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Land Warrants

NOTICE OF PERIoDTCALs.-Ifa ny of our # iends
desire TO subscribe for agricultural papers, (Which
we would recommend to all farmcrs) allow us to sus-
gest any or all OF the following periodicals deyoted
to agriculture aad horticulture.
The Prairie Farmer, monthly, published 4,
Chicago, by Wright g. Wight, Lake Street, at one
dollar per annum.
The Michigan Farmer, a monthly, published at
Detroit, Michigan, b. r r. Johnston at the same
price.
Country Geoi'eman, a week y, published a, A!bauy,
N. Y. 10y l.. fucker, Esq, proprietor of the liza.
ny Cui'vator, At two d.'l!sss per annurn.
Name Farmer, weekly pubiished at Augusta, Me,
By Russell Ea,oa at same price
w Wisconsin, Farmer, mon,hly published at James,
vile, Wisconsin. by Miller s. Lanthrop, at fifty
cents.
CLARKs CouNTfRFErT DETECTOR.-- We
have received this Dcicctor for March II contains
fail list of The latest counterfeits and also the val
n o the notes Of IN, different banks in the United
States, and the Piovaces. IL is Published in Saint
louis, Mo, and should be ia the hand, of every
business man in the Territory. rrice 81 per an.
nun.
MEDICAL JouRsAL.-The North Western Med.
zeal and Surgical Journal, Published monthly at
Chicago, b, Dr.. w. B. Herrick, is one Of the best
publications Of the Kind in the Northwest Each
number contains 4S pages, and the price Of sabscrp-
non is only two dollars per annum.
FinE-ALMosr.--On Tuesday morning as the
Greek Slave was preparing to leave for trip to
Lake Pepin, Ere broke out in the Texas Of the
boat and before it coakl be overcome, the tller rope.
and the Pilots wheel, together with the Pilot house.
vsre seriously damaged.
Fortsaatsly many persons wero near the landing,
and the FIRE put out. We understand tina,
the Gre vas caused by stove pipe which had been
displaced. without being observed by the officers OF
the heat. Capt. Roberts promptly commenced
n. ring the damage, and ion Wednesday morning. all
Was ia apple-pis order. and tho boat started down
the Misaisspp
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Pursu7n; to notice, Delegate duly clcc 'a-
several wards OF the city oi =. panl.
tie Cour; House, Tuesday. March 2st'
clock, p. w., for the purpose Of nominal
dues for. NaNor, Treasurer, Marshal and
.he Peace tor lie city.
IF. NASrERSON, ESQ, was clio,
man Of the Convention, and l. i. iir,
The following Delegates were preseoi:
+ Firs, Ward---Rchard Marvin. l.. {. Dua..
Bu,ian>, 3. I. Hovt, Philip ". Nichols
Wa.d--R. Jackson, Merritt Alien A. H. f......'
la cl Rohrer, l.. b. Wan. 1hmd w
X. Tx inc, Rodney Packer, II. I. Masters - H.
Fuller, J. " Seiby,
The Convention proceeded to IA inlorma
ior candidates for MAYOR, Treasurer, M
Justice.
/ On notion the Convention then proc
E,rmai lai,otins Tor i candidate iol Ma, aai
w. Nalkfr received votes, " lillian E.
6 votes, ! I. burbank. votes. Spconai
" lillian Il. Marshall received votes, j. {.
1 votes. :. ". Walker, : votes Wherein
liam L. Marshall having received a mar
the votes, Was declared the duly n1rniuated
ct ihe conven;ioa, Tor the office of Mayor
oi saint Paul.
The convention then ballo,cd ia can -
/ Treasurer of the city.
Daniel Rohrcg. On the first ballo,ia-,
majority of all the votes and was declare
nominated candidate Tor the once Of i
the city
! The convention then balloicd FOR a can
Marshal Of the CITY.
A. II Lavender, on The Isl ballot, rcco.
iority Of all the votes, and was declare,
nominated candidate Tor he oiiicc 81 Marsh
city.
! The convention then lallated Tor a ca.
Justice of the Peace for the city.
( On the 81 baiioiing, Orlando >nons
mai3rit, oC All thc votes, ani declare!
nominated candidate or Inc Office II JUS
Peace lor he CITY.
On motion OF Merritt Allen. Esq, the
were unaaimousl, confirmed by the convent
On motion, Resolved, That t,c pfoceea'n
convention be published IN the several papo
city. IL. /. Mas E.kSDN, Cha
l.. b. WAIT, secretary.
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TERaITORY OF NIZNESOTA

