The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-03-25
The Democratic members of the Ohio Leg

Cincinnati. as their candidate for U. S. Sena-
tor. He will no doubt be elected. Mr.. Pugh
has been Attorney General of the State, and is
q young man of the first order of talents, be-
sides being gentleman of fine address and dig
niGed character. He is not over thrty-fve
years of age and if elected, will be the first
natire of the Buckeye State who has ever rep
resented her in the Senate. Mr.. z. is rapid
ly rising man. and will occupy no second place
as Senator in the ranks of Young America"
4 SpIsP1AsTERs IN MINNEsoTA.-Our neighbors
of Minnesota seem to be as badly plagued with
shinplasters as the Egyptians were with verlnln.
They owe it to their former Governor, who
ought to have been their protector, that they
are now subjected to this paper money plague.
He set the example which others have found 1t
profitable to follOw.-Dubuque Herald. r
A man who can sit down and deliberately in
dite falschood SO barcfaccd as the above, after
the country, and the highest official authority.
has not only acquitted our late worthy Cover
nor of all such mean imputations, but compli-
mentcd him for what lie did in the premises, is
certainly beyond hope--a singular and point
ed proof in favor Of the doctrine of total de-
pravity in his individual case at lest. Let the
wretch go on in his work Of detraction, even
against the public record. lie Injuries not Gov
Ramsey.
UNENyIamE NOrORiErY.-Under this head
, the Cleveland Herald notices the following dis
, graceful proceedings. That such an act should
; stain the character of the free State Of Ohio
must make every citizen and native thereof
blush to learn. But these Western Reserve 10
cofocos are awful fellows when once aroused
Once upon time, in one of the Reserve COM
: ties, they took revenge ont OF the Wing party
) by roasting coon aliDe; then. in 1913, they
burned Corwin in csigy for giving utterancc to
bis sentiments upon a national question, acting
, as they recently have toward Hon. S. y. Doug
l las. Who doubts that they are treemen anc
Democrats? But our readers wish to know the
, particulars -
There is no accounting for tastes. That fact
, was clearly demonstrat ii when the g old woman
kissed the cow There is no accounting for
the itch for notoriety. Scores of gallows
. birds have been nervcd to meet the ielon $
, doom, by pride in being the Conserved Of all
Observers" and the remark Ola murderer as he
sat upon his coffin, on his way to the gibbet, to
7 the crowd as it rushed by was perfectly natH-
raj Don't hurry; said he. "thcre will be
nothing done until get there" Thorc are ali
kinds OF heroes he who marches TO the can
1 non mouth is 4 hero: he who braves the pcs
, thence in dispensing deeds Of charity, is Il hero:
he who trcads without a trcmor the galows-
plank is ahcro. Better TO be biz toad in II
: small puddle. than a small toad III big pud-
l. de-" even if the puddle is foul. is al axiom
| which strengthens the arm OF many to deeds 81
dirty daring. and if from the scroll Of fame were
to be struck one by one the names of all save
1 go0d heroes, that catalogue suddenly would
c become small by degrees and beautifully
less The last bid for Immortality occurred
in Truinbull county, and Was an advertisement
signed by six Loc0ioccs, publishing 10 the
= world that they "hea,iKy and chec,Juily par
K tiripated IA the gctfin% up ard burning Of an
eEsy Of Douglas csiG tie DerH. II seems the
fact that men could be found so lost to prCprc-
{ ty and decency in old TruTbuil as 10 be guilty
of burninga respectable man in efi"y, was dis
putcd, and thercUDon these six Individuals to
: vndicatc the truth OF history. have certified to
: this Important fact and they farther say thai
+ 'no less than five hundred persons Of all par-
l. ties joined with them in this enrolling luNury
! of burning to ashes suit of old clothes stuffed
> with straw Such is The barn yard notcriet;
= these " friends OF freedom seek.
u g Oh. TIA. vcw were a famous poet,
l. And had Fame's ccncll-she, how we'd blow IT,"
. RESUMPTION OF NAVIGATION BEIow-We find
d the following interesting items in regard TO tic
If rivers and stcamboating the present season, i'll
n late #. Louis papers:
;, The York State tas been sold since leaving
v here to Capt. Griffith. formerly ofthc Wisconsin
:, and Capt. Ward. of the Excelsior. who will
Is place her i'll the Gaicna st, Paul and It. Louis
= trade, in which trade both Of the above namrd
@ gentlemen have had long experience. The I'd
\ | ,iro1 Oh, L.
= looking very handsome, will drop down to the
q landing this morning. and start for the Upper
= | MissisSinpi.-Sf. Luis Nrp., 31 inst.
= TIE UPPER MISSISSIPPI OPEN TO kglrHsBl'RG.--
;. The J. i. Gordon, a little boat that has been
= lying at Keokuk all Writer, came down ycstcr-
! day morning. She being the first arrival from
u that point since last December. On Thursday
= afternoon the gorge Of ice which extended from,
= the foot ofthc Lower Rapids to little above
Il fully. gave way, caused by rains and rise in
, the river at keOkuk and above. Tic ice after
!, breaking up sunk, and the Gordon came down
- without difficulty. The officers of The Gordon
say that the river is open to krithsbGrg point
about sixty miles above Kcokuk. The river
e WIGS rising VIXEN they left ind It IS More than
d probable that the Mississippi vii. BE navcalle
to Galcna and Dubuque in the course Of the
coming week. as the recent rains have extend
u ed all along the river Is FAR as heard from and
/. the weather during the past few days has been
warm for the season.
New Observation-Disclosures DAILY PAcsEr
d LINE.--lrran@cmcn:s have Eecn made between
r the owners and commanders Uf the six boats
!. mentioned below, for the parpose of forming a
~ daily packet line between this port GaleGa and
Dubuque for the coming ason. the arrange
. ment going into effect next Monday week. or as
> soon thereafter as the river shall be entirely
= open The boats constituting this line o'
It packet, AID well known in the trade all good
and substantial steamers. and in command O;
- popular officers. According TO agreement a
- mong themselves each boat is 10 start on her
IS appointed day. and precisely at the hour adj
It vcrtiscd. This line vii! consist Of the following
II boats and will leave as follows:
:, New St. Paul 80. Capt Bissei. MONDAYS
u G. ". Srarhawk. " Greene. i. . TUESDAYS
o Ben. Campbell...... - Watson. Wednesdays
II DIRK state. ........ - Griffith. Thursdays
10 Golden Era. ........ 9 Bcrsic. ..... Fridays
" [ aI.r EraitiE,a 8. Mcn-Lo....L.