
retired to the small Office on the wharf
and went to. sleep; aqthird, Mr.. C.. r.
Sturgis, (custom house fwatchman, had
orders to watch on the wharf. all b. &
About III o'clock the attention of Mr.
Sturgis was attracted by a noise, as of
something dragging on. the wharf, and
he followed in the direction of the sound
when he discovered shore boat close
alongside the What with a maniIin it
about showing: Mr.. S. hailed---ss Who s
therei'' Man in the boat returned the
hail with Is that you Wentworth? ?"
% Yes replied S., who continued g What
have you in that boat" The reply was
"a passenger and his baggage, who
am to take to the Governors Island. 3"
The individual in the boat. Mr.. Stur-
gis recognized by his voice to be Deliver,
an East Boston boatman, and he or
dered HIM at once to throw him the pain
ter, and allow him to examine the con-
tents Of certain bags which he discov-
cred lying in the bottom of the boat.
This, after considerable oppositisn by
Deliver, was complied with, and the
boat was again fastened alongside the
wharf. Deliver then came ashore.
Deliver says he does not know the
person who employed him, only that he
was to row him and his baggage to Gov
ernor's Island. The man, on the APP
proach of Mr.. Sturgis, made hasty re-
treat, and has not since been seen. t
Messrs Cook and Wentworth then
took possession Of the bags in the boat
and locked them in the office. On Tues
day forenoon they were opened and
found to contain embroidered Iaces, sat
ms and silks. The bags were four in
number. On Tuesday evening five
other bags were discovered slowed away
in the coal house. .,." c.rr}.t 8oas :.
These were also taken possession OF
by the officers, and found to be filed
with goods Of similar kind TO those
before seized. The value of the goods
thus struggled is about St2 900. They
were packed in dirty looking canvass
bags. The bags and their contents
were taken to the custom house, and
placed under lock and key. -Ha'1
Close watch was maintained about
the steamer from thattime until Thurs
day forenoon, when Fletcher Webster,
the Surveyor of the Port, accompanied
by lS Custom-house officers, visited the
Steamer, and made close inspection,
assisted by the officers of the Steamer.
Nothing more of suspicious character
was however found Nosusp;cion what
ever attaches to the officers ofthe Steam
or IN this matter. Boston Times.
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To THos. RlrcnIE.

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PRINrERs' NATIONAL CoNTENrIoN.-.
The Journeymen Printers who have
been sitting in National Convention in
New York, have finally adjourned. A
National Executive Committee have
been appointed, to carry ost the plans
agreed upon-one of the most important
Of which seems to be the raising OF funds
to establish Printers "Un,on" office,
to do the printing Of the United States
government. The following is the reso-
luton adopted on this subject
Reso!red: That the National Conven-
ton Committee have power to CORE
spond with the several Unions which
are or may be established, on the SUBJ
ject of joint stock Offices, ndparticular-
ly, to ascertain from such .Unions, if
funds can be subscribed by the members
thereof, in amount suificient.to warrant
the establishment Of Natiopal Union,
for doing the printing Of the' U. States
government.
Resolutions condemning the proposition
to establish a national printing Office by
Congress, were adopted.
The Chairman announced The follow
ing as the National Executive Commit
tee:-T. J. Walsh, Edwin IF. Rogers,
Peter Mcdonald, New York; John F.
keyser, r. 8. Smyth, w. q. Eckert,
Penn; Chas. BetcheI, John Hartman,
VIM. Gillesrv, True American Office,
Trenton, New Jersey; G. f ] Green, j.
l.. Gibbons, Raymond Linch, Kentucky;
M. F. Convey, Frederick Young, John
w. Peresoy, Maryland.
VIEW OF FoRr SNrLLING.-EWe have
in our Office fine view of FoEt Smelling
to which attention is invited. The view
is beautiful one, admirably drawn,
and very well painted. 1t Isl the work
of Serg't Thomas, gallant Soldier, who
did important service in the Gatc Next
can campaign, and who will furnish Us one
Of these days, with number of his
queer adventures and hair breadth es-
capes. Our military men vii. find plea
snre in looking at this, splendid fort,
which is now in command ofNIaj. Woods
during the absence of Col, Loomis
Fort Smelling is on the BAL e Of the
Mississippi, nearly three thouiand miles
from the mouth Of that Fath1r of Riv-
ers. Judging from Mr.. Tholhas's pic
ture, the scenery of Minnesota has not
been over-praised by our writer's. The
view was presented by the painter to
our townsman, Mr.. A. S. Elicit.
In short time we hope 20 furnish
our readers with a glowing description
ofthe young and thriving towb of Saint
Paul, in Minnesota.
TPhil City Item.
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With. such of sentiments. as the hope
character Of your answer tnay permit
me to indulge, remain, -
TfIOS. RfTCHfE, ]
To p. II. Barnurn.


