Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1856-01-10

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The NEW HOUSE AND THE
ii NEXT IDENCY
Nlhsn abolll aided ~ il klss-
no,l ally swd the free Stats iii
thu corigres 81 nal ELECTIONS ia lB5xs
like 4 pestile1ce tfstilling disease and
death III it's career, the exultation Of the
xict0ss tsMeIiAd loadest al tfse reflcction|
inspired them that the new House OIL
Representatives might be called upon
to decide who,should be President ofthe
United States in 1856. The scenes
which have followed the attempt to dis
cipline thu chaotic Ingredients of the
present popular branch of Congress ARE!
30 many pregnant warnings TO the peo-
pie of our happy country. They are
invocations to union and, 10 tranquility
among all true friends Of the constitu-8
ton ssssss
What a struggle Il would be. If be
cause Of divisions among the American
masses, the sectionalizedmajority Of the
present House should be called upon To
decide who should BE Chief Magistrate
for the four years succeeding tie 4th Or
March, 1857 Attlis moment It il mo-
torious That tho chief object Is to obtain
control of place nslpower 80 fsrsas this
can Is ssssrsd ky thg prgsaiFatisa o If
the I4ouse sof Reprssent9t lives. RutI
what III HE enormous revenues and pat-
ronagc of The federal government ara
thrown. into the seals What IL tlle
ahoyitiop leaders saw sbetets them the
tempting prizs of ths presidency, and
felt that this prize cotlld Ne maintained
exclusively ii their hands BY means Of
The advantages thus presented Z Can
III be doubted that, with a tciearimajority
of their eadherents in the House, they
would elect the most uncompromising
opponent Of the rights Of the States,
that they would centralize themselves
here at the federal capital, and that they
would defy the will Of the people in
carrying into effect their brood of revo-
lut,onary projects ? There is but one
way to avert this catastrophe--and that
is for the democratic party to close up
its ranks ia every State, to- maintain its
present tranquil and Harmonious deport-
ment, aid to extinguish every remaining
ember Of discord, so that when the
shock Of battle comes il will find the
true friends Of the constitution every
where prepared to receive and to resist
it.-UNIoN. sia9fts a es5t ls aal1t8a laIR9E
It PAKpoN Or Of KlssAass q Coy. Clark Of
New York has pardoned William Kis-
sane out Of the Penitentiary. of that
State On the official application Of the
Governors Of Ohio and Indiana, and the
sole itationsoftwo ex- Governors Of Ohio,
the District Attorneys sofiseveral coun-
ties of that State, and about one hum
dred and fifty other prominent men Of
tile West. It is said by The New York
Times, that the object Of Kissane's par
don was, that his testimony may be used
in the trial OLA Martha Washington
conspiracy 'lr1, 3 case, soon to take place.
HEAvY EXPRESS BUSINESS. The Al
merican Express Company have been
il operation five and a half years. II
that time, they have transported, on an
average, $500, 900 daily in money alone,
besides a great amount Of jewelry, and
packages Of great value. AT the pre-
sent time, they are carrying upwards Of
four millions of dollars every day, yet
50 perfectly is the business systematized
thar losses are of rare and unfreauent
occurrence, and are invariably settled
without litigation. fas sFt@aga8 li1. a{5
Il FoRerRY. = Capt. Henry eProsier, a
we'll known citizen OF ST. Louis. has
been arrested for forging a note for S2,-
900. He was admitted 10 hail. The
case is q sad one and, excites much; in
terest where. Prosier, is known. The
Democrat hopes that he may be able to
relieve himself from the charge aaSa
Is Wm. Taylor, Who had both i Iii,
arms broken at the accident on the
Camden and sAmboy Railroad near
Burlington last summer, has sued for
$50, 600 damages The company offer
ed, 81, 600, and TO give him q free, ticket
over the road for life, but he refused.
.isfasio 4 Haasl4i
THE $50 900 NOT REcovEREp.-The
Buffalo Commercial is authorised 10
state, that there Is no truth n the fep a6irIl
thatshe Express Company hayss preeoy-