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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-13
From the Chicago Tribune.l


If we supposed that high prices of land
were an essential and necessary part of the
prosperity of the North west, we would
gladly join our neighbOrs in the atterrrt to
multiply those prices as often as possible
But as We hold that the value Of pr03uc-
tions, measured in dollars and cents. is tLe
true guage. Of q States prosperity VI, AT
prices of land are arbitrary and may he IN
creased or diminished, once year or :vic,
day, and the State be no richer or poorer
by the operation, provided always that tie
increase or the diminution is genera, We
eannot see the necessity or utility OF ar4
movement that encourages and extends ti.
speculating mania with which the people u
tine North-Wcs are possessed. AS we Ia
before said, there are at least sixty millions
of acres OF land now on the market, in Sec
ond or third hands, all held for speculative
purposes. As wild land, merely, It is good
:r nothing; it cannot be eaten or drunk; it
It will keep nobody warm; it cannot be sent
where the supply IS not equal to the de-
inand. Its value is in its capability of pro-
luction; and until it has been brought un-
der the plow and bears a crop, it has but
little more commercial worth than 80 many
leagues OF desert or SO many square miles
Of thin air. Whatever retards its cultiva-
'ion-whether the cause be high prices ask
ed Tor it per acre, or its distance from settle
ment ol markets. positive injury to the
country and is to be deprecated. And here
in is one of the Leasons why we complain
of the existing state of affairs in the West.
Present prices do not invite emigration to
parts contiguous to q market, The coming
thousands, nine-tenths OF whom bring little
but wealth Of muscle, are forced to such
distances from commercial centres that their
labor is eaten up by the cost of carriage of
its products to place of sale, while the
lands near railroads or navigable waters are
run over and left unoccupied.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-13
Cold Weather.

A great many of our citizens suppose that
we residents of Minnesota are the only ones
who are complaining of cold and unseasona-
bic weather now. We have read over the
weather articles Of exchanges from every
place in the length and breadth of the land
and find they are all complaining OF the
same thing. Some Of the papers in differ
ent places say that their farmers have plan
ted over their crops three times, even, and
the cold and wet weather has prevented the
seed sp:outing. We are not any worse off
than our fellow sufferers all over the Union.
every thing here gives promise, Of having
good crops, delayed as the season has been.
We have seen private letters written near
June first from persons in the Middle
States, saying that they were compelled to
sit in their houses with fires, and wear over
coats, while at the same time, they were
enjoying such luxurirs as strawberries and
cream. Verify we Minnesotians are not so
lad off after all.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-13

PoTATo DIGGING nj MAcHlNERY.-Eyery
one who has dug potatoes, and felt the back
breaking head aching trials which accom-
pany the tedious process will feel bound of
pleasure on learning that Yankee ingenuity
promises to supercede by machinery the af-
fective labor of gathering this important
harvest. Capt. Taggart, of Roxbury, has
patented simple contrivance for the pur-
pose, which an agricultural house in Utica
is about to carry into practical use. 1t is a
plough shaped machine, with double set of
revolving metal fingers, which take up the
the favorite fruit, winnow them from the
earth, and deposit them in baskets hung on
each side, or in a couple of rows upon the
earth. With pair of horses, man it is
calculated. a man it is calculated, can dig
from six to ten acres per day. We shall
watch with curiosity the result Of a trial OF
this very useful invention. 1t will work q
very important revolution in potato digging,
if successful.
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Dreadful Riot I'm Washin%tOn-Stx Per-
SONS Ktlled-Several WOunded-Pfght.
Ing between u. 3. Troops and the Peo
pie.

