The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1852-02-07

oIuS OF Inc House, which emD0dled no
torious libel upon the character Of his
constituents, as good citizens and honest
men. And we may as well say, while
the thing is in our mind, we will think it
still more strange if he continues to up
hold an editor, violently opposed to him in
national politics, who denies his constit-
uents any morerigh t to representation in
than the people of the Sand
witch Islands. We would have spoken
just as we did of any of the members
from the other side of the Mississippi,
had they voted with Mr.. R., simply be-
cause we know the people over there
have not refused to pay their taxes; and
we consider it the duty of their repre-
sentatives to vindicate them from the as
PERSONS of those who have gravely and
officially asserted the contrary. The vote,
however, is mere difference of opinion
between Mr.. Richards and us, out of
which it is hardly possible anything Sc
rious will grow, Notwithstanding the anx-
iety of the Democrat to get up muss,"
after its usual " small potato'' fashion
On the 9th ult., a spirited little debate
was had in the House of Representatives,
between Mr.. Sibey on one side, and
Messrs. Hall and Richardson on the
other, upon question Of reference of
Mr.. SIS bill granting land to Minnesota
for the Fon du Lac Railroad. Mr.. Sib-
ley wished the bill referred to the COM
mittee on Territories, while the other
gentlemen were for sending it to the
Committee on Public Lands. The latter
reference prevailed. We notice that our
delegate, as usual, is wide awake to every
question Of interest to the Territory, even
the most minute, that comes up. The
chance for the treaties continues favora-
bic.
Mr.. Parker, late clerk of the DR..
Franklin, who is residing in Galena this
winter, was here this week, and informs
us that business is very dull at Galena,
notwithstanding the high price of miner
al, and the great quantity being raised.
A very large emigration of the best cit
liens are preparing to start for Califor-
mia, which absorbes all the circulating
medium. Capt. Lodwick's new boat is
being built at Pittsburgh, and will be out
early in the spring.
The Democrats are to have their ma
tional convention at Baltimore, on the
first Of June. No time or place is yet
set for the Wing convention. The Del
gates of both parties are chosen already
in most of the States. The Wings, with
one or two exceptions, go untrammelled
as to the choice of candidates, while the
Democratic delegates are mostly instruc-
ted. In New York, it is announced,
Marcy has a majority of the delegates,
and in Pennsylvania Buchanan is in the
ascendant. In Kentucky the Democratic
State convention, which met on the 9Th
ult,, nominated Gen. Butler for President.
The coalition, slavery-hating Democracy
Of Massachusetts talk Of going in for
Douglass, and that extreme southern
gentleman, R. NJ. T. Hunter, of Virgin
ia, for Vice President. This is Just
about what we might expect of the men
who put Charles Sumner in the U. S.
Senate.
The weather has again become extreme
ly and oppressively warm-snow of last
Friday disappearing very fast, and Pc
destrians forced to "walk the plank'' or
have their understandings immersed in
slush-mud. Ladies not disposed to go
out much, and Curran, of the Worlds
Fair, and his clerks, reposing on their
laureis, which, like his stock of goods, are
SIS fresh as ever and "too numerous to
mention" Boys, girls and young ladies
of Mr.. spencer's school, just under our
window, making the only available use
of the fleeting snow, viz: balling each
other and making each other bawl. Oh,
the days Of school!
The Countess Of Landsfeld, alias Lola
Monies, alias Rosanna Gilbert, has made
her first appearance at the Broadway the
a,re, New York. The house was of
course crowded, but not more than thir-
ty ladies were present the first night
an affected squeamishnesss after all, a.
mong those who had often assisted to
crowd the exhibitions of Fanny Ellsler
and others of that branch of the Bloomer