The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-09-30

MISERY OF SFATEsMEN.--Probably few great
statesmen-few men. that is, who
ave acted eminently in public affairs as well
IS contemplated them from the closet--ever
Quilted the stage without feeling of profound
Whether successful or un-
eccessful, as the world would deem them, a
sense OF sadness and disappointment seems to
prevail over every other sentiment They have !
attained so few of their obiects--tbey have fall
FL 50 far short Of their idcal-they have seen
SO much more than ordinary men of the dan
gers and difficulties of notions and Of the yiccs
and mcanness of public men. Not many En-
glislmcn governed SO long and so successfully
~ Sir BoJert Peel or set in such halo Of
blessings and esteem; yet shortly before his |
death, he confessed that what lie had seen and !
heard in public lie had left upon his mind "a
prevalent impression ofgloom and grief. Who
ever succeeded so splendidly as Washington
Who ever enjoyed to such degree. and to the
end. the confidence and gratitude of his cOun-
try? Yet" says Guizot, towards the close
Of his life. in the sweet ana digniiied retirement
OF Mount Vernon. something OF lasStudc and
sadness hung about the mind of a man 50 Sc
sercnely grcat-a feeling. indeed. most natural
at the termination of a long lie spent ia mems
IONCT Is IL HciNy DuTucIl. ana
man Find q hasd tassnsasteF to him who strug-
g!es WITH ausly against their passions and their
errors Success itself cannot wipe ont the sOr-
rowiul Impressions when originate in the con-
tet. and the WEAKNESS contracted on the scene
of action is prolonged eveu in the bosom of re
pose.
Hss- An outrageous shooting and bowie knife
affair occurred at Louisville. Ky, a few days
since. The Louisville Courier says in she melee.
where were gathered q crowd Of some 500pco-
pie, negro girl was shot in the mouth. the
ball passing out at the neck, INJECTING very
dangerous wound, and u man was SHOT in the
thigh. 4 second pistol was hansled to Mr. Tho
mas, by Ferguson, when CEas. Buffer drew =
bowie knih. and fell upon Ferguson, inHcting
a terrible cash on his head. and it WAS thought
his eye was cut out. THE shots were fired in
Discriminatory into the crowd chiefly women
and was u miracle that no Que else WAS hit
John J. Crittenden and Gov. Lct.her were in
close proximity to tire beiligerents, and upon
hearing the bullets whistlng about their cars
concluded the parties were in earnest. and
made a hasty rc,reat from the SCENE Of action
CENTRAL. R,uEoAD.--We learn that il is the
intention Of the Illinois Central Railroad COM
p;ny TO nm their own cars on their own road
as soon rs it is completed through to this place:
and also. that their road from frcrport to La
Sale is 20 BE pushed through with the utmost
d. patch, and that it is expected to Ike conpIct
ed his autuuIB---a company of track-aveYs
having co,nmencc,l last Monday laorning 10
Law the iron rails from Frecport tGwar,! Dix
on. and another i, on, Mendoza north, towards
Dixon, with the view OF getting the cars to
running between La Sale and GalcDa before
the close Of yigation.-tr1/ena .fcf.
An EDITOR SoI.D.-A piece of poctr,: pur-
porting to have been written by lady. was
published in the ST. Louis Herald of last Sat
urday, which proves to be an acrOstc. The
first letters Of the lines compose the sentence,
Some Editors are Asses" 1t seems tha.
young gentleman, OF some poctcal genius. sent
Il contribution to the Herald, the receipt Of
which was acknowledged i line or two, the
editor stating, however. that he was better
pleased with Il first pcrus:,l than Il second III
sinuatlng that the writer was guilty Of 4 pla "a
ri>m. In revenge. the same writer wrote the
acrost,c which was published with cosnpl;-
mentry and lattc!ing endorsement ST. L0H.y
Intel.
The EIH!.E Has W PiEAl.!.:L.-Thc Place tli.
Bible occupies in the history o! the world know,
no parallel. A. Il system Of objective truti,
for Il fallen race. il admits OF no improvement
and O! ito increase There are no heights nor
depths. no lengths To ll'aG!l.s. vb.ch are 10.
already included in it. o! sclfad,arcc il can
know nothing; II Is already at the goal It's
Only grict is that man VIII not follow. All liz
WandcrlI:ts II has 0rcScCn all hi. cmcr"cn-
cieS provided Tor. liz scheme was laid at thu
first on the calculation of every element in
man $ nature, and every combination of which
those elements admit. Its march through
time has been marked by il train of blessings
Silently Us the light il comes. anl the darkness
OF ages fees before it. With the majesty Of
law it comes, and III" anarchy o. evil subsidies
into order and peace. There is 20 form Of
guilt which i! has not vanGush2d 10 intensity
of anguish which it has not assuagcd And
still it awaitsea each succeeding generation on a
higher level and at ID new starting point beck
onng the way to attajlcd heiaht OF knowl.
d5c and excellence.
NEBRASKA INDIANS SrARvI.G-The lowa GA
zette says the condition OF the Otoc and Mis-
souri, Indians is deplorahle. Government hay
ing neglected to comply with treaty stipula-
tons. those tribes are suffering from hunger,
and have commenced rayaging the gardens,
and pundcring the whites sojourn;ng in Ne
braoka Of everything they can put hands upon.
Tic whites have each paid over ten dollars
which was TO secure them from luolcStation
The Indians. when upbraidcd for their breach
Offaith. state that the Great Father had broken
his pledge to them. and they are compelled by
hunger to break their faith with the emf grants.
-BOStOn .ftids.
TItl-D ,,y, L., Ill
cent miserable death of Macracon, formerly
well known as the editor of the DAYTON Trans
cript. the Columbus State Journal remarks -
"a few years since, we had some business
with this unfortunate man. and had occasion to
know the terrible struggle in which he was en-
gagged. For months he would he entirely reg
ular. and free from the use of liquor. But. at
some ungnardcd moment, he would yield to the
tcmptcr, and when one glass had passed his
lips be was gone beyond control. We have
heard him lament his weakness, and cry over