The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-10-28

ter than the dim vision OF that pale, vacant face
One day Git must have been year or two after my
companion left mc,) the dungeon door was opened,
and a voice, whence proceeding knew not, uttered
these words; "By order of his Imperial Majesty,
intimate to you that your wife died year ago.
Then the door was shut, and heard no more; they
had but flung this great agony in upon me, and left
me alone with it again.
LIBEL REruTED.--We are authorised to state
that Gen. Scott did not command the Irish brigade at
the battle Of Slicveganmon; it was Brigader Gene
raj Colonel Drummer Greeley. This may he relied
on.-[ Lantern.
MURDER BY THE SIoUx.-A party of men and
women travelling near Holmes place some 10 miles
above st. Paul, were recently met by party of In
dams, who demanded something which the Whites
could not understand, and thereupon shot one of the
first party, Mrs. Kcener, through the neck and kill
cd her. man Of the party shot in the face,
but he will recover. Mrs. Keeners body was brought
back to st. Paul last night. The Government will
bring the murdcrers to punishment.
NoricE.--Rev. Mr.. Rihcldafler has returned, and
will preach TO his congregation next Sabbath the
Court House, as usual.
Gov. RAMsEY.-The Governor arrived from
Washington las, week with $500, 900, the first in
stalment e paid the Sioux Indians for their lands
We are in receipt Of Godcy's Magazine for October
Though Sartain's has fallen through, this purs,,es
the even tenor Of its way, rejoicing in its success
among the tairer portion of humanity.
The opening plate, is calculated to make man
Betty Martini
Though this vulg arism is very familiar the origin
is not SO well known. The phrase is nothing more
than Perversion of one Of the prayers of the Church
OF Rome. SAINT Martin is one of the worthless of the
Roman Calendar, and on his icsal day the PRAYER is
offered:
go mihi beatc MARITIME" which has been corrupted
to ".il my eye, Betty Martini thea t, sOh nv eve
Betty Martini" and last has become ellie Betty
Martini
We clip the following from late correspondent in
the "Musical Word,'' feeling sure that it will be
paruscd with interest by the chos and organiss Of
churches.
CHURCH Music IN IIoLLAyD.-Durinc A recent
tour through some of the principal places in Holland
We took care to hear the church singing and TO learn
what we could of the actual state of Psalmody As
from that of Germany. also does this particular
branch ct IT. Ii is like that of the Swiss
churches, or Ike that of those German churches which
border on Switzerland, and where the Reformation
seems 10 have left decided clearer mpre ssions
than are generally in SaNony or other German
States. The prevailing forms of worship are, so far
as We have observed, more simple in Holland or
more like those of our New Engl churches Now
the more SIMPLE the form al worship, the less Ger
family IT Is adapted to anything like artistic display
not also to artistic excellence As there are no
pictures, and no s.atmry in the Dutch churches so
there Is no artistic music. There are no anthems no
inotetts no solos OF qnarctts; there be, for
there are no choIrs. We do not know bur there may
be chos IN some Of the churches in Holland but VI
did not see or hear of any.
Holland is the country Of bells: and the merry
chimes are to be heard hourly from, almost every
church tower, stecpe. II is the countr, Of organs
also Every church is supplied with keys aad pipes
as IA necessary part Of lis furniture. The organs, too
are (rany o them) large and excellent. bat are only
used as an accompaniment to the chorus Of the peo-
pie. Everybody mas heard of the Haaflem Organ
II was for many years the largest N the world and
famed for its size the world over We thought it as
good As it is great, and listened to It's tones with de-
light Ii Is indeed, very powerful hat its full power
Is seldom heard, and never IN public worship. The
present organist has fine execution and appears to
understand well his instrument but. ii Is pity that
Tor the sake OF pleasing his company and confirming
powers in bate-piecc and thunder representa-
tons; OF, at least that these should be made the
principal feature III his exhibitions. There was
large congregation the Sabbath we were in I}aarlem
and all united IN great earncstncss in the psalms
The movements were very slow--vcrv nearly twice
slow As II Is common sing the Old Iluntr, ,h in
our American churches, that the time was easily
described 10y counting tour TO each note, OF eight in a
double measure. No leading voice was heard; the
organ alone seemed TO lead and yet the singing and
the playing were near together that TO UNPLEASANT
effect was produced. Colt is always better that the
organ should lead than that single voice should be
heard ahead Of others; but, there is indeed, no ne
ccssity ior either even in Congregational singing.
and the idea that sing lie voice should lead IL choir
by being awrys little in advance in time is SO en-
trey at variance with good that it is not to lr
tolerated. The singing WAS in unison and the tunes
seemed to he perfectly familiar. The tune was not
played over upon the organ before the singing but
the organist play cd only prelude Of Il few asurcs
when all the people joined at in the HYMN. The
lnterlutes were very short; indeed they could hard,
he called mteilndes IN the ordinary since they
were too shot 10 include a single phrase; the,
consisted only OF passing chord two, merely al
low Ing time To breathe between the stanzas. -st3
We have already animated that the singing was
very general N the congregation; III this respect
think the Dutch congregations are in advance even of
the German; for there universal burst of yo-
cal sound from the beg inning the end of the HYMN
plain mctiicaI tune. OF chorae.
RELIGIOUS TEST IN New HAMpsH1RE-Tbe
following letter from Gen. Pierce written previously to
his nomination for the Presidency aud before the re-
ceipt of full returns Of the popular vote on the o,es-
ton, addressed to Charles O'Conaor, Esq, Of New
York city, in March, 1852 settles the question in re-
lation to the course of Gen. Pierce. Every one. at
the time the letter written seemed to anticipate
that the odous would be stricken out but the re-
suit proved otherwise. The unanimity in the Con-
vention would to indicate similar unani,nit,
among the people:
My Dear Sr,-You must have been surprised AT
my failure to answer your letter, Of December 9th
The fact Is, was ashamed to make the confession
which truth would then have demanded At the
time Of the adoption of our State Constitution. IN
l1S4, the religious test inserted rcpel tauns
that had been flung cut, after the French alliance,
that there also to be alliance with the French
religion, and the establishment of it here By the
of 1871. the provision was rejected by a
decided vote, and the rejection was ratified by ma
jority of the people but third vote being re-