The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-09-30
INV PAPER tn MrssrsorA,-We have received

1esota on the Mississippi below Us. The Argus
Is neat and we'll conducted sheet. the size OF
our Daily, and is under the editorial charge OF
VIM. Ashley Jones, Esq, formerly of Dubuque.
On general politics. the editor is AdminIstra-
ton, ut-and- out; but after laying down TINS
platform in his Introductory, he concludes win
the following declaration in regard 10 ."e
course he will pursue upon questions touchihs
the interests of Minnesota:
"Such are our humble views upon some OF
tho nrominent questions which divide the two
great political parties Of the country. Yet we
do not design pressing them upon Others or
otherwise agitating to much extent. political
subjects of any kind at present. On the con-
trary we believe, that in Southern Minnesota
which in point of settlement is but one year Oh,
we have at this time quite enough of other mat
tiers to attend to. Our great leading object Is,
to do what little we can for Minnesota, more
particularly for its best richest and fairestpo
ton here in the southeast corner
In working out and accomplishing its great
leading object" as here declared. the Argus
has our entire sympathy and best wishes for
success. The editor is undoubtedly railroad
man. as he pitches into our ncighbor OF the
Pioneer with unglovcd hands in defence of enc
course pursued by our Delegate upon th' haii-
road ouestiou. The Pioneer will find Mr. Jones
" hard customer to handle op this question
He is posted.
nS- Some of the Pine Lands, sold at Hud-
son during the recent Land Sales were run
up" by bidders to s4,65 per acre.
ST. PAU. TIMEs.-This well conducted paper
has now been published over three moh'hs'
and it speaks encOuragingly Gifts present pros
pects 1t should he sustained. 1t VIII DE
| found by all an interesting paper. and a profit
able medium of Neutrality-suspicious. lido.
Exactly so! We must give our neghbors OF
the Times credit for publishingjust as good
Galena paper as is put forth anywhere even
within the corporate limits OF the M nd Ci'y
ITSELF Since the Times has been in existence,
it has done good service for Galcna. and we
are glad to find its efforts appreciated in prop
err quarters. We of ST. Paul, however, don't
think much of its labors in behalf of our home
interests.
PACKIT-The Justice a new stern
wheel steamer. arrived yesterday Capt Gill
ion, her commander, inform us that she will run
as regular packet the remainder of the sea
son. She leaves for Galena aud Rock Island
this morning.
"DEMOCRACY" on TIE WEST SIDE.-Thc great
German "co-operator' in Dakota country, who
''allowed" his name some weeks ago to be pre-
scented to the public in connection with a
seat in the coming Legislature, appears to have
gotten his party in that county into peck OF
trouble The fact is. Mr.. Siblcy has several
axes to grind in the next Legislature, one OF
which is the division of Dakota county, so as
to make one county seat at Mendoza and
another at Hastings Now, this local measure
is one in which We are not in the least con-
ccrned; but as chrOniclcrs Of passing events
around us, tbs our duty to mention, that a
large body of the people Of Dakota are opposed
to this scheme, so adroitly planned by Mr.. Sib
ley, in order to give him chance of making
county seats out of irO fO,rns, in both of which
he is deeply interested personally. Hence. a
large portion ofthc democracy of Dakota,
not having the fear of German and Sblcy be-
lOIC luCI Cy CS, ua'C uOitCu Viz ciolSJ
ment ;" and at Mendoza on the 10th, appointed
a new set of Delegates to the Convention, which
is to be held at Shakopee on the 2Sth. So, the
democracy" Of the 9th district will have u
double delegation on their hands from Dakota.
In order to know how to designate them, we
take the proceedings of the two meetings in
the Pioneer, and find the appropriate brands
to be as follows:
GormO- Sibiey DcIcgation.-James Mar
tin, Daniel +. Flynn, j. Whttcmore, Pierre st.
Antoine, Octave Beaudct lin addition to those
appointed heretofore.]
.fnti- Gormo-Sibiey Delegations Jacob
Whittemorc, James Phillips, John Egan, a.
Davis, Chas. McGoriy, Thos Cassidy, Wm Cal
ligan, John Devlin, Patrick McMenomin.
The Gormo Siblcyites were "bchind the
time" as We judge from the following pream-
BILE and resolutions which they passed, de-
nounciatory of their opponents. after getting
possession of the court room. Let them fight
The people will attend to their case on the 10th
of October
Whereas, Fourteen individuals, headed by
one Davis, claiming to be democratic voters of
Dakota County, but the majority of whom are
the citizens of this County, came into the Court
House before the appointed hour, nominated a
chairman, which motion was voted down, as
well as every other motion made by them, and
did sundry other unlawful acts, contrary to the
majority voting and then present, therefore
be il
Resoired, That the said unknown persons be
declared by this Convention an illegal body
having no rights or claim upon the party--that
their proceedings be utterly repudiated, and
that they be declared not entitled to any voice
or seats in any Democratic Convention what
sOevcr.
SHAMEFUL OrTIAGE.-Wc hear that between
nine and ten o clock. last night, a culored man
named Bush the porter and head waiter at the
Winslow House, was attacked by a number of
men, who lay in wait for him, on Bench street,
in the vicinity of Wabasha street. They beat
him SO dreadtully that his life is dcsuaircd Of
At one time they placed a rope around his neck
and showed an evident intention of throwing
him over the bluff. If the circumstances which
provoked this eowardiy attack by numbers,
upon single and pcaccable man, are correct