The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-07-10

Sartain's Magazine of the last month
contains well written notice of Henry
&c. Carey, Esq, the well known Ameri-
can writer upon Political Economy
with Mr.. Carey, this is practical
tscience,-none of the abstruse theories
which we men Of this age learned at
school, only to 60 forth into the world
with ideas not worth 1.-THE our parents
paid for beating them into our youthful
noodles. Mr.. Carey's papers upon the
Epolicy of our Government in regard to
the Tariff have never been answered by
4 the advocates of Free Trade in this
country, and never will be-because they
fare unanswerable. We are sorry that Mr..
&C., on his recent visit to Minnesota,
could not stay longer with us.
RESIGNATION OF SECRETARY GRA-
EHAM.-Hon. VIM. A. Graham, (the Wing
nominee for the Vice Presidency, has
2resigned his post as Secretary Of the
Navy, but will continue to act for few
! days, at the soil citation of the President. y
We think Mr.. Graham has acted prop
Ferly in this, and doubt not it will add to
his strength before the people.
"ExTEsr OF MINNESOTA TERRITORY
minnesota territory is stated TO be
Eabout four times as large as the State of
Ohio. It's length is six hundred and
sseventy-tive miles from northwest to
southeast. The centre of the territory
lis about twelve hundred miles in direct
line from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans,
Zone thousand miles from the Gulf Of
Mexico, and three hundred miles from
!. Hudson's Bay
The above is in many Of our exchan-
Fges. 1t is strange people will publish
such nonsense, when correct knowledge
eof our geography is SO easily obtained
The centre of Minnesota only "three
hundred miles from Hudson's Bayn'-
Well, that is news to us, indeed news
by the northern route.
Mr.. M'Kenty, of this pace, will sell
ssome fine meadow land situated near ST
ggAn'hony, at the St. Charles Hotel on
Monday next. The reader is referred to
I his characteristic advertisement.
In the House of Representatives on the
,2Sth ult., Mr.. Sibley gave notice of his
intention to ask leave to introduce Joint
resolution tomorrow, or at some subse-
squent day, for the purchase of the HALF
Breed tract" on Lake Pepin, in Mime
sofa Territory.
A lecture on Educational Science and
Normal Scools will be given by Professor
s. r. Sweet, on Tuesday evening next at
the Methodist Church. All are invited
ito attend.
MIR. Champlin, the engineer in charge,
informs us that the Point Douglas and St..
Louis river road is progressing rapidly.
The portion under contract was let to Mr..
Corbett, who is pushing it forward to
completion with energy.
The officers of neither the "Fourth of
July celebrations at st. Paul having
sent us the proceedings, we presume they
desire no further publicity of the same
than what has already been given them
We believe everything passed off to the
sentire satisfaction of all concerned.
The agent of the Mail Line authorizes
Jus to announce that the Ben Campbell
will make two trips per week between
EGalena and St. Paul. She will be here
this evening. See her card in our adver-
Etising columns.
Mr.. Collins, one of the oldest printers
lin Philadelphia, with a party of his
friends, arrived by the West Newton on
Wednesday. They remain few DAYS.