The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-07-15


ea- A letter from an Office holder and faith
fnl supporter of the Administration writes to
us under date of June Path, from New-Hamp-
shire, as follows:
"The Legislature is still in session. but as
yet has done nothing. They have had two tri-
ais to elect L. S. Senator. and are to have
third on Thursday the 18th; hut there is no
hope of an election. Our party has some men,
bers who are so mighty conscientious that they
cannot vote for any one who is supposed to be
in favor of the Nebraska and Kansas bill 1t
is great disappointment both to Wells and
Hibbard who have been here ever since the
session began, and have lahorcd hard to bring
the refractory ones intO the traces. But they
will not be able to do it this year. we fear"
f.S- The Nebraska and Kansas nominations
have all been confirmed by the Senate.
70 The screaming and wbi.tling Of the small
Minnesota river packets about our landingsev-
cry ten minutes duriug the day, is nuisance.
In this particular, small boats appear deter
mined to initiate small men, and make great
"noise aud confusion" iu the world without any
else.
~ One of the men belonging to the crew
of the War Eagle was drowned last evening"
We did not learn name particulars.
~ A woman named Mary Ann Brought,
formerly nurse of the prince Of Wales, cut the
threats of her six children and then her own
The cause Of the horrible act WAS the discov
cry by her husband, of her inidelity. The
murderess was not dead at last accounts.
DEATH OF THE WIFE OF II HOP .ANDErw.-The
the wife OF Bishop Andrew, Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South. This lady when she
married the Bishop, was possessed of a number
of slaves, and they consequently became the
property of the Bishop. lie persisted in hold
ing them contrary to the plain and express
hence the disruption aud division ofthe Church
which followed.
"a DIRTY DoG.'-Mr Senator Petit, of In
diana, who made Wlmot Proviso and Free Suil
speeches in 1913, but who has lately been going
it strong " on the Nebraska" has got himself
into double trouble. In the first place. his i'm.
mediate ncighbors and constituents, of Lafay-
cite, recently "hisscd him to DEATH" while be
was attempting toeXcuse his course in the Ne
braska business; aud having stated positive
falsehoods with regard to Col. Benton, he has
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sharp stick The editor of the Lafayette Dali
ly American wrote to Col. Benton respecting
The statements OF Petit. AMI tic following is old
Bullions answer:
WASHINGTON, June 18th, 1854.
JAMES HOWE ESQ. Lafayette Ind:
SIR,-Your letter has just been received. in
forming ME that Mr.. Petit. in public speech
in your town. stated that | was the first man to
break rhc Missouri ompromise-that | had a
law passed by Congress. anneNing to the State
q large territory. &c. Sir. your Senator is
great liar and a dirty dog, fals;fying public his
tory for q criminal purpose. The Missouri
Compromise was not violated in anneXing the
Platte country. Both parties to the COmpro-
mise agreed to it, the free States being unani-
nous. There was not even yeas aud nays upon
it. The General Assembly of Missouri request
ed it. We applied to the members personally
and individually for their consent, which they
gave and without their consent no movement
was made, or would have been made. The
journals prove this. There is full account of
it in my :. Thirty Years View in the chapter
headed. Extension OF the Missouri Boundary"
also in my late Nebraska speech it is briefly
alluded to, and that is probably all that the
dirty dog knew about it, and which he ialsiiied
to answer his criminal purposes. l send you
some OF my Nebraska speeches. and hope you
will find the chapter in the "Thirty Years"
and see that this change in the line was asked
as a toon from the Northern States, and by US
granted IN spirit OF kindness. and in way TO
prove that they wond not suffer anti-slavcry
feelings to prevent them from doing an act of
great favor to the State of Missouri. and for
which all Missouri was thankful at the time,
and am still. Mr.. Petit must feel that his
cause is villainOus when he can thus stand up
before his constituents to talSify public history
and to justify his own violation of the Missouri
Compromise. by telling lie upon me.
Respectfully, Tuos. H. BENTON"
Hon. Gerrit Smith, of New York, has resign
ed his seat in Congress.
The Execution of the Sunday liquor law in
Philadelphia by the new mayor. is attended
with the happiest results. The law is also en-
forced ia Camden. n Y
A white man and two negroes were hung at
Versailles (Ky.) recently for murder, in the
presence Of 10000 persons. They made no
confession.
A young man at Chelsea, near Boston, was
assaulted and beaten by some Irisbmen because
he wore a star for a bosom pin. which they
supposed indicated his being Know Nothing.
To preserve flowers and fruit. dip them in
solution ofarabic and water two or three times
waiting sufficient time between the INNER
sions to let them dry.
The orchards in the ncighborhood of Boston
are nearly destroyed by the immense number
of caterpiliars, palmer worms, and canker
worms on them. The apples will be cut of this
year in that locality. The trees have the ap-
pearance Of having been burnt over by fire.