The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-01-14

No, Mr.. Editor Of the Express, the very best
policy for the continued and faithful prosecu-
ton of the construction Of the main thorough
fares Of our Territory, we believe to be that
now pursued by the General Government; and
We should be very sorry to see this policy
changed. The officers Of the corps of Topo-
graphical Engineers have never been known.
that We are aware OF, to prostitute their official
station to serve party purposes or favor politi-
cal friends +; and who will say that their educa-
ton at one Of the noblest institutions in the
world, together with their attrition with all
classes Of men consequent upon their duties, as
them we'll for their duties!
In regard TO the probability that we shall
ever get any further appropriations from Con-
gross to apply upon our roads, which the Ex-
press seems to doubt, We think there is every
probability. The General Government has i'm
pliedly, through its proper officers, assumed
the construction ofthese roads, throughout their
whole extent the President Of the United
States. it is we'll known from his late message,
has no constitutional scruples in respect to ap-
preparations for objects of this nature; and
there is no doubt that our energetic delegate,
Mr.. Rice, who is 80 thoroughly acquainted with
the interests OF the Territory in these respects,
will not be backward in bringing to bear his
usual tact and good judgment to accomplish 80
desirable an object.
FACTS AND FANCIEs.
MINNESOTA CRors-Our old friend and neigh
Dor, L. NJ. Ford, who is spending the winter at
Davenport. sends us a communication upon the
relative productiveness of our soil and that of
other sections Of the Northwest. His remarks
will be found highly interesting. We have
some statistics in addition which we will give
Mr.. John l.. Minor, Of Prescott, Wis. sowed FIVE
bushels and three pecks of wheat upon five
acres of ground. From this be harvested Isl
merchantable bushels of good grain-equal to
SO Is bushels to the acre. Mr.. Corrigan, who
farms Mr.. Daytons lands. adjacen. to ST. Paul
showed us sample of oats, the other day
which weighs forty-iive pounds to the measured
bushel! At the Territorial Agricultural Con
vention last week, it was stated by Mr.. G. "
Campbell, of Point Douglas, that'he had raised
this year, from four bushel. Of seed, two hun
bred bushels ofsuperior wheat. From one acre
Of corn he had a bushels, and his oats would
average about IS bushels to the acre. lie had
seen apples grown this year in Minnesota, thai
could not he surpassed in any part of the
Union. Mr.. A. Stevens, of Washington county
had a field of seven acres OF spring wheat, which
averaged Al bushels to the acre. He said the
average of wheat in his neighborhood was 40
bushels to the acre. Hon. r. NJ. Richardson Of
4 Benton, said that the culture of wheat in his
region had been very successful. Winter wheat
was cultivated with great success, and probab
ly the average would be thirty bushels to the
acre. From q field of some ten acres of oats, he
had gathered over 65 bushels to the acre. Mr.
Mobiles had seen crops raised on the same
ground some ten years without manuring, and
the last crop was not inferior to the first. Mr.
Robert Kennedy, of Scott county, said that he
had raised sweet potatoes this year. and es
teemcd them quite equal to those raised ir
Missouri. Maj. Van Worries, of Saltwater, also
raised fine crop of this esculent, the past year
MINNESOTA LEGIsLAruRE.-Thc Legislature
has done nothing this week beyond receiving
the Governors Message, electing Printers, &c.
and going through other preliminaries of bust
ness. The Message was delivered on Tuesday
The election of Printers took place immediate
~ thereafter. There had been considerabl,
strife between the two Democratic presses o
St. Paul concerning the distribution of this pa
tronage. The Legislature being strongly op
posed to US politically, we had nothing to ex
pect, and are therefore not disappointed at thu
result. But we cannot help sympathizing will
our neighbOr Of the Pioneer. 1t is true he Wa
elected for halfthe printing, but it was by tn.
skin Of his teeth. His Democracy must hav,
been strongly doubted by two or three mem
bcrs he and his friends labored hard to cleo
last fall, including Mcssrs. Bartlett and Davi
ofthe st. Paul delegation, as they did not vot,
for him. In this same category we find tn,
names of Messrs. Watson and Fisher, of Wash
ington county. On the other hand, Mr.. Ohm
sted received the vote Of every Democrat ant
some Of the Whig-thc latter with Mr.. Bow
man ofthe st. Anthony Express and ourselves
Mr.. Brown, Of the Pioneer, member also of tn,
Council, led off in the vote, going for Davit
0lmsted, by way of a ticker to David's espe
cial friends to go for him, but it was no 90
The two, however,receivcd fourteen votes joint
ly-just enough TO elect. Olmsted, who repre-
sented in this contest the regular German sid
of the House. was strongly the avorite of tn
Democratic members. The remaining votes wer
scattered between Bowman, Prescott, of tn,
Northwestern Democrat, Olmsted, Brown
Owens Moore, Gen. Armstrong and Beverly
Tucker. Mr. Coles was elected Binder ant
Reuben 1Iaus. Building Commissioner Or
Wednesday the Message was read in Committee
of the whole and properly referred. Several