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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-02-23
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY q, 1856.
Ladi.. a. the Capitol.

During the pleasant days which we ar,
now enjoying, our Legislative Halls are oc
casionally graced by the presence of ladies
We are pleased to note this fact. We wish
the fair sex were there more frequently ant
in greater numbers. Seated at the reporters
table in the Council, we observe that the hon
orable gentlemen who participate in discus
sing questions that may arise, are more elo
quent, more courteous, and more dignifed
in their manner and address when ladies are
present. Even the confirmed bachelor from
Saltwater relaxes the rigidity of his counte-
nance when the ladies pass the bar. The
gentleman from Nicollet talks more to the
point and in better taste, the Councillor from
Hennepin becomes really eloquent, and the
President assumes. natural dignity and
grace which he often lays aside when these
fair restraining influences are not present.
We hope the custom may be kept up in
all time, and the number Of lady visitors
increased:
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The Laws that are 10 be Vindfcated!

Entertaining these views, it will be my
imperative duty to exert the whole power of
the Federal Executive to supper public order
in the Territory, (of Kansas to vindicate
its laws, whether Federal or local against all
attempts of organized Pierce.
Last Message. ETT
It is proved beyond all possibility of sue
tessful denial; that the laws made for the
Territory Of Kansas, we're made by an armed
mob from Missouri, under the name and title
of a Legislature, in which the people of Kan
sas had no part or lot, and the acts Of which
have no binding force upon them. We have
before published the Infamous statute in
relation to Slavery, as it came from the hands
of the Border Ruffians; but we can not here
resist the opportunity offered to again remind
our readers of the real character Of the laws
which the President will enforce with the
whole power of the country: We quote a
few sections from
IN Act to Punish Offences against Szauery.
Sec A. If any person shall entice, decoy
or carry out Of Kansas, any slave belonging
to another, with the intent to deprive the
owner thereof of such slave, he shall suffer
DEATH or be imprisoned at hard labor for
not less than TEN years.
Sec. 5. If any person shall assist in en-
ticing, &C., Gas above -shall suffer DEATH
or be imprisoned at hard labor for not less
than TEN years.
Sec. 8. If any person in this Territory
shall aid or harbor any escaped slave from
! another State, such per-
son shall be punished in like manner as il
such slave had escaped from his master in
the Territory.
Sec. IL. If any person print, write, in
troduce, publish or circulate, or cause to be
brought into, printed, written, published or
circulatee, or knowingly aid or assist in
bringing into, printing, publishing or circu-
lating within this Territory, any book, paper.
&C., containing any statements, or doctrines
calculated to produce disafection among
the slaves of this Territory-he shall be pun
ished by aeprisonnent at hard labor fir not less
than foe gears.
Sec. IL. If any free person by speaking
or writing assert or maintain, that persons
haue not the right to hold slaoes in the Territory
or shall introduce into Kansas, print pub.
lish, write, circulate or cause to be introduc-
ed into the Territory, written, printed, pub
lished, or circulated in this Territory, any
book, paper, magazine, pamphlet or circular
containing any denial of the rights of. per-
sons to hold slaves in this Territory, SUCH
PERSON SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY
OF FELONY, AND PUNISHED BY I'M.
PRISONMENT- AT HARD LABOR FOR
A TERM OF NOT LESS THAN TWO
YEARS.
We submit, if laws like these, enacted
under the circumstances that we have re-
lated. are to be enforced by the Army and
Navy of the Union, that the efforts of the
Nuliifers to overthrow the Government
will not be long resisted in the North, where
so much has been sacrificed that the Unior
might be preserved.
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Proclamation by the President.

w ASHlNGAON, leu. IL.
The President to-day issued proclama.
ton which will appear in the Union to-mor-
row, setting forth that indications exist that
public tranquility and the supremacy of the
law in Kansas is endangered by the repre-
hensible acts and purposes of persons, both
within and without the Territory, who pro-
pose to direct and control its political organ
iZation:
These Combinations hate been formed
| thereon to resist the execution of the Terri
torial laws, and thus effect to subtert by vio-
lence all the present constitutional and legal
authority; that persons residing within the
territory but near it's border, contemplated
armed Intervention in the affairs thereof; that
other inhabitants of remote States are COL
lecting and engaging men, and providing arms
for the same purpose that combinations
within the Territory by the aid of emissa-
ries and other means to induce individual
States of the Union to- interfere in the affairs
thereof, in violation of the constitution OF
the United States, plans for the determine
ton of the future institutions of the Terri
tory, if carried into execution from within
the same, will constitute the fact of insur-
rection, and from without that of invasion,
and aggression, and will in either case justify
and require the forcible interposition of the
whole power of the general government, as
well to maintain the laws thereof the Union.