Dreadful Riot in Waslainxton-Stx Per-
SONS Killed-Several WOunded-FfSht.
Ing between u. 3. Troop. and the Peo-
pie.
WASHINGTON, Monday, June |, '57,
Our Municipal election is in progress
There has been fighting at the polls and
some blood shed. Fhe Executive authority.
at the request of the Mayor, ordered out the
marines 10 preserve order throughout the
city, and prevent improper interference with
voters at the polls. There is great. deal
o! excitement in the city. II Fl :
ll:30sp. m.
The Mayor directed tile mariats to the
Northern Liberties, whittier the fiuters had
conveyed swivel. He commanded them
10 dispcrse. informing them that troops were
there solely to prese We the peace. This or
dr. the rioters tauntingly dlsresarded, when
the swive! was wrested tr. IN them, during
which one marine was shot. The most
fearful alarm prevailed, frequent shots being
hired by the rioters and the marines return
iii1 she 5re. Is was p con discovered that
a.S Or six persons had oeen killed, and
twice as many wounded. the lalger portion
oi them innocent persons. SD far as could be
particulars are extremely contradictory.
The city has been thrown into the mort
ieveris!i state Of excitement, and the occur
renee is being everywhere discussed. lie
MARINES arc still Ia reserve at the City Hail.
BALTIMORE, Tuesday, June =, An.
1t Is reported here that dreadful riot is
going on at Washington. Tie soldiers at
Fort Mclienry have been sent for and have
gone down.
1t is said that large number of the row.
dies OF this city, the ''Plus Cglies'' and 9TH
er gangs, arc participating in the riot.
WASHINGTON, Monday June 2-2 A. 81.
An artillery Company from Fort Nc
Henry has arrived here to relieve the marines.
Threats having been made to destroy the
houses OF. the Mayor and Capt Tyler, ts the
Marines, their families have removed to pla-
ces Of safety, and u strong guard OF artillery
is posted IN front Of each house.
The streets are now quiet and no further
outbreak is apprehcnded tonight.
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The New Posi- OrFICE--We visited the new
fled at the roomy and comfortable air which
seems to pervade the arrangements there. The
glass boXes are now nearly done. They will
number nearly 5000. There are about 300 lock
boxes. of various sizes, and the whole arrange
meuts are of the most model kind. We are at
last to have Post Office Of suitable kind and
character, and large enough to accommodate
our whole public. We are told that there are
twenty applications day for boxes ia the old
P. 0. but none to give thcm We guess that
there will be no difficulty in that matter now.
aSO0 boxes! whew! Why, the Cincinnati =.
O. year ago had not any more than that
Verify, St Paul is great settlement.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-13

The St. Croix Union Of the 5th inst re-
cords the following as having occurred at
Saltwater:
AccIDENr.-On Monday last, while the
workmcn were raising the framed portion of
Sawyer's new building, part Of it fell, and
more or less injured several of them-amoDg
them WAS Mr.. Sawyer himself.
ANorHER.-On last Tuesday, Thomas
Dudy, while employed in taking the rock
out of we'll in the North part of this city,
was killed by the cartb's cavirg in around
him--so it is supposed. Mr.. Dudy was an
honest, industrious citizen. How true it is
that IN the midst # life we are in death.
ANoTHER.-Edward S. Dodge, bookseller.
while hauling some glass, Wednesday last,
had the misfortune to cut in twain the main
tendon of the lefc leg, two or three inches
below the knee. The wound was dressed
By DIR. Noys; and the hope is entertained
that it may yet become united if it should
not, he will be cripple for life.
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The weather and tho Crops.

When the weather is considered in rela-
ton to the harvest, it becomes something
more important than the subject of mere
idle gossip. propitious, the grauaries will
overflow next autumn thus insuring abun-
dance to the great human multitude and
their dependent animals; if untoward, there
would be general scarcity, perhaps partial
famine throughout the land. The benefi-
cent working together of the elements du-
ring the last eight or ten days, therefore,
has impaired glow of cheerfulness to all
faces; for in addition to the pleasure ohich
every one experiences from the alterations
of sunshine and shower, of bright and cloudy
skies, there comes the cheerful reflection that
the crops are coming on apece under their
benign influence. nd truly, we could not
wish for more favorable weather for them
than has prevailed during the period speci-
fed. The frequent showers have furnished
an abundance Of moisture, but too much;
it has not been very warm, but still warm
enough to favor healthy and rapid vegeta-
lion. And what is true of the city and Vi
cinity, is true also Of the Northwest, so far
as our information extends. While the
farmers rejoice in the cheering prospects Of
an abundant harvest, the whole people have
reason to be glad.-Chicago Dem. Press.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-13

THE Times small writer. Nut Meg, is trying
to draw us into Billingsgate controversy
with him. We shan't do it, we are unacquaint-
ed with those weapons. We would be in the
same fix as the celebrated DR.. Beecher once was
when he undertook a single handed conflict
with a small animal of the feline race, which
carries strong perfumes. He came off second
best. We are warned by this misfortune of
the DR.. and shan't enter the lists We have
other things to claim our attention, and deem
such rantng a small business. There are great
interests of community to be attended to. pub
lie welfare to be striven for, the entertainment,
pleasure, and amusement of a large circle Of
readers to provide for. None of these ends
will be gained by war of such abuse as Sat-
urday's Times commenced on us. We decline.
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(rrora the Daily Wisconsin.)
THE WESTERN GIRLS LAMENT.
By &. p. II.

