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also alluded to. To the press he rendered most

The gentlemen of the various professions were
and sciences, he babe them welcome. The ladies,
railroad company, of the professions, gentle
men of the Press, and those who had occupied
| high positions in the nation, he babe them all
welcome.
| . Ex-President Fillmore was introduced. The
reception rendered to him by the ef-Magistrate
of Minnesota, took him by surprise. lie alluded
to Mr.. Farnum, the builder of the Rock Island
Railroad, to him this company was indebted for
this reception.
| He alluded to his acts while in the Presidential
Chair; it was satisfaction to him to know that the
majority Of the people gave him credit for hon.
| esty, in his acts, 10 matter how much they might
differ with him on many subjects. He was sur
prised to find churches school houses, in our city.
lie had no conception of its beauty. 1t would
adorn any of our eastern States.
! The speaker had no conception of the rich
country we had here, nor the beauty of the scene
ry ON the Mississippi River.
a railroad would be built to Lake Superior
which would be the great thoroughfare of the
pleasure parties from the east, sc.
The Pacific railroad was spoken of and the
northern route alluded to as attracting much at
tention. The Ex-President concluded his remarks
by thanking the citizens of Minnesota for their
kind reception. lie sat down amid the applause
| Of the vast crwd.
As matter of course the lateness Of the hour
precludes our giving any thing more than mere
skeleton of the gentleman's remarks.
| Mr.. Bancroft, the historian. was next introduc.
ed. He applauded the beauties and richness OF
our country. He alluded in beautiful terms to
the richness Of our landscape; it appeared to him
as though the country had been reserved for some
great and glorious purposes.
Do not talk of being locked up for five months
in the year. 1t is us who are shut out from you.
| The benefits of Railroads were dilated upon in
the States together, and cement more firmly the
bonds of Union.
| lie closed in beautiful manner, exhorting our
citizens to go on and be the north star undimmed,
and blazing in renewed splendor.
lie was loudly applaudcd.
The ladies and gentlemen then retired to the
| ball room.
|
sand persons, arc the guests Of the Rock Island
Railroad Company, and arc transported over their
road and on the boats free of cost. Great praise
is certainly due the gentlemen who compose the
Rock Island Company, for their magnificent lib
crafty in thus giving their guests an opportuni-
ty to witness the Great West, without an expen-
diturc of one dollar.
No accident occurred during the day, and tho
festivities of the evening were of the most bril-
liant character. The department of all was un-
exceptonable. and so far as we could learn moth
ing transpircd to mar the pleasure Of the party
We regret that our friends must leave us SC
soon, but We believe they do SO with good i'm.
prcssions, and that they will be the means direct.
ly and indirectly of sending back many of theii
acquaintance to make Minnesota their future
home. Trusting that each and all wilfreach theil
homes in safety and be gathered to their family
circles to recount over the scenes Of their jour.
ney, We bid them COOP BYE.
"wIIAT DO THEY EXPECT TO ACCOMPLISH p
This is the question askedby the Democrat, af.
ter referring to several articles on the Nebraska
iniquity, which have recently appeared in the
just this,-to place this Nebraska matter before
the public in its true light-to let Mr.. Douglas
and others at Washington, know, who are now
bidding for the votes of Minnesota, when she be-
comes State, that they cannot break solemn COM
pacts with impunity, that for these acts the peo-
pie will now and forever after hold them respon-
sible. Further than this, we expect to arouse up
the people to a sense of their rights, to con-
seriousness of the fact that the Union is in danger
of being dissolved by those very men who, but a
few years ago, were loud in their praise of the
Missouri Compromise. This is what we expect
to accomplish, and if we have no voice ESQ far as
voting is conccrneO in Congress, we have the
voices Of frcemen and shall continue to utter our
denuncaton of g traitors to liberty" just SO long
as ''traitors to liberty'' can be fOnnd, seeking
high stations by abrogating solemn Compromises.
MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR OF CoHNEcrIcur.-
The Gov. of Connecticut is the Hon. Henry Dut-
ton, professor in the law school at New Haven
In his message, delivered on Thursday, he SAYS
''the passage Of the Nebraska bill would be
great outrage to the people of the slave States.''
The liquor question he discusses at length, and
announces his conclusions the result Of ''thor-
ough examinations" that such law is constitu-
tOnal, and does not conflict with any natural
rights. The school fund now amounts to more
than two millions. The balance in the State
treasury on the lst Of April was $54,675,94.
- From what we knew Of Gov. Dutton, We
were led to believe when the announcement was
irst made, that he had been elected Governor Of
Connecticut. that he would scout the Nebraska
nquity, and favor the passage of rrohibitory
liquor law. Such Sc ms to be the case, and we
feel very sure that liquor law equally as strin-
gent as that of Maine, will soon pass the LeAs-
lature of 'thc land of steady habits,' and receive
the sanction of tn, people. Connecticut is once
| more redeemed.
" a party of about thirty ladies' and gentle
men amused themselves on board Of the steamer
Admiral on Wednesday evening last, by g stripping
the Fight fantastic toe.'' Capt. Brooks made mat
tiers pleasant matter of course, and the par
tt returned home highly pleased with the enter
tainment. The Admiral left for st. Louis yester-
day morning.
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNEsoTA.-The North Weste. n
Democrats of this week, has an article on the ne
cessity of immediate action relative to the erection
Of buildings for the University of Minnesota. 1t
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