The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-04-23

THE DEPENDENT UPON OFFIcE.-After man
becomes habitual beggar for office he is not
far removed from the habitual gamester. He
becomes unfit for anything else. His daily
bread is dependent upon chances equally pre-
carious as those which surround him who
stakes his all upon the throw Of die or the
turn of card. Hundreds and thousands at
this moment throughout the country, smarting
under the degradation and loss of selfrespcct
which has attended them to Washington and
back home, must feel the truth of this. The
best remarks we have seen Of late upon this
subject are by the editor of the New Orleans
Bee, portion of which we extract:
He 1.-THE Office seeker] best understands the
bitterness of hope deferred-he knows how
hard it is to chew the cud of expectation from
day to day and week to week, living on the
sanguine anticipations of fancy alone. We're
he certain of his fate could he rely upon vague
assurances, and expressions of consideration
and esteem, and feel comfortable in the GER
tainty that his commission was placed beyond
the reach of doubt, he might peradventure not
grudge the small delay. But the suspense is
intOlerable. and is undiminished by the thought
that he shares it with twenty others who are
your Otfice-secker, your political mendicant
who feeds upon the aims from the great mans
table-who strains and smirks, and sweats and
tolls. and fawns and fiatters, and goes through
lnnumerablc WEAKNESSES, that he may evcntu-
ally rise to the exalted eminence of a servant
OF the servant of the pcOple--is Il being much
to be pitied, if somewhat to be scOrncd. The
probationary suffering he is constrained to I'M
dergo involves torture such as the ruthless
lodi.
reimbursement and his infinite labor may be
bOotless. and leave him nought but dust and
ashes--the consciousness of an unmanly degra
dation, without the shallow consolation of its
reward. An Oflice-beggar seems TO us the i'll
carnation of a being whom nature in a niggard
mood has Invested of all the best and worthicst
attributes of humanity.
LAYING OVER IIIM.'--Althoueh Caleb Cushing
may not, just yet, be able to get into the high
scat warmed SO comfortably by Marcy, we
have full faith he will bring his end about be-
fore many months. 1t is evident the Admins
traton is to be a sort Of mongrcl-W hig-Tylcr
concern, with tyler mem uppermost in the
Offices of the country so long as their limited
numbers will hold out to fill them. Aside from
his being Tyler man, Caleb possesses recon-
mendations, if not qualifications, for the State
Department which throw Father Marcy entire
ly in the shade. Witness the following:
y SCHOLAR IN THE CABINET.-The New York
Heraid's correspondent says Mr.. Cushing is the
only man in the Cabinet who can speak any
thing besides English and adds--"At the diplo-
matte dinner given by NJ. de Bodisco on We'd
nesday. the Attorney General charmed and sur
prlsed the distinguished party by his captivat-
ing and versatile accomplishments. Like a
veritable poyglot he convcrsed in French with
NJ. lie Compile de Sartiges, in Spanish with Don
Caideron de la Barca, and in Dutch with Baron
Tesla. spoke German with Baron Won Gevolt
Portuguese with De Figanicrc. and the most
uncNceptionablc Tuscan with the representa-
tive OF the Two Sicilies. Alas the Sccrctorv
of State made sorry figure in tolerablc En-
elish only. But some people think he can
walk Spanish'--an accomplishment every BODY
has not cultivated and which ii is said Caleb
knows how to teach
MRAGE.-Last Saturday the peculiar state of
the atmosphere caused a most beautiful mira ce.
The eastern shore Of Lake Michigan could be
seen from the city, all the way round TO some
distance north of st. Joseph. Michigan City.
New Buffalo and st. Joseph were all distinctly
visible. The white sand hills. shaded bv the
dark groves OF Michigan with the broad. quiet
bosom of Lake Michigan spread out between.
presented picture of rare and surprising bean
ty.-ChicagO Press.
These grand exhibitions of nature are not
uncommon in our vicinity. On the road be-
tween st. Paul and st. Anthony, about half Il
mile this side Of Mr.. Larpcntrur's farm. in COM
panv with friend, we last February viewed as
if but few rods from u.s. the entire extent of
the immense prairie on the opposite side of the
river between Fort Smelling and the Falls.
Fences. houses and small objects lying upon
the ground were distinctly visible. No part of
this landscape is ordinarily visible from this
point. the view being entirely shut out bv in
tcrvcning hills and timber We learn that the
the winter from the same point
CoFFEE.-Wc believe it is Pope who saws that
'Coffec makes the politician wise" If this be
50, 1t accounts at once for the want of wisdom
III so many of our American politicians: for
there is not a nation upon earth addicted to the
use of the beverage that consumes so MANY
million gallons daily of merely apologize cof
fee. and very poor apology at that. In The
destroyed by ovcr-roasting, and then the mur-
der is completed during the process of BOILING
in illprovidcd vessels In our whole course of
life TINS far, we have never met with over five
or six American cooks, male and female. who
knew how to make coffee. We find the follow
ing in the st. Louis Republican. If it promises
any Improvement, let us have ii by all means:
COFFEE POT.-An Improvement on all former
methods of making coffee, is submitted to the
public by Remington. the celebrated bridge
architect, whose pots. Wholesale and retail NAV
he found at the establishment of John Vann.
No. Main street The new process claims SUI
periorlty in this, that it saves oncfourth of the
quantity generally used, gives Il superior favor.
settles the coffee without aids aud keeps the
beverage hot a longer time than other vessels.
The whole improvement is on the condensny
principle. and the pot extremely simple in its
construction. We have tasted it, and must say
that so far it works admirably.
NJ