He commands all persons engaged in un-
lawful combinations against the constituted
authority of the Territory of Kansas, to dis
perse and retire peaceably to their respect
i've abodes and warn all such persons, that
any attempted instruction in the Territory
or aggressive intrusion into the same will be
resisted not only by the employment of the
local MALTA, but also by that of any availa-
lie force of the U. S. troops to the end Of
assuming suspension of violence and full
protection to persons and property, and the
civil rights of peaceable, law-abiding inhabi-
tants of the Territory.
If in any part of the Union the ftiry or
faction of fanaticism innamed into disre-
gard of the general principles of popular SOW
ereignty which under the constitution arc
fundamental in the whole structure of Our
institutions, if to bring on the country the
dire calamity of arbitrament of arms in the
Territory, it shall be between lawless VIC
lence on one side, and conservative force on
the other, welded by the legal authority Of
the General Government.
The West lis ON the citizens of both ad-
joining and distant States to abstain from
unauthorized .intermeddling with the local
concerns of the Territory, admonishing them
that its organic law is to be executed with
impartial justice, and that all individual acts
of illegal interference will incur condign pun
shment, and any endeavor to interfere will
be withstood.
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LATEST NEWS.
Washington News.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IL.
Mr.. Sumner presented the petition of the
Mass. Legislature, complaining of the uncon-
stituti.nalitY Of the Fugitive Slave Law, anu
calling on the President to take effectual
measures to protect the people against out
rage in Kansas Territory.
HousE.-Mr. Florence presented memo
rial from A. H. Reeder, contrasting the seat
of j. E. Whitfield, as delegate from Kansas.
1t states the pretended election of Whitfield
in October last, is absolutely void, being
without valid law or qualified voters to sup
port it, and that he was elected by non-resi-
dents and other illegal voters.
seats of Messrs. Allen, of illinois, Gallegos,
of New Mexico, and Rustil, of Louisiana,
were referred to the committee on Elections.
Governor Shannon, of Kansas, arrived
here to-day.
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THURSDAY, February 81.

THURSDAY, February 81.
House met pursuant to adjournment.
PETITIONS.
By Mr.. De Lavernge--A Against the alter
alton of the boundary of LIE Seur County:
By Mr.. Boutellier- the citizens of st:
Anthony praying for the establishment Of
st. Anthony county, and also that St. Antho-
ny be made the County Seat thereof Also
a remonstrance from the same place, asking
that no part of Ramsey County be attached
to Hennipen County.
Mr.. Lott introduced a bill to incorporate
the Little Falls Manufacturing Company.
A message from the Governor was reed
informing the House that he had signed the
following bills:
A Bill to locate the County Seat of Waba-
shaw County.
A Bill to incorporate the Minnesota Salt
Company.
A Bill to provide for the laying out of a
Territorial road from Spring Lake to inter
sect the Dodd road.
Memorial to Congress for certain mail
routes.
BILLS PASSED.
For the laying out of a Territorial road
from Winona to Wabashaw, and from Win
ona to the Iowa line.
Memorial to the Post Master General
praying for further mail facilities in the Min.
nesota Valley.
Memorial to the Post Master General 70,
certain mail services.
Memorial to Congress for an appropriation
of $4,000 for the construction of bridges
and culverts on the Territorial road running
from the Iowa State line to Rochester.
To incorporate the st. Anthony Falls
Water power Company.
To locate the County Buildings of Henne.
pin County and to change the boundaries Of
said County.
To organize the County of Farribault, ani
establish the County seat of the same.
Memorial to Congress relaive to the Dis.
tr;ct Courts of Minnesota.
Joint Resolution for the relief of the Clerk.
of the two Houses.
To incorporate the Caledonia Academy a
Caledonia.
To provide for the election of County Au
ditors and prescribing their powers and du
ties.
To amend the Revised Statuts
| The House resolved itself into Committe,
of the Whole, after which it took recess un
til half past two o'clock.
