The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-07-21

The charter that we sustained at the time Q
its passage, and still sustain. provides for th
terminus of the road in .Minnesota. on tn
north shore of the bay of St. Louis, "opposit
the mouth of Left Hand river"
FIRE DEPARrMENT.-The Times stirs up tn,
old Fogyism of the City Council upon the Fire
Department question with the following Ions
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destroyed in this city within the past two years
than would pay for dozen such engines as the
one which the Common Council. at their late
session. refused to purchase of Messrs. Richie
and McCloud. for the use of the city. 1t is true
it is not large engine-ir is true it does not
make as great show as a Philadelphia appar
atus which cost from $1,000 to $1,000. but it is
sufficiently large for all the purposes for which
it is intended. and the COancil. in refusing to
purchase it for the paltry sum of 1925. in our
opinion. have acted very ndiscreetly, and why!
Simply because the city is not sufficiently rich
to purchase a machine worth 1000 or $4,000
and in the meantime the present apparatus
might be the means of saving thousands of dol
lars of property. When the city can convent
emily purchase more expensive apparatus,
then the present one could be disposed of. to
Saltwater. st. Anthony, or some other place,
with little or no loss to the city. This ignor-
ing and crushing the ambition Of our young
men to consUmmatc the rganizatiOn of Fire
Department. will by and by come back upon
the city with telling force, and if the city and
citizens can't second the young mems laudable
efforts. they deserve to have their houses burnt
owe, their heads and their ropcrty heap OF
Wondering heap of ruins. We talk plainly
ID fhor &c 4
Ladder apparatus, purchased by the young
men. for which they are personally responsible
and yet they can't collect scarcely $500 of those
who have subscribed to aid the enterprize.-
Isn't this shameful!
Zr The Bunker Hill aurora says that the
Masonic Grand Lodge of Massachusetts has in
its possession lock of Westinghouse hair. 1t
is kept in a golden casket. covered with glass.
and has been regularly transmitted from the
hands of one Grand Master to those OF his sue
cessor. who has it always in his personal
Charge.
STATE OF THE PUBLIC MIND.-The lynching of
the murderer May berry. at GAINESVILLE, should
serve as a caution to legislators not to tamppr
with tt ose rules in the punishment Of criminals,
which the public instincts tell them are essen
The crime Of murder, in Wi consn. can only
be punished by law with imprisonment for life.
This the people do not consider their highest
protection OF life against the acts OF such fiends
as Mayberry. who for the possession of a few
dollars, could coolly purchase Ratchet for the
murder of his victim. and seating himself b,
his side in Alger's wagon. await the first favor
able opportunity to knock him on the head
Ten thousand such opportunities to murder
<lax o,,1 han h<,x,
see the guilty wretch stand up to receive the
sentence of the law in punishment for the crime.
with no feeling apparent of remorse or even OF
peniteDce, every man feels sense of insecure
ty that it is incumbent on him to lessen by the
legitimate exercise Of his own right of self pro.
lection. This was what led to the sanguinary
scene at GAINESVILLE last Wednesday. and unless
the deathpenalty is restored to the Wisconsin
code. will be often re-enacted hereafter. almost
as matter ofcourse. Such is the turn taken
by the temper Of the times. The soothing.
milk and waterish way of doing thngs-Of
showering pity on the criminal instead of his
| victim-has about had its day, we trust Those
who make laws. as we'll as those who admins
ter them. can make the best use possible Of the
affair at GAINESVILLE. by seeing to it that Just
laws are enacted. and without fear or favor,
en- TO, ced These lynchings are reprehensible;
but still more reprehensble is it. when the in.
nOcent and weak are made TO feel that they
are left i'm measure unprotected from the ruth
less and the strong. by the removal of those
characteristics from the laws, that address
themselves for their restraining force, to the
fear fpanishment.-GdIend. advertiser.
GERMAN COLONY IN SOUTH CARoI'NA.-FOrl
years ago there was organized in Charleston
South Carolina German Society for the pur.
~ COln in he
mountainous portion of the State. in a place
| VIII ch can not easily be matched for beauty "a
| lubrity and fertility. On the southeastern slope
| Of the Blue Ridge, a tract of land about 10000
acres was purchased. and village laid out in
| the centre. The village. Walballa. has now
about 500 German inhabi ANTS, and is growing
finer every day. prospecting in business and
trade. The whole colony numbers about 1000
and enjoys very satisfactory degree of pros
perity. partially perhaps owing to the fact thai
all the settlers possessed sufficient capital tt
set up their business. The Society laid ou
their entire tract into farm. had them apprais
ed by disinterested persons. have sold at tht
appraisers prices about $4,000 acres. and ha
abont 5000 acres to sell. These arms con
tain from about so to 800 acres a piece. will
| the exception of an extensive mill-privilegt
near Pickens Court House, which are not TO b,
sold and for several years are not to be leased
~: Y. Tribune.
WHAT'S IN NAME?-We can no longer Civ
credit to our American brethren for attaching
no Importance to names. for they have selectet
as one of their ambassadors an individual VIII
has been clearly chosen because his name clear
ly represents the exact idea of diplomacy
America can never echo the inquiry. What
in name?" without being liable to be remint
ed that she sent to Spain as diplomatist NJ
other than General Dodge.-Pmnch.
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