Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-01-19
VOL. IT., NO. '35.


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..3f sn From m Occasional Correspondent.
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wAsuscrox CIrr, Dec. 81, 1855:
It's the last day Of the year, and We have no
Speaker elected. Such : long delay believe has
never before occurred in our national history
II the people Of the remote States snd Territories
are disturbed thereby, Judge what must be cour
inpatience at the seat of Govt, where business,
money, property, &C., are seriously affected BY
the locks and bolts on the Treasury, which this
election only can remeve!
There are, as you know, three parties to this
contest: 'sy tesaTis sfRa la&9mCJ
i Let. The Northern Fressoil or anti Kansas par
ty-embracing about fifty Northern Know Moth
ings-numbering about log members: voting for
Mr.. Banks of Massachusetts. .,.l.... .-.,.,
I'd. The pemocrats-(the unterri6ed Democ-
| raey Numbering 73 to 75-voting for Richard
| SON Of Illinois. Only about 20 of these are Id
minissrdtion or Pierce men in reality. fsa 9
Sd. The National Americans, Numbering from
IS to 40 members-generally from the old Silver
Grey or Fillmore party-voting for Fuller Of
| Pennsylvania. sU..
| Long before this letter reaches you, probably
| Mr.. BANKS will have been elected Speaker, and
| Gen. William Cullom of Tenn, late member of
Congress, will have been made Clerk. Both are
gentlemen of undoubted ability. integrity, and
| businessmen who will do more honor to the re-
spectve Offices with which their names are connec-
| ted, than the Offices can honor them. s.rr
Long and vexatious as the contest for the Speak
ership has been, it is not without good results
Had Speaker been Immediately chosen, it is al
together likely that the exciting and (as il now
appears) unfounded news of war in Kansas, might
have produced the most lamentable result. Con-
gress seldom makes any progress in business un-
til after New Years Day therefore the' surplus
talk SO far amounts to really the same thing as
though that body were actually organized.
One cause which operates strongly in prevent
ing an organisation, is the approaching Nation
al Election. The party getting control of Con-
grcss will WELD great influence, if indeed they
do not decide the result. Whether the Free Soil
influence or the American Element is to predomi-
nate, in my opinion, is . very evenly balanced
auestion--which the events of the next four
months will decide. The stupid political blum
ders,-the malfeasance,-and the general bad
) reputation of the Pierce Administration take
it, will sadly damage the prospects Of the Demo-
cratic party :-and yet that party is strong. The
foreign population Of the country will be found
fighting in its ranks to q man it will, beside,
have the prayers and the powerful, worldwide
influence of the Roman Catholic Church. The
public mind of this country has been laboring on
this subject of foreign influence and ecclesiasti-
cal power for tho last few years, and when the
struggle comes there is not doubt that old par
ty ties will be sundered by thousands on this
qucstion-producingt the eutire revolution Of the
principle upon which appointments to Office are
now made. The question whether Americans
should rule America is apregnant question land
if it is decided they should not, that other ques
, ton arises WHO SHOULD / think aparty based
upon this rrinciple-and national as respects
slavery-would sweep the country. 1,i'iA',A
:, There is of course host of Office seekers here
for places at the Capitol-at least twenty Eve for
each place. A few disgusted with the procrasti-
nation have gone home to recruit. a..13
i A majority of the new members of Congress
are very young looking men-not having polit-
ical airs, nor red faces. They are of course no
match for those who have been in Congress
through several successive terms; but notice for
the most part theyare modest, quiet, and useful
members. ~
Your delegate, Hon. II. NJ. Ricr, has taken q
house on Indiana Avenue not far from the City
Hall, where he receives and sntertains his numer-
:! Gus friends. Mr.. Rice haswon good reputation
in this city--in fact hc is highly esteemed both
for his ability and personal good qualities; and
from the Circumstance of his return to Congress
| infer that he also enjoys q good name at home,
notwithstanding the sharp things you sometimes
say of him.
The people of this city notice With qualification
the rapid growth of your city and territory, and
the wishes entertained for their prosperity are
stronger than are felt for any other territory with
in our broad limits. Minnesota must soon be a
Sovereign State-ins few years rich, refined and
settled country-the cestre Of this Northern Con-
. tincnt stretching from ocean to ocean. 80"
KANsAs-MORK mon VIOLENCE.
The following from the St. Louis IntelIigen.
Ger. is six days later from Kansas than before
received. The aspect Of the news is any
thing but cheering to the friends Of order and
,, , peace. 1t is probable. however, that the Free
Constitution has been adopted by the people,
Notwithstanding the violence Of the Missouri
ans:
WEsrpoRr, Dec. lS, 1856.
have just learned that mobs Of men, said
to be from Missouri, have mobbed the elections
for the new constitution, at the different pre-
cincts along the Missouri river. At several
: points they would not allow the polls to be
/ opened, and at Leavenwosih q band Of men,
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box, and maltreated and abused the judges and
clerks Of election. Intense excitement, it is
said, exists in Leavenworh City, and fears
were entertained Of furthe: violence.
FoR THE NEBRAsKAIrxs.-We find the fol-
} lowing advertisement in the Planters Maryland
Advocate. Hurrah for freedom ! great and
glorious country! A
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