Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-11-27
minnssOta-The .Infant in Slips"


The Journal, of Monday, has queer ar
ticle-a very queer article, from the pen of a
very queer writer, in reference to Minnesota
and her present position as a territory. 1t is
so very queer indeed that it amounts to a real
curiosity in its way, and will bear exhibiting
as one of the richest specimens Of political
small talk that ever graced the columns Of
the State organ of Indiana "Republicanism."
Of all the sins ever raked up against "the
present Buchanan administration and the
Democratic party generally, this one Of
keeping Minnesota "habited in infant slips
and shut up in the nursery,' is the climax.
As good story may be nearly spoiled unless
well told, we shall not run the venture of re-
failing at second hand the pithy, pointed,
perite paragraphs of the profound "P.' who,
as the Journal vouches, is one of our most
prominent politicians. If there has been any
difficulty heretofore in solving the question
"Why is not Minnesota long since a sove-
reign State ?"-that difficulty has vanished.
the moment "P." puts his pen to paper
Now bring out "the cap and bells'' and see
"P" spread himself All ears open, if you
please, "P." is going to speak
Why is not Minnesota long since a sove-
reign State? St. Paul, her capital, has at
least twelve thousand inhabitants, and she
has other cities and towns which count their
inhabitants by thousands. 1t is now gener-
ally corceded that the population Of that
Territory is at least two hundred thousand !;
and an intelligent citizen of Minneapolis told
me some months ago that the population of
the Territory was believed then to be two
hundred and sixty thousand. If so, had
she been in the Union at the late Presiden.
tial election, she would have been the supe-
rior of seven, and peer of three-in all ten
States of the Union, with electoral votes.
But Minnesota, though blooming in wo-
manhood, is yet habited in infant slips and
shut up in the nurseryi simply because if ad-
mitted into the Onion she would be there
an indomitable Free State, with two Repub-
lican Senator'S and five Representatives in
! Congress.
Does anybody suppose that Minnesota
would not long since have been a sovereign
| State. if her population, Ike Florida, were
mingled with Slavery? Florida has been in
the Union many years-the peer of New
/ York, in the Senate-and yet hardly popula-
ton enough to entitle her to one Representa-
tive in the House. But Florida is dedicated
to Slavery.
This Buchanan administration, with its
Governor, Secretary, Marshal, Judges, Post
Masters, Land Officers, Indian Agents, Mill
tary, Treasury and other Influences in the
Territory, holds this beautiful sister of the
i North in seryile war9ship-like some heart
less guardians we have heard of-though the
ward be % or 80 years of age-that they may
still speculate upon her estate and have her
labor for nothing. This may be according to
the modern school of Popular Sovereign
ty," but it looks much like wholesale slavery
i Yours, Truly, p.
That's what "this Buchanan administra
ton" has done! Kept Minnesota out of tht
Union as State, that they may still spec
ulate upon her estate and have her labor fo
} nothing" Does the reader ask holo this ha
been done? Let him ask "P" "P" is ont
of "our most prominent politicians, and an.
D thing he says deserves consideration Doe
81 the reader ask-how "this Buchanan ad
ministration" could possibly manage to brin,
Minnesota into the Union as a sovereign
State, when she stood aloof and said she dit
o not want to come in? Let him ask "P'
"P" is one Of "our most prominent politi
cians," aud he knows all about it. If any on
doubts the propriety of forcing a territory int
the Union against the will of its people, lie
him consult "P." "P'' is zone of our mos
= prominent politicians" and lie will set an
such Peter Faithless right $50 quick that b
would not know what hurt him."
If any of our old fashioned bipeds are s
. far behind the spirit ofthe age, as to advanc
N the idea that it is time for Congress to ope
ii the door of admission to Minnesota whe
c. she signifies her wish to enter by "knocking
=, thereat, let him make a pilgrimage to Cor
; nersville, and take new lessons of duty fror
le "P." "P"i is zone of our most prominent DO
a iticians" and he will tell him that it is tn
is duty of "this Buchanan administration
: walk into the nursery" strip the ''infaI
:, slips" from the shoulders of the waywar
III bantling, take her in their arms and seat he
nolens vOlens, at the great family table, anon
the other thirty daughters of Uncle San
rs uel.
r What does not the world in general, an
D. Minnesota in particular, owe to "P," th
VS. prominent politician" of Connersville? h
ut is, past all peradventure, one ofthe ops" sp
ken of.