The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-10
fcore,pondence Of the Mlun.,otI,n.,
The Levees-The Proposed New Judiciary Or
ganizaiion--P Pacific Railroad --Steam.hip Min.
nesota q! he Treachersus Citizens Of Minne-
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 1855.


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WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 1855.
MEssHs. EDiToRs Although "every day
brings something new still. there is little Of
int rest transporting here worth communicating.
The metropolis, as was predicted before the
holidays. has become very gay. The levees
and receptions at the Presidents. Heads of De-
partments', and other distinguished PERSONS.
are all densely crowded. Wit, beauty. and ug-
illness refinement, vulgarity and magnifcence;
coarseness. elegance and democracy are all
mingled Unfortunately in the salons of the
great. Patrician and plebean are equally re-
presented there. The lowest. as we'll as the
shows. The foreign Minister, in his court Dress
bestarred and bespangled with the insignia of
| his rank and nation, and the cOuntryman in his
homespun. are there. There, too. among the
females. may be seen every variety Of dress,
both in texture and style. from the rich satin
and lace of $1,000 and $500 dresses. worn by
the wives or daughters of the millionaire, or
those who would appear so, to the 'levenpenny
calico the unpretending rustic belle dresses
with low necks and high necks; with nude
shoulders and covered charms; with sleeves
and without sleeves; plain dresses and fancy
'lresseS-eay colOrs and dull with jewels and
without jewels; with real diamonds and mock
diamonds; with plain hair and hair pulled and
rizzed. and with head dresses and without
them.
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repays the observant man or woman to spend
IN hour there once or twice in q season. And
though most persons soon grow weary of these
shows there are those who never miss one OF
them; particularly is this the case with mo-
theirs. who have manageable daughters, and
with young ladies, and those, too, who are not
SO young, who enter the arena on their own
hook.
80 there. sometimes. not so much for the
pleasure it affords me, as for the purpose of
finding out something of interest to say to you.
But this is the duty of correspondent; and We
mist work in order to be able to return a guild
pro quo to our employers.
The rumOr that Mr.. Guthrie is about retiring
from the Treasury Department, is not true.
The President and his Cabinet were never more
of unit and it is best that they should all
go down in the same boat for sink they must
and misery loves company. This is the cohe
sive sentiment.
The appointment of Breckenridge gives uni
versal satisfaction. and the only wonder is. how
such an Administration could have selected
such man. He is an elegant gentleman, ia
tented and fascinating in his address and man.
ner ; and, in addition to this. possesses wife.
who, but to see is to admire. and whose amia-
bilty and high accomplishments will win her
an enviable position in any society where she
may he introduced.
| In the Senate. the general Judiciary bill has
been laid aside for this session. So diversified
were the views of Senators. that it was found
impossible to agree upon any single plan,
though all unite in opinion that reform is ne
cessary. am in favor of the bill introduced
by Mr.. Butler. the Chairman of the Judiciary
Committee. This creates a Supreme Court,
with Supreme Court Judges 1t makes them
resident here, increases their salaries. and alb
solves them from circuit duties. This is right
At the first blush. was rather pleased with the
substitute offered by Douglas but like
many other of the propositions of the hon.
orablc Senator, it wont bear close scru-
tiny. His plan was to reorganize the cir
cuit. giving to the district judges cir
cult powers. and having an appellate court.
composed of district judges within the circuit
and Of toi ind, off, bo Gu
presiding. This appellate Circuit Court to
hold one term year in each circuit appeal
to lie to this court from the District Court and
from the Supreme Courts of the several States
and from the Circuit Court to the Supreme
Court OF the United States in all cases where
the sum or value Of the thing in controversy
Exceeded $4,000. The original bill would have
passed easily. notwithstanding the fact that il
did not exactly meet the views of majority
of the Senator's had it not been, that it pro-
vided for the appointment of fourteen circuit
judges; and they were not willing to give to
his administration the power to appoint so
important branch of the Judiciary of the coun-
try from among its political friends. This.
Judging from Mr.. Pierce's other appointment
was right; for. it is fact. that the least de-
serving. and least capable men of his party
have, with few honorable exceptions, been
selected for plac $ of high trust and honor.
In the House. the Pacific Railroad bill has
been under discussion for several days. gentle
men being limited to five minute speeches.
Davis amendment. to the substitute for three
Pacific roads of Douglas. providing for one
grand trunk, with two lateral branches has
already become law, so far as the House is
concerned, except merely the order for en-
grossment. The main trunk is over the mid
die or Benton route; the northern branch from
some point on Lake Superior west, connecting
with the main trunk east of the base of the
Rocky Mountains; and the southern branch
from south west to nearly the same point of in
tersection with the main trunk, as the nor thern
branch s.s
What the fate Of this bill will be in the SEN
ate. l will not undertake to say but the prob
abilities. considering Douglas indefatigabil-
ity and influence, are favorable to its passage
through that body.
Politics are not much discussed. In Virgin.
ia.it is conceded that Wise cannot be elected, let
who will be nominated. The Know Nothings
claim to be $1,000 strong in that State-are
laily growing in numbers and Importance. and
will vote to man against the Hon. Henry A.
The Presidential question is little canvassed;
but. it will be gratifying to your readers to