The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-07-31

be held in the City OF Philadelphia. upon
the LIST day Of August, 1852, for the
nomination of DANIEL WEBSTER for the
Presidency of the United States, and a
suitable candidate for the Vice Presiden-
CIV, for the support Of the UNIoN Party
or THE Marion, in November next
Delegates from 10 States now hold them
selves in readiness for this step; other
States are requested to choose suitable
representatives without delay. Friends
of the Union, and Of its great Champion,
you are now called upon to give evidence
Of your devotion to that cause, which has
enlisted the talents of the most eminent,
and the sympathies Of mighty nation.
The immediate formation of local Webster
Union Associations is earnestly recon-
mended."
We received the above anonymous call
through the post Office the other day, in
the form Of printed notice, enclosed in
a scaled letter envelope, for which we had
to pay fue cents postage. tits post-mark-
ed Philadelphia y and We see that other
editors, in different parts Of the country,
have been imposed upon in the same way.
We have always heard that Mr.. Web
ster's friends are rich-very rich, and
bold, outspoken men, who are not afraid
nor ashamed to avow their sentiments
and preferences in a responsible way, at
all times and in all places. Now, one of
two things must be the fact: The coun-
try has either been sadly imposed upon
in regard to their wealth and character,
or the above irresponsible call does not
emanate from them. They either got
rid Of all their small change, treating to
oysters and champagne at Baltimore, try
ing to get their idol nominated by the Ma
tional Convention, or they never had any,
or the above is ''weak invention of the
enemy "a regular Yankee trick of
Frank Pierce's, who perhaps would have
paid the postage, had he not wanted all
his spare pennies to buy candy for the boys
"who have no candy" and are centre
strangers to him." Be this as it may, we
"greenhorn editors out West " regard
this anonymous call of convention of
"delegates from ten States" who were
never appointed by the people, in about
the same light that Gen. Scott looked upon
Santa Annals "highfalutin pronuncia-
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We learned yesterday that the Jenny
Lind and Black Hawk were both aground
at the Rapids, thirty miles up the Min
nesota river. They grounded going up.
The Black Hawk left here on Wednes-
day, having good cargo and many pas
sengers, (including several ladies among
whom were Rev. Mr.. Riggs, missionary
at Lac-qui-Parle, and family. Mr.. R.
has just returned from the East, where
he has been for several months, superin-
tending the publication Of The dakota
Lexicon.
The rain on Thursday morning ha. re-
vived things in the country wonderfully.
We never saw corn look better in any
country. Minnesota promises this year
the best corn and potato crop she ever
produced. And here, from the Pioneer,
the up-country folks can know where to
20 to mill with their corn:
A FLouR MILL AT SAvK RAPIDS,
benton CoUNrY.-Dr. Borup, who is
behind no man in making and introduce
ing improvements really beneficial to the
Territory, has bought and sent up to
Sank Rapids, one of Todd's celebrated
patent Touring mills, to be propelled at
present by horse power. There is now
encouragement for our neighbors in Ben
ton county, to develop the capacity of
their excellent land for wheat. 1t will
be great thing for all that region, to
produce and manufacture all their own
wheat. This they would have done so
before now but for want Of mills. By
next year DR.. Borup designs to build a
good Touring mill, to be propelled by the
water Of the Mississippi, at Sank Rapids
"a water power unsurpassed by any
other we have ever seen.
Old Indian Jim says he lives better
than any of his brother red skins, even
though they have two legs apiece to his
one. The reason is-there being no pen
sion laws among the Dakotas providing
for the support Of their wounded and
disabled in battle-that when the Chip.
pewas deprived Jim of half his under
standing, he had to turn white man
that is, 60 to work-to get living. The
result proves that Indians can become
white men when thrown upon their own
resources, and deprived of their ability to
lead the rowing life of hunter and hu-
man scalp-taker. No Ole who knows