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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-05-29
THE MINNESOTIAN.
st. Paul, Minnesota.
SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1852.
THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.

Next Tuesday, the great Democratic
Sanhedrim assemblies at Baltimore. L. is
TO be medley affair, composed Of Union
men, States Right men, Final:ty men,
"Higher Law" men. Nullifers, Adolf
tionists, Anti-Abolitionists, Sc. Rhett
and Butler, of South Carolina Preston
King and John Van Buren,, of New
York; Rantoul, of Massachusetts,, and
jeff. Davis, of Mississippi, will meet to-
gether upon common ground, and endeav-
or to construct platform sufficiently
broad to accommodate all the various sub
divisions of the party which they respect
lively represent. How far they will sue
coed remains to be seen. We look for
some sort of harmonious patching up of the
old rickety concern of 1874 and '48; but in
the melee it is highly probable the great
question which forms the main dividing
line by which the party is split up into
factions, will be lodged. Nor should we
be at all surprised if Gen. Cass, although
now far ahead of all his competitors,
comes out in the end as did Van Buren,
In "a. The attentive correspondent Of
the St. Louis Intelligencer, in recent
letter has the following:
Mr.. Borland, of Arkansas, declared in
a speech to-day, that the Democratic par
ty had been betrayed, defeated and de-
stroyed. This is a change of tone within
a week or two; for not long ago, he de-
clared that his party-the great demo-
cratic party-was certainly coming into
power. Now he begins to despair OF it,
notwithstanding the retirement of Major
Donelson from the Union.
Major Donelson's retirement was, as
he explains, sell-sacrifice for the har-
mony of the party. He was objected to
by the Nullifers and Abolitionisis. and
he was an obstacle to the cooperation OF
those two chief elements in the great
Democratic party, for he had made war
against both.
Still it is not to be supposed that the
Democratic party will become harmoni-
Gus. They will have trouble enough i'll
their Convention at Baltimore.
1t is confidently asserted, and, indeed,
demonstrated, that nei. her Cass nor Buch-
anan can be nominated, though the former
may begin with LOG votes, and the latter
with So. There are at least fifty thou
sand Democratic votes in New York that
General Cass cannot carry.
Gen. Rusk, of Texas. is now much
talked of as candidate to be taken up by
the Democrats. Y. z.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-05-29
The Excelsior arrived early this morn

The Excelsior arrived early this morn
ing, from St. Louis. Our felow-citizens,
Maj. M'Lean, F. E. Collins and w. S.
Combs and lady were passengers. We
are indebted to the Excelsior, for St.
Louis and Galena papers in advance of
of the nail. The St. Paul and DR.. Frank
lin No. 2 were in port at St. Louis, and
up for St. Paul.
The Wings of the St. Louis Congress
sional District have nominated Sam'l
Caruthers, of Madison county, as their
candidate for Congress. Benton and b.
gey are the Democratic candidates.
The keokuk packets, it is stated, in
tend TO put stop to the sale of spiritu-
GUS liquors on board, and dispense en-
tlrely with their bars. The new packet
will be temperance boat, and the other.
will follow her example. Good!
Strangers wishing to read something
interesting about Minnesota, will call at
one of the bookstores, and procure
copy Of the "Annals o. the Minnesota
Historical Society" for 1852.
We are again indebted to Mcssrs. Mel
will, of the Doctor Franklin, Parker, of
the Nominee, and Dawley, of the Golden
Era, for late favors. These gentlemen
always manage to keep ahead of Mcclure
& Co.'S mail from St. Louis.
One of the deck hands C the steamer
Martha No. 2, on recent trip from St.
Louis 10 Galena, attempted an outrage
upon the wife of a deck passenger. A
bloody fight ensued, during which two Of
the hands are said TO have been killed,
and two Of the passengers MORALLY wound
ed. Others were badly hurt. The af-
fray happened just below Louisiana, No.,
on Tuesday morning of last week.
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and perhaps Mason, of Virginia, all Demo-
Gratis, were opposed to thetreaties. Every
Wing from the free States is in favor OF
them; also Messrs. Geyer, Jones, Morton,
Brooks, Badger, and two or three others
from the slave States. James Cooper, the
Wing Senator from Pennsylvania, has ta-
ken more interest in, and worked harder
for the treaties than any other man on the
committee to which they were referred.
These are facts we have gathered from
quarters which the Democrat can also
have access to, and which we would sd
wise him to consult before he makes any
more such wholesale charges against the
Wing side of the Senate as those contain
ed in his last issue.
The Pioneer gives some home truths
to the South and Southwest, which it
would be we'll for Senators from these
quarters TO ponder before they vote against
our treaties. After summing up few
Of the advantages which must result from
the interchange of friendly commercial
and social feelings between our people
and those at the lower end of the Valley,
and upon the Southeastern Atlantic
coast, the editor asks:
yet what do we behold? when the
Northwest asks the South 10 aid in
opening and extending her settlements
axis, that at trifling expense, 3O,OOO,-
OOO OF acres more Of fine lands shall be
opened for settlement, by the c>tinglish-
ment Of the title of the Sioux Indians
when we ask for these measures. cacu-
latei TO benefit and enlarge the trade of
the South, by giving her more customers,
more produce, more steamboats,, what
does the Northwest behold? Opposition
from the South We pause to see if it
be so. The great Northwest, anxiou>lv
waits to know. il the South really intends
10 spnrn us, with naughty contumey.-
We await in silence the action of the
Senate upon the treaties of Minnesota;
and well will the Northwest note and re-
member who are their .fiends."
There is nothing partisan in this, as
there should not be, and therefore good to
the treaties may come of it, instead OF
evil, which must be the inevitable effect
OF the Democrats article, if it las any
effect whatever.
The Pioneer contains its usual amount
OF Minnesota Affairs, inters persed with
sharp witticisms, but this week no s.hard
licks" upon any one that does not de-
serve them.
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CONGRESS-.
WAsHINGroN, May 81.

