Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-03-11
OUR MINNESOTA CORRESPONDENCE.
ST.. Paul, Mn. TER. !
Feb. %, 1852. :

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Either YOU have not received my let
tiers and published them, or | have not
received the papers containing them. |
have written number during the winter
That | may not repeat local matters, for
merly noticed, | will give you in this, an
| account of our Minnesota Liquor Lar,
! and some other items of recent date.
On the 10th inst. the friends Of TEN
/ perance met in this place and formed the
largest procession ever formed In the Ter
ritory. First, the Catholic Temperance
( Society, with banner. beautifully decora-
ted all wearing very appropriate badge
with the pledge and name Of the Society
/ printed on it then St Paul and Terrific
J rial Temperance Societies then Sons, in
regalia. preceded by banner; then Tenn
/ perance Watchmen. IN regalia then the
St. Paul Juvenile Temperance Society.
wearing rosettes on the left breast; and
then citizens generally The procession
numbered from five hundred to a thou
sand and marched with military music to
the Hall, where petition with about ], 100
signatures was presented to the House
Of Representatives, asking the prohibition
Of the manufacture, Importation. sale, or
/ gift OF intoxicating liquors as a beverage,
in this Territory The petitions met with
! rough and very ungentiemanly treatment
+. by four or five members but after being
laid on the table. were next day taken up,
and referred to a select committee Of
Messrs Murphy, (for) Murray. (agaiust)
and Farnham, (neutIal) A bill similar
to tie existing law Of Maine was report
/ ed, and has been fought manfully by sew
/ eral members and rules and every other
missile have been brought to bear against
( it, but in vain. 1t was this dav ordered
/ TO be engrossed for third reading. in the
/ House, by a vote Of ID to 3, aud will I'M
, doubtedly pass the House tomorrow
1t VIII pass the Council by 8 to 3, and
I the Governor has agreed if passed. to
approve it So we already feel that we
have the Maine Liquor Law" adopted
in this Territory. The bill at present
/ contains a prOU1S0 that it be submitted to
the people at a special election, on the ! st
Monday of April and if approved take
effect on the Ist Monday Of May If we
/ cannot get this proy;so stricken out nor
get the vote a U5C9 Coce one instead Of bv
1 ballot, we hope nevertheless to carry the
/ election In the present state Of feeling
! on the subject, such an election would not
/ be doubtful, and we hope to keep up the
! excitement until April. if 10 longer. The
/ RuniniicS furnished very strong argu-
! ment last week on our side of the ques-
/ ton. 4 Frenchman leaving one Of their
/ deus, and aiming to 90 home In the night
/ took the opposite direction. aud fell over
/ the perpendicular bluff near the River.
and was found dead next morning. And
L am informed another has just been found
near town. supposed to have met his end
| by imbibing to freely. Three of our
sinks have been dried up within month.
and others express great anxiety to get
/ out of the business. 4 great many OF
/ them appear just now to realize that the
business IS disrespectful and are resolved
to quit it.
Our regular weekly Temperance meet
| Iugs are-Mouday night, Watchmen and
Juvenile Temperance Societies; Thurs
day night, Sons and Friday night. St
Paul Temperance Society, at which
lecture is always delivered. and stirring
songs sung. The Ladies have sent for a
/ Charter for Union of Daughters tie
Boys for Section Of Cadets, and tie
| Sons for a Grand Division Having form
ed an acquaintance with the Temperance
people Of this Territory, [ do not hesitate
to say they are not those who VIII look
back from the pillow Tie leading men Of.
the city. including the Mayor. Recorder.
Marshal and Constable. are the foremost
I men in these movements
Our Legislature has done little. for the
reason that little IS to be done Several
divorces have been granted, and a great
number more are lad over until the 18th
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