The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-10-16

len DOLLARS REwARD.-1 will pay the above
reward to the Ohio Statesman. at Columbus
the Cincinnati Enquirer. or the Cleveland Plain
dealer, if they will publish in their Daily and
Weekly papers all the votes that Gen. Frank
Pierce gave far and against the River and
I1arbor appropriations for the West, while he
was member of Congress-and then name the
River and Harbor bills that Gen. jackson and
Van Buren signed, and that Gen. Frank Pierce
roted against. Or, will give them five dollars
for every vote that they will show that he gave
for such appropriations, if they will agree to
give me one dollar for each vote will show
Frank Pierce gave against such purposes
! will not take Sam Houstons statement for
the same u7dtr oath. l will abide the result of
an official and attested copy from the records
of Congress. The editor of the Atlas will name
the party who makes the offer, and who will
pay the money as soon as the above shall be
shown that Pierce gave vote or votes for such
a purpose; and it will be expected that they
will name the person who will pay me as above
Tor such votes as l may be able to show that
Frank Pierce gave against the foregoing named
object ". P.
p. S. All the Wing papers in the State will
please publish this. The Locofoco papers will
OF course give it circulatiOn.-W. P.-Cinciu-
natl .4tIaS.
ANEcDorE OF Henry CLAY.-The following
we select from among the many other anncc-
dotes of Mr.. Clay, recently published in Har-
per's Magazine:
A striking instance of the simplicity as we'll
as humanity of Mr.. Clay's character is given in
the following authentic anccdote of him, while
member of the House of Representatives:
Almost everybody in Washington City will
remember an old he-goat, which formerly in-
habited livery stable in Pennsy lyania Avenue
This animal was the most Independent citizen
of the Metropolis. He belonged to no party,
although he frequently gave pedestrians ''s,ri-
king proofs of his adhesion to the "ieveling"
principle; for whenever person stopped any
where in the vicinity, "Billy" was sure to
"make at him. horns and all. The boys took
delight in irritating him. and frequently so an
noyed him that he would "butt" against lamp
posts and trees to their great amusement.
One day Henry Clay was passing along the
avenue. and seeing the boys intent on worrying
Billy into fever, stopped, and with character
istic humanity expOstulatcd with them upon
their cruelty. The boys listened with silent
awe to the eloquent appeal of the "Luminary
of the West, !" but it was all Cherokee to Billy,
who-thc ungrateful scamp!-arose majesticai-
ly on his hind legs, and made a desperate plunge
at his friend and advocate. Mr.. Clay, however,
proved too much for his horned adversary. He
seized both horns of the dilemma, and then came
the " ting Of war; The struggle was long. and
doubtful.
chap exclaimed the statesman, give rot
you last; you oiu L IL Iedcu you DcttCr
manners than to attack your friends! But
boys" he continued, "what shall do no,c?''
"Why, trip up his feet, Mr.. Clay" Mr. Clay
did as he was told, and after many severe efforts
brought Billy down on his side. Here he look
ed at the boys imploringly, seeming to say, Il
never was in such fix as this before''
The cOmbatants were now nearly exhausted;
but the goat had the advantage, for he was
gaining breath all the time the statesman was
losing it.
"Boysw exclaimed Mr.. Clay, putting and
blowing, this is rather an awkward business.
What shall do nert?'
"Why, don't you know!" said little fellow,
making his own preparations to run as ne spoke:
all you've got to do is to let go, and run like
blazesv'
The hint was taken at once, much to the
amusement of the boys who had been "lectur-
ed"
SINGULAR DIscOvERY.-It is stated in one of
our English papers, that the work of draining
the Lake of HARLEM has led to the discovery
of an immense mass of human remains, deeply
embedded in the mud, and placed precisely on
the spot where, according to a topographic
chart laid down in l511 and which has always
been considered as perfectly accurate, the unfor-
tunate village of Nicrewenkirk was situated,
and in 1889 was swallowed up by one OF tn0se
eruptions of the North Sea which formed the
immense Lake of HARLEM. -.-
HELP WANrED-All the Pierce papers are
publishing call for Webster Convention at
| Madison to nominate webster eitctorai ticK-
ct for this State. They aiect onafeiy en1r"at
| {. tba Wbio pauers'' to copy, but Il" Wing paper
seems disposed to help them. This Is TOO Cad.
If the Hunkers are sick OF Mr.. Pierce and want
| tn take up Mr.. Webster instead they deserve to
be encouraged. It would really be a creditable
change.-JMil,caukee Sentinel