The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-09-25
NUMBER 2.
RIVER AND HARBoR IMPROVEMENTS.

dates are favorable to internal improve
ments by the United States Government,
says the Cincinnati Gazette, and that even
PIERCE. if elected, would not veto such
bills. We copy below the opinion of the
Richmond Enquirer, the leading Locofoco
organ south of Mason's and Dixols line.
the present Congress; the grant Of land.
TO make canal around the Sault Ste Ma
rie, Lake Superior. The southern De-
mocracy OH whom Pierce relies for sup.
port, understand the Democratic position
and platform, as we do. Read it, and If
you are for river and harbor improve
ments, and would be governed by an idea
OF consistency yoe for Scott, who will
approve such appropriations, and against
Pierce, who will veto them, "just as
surety as there IS a sun IN He shy!" The
Enquirer says:
''This bill is the first of the sort that
has been passed for a long time, and 1t uiW
De the last for four gears TO come at least.
Franklin Pierce will come into power the
4th of March next. A strict construction
and respect for the Constitution is the
Median law Of the Democratic party, and
Mr.. Pierce, beside the general reason, is
BOUND BY ETERY IDEA OF CON-
SISTENCY, AND BY EVERY FACT
OF HIS PAST CAREER, TO VETO
EVERY BILL LIKE THIS. He will
do it, il they are presented to him, just SO
surely as there is a sun in the sky"
ABUSE OF GEN. Scorr-REBUKE BY
GES. CAss.-The N. Y. Tribune says,
the ontside small-fry orators Of the Tam
many Hall demonstration, on Thursday
evening, undertook 10 abuse Gen. Scott in
unmcasured terms, by repeating all the
scandal-personal or political-which has
been manufactured thus far, in the CAM
paign. The language was insulting to
the good sense Of the public, contradic-
ton Of history, and quite disgracefnl to
those employing it.. At the same time,
in the hall, Gen. Cass, with more truth
fillness and dignity was contradicting the
defaming orators, by speaking as follows:
But can say that, if there is one man
here who expects Inc 10 abuse the Wing
party and their candidates, he is very
much mistaken. Cheers Iengagc in
no such warfare. We have serious bat
ties enough with the Wings; and if the
three score years and ten which l have
almost attained, give me any right to ex-
press my opinion, will give it. The
Wings are just as honest as we are.
Cheers They think they are right,
and we think they are wrong. They
think we are wrong, and we know we
are right. [Cheers. The Wings are
in the same ship with us, and must sink
or swim with us. know Gen. Scott,
and have known him long-he is brave
man, and high-minded, honest patriot;
but he is not my choice"
EFFECT OF CLIMATE ON CoNsUMp-
TIoN.-The medical faculty are beginning
to question the opinion which has SO long
prevailed among medical men, that
change Of climate is beneficial TO persons
suffering with the consumption. Sir
James Clark, of England has assailed the
doctrine with considerable force, and 4
French physician named Carriere, has
written against it; but the most vigorous
opponent Of it is DIR. Burgess, of whom
a recent article in Chambers Edinburg
Journal gives an account. DIR. Burgess
contends that climate has little or nothing
to do with the cure of consumption, and
that if it had, the curative effects would
be produced through the skin, and not
the lungs. That a warm climate is not
in itself beneficial he shows from the
fact the disease exists in all attitudes. In
India and Africa, tropical climates, it is
as frequent as in Europe or Northern
America. All the curative resorts now
in fashion, are more productive of con-
sumption than any locality Of Great Brit
ain, Naples, Florence, Nier, Genoa, We
nice, all generate more consumption than
London, Liverpool, Edinburgh, and Man.
chester. Madeira the chosen paradise,
of pulmonary patients, is more unfavora-
BILE to the disease than England. AK
and Montpelier are no better, If not
worse. Pisa is worse than all SO that
Italian climate for consumption cure is
pronounced an arrant 'humbug." Change
of air, in the same climate, is the sanative
theory of DR.. Burgess, deduced from the
most expansive observations and indus
trious experiments in climatology."-
I" Give me Italy or PERISH "give us a
warm climate which is now the fash
ionable cry of rich patients, will soon be
changed "to change of air at honae," in
the opinion of DR.. Burgess, whose new
theory will bring consolation, il not cure,
to every poor person who labors under
this affective maiady, and connot take a
voyage to Italy.
LE.BEY, MrRDERER.-The noto-
rious Monk of La Trappe, Leahey, who
has perambulated the country during the
last half dozen years, and as Reformed
Monk, delivered lectures against the Ro-
man Catholic Church, has at last finished
his career by numbering man named
Edward j. Manley, at Pardeeville, Co.
lumbia county, Wisconsin, on Thursday,
August 18th. At the same time he also
shot at and wounded Esquire Morton, of