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TAXATION IN RussIA.--Several noble Rus.
slams are at present residing in Rome. Ac-
cording TO correspondent of the Newark
Daily Advertiser, one of them, who belongs
to one of the most of the most ancient fam.
lilies of the empire, remarked lately in so.
cial circle, that the Russian mobiles were op-
pressively taxed to carry on the war full
fifty per cent. of their incomes being appro-
priated in that way by the government.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

House met pursuant to adjournment.
The House resumed its sitting in Com
mite of the Whole, for the further consider
alton of the bill granting to certain persons
the right to maintain ferries, and bill regu.
lating mills and millers.
After some time spent therein, the Com
mittee rose and reported the bills back with
amendments:
The amendments were concurred in, and
the bills ordered to be engrossed for third
reading.
House then adjourned: .
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Rolette: A bill to incorporate the
Tazoska Manufacturing Company.
Also, bill to incorporate the town of Ia
zoska.
First reading of House bills resumed:
A bill to incorporate the Chatfeld Acade-
my. Rules suspended and bill passed.
TO incorporate the Minnesota Savings In
stitution. Indefinitely postponed.
Bills PASSED.
Council memorial for relief of settlers up
on School Lands previous to survey.
House bill to change the name Of Alexaii-
der Paul to Francis H. Milligan.
House memorial to open road from Fort
Ridgeley to the South Pass of the Rocky
Mountains.
House bill to incorporate the Minnesota
Mining Company.
House bill to lay out a Territorial road
from Winona to Owatonia.
Council bill to incorporate the zombro
Falls Manufacturing Company:
Sundry Territorial Road and Ferry bills.
Council memorial for a military post near
the head of Red River.
Council bill to incorporate the Young Mems
Association of Winona.
Council bill to organize the county of Far
ribault.
After some unimportant business, the
Council adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 20.
PETITIONS.
By Mr.. Hanson. The petition of citizens
of Hennepin county for law to levy special
school tax.
By Mr.. Tillotson: From citizens of Fill
more county for law to authorize the vo-
tiers of that county to locate the county
scat.
BILLS, &C., REFERRED.
By Mr.. Freeborn: Joint resolutions in re-
gard to the Surveyor of Lumber in the Third
District. Rules suspended, and resolutions
passed.
By Mr.. Ludden: A bill to incorporate the
West Branch Dam Company.
By Mr.. Hanson: A bill providing the site
for public buildings in Hennepin county, and
authorizing the county commissioners to Sc
cure title thereto.
By Mr.. Hanson: A bill to authorize Schoo
District No. to borrow money.
REPORTS.
By Mr.. Setter, from the committee on En-
crossed Bills: Sundry bills correctly en-
crossed.
By Mr.. Stone, from the committee on -
-: A bill in favor of changing the scale
of logs in the Second District.
By Mr.. Hanson, from the committee OF
interpretations: Sundry bills which had beer
referred to the committee.
Sundry House bills were read first ant
second time and properly referred.
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By Mr.. Norris-Twb circumstances &
citizens of st. Anthony, praying against tn
passage of the St. Anthony Falls waite
Power Company Bill.
NOTICE OF BILLS
BY Mr.. Burdick-To incorporate the tow
of Henderson.
By Mr.. Grant-To incorporate the tow
of Mile Lac.
BILLS, &C., INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Burdick-To incorporate the Hen
derson and Farribault Plank Road Co.
: By Mr.. Holland-To incorporate the Mu
tual Friends Association at Shakopee.
By Mr.. Hunt-To dissolve the marriage
contract between Louisa Boulder and hel
husband Henry Boulder.
Several Standing and Select Committees
reported
A message from the Governor was receiv.
ed, stating that he had signed the following
bills and memorials:
Memorial for mail routes from st. Paul to
West Union.
Memorial to Congress for the construc-
ton of mail route and road from Lake
Superior to Little Falls.
Memorial for certain mail routes.
For Territorial Road from the forks of
Crow River to st. Cloud.
To attach portion of Sibley County to
lie Sueur County.
Woho hh
via Ide's Settlement to St. Paul.
To change the name of Serena NJ. Hunt
ley to Serena NJ. Ames.
Granting S. A. Belcourt the right to COM
struct dam across the Pembina River.
For Territorial Road from Houston Co.,
to Mankato.
