Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-08-01
MONDAY, JULY 81, 1854.
HON. HI. III. SHIRLEY.

MONDAY, JULY 81, 1854.
HON. IL. IL. sIBLEY.
ssHonor to whom honor is duer' It may not
be generally known, and probably is not, that the
gentleman through whose insrumentality the act
granting to Minnesota large portion of land for
railroad purposes, passed Congress, is no less
person than Hon. H. H. SHELLEY, one of Mime
sota's well tried and faithful servants. Soon af-
ter the passage of the charter last winter, MIR.
Sibley was fully satisfied that it was necessary to
embody in a bill the clause to submit the matter
to the representatives Of the people before any
grant of land could pass Congress, and he there
fore drew up bill the whole aim and intent of
which was, to cut off all previous legislative ac
tion-to annul the old charter and to harmonic
the feeling existing among the people. To accom-
psh this effectuallv, he inserted in the Sd section
of the bill the clause" shall be subject to any
future legislature thereof" and also in another
portion of the billie the lands shall not inure to
any company constituted or organized."-
Thus secured, he little dreamed that fraud would
be committed, but judge of his surprise, and of
the surprise of others, when the bill is passed the
word Sc future'' is expunged and the word sc and"
| inserted where the word &c or'' should have been,
and on investigation he finds this is all done with
out his consent Or the consent of the friends of
the bill nor was it done by an amendment OF the
Senate or the House, as is yet known.
When Mr.. Sibley was at Washington, the bill
met with much opposition, from the fact that there
were other applications for grants of lands, and
the members of Congress thought. and very just
ly, that if this grant was passed, they would be
obliged to pass an innumerable number Of other
grants throughout the country, which they knew
would draw too largely on the public lands, con-
sequently there acas time when the Minnesota
Bill was in critical position. 1t at this
time that Mr.. Sbley's influence and personal popu-
larity were brought to bear, and mainly through
his influence that the bill was passed. 1t is true,
Mr.. Rice did everything he could do to forward
the enterprise, but hazard the assertion, with
out fear of contradiction, that the efforts of Mr..
Sibley and others from this city, were directly in
strumental in procuring for Minnesota large and
valuable tract of land for railroad purposes, and
vet these men and the people Of Minnesota are
denounced as unreasonable because they will not
tamely submit to a gross wrong.
Politically we are opposed to Mr.. Sibley, yet
we regard him gentleman who is actuated
solely by desire to enhance the interests Of the
Territory, and we should be wanting in true mag
nanmty did we allow this occasion to pass with
out rendering unto him that honor to which he is
so justly entitled. &c Honor to whom honor is
due.''
THE CRors.-A short walk into the country on
Saturday morning gave opportunity of wit
Messing the state Of the crops. Passing the -four
ishng garden of Mr.. Selby, we were surprised at
the forwardnsss of vegetation, tomatoes, beans,
corn, potatoes, and other garden produce, having
arrived at degree of maturity scarcely creditable
in country so far North We were in
formed by Mr.. S. that he thinks he will be able
this year to raise two crops, three crops having
been raised on a small portion of his ground last
year. All the vegetables above mentioned, have
been picked and used for some time past, on his
table. Wheat is looking excellently. A large
field lust back of Mr.. Selbys, has been cut, and
other fields in the ncighborhood bear evidence of
great thrift. Oats full, in good condition,
and give assurance of Il large yield. 1t is graft
flying know that tho crops genorally throughout
the Territory equally as good as those near st.
Paul. Let our farmers continue in their good
work--thcir labors will be repaid by large har
vest, by ready salcs and fair prices.
A DIABoILCAL DEED-A German living in Buff
falo, by the name of Weighorst, got angry at his
wife because she did not bring him something to
eat as soon as he wished to have her, when he
seized lighted lamp filled with camphene and
threw it at her head. The fluid and flames were
commun; Gated to her clothing, and she was SO
severely burned that death ended her suiferings.
She is represented as beautiful, am;able woman
he man of ungoycrnable passions.
SWEARING The following good anecdote is told
of Henry Ward Beecher, by New York CORES
pondcnt of the Newburyport Herald
One of the warmest Sabbaths of last summer,
after the usual preliminary services, he arose to
announce the subject Of his mornings discourse;
and looking around upon the large congregation,
passed his right hand across his forhead and thro'
his hair, and in cool and off hand manner made
| the remarks 1t is Id hOtH'
The congregation was startled into wakefulness;
and many just composing themselves for good
nap-for some will nap it in church, even under
such preaching as Henry Ward Beecher's-opened
their eyes in blank establishment. After a brief
pause, the eccentric divine went on to say:
s'Such is the expression which heard used by
no less than fifteen persons, calling themselves
residence to church this morning, and the MAORI
ty of these fifteen persons are now within the
sound of my voice. Who We that have not
heard the divine commando Swear not at all ?'o
And he went On to give them such lesson on pro-
family that few but him can give, and which none
who heard him will soon forget.
SPECIAL MEETING of ANCIENT LANDMARK
LODGE, NO. 5.
At special meeting of Ancient Land Mark
lodge, No. 5, Free and Accepted Masons, called
for the purpose Of attending the funeral Of our
deceased Brother, CHARLES d. FILLMORE:
On motion,
Brothers NJ. Sherburne, A. J. Morgan and II.
l.. Moss, were appointed committee to draft
resolutions expressive of the feelings of the
Lodge, at the great loss they have sustained in the
demise of Brother FILLMORE, who through Bro.
Morgan reported the following, which were unan-
imously adopted:
WHEREAS, Death has entered our sanctuary,
and with his ruthless hand borne from among us
one of our brightest ornaments-one of our most
cherished companions-in whose life exem-
plifed in an eminent degree the virtues of Free
Masonry: Therefore,
RESOLVED, That in the decease of Bro. CHARLES
D. FILLMORE, Ancient Land Mark Lodge has been
called upon to mourn the departure of one whose
life has been living testimony of the beauties