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

Gen. Cass, it appears throws instructions to
the dogs. He avows that che will neither
obey nor resign" in accordance with the will
of his constituents so emphatically expressed,
but that he will hold his seat in spite Of them.
This is popular sovereignty with veng-
eance! This is the doctrine of selfgovernnent
about which we have heard so much!
Though the people of Michigan, by decid-
ed majority, condemned the repeal Of the Mis-
souri, Compromise and the Legislature have
carried out that will by instructing her Sena-
tors to vote to repeal it, Gen. Cass, sets them
at defiance, and refuses to obey their man.
datesl
| Naughty and insolent he tells the constitu-
ency among whom he has grown gray, and
from whom he has received the Office which he
holds, time and again, that he is their sover-
eign and that the right of the people, to govern
themselves is all humbug. 1t might do very
we'll for Kansas, but it is very wrong in Michi-
gan.
Verify, Michigan should be proud Of hel
Senator! We suppose we shall next have Sen
ator Douglas Wanting that he will neither
obey or resign. but by and by, when the wor
thies come to render an account of their stew
ardship, they will find out what mistake they
have made.-Chicag0 Jour.
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THE RESERVE PRE-EMPTION BILL.-The folle

THE RESERVE PRE-EMPTION BnL.-The follow
ing is copy of the bill extending pre-emp-
lions to the lands of the late Fort Smelling Mil
itary Reserve, which has passed the House at
Washington, and will no doubt pass the Sen
ate. Hennepin County is rejoicing over this
act, and we'll she may. Let her and all Mime
sofa remember those who stood arrayed against
her, in and out of Congress:
Il Bill to amend the act approved t,oenty-
SirM .4ugust, eighteen hundred and ffty-
ftcO, entitled SIN act to reduce and define
the boundary ofthe military reserue at Saint
Peters rirer, IN the Territory Of .Ninneso-
ta," and for other purposes.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of Amer
lea in Congress assembled, That the act ap-
proved twenty-sixth August, eighteen hundred
and fifty-twO, "to reduce and define the boun-
daries of the military reserve at Saint Peters
river. in the Territory of Minnesota" shall be,
and the same is hereby, amended, so that the
lands authorized to be sold at public sale by
that act shall be subject to the operations of
the laws regulating the sale and disposition of
the public lands: Provided, however, That
where any of said lands are claimed by pre-
emption, under settlement and cultivation
made prior to the passage of this act, proof and
after its passage and where any of said lands
come within the provisions of the act of twen-
ty-third May, eighteen hundred and forty four
for the relief of the citizens of towns upon the
lands of the United States, under certain cir
cumstances shall also be made within three
months after the passage of this act and in Ell
Their case, If the entries are not made within
that time, the claim shall be forfeited: Pro-
cided further, That where two or more per-
sons are settled upon the same legal subdivis-
ion, they shall be permitted to enter it jointly
the right of each to be in proportion to the
extent of his improvements.
Sec. 2. find be it further enacted, That
the Reverend E. G. Gear shall be, and he is
hereby, authorized to enter lots numbers one
and two and the west half of the northeast
quarter of section four, in township twenty
eight north, Orange twenty-four west, of the
fourth principal meridian, in the Minneapolis
district, at one dollar and twenty-five cents
per acre.
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THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY p, 'ss
intercourse with the &C Restlef Mankind''
Restored.

Antercourse with the ReStkf MARKING"
Restored.
The snow drifts Of last week have given way,
and our mails from the East and South again
come through in contract time.
By the mail of Tuesday evening, we received
information. Il ON. W Washington, that Gen. A. c.
Dodge, OF Iowa, had been appointed Minister to
Spain, in place of J. c. Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky, who declines the appointment Gen.
Dodge is an affable and pleasant gentleman
withal a man of fair talents and if he only re-
presents. his Government at the Court of Ma
drid as ably as he has the local interests of his
State, and the Northwest generally, in the
Senate of the United States, there can be no
fault found with him while officially absent
from his country. Gen. Dodge is also a strict
member of the Church Of Rome, which will be
no disadvantage to him as foreign Minister at
the Court of Her Catholic Majesty.
We hear nothing of Importance from Wash
ington, connected with our'local' affairs The
annulling resolutions of Mr.. Cutting still
rest in the. pocket of the Committee on Terrific
rial Affairs in the Senate. This Committee
consists of Senators.Douglas, Of Illinois John
son, of Arkansas; Cooper, Of Pennsylvania
Houston, of Texas, and. Jones, of Iowa. When
this Committee report favorably upon the re-
solutions, we will let our readers know all
about the details. Should the Committee hap
pen to report against the annulment, we will
be saved the trouble of saying anything further
upon the subject, as the Pioneer and Times will
come out with glazing capitals, charging it's
members with being bought up" and all that
sort of thing.
| But nous uerronsr'
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COUNCIL.
"WEDNESDAY, Feb. Fl.

