The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-06-19

A WIG LErTER.-Senator Jones Of
Tennessee, having been assailed by some
Of his Southern friends for remaining in
the Wing Caucus, has written letter
setting forth his views in regard to the
matter.
He disagrees with the seceders, and
thinks the caucus acted properly in re-
jecting the resolutions in regard to the
compromise measures, as it had no power
to medde with them. He says they
''were adopted as compromise, calcula-
ted and intended 10 give peace and quiet
10 distracted country, and as such should
be acquiesced by all. They were intend
ed to allay excitement and prevent agi:a-
ton. Why then continue TO fan The flames
of sectional passion and prejudice, by con-
SANITY thrusting them .torvard on ALL
occasions? Is this the best mode of al
laying agitation? Is it not rather adding
fuel to dying embers, which if let alone
will soon expire, never again TO alarm the
fears of the country ytheir lurid flames !?
These measures are the laws OF the land !;
no oneis proposing to rereal then, in my
opinion, no effort wW be made 10 repeal
them !; and'if it was, it would prove an
abortion, ending in defeat.''
He thinks the whole country is willing
to "acqui. see" in these measures, but
dcprecates " "agitation (which is constant
ly being made TO quiet agitation" Sem
ator Jones further says:
IL am not candidate for the Vice
Presidency by my agency or consent. ]
am content with the position have, and
in the coming contest seek no higher hon
or than to bear my part in the labor and
toll necessary TO vindicatc the principles
Of the Wing party, and secure its tri-
ump.
When the Convention shall p 'esent lis
candidates 10 the country, shall not stop
to inquire whether they are my first
choice or not. / have long since learned
to surrender my preferences 10 the good
Of the country. All shall ask to know
is that they are sound ra'icnai conserva-
tive wings, true to the Union, the const-
tuition, and all its compromises. With
these assurances l shall buckle on my
armor and go into the fight, not for thirty
or sixty days; but l enlist for the war.
l seek no new alliances, no new aflilia-
tions. lam still Wing. The old Wig
party is good enough for me- want no
third party, composed of fragments torn
ON other parties bound together by no
common bond, united by no creed or code
Of principles, no principle of adhesion but
that oil a name. repeat that the Whig
party is good enough for me. have ev-
er thought it d Union party. believe
IN its principles-am content TO abide its
fortunes, am ready to follow it through
gloom TO glory or the grave"
CoLoRs IN LADIES DREssEs.-Incon-
gruity may be frequently observed in the
adoption of colors without reference to
their accordance with the complexion or
stature of the wearer. We continually
see light blue bonnet and flowers sur
rounding salow countenance, or pink
opposed TO one Of glowing red; pale
,mpleXion associated with canary or
lemon yellow, or one OF delicate red and
white rendered almost colorless by the
vicinity of deep red. Now, if the lady
with the sallow complexion had worn
transparent white bonnet; or if the lady
with the glowing red complexion had low
cred it by means Of bonnet of deeper
rcd color; if the pale lady had improved
the cadav erous hue of her countenance by
surrounding it with pale green, which, by
contrast, would have suffused it with
delicate pink hue; or the face
Whose red and white,
Natures own sweet and cunning hand laid on,
Been arrayed in light blue, or light green,
or in transparent white bonnet. with
blue or pink flowers on the insidc-how
different, and how much more agreeable
would have been the impression on the
spectator! How frequently, again do we
see the dimensions OF tall and embon-
point figure magnified TO almost Brobdig-
nagian proportion by white dress, or
small woman reduced to Lillipution size
by black dress! Now as the optical
effect Of white is 10 enlarge objects, and
that of black 10 diminish them, ifthe large
woman had been dressed in black, and the
small woman in white, the apparent size
of each would have approached the ordina-
ry stature, and the former would not have
appeared giantess or the latter a dwarf.
Mrs. .NerrYfeld in .4rt Journal.
EXPLORING ExrEDrrIoN.-Capt. Mar
cy, Of the 5,h Infantry, (says the Fort
Smith Herald, } is shortly to set out, with
his company, on an exploring expedition
to the head waters of the Red River, hav-
ing received orders from Washington to
" ascertain the resources Of that unknown
region Of country, and TO assure the lndi-
ans there of the kind feelings OF the Uni
ted States, and at the same time TO let
them know the strength and power Of the
Government, and its determination to
punish them for any outrages they may
commit upon the frontier of Texas or any
other State"
TupORrANr Dtscovrpv-The Lake