The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-03-04
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REMARKS or Ma. MURRAYIN THE Hou 5

TO IooS.-ns. Murray. thougnt the feasons
were well understood why this bill should pas.
This proposition is Democratic, if know the
meaning of Democracy. want the people Of
Minnesota represented, the whole Of them. do
not doubt the right Of the west side to repre-
sentation, but there are those who do doubt II, or
pretend TO doubt il. The treaties pending. If
they be ratified, there will be an immense in
crease Of population within a year and a half;
far the most of that increase Of population. will
be on the west side Of the river. Those people
will have their own interests to represent. Shall
we insist upon robbins them of their right to pa!-
ticipa.e in the election Of Delegate, handful
Of US, by choosing Delegate year and half
before he will have to take his seat? Would it
be right! Would it be honest and Democratic'
The 5000 people, farmers, mechanics and others,
who will move into this Territory next year, haye
rights as dear to them ours; but Sir, it is moth
ing new or surprising to find the faction to whom
l am opposed. resisting and opposing the priuc-
pie of equal and general representation. They
have always shown desire to do the legislation
for the whole Of the Territory. They are even
now. attempting to get Congress TO nullify our
laws, because representative. from the whole
Territory have made them. No doubt it would
be very gratifying to certain faction, if they
could turn out next fall and elect Delegate, with
out suffering the west side, or any Of the incom-
ing thousands either side, to have voice in it,
But Sir, that is not my sort of Democracy. go
for the Bill. so for The expression Of the will Of
the whole Of Minnesota at the time of the general
election in 1853; for Minnesota than, the whole
Of Minnesota, and nothing short of it.
MoNEr.--Was there ever a time, in Terri
tory growing like ours, where every dollar that a
man has or can borrow, is expended in improve
men,s, but what money wa. scarce' However,
it is not tighter than usual, in the Spring Some
of our business men, have large amounts expend-
ded in pine logs. These. when brought down in
the Spring and sold, will put every lumberman in
funds.
CALlFoRNIA.---W are indebted to our towns
man, Mr.. Abram s. Elfelt, now in Philadelphia
picture Of Kossuth. Mr.. Z. will return TO Saint
Paul this Spring. with multitude of Others
CLEAR THE TRAcK.-lf they only had the
railroad completed from Chicago through to Ga
lena, what crowd Of travel we might expect
The Southern Michigan Railroad track is laid
within twelve miles Of Chicago; it is supposed
the cars will ran to that city in five six weeks.
NEsorA WITH SoLp1ER's WARRANTS FOR
NoN-REsIpENrs.-Wc agree with every word
Of The following quotation from an able leader in
the St. Anthony Express of last week.
''The instant the President signs a bill ,uaking
warrants assignable, the mischief will commence.
/ Nay, we may say it is already at work. In an
teipation of the passage of the bill, we have al
ready received letters of inquiry, and proposals
TO locate some fifty warrants in this vicinity
| But we scorn all such offers and will never vol
uutarly become party 10 such deep and last
ing injury to the Territory Every blade Of grass
sprirging on the broad unoccupied praries which
should be covered with yellow grain, would con-
vey silent reProach for such Dissertation Of the
soil. Every tree Of the mighty forests which
adorn our fair domain, and thus withheld from its
needed service, would be an eloquent witness for
an injured commonwealth. Every sturdy yeo-
man, who might here come to help deveope our
/ bouudiess resources, and TO add 10 our stock OF
wealth by the investment Of his labor, would
| curse the unhaiowed avafice which had deprive
/ him Of beautiful home. We trust there will be
found no resident Of this Territory, who will prove
so recrean to its interests, TO become the sup
pie tool with which Eastern spectators may SUBJ
hair saE-b nd -
be polluted by contact with these obscene Har-
pies, let them in propria persona, encounter the
whitening storm of obliquy and rsproach which
will be directed against them, from entire CON-
nunIty.'
! \ ROAD BETWEEN Iowa AND MIME
sorA.-Capt. John a. Wakefield, late of Saint
Paul, but now of Alamakee coanty, Iowa, author
OF the Black Hawk War, also Of an unpublished
novel, and who by his stirring Temperinse lee
lures here, originated the passage of the Maine
liquor law in Minnesota, the founder Of the earl,
pointed style Sc, &c, has written us letter
which we publish below, and publish entire, for
his thoughts are gems and his words are apples
Of gold in pictures of silver The value of sucl
man as Capt. Wax e6eld to a town as lecturer
a magistrate, an author, philosopher, man o.
genius, is felt and fully realized, until he i:
gone. 1t has always been a source Of much re-
greet to US, that the Captain ever allowed hi.
name to be taken into the Mitchell Convention fo
representative; where, deliberately and of malice
prepense he was wickedIy sacrificed. But for
this, our Territory might have continued to enjoy
his wisdom, his experience and tried ability fol
any station.
LYcUReUs, Iowa, Feb. 18th, 1852.
| Mr.. Dear Sir, l wish to call
yenr attention, and through your paper the atten
ton of the people of Minnesota, to the prophet,
of having a road opened from the northern bound.
airy of Iowa TO st. Paul. IL we can have road
laid out from the north line Of our State to Sain
Paul it will be the means Of opening very profit.
able trade from this section of country and Min
| nesota. . i. ..---... .
! There will soon be surplus Of produce in this
part of the State raised for sale, and the winter
seasoned the year would be the best ime for as
TO drive our cattle and hogs to market; SO fthere
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