"WEDNESDAY, Feb. 81.
Mr.. Freedom introduced
A bill to incorporate the st. Anthony and
Lake Superior Mining Company.
Mr.. Stimson introduced
A bill to amend the charter Of the st. Croiz
Boom Company.
Mr.. Freedom introduced
A bill to define the time Of holding courts in
certain counties.
Mr.. Van Etten made report from the COM
mittee on enrolled bills.
On motion Of Mr.. Van Etten, the Council
went into committee Of the whole upon the
bill to change the time Of holding courts In
Ramsey county.
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THE MINNESO IA n
wnpNpcpAY MORNING, FEB. Fl, 1856.
m. ssrraud,, Resolutions.

The ssFrand" Resolutions.
On xanday, Mr.. Davis. of St. Paul, iutroduc-
"a . preamble and resolutions in the House. re-
efirins committee to investigate the charges
sf"brikr, and corruption" brought against
.,rtsia members thereof by the Pioneer ana
Time, The preamble is drawn with consider
ALL. adroitness and it was perhaps thought
nv thu DESPERATE "six" that they had set trap
a. s,t.h the majority. But the positive asser-
in the preamble, to the effect that it is
Generally believed" that certain members OF
the House were purchased with.money to vote
~ they did on . particular question, would
have h,en self conviction of those very men,
beers, hod they voted for the preamble and res
elutions in the form they were introduced.
The majority, therefore, did right in laying
the resolutions on the table. They were maoe
tho SPECIAL order of the day for yesterday al
twelve o'clock and coming up at that hour'
they were again laid on the table. mis- we
think. was the result of mere accident on the
part of the majority. They should have amend
cd the preamble, and so shaped the resolutions
"a to bring before the investigating com
mitt.e, testimony touching all the cases OF orl-
berry that have been charged since the com
mencement of the session, including the cor
ruption fund.-" appropriated before the SEES non
convened, to "buy up" members to vote Tor
the Pioneer for all the Printing. Then they
should have passed.
The movers and supporters of the PROJECT as
II now stands-Mr. Sibley and his cohorts OF
the House and Council-may rest assured, not
vithstanding that no member of the majority
shrinks from an investigation, provided the III
vestigating Committee be authorized to enter
into enquiry concerning all the transactions oil
the session. We know that Messrs. Brawley,
Haus and Lemay court an enquiry into the
causes of their public and private conduct upon
the railroad question; but in connection with
this, it is proper to have the people made ac-
uuainted with the modus operandi by which
certain failing measures of the session were
ATTEMPTED to be brought about.
We should not be surprised if the House pro-
eeedings which will transpire to-day would give
the fraud" croakers some business to attend
to on their own account. We only judge CT
this from the fact, that duty, and sense OF
self respect, require the House to act promptly,
and to place the investigation upon broad
and comprehensive platform.
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ny'was taken up; the amendments of the Sc
subcommittee concurred in, and the bill pass.
ed also *
The bill amending the ferry charter granted
J. M. and I. N. Goodhue; also
The bill providing for taking the census o.
the Territory.
The bill incorporating the St. Paul and Saul
Rapid Plank Road Company, was indefinitely
postponed.
The House after transacting q great deal O.
unimportant business adjourned until three p
N.
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FOR the Minnesota

Ior the MlnneSotlans
MEssRs EDITORS Il see in your paper oil
this morning, that there is still doubt in the
minds of some, as to.who is Probate Judge, and
that the commissioners of the county have &C
tually decided that Judge Fewer is not emit
tied under his election of last October.
Now this question, as it may involve impor-
tant results hereafter, had better be decided at
once. The fact is, Judge Fewer is the legally
elected Judge for two years. This is fixed
fact under the law, and it is to be hoped it will
not be disturbed hereafter. In disregarding
his election and appointing Judge Fewer, the
Commissioners must have acted without all
the necessary lights. Before advertising no.
tice Of the last election, Mr.. Oliver-Registel
of Deeds-took advice regarding the election
of Probate Judge. Upon examination it wa:
found there was no doubt or uncertainty about
the matter, and accordingly notice was giver
that Probate Judge was to be elected. The
following is the law:
"Any of the Territorial, county, districts, OF
precinct officers that may be elected or ap
pointed to fill vacancies, may qualify and en-
ter upon the duties of their Office Immediately
thereafter and when elected, they may hole
the same during the unerpired term for which
they were elected, and until their successors
are elected and qualified but if appointed
they shall hold the same until their successors
are elected and qualified"
Judge Stone was elected to fill the unexpir
ed term Of Judge WEIGH, and could only hole
the Office "during" that time, which ended
with the year 1854.
The giving him commission for two year.
by the Register of Deeds could not change the
law. A. P.
st. Paul, Feb. 19, 1855.
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AFTERNOON SESSION,
The House met at three o'clock.