DEAR SIR--I have just been. aroused
to receive your startling epistle, An
ticipating the fears that might naturally
be excited by the march of a military
commander towards the Sou&hern States
l secured from Gen. Thumb the promise
not to cross the Potomac. Gen L. is
ambitious; he has held acquaintance
with Kings and Queens; hs might as
pire to distinguish himselfin ia crisis like
this, for which he feels himself fitted,
and upon fields where he is ure of dis
tinction. But Gen. T.. is sno Caesar.
He will not cross the RaSicon! He
has no design at present upon the Union
Of the States; if he ever ha4, his guilty
ambition would be chasteted by the
contemplation Of the disorder and panic
which even rumors of hostile designs
have created, and by those dxhortations
in favor Of the Constitution land its
compromisers) which have &owed from
your eloquent pen. =.
| beg you to re-assure ypur ardent
aud chivalrous friends at the, South, and
particularly Gen Foote, whom my
friend Gen. Thumb holds in Nigh esiima-
ton, that their alarm in regard to this
matter is entirely without foundation.
P. It. BARNUM.
To THos R,rcu,r '"I r.
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take into his own hands thcyrevenge Of
his own wrongs. 81 Ell
Resolred, That this meeting feels Tie
necessity of. assurance to the people OF
the United States, that their fellow Citi-
zens of Minnesota aresiH open hostility
to all attempts to take from the law its
Legitimate course; Ehat-swe regard all
acts that are derogatory to the provis-
ions of law as in fractions on the law
and in which the law alone suffers, and
the law alone should be the avenger.
The vote being taken upon each OF
these resolutions separately. tncy were
all adopted.
Alexander Wilkin, from the same
committee, offered the following resolu-
ton, to wit:aFl Is ~
Resolved, That we do deprecate all
unwarrantable attacks made upon the
personal character ofindiyiduals through
the medium of the public press, as ten
ding to personal violence and breaches
Of the peace. 4anas seiaft ha
The question being put upon the adop-
ton Of this resolution i was carried
unanimously. Ar9 M
m On motion, the proceedings of the
meeting were ordered to be signed by
the chairman and Secretary. and pub
lished inthe papers of the Territory; and
the meeting then adjourned.
"A z ~ MS. WILKINSON,
5a-s llh m8 Chairman.
II r MASTERS Oyr '9'l:1S
IN Secretary.ia2a se. Is
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Bill to incorporate ST., Pail Lodge Of
Odd Fellows passed. Adjourned.
THURSDAY. Feb. {

THURSDAY, Feb. @.
Mr.. Boal, From the committee on the
Militia reported biii for organizing the
Militia ofthe- Territory, whichswas read
twice, ..1ra p..ssss ss4fFef
|. Council went into committee &c the
whole upon the common schoolbiI, made
progress therein, and obtained lesy.s %
sit again. Adjourned. e. 81.
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4 RIDAy, Feb. Z.

Council went iniolcoinmit.ee Of the " hole
upon the memorial to Congress for graat
OF land TO. endow University reported
back with amendments, which were agreed
20, and the memotial ordered engrosse5i
Council again went into committee Of The
whole upon the bill to establish and lilairl-
tein common schools, reported the same
back with amendments, which were agreed
TO, and the bill ordered to be engrossed.
Adjourned.
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ments, which were agreed to aud the
bill ordered engrossed.
Aitcrnoon-Couucil went into CON-
mittee of the whole upon the bill relative
to Territorial and county. officers, a.
mended the same, which was concurred
in by the Council and the bill ordered
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A communication WAS received from tie
Secretary OF the Territory, responding to a
cali made some days since for copy OF tbs
census returns. 9 ts@fff Pa
Bills for the appointment Of Librarine, 10
establish comE.en schools and ss5aat:ne
Franklin Steelea he right TO establish fer
ry,uweres svssaily read a thissl tiaa mud
passed. @.sss = ~
Adjourned till Mop,lry AZ 2 O'Clock r. NJ
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H. F. MASTERSON, y, =,
M Secretary.

For the Pioneer.
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AFrrRsoos.

