The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-02-04
NUMBER q.

LETTER FROM "MANrEL OAL1EGos. w arc
enabled to lay before our readers letter from
the Spanish delegate to the House of Repre-
sentatives from New Mexico Territory 1t needs
no comment at our hands. The Translation is
said to be unique:
To the Editors of the Sunday Times:
DEAR SIRs AS your excellcncics have pre-
viously done me the great honor Of mentioning
my humble name i'll your large paper, with
much appreciation, l feel slight delicacy--
though stranger-in sending you my epistle.
cannot read or write Englsl-and indeed, 1
am told that Washington is the worst city to &C
qurc either in purity. But l have preceptor
VINO teaches me very quick and very cheap. 1
was much astonished 10y the city of large dis
lance, hich they call Washington and would
rather lassO buffalo than walk on dusty day
from the treasury buildings to the capitol I
only arrived in town two days before the session
opened. and had little time to perceive things
before took my seat / was much bored by
people whom they call the lobby gentlemen, UNI
til they found out two things one that could
not speak English, and another that was only
delegate without vote. After this discove-
~ was made. | had no brandy or cigars forced
on me. Indeed, many who. at first. were polite
did not seem to know me- | find my seat very
pleasant. If l am tired. the buzz about me
makes siumber very inviting; and when the
'"nn 10 iou'i, expect every minute that there
Will be some interesting fight. As vet | have
seen none. although many members use their
arms as II about to use their fists The pay is
not very bad, and is more than could make at
nome, trading in hides and ore. Ny mileage
money was very snug. and is now in bank Ono
gentleman who talked Spanish. offered me
much larger sum if | would promote Pacific
railroad by my influence. When | told him
that this Just suited me and my constituents,
and that wonld push it without money, he
shook my hand and said was the only pure pa
triot IN Washington. | felt lonored without
knowing why lie said so.
President Pierce is very Kind 10 me- but
like Mr.. Gushing ltst, because he can talk
Spanish equal TO any poet of Madrid. lie and
| have had many jokes together, and he says
that am the only member to hc cnVied, he
cause have all the honor and the pay. with
out being annoyed with speeches and votes
Perhaps he is right.
hvae been to one evening party but saw
so many black coats that thought it might be
a funeral, particularly as the ladies looked as
gay and smiling as if they had Just lost their
husbands. l caught lad cold, however, which
Gen Cushing says is not to be sneczcd at.
shall soon write again.
Yours with great respect
MANUEL GALLEGOS.
P.S.-What shall do with the large piles of
unbound books, with - Pub. Doe GU them
Our Don-ish friend is more naire than he will
be when the kraves ahont him initiate him. We
have answered his opistlc, and recommend his
selling his Pub. Docs. to the nearest paper mill.
N. y. Sunday Times.
TIE ENLARGEMENT RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
Both Houses have acted promptly on the ell
largemcnt resolutions and they have been pas-
ed almost unanimonsly --but single Barnburn-
er being found in either House to raise his
voice solitary and alone against them. In
the Senate the vote stood % to !. In the AS
sembly l23 to /. This unanimity--the result
of the late election-is peculiarly gratifying 10
the friends of the canals. The proposed amend
ments will he submitted to the people at an
early day, and if ratified, as they no doubt will
be, the present Legislature will he able TO pass
the necessary laws to carry them into effect.
This action, we trust, will end the controversy
In regard to the canals, and secure their final
and speedy ompletion.-Bufalo Courier. ~
PORTLAND, Jan. s.
AT SIX o'clock this morning fire broke out
in the Custom House building. Washington
street. AT eight o'clock the entire edifice was
in ruins. Besides the Custom House building.
the entire buildings containing the post office,
reading room, Atlantic Bank, T. s. Court
rooms, rooms of Secretary of Naval History, j.
S. Bentley's bookstore, and Offices used for
other purposes. The contents of the Custom
House were splendid collection of natural
history. a splendid law library, &c. The lossis
very heavy, and will fall mostly on the govern
ment. The building was formerly the Mer-
chants Exchange. but had been sold to the CO.
vernment. All the records and lodge books of
the Georgia Encampment Of the l. O.O.F.
were lost. ....,
LIQUoR LAW OF IowA.-The Supreme Court
of Iowa. at its recent session. decided the LIQUOR
Law of that State to be constitutional The de-
endants in the case were indicted for selling IL
luor by the glass. They pleaded that the law
was unconstitutional that the indictments
should run against the house in which the IL
1uor was sold, and not against the person sell
ling it, In the indictments several different Of
fences were stated as alleged according to the
provisions of the Iowa law, 1t was objected by
the defence, that the law relating to indici-
mcnts provides that every Indictment shall
charge but one specified offence and that the
liquor law being repugnant in its provisions to
this law, is impracticabie and could not be en-
forced. The court overruled all these Objec-
tons and sustained the indictments, and the de-
cision of the court against defendants.--S.
Louis Repub. ..
WALKER, THE FHLIBusTEE.-It appears from
the New Orleans Picayune that VIM. Walker,
the commander of the Sonora filibustering par
ty, is only twenty-eight years of age, a native
Of Tennessee born in Nashville, where his IA
lher still lives. secretary of an insurance com
pany there. lie studied medicine in Paris, law
in New Orleans, and in the winter of 1883 be-
came directly connected with the press of New
Orleans as one ofthe proprletors and editors of
the Crescent. The enterprise did not prove
profitable. The paper was sold TO other par
lies in the fall Of that year, and Mr.. Walker
soon followed the tide of emigration to San
Francisco. He resumed his profession there, at
the same time continuing his pursuits as a jour
nalist In one of the disputes which grew out
Of the newspaper articles, he became involved
in duel with one of his contemporaries in which
be was wounded. ...., ,-y-v
The Washington correspondent of the Phila-
delphia North American writes that Colonel
Davis, the Secretary Of War, seems to be get
ting into trouble with his political friends, as
his colleague, Mr.. Guthrie, has done. His con-
duct in managing the great public improve
ments going on in Washington, is by no means
approved: Mr.. Stanton, Of Ken