The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-12-04

\ TRIBUTE TO THE DEAD WORTHY OF TIE LIv-
ING.-The following is the closing paragraph of
Col. Benton 5 last published speech. Few things
| have been more handsomely said:
''For myself. feel all the gravity and respon-
sibility Of my position. Time and events give
admonitions which cannot be edisregarded- time
which hurrics us along to that "bourne from
which no traveller returns :; and erents which
thin the ranks of our contemporaries, and leave
solitudes where our associates stood. Four
times in the short space of two years, Ito 60 no
further back) / have seen the departure of
some one of those with whom have long been
associated, often matched in fierce political con-
test never in malice or envy. Calhoun. Wood
bury, Clay, Webster-havc all gone: leaving
voids where they stood, and the reflex of a light
which shines through the world, and will be
seen by after ages to the latest posterity. In
the presence of such impressive events, and on
the verge of such a time, | can have no feelings
but those of good will TO the departed, good
wishes for the living soiicitude for the national
honor and prosperity, and an anxious desire to
save for myself the good opinion, valuable be-
yond all price, with which my countrymen have
hOnOred me-
| WoMAN's RIGHTs.-David Hale, late editor of
the journal of Commerce, once wrote ju d.
esDrif on the 'Rights of Women" in which he
edly on the side of the men. "When the simple
question of superiority is at issue, the men al
ways have to give up. If ladies and gentlemen
meet on the sidewalk, who has to turn out p
| If there are not seats enough for all the cOmpa-
nv. who has to stand up? When there is dan
| ger to face who must go forward! If there is
curiosity to crafty, who goes behind? If there
is too much company for the first table, who
eats at the second? Who has always the right
hand and most respectable position? Wecould
mention hundred other cases in which, on the
simple question of right, every thing is yielded
! to the women.
| But there are many cases in which the cOndi-
ton of men is still worse. For instance, if on
any public occasion pew at church, or seat
anywhere, be occupied by men ever so respect
able or aged. smirky little beauty trips along
and presents herself at the top OF the seat, and
they must all jump up and clear out as if they
had been shot Especially ought it to be no
ticed that when matrimonial negotiations are
to be made, the whole burden of performing the
delicate and often very embarrassing parts o.
making proposals is thrown upon the men
while the women sit and say no, no, no. as long
as they like, and never say yes, until they have
a mind to-"
The IRISH ExoDus.-At the last accounts
from Ireland, the tide OF emigration to thl'
country had not decreased. Whole parishes
are leaving The winter season does not stoI
them. The one idea seems to be, to leave Ire
land-the land of their nativity, so long cher
ished. There is one great lnducement for these
people to leave that country for this, in addi
ton to their grievances at home-thcy have
friends here which they wish to meet, and hert
they come, and here they will come, till Ire
land loses her millions, which Will soon be ah
sorbed in another nation.