To incorporate the Watab Bridge Co.
Authorizing the Register of Deeds of Scott
County to record the plat of Shakopee City
and legalize the same.
Memorial to Congress for the improvement
of the Mississippi between St. Anthony and
Sank Rapids.
Memorial to improve the navigation of the
Mississippi River, and for other purposes.
BILLS PASSED.
Memorial to Congress to alter the form Of
the Winona, Red Wing, and Root River
Land Districts.
Incorporating Medical Society for the
purpose of regulating the practice of Sur
gerry.
10 incorporate the Lake Superior, Missis-
sippi and Northern Pacific r. r. Co.
For Territorial Road from Cannon Falls
to the Iowa line.
To incorporate the Little Falls Manufac-
turing Company.
20 establish the County of Mcleod, and
for other purposes.
To increase the powers of the Regents of
the University of Minnesota, under certain
circumstances.
To provide for the more speedy publica=
ton of the laws of this Territory.
To incorporate the St. Paul Gas Light
Company.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole, after which it adjourned until
p. NJ.
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nature, the bill granting an extension Of time

NATURE, the Dill granting an extension OF tint
to the M. & N. w. R. r. Co.
Pending the reading of the Message, Mr.
Lott moved that the message be laid on tn,
table to be printed, and it be made the spe
cial order Of the day for Tuesday next
Lost, ayes 18, nays Is.
MIR. Wilkinson moved that the message b.
laid on the table to be printed.
Mr.. Norris moved to amend by making i,
the special order for to-day at I'm.
Mr.. Lott moved to amend the amendment
by making the message the special order fol
Tuesday next. Carried.
Ayes-Messrs. Bradley, Burdick, Covil
De Lavergne, Dunbar, Farnham, Galbraith
Gere, Grant, Hartenbower, Haus, Hubbell
Hull, Hunt, Ide, johnson, Lott, Mobiles
Pierce, sturgis, Taylor, Thorndike, Wilkin:
son, Wilson and Speaker.
Nays-Messrs. Buck, Cleveland, Gibbs,
Holland, Jackman, Knauft, Murphy, Norris,
Thompson and Van Worries:
The question then recurring on the adop-
ton of the motion as amended, it prevailed.
Mr.. Murphy presented remonstrance
against attaching certain portions of Dakota
Co. to Scott Co.
BILLS 1NTRoDUCED:
By Mr.. Grant-A bill to incorporate the
Town of Mile Lac
By Mr.. Hunt-An act to establish t Co.
of Minnetonka.
By Mr.. Hunt-Memorial to Congress for
donation of land to Carver County, to en-
dow an Academy at Chaska.
Also-Memorial to Congress for certain
mail routes in this Territory.
By Mr.. Wilkinson-An act to amend an
act regulating the sale of spirituous liquors
in this Territory.
By Mr.. Hunt-A bill to incorporate the
Lake Minnetonka Free Bridge Co.
By Mr.. Burdick-A bill to incorporate
the Anderson University, in the County of
Sibley.
Mr.. Hubbell, from the Select Committee,
reported back the House bill locating the
County Seat of Steele County at Medford.
The amendment proposed by the Com
mittee, changing the County Seat, was ne
gatived.
On motion of Mr.. Buck, the House went
into Committee of the Whole on the Ferry
Bill reported by the Select Committee.
After the Committee rose the House ad-
journed to 22 P. NJ.
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TX The Winona Argus has published
recently an unjust aid exceedingly ungener.
GUS attack upon Hon. G. w. Thompson
Councillor from Houston and Mower. Mr.
T. requests us to publish the following reply,
which of course we do with great pleasure
Extreme illness alone has prevented him
from noticing this matter sooner. The char
acter of the Argus is and always has been
to attempt to tomahawk every man that re-
fuses to put dollars and cents into the peck
cts of its editor:
I For the Mlnresotian.
MEssRs. EDIToRs:-The editor of the Wiz
mona Argus in his issue of February 9th
publishes an article under the head of "Wi-
mona and Lacrosse Railroad" in which the
writer takes occasion to allude to me, as
having opposed the bill introduced by Mr..
Balcombe, chartering the above named Rail-
road.
This, sir, is wholly untrue; and, what is
true, | am certain that the editor of that
paper had no reliable authority upon which
to base the falsehood; and am inclined to
Believe that he intended to represent that
which he at the time well knew to be false.
