The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1852-04-17

CALIFoRNIA.-The Committee of the
judiciary of the U. S. Senate have agreed
to report in favor of allowing California,
upon the evidence before them, two rep
resentatlves. When this proposition is
adopted by the two Houses, the Secretary
OF the Interior will announce the appor-
tionment under the 9TH Census, and it
must, OF course, govern the next Presi-
dental election.
As THE CASE Now SrANDs.-The
Wings Of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Maine and Delaware have ex-
pressed their preference for Gen. Scott
for the Presidency and those of Mary
land, Louisiana and Tennessee, in favor
of Mr.. Fillmore. The Wings of Ken
lucky and Iowa endorse President Fill
more adminstration-as, indeed, they
all do-and pledge him their support, il
nominated. Vermont and Rhode Island
expressed no opinion as to candidates.
The Wings of all the above States agree
to abide the decision of the Wing Ma
tional Convention.
PERF1pY OF LOUIS NApoLEoN.-It is
said that recently number Of refugees
from France, in England, and even the
United States, received letters under the
seal Of the "Prince President" inviting
them to return. Several did so, and have
been seized by the police and thrown into
prison. Among others was Mr.. J. N.
hermann, lately from Cincinnati, Ohio.
Catherine Hayes is creating a perfect
Juror in New Orleans. The newspaper
accounts of her concerts abandon the lam
guage of criticism for almost unlimited
praise. On the night of the 29,h ult., a
grand serenade was given her at the ST.
Louis Hotel, after her concert. Several
military companies and societies in full
dress, preceded by bands of music,
marched to the Hotel, accompanied by an
immense crowd, and at half-past IL, Leh-
mans brass band commenced playing op-
rosile the hdies' parlor. Miss Hayes
appeared on the balcony, accompanied by
two gentlemen, and as she bowed and
waved her handkerchief in acknowledge
ment, was loudly cheered by the large
concourse below.
ENERcY-WHAr 1T DoEs.-We love
your upright, energetic men. Pull them
this way, and then that way, and the 9TH
err, but they only bend, but never break.
Trip them down and in trice they are
on their feet. Bury them in the mud,
and in an hour they will be out and
bright. They are not ever yawning away
existence, or walking about the world as
if they had come into it with only half
their soul; you cannot beep them down
you cannot destroy them. But for
these, the world would soon degenerate
They are the salt of the earth. Who but
they start any noble project? They
build our cities and rear our manufacto-
ries. They whiten the ocean with their
sails, and they b!acken the heavens with
the smoke of their steam vessels and fur
mace fires. They draw their gold from
their mine. They plough the earth.-
Blessings on them! Look to them, young
man, and take courage initiate their ex-
ample, catch the spirit of their energy.
Without life. what are you good for, if it
is passed idly away? We should ever
measure thus life's employment.
A verbal order was delivered to a
bookseller to send a book, the name Of
which was written on the paper with
the message. This at first puzzled him
-''r b II t s." until an ingenious as
sistant suggested that it might mean The
Arabian Nights" and the conjecture
proved to be correct.
The boom at the mouth of Rum river
is completed-so far at least as it can be
the present season. 1t will suffice to
stop the main body of the logs, and will
facilitate the operations Of the drivers in
their labors, and enable them more easily
to secure the logs in the St. Anthony
Boom.-[St. Anthony Express.
PREscorr.-We learn that company
of gentlemen from St. Louis have pur-
chased the framework of the mill begun
at Point Douglass, and transferred it to
Prescott, Wis, on the east side of the ST.
Croix. Report says that eighty saws are
to be put up Immediately, and two steam
engines, of sufficient power to propel
them. twenty-five houses and stores
are going up the present season, some of
which are already commenced. David
Barker is building large three story ho-
tel near the landing, which will be fin
ished by the first of June. Prescott is
about thirty miles below St. Paul, pleas
antly situated for town site, and backed
by the finest farming country in Wiscon-
sim st. Anthony Express.