The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1852-02-07

Madlson, ana don't want any Dut return
thanks to DR.. Hoyt, the member Of the
Assembly from St. Croix county, for
keeping US thus far "posted up" in re-
gard to legislative matters. The Mes
sage of Gov. Farwell is an transformations
business document, highly creditable to
the first Wing Governor of our neigh
boring State. He takes strongly the Ad-
ministration ground upon the tariff and i'm
provement questions.
There is certain class of editors who
are eternally trying to be g smart" and
witty; and to carry out their propensity,
not only exhibit the extreme of Stiffness,
but even often transgress the rules of
modesty. The man who "got up the
three following lines, perhaps had not the
brains to think Of anything more proper
or rational, and just put them in to fill
out column:
GA young woman in Bath (England)
lately ruptured a blood vessel by tying
her garter too tight"
If the refusal to give place on the
records Of the Council of a portion of the
Auditors report, is matter of such ire
mendous magnitude as the Democrat pre-
tends, how comes it that the minority in
that body suffered the journal to show that
the question was adopted unanimously {?
Our neighbor says, Mr.. Babcock els pre-
sumed to know that when the yeas and
nays are not called, and there is no divis-
ion, that all members who do not vote au-
dibly, are considered, by silence, as voting
in the affirmative" All very true; and
the record shows no audible vote by any
member present. So, we take it, the en-
tire Council are in for the humiliation :"
as deeply as Mr.. Babcock. We have ex-
amined the journal and find it so; and
don't make the assertion at random, as did
our neighbor, in his eagerness to exhibit
himselfin the comedy Of - Much ado about
nothing"
The Council, yesterday, killed off a d.
vorce bill-that of Lottman-which had
passed the House. The vote in the Coun-
Gil stood, two for and six against. This
we regard as settling the question upon
al! divorces that may come before that
body, inasmuch as Lottman's was well
established case of separation and open
adultery on the part of his wife. If it
were right and proper to pass any bill of
the kind, this one certainly should have
gone through; but we go in for sending
all applicants to the courts. We notice
that all the "grass widows " in town have
become encouraged at the Red Republi-
canism manifested in the House upon this
question, and are crowding in their petit
lions pell-mell. Who'll be "put through
first? Great excitement, attended by a
general cap-pulling, is expected. As
neighbor Robertson says, "Virela( Rouge)
RepuJlique %
We regret to find Mr.. Cave, of the
House, is confined to his room by an attack
of fever. He is not severely ill, how
ever, and we trust will be at his post in a
few days.
The Dakota Lexicon is now passing
through the press in NcwYork city, under
the joint superintendent Of Prof. w. w.
Turner Of that place, and the Rev. S. R.
Riggs, of Lac-qui- Parle. 1t will be a
quarto volume of 700 pages, and will be
a fine specimen of American Typography.
Though the cost Of printing each copy
will be about four dollars each, subscri-
bers obtain copy for two dollars and
half. 1t is all important that subscribers
should pay Immediately, one half of their
subscription, and the rest upon delivery
of the work. We are requested to pub
lish the following notice:
AT the last meeting of the executive
council of the Minnesota Historical So
ciety, W. G. LIE Due, Esq, was appoint
ed to collectthe subscriptions for the Da-
kota Lexicon, and also the annual tax of
the members.
In behalf Of the Elk. Council.
L. D. NELL,
Secretary.
If the Dubuquers only do half in the
way of putting steamboats, into the upper
trade, and building railroads, that they
talk of, they are certainly destined to be
"great people, 1t will be good news,
perhaps, to the sheriff of Washington
county, to learn that they talk of making
the Lamartine one Of the two packets to