The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-04-08

DIotneI, urrto ny la>l lHt"eii.
DIsMIssISG AGED MlNisrERs.-The following
pungent satire from the pen Of the fayoritc Fan
ny Fern, may be read with interest:
Your minister is superanuated. is hee Well
call parish meeting. and vote him 4 dismis-
sion; hint that his usefulness is gonc-that he
Is given to repettion-that he puts lis hearers
to sleep. Turn him adrift Ike Il blind horse, or
a lame house dog. Never mind that he has
grown grey in your thanklcss servicc-that he
has smiled on your infants at the bapt!slnal
fount, given them lovingly away to their heart s
chosen. and wept with you when deaths shadow
darkencd your door. Never mind that he has
listened many time and oft, with courteous
grace, to your tedious prosy conversation, when
his moments were like gold dust. Never mind
that he has patiently and uncomplainingly ac-
cepted at your hands the smallest pittance that
would sustain lile because the Master whisper
ed in his ear, 'tarry here till come" Never
mind that the wife of his youth, who, Won from
house of luxury is broken down with fatigue
and privaton, and your thousand unnecessary
demands upon her patience, strength and time.
Never mind that his children, at an early age
were eXiled from the parsonage roof because
there was not "bread enough and to spare in
their fathers house. Never mind that his Ii
brary consists only of Bible. concordance,
and a dictionary; and that to the luxury cf a
religious paper he has been long stranger
Never mind that his wardrobe would be spurn-
ed by many mechanic in our cities. Never
mind that he has risen early and sat up late.
and titled the ground with weary limbs for
earthly "manna," while his glorious intellect
lay in fetters-for you. Never mind all that );
call parish meeting and vote him ''superanu-
ated." Don't spare him the starting tear of
laI 4 Il.
q colleague, that your aged pastor may rest ON
his staff in graceful, gray haired independence
No. turn the old patriach out-give him time
to 60 to the moss ground church-yard, and say
farewell to his unconscious dead. and then
give the fright hand of fellowship to some
beardlcss, pedantic, noisy college hoy, who will
save your sexton the trouble of pounding the
pulpit cushion; and who will tell you and the
Almighty, in their prayers, all the political
news of the week.
MIR. FILLMORE AT L0UISyrLE.-At q dinner
lately given to Mr.. Fillmore at Louisville that
gentleman made a speech which is spoken OF in
high terms, an abstract of which appears in
the Journal.
Mr.. Fillmore said that il was his misfortune
to be, without his solicitation and certainly
against his wishes, called to the administration
OF the Government. He had not even sought
none could be more surprised than he when he
learned that he was nominated. 1t was only
ten hours before Gen. Taylor's death, that he
had any thought that his iilustrious friend was
in danger. The knowledge came upon him Ike
q peal of thunder from clear sky. He felt
wholly unpreparcd for the great responsibilities
about to deyolve upon him. Though he had
been for many years a politician, he could say
that the only sleeplcss night he ever passed OF
fNf,N al q hat .i
Gen. Taylor died.
Mr.. Fillmore spoke of the adoption of the
compromise measures of 1850. and especially
of the fugitive slave law. This law, he said
had some provisions in it to which he had OBJ
jcctions. He regretted the necessity Of its be-
ing passed at all but the Constitution rcquir
ed the giving up of fugitive slaves, and it was
not for him to decide whether this was wise
provision of the Constitution-itw was a bargain
it was a compact; he had sworn to maintain it
and he would do so 10 his last hour When the
bill came to him from the two houses. in the
midst of hurry and confusion and difficulties he
examined it, and doubt came up in his mind
whether it was not unconstitutional as DENYING
the right of habeas corpus to the fugitive slave.
lie referred the question to an accomplished
Kentucky lawyer. his Attorney General. who
gave his opinion that the law was not viola
tion Of the Constitution, and thoreupon. said
MT. flllmorc, gave my signature to the bill,
but, in doing SO, drew down upon my devoted
head, as l knew | should, the walls of wrath
from abolitionism and frccsolism.
THE GADsDEN TREATY.-It is said important
amendments to this treaty will Ibe made before
its ratification by the Senate. A despatch to
the N. Y. Herald says:
The principal amendments which will be in
troduced, will be taking the thirty parallel
as the boundary line, instead of the boundary
laid down in the Gadsden treaty, ard thus Sc
curing some thirty miles of the northern portion
OF the Gulf of California, including good port.
AN effort, and probably a successful one. will
Also be made to include the peninsular of Low
Gr Nailornia, which Mexico is unable to protect.
WIN regard to Tehuantepcc, while the claims
Oh neitner the Garay nor the Sloo comnanv will
ne wliiingly disregarded, it will be deemed bv
tue oeua'e vi more Importance to secure tho
right of way across that Istbmus than 70 go
lish the claims OF any company. If these no;nts
can be carried, all difficulties with Wex;npp 'm
be adjusted. Santa Anna is powerless Which, m,t
money, and it is for us, with full treasnrv ~
make satisfactory terms with him. "
1t is said that the amendments to the treatv
will fail, because the Senate has decided that
they require a two-thirds vote. The failure
may kill the treaty.
The editor who wrote his editorials with sto-
len chalk on the soles of his shoes, and went
barefoot while the boys Get up the copy, has
purchased ream ofsecOnd-hand envelopes and