The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-06-07
From Ksnsas.-Mf. Summer Worse.
New YORK, May 81.
The following is from the correspondent Of
the Tribune
WASHINGTON, May 81.

Mr.. Fogg, Secretary of the Kansas Com
mittee, arrived in this city last night. He
fully confirms the accounts of the sacking of
Lawrence-the burning and destruction OF
property and the G neral pillage described in
the accounts already published.
Mr.. Sumner passed comfortable night,
but is in very bad condition. 1t turns out
that the scalp was torn from the skull for an
inch or two in W 9TH, beyond the evils which
was not observed when first sOwn up.
The surface of the inflammation and sup
puration is thus very extensive and exhibits
a malignant and serious wound. Two Ihy-
sicians are in attendance this morning. Tie
greatest caution s taken to keep the patient
quiet. 1t is likely to be long lefore can
get to the Senate. He will lie remove from
the city as soon as his condition will permit
Verdict against Bennett of the Y. Herald
Mr.. Sumner.
New York, May 81.
In the Supreme Court this morning in the
case of Fry agt. Bennett, for libel, the jury
gave verdict of six thu Isand dollars for the
plaintiff.
Webb, of the Courier and Enquirer tele-
graphs last n glt that Mr.. Sumner is better.
By opening and poulticing the wound free
discharge has been produced and the ten
dency to erysipelas is arrested.
| Veto of the St. Mary's River Bill
WASHINGTON, May %.
To the Senate Of the United States:
Having considered the bill which original
cd in the Senate entitled 4" An act making
appropriation for deepening the channel over
the flats of the St. Mary's River, in the state
of Michigan" it is hereby returned without
my approval.
The appropriation proposed by this bill is
not, in my Judgment, a necess ry means for
the execution of any of the expressly grant
ed powers of the Federal Government. The
work contemplated belongs to a general class
Of improvements, embracing roads, rivers,
and canals, designed to afford additional ia
cilities for intercourse and for the transit OF
commerce and no reason has been suggest
ed to my mind for excepting it from the OBJ
jections which apply to appropriations by the
General Government for dec pening the chan
nels of rivers, wherever shoals or obstacles
impede their navigation, and thus obstruct
communication and impose restraints upon
commerce within the States, o. between the
States or Territories of the Union. there
fore submit it to the rec nsideration Of Con.
gress, on account of the same objections
which have been presented in my previous
communications on the subject of interna
improvements.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
We have now the single steamer Michi
gan as the whole United States naval arma.
ment on the Lakes, and We hope 10 addition
to it may ever be needed but since very
heavy appropriations have been thought nc
cessary for coast defences, uould it not be
wise in view f the possible contingency Of
war with England, to go deepen the water
on the ST. Clair Flats as to allow Of the pas
sage of vessel drawing something more
than twelve feet, and so to improve the nav
igation of the St. Mary's River as to permit
a war vessel o. decent size to enter Lake
Superior? We do not address this question
to Franklin Pierce, but to the people who are
ere long to decide the whole question-Cia-
cago Dem. Press.