Minnesota weekly times., 1854-11-07
11f(llur(rsota Uiu(ts,
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 3. 1864.
CAN YOUNG LADIES MAKE CLAIMS:

CAN YOUNG LADIES MAKE CLAIMS:
We DO not mean claims to the affections Of
young mCn-that point is settled but can they
make claims to land Why not? Is there any
th:rg in the law which prevents them? II there
is. We cannot find it. And why should they not
enio the same privileges guaranteed to the males?
We have recently heard of where young
lady. did make Il claim to one hundred AMI
sixty acres of land in this territ,ry and who i'm
proved some three acres of the land, when her
claim was Jumped. She Immediately prosecuted
the argressor, got her ease, held the land, and
saddled the costs Oh to the person who took ad-
vaata &c of her sex to d:vest her of her rights
In addition to this we learn that there several
Young ladies in the Minnesota valley who have
made claims, and have put the land under calti-
walton AM Will realize from The sale of thc corr!
raised on the same this wear, $500 apiece
Young Indies who endure the lrivations and hard
>hrs of 4 pioneer life, d,ould be rewarded, an |
If they have spirit enough to make Il claim and
dc end it. thee is no earthly reason why they
S ou!d not c entitled to it. Hitherto there has
been great lack Of young ladies in this terri
tory. Int we hope that this recent discovery will
obviate the difficulty. Many of them are more
capable of taking care of property, than those
who stvle Themselves '.the lords Of creation, and
as long as the land is under cultivation and Is IN
creasing the rcsourc s of the territory, who can
Object TO the ladies becoming posscsso:s OF a few
acres of Uncle Sans Farm? Besides making
claims to lanl they can very easily make ella ms
to GOOD husbands. for worthy mon can always lie
found who aprrc :atc the efforts of we.l-inform-
e., worthy, Industrious girls. Only think! for Il
Young man to make a claim and young lady to
make another close to him, and then fr these
two to be Joined together. There's 800 acres of
land ali in the family. Think OF that This has
been done and will be done again. Come on,
thcn, ladies come to Minnesota. Here's the
place to make money, to cnjoy l:fe in primitive
STYLE, AMI to die, leaving behinl, some marks of
h.ying lived to some purpose.
CzT The Mnncsotian is again singing the old
song that it has been abused liy the 'scarrlltlcs
Of editors and anonymous correspondents" 1he
Miuncsotiar abused by these instrumcntalitles =
why. We conceive it to be almost impossible J
Now it is well known that when the Times COM
mcnceI It's discussion OH the railroad question,
with tn, Minnesotan, it WAS sti%inat'Zcd as al
most every thing bad, without stint. both by the
e.ii.or of that Journal aud his anonymous cor
RESPONDENTS" We endured these insults unit. i
..pat:cncc ascd TO be 4 virtue" when we struck
ba * with the same weapons which had been used
against us. and the blow falling heavily AMI hurt
ing. the editor endeavors to create public sympa-
thy by crying out, s. abused, abused" No print
in the North West h IS contained more ''scurli-
ty'' and Lackguar,iism than the Mnnesotian, and
it is shameful aulacity Oh he part Of the editor
to try to make it appear otherwise.
When the editor Of the M;nncsotan will pub
l:cly and positively deny that he had anything to
do with bargaining off Mr.. Bassctt before election,
thcn we Will give him the name of our correspon-
dent, who will very quickly bring the matter to
IN issue lut until then, we shall withhold the
IL me. The Communication to which the editor
ailudes, was devoted more particularly to Rice,
Sibley, Borup, Goodrich & Co.." personal mat
ter with which we would have nothing to do. In
that communication the matter Of $ IIenncpin''
was alluded to, and the statement of the writer
WIS pronounced false. We immedttely saw
s.IIcnnepin,'' who Informed US that what he had
written was true, AMI here the matter rested until
inc sent us his second letter. which the editor of
the MinncSotian also takes exceptions. From
what little intercourse we have had with the 'Scn-
or," we are constrained to say, that we would
believe 8 lIennepn'' just as quick as we would
believe him, and until he gives us better proof
than his mere assertions, he will allow us to be-
licvc him Just to that degree We think it proper
no more.