THIRD il DlciAL DisrRIT.
III hereby appoint special term Of the District Court
ia the Sd uiCai District in the Territory Of Mn
ncsota o be held at Shskopce, and tor the County
OF scott ON the FIST Monday uf June reNt ten
ocOrh IA The forenoon for the tral o civil and crim-
inal cases and Issues oil law Aud hereby order and
direct that panel Of Graad Jurors and also panel Of
thirty petIs. tr:d Jurors he drawn aud summon ed
for sue SPECIAL term. in The hy law,
and that not ice of such special te given by The
publication and posting o copy OF ths ORDER aj,-
pointing TIE IN The manner pres ribbed BY section
thirty al article second of chapter siNynne of the
Revised statutes.
Dated, " area 2Sth, 1854
ANU'W C. CHaTF1ELD,
Asso. Jus. and Judge Of 81 jad. Dist, NJ r.
--lt
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TERRITORY OF MINNESOTA.

THIRD JJOICf>L DISTRICT.
hereby appoint special term Of the District Court
Il in the THIRD judicial District, ia the Territory OF
Minnesota. to be held Al Makato and for The Cou,-
" cf Blue Earth. Oh the fogrth day of Nav next At
10 O'clock in the forenoon, for the uim Of civil and
criminal and issues law. Aud hereby order
and direct that panel of Grand Jurors, and also Il
panel OF thirty pe, trial jurors be drawn and
Bioss for such special term III thc manner prescribed
b, law; aud notice OF such special be given
10y the publication and posting Of copy OF this order
appointing ihe III the prescribed hy
ton thirty oi srcle second Of chapter sixty mine
tae Revised statutes.
Dated. March 27ih, 1854.
AND'W q. CUATFIELD,
ks,o. Jus and Judge OF 80 Jud. Dist, NJ. L.
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Fer the Z
Railroad Meeting.
E..aniaaii5n If he FoDte-hs praeh,as'i''y
Nrolci.

Examination of thc ToGtc-Hs pra,HtiAiy
Sfroiei.
SHAX0PEy, March %,
Pursuant II notice, the citizens vi Sc1't a'
ncpin counties assembled At the Iown ii'li b
opee, on the evening ot he 20ih INST. iof
po.e Of ,Akleg the iaitia'ory STEPS towards
,t,uction OF IA railroad from Shakope' T.
II was determined that hasty action often
adversely in relation to the object concef"ic
the action is taken, aud OR citizens hrst res
survey and open al air lire wagon road iro.f
opposite Shakopee, 20 Fori Smelling, and ais
81. Anthoay; taking into view in their eHa
oil the road, The advantages Cox the constr
a Railroad. The survey has been mad, an
been asccriained that an airline road can
strucicd as ar as the Mississippi, Owe on
mos, level prtiries in Minnesota, wHh an Oh.
Of a Hill with grade three feet % the n e.
Our citizens sse now about 10 make APP
To Congress TOR grant Of land, and eve
who are but little sansuinc in regard 10 sn.
tcrs, prophecy that the road will be con 'tr'
less than three years. J.
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lsRDhnSNI.S

WILL Re received t the Undersigned until the LIST
w M, for the delivery Al this post, or before
the lst September next of fifteen hundred bushels OF
corn, ia GOOD sachs.
Each bad will be accompanied by written offer,
from TWO responsible persons become security,
der bonds Of $500, Tor the faithful performance of the
contract. EXtravagamt bids viii not he considere d,
Viii bidder be accepted security for another.
Fort k.dsely, N. T., March 20, 1854.
JNO C.. KELTON,
SO--2tl A. A Cons'y Subs't.
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nRAnNEAlS

ANyIIL be received b. the undersigned until the Isl
w Of May, for the delivery at thus post, IN or be-
FIRE the is Of September neNi OF twenty five hundred
hs-hel. OF cora In good sacks.
Each bid will he accompanied by written offer,
from responsible persons To become security un-
der bonds of lo00 for the faith I peri of the
rac Ektrayasaut bids VIII not be considered, hoi
Fo.t Rdgely, N. L, March 20. 1854.
JNO &. kELTON,
Fo--s;I 4. A. Quarter Master
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Land Warrant IOst...Notice.

