The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-08-14
President FILLMORE AND GENERAL

- ioio"HiK extIacL from letter OF
President Fillmore, dated the 18th inst.
1t was written in reply to one the Presi.
dent had received from a warm personal
friend and jealous supporter, and is alike
honorable to the writer and the illust rio,s
nominee. This letter was obviously not
intended for publication, and would pro-
badly never have seen the light but for
the calumnious rumors lately circulated,
by the enemies of both, that the President
was desirous of defeating Gen. SCOTS
election; rumor contradicted BY the
whole tenor OF the Presidents life. 1t is
for the purpose of doing him Justice, and
In the full persuasion that he desires nc
concealment Of his sentiments on the SUBJ
ject in question, that the receiver Of the
letter ventures to make known those senti-
ments as expressed by the President him
self i'll the freedom of friendly intercourse.
ExrRAcr.]
WAsHIscros, July 10, 1852.
y
/ was not disappointed, nor had any
thing to regret, in the result of the Bal
,imore Convention. The appreciation
which that convention expressed Of the
policy which had pursued, in the reso-
lutions which it adopted, was more graft
flying to me than 10 have received the
nomination.
cannot doubt that Gen. Scott intends
TO carry out the principles Of the Wing
party in good faith, if elected, and it
seems TO me that he is Justly entitled to
the support Of every true Wing. l am,
therefore, gratitied to learn from your let
ter that you intend to give him cordial
and happy support.
LAKE SUPERIOR MArrERs.-The num-
Der of strangers focking to the Lake Su-
perior country this season is much in
creased over former years, and the boats
and shipping are doing fine business
The steamer Baltimore left the Saut on
the 9th nit. on pleasure trip to La
Poinie, 400 miles up Lake Superior
Several gentleman took that route to the
Mississippi country. At La Pointe they
will take a bark canoe and coast to the
Riviere Brule, then up that river and
down the St. Croix to Saltwater and the
Mississippi.
The settlements on the south shore of
Lake Superior are hourishing. At On
tonagon large, three story, new Hotel
has been opened by Messrs. Paul s.
Mitchell. The opening was celebrates
by grand ball. AT Eagle River a fine,
large Hotel has been erected by an asso-
cia,inn of gentlemen of that section. The
building is three stories high.
The editor Of the Lake Superior Jour-
nal has recently paid visit to Kewee-
nav Baw, and crossed overland from Ea-
gle River 10 Torch Lake, 2l miles. He
pronounces the country a fine agricultural
tract, and passed over several copper To-
cations, mostly abandoned. The Indians
at L'Anse are opposed to removal to the
Mississippi. Many of them read their
own and some of them the English Ian
guage. Father Baraga, of the Catholic
Mission, has recently published Gram
mar of ''Otchipwe Language" work
Of $40 pages, and is now engaged on a
Lexicon in the Chippewa language. 1t
contains over 1000 manuscript pages.
The arrivals of copper at the Saut on
the 22d were 27 masses and 81 barrels,
equal to l6 l-2 tons. from the Minnesota
mine; on the 18th, IL tons from the
Ridge mine, and 13 tons from the North
West, and on the 9th, % l-2 tons from
the Minnesota, and Is tons from the Cliff
Cleveland Herald.
BEEF AND PoL1r1cs.-We learn from
the Louisville Courier that we'll known
butcher Of that city, the other morning,
bought couple Of fine beeves weighing
1881 pounds net, at 3-4 cents per pound.
This, in the aggregate, amounted to $S8.
Soon after he made the purchase couple
Of Democrats, in spirit Of banter, offered
to give him Is cts. per pound for cattle,
payable on the election Of Gen. Scott to
the Presidency. He at once took the
banter, transferred the cattle and received
their notes as per contract.
ADJurANr GENNRAL APpo1SrED.-
Brevet Lieutenrnt Colonel Samuel Cooper
has been appointed Adjutant General TO
fill the vacancy occasioned by the death
Of Gen. Jones. 1t is said the Colonel is
gallant and accomplished officer, and
his appointment will give general salts
faction to the Army.
The Albany Atlas thinks Gen. Scott,
is "not the man to ride the whirlwind
and direct the storm'' That may be.
The old hero may not be able 10 ride a
whirlwind, but he can, at all events, stick
to horse.-BuF. Rough Notes.
PIERCE CAMPAIGN PAPERs.-The Al
bany Evening Journal enumerates the
following campaign papers which have
been started to support Pierce and King :
London Times, London Leader, Man
chester Examiner, Toronto Colonist, Mon-
treal Herald, PHILADELPHIA { Native) Sun.
Pos1r1os OF GEN. Scorr.-In reply
to an address Of the State Rights Conven-
ton of Alabama, Gen. Scott says that the