In the Senate the Chair presented for
the p. o. Department a communication
answering Mr.. Sumner, which contains
variety Of information Mr.. Sumner
moved to print 5000 copies. Motion re-
ferred. Mr.. Sumner moved to postpone
consideration of private bills. He also
gave notice that he would then call up
the Deficiency bill.
MIR. Atchison moved that the Senate
90 INTO executive session, to consider an
important Indian Treaty. He said there
were 5000 Indians waiting its passage.
MIR. Summers motion was carried.
Mr.. Berrien said he was obliged to
leave for Georgia in few days; he ask
ed the consideration OF the bill for tile
removal of instructions in the Savannah
river. Agreed 10. After some debate
the b l. was ordered TO be engrosscd.
The bill TO increase the salary of the
District Judges is now pending.
WAsH1ScTox, May 21.
The friends Of the Tariff, especially
from Pennsylvania. are mastering quite
strong i'll favor of Coal and Iron. for The
movement TO take place in the House on
Monday next.
a large number of Delegates to the
Baltimore Convention are here. Wing
Delegates appear TO he mostly for Scott.
HousE.-lmmediateiy after the organi-
cation, the House resumed the considera-
IL llon OF the bill relating to the salaries of
Territorial officers.
The Washington Telegraph publishes
the following in reference TO the reyolu-
ton in New Mexico:
Several dispatches were Yesterday re.
celved in this city from New Mexico.
VIA ST. Louis. TO the effect that rcyo,,-
ton was anticipated, and that Gov. CAL
houn' who is better, had availcd himself
OF such military assistance as could be
procured to resist and quell whatever on
position 10 the law mig ht be manifested.
Gov. Z. says, that the Revolution Dor
tends serious trouble; volunteers are he.
ing raised 10 subdue the revo,uionist
The President, it is said, is willing to
Withdraw from the Convention. but his
friends refuse to allow it.
None of the Foreign Ministers were
invited 10 the funeral of Mrs. Adams.
ana none were present. This causes
some surprise.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-05-29