The House met at three o'clock.
A great deal Of time was occupied in calls Of
the House, yeas and nays, motions to adjourn,
&c. &c.
The bill providing for laying out certain ter
ritorial roads, was passed, after struggle on the
part Of the opponents of the bill.
The bill chartering the Transit Railroad
Company. was then taken up, and after some
time spent on said bill.
The House adjourned.
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Reported back, rules Suspended, and bill read
third time and passed.
Message from the House taken up, and sun
dry House bills read first and second time.
Council went into Committee Of the Whole
upon Mr.. Freeborn's memorial relative to the
Half Breed Lands. Reported back and referred
to the Committee on Territorial Affairs.
On motion of Mr.. Van Etten, the bill grant
ing A. Roberts, ferry charter, was taken up.
The Council refused to recede from the
amendment creating the County Of Pine.
Council went into Committee of the Whole
upon the House file of bills.
The committee reported back the House file,
being the bills which passed the House yester-
day, consisting mostly of charters for ferries
| and literary societies-some with amendments
and some without.
Mr.. Van Etten made report from the com.
mittee on enrolled bills.
On motion Of Mr.. Brown, the House bill te
incorporate the Lake Pepin Boom Company
was taken from the table.
Mr.. Brown offered an amendment restricting
the Company from constructing any boom a
or above Red Wing. Adopted.
After further amendments, the bill was re
ferred to the committee Oh interpretations.
On motion of Mr.. Brown, the rules were sus
pended, and the House bills reported by tn
Committee Of the Whole not amended, were or
dered to third reading.
The following bills were then read thir,
time:
To incorporate the German Reading Societ.
OF ST. Cloud. Passed.
To incorporate the Territorial immigration
Society. Lost.
10 amend the charter of the Minnesota West
ern Railroad Company. Passed.
Memorial for an appropriation for a road from
st. Paul to the Big Sioux river. Passed
The Council then adjourned.
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Illinois Legislature

CINCINNATI, Feb. 10.
me Maine Law passed both Houses at Ind;-
"Hapois 'o-uay. 1t is now the law. Great re-
oiclng In consequence at Indianapolis. - '
n QUEBEC, Feb. s.
Thermometer ~ degrees below nora n ~.
clear. epe1' "sataef
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EIoIsLATivR ASSEMBLY,.
COUNCIL.



