Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-08-01

this part of its carcass about as impervious to
well directed blows as its moral sensibilities are
to the shafts of truth, principle, honesty, NOR
atty. 1t is almost impossible for it to retain its
consistency for twenty-four consecutive hours, in
proof of which read the following extracts from
its columns. In its issue of the 9th it says
''The office at Minneapolis is not yet in opera
ton, and consequently is not in receipt OF any
official communication of this character; but it
is doubtless the intention Of the President, IT he
has not already given the order, TO hkewise post
pone such OF the lands advertised for sale in the
Minneapolis District are situated outside the
late Military Reserve of Fort Smelling"
This was said to accomplish specific purpose;
but the bate did not take, so in yesterday morn
ing's paber it whips round and prepares another
dish little better seasoned. 1t says
"Upon examining the plats, we find embraced
within the proclamation of sale at Minneapolis,
aside from the Reserve, fractions amounting IN
the aggregate to about two and a-half full town
ships, or 81, 400 acres, after deducting school
lands. These lands have not as yet been with
drawn from sale; andwe feel confident in assert
ing fact, that those of them embraced In the
old Reserve limits will not be.''
As matter of course the editor must conciliate
the settlers, and at tn, same time work for the in
teress of the company, and to do this, 1t Is neces-
sary for him to present, if possible two sides at
the same time. How eHectualy he has done this,
we leave for the reader to say. But the most
complete specimen Of pettifogging" we have
ever seen, is the following:
ss The Reserve lands are not sold and entered
under the general land SYSTEM and having been
once granted for specific purpose, our construc-
ton of the specific law for their sale is, that in
no event can of them be withheld from
sale and entry to be devoted to railroad purposes
under the act of Congress approved June ~, 1904.
The sale Of these lands, as we stated yesterday,
will undoubtedly take place in September, at
Minneapolis, as advertised.'
If this g uninteligibe and senseless jargon''
of the Minnesotian, can be understood by any
body we shall be most '' wofully' surprised
What do you mean? What is this specific pur-
pose for which these lands are reserved? Is it
for the railroad? If not, is it for the Govern
ment &? IL not, is it for actual settlers? If not,
what in the name of Heaven is it for? Tell us.
Can this land be bought in Sc temper next, by
those persons who now on them, and have i'm
proved the soil This is what we want to know;
and if so, where will the railroad company get
their lands. Beyond the Reserve ?-is that it?
Having thus endeavored to follow the windings
Of this serpentne editor through all his mystify-
cations and Interpretations, we now come to
a matter of more peasonal nature, which we
shall try to dispose of in as few words possible.
After becoming very much exasperated at the pre-
carious position he occupies, brought on by his
selfish desires, he wishes to divert the attention
of the public from the main question at issue to
a Fabrication of his own perverted brain, and
thus escape the odium Of his course on this rail
road matter, which must assuredly awaits him.
To accomplish this he maliciously pens the fol-
lowing
''Thc bona ide owner of the Times is of
the most unscrupulo4s ''land sharks and claim
dealers IN Saint Paul The tone of that paper
sounds just though he pulng the wires
of his automaton, the editor, and compelling him
to grind ont this doleful music, in order to fright
en- the we'll secured but uninformed claimants
into selling their claims for mere song. Lest
there should be some misunderstanding in regard
to the person to whom we allude, we will state
his name m full-ALEx. WILKiN."
1.-The assertion that Mr.. Wilkin is ''the bona
tide owner of the Times" is brazen-faced false
hood, uttered in the style and manner only pecu-
liar to John p Owens. We brand him as a
liar and call upon him for his proof
2-Mr. Wilkin has never seen one single article
we have published until he read it in the paper.
He has never consulted us, asked Us, or advised
us to any course Of action since we have had
charge of the Times, ana has Influenced us in no
way, shape or manner whatever, and yet he is the
man whom the Senior" Of the Minnesotian
takes occasion to traduce,-a man with heart
larger than the whole body of j. p. Owens-one of
the men who few years ago furnished the money
that filled the spoon that fed John p. Owens
man whom John p. Owens sold last fall to his
political opponents, for less than thirty pieces Of
silver, and for which he is now receiving his re-
ward.
This Judas Iscariot, John p. Owens, is the
editor, who, to crafty PERSONAL vindictive spirit
of revenge, singles out a respectable and worthy
citizen, and thus slanderously holds him up be-
fore the community. His whole article is base
fabrication from beginning to end, and will only
tend to add a doublc-degree of infamy that will
pcrpetuatc his name.
More Land Withdrawn from Sale.
The following notice of the withdrawal of adj
ditional townships from market, we copy from the
Democrat:
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, July IA, 1854.
| 10 We he0iStCf ana hcce1cCf az IU1nHe0pOttS.
Minnesota Territory:
GENTLEMEN-I have to inform YOU that under
the act entitled Gan act to aid the territory of
Minnesota in the construction of railroad there
in,' approved June Doth ultimo and at the earn
est solicitation of certain Senators and Delegates
from the States of Wisconsin and Iowa and the
territory Of Minnesota, the President has by his
order, bearing date the 18th July instant, direct
ed that certain townships situated in those States
md territory, within about Is miles each side
o the route of the railroad from Dubuque, Iowa,
via st. Paul, Minnesota territory, to the mouth
Of ''Left Hand'' giver at Fond du Lac, Wiscon-
| sin, shall be Withdrawn from sale or entry, until
further orders, except for valid pre-emtion
claims, and except lands heretofore reserved to
the United States, ''for any purpose whatsoever
of which the following townships (embracing,
also, lands not yet offered, and portion of those
recently advertised for sale being included in
the limits of the reservation,) situated in your
district, and colored yellow in the inclosed print
/ ed diagram, to wits
| North of the base line, west of the 4th princi-
pal Meridian and west of the Mississippi river
Townships 81 and % of range y.
| Sc q, % and 90 of Range % and "a.
| Except the portions of said townships within
the former Military Reserve at Fort Smelling.
North of the base line and west of the 9Th prin
cipal Meridian.
| Townships llo and ll9 of Range 20.
sc ll6 to 100 including Range 81.
All of which have to request that you will