The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-02-05


company have done heretofore, we presume, in
the way of supplying the public wants in theil
way. will be taken as good guarantee of the
futurc.-Galena .4dr.
We learn privately that the two packet com
panies have consolidated their stock, and the
West New ton goes into the line under the COM
mand Of Capt. D. S. Harris. Capt Smith re-
tires from the river. and acts as president O
the company. Capt. Lodwick is to command
the Ben Campbell; Capt. Blakely the Nominee
and Capt. somebody else some other boat-the
four to constitute a line making live-day trips
and leaving Galena and st. Paul every day
except Sunday. If this arrangement has been
entered into it will be satisfactory, we hope,
to all concerned. We do not announce it
however, 'by authority
HuRRA FOR THE ExHEs!-We hope soon &c
hear that those gallant patriots, John Mitchell
and Smith O;Brien, are in ''the land of the
free and the home of the brave" At a recen,
dinner given to Thomas F. Meagher, by the
Irish Association of Cincinnati, Mr. Meagher
among other things, said, in response to .
toast; IL did not regain my freedom to forget
others. Suffice it to say, that if they are moi
soon among you as free as am, it is not my
fault nor the fault of those who may assist
them, but their own measures have been taken
and means afforded, and trust that before
long, we shall hear that another ship, bearing
an Irish rebel, has left that shore. and left il
under the flag Of the free stars, beneath which
I found an asylum in this land
Not much time to write editorials these
days. The Legislature is crowding our Office
with work in the most satisfactory manner.
HISTORICAL SocIErY.-The Anniversary exer.
cises of the Minnesota Historical Society take
place in the Hall Of the House of Representa-.
tives on Monday evening next.
The open winter which is the subject of com.
plant with the denizens of this latitude. i:
elicitng some erumbling from our friends ur
north. The Minnesotian of the LIST inst, com
plains that they shave had no severe cold as
yet-the lowest point attained by the mercury
being but "a degrees below zero With us we
should call that somewhat cold.-Depenpori
Gazette.
Hold on, friend Sanders Cast your eye over
into a ncighboring column of the same number
of your paper from which we extract the above
and you will sec table by which it appears
you had f,ceire degrees below On the l9tl,
ult We had no such extreme temperature up
this way during the month.
THE WEATHER.-After a month of the most
genial sunshine, which came very near carry
ing off all the snow and spelling our excellent
sleighing: we had slight snow storm on Thurs
day evening, and yesterday was experienced
what even Minnesotans consider cold day.
RAPID TEANsIT-Hcre is specimen of what
Railroads are doing for the West. A late mum.
Der of st. Louis Republican says: "Mr. Cohen
merchant on Main street, yesterday received q
lot Of goods by the steamer Lady Pike, from
New York. via the New York and Erie Rail
road Tin connection with the Cleveland, Column
bus and Cincinnati Railroad) in the short
space of six days This is a remarkably short
time for the transportation of goods between
these distant localities at this season of the
year"
OLD BULLION ALL OvER.--We find the follow.
ing paragraph "going the rounds Col. Ben
ton was never more himself than in this in.
stance:
j Col. Benton has written to the National In.
teligencer, defending himself from charge Of
having attacked the dying Calhoun" His
note is accompanied by letter from Mr.. Vena-
bic. stating that when Mr.. Calhoun appeared in
the Senate the last time, Mr.. Benton was in
censed THAT any one should either provoke OF
join in discussion with him, on account of hi:
enfeehled state Mr.. Benton, after stating
that he had intended to have joined issue with
him, remarked: "But uhen God lays His hand
upon q man, take mine off,
Mr.. WARREN's LECruRE-A large and intel
ligent audience listened to Mr.. Warren's lee
ture upon European Impressions" on Tues.
day evening. The discourse was well written:
and although the subject would seem to be one
long since worn thrcad-barc, yet the speaker
Intervene it with new and original scenes and
thoughts, rendering it interesting to an uncx-
pectcd degree, and leaving decided impress
sion upon his hearers. The startling historical
fact, that Spain once became rich and power
full by agriculture and commerce, and after
wards poor by mining gold, was forcibly and
cloqucntly treated. This is fact that should
come home to every American just at this
time. Had we space. we would be pleased to
allude to other points of the discourse, which
equally deserve attention
For the Mnnesotian.
GAMBLING.-Wc are informed that the Rev
Mr.. Cressey will deliver lecture next Sabbath
evening at his church, upon gambling. A gen.
eral attendance is respectfully solicited, espe-
cially of the young men of this city.
The above has been handed us with request
to "Please notice cditorially." Certainly we
will. And we blush to say, that here in ST.
Paul there is a wide field of labor for the good
and virtuous in this one particular. 1t is about
time we were doing something to eradicate this
cursed vice.
JUSTICE OF TIE PEAcE.-Mr. j. E. Christy
has been appointed by the Governor, Justice Of
the Peace at lie Sueur
MADEIRA.-The inhabitants of this lovely and
fertile island are on the verge of starvation,