TuxsbAx, Feb. 20.
Mr.. Freehorn introduced memorial relative
to the Half Breed Lands.
Mr.. Van Etten introduced q bill to change
the time Of holding courts In Ramsey county.
Mr.. Brown offered resolution, which was
adopted, authorizing the printing Of $4,000 CO.
pies Of all Legislative acts and documents con-
nected with the Railroad question.
MI. Freedom gave notice of q bill to incor-
porate the st. Anthony and Lake Superior
Mining Company.
Message from the House taken up, and House
amendmentsto bill to improve the navigation
of the Minnesota river concurred in without
exception.
Mr.. Freedom offered resolution requesting
the House to return the bill to amend the rsve.
nue. laws Of Ramsey county. Adopted.
Mr.. Van Etten made report from the com.
mittee on enrolled bills.
Mr.. Brown introduced bill supplementary
to the act to incorporate the Minnesota Histor.
ical Society, which was read twice.
House bill granting to A. Roberts ferry
charter, which was amended in the Council by
adding section creating the county of Pine
out Of Ramsey county, was returned from the
House with amendments non-eoncurred in.
The question being on receding from The
amendment,
Mr.. Van Etten moved call Of the Council
stating that the people and representatives o
Ramsey county were unanimously opposed t.
the division of the county.
Further proceedings under the call were dis
pensed with, and the bill laid upon the table.
On motion of Mr.. Brown,
The Council adjourned.
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~ There had no election of U. S. SEN
ator taken place in Pennsylvania at last &C.
counts. We notice that Hon. James Cooper has
resigned the Presidency of the Erie and Sun
bury Railroad, and that ex-Gov. Bigler has
been appointed in his stead. Political matters
are considerably mixed up at Harrisburg.
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OGDENsBrRG, Feb. S.
weather hne and clear with thermometer 20
degrees below aero. There is now good cross.
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~ We recognize certain " fitness OF
things" in the act of the Legislature yesterday,
by which the new County just established on
the upper side of the Minnesota river between
Sibley and Hennepin, was called CARVER, after
old Jonathan Carver, who was the first English,
as Hennepin was the first French, explorer OF
our Territory.
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LEcruRRs.-The Lecture tonight before the
st. Paul Literary Association will be delivered
by J. n. Murdoch, Esq.-a gentleman of an Or
der OF talent and discrimination we'll adapted
to enable him to treat with ability the subject
he has chosen. The Lecture will be delivered
at the First Presbyterian Church.
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re- A gentleman from Lake Superior in
forms US that "claims" on the ''North Shore
are now all the rage in that region.
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CONG oFF-The snow and the elderly single
gentlemen about town. The former goes of
into the Mississippi, under the genial rays o.
the god of day, and the latter into matrimony,
under the wounds inflicted by the well-aimed
arrows of the god Of love. Success attend the
departure of both into less frigid chimes than
they have heretofore inhabited
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~ The Dubuque Tribune has placed the
name OF VIM. d. Seward, Of New York, at the
head OF its columns, as its candidate for the
next Presidency, subject to the decision of a
National Convention.
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FLORIDA LEMoNs.-The Jacksonville News
has been shown lemon grown upon the banks
OF ST. Johns river, which measured eleven and
half inches in circumference. Among quite
a large lot there were few Less than nine inches
in circumference
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Mr Mr.. Perkins, the son of gentleman
who some years ago invented and exhibited in
London q steam gun, has published through
the papers the following Offer He says az
am prepared to undertake to supply the 60
vernment with steam gun, capable of throw
ing ball of a ton weight a distance of five
miles. If such gun were fixed in Brunel's
large ship of 10000 tons, venture to say that
Sebastopol would be destroyed without losing
a man."
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WHEAT CROP IN VIRG1NIA.-The South Side
Democrat, of the goth inst, says:-"It is stat
ed that the wheat crop in the valley counties
of Virginia is looking remarkably fine. No
damage has been sustained from freezing, and
under the genial effects of the fine weather for
the past week or more, is improving much"
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rs The Wheeling Argus in noticing tie
fact ola negro being thrown out of a buggy,
in front of the Sprigg House, says that "for-
his head struck the pavement, and
he escaped with few slight cuts"
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1868, 1854 and 1866

At UIe uIuol ntooti ng ~ The lfnckhnifera ~ the
Union Bank Of WATERFOWL, held at their banking
house nj Wstertown, N. Y, on the It'll inst the fol
lowing named stockholders elected directors for
the ensuing year:--Cen. Abner Baker DR.. John
White, Washington Gennet. James +. Starbuck, VIM.
II. Monatt, Alexander Copley, Philip r. Galgc. Alan
son Skinner, Robert Yclverton, Gilderoy Lord John
sigourney, James X. Bates ana w. X. Hawks. Alta
subsequent meeting ~ the directors. on the same
day. Gen. Abner Baker was elected President. DIR
John White Vice President, and W. X. Hawks, Esq,
Cashier.
The annexed statement exhibits the average daily
movement in the leading depart men,s Of the banks
OF Boston, during the week preceding Monday, Al.
cust n 1gbh.-
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CITY TRADE REPORT.