MAIL LINE.-By an advertisement in
our columns, it will be seen that McCune
y Co., of the Keokuk and St. Lo,,is
Packet Line, propose to run their boats
to Ga'ena four times a week, until fur
Their notice.
Though this determination of the Com
pany will add much to the tonnage of
'hls port, and will give our lcvee the ap-
pearance of life and intense activity, we
are sorry that at this time, this step has
been taken, for we understand it is the
boosted intention of those interested in
the movement, TO take possession of the
frade; and SO long as our own boats are
so admirably managed by prudent, care
iul and worthy men who have won the
confidence OF the entire community. Lv
their years of good conduct and as their
boats are of the proper size. CAPACITY and
draughl, for the trade in which thew are
engaged, and as they are comfortable for
travellers, { some of them are really luxu-
r'ous, we should, were our counsel ask.
ed, advise all who are interested in the
prosperity OF the city, TO rely upon the
old stand-bys that have served rs 50
faithfully heretofore. We have no hos
t'l.ty to McCune s. Co.; but as they are
SAID to seek monopoly of what should
not be monopolized, we have no hesita-
ton in saying that others have prior
claims upon this community for liberal
and generous support. Did combina-
ton between the different owners here.
already exist-had the anything to COM
plain of in the way of exorbitent charges
Tor freight or passage-were the officers
grabbed and unaccommodalirg-,he as
pect Of the case would be different: but
nothing OF that kind is even alledged-
There Is no room for complaint. To de-
sert our old favorites then, for new
friend, without reason, would be both UNI
generous and unjust.-Galena left
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SPIRIT OF THE LoCOFoco PRESS.

The Democrat of this week has an ex-
cellent article upon the settlement of the
Territory. and the character of people who
are desired to locate in this new land, and
who, as the editor truly remarks, will in
a few years be the rich and influential
citizens of Minnesota. "They will be the
principal business men and property hold
ers in the towns, and the independent
farmers Of the country" The droncs and
croakers are reminded hat this is no place
for them.
But our neighbours propensity to mix up
gross acts of political turpitude with few
words devoted TO the good of the Terrific
~, could not be foregone. He mex,
launches forth into wholesale charge that
it is the Wigs of the U. S. Senate who
are the only opponents of the Sioux Treat
les, and that "Whiggery, under all its
phases, from federalism to peoples party
ism, has ever been the enemy of Western
progress" Now, for this to come from
a man who has beloved himself hoarse
upon every stump in the State of Ohio in
justification Of James X. Folks vetoes of
Western river and harbor bills; who en-
dorsed, and still endorses, the Chicago
letter and the "noise and confusion u
speech Of Gen. Cass; and who would
swallow: as his candidate for President
even SO blue Federalist and enemy of
the West as James Buchanan-we say
for such charge as this to come from a
man holding and endorsing the views of
such party leaders, exhibits either de-
gree of political mendacity, or blind and
enthusiastic fanaticism for party, that
candid men have no patience or desire to
waste time upon. The Democrat bases
this reckless charge upon what he terms
the opposition Of Senators Bell and More
head 10 the treaties. Our readers will
know with what degree of careful and
candid investigation he has arrived at this
conclusion, when it is recolected that no
person of the name of Morehead has been
a member of the Senate since the fourth
Of March, lS49! And further; the Dem.
ocrat has "no doubt but every Democrat
IN the Senate, whether from the North
or South, East or West, will vote for the
Sioux treaties" Now we, and every
man IN Minnesota who is at all CONVEX
SAINT with the state of this question in the
Senate, have great doubts about this mo,
ter. Said Democratic Senator e.,
one of the .Mew England States, to a Dem
ocrat from Minnesota not very long since,
"Your people are set of trespassers and
land pirates, and intend to have the
military committee look to the matter. and
see that the vagabonds are driven off the
Sioux lands at the point of the bayonet. u
And it was fact, VIGOROUSLY known at
Washington at last accounts, that Downs,
Of Louisiana, Butler, of South Carolina,
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CONE. No. 1853. B. l..
THE BANKING HOUSE OF DUNCAN,s ISLAND.
Will ply One DOLLAR
in Bank-notes to the Bearer. on demand
at their Branch Banking House in ST.
PAUL, MINNESOTA, bat only during
the winter, when the river is frozen,
Capital 81 100000. guaranteed by Dun
cans Island
GENERAL CHARLES ARMBUsrER,
Democratic Sausage Maker. and roprc-
Tor OF Duncrn's Island, Pres.
Thomas SIMPLE. Cashier.
Anzeigcr Print."7
AT Rochester, last year, the sale of
fruit trees from the nurseries. amoun,cd
I" three hundred and fifty thousand dol.
!Grs. II any one will compare the proba-
Die cost OF raising this amount in fruit
trees, with that of raising the same
amount in wheat or lead, hey will have
an idea OF the proftableness of the bust
ness.-Galena .Adu.
We fear the season has passed without
the general attention to the planting of
fruit trees being paid by the Minnesota
farmers, that their own interests and the
interest of the country demand. How
ever, it will soon be fall, which perhaps
is as favorable season of the year for
planting as the spring. The best assert.
ment of choice trees, and the best system
o! packing that we noticed anywhere
along the river between here and St.
LOUIS can be seen at the nursery Of Mr..
II. 5. Finley, Davenport, Iowa. The
climate, also, in which these trees are
reared, undoubtedly renders them suita-
BILE for Minnesota.
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sentiment, IN have at once removed en- r-nai
a .randal 10 thc counre,: and we iru.t the
v rit,r's orJs viii influence. fhe ei'iz n IT
Old Virginia 10 do this dut, 10 the Durial place
Of her gn at statesman. The book contains
scvertl good stories. inserted In arrest the at
tcnii,n OF youth aud direct their inquiries In
the cultivation of historical r'ading. The es-
SAYS on edncation, and the commercial adj
vsnccmcnt of the Old Dominion. abound IN
suggestions. which If acted upon. cannot fail Of
producing happy effects, aud creating new
life fora State that is capable of being made
great fits people only will it. We under
stand this is The riter's first book and we
wish him every success his enterprise deserves.
Tho book is very we'll got up, and contains
several good engravings. For sale by lru-
man & Spofford
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TriDntc Of HseSnecf.

