Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-02-09
SATURDAY, FEB. 2, 1856.


promises; their philosophy and morality" we
commend to the astute advocates of popular
sovereignty" The writer, who is a man of
much ability and a native of the South, clearly
shows that the Missouri Compromise was bind
ing as the Constitution itself and did not admit
of repeal, although he comedies that Congress
had the right to annul it. When Compromises
like that which admitted Missouri into the Un-
ion, is made, he says they are binding on the
conscences and it is mere quibbing to say that
they are not because they are in form which
technically admits of a repeal" And rcmem-
Der, this comes from an eminent Southern man.
He assumes the ground tha. there can be no
compromise Of principle, but at the same time
there can be compromises about mere matters
of expediency," and he classes the Missouri
Compromise among the latter. These COM
promises, he says, I" have certain binding
force OH the conscienccs of members of Con-
gress and Presidents, which would interfere
with the exercise of their undoubted right to
repeal mere act of Congress" Then the
conclusion is, that the Congress which passed
the Nebraska Bill had no conscience whatever,
nor had Franklin Pierce, the Prcsidcn: of the
United States!
Retrenrh hment and Reform.
Below we give an extract from the Message
of Gov. Clark, Of New York, in relation to
the Emigrant arrangements at Castle Garden,
which conclusively shows the utter folly of
any attempt to tax the people of this Terrific
ry (lor be it remembered the people,-the tax
payers are to bear the burden) to support an
agency in New York city. The whole sys-
TEN has been changed in New York, and if an
agent under the old system could do any good
in controlling emigration, it is certain he cam
not under the new. Shall We cling to the fol-
lies of the old States! No useless expendi-
ture of money-Retrenchmcn and Reform,
should be principle. If the bill-which the
German Press Of this city opposes should pass,
let the yeas and nay be recorded, that the tax
payer may see who are for them and who
against them:-
The garden affords ample, commodious and
grateful shelter and protection to the tens Of
thousands of strangers heretofore cast uponthe
open wharves TO be preycd upon by rapacious
runners, bookers and others, who were the
more successful by reason of speaking the lam
guages and claiming to be the countrymen and
friends Of the emigrants.
The different Railroad and Steamboat. Com
panies supply tickets to Emgrants within the
Garden, at their regular and published rates of
Fare. Information required either to guide or
thar Of fbnrr mia
ests, is furnished by the Commissioners or their
employees. Such as are disappointed either
in meeting friends or rcmtances on their ar
rival, find temporary Home in the Garden,
or are assisted to their destination.
The favorable location and peculiar advan-
tages of Castle Garden have fortunately en-
abled the commissioners to perfect their arrange
mcnts for the protection of cmigrants, and It is
justly regarded as wise and enlarged meas
ure of economy and humanity.
WILD Car IN MINNEsorA...-A bill for the
suppression of Wild Cat money, very stringent
i'm its provisions, has passed the Council Of Min
ncsota and will pass the House. The action
upon Wild Cat money in Dubuque, has mate
rally aided in the good work. Dubuque Rep.
A gentleman writing from Wisconsin to the
lines, says:
George Smiths paper is nearly all out of
circulation in Wisconsin and Illinois. He is
not paying out dollar and has not been for
some six weeks unless in your region. We
are reaching everywhere for the scattering
sums that still afloat. and sending it to Geor-
gia where we have an agent stationed II the
river was open We would soon relieve you of
what there is in your section
The Illinois Central Railroad the Central
and Southern Michigan, and other Railroads
at Chicago; the Marine Bank, r. X. Swift
and many other bankers, refused to take it al-
ter the 10th.
In addition to this we learn that on the open.
ing of navigation the boats will refuse this wild
cat money; so look out.
GENEROUS Acr.---Hon. Henry Nj. Rice,
on learning of the poor in our city, immediate
ly forwarded $50 for their relief. However
much we differ with Mr. Rice politcally, we