Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-01-09

Congress and Of the Legislature are to be cleo
tcd,--in Louisiana, when members of Congress, q
Governor, and members of the Assembly are to q,
be voted for,-and in Tennessee, where also mem-
bcrs of Congress, and think Governor are to
be chosen,-will show that Know Nothingism be-
longs exclusively neither to the North nor to the
West, but pcrradcs the South rs we'll. ~ ,le,-a
1t is said that we are to have a treaty from tho
Sandwich Islands before the close of Congress,
which will provide for their annexation to the L.
States. But whether it will meet the sanction Of
the Senate or not, is a question that cannot now
be answered. Their possession would, fear,
prove 5shirt Of Nessus" to us, of which we
should, in time, after they had cost us many mil
lions of dollars, be glad to get rid. " -"N
The news from the Crmca has been of the most
intense and absorbing character, and We are
daily looking for further accounts from that quar-
ter, which will also, probably be equally painful.
L find the Democrats of our country generally
sympathize with and wish success to the Russians,
in this presenting most extraordinary spectacle,
that of men protesting to be lovers of liberty and
constitutional government government Of
laws siding with the most dcspotic monarch in
the world; rdespot who hut six years ago,
g 'crushed out " the revolutionary spirit of Eu-
rope, and trampled the revolving Hungarians un-
der his iron head,--who began the war by inya-
d:ng, Turkey AMI seizins two of her provinces,
with. the ayowed intention of serving her rs his
ancestors had served Poland, and who permits no
man to think for himself, or worship God in his
immense dOminions, except after the form of the
Greek Church!
England and France were fairly driven into the
contest with the Autocrat, in defence of the help
less Sultan against his nsolvent aggrcssions, not
only by the public press and public opinion Of
England and France, but Of the United States al
SO, and they were taunted with their inactivity in
the war until they were compelled to undertake
some important expedition against Russia. That
against the Crimea was determined ON, and what
| since they landed them, there has been most ex-
traordnary feeling of hostility INDUCED in to-
wards them in the United States But it is said
that extremes often meet, and this may account
for the cordial sympathy now existing bctwcen
the Democracy of America, and the Dcspotism cf
Russia for am sure nothing else can. ie any
partial statement of the affairs of the late
banking house of Seldcn, Withcrs & Co., shows
that the firm were in a rotten condition, though
the public had the most entire confidence in It,
Had it done legitimate banking business, it
might have gone on accumulating wealth but it
discounted little or no business paper, and turned
its attention more to spcculating than was judi
cious or profitable. The hard times we are hav-
ing here and at the East generally, will probably
cause the stream Of emigration to your rapidly
1 n q q
and summer. suppose you will say, very we'll,
| let them come, they shall be greeted with cor
dial welcome, and told that there is room enough
| for all, and business enough for ALL"
Ihad the pleasure, day or two ago, of shak
ing the hand Of Gov. Ramsey. who had just ar
| rived. s7..t7 Il. s..-,.t- .l- QCI VIVE.