M liEkEAS Bounty Land Warrant No. le,o2l, for
w 100 arie,, ISSUED under thu act of September
lo50 in the name OF Simon Il. Buckuer has been ost,
notice - hereby given that ceVeat has been fie in
The proper Office. AMI that proper application is about
to be made The Conniss Toner IF Pen sions for da
piicaie of said warrant. Tie warrant has not been
transferred assigned TO an, person.
>. d. BUCKNER,
50-6w Capt. l.. :. Army.
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BANKER AND EXrHtNGE Broke

BANKER AND EXCHANGE BROKER,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
81 Erct4nge FIR SIDE on the East Or South.
n None, rrinitred to GnEAr BRIraIX, FRANCE and
GERMAN, any other mportant points TIE Cont
nent OF Europe.
ITIxrERE,r allowed on Special peposiies.
Collections rade throughout tae Territory, charging
the Of exchange and the act :al expense
collection.
REFERENCES, by permission
Coy "ilils A. ,'orman' st, Paul, Min,
Mess. Page n bacon. 81, Louis, No
American ENci.ange Bank. y. Y.
Particularly would invite attention 10 the
Real Estate i apartment, of my Office.
NNyiIi'H na. beea established at great cost, ana
w which CONSISTS IN part, of fall list of Govern
Land Entries. Maps OF unen,ered lands ted
ssmi-weekly. A map OF the County of Ramsey, and
plss OF the different cities and additions thereto, in
said county A complete ist OF all the lands sold
said county for unpaid taxes 4 tDH and perfect a5
the title 10 each distinct tract parcel Of
land situated L. said county from the General Govern
;he latest grantees wherein noted every de-
feet CT the title, either n form substance. and every
possible hnd OF lEN creating incumbance, whether
il arises by way of judgments, mortgages, taxes,
clsnics or otherwise.
an justified ia stating that so far as large portion
al The Real Estate Of ths city is concerned chain OF
title cannot be satisfactorily established by exanin-
alton CT he records alone the aid Of sssrveyor
lutey essential. Tbs desider.fnna have supplied BY
ascertaning ani defang the origina, caim lines. upon
the proper maps In fact this Office in possession Of
tals seriously affecting titles re estate in tAis coun-
", aud in SAID Otiice only, knowledge Of such
facts be obtained
Land Warrants
bought and sold, and Government lands entered for
settlers reasonable terms loans negotiated yielding
from IL 10 81 per cent annum, With yceptiona-
bic Real Estate security. Coupon Bonds, payabl. in
New ORR elsewhere nstrcctcd-l per cent COM
mission; and generally. all business that may be ELI
traseL To my care, a. usually done through Banking
HaGse- Real Estate Agency or Law Oice will receive
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L. FULLERTON has this day associated with him
- J. BURGESS in his Branch Store in the Winslow
House. Fort Street. The busiuss. be conducted BY
J. Burgess, under The name and hrm of J. T.. FULLER
TON n 81 RGE SS, where they have on hand large
aud well .elecg stock Of Day topps al
together with complete stock of CLoTnING, Doors
rnd SHOES.
We ,halI do all IN our power to satisf, customers
both a. 10 9riCe and qaaiHy
March u, lS5i.--Jg-tf
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II. II. SIBI.EY.
VI
(Signed.)

SENATE CHAMBrR,
Jany 18th, 1853. )
Hos. ii. IT. SIDLEY,
DEAR SIR:-It affords me pleasure 10
state that received the foregoing letter from you .
ring the tendency Of the Sioux treaties. that it Was
used to disabuse the minds Of Senators respecting
those treaties and 10 effect their ratification.
Truly yours,
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suspicious But California, the right TO which
England desired to maintain, and to which, tor
many years, she stroye to find passage by
the lakes, was farther from the basin OF the
st. Lawrence than had been supposed. What
ever may be the distance says the charter, we
grant you strip Of land one hundred and
fifty miles wide, on each side of the passage, or
portage between the head waters Of the ST.
Lawrence and the Gulf Of California; Thus
to tempt the grantee to open communication
with California and the Pacific, King Charles
grants him a right Of way across the Continent
Of America, with country three hundred
miles wide, to build his road with! II seems
to US that the King and the Earl are not to
be beaten in grandeur Of ideas by any Of our
modern projectors.
fBut tho most singular part OF this story Is
yet TO be told There exists an heir to this
immense property who, though not claiming
anything out Of the grants above named, new
ertheless, in law he holds the title deeds OF
the whsle country, but is content to claim q
limited portion, within the jurisdiction Of Great
Britain. Great efforts have, for obvious rea-
Sons, been made to break up the claim, but
they have held for twenty-three years against
all the assaults of the Crown
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COM MUNICATIONS Ms.



