Minnesota weekly times., 1855-02-27
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 49, 1856
W s'i'n' bna ,a'la sId Lost! - l'l'A 'y7oT''s !
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- ssWhat's lost z" asked friend. ssWhy the char
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temptations and sold their manhood for a few
thousand dollars. We call that lost, beyond re-
dsmption." tssPshaw! there is no such thing
as losing character in this country. He who sex-
poets TO- make name or even expects to Lay by
any thing for rainy day, should not have such
foolish ideas of life. Why, sir the very men who
received $5000a piece for their yotcs in less than
year will be held mp as patterns Of morality and
religion. They viii join the Church and become
tho pillars thereof" ,s.sHold, neighbor; you arc
too fast We think diaerently. While there is
an apparent eproneness on the part of the public
to overlook the acts Of their servants, yet We can
tell you that confidence once lost, can never be
restored that the dark mantle of guilt which
hangs over those who have violated their word Of
honor. and bartered away Principle for Money,
cannot be thrown aside, but must forever remain
as q stigma and curse.". ss1Well, those are
your views, but entertain different ones. 4 be-
ieyc it is all useless to talk about fraud and cor
ruption, and he who expects to get livelihood
by sticking to principle in this country, is much
bigger fool than took him to be, that's all.""--
eve differ with you again. We, have strong
faith in the triumph Of right, and We think that
you will live long enough to SEQ that our position
is correct, Wetcll you sir. that every man who
has sold himself for money, is marked. The Peo-
pile have marked him, and he will reap the re-
ward of bis perfdiousness in an hour when least
dreamed Of. We do not seek to disturb him now
in the quiet possession of his gold, but the still
small voice will goad spirit to desperation and
life will become q burden. You may laugh, but
you can't prevent the workings of conscience
You may affect Indifference, but you can't stay
the current of thought-you may mingle in socie-
ty, but society viii approach you cautiously--it
has no faith in you-your characters are gone -
aBut, my dear sir" says our friend, tsyou are
duplicating me-" ssCertainly we are ;--why
should MT we You seek to defend these very
men, = and why shouldn't We consider you one a
mong them?''o eyes, but-butLthe fact is,
Everybody appears to be ready to receive q bribe,
and I-I-haye thought that it was useless to at
ternpt to advocate an honest course. Now cir,
don't wish you to think that am SO bad as the
persons you have described. If / thought the
right would triumph, as you think it will, would
give you my hand and we would work together to
exterminate set of villains who are more fit for
the Penitentiary than the responsible positions
they now occupy.'' :Sutt why should you for
sake principle because others do? Haee you no
faith in truth, virtue. honesty Suppose, a"
should forsake the right, is that good reason
why you should ?. Sir, We tell you that nowis
the time when our Territory requires the services
of honest men, and if they do not step forward,
and rescue her from bad influences, they will ever
after regret it," ssWell, there is truth in what
Hsay, and hereafter, let what will come, you
may consider me among those who will battle for
right, though in doing SO, may lose my property
or even my life, for l value good name better
than great riches,'' and to be sincere, do abhor
those who are traitors to their constituents, and
odious in the eyes Of God. believe with you,
that they are " lost" 7.i-.a <s"' 5". l5 i,.'l1
"a s1eA1 e. JUNiPING CLAIMS. ~, .'.-,'
We learn that some ten claims have been
jumped ON or near the Military Reserve,p within
few days. past. Among the number, is the
claim, including Mime aha Falls, formerly held
by Mr.. Franklin Steele, who is now absent in
Washington. The reason of this ssjumping" is
in consequence of the news which has been re-
ceived that a bill had passed the United States
House Of Representatives allowing pre-emptors
the right to prove up their pre- emptions. In one
or two instances serious difficulty has been ap-
pretended. One person was shot, but not mate
rally injured. e = .; 81. J., - t,t 80 49,,
This jumping claims is a bad business, but
when these claims are held by spectators and
men of wealth, whose only object is to make
money out Of the lands, we don't care how soon
they are jumped, and we will justify the jumpers''
in the action; but if the claims belong to honest
but poor men, that is another th:ng-they ought
not to be disturbed. Spectators have no right
to hold one or two claims, as they now do in this
territory, and the sooner the practice is broken
up, tho better for Minnesota and her people.
First ascertain you are right and then spitch IN .
= TIE pmLooxoMox SocIErv.-The exercises be-
fore this Society, this evening will be the reading
Of the laurel Wreath, and several rehersals.--
Ten cents will be charged for admittance; and the
money thus raised will be appropriated for the
purchase Of a Library. We hope the citizens
will turn out en- masse. - -. ~. !.
? The LECTURE The Lecture on Wednesday
cScuIu3, " ~ ~s NASADvSh3 A>o4s3 w AAS AV-
yelopemsnt of Character, p was decidedly the best
of the course. 1t was finely written, and beauti-
fully delivered. The only fault we could End
with it, was its brevity Notwithstanding it near
ly occupied an hour, yet had it been half an hour
longer it would have given better satisfaction TO
the audience. AT least, Il would have suited Us
better. The next lecture will be delivered by E.
W, PACKARD, Esq. .sYs;l,ios dsilea5 sni'slas ,rooq
{ Wwm. Young has been hung at N. Orleans for
the murder Of his child be had cut his throat .
day or two previous to his execution and whom
taken to the gallcws, he was IN dying condition.
Gy DR.. Townsend's splendid mansion in New
York city, built from the money nade on Sarss-
parilla, attracts universal attention. Persons are
charged 25 cents to examine il the ayails Of which
arc given to the poor.a Good. q si15q aaea.l
sseT Il is said that solon Robinson ia drana-
tising aPasto1s sLife Of Horace Grssly,1' for
Wallack,s Theatre in New York.5aa 9oi Vi bsbse'
eeFs Boston has one million dollars in. the ics
trade, and New York city nearly the Same
.,no,iut. &C .tGa7sfea03 azfW Ssa osoa sxzgE 96f
T We regret to learn that Judge Edmonda
is sdsaseroasly in and but little hopes are enter.
tainsd Of his seeovssy.oo sias sresi 1919 fi safi
skzp TIA p,oA;hstosv ISouor law nss.na 4,