The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-10-08

ST. ANTHONY POLITICS.--1l having Deen deem-
ed expedient to remodel the Wing Legislative
ticket at ST. Anthony, DR.. Murphy and Messrs
Stearns and Ball declined running in open
Wig meeting of the Precinct, on Tuesday night
last. The meeting then proceeded to nominate
a new ticket Mr.. c. T. Stearns became the
nominee for the Council and Henry S. Plum
mer for the House. \ vacancy was left for the
Independent Democrats to FILL They met in
large numbers on Wednesday night, and nomi-
mated Mr.. Gardner. The ticket is thus COM
picted, and is deemed much stronger than the
old one. Although Mr.. Gardner is not, strictly
speaking, Wing nominee, yet, understanding
that he runs on our ticket with the acquies-
cence of large majority of the Wings of St.
Anthony. we place his name under the head of
Wing nominations This arrangement may
not be entirely satisfactory to some Of our
warm Wing friends of the St. Anthony district
but were we one of them. we would $50 it
strong just as it is, as the best arrangement
that could have been made. We do not know
Mr.. Gardner, but hear him highly spoken of.
If, however, voters wish to find any better men
for the places designated than Stcarns and
Plummcr, they will have to look outside of
Minnesota.
We published an anccdote few weeks
since, wherein it was illustrated that behring's
and molasscs were good to cure Il Frcnchman
of the yellow fever but the antidotc was death
on Dutchman. The editorial quack at the
corner of Third and WaLasha streets, is pursu-
ing the same practice in doctcring up his
branch of the Democracy. He considers the
proceedings of a certain Democratic Convcn-
ton in the Sixth Council District, as good dem
ocratic authority SO far as the nomination of
Mobiles and Fletcher are concerned, but when
it comes to Brown, he takes the responsibility
OF striking his name from the ticket, and saying
that portion Of the proceedings wasn't Demo
craticr This. really, is no affair of ours, but
David's position is so supremacy ridiculous. that
we can't help referring TO it. The Democratic
medicine of the Shakopee Convention is good
for Mobiles and Fletcher, but is death on
Brown.
Our old mercantile friend, R. NJ. Spencer.
we see, has purchased Mr.. Ritchie's stock, and
is again going into business. He will re-
near jackson street Mr.. Richie, we presume,
retires upon a competency after few months
hard and active business here in st. Paul
The Greek Slave arrived Tuesday morning
with tremendous load of freight, and two bar
ges in tow. She was detained by bad luck on
the Rapids. she brought up the battery be-
longing to the Artillery company at Fort Smell
ling. The Excelsior was up yesterday with Il
large freight.
The Pioneer is very much chagrined that
we have pursued frank and honorable course
toward Mr. Rice during the canvass. and insult
ingly taunts us with giving Capt. Wilkin a cool
support. The editor evidently hopes yet to
draw us into a personal controversy with refer
ence to the Delegate election. His failure in
this case will be as great as many others he has
made, politically. during his evcntful lifetime.
We have given Capt. Wilkn just such support
as he and his Wing friends demanded at our
hands, and we feel well assured he will leave
the polls with the full Wing strength of the Ter
ritory to back him. and something to boot
Neighbor Joseph has gotten himself into ter
rible stew because the Democracy on the West
side of the river won't gee and haw just as
he wishes, and in his last paper appears deter
mined to vent all his spleen upon the innocent.
uno!ending Wings. Keep your shirt on. Old
fellow!
- Gov. German addresses the Democracy at
the Court House tonight.
- Our old friend, Peter Bross, of school
boy memory, travelling correspondent Of the
Chicago Democratic Press, came up and return
ed with the Nominee on her last trip. He was
highly pleased with the situation of st. Paul
We find the following interesting letter
from Northern Minnesota in the Elmira (N. W
Gazette, of the 22d ult:
SANDY LAKE, NJ T., Aug. 1G, 1853
FRIEND Mason Parting with the pleasant
scenery. comprehensive and comforts of Fort
! Riplcy-the last abode of civilization and re-
fnement am to find until far away down Lake
| superior, on my homewarl wav-I Travelled six
miles through fine prairie covered with scrub
by oak and Astounding with grouse. and came
to that old noted Indian settlement and trading
station, called Crow Wing. 1t is located on
gently undulating land, where the Crow Wing
river flows into the Mississippi. and has popul-
lation of five hundred. Here is small log ca
bin Church belonging TO the mission-of the Jes-
uits and the log houses and stores which were
long ago built by the American Fur Company.
are yet used in their service. AT this place |
saw that ruling thunderbolt of the whole Chin
pcwa nation, called "IIolc-in-t hc-Day.'' Though
Invested of every badge of Chct$h;p, and SQUAT
ted in naked majesty on the ground his eve is
| lightning and his word is law to the sixty thou
sand Indians of his tribe. At once ! Slapped
him on the shoulder. shook him by the hand.
gave him some tobacco, and found him a com
panionable fellow. Here the party left with the
canoe in which held an interest and though
| expected to follow in Sight Of them in the ca
noe Of Mr.. Crttenden, merchant at the Fort.
I did not get away until the next attcrnoon.-
The detention was owing to the loss of gun
which an Indian had stolen from one of his pack
ers. y canoe with two half-brceds and squaw
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