The weekly Minnesotian., 1852-09-04
The removal of a public officer bv his

Inc remoVal OF puoilc ofhcer by his
own political party always implies that he
has not done his duty. 1t is rather hard
in the case of Major Van Vorhes, the
late Register of the land Office at Stillwa-
ter, who is a gentleman advanced in life,
not in easy circumstances, and with a
family dependent upon him. We have
known him for the last twelve years, and
can say with truth that no man in the
State o. Ohio stood higher as an honora-
Bile and upright citizen and devoted,
working Wing. He was in the Legisla-
turc for six or eight successive years,
serving with great credit in both the
House and the Senate. In that capacity
he was looked up to and consulted as a
man of the greatest discernment and judg-
ment, by his Neutrality-suspicious., composed
Of such men as Alfred Kelley, Robt. C.
Schenck, Jos. NJ. Root, David T. Disney,
Edison B. Ods, and others whose names
and fame are not confined within the
boundaries of Ohio. In his new home of
Minnesota, by his upright character and
fine social qualities he has "won golden
opinions from all sorts of people," and
surrounded himself, by no effort what
ever, with troops Of friends. How such a
man can have an enemy on earth we are
at loss to imagine. We are well assur-
ed that no effort was made among mem
Der. Of his party here at St. Paul to re-
move him. In fact, we are informed that
the removal was entirely from considera-
tions Immediately connected with the
General Land Office but what they were,
we have not the slightest knowledge.
If one boat per week can get to St.
Paul. SO can dozen or fifty. We don't
exactly see the why's and whereforcs of
the matter; but ever since the West
Newton was compelled to leave the trade
on account of low water, there has been
no regularity in the arrival of the mails
from below. We have not complained
of this as yet, bu, it can't he expected
we are TO stand the grievance forev-
er. The company contracted to deliver
three mails per week on certain days,
which they can do as well as to deliver
but one. The Dr.. Franklin was here
with mail last Sunday. Until this
morning at daylight, no other made its
appearance this week. The whole COM
muni'y, SO far as we have had an oppor-
tunity of hearing them, are Justly COM
planning of the little interest the contrac-
tors appear to take in the matter. We
do not wish to be considered captious or
given to unnecessary fault finding; but
we do think that Messrs. Campbell s. Co.
are not doing exactly the fair thing" in
allowing the important item Of transport
ing the mail TO become SO entirely subser-
Went TO other business considerations.
If we had five or six thousand such
women in Minnesota as the one who
writes on our first page from Horizon,
Wis, we would not exchange them for
all the gold in California and Australia.
We hear il rumored about town that
the Pioneer is TO pass into the editorial
charge of Major Jacob ]. Noah. The
Major is Il spirited writer. and with prac-
tice and experience will make good
editor.
BIG MELoSs.-Mr. S. p Hop<on, who
lives on Mu>catinc Island, mile below
the city, has been feastng us on water
melons and muskmclons the past week.
Two melons which he brought up Mon
day measured ten inches in diameter
and thirteen in length. He says he has
many more uf the same sort and lar
ger, too, in his patch. .Nuscatine Jour
nal.
We clay over" your Mr.. TIopson up
this way. Our friends of the Groveand
settlement, Messrs. Mappa, Ford, Baker,
Quinn, &C., have more melons than they
can haul to market; and those of so small
a size as yours they would leave to rot in
the field. Mr.. Ford had one, the other
day which weighed twenty eight-pounds,
and another delicious one which he had
the discrimination to present to the Min
nesotian office, weighed lwenty-three and
a half pounds. This latter is no uncom-
mon size for melons upon the sell of that
neighborhood.
The dysentcry has been prevailing as
all epidemic at St. Paul, in many instan-
ces proving fatal. Mr.. Goodhne, Of the
Pioneer, has been dangerously i'll, but we
are glad to learn, by late advices. that he