The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1852-03-06

| 'i'Su oitSildl COSt, anu thc litSUuISHeIS
have since had it all their own way.
The "Annals Of the Minnesota Histori-
cal Society," have been published. The
pamphlet comprises six:y-four large &C.
tavo pages, and is sent forth from the
press in excellent style. Members can
have their copies by calling at LIE Dues
and ''forking over one dollar, provided
they have not already paid their dues for
the current year. We have few copies
for sale at our ofice-price 30 cts. In
addition to the interesting Address, by
Lieut.. Simpson, there are several papers
in the collection upon the early trade and
explorations in Minnesota, from the pens
of Messrs. Neill, Boutwell,, Fullerton
Alton, Pond and others.
The annual mania of making bets as to
the date of the arrival of the "first boat, :"
and which of the boats in our trade will
be first, has commenced raging in Saint
Paul. Just now, it looks like late OPEN
ing of navigation. The weather for the
last week has made ice instead of helped
to destroy it. Meantime, the boatmen
are preparing to be ready for any sudden
change. The Galena Advertiser Of the
2lst says:
"Capt. R. S. Harris and Capt. M. K.
Harris started yesterday morning to re-
ceive the new boat, St. Paul, at Cincin-
natl. The LIST Clerk and lst Engineer of
the boat went with them. She has been
built by Capt. John Mcclure, of Wheel
ing, but is to be furnished at Cincinnati -
The Governor of Wisconsin and the
Legislature do not appear to agree very
well. He has lately vetoed the Rock
River Union Valley Railroad Co. bill,
amending the original charter. The OBJ
jections are, that in several particulars it
conflicts with the Constitution; that it
confers too extensive privileges on the
company; and that the original charter
recognizes no such company by name.
We believe the bill contained clause ex-
tending the road to Willow River. This
is the second or third veto of the ses-
sion.
Those Temperance Watchmen" which
we have all "hearn tell of lately, are
gathering considerable strength here
abouts. 1t is part of their duty to as
sist the officers in enforcing the law. In
Maine, upon any emergency in which the
dealers in the crtter" undertake to re-
sist an officer, he has but to give the
II h~ilins sign" and ho 10 answered with
the mysterious promptness of Roderiek
Dhu:
-'' He whstlei shrill,
| And he answered from the hill
Wild as the scream of the curlcw,
| From crag to crag the signal few;
| Instant, through copse and heath, arose
| Bonnets, and spears, and Blended bows !"
So, should the people vote aye upon the
law, it is presumed, if we believe all we
are told, these Watchmen will be ready
to show who they arc upon the first in
fraction thereof. Keep cool!
Mr.. Burbank leaves on Monday for
St. Louis, whittier the express line is
now extended, and will return upon the
first trip Of the Nominee. Capt. Smith
will leave Rock Island for St. Louis. with
his boat, Immediately upon Mr.. Burbank s
arrival, and will from thence make an Ell
fort to reach St. Paul. We presume he
runs down as far as St. Louis in order to
get impetus for good drive at the ice of
Lake Pepin.
Orestes A. Brownson has been lectur-
ing upon Roman Catholicism in St. Louis,
taking the affirmative, of course, and en-
forcing his views with his accustomed
dogmatical logic. Hugh A. Garland, Esq,
some years since clerk of the U. S. House
Of Representatives, and not unknown to
the country as a historian and scholar of
note, was at last accounts delivering a
course Of lectures in reply. AS is usual
upon the discussion of the disagrecing
topics between Catholics and Protestants.
much excitement and no positive benefit
appears to be the result of the contro-
versy.
The man who reads the Minnesotian in
the office upon publication days, and then
throws the soiled and rumpled copy upon
the pressman's pile, came in on last Sat-
urday before we had gone to press, and
could not wait. He made his appearance
again during the week, and wished to see
copy for few moments. Nobody APP
pcaring disposed to leave their work to
hunt one for him, he went into silent