| inscribe to you series Of papers, which
Won have principally moved me to write.
When, in i644, you were laboring, with dis
tinguishsd zeal and eloquenoe, to raise Henry
Clay TO the Chief Magistracy Of the nation,
WAS employed, with humber means, IN vindl-
eating the Wing party, and its leading men,
from the charge Of subsergienoy TO Siayery--a
party pr0claiming itself mt that time, the uae
and only adequate antagonist oil slave-exten
sion, and OF the ambitious and rapacions pnr-
poses Of the Slave Power" sought TO no.
Quaint myself with the past lives and testino'
MES OF those men, that ! might bear witness
before the People Of their sincerity and WORTH
mes, of the public confidence. Among the re-
suits of my Inquiries was the following
young man, born and residing IN Il slave
State having just completed h's preparation
for the bar, had the unhappiness to lose hs
father who died involved in debt, leaving u
considerable number Of slaves. The ordinary
fate Of those unfortunate beings under such
circumstances need not be described. Hap
ply generous friend came to their rescue.
The noble-minded youth on tho tacit pledge OF
the future achievements of powerful intellect
and great heart 49, better security than a
sealed bond--raised the money to discharge
the debts and gave freedom to the slaves
That young man was John M. Clayton.
Knowing this proud and beautiful antece-
dent to be you,s, and thinking that had dis
cerned much of u corresponding nature in your
subsequent career, in spite OF the corrnptiDg
and hardening influences Of politics, ! saw,
with nnfeigned surprpe your name among the
thirty Senators who met in caucus to decide
the fate Of deeply embarrassing measure, now
before Congress, but Mt the time Of that meet
ing scarcely before Congress, and not at all be-
fore the country.
can regard that meeting in no other light
than as an attempt TO paralyze public senti-
ment, arrest INQUIRY, and chain up the free
action of the People, by q tyrannous and CON-
temptuous announcement Of the fatal fore
gone conclusion Y that, struggle AZ they may,
their doom is fixed, and they must submit to it.
1t il u rare refinement in despotsm, to extin-
guish hope before taking away rights.
If this novel mode Of legislation be not d.
rect aggression upon the time-honored usages
of the Republic, upon the spirit Of the Consti-
tuition, and the spirit Of Liberty, then have
mistaken them all. Ii this eager attempt
60 trammel up consequences does not betoken
tremulous fear of them, then have badly
comprehended human nature.
For one, protest against this transference
of legislation from the Senate House to the
eobal ! and | cannot conceal my chsgrin at
finding John Nj. Clayton on the list Of Thirty
Tyrantso
propose to present for your consideration,
and that OF others who may yet be willing to
hear reason, some thoughts on the great meas
ure in question, and on the positions and argu
ments of its advocates STRIKE, BUT HEAR.
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had taken place month later than 1t did,
their defeat would have been overwhelming
and irretrievable. Az it il, they have lost the
House beyond pcradyenture and If they still
persist In claiming it. it is only for the sake OF
influencing the elections in Connecticut and
Rhode Island
This town has been for many years q battle
ground on which true and sham Democracy
have struggled for the mastery The writer
Of this distributed the first Free Democratic
votes ever cast in town, vt the annual election
in April, l84l since which time, our num-
bers have gone on increasing, sometimes slow
ly, at others rapidly. For tho past TIRES years
we have sent Free Soil Representatives TO the
Legislature, though with majority constantly
opposed to us on State ticket. kast year that
majority was 40 against US; yet we elected
Mason W. Tappan, ESQ., to the legislature, on
the third ballot by the majority Of rs. This
year we reelected him by . majority Of 81 on
the first ballot, and reduced their majority ON
State ticket to 20--and this in the face OF the
most violent and indefaigable opposition.
The neighboring town Of Sutton, one Of the
old banner towns Of Democracy, sends Rich
ards Free Soil, to the Legislature, by ma
jority of 10. Richards was first nominated
by the sham Democracy, but having ayowed
himself opposed to the Nebraska bill, and de-
clared moreover that he would vote for John
p. Hale for United States Senator in prefer
ence TO . Nebraska 4" Democrat he was
thrown overheard by them" AfmoodiSedn--
and iona. J. Blaisdell nominated in his stead
This wrought complete revolution in the
politics of the town. Richards was elected by
a triumphant majority, and the entire board
of town officers are Free Democrats
Truth has not lost it's power, nor will the
freemen Of New Hampshire sanction the mon
strous schemes Of the Slavery Propaganda,
merely because they are baptized with the
specious names of Democracy, Non-intcrven-
ton, and Popular Sovereignty
Reading, Michigan, March 10, 1851 ex-
poet to send you more subscribers and renew
these before their time is out. These subscri-
beers are the result OF the Nebraska bill, for
they are men that have taken no political pa
pers for years; but the proceedings Of Con-
gress have become 30 notorious the present
session, that both Hunkers and Silver Grays are
beginning to arouse from the slumber they
have SO long enjoyed. We regard the stupen-
sdous fraud now going on in Congress under
title Of the Nebraska bill with mingled sur
prize and indignation. With disgust do the
people Of Southern Michigan find their hon
ored Senator, Mr.. Cass, trying to nullifya com
pact between Freedom and Slavery made thir-
ty-three years ago, by the wisest inch of the
nation, and which has always been considered
a finality by North and South.
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ANCIENT TITLES THE FIRST PROJECT OF AN
ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC ROAD.