Atm meeting of Abner Clopton Division No o. Son.
Of Temperance held NJ their Hail. Monday, Septembe,
18th. 1892, the following Preamble and Resolution,
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS. the all powerful author and ruler of thi.
union, by sudden and nilcting dispen,aton of hi.
lroui"nrc, our worthy Brother Henry A. Lone p "
!. OF this Division, whose Love towards his fanv d
friends only "qmled by his Purify Of inteton md
unwnvcrng Fidelity TO the principle of our order be
1t therefore
Resolved That by this sud calamitv our Division ba.
been deprived of most useful and zrnlons member,
our Order OF one of its aunchesI suppolters-a loving
family OF fond aud dntng husband and lih,r md mr.
community OF worthy and enterprising member
Resolved That though conscious of the ineficiercv #
human consolation this the hour of deep ction VET
would We or@ to the family and friends of our d.po{tad
brother (aS well a to those of his fwsn1erer onr
heartfelt sympathy and point them for aid to him nbo
hns shr': II will be husband the widow and Etber
to the hherloss and who doeih all things host
Resolved That mari, of our esteem and ro.ner,
tor departed merit Division room 10 dross,d j.;
mourning and We the usual batls &c thereof far
days. - ~ ''''''s
Resolved, That his Preamble. and Resolutions Lo
present copy of Them to the widow of the oeceased
I"d also |" the papers of city. and the SoutI.,
Era with request for their notifications
JESSE T. DIUGUID
s. DlUGUID, Can,p,;,,,,
W =, JOHN W LANDLORD,
WM. f. IIoLLY, r. s.
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Book Notice.

IHE AMERcAN WADE MEcuM or the Communion n
a"uhund Guide to College, By II. Cluy Pate, Esq
Truman & Spoford.
"A neat and misunderstanding volume bearing
the above title, has been laid upon our table Ly
the author-a native of Bedford Comfy, but
AT present ciGzen of the West. We have
not had time To examine It's contents. The
subjects of which ii treats. and the merits of the
work may be learned from the following no.
lice of the Cincinnati Sun:
The onihor strongly advocates the claims
OF the University of Virginia. and places il
foremost among institutions ofthe kind in the
United States. Whatever our predictions
may he against such a deduction, we cannot
but admire the fervid manner in which the
writer speaks of his Alma Mater. In his FIRST
chapter he pays a handsome tribute TO the
memories Oft Jefferson and Henry CLAW,
men who esteemed thorough American
education to be paramount to every other con.
sideratlon. The alusion to the dilspiJa,el
condition Of the grave ofthe Author of the Dee.
araiIon otlndependence, should arouse public
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part of the rubbish with hich the Dem.
ocralic press Is endea, orug to cover up the
true issues IN The present canvas md hide the
ugly spots in their cause aud candidates, is the
alleged extravaganza ofthe present Administra-
ton. This charge was dwelt upon by Mr..
Elk Senator Dix, in hi, speech at the Hilsbo-
rongh meeting, Two or three weeks ago. In
noticing IT. the New York Express saws: As
Congress alone can make appropriations and
as no money can be discussed without apnro-
priaiions, it is not clear, taking for granted all
the facts Mr.. Dix sets forth. that Wings are
extrayagant; the Inference rather being that
The majority in the two Houses Of Congress
was the extravogant party. The Committee
of Ways and Means in the House, that
originates the Appropriation bills, is Democrat.
lc Elk To three; and the finance Committee
of the Senate IN the same proportion Mr..
Houston. of Alabama, presides over the
Ways and Means in this Congress, and Mr..
Bayly, Of Virginia, presided over the last.
Mr.. Dickinson was Chairman Of the FL.
nance in the last Congress; Mr.. Hunterin this
AS such men In Democratic Congress, held
the purse strings, Mr.. Dix will be puzzled to
explain how the Wings got their hands in. I'M
less they opened them.
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Gen. scou's Love of Country.

