The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-10-14
Hon. C. C. WAsHBuRNE.-The last La Crosse

Hon. C. C. WAsHBuRNE.-The last La Crosse
a well-conducted democratic paper
at La Crosse Wis, speaks rs follows OF Mr..
Washburne the Wing candidate for Represent
alive to Congress in the District at present re-
presented bv Hon. b. G. Eastman. Mr.. Wash
burne is a brother of Hon. Israel Washburne.
who SO ably and faithfully represents the Pen
obscOt and Somerset District in Maine. and also
q brother of Hon. F.. Il. Washburne of the Ga
lena district. The Republican says:
1T is q most favorable omen To the success
of the Republican candidate for Congress, that
our adopted citizens and particularly the Ger
mans. are almost unanimously III favor ot him
for their Representatives. 1t is no less than
compliment to him than it is just and grateful
in them to thus remember the man who has
been so lavish in his iavors to many of the poor
and enterprisng settlers of the Northwest
Mr.. Washburn has been for many years in
business at Mineral Point. and in that time per-
haps there has been no other man in this whole
section OF country who has been more cogni-
zant of its settlement and development of its
resources than he. Possessed of a considerable
fortune. that he has amasscd by his own indus
try and sagacity, he has had the means of as
sstng many of those seeking to obtain a home
and many of our best farms in this region now
foster and accumulate for their occupants and
owners. through the liberality and enterprise
of Mr.. Washburn. In this county many OF our
citizens owe their prosperity to him. Poor linen
who have sought homes our vcrdant soil.
but not in possession Of the means to pay for
their FARMS have been obliged to pre-cmpt
them, and thus obtain years time to pay Tor
them in. But when the year came around, not
being able to pay up. a. their land being non
productive the first year, they have, in num-
bcrlcss instances awaited themselves of Mr..
Washburn's means to enable them to enter
their land on a time sufficient for them to meet
the terms. and thus keeping their homes out Of
the hands of mcrcilcss Spectators OF land
sharks
TIE KANSAS IIEEAID.--Wc have rec the first
number of the Kansas Herald, Il weekly sheet
of ample size published at Lravenworth X. T.,
by Mcssrs. Osborn ~ Adams. 1t is Il well fill
ed sheet and presents very business Ike APP
pearance. Among the advertisements in this
number, we notice the cards ofour late rcspcc-
ted townsmon, Dr.. J. II. Day, y. J. Whitney.
Attorney ana Councillor at Law. and General
Land Agent; and c. ". Babcock, Attorney
and Councillor at Law. The editor in alud-
ing to the cmbarrassmcnts attendant upon the
issuing Of the first number of his paper says:
All the type Of the present number of the
Herald has been set under an elm tree in the
city OF Lcavcnworlh. Ourselves and our com
positors have been. like the Patriarchs of old,
jewellers in tents, for the last two weeks
During that time have had almost every
variety of weather, heat and cold. rain and daz
Zlng sunshine mists. iogs and thunder storms.
In addition TO these duties and difficulties. we
have packed wood. built fires. cooked for our
selves: fought mosquitoes and slept on prairie
hay on the ground. We have at the same time
superintendent the building ola substantial of
flee, which is now nearly completed. and done
our best TO entertain and give information to
the crowds ofvisitorS. who have thr0nged our
young city. Our selections have been made.
our editorials written. our proof read. sitting
on the ground with big >hinglc on our knee
for 4 table. Think of this. We editors. in your
easy chairs, and well furnished sanctum', and
cease to grumblc.