correspondent, who takes an interest in
such matters, informs ms that
Among the curiositios in tho way Of royal
liberality is an old charter, dated 1923, and
confirmed by act Of Parliament in l633 and
now of record in Edinburgh, in Scotland.
This document, which was intended TO convey
the whole basin Of the st Lawrence TO tho
Earls OF Stirling, was made to include the
whole Of California and the Peninsula, with
the islands and fisheries in the Gulf 1t was
10 granted TO keep mp the right which England
claimed, in virtue Of the discovery Of Califor-
MIA by Sir Francis Drake, who took possession
Of the whole coast in the name Of her high
ness; Queen Elizabeth The natives, in fear
Of tho Spaniards, readily accepted the protec
ton Of the new adventureIs and formally
made over the country 70 the English Sover-
eign. Quietly the Jesuits pushed their estab-
lishments into the gold regions, while England's
enterprise was lnlIed ~ their evil reports Of
the coonfry They were 20 mod in their ad
vance-, that they even accoptsd sebe name Of
Sir Francis Drake's Bay Or Bay q San
Francisco modifying il only 10 suit their rei.
gous notions, yet not enough 10 arouse English
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EXTRACTS FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.


Ashburnham, Mass. March 81, Is54.-In
the address of the Hon. Henry Wilson, in this
place, on Thursday evening last, the fear was
expressed, that unless the people continued
their manifestations against the Nebraska in
EQUITY by popular demonstrations, the bill would
vet bo carried in the House of Representatives
Such an event is not only possible, but quite
probable Even Mr. Cutting, who succeeded in
the reference to the Committee Of the Whole, in
his remarks, spoke decidedly in favor of the
measure, and, ifunchanged in his present views
will vote for the bill on its final passage. How
many more Of the New York members, and
others from the free States, who voted with
Mr. Cutting, may not be found to do the same
thing? Who knows what double-aud- twisted
amendments will be yet tackled on, to befool
Northern men
Now, why will these men suffer themselves
to be beguiled by such maneuuingf Look
at the Senate--see how they were led of from
the main question: by balancing these skillful
amendments, got up to befog and deceive !!
How long will it take Northern men to learn
to trade to advantage with these spectators in
Slavery? If principles Of Justice, of Liberty,
and Humanity could DO converted into wooden
clocks, nutmcgs, and tin ware do you think
wo should 40 often be found to be overreached
Yes, we must continue to keep up the FIRE, or
else our agents at Washington, when the time
comes, will forget to ask themselves why this
effort to repeal the Missouri Compromise if all
these amendments are to operate in favor OF
Freedom they will exhaust themselves in tax.
ing their ingenuity how to satisfy their con.
stituents that these amendments arc not
only more Democratic, lpt the very perfection
of that system which the North desires--name-
ly, Freedom in these Territories Having done
this, their reelection is secured, the South have
got all they asked, and the North, of course,
is perfectly satisfied
Here, fancy, is the real "fx in which our
Northern Compromisers from this time forth
to the final action in the House, will roll and
tumble
Now, sir, let this matter be put right. Let
these men know, that IL they are determined to
20 "a wooling0 after Southern favor they
shall come back afeecedD at least Of Northern
garments TO hide their nakodness.
bradford, Merrimack co., ~. H., MarA %,
Is54.--The result of our election two weeks
ago is felt by the sham Democracy as a stun
ming blow, from the effects of which il will DO
impossible for them to recover. With ma
iority last year Of 5,400 on the Governors vote,
and SO in the House Of Representatives, they
felt confident before the election that they
could sustain themselves against the rising in
dignation Of the people on tho subject OF the
Nebraska outrage. Many OF them now admit
that IL the Nebraska Bill had been introduced
into Congress month earlier, or the elechon