The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1854-04-13

particulars oil the arrangement but they Will doubtless
he made public in due time. A correspondent of the
New York Herald, under date of April !, says that
Mr.. Cutting first note to Mr.. Breckenridge demand
ing retracton, involved also challenge. Breck-
enridge declined to rciract, but, overlooking the
challenge, did not signify his acceptance. In the
controversy which followed, Cutting claimed the
isht OF the challenged party, and naaed pistols as
his weapons. Breckenridge insisting that his right
was not superseded, selected the ride This the
great difficulty; but at lensth mutual retractiOns were
secured, and peace restored. The friends o. Brecl
ensdse have placed the correspondence a, the discre
ton OF the other side, and we presume i will be
published. Rumor says Breckenridge has the adyan-
tage in the settlement but this cannot be- for ii would
reflect dishonor upon the other party in thus over
reaching his adversary by diplomacy.
! The New York Times thinks that no difficulty
could have occurred between Nj. Cutting aud Mr..
Breckenridge, the choice Of weapons, Ear as
the princr pals were concerned, as Gen. Shields OF
the Senate the consulting friend Mr.. Cutting, made
the question against the choice Of the rifle insisting
that the day had gone by when the Of this muir
derous weapon or Of the bowickniie should be ,ocr.
! a,eu III gCntitihddIN COMBAT us suggestion WAS
yielded by Mr.. Breckenridge and his friends, and
the employ Of pistols, PAGES finally agreed
upon, before negotiations for friendly settlement
were entertained. We apprehen, that the cores
ponlcncc, when published, viii afford real advan-
taee in public Opinon, 10 either party The degree
credit it may reflect on both viii be measured b,
the estimation in which the practice Of duciins i.
held by different readers.
! MILITARY REsERvF.--Wc understand that the
President has ordered large tract Of land the
mouth Of the ST. Louis River embracing all that has
been, and some that has not been surveyed, to be
reserved from sale Tor military Purposes.
! This reserve includes many rye-oml,on claims
for which the money has been deposited in the p,o-
per Land o.iccs under the provisions of a law o.
Congress- aud which have cost citizens thousands
OF dollars III time and money, to locate IN Conformity
TO those provisions.
While we iocc ynize the right, as well IA the
prop.ey Of reserying land ior military imposes,
cannot concede either the right the propricty Of
such reservations being made the expense Of our
citizens, And when the land has, by
ton Of law, ceased 10 be the property Of the Gov
, ernnen.
The Ire-emrtion law recognizes the right Of a
citizen oil the United States To locate on the lands
belons ing 10 government immediately after the same
shall have been surveyed, and so soon As that loca
ZION is made in good faith, and 80 long the re-
quiiemeuts OF ,La law comi lied with, the hnd
belongs 70 the individual making the location, and
he canno: legally be Invested Of his property thc,c
IND anti! he shall have had opportunity and
elected re!lscd to pay tor the A. provided by
law.
In the case Of the laaJs On this reserve, many
persons had actually paid ;her none, or the E.nd.
and presume all would have done the same
became duc.
In addition to the injustice dono to individuals by
this reservation, the future pros ccis of The Tcuofy
deeply afcctod by it. The mouth e Ike =. Louis
is the only Convenient and accessible outlet 10 Lake
Superior from this Ioston Of the TNtiiosy. 1t Is
the pom, 10 which roads have been Constructed a,
mach expense 10th the general government and to
individuals. !. is the point to which the Territory
has looked lor commercial connection ti the
Atantic Cities. 1t is the point designated by
;re or a hct l0r the products # Minnesota AID
It IS 4 point which We had hored 70 sc f,.t,ed
and cncou;a ,ed b, government, uA it. cJnmcrci
position, in connection with its communication, al
read, partially opened with the Mississippi, voud
have made It the store house through whiri, thu pro
duce Of this Territory would reach "a convenient and
profitable makci.
This reservation covers the very land on Lake
Superior, hat is most accessible ON the Mississippi
the land that SURROUNDS the haiDor where vessels
employed in the commerce OF the Lakes, can
alone b. secus from storms. In word. ii viii ar
rest the settlement, and Improvement Of point
which forms the natural terminus f,r various rail
roads, and where large Commercial city would have
been huiit up IN very few years.
Ii the Government cor;emplatcs the c:ecion Of
iorthc'tons AT that point, say let them be e,cc-
ted--tilat Is right and proper; bat cannot SC
the necessity OF a reservation Of fifteen twenty
thousand acres Of lAnd for that purpose, which the
best interests Of both Minnesota and V.con,in de-
mand should be itn open to settlement. ., il that
on'ni'i! Of land IS necessary, let it lo located tina,
it w.li neither interfere with the ndiv dual rights of
persons, legally obtained, nor with the general tcr-
ests Of the Territory.
fRoN WAsHiYGroN.-A friend writing from
the ''City of ma5niicent distances" SAYS, Nh.
Rice l. working hard, bat laboss under great dsAI-
vantises as he does not receive hat assistance flo
the Territory h, had reason 10 expect lie has re-
ceived nothas from HE Territory, not 4 memorial
other proceeding Of the legislature up to this date
neither official or unofficial. The interests of the
Territory certainly demand the co operation of all
It's citizens, and especially Of the Legislature
who are the proper representatives, Of the people and
whatever those representatives, done 10 aid the Del
e,ac in his arduous duties should have bcen placed
in his hands, bt he has as yet received nothing
This very fact tend in great degree to lessen
The indacnce he should possess la this city. Mr.
Rice wells a. mach in.lioace a could possibly be
expected under the crcu nstances--bu he should be
sustained in his exettions by the Territory. Why
have not ia may manorils pissed during the las
session of Congress been forwarded oar Delegate.
There must b. 'soncthins rotten in Dennlsk''
no land ~. LII ! 1.