The fact is that l was taken i'll about the
time this bill was introduced into the Coun-
Gil, and was confined to my bed until aftet
that bill had passed both Houses of the Leg
islature, and I was not present, nor did I
oppose the passage of the bill-if for no 9th
er reason-because was too Ill to oppose
anything.
As to the abuse of the miserable creature,
(the "Nephew Of his Uncle,") who wrote
that article, care nothing about it,-and
should not have noticed the article at this
time, but for the fact that some people may
chance to get hold of the Winona Argus who
are entirely ignorant of the irresponsible
character of it's editor.
G. W. THOMPSON.
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COUNCIL.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

WEDNESDAY, HALF-PAsr Two.
Council met pursuant to adjournment and
was called to order by the Speaker.
The bill locating the site of county build
ings of Hennepin county and for other pur-
poses, was taken up, considered, read third
time and passed.
The bill amending the charter of the city
of St. Paul, was taken up, and the amend
ments Of the House concurred in.
Mr.. Setter, from the committee on Legis-
lative Expenditures, reported joint resolu-
ton for the relief of the Clerks of the Coun-
Gil and House of Representatives back, and
recommended its passage.
A bill relative to the terms of the District
Courts, and memorial to Congress for the
passage of an act regulating the Clerkships
of the District Courts of this Territory, were
considered in committee of the whole and
the former was ordered to be engrossed for
a third reading, and the latter was passed
and its title agreed to.
The House bill removing the county seat
of Carver county from San Francisco to
Chaska, was ordered to third reading.
The House bill making Sherf1s eligible to
more than one term consecutively, was or
dered to third reading.
The Council adjourned.
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IL Among the petitions presented to
the Pennsylvania Legislature, for the repeal
of the restraining liquor law, was one from
Allegheny county, said to be sixty feet in
length. It contained three thousand sigma
lures.
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THURSDAY, Feb. 81.
Council met at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, and was
called to order by the President.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Penman.
Mr.. Hanson presented remonstrance from
the citizens of Dakota county against any
change of their county lines.
Mr.. Setter gave notice of bill to author
ize the Common Council of the city of st.
Paul to issue bonds for certain purposes.
READ THIRD TIME & PASSED,
A Joint Resolution for the relief of the
Clerks of the Council and House of Repre-
sentatives,
A House bill amending the Revised Stat
utes so as to make Sheriff eligible to a re-
election.
Bill incorporating the Minneapolis and St.
Cloud Railroad Company.
An act relative to the terms of the Dis
trict Court.
Act to amend chapter 16, Revised Stat
utes Of 1853.
Memorial to Congress for treaty with
the Sioux and Chippewa Indians.
A bill locating the county seat of Carver
county at Chaska.
House bill regulating Insurance Agents
was referred to the committee on the Judi
ciary.
Bill incorporating the Root River Valley
Railroad Company, was ordered to third
reading.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
A bill increasing the powers of the Re-
Regents of the University of Minnesota;
with the recommendation that it be indefi-
nitely postponed.
A bill prescribing the manner in which
corporations may convey real real estate,
with recommendation that it be referred to
the committee on the Judiciary.
A bill Incorporating the Minnesota Female
Seminary, was ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading.
Bill relating to the county seat of Fillmore
county.
Bill incorporating the town of St. Cloud.
A memorial to to Congress for an appro-
priation to construct the st. Paul and Kettle
River road.
The first was read third time under a
suspension of the rules, and passed, and the
two latter were ordered to be engrossed for
a third reading.
On motion, the Council adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WEDNESDAY, February 20.
House met at 10 O'Clock and was called te
order by the Speaker.
| A message from the Governor was receiv'
ed returning to the House, without his sig
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G. W. THOMPSON.
St: Paul, Febrtiafy Goth, 1856:


MERCHANTS D1spArcH:-By reference to
our advertising columns it will be seen that
the two express companies representing this
quick freight line will be ready to deliver
freight in Saint Paul again on the opening Of
navigation: We cannot reeommend this line
too strongly to the attention of our citizens
and business men. The large amount of cap.
ital and the energy which these companies
are known to possess, will insure them q
large amount of business: All freight con.
signed to their charge at the cities of the
east, will be delivered here at periods from
twelve to eighteen days: We last year re:
ceived consignment from New York, by
this line in eleven days.