In speech Of Tue Hon. John NJ. Clayton,
AT The Raiifcation Meeting held in Whining
ton. tDal.) June %. 1852, we had the follow.
ing authentic account Of passage in the life
of the Wing candidate for the Presidency
wl6ch we hive never hcforc seen so fully and
auihel,icslly described. we copy it Cor III.
benefit of eur rc,dcts
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foR FREsipENi.
GEN. WINFIELD SCOTT,
or Nnv JrRsEY.
FoR vIcE PRECEDENT.
WILLIAM A. GRAHAM,
Electors for ihc state oryirginia.
ELECTORS At LARGE.
John NJ. POTTS,
" ILLIAM Is. PRESTON.
rLEcTonAL TICKET.

i Distfitt--I,,in n. kiihy 1T NHb.cmond.
81 Dizniat-EdwHri ChAmbrr.. oi Mecklenbur
81 B-tr..t--Thnn,a - Fi1uruny. ct HahfnA.
4ih Di.nitl--H II VI 'rstniI At Chnrlutr
9th Distriet-Airx R,ves at Albrniarlc
9TH District -Nm. @. Scott of Pnwhntnn
~ Di-tris.i-ios. Scgur. Of Elizabeth City.
9Th Di-frief-Rehf Alnyu "f Wc-tmoulnud.
9tb fztairt-,lca,y n 1huuas, of Fs,rfax.
1aih D.,trirt-Airv. r B,tclri. ri JcG,rson.
III Di-tfiet-cnl. !. b. baldwin. OF Augus,o.
18th Distrirt--lffp 3rh j.. 81 Monroe.
18th Ditdct--Wale- PrrSan, uf Washington.
18th pisirieiinl jackson. ir of Wuod.
18th ID 4triat--T. N. G1lly, of Ohio.
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The term putting your foot in it, - it seems
is flegirimate origin. According 10 the IA
static Researches" very curio.s mode OF
trying the title TO land is practised in Hin.
dostan Two holes are dug in the disputed
spot, in each of which the lawyers on either
side put one Of their legs, and remain there
until one Of them is tired, or complains of
bri' g stung by the insects-in which case
his client is defeated. In this country it is
too generally the client, and not the LAWYER,
who "puts his foot In IL"
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ARRlVALSAT DIBRELL'S HOTEL YESTERDAY

Nathan Reid Patrick; Alfred Anderson p;t,.,.,,...
1o ,, Edmunds Charlotte; l. II Turnbnll. VIM Tnrn'
on''' trankIn;N II Markham. Bedford: D : Road Roan
SN"' Mrs Lcwich3 daughters and son. Bedford. A n
oo''IerS, Fittsylvania; Gardner S r r; John Mel
~ oed'ord; David Berger VIM Tate Piffsvlyanin.
h"yscr, Rockbridgc; Judge Ellis NJ Ell AZ: =
EES',nPG SaIyJ Ellis Amherst Ro Ellis, Ricbmon1
Ed Bliss, New York; T ] Penn Davis pn,r;nL
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SnrrpcliOil.

The Republican denies that VIM r. King
voted for the Bankrupt bill of l6ll A state.
ment to that effect appeared in the Virginian
during The absence Of the Editor-other pa.
rers in which the statement was made being re-
he'd on as authority. Col. King voted against,
the Lill.