House again went into committee of the
whole upon the school bill, and the bill ior
the appointment Of Librarian.
Bills reported back with amendments.
Amendments 10 school bill agreed to--biil
further amended by the House. and or
dered engrosse,i. ss n1s9is
Amendments 10 Librarian bill agreed to
with one exception. aud ths bill orisged TO
a third reading.
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hopeful prospect of being effected through The

hopeful prospect Of being effected through the
instrumentalhy Of Liberia. This young Re-
public, endowed in an incipient degree with all
the attributes essential to her work, sits as
queen on that hitherto forlorn coast, and che
seems to extend one hand towards her enslaved
brethren on this side Of the broad waters with
'"Vi'ations TO participate in her peace, plenty
anu good government, while the other il email
yextendcdto towards the interior ef,bat vast con-
tinent with offers Of protection. Of trade and
OF instruction IN the truth Of science and rev.
elation, and these invitations do no, mas. nm
needed; every mail brings to our knovledoe
some new instance Of their cordial acceptance
either by colored people in diferen, parts Of
the United States, or the tribes and people of
Interior Africa. New faces are daily being
turned towards the LITTLE SPOT on the coas,
of Africa, which, within about one quarter of
century, was redeemed from PagaDism by
the benevolent exertions of few individuals Of
our own country so that al the moment, if we
could so greatly distrust the continuance of that
fostering care which Divine Providence has
heretofore extended TO this enterprise, our fears
would be awakened lest the application for its
benefits should become too numerous.
Could the sympathes of christian men and
their most sagacious schemes have prevailed,
these results, and, as we believe, much more
important ones yet 10 come, would, in all prob
ability have been prevented. But such sympa-
thles ard schemes, though urged with all the
energy of human power, could not be permit
ted to defeat the purposes of Heaven, and we
are again admonished Of the impotency of hu-
man prudence in comparison with Divine Prov
idence.
Grave statesmen have one after another YIELD
ed conviction to the futility of all their exer-
tions for putting doun the Slave Trade, while
African Colonization and its inevitable benefits,
are fast becoming the acknowledged means of
putting an end to that Trade by rescuing its
victims from barbarism.
Let then the people of the United States and
their Government, no longer delay TO appr-ci-
ate their position in relation to this great sub
ject,-let the independence of Liberia be ac-
knowledged, and, the greatest possible hcili-
ties for emigration TO, and for commercial in
tercourse with that Republic be promoted with
out delay; and, if in view of the light that is
being thus evolved from the thick darkness
that has heretofore shrouded it, as individuals,
we find occasion to chasten our natural sympa-
thies and distrust the wisdom of man, let US
exalt that of the Divine Providence, and, with
patient diligence occupy the sphere assigned to
US personally, overruling evil with good, and
thereby fulfilling the law Of charity. II.
Bath, March 9th, 1851.
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and in all this the civilized world declare
they did right, and the sympathy Of the world
was with them. With them, because they
had no other means of redress.
But it is not so with US. We suffer under
no grievous oppression: no crowned despot
lords it over us, despoiling US of our posses
sions, or depriving US of our liberties nt his
will. If evils we endure, the remedy is in
our own hands, and may be effected by
peaceable means better than by violence
Not, however, to cure inferior evils bv
rushing upon greater-not to remedy defcc-
tive laws by their violation. Not TO attempt
10 produce harmony by preaching rebellion
or treason, but by honestly abiding by the
laws while they exist, and proceeding peac.
ably. and ia legislms,e way 10 modify and
amend those that are defective.
In this spirit will you, gentlemen, proceed
TO the discharge Of your duties investigat-
ing with care each case that may be presen-
ted 10 your consideration, dismissing all such
as are not worthy of the serious notice of
nus court, or come more appropriately un-
der the jurisdiction Of inferior magistrates /;
but holding 10 strict account all such as are
found 10 have committed substantial crimes
or offences, from whatever motives they ma
have acted. Thus you will promote justice
and sound moraliIy-thus you will repress
crime and give security to the virtuous ciri-
zen-thus yoI will rebuke that spirit of in
snbordinalion which under the garb Of s,,-
peror morality sets at defence the supreme
law OF the land and openly teaches rebellion
to our people.
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The Jug is most singular uiensil. a
pail, tumbIer, or decanter may be rinsed, and
you may satisfy yourself by optical proof
that it is clean; but the jug has Iiille hole
in the TOP, and the interior is all darkness
No eye prne,rates it-no hand moves over
the surface. You can clean ii only ny put
ting in water, shaking it up and pouring .
ont' Ifthe water comes out clean, ouJudge
vo,, have succeeded in cleaning the jug, and
y;ca versa. Hence the jug is like the hu-
man hearr. No mortal eye can look into is
recesses, and you can only judge Of its puri-
" by what comes out OF II. .-..I,