fmwDAt. Aax 1857 "
Asnrr The marlc, has unchanged The sAi.s we're
confined q small lots o. po,s and paris al f2s ~ ~
respectively.
BDAnrns.--flopr--Tbs market for fanry sni ersss
brands a state firm. ~h.Ie bfanAs we're
Srm The tfansAs,lons however ~cte 70 i.ir esteas,
,hs sales having reached about 1000 600 bbis Ia
GLIDING State a, a. good 70 choice d. 1t - !;
" 20, and fancy 70 EXTRA At ~ % - ~. esnsaiss
In smsii lots 1T ~ 30 $40 10 or % highest
rfrie % crtrs southsrn hrtnsr, with dong
the .ses included In the above amounted 10 soat ~
bLls. at ~ 10 % o2 for common 10 choies asa ~ -
80 TO- for fancy and brands wbea,ths MARKET
vas hfmef, nth good milling demand Tho sales
mhosa about Is COO bushels. including saathsen RI
1p0c 100 No with DDSsrns ~ vhi,s ~ ~ 20s ~ r.
ires si soc s2c ssos, aud delivered elosag a, cir
g2o routbern white At 81 10 Rye cont; nss1
arm 9Th sale. of 600 bushels, 81 n 81 20. o.,s-
sEi~s we're pretty fIe"ly made AZ 90. ss1e
coDu-f1s msrief was inactive. Email ssis, o. ne
made without change In prices 100 hss. iAguyrs
ii,ye. sna 100 40 :, Domingo Al To-, 4 e.rxo q
goo mats q Jsva bss teen received ~ Bos,0u ~ ,hs
co11os--The ps-. checked ssis. bui produced 90 II
fset upoe price rafc ~efs dispossi 70 ssai The
efrt 81 private issisfs
advance In nd -hea, chsrksa shipments coitss
- 5 s2a a.isS v Liverpool AbOn, GO bs.s
rn were felOrfsd a. L. "a There 80 nothing neg -
London o. Hs,re. To Antwerp 90 bashsE u sr.Is
frrpnrtsf rye but believed " csrnD an pre-
Ga terms not made p1tNr fessfl sss chartered -
had Nth deals ~ Fspsnfmsin. for tnadoa ats
Usr.--ila seares ami nominai. hsv. ~ pstps
ansll,y .ss ssting I'll 81 i2S
yyH About 900 600 qsin,ss dfy cd Gsatyss W. n.
add al ~ 1Zh. No. masAsr~ vrfe sesfe~.
~hlle email sales rastins 81 sZI ga soi ~ a
~ - f. mall sss isIys 80 Herring v-te q, o< 10
fos hF No. and fcAi.t.
hoilss The market ara 4 small w., ~ -
bbis. Sew Oksns soil II ~
ssta fropg vsrs quif' Nysl's ssre ~ 81 t9Sc.
spa l3e, sui resin Al 81 r. Twp~siiss -. hrss o,
~ t1at y 20.
Trof ~0ss--Ths an4rsss sansins.i Arm. IA, nos se
tive The ,arladsi sos tSo bAA- la,laslsw nsv
o. tis Al and 10 80 a.. asllreye1 ustrr
con'rss - en- ssv prime a, tf sst - rssss 81
sis sgE B@~f was hrm, slth tsoSssais ssls~ 81 49,
ehspssd quotations fef bans ssd -.
Cat meats cut n thu nsrss,. psN. a sest -
100 hbss basg~ sd uAas 4, loc. Lara sr@.
WITH ssi~s " go 20 hbs =, liz Urc. h~~<
hassrs fer s,siey prime, ssssf me-. Bss,st vas "a
Ls fsusbd. A. Ie. = IA tsf ptIe, aaa Ia ~ 10
rists cssss steady, 18th fal' .Ip,'i ssm~si a
( a 80
rcelr-Ths ssis. embraced sisi 20 bid. csi@ ~ss
c0sad0 a, t.s sTts
e.i,-A ssrrs q Sa,Oa'., 800 sAet., 49, .ga a
arrive a. stsst prsviess rates
wRessr The taiss tneais1 slout go 10 hbls. Ia
| elsdisS ohio 81 a.. sp1 rfisos ssHHs
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LIST OF LETTERS
1e0alnlng = Tie lev York City Psst 0nAss,
Friday, Aag. ~, 1855.

Published exclusively in the NSw YORK HmAD by Act
Of Congressthe paper harng the largest crcsaon 81 any
paper ia he United States.
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OhIfsen BsgcNrs "
O'Htien Mrs Jane
or onnor bridget
or onnor MisiFlen
|D'Donogaue NargA
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~. EsB,orb On hsssy1 Avg f3-Sssn--Ns ~
sny y seppst sai~ ~ 10 bbis at s'fssiy srt"~
10 usiders remain urn. Whsle cos,aesss ~ -,
Assn. I'd ssf htderx ffnn s.les siaos iss srssa
100 bbis AZ T2e so % =, "a, snf 20 "a . rn.r
M trsnstlrsh. whAkko.e-Tbs nstfass ~ - ~
osl.. b,tst srf "a, Ia saasassss are fssy srsAsss
The nsTsss eif~irx With - erwssd is1sesy ss.sIsI
s<sless fn<isfe sslss - - tss - q e%'ts ~
Isifksssa ssis vAs usss< q s,"' - ~