The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-04-01
70. herei ron aentlemen of Chicago and


Sec what Maj Gatewood says about this mat
ter. If he has held out inducements to 60
thither, by proclaiming the negotiation of trea-
ties with certain Indians, which he had no more
authority to make than any squatter in the
land, you will see at once that he lifts the veil,
and tells you he has no business to permit YOU
to go there. All his action has been repudiated
at Washington, and new treaties will be formed
there, without any reference to what has been
done by Maj. Gatewood.-H Louis Rep.
LINDEN, Mo-, Feb. I, 1854.
Ed. Jomnai-Dear Sr-Permt me, through
the columns Of your paper, to inform the public
that the laws of the United States do not per-
NIT settlements to be made upon the Indian
lands. / confidently expect that the treaties
recently made with the Otto and Omaha H.
dams will he ratified. A pledge was required
of me BY the Chiefs of those tribes that their
lands should not be occupied by the whites
until the treaties were disposed OF at Washing
ton | ardently hope that the persons DESTROYS
Of emigrating TO their land will exercise for
bearance, and not subject themselves to the
penalties of the L. S. laws Respectfully yours,
JAMES NJ. GATEwOop, I. :. Indian Agent
The EEToR-The Home Journal in an arti-
Gle upon Editors, says:
Upon the whole. the Editor is a good fellow
He has his faults, like other men. But. gener
ally speaking. he works hard and late. does
thousand obliging things comes as near telling
the truth as his readers will let him, and above
ALL he produces what the world could not exist
without-the newspaper. Then, refuse him not
his favorite adjectivcs, which are able genial
public spirited and whole souled.'
ANOTHER MOB At ERIE.-Thc telegraph brings
us intelligence of another disgraceful attempt
of the authorities of Erie to interfere with the
free transit of persons and property between
the west and the Atlantic seabOard. The i'm
mediate cause Of this new outbreak is said to
have been the p ssagc of few freight cars from
one track to the other. The Erie people suffer
no freight to pass through their borough with
ont breaking bulk, and upon the violation Of
this rule. the citizens of the place, beaded by
the Mayor, turned out and tore up the track
across one of the streets. Later advices inform
US that the matter OF excitement has been ami
cably arranged. and the track reaid- Chicago
Press.
REBELLION IN Sot THEM MIssOrRI--RESISrANCE
TO TIE LAWS OF THE UNITED SrArEs.-Ihos. c.
Reynolds, Esq. District Attorney of the United
States. was, a few months since. Informed that IL
number ofpcrsons residing in Mcdonald county
Missouri, together with many from Arkansas.
We're. and had been for the last twelve months
engaged with circular saWs in destroying all
the valuable pine and other timber on the pub
tic lands Of the United States. The District
Attorney. acting under instructions, authorized
process to issue for the apprehension Of the Of
tenders. The wr;ts wer" placed in the hands Of
Maj. Bryant. L. :. Marshall for this district
who went himself to Mcdonald county 10 exc
cute them. We learn FROM letter received
here yesterday by B. +. Hickman, Clerk Of the
United States Circuit Court. that the persons
against whom the writs issued had colre ted to-
gcther about one hundred and fifty of their
friends and associates, AMI forced the Marshall
and his deputies not only leave tic county hut
the State also. The Marshal was. at last ac-
counts. at the hotel in Brntonyillc Arkansas,
with seventeen ofthe law resisting party around
the hotel, demanding of the landlord that the
Marshal should he delivered mp TO them. The
citizens and officers there were defending him.
Major Bryant had sent TO Fort Gibson, to nj
ted States officers for assistance. and had also
written to Gov. Price Tor aid.-St. Louis Int.
The SAN FRANcIscC.-Thc total loss on vesso !
and cargo of the steamship San Francisco is
over three hundred thousand dollars. She had
1000 barrels of ilo;ir on board, which was in
surcd in Wall street at ST. q barrel.
EXPLOSION OF THE REIxrEER-I.oss OF IirE.-
The steamer Reindeer burst Il tiuc on the lfth
inst at Caunelton. on the Ohio river. killing
twenty persons and scaGing forty Others. The
Reindeer had just been purchased lay the Chic
ago and Mississippi Railroad Go. for $4,000. to
take the place of the steamer Kate kcarncy. in
the St Louis and Alton line. which latter stca-
ner met with i similar lat" ut 81. LOUIS snort
time since. She vas coming rouud from Gin
cinnati to take her place in the line.
1t is said substitute will he offered to the
Senate Nebraska bill, 10y a southern dem0cra.
in the House. She substitute VIII consist Of
the bill as originally introduced into the sen
ate from the Territorial Committee. That hill
is precisely the same as The Territorial! bills o.
1850. The object of:hs move is TO do away
with the alrogation. in express terms of The
Missouri Compromise OF ls20. Col. Benton
will make great speech. He declares he will
not be confined to an hour, and ifthe House in
sist on his stopping at the conclusion of that
period. he will finish his speech in the rotunda
or in the open air.