The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-04-07

Ihe municipal elections held Monday, 18th,
IN this State, have generally gone in favor of
Temperance and Freedom so far as heard from.
In Bangor, ). I: X. Haywood, Republican, was
elected Mayor by vote of 1850 to 756 for w.
II. Mills. Council and Aldermen of the same
stamp. The new city of Biddeferd, elected D.
e. Somes, Mayor, Republican, by 200 majority
over VIM. 2. Haines. A clean Republican,
sweep in every Ward Of Councilmen and Alder
men.
Jefferson. Moderator, 22s Republican. III
opposition.
Seleetmen. LIST. Republican PAS, opposition
100; End. Republican 237, opposition So; 3D.
Republican pa; opposition SO.
Auburn. Minot Poland and Danvlle, have
all given large Republican majorities.
Buxton, Pennington, Bethel, Wilton, Win
thrOp Fayette, Mercer, all Republican, Bride-
ton, wild cat by small majority.
In Augusta, j. N. Patterson, Republican
was elected Mayor by vote of 757 to 457 for
Daniel Williams Nebraskin; Republican Coun-
cilmen and Aldermen in every ward OF the city
The opposition struggled hard but with no sue
cess to reward their efforts. The spring cleo
tions all over the State are as cheering in their
results as that Of our own city, the Nebraska
party only gaining victory here and there in
that they are still in organized existence,
EXTENSION OF POPULAR ELECTIoNs--It will
be seen by the Legislative proceedings of Tues
day, that the resolves for amendment of the
Constitution, to give the election of Sherif1s,
Judges, and Registers of Probate, &C., to the
people, (Sheriffs to be elected for two instead
of four years,) has passed the Senate by a very
large majority. Mr.. Willis. of Cumberland
seems to have been its principal opponent. He
appears to have some of the old English ideas
still hanging around him, that the people are
not altogether capable of governing themselves
We don't know exactly how far he thinks they
may be safely trusted with their own affairs
but the idea looks absurd to us that they are
capable of selecting the Governors who are
properly qualified to appoint Sherifls and
Judges OF Probate, and yet not capable of Sc
Letting the Sherifs and Judges themselves.
The fact is, the people of Maine arc as capa.
BILE of selecting all these officers as any of our
Governors, have been to appoint them--and the
democratic spirit of our government is in favor
of the proposed changes. We have no doubt
they will be made.--BangOr Wing.
This principle of the extension Of popular
elections, it will be seen is one of the objects
sought to be attained by the Republicans Of
Minnesota.
SEWARD FOR PHEsTDENr.-Such is the heading
of the leading article in the New York Mirror
of the 18th March, paper which for years has
been helping to save the Union, and assuring
the South that the millennium would come ere
Mr.. Seward could be elected to the Presidency.
The Mirror now says:
From the moment of his reelection to the
NIT cd Sfefa hail
friends with extraordinary demonstrations of
delight, and announced by thunder and light
ming throughout the Northern portion of the
UniOn-the thunder of cannon and the flash of
the telegraph-from that moment, Mr.. Seward
has been already nom mated in the heart of the
great anti-savery party, of all shades and de-
nominations as the successor of Franklin
Pierce and thousands ofvows are silently but
firmly made, to leave no means unemployed
that may contribute to his triumph.
In regard to the result, it is not our present
purpose to prophecy. That Mr.. Seward is
gaining strength every day is fact not to be
denied. His whole course during the last ses-
sion of Congress, has been eminently patriotic
and generally satisfactory while his industry
in the discharge Ofhis public duties is only sur
passed by his unflinching devotion to the in
secret of Stewards success-his fidelity to his
friends, whom " he grapples to his heart with
hooks OF Steel" In all the charges brought
against him as apolitician, we have never heard
it said that he ever proved false in friendship,
either personal or political. This is rare vir-
tue in the ambitious, who are apt to use men
and then cast them off. as the mere scafolding
that helped them upwards
The readers of the Mirror well know that we
are no partisan of Senator Seward. We have
for many years cOnscientiously-and, we be-
lieve, fairly and consistently-opposed him az
the conspicuous representative OF sectional
party; but we have always endeavOred to do
full justice to his eminent abilities as states
man, to his remarkable shrewdness as politi-
clan, and to his excellent character as man.
And we hope to live to merit, il we never re-
celye the credit, Of expressing our honest opin-
ions as journalist, both of men and of mea~
sures, uninfuenced by mere personal or party
Our object in this article is
simply to announce the fact that Mr. Seward
is informally, but inevitably, nominated as q
candidate for the Presidency, and to briefly al
Jude to some Of the elements at work in his
favor.
PLEASANT INCIDENTAL letter writer from
New York relates the following: "About flf-
Teen years ago merchant of this city was in
England. One morning as he was preparing
to return home, he had by his side on his ta-
Die ten or fifteen bank notes of one thousand
pound each; as he opened the window for
some purpose, a puff of wind blew the notes
rom the table, and one was blown into the
ire and consumed. The merchant made known
lis loss to the bank note was made of the
transaction, but he was told that no relief
could be afforded him by the bank. He bore
his loss as we'll as he could, and the affair pas
ed from bis mind
A few weeks ago this gentleman, now in
business in this city, received thousand
pounds from the bank whose note was burned.
He was informed that the bank had waited the
allotted time, fifteen years, to see if the note
would come back to the bank--no presenta-
lion had been made, and the bank had now
legal proof that the note was destroyed, as the
merchant had stated, and that he was entitled
to the money. In these tight times such gift
was quite timely.
re- The exquisite verses which follow are
attributed to Hon. William Robert Spencer, an
esteemed friend of Sir Walter Scott The first
verse is often quoted, but all are alike graceful
aud elegant:
SO Too late sayed--forgve the crinie
Unheeded few the hours;
How noiseless falls the foot of Time
That only treads on flowers.
What eye with clear account remarks