To the East my thoughts are flying,
To tn haunts of childhood dear,
For those scenes my heart is signing,
Scenes lef, with many tear.
Seems il not as If il enchanted,
Every spot that Childhood knew,
Where every wish seem granted,
As the golden hours flew.
Oh (, what mem'res cluster round Il,
That dear Eastern. rural home,
Winch ike links OF gold have bound 1t
L our hearts, wtere'er We roam
Where the homestead roof is cleaning,
VI the hemiock'S solinu shade.
Th-re oar mother ear lies Dire ming
Taerc our fathers bones are laid.
Where the sreensward grass is waving,
There childish games We played,
There the brooklet still is laying,
Those same banks where erst il strayed.
There the pale wild flowers are signing,
Signing to the summer air,
Now unnotced they lie dying,
None to pity, none to care.
oh bright scenes of hallowed childhood,
Why from you did remove:
Round that hill, that tangled wild wood,
All my fondest thoughts will rove.
Well know what you have spoken,
Things have changed since We were there"
Bur 10 have that dear faith broken,
That, OH that, I could not bear.
No. il still must be the Alden,
Which il seemed at childhood's dawn,
Else with grief and sorrow laden,
Half my hope in Heaven were gone.
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LIFE
ST r. MARVIN.

No. Life IS not all bright and free!
A summers gilded dream!
ar,sss restless heart -throbs, still, will be
The pulse of life's deep agony,
The index Of its mystery,
The changes Of its dream!
Pain, oft, is but the price we pay
For manhood's lingering year,;
The ftful fever OF the day,
Bu, wears the springs Of life away;
Or brings, to brood DER its decay,
The night OF scalding tears.
To calm the throbbing brain and heart
With thoughts of Heav'n alone;
Beyond the aid of human art,
To fold ruin In the heart
Till all its strings are torn apart,
And ye,--and yet-live on.
Oh, what were all life's heart-throbs worth
II bounded by the tomb!
Lashed with the vain unrest OF earth,
To know beyond no second birth
When living youth, and fsdeless worth
Would know no hour Of gloom!
Fa,e's football, for life's ieeting day,
Oh, who would wish TO bel
The sport of chance-the surging spray
That crests one wave Of life-to lay
It's foaming bubbles ali away
In dark nonentity!
Aud who would tempt life's stormy sea,
Without a star 10 guide!
Father, still would come to thee!
As clouds come darkenng DER my sea,
Ny light OF life in darkness, be!
And Pilot to preside
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'(yIsrfstfanisy.


DR.. Theodore Parker gets Off The follow
ing in one Of his sermons. 9N64hitter' how
he may be regarded in the light Of d Divine,
he does certainly get off some surprising
sensible things once in while. He hits
somelof the Bostonians hard ''dien in this
selection we give: .....1
8. When you say you wish Christianity
gould get preached and practised all round
the world, thereby you do not mean the
Christianity Of DR.. Bee.her OF Dr. Way
land, Of Calvin or Luther; you mean tho
ideal piety and morality which mankind
aims at. But when the Rev. Dr.. Danbsby
speaks Of Brother Zerubbabe Zeal. US as q
great Christian, he means no such thing
He means that Zerubbabel has been bap-
tised-sprinkled or dipped--that be believes
in the Trlnit", in the infallble inspiration Of
every word in the Bible, that he believes in
the total depravity Of human nature, in the
atonenent, in an omnipotent devil going
about as a roaring lion. and eternally champ
ing in his Unsuitable mouth nine hundred and
nlnety-nine out of every Thousand, while
God and Christ and the holy Chest, can
only succeed in saving one out Of = thousand
perhaps one Out OF l1liiiOf. ...------ &.
Darnbaby reckons him Christian. be-
cause he has been "born again" put "oif the
natural man, that is, made away with his
common sense and common humanity, SO
far as to believe these absurd things, drawn
down to the corners of his mouth, attends
theological meetings, makes long prayers,
reads books Of his sect, gives money for &C.
clesiastical objects, and pays attention to &C.
clesiastical forms. He does not think old
Mr.. Goodness long life of industry, temper
ance, charity, patriotism, justice, brotherlv
love profits him at all. lie il only an unre-
generate, impenitent man. who trusts in his
own righteousness, leans on an arm Of flesh,
has not been born but once, and will Ger
tainly perish everlastingly. 1t is certainly
Of no sort of consequence that Zerubbabei is
sharper, has ship in the coole trade, and
is building swift clippers down in Maine to
engage in the African slave trade as soon as
the American government closes that little
corner of its left eye, which it will keep
open TO look after that. .s -f,
Old Mr.. Goodness's righteousness" is re-
garded as filthy rags" while Zerubbabel's
long face and long prