The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-03-26
A RIGHTEOUS MEASURE CONsUMMATED.-We

right of presumption upon unsurveyed lands
This is measure of vast Importance to the
Territories, and was demanded by every sense
of justice and right. In the message of Gov.
Ramsey to the first Legislative Asscmbly--the
first of those frothy and bonlbastic'' produc-
tions which the Democrat sneeringly speaks of
he forcibly called the attention of the coun-
try to this measure, adducing unanswerable
arguments in its favor. A memorial was
enact such a law but the prayer was unheeded.
In his second message, his Excellency again
brought the subject before the Legislature,
and, we believe, a second memorial was sent to
the national council. The movement here was
the first, we are assured, that awakened deep
and determined interest in favor of the project
"a measure which legally secures the "claim'
of the pioneer settler as soon as the Indian title
is extinguished. Nothing has ever passed Con-
gress that will secure greater permanent ben
eft to Minnesota.
HAMLET IN ST. PAUI~-We have the pleasure
of announcing, that the amateur disciples of
Thespis, who have SO frequently delighted the
dcnizens of Fort Smelling and many of our
towns people the past winter by their truthful
delineatiOns. have procured permission from
the commanding officer to perform in st. Paul
one night, and will accordingly be with us
next Thursday evening. They have chosen for
the occasion Hamlet and Bombastes Furioso,
both of which pieces, to use stage technicality,
they are thoroughly "up' in We have no
doubt they will be greeted by full and over
flowing house. See Card.
GALLANT AND CoMMENDABLE.-Thereh has here
tofore been, in muddy times, an i" impossible
gulf for ladies at least between the upper and
lower extremes of town. BY the enterprise of
our bachelor friends, Harrington, Elicit, and
others residing in the upper fauberg," this in
convenience is to be done away with. by filling
up the intervening section of the sidc-way with
plank walk, which will make the promenade
complete and continuous from the corner of
Third and Roberts streets to the top of the hill
at Maj. Fridlcy's dwcllng-a mile or more in
length. Good fortune to the public spirited!
We have another batch of new advertise
attract the attention of those wishing to trade
in the several lines of our customers Our cit
liens visiting that great emporium of Western
trade and commerce, cannot do better, or fare
better, than to stop at the Virginia Hotel-and
if they want anything in the way of clothing,
quaintance of our friend Thaycr, at the corner
of Main and Green.
y Many of our merchants are anxious to
close out their old stock at cost before their
vcrtising columns.
"a tanner is needed at st. Anthony,
says the Express. We should think so, fricnt
Bowman. Your folks always had the rcputa
and we suppose consequently the raw matcria
is plenty and cheap. by the way, what do you
intend doing with John W. Norths hide, which
is hanging on the fence somewhere about your
rural village:
The last number of the Minnesotian makes q
desperate attempt to ridicule the Inaugural
Address of President Piercc-Pionecr.
Our ncighbOr reads us carelessly. There was
no desperation about us whatever. If there
was any ridicule attempted, it was directed
towards the "Orful fix" in which certain
Picrcetes found themselves in endcavorng to
ascertain whether the document was genuine
or not. If our ncighbor of the Pioneer wishes
to leave in and concliatc his own old good
hatcrs over in the hospital buildings, he must
find another road than over our shoulders
1T will never do to give it up SO, Mr.. Brown
M. Kellogg d Co. have taken the extern
sive warehouse on the lcvce formerly occupied
by Spencer, kirkpatrick Il Marklcy, and are
prepared for the reception of any amount Of
freight upon the opening of navigation.
''EI.OPEMENTs. This appears to he an era
pregnant with social ntrigucs, ending in elope-
mcnts and suits ofcrim. con- As the theories and
teachings of Mrs. Z. Cakes Smith, and her school
OF pctticOat philosophers, become more widely
disseminated, the effect is more manifest
throughout the land by the increased number
of instances in which the "scX'' are throwing off
the RESTRAINTS" and "fettcrs'' imposed upon
them by the ''dcspotic" laws of society and the
Christian religion. We scarcely take up pa
per in which we do not find some such para
graph as the following. We are rather opposed
to the dissemination of such '.itcms of news
believing an editor in so doing is catering to a
false and improper tastc-but as type women
are all the rage just now, we will acquaint our
readers with the last two specimens that have
met our eye. Perhaps they may dcign to pay
Minncsotaa visit shortly, and we ought to know
them at sight:
ELoPEMENT.-A few days since our usually
quiet town was thrown into a state of unusual
excitement by the elopcment of one of our fash
lonablcs: Mrs. Hawke, with DR.. Gordon who
has been practising here for short time. Mrs.
Hawke was decidedly the prcttiest woman in
our town, with blue eyes light hair, fine figure
and arstocratic Misunderstanding the circle in
which she moved. Mr.. Hawke her husband has
not only to gricve the loss of his wife, but sew
eral numbered dollars in money. which she took
with her, The Doctor is n fall Siv f,otor with