The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-12-08

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A Coon Hlq.--The Boston Atlas ths
8 walks into the newly elected Know Notbin
: Secretary Of State Of New York: s {
: A HIsroRIcAL SECRETARY OF SrArr.-
81 When Joel t. Hcadley, Esq, weut into no
itics everybody wished him o brilliant sus
cess, because they naturally THOUGHT tba,
engrussed by SfrssSof State, he would writ
no more of his astonishing books. Sam wa
considered a public benefactor, because he e-ha,
turned that everlasting washy dribble out :
. literary into o political channel So whe,
Mr.. Joel T. Headley was elected Secretar,
Of the Empire State, although we felt sorr,
for New York ID particular, we were plas
! for the country In general. But, alas md
sooner is Mr.. Headley duly chosen, than tn,
New York Mirror outrages public feeling. by
resurrectionizingS the plumbeous volumes 3
4 this fecund author, and plasterine them af
over with praise as if they were the LOST
books of Liyy, II tells of Mr.. II. Is ayolu.
. minous contributors to the historical treas.
ures of the country--his Washington and
his Generals,- Napoleon and his Marshals. 81
and sundry other flatulent and swoshy addi-
tions to popular literature; and it has the au-
dacity to say, that If aHistory is philosophy
teaching by exstaple," then. Mr.. Headley' 5
researches qualify him for any position in
government. Very well, then; we assert, in
utter defiance Of my Lord Bolingbroke, that
history is no. philosophy teaching by exam
| Pile, and particularly Mr.. Headley's history,
which isn't anything and teaches nothing,
except the secret of making money by wri-
ting, without ksowing how to write. For
our own pa t, NE always thought that Mr..
j. T. Headley did the "Sacred Mountains
much better than the Generals. He succeed
ed in yulgarising Ararat, and Horeb, and
Carmel most spendidly, and made Noah,
and Moses, and Elijah talk in style which
might have recommended his work to colpor-
teasrsin the vicinity of the Bowery. Nobody
ever hit before upon the expedient of turn
ing these sublime and sacred variations into
comic stories. Mr.. Headley .triedit and was
successful. We have laughed by the hour
over his pages But then he has done
enough. He must rest from his labor. We
know that he has a hungry eye upon :" Sam
and his Sachen,s, but he should be restrain
ed, although after the puff in the Mirror we
fear this may sbe found l,npracicable. r. liz
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STATE HIsroH4cAL SocIErr.-From pri-
yate correspondence, and the State press, we
are pleased to learn that our State Historical
Society is enhstiHg the interest and labers of
citizens generally and doing much to secure
and preserve the early history of the State.
The Society was incorporated in, March,
l843 in January following it was perma-
nently organized, and the chief labors and
duties assigned 10 an Executive Committee,
who were to inset monthly, and oftener when
necessary. An appropriation of $500, am
nually, to be expended in making collections
illustrative Of the early history of Wiscon-
sin, was made by the Legislature last winter,
and this, togdelier With y few volumes Of
State publications placed at the disposal of
the Society to aid in effecting literary ex-
changes, has placed the Society upon a firm
basis, and enabled it to enter upon pros
porous and honored career of usefulness
The Corresponding Secretary, Lyman C.
Draper, Esq, of Madison, is an indefatigable
worker, through whose exertions mainly We
learn the Society has assurances of many
valuable contributions historical and descrip-
tive of various localities that have lately
become interesting; among which we may
mention papers upon Pierce, Dane, Fon Du
Lac, La Crosse, and Grant Counties, to be
published in the next Report, of which there
will be several thousand copies printed
Prescott Transcript. ~. .le p.
HON. G. C. WAsHBuRNE.-We are glad
to learn that the health Of this gentleman
has so far improved that hew able to leave
this city yesterday for his residence at Min
eral Point.-Galena Adv.
New YORK, Nov. 20.
Wells, Butterfeld & Co., of the American
Express Company, have to-day paid Mr.. Cisco
the U. S. sub Treasurer, the fifty thousand
dollars lost in transmission between Dubu-
que and New York. r-
New YORK, Nov. %.
The Times correspondent telegraphs that
Secretary Dobbin has addressed letter to
Mr.. Champion rendering him the thanks of
our Government for the generous promptness
with which the British Admiral, johnson,
on. tie coast of Brazos, recently placed the
British steamer Trident at the service of
Com. Slater, to search for the missing boats
containing the crew of the American ship
Cleopatra, abandoned at sea.
"g- BosToN, Nov. %.
Alexander H. Rice has been nominated
citizens candidate for Mayor at the coming
municipal election.
Josiah B. Kilbourne, of the firm of French,
Wells & Co., crockery dealers, Milk street,
is missing under circumstances which lead
to the suppositien Of suicide. He was di-
rector in the Grocers Bank. His financial
accounts are said to be all correct.
Fe CHICAGO, Nov. 26.