The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-24

THURLow WEED.-This distinguished editor
and most estimable man, in speaking of the re
election of Mr.. Seward to the U. S. Senate, us
es language respecting himself, that thousand
ofWhigs in this state will feel to be true. HI
says:
PERSONALLY, the writer ofthis article has nc
more interest in this question than any electol
in our great commonwealth. Without ambi
ton or aspirations for place or power, his only
wish and aim is, as soon as may be, to find eX-
emption from responsibilities and cares, which
younger and ADLER sentinels are ready to as
sumo. The repose which is desired and need
ed will be cheered by the remembrance that he
has endeavored to secure for the people thro'
the instrumentality of good men, the blessings
of good government"
The good wishes of all the friends of Free
Politics--of all who have aided social and DO
ltical Progress in the Empire State, will fol-
low Thurlow Weed into private life. The Peo-
pie ofNew York will one day do him full JUS
tice. His history, if ever truthfully written,
will be the portraiture of wise citizen, a pro-
found politician, a just and generous man, and
an admirable editor.-Bu6alo Democracy.
TEMPERANCE MEETING IN TBE STATE HOUSE,
A large audience completely filled the Repre-
sentative's Hall, on Thursday evening 25th
inst, to listen to addresses before the Legisla-
tive Committee on the Maine Law. Rev. B.
D.. Peck, Hon. Noah Smith and Neal Dow we're
the speakers. The two former gentlemen de-
llvered able addresses, but the speech was
made by Neal Dow. For effectiveness we have
rarely, if ever, heard it surpassed The prom
inent point to which his reasonings and ap-
peals all drifted, and which they doubtless es-
tablished in the minds of his listeners was, that
the Maine Law should be so amended, as to
make rum-sellers punishable by Imprisonment
q HIo do
ed by the audience. The amendments propos-
ed, and which will become the law as we Judge
is, that any person convicted of selling shall
pay $50 and costs, and be imprisoned four
months in Jail, or six months if the fine is not
paid, for the first offence; for second $50 and
six months, or nine months if the fine is not
paid, and for the third, and every subsequent
offence, $1,000 fine and costs, and one year in
the State Prison, or eighteen months if the fine
is not paid, and he shall also give a bond of
s 1000 with sureties, that he will not sell With
In one year after the expiration of his sem
tence, or, he shall suffer imprisonment four
months longer.-.augusta (.Me.) Banner.
ANOTHER Rum ADMINISTRATION ". Brown,
Esq, the talented and fearless editor of the
Cayuga Chief, (Auburn N. W who is now ira
Yelling in the West, writes letter to his paper,
rom which we make the following extract -
A young, well-dressed, gentlemanly appear
ng man, with lovely wife and child, had jour-
Keyed on the same train with us from Buffalo.
At --, in spite of the earnest and fearful
of his wife, he would leave the de-
Dot, as he said, I" on business" From the wife's
manner, we readily guessed what she thought
hnc
With her boy in her arms, awaiting his return,
he tears, in spite of all her efforts, silently |
lropping npon the check of her sleeping child.
lie came, just as the train started, drunk. He
urched upon the platform, fell upon the rail |
md his head was severed from his body. Ne
'er, in life, shall we forget the expression OF
he wife's countenance as she stood moment
er features pale and CHASTITY, and then fell
enseless upon the CORY and smoking form of
er husband. The wall of the fatherless how
ouched every heart, for not one who looked
pom the scene could refrain from weeping.
We looked upon that woman as
ne was taken like dead one from the headless
orpse, her heavy hair clotted with the blood
hat had just jetted from the pulseless heart,
nd felt fresh hatred against the damnable bus
ness and all its apologists and abettors"
g The editor of the newspaper at Athens.
'ho strongly opposed DR.. Jonas King, and I
hose articles often endangered the life of that
xcellent missionary, has been seized by the
'rench, and with all its printing implements {
arid on board a French frigate. DR.. King is
ow under government protection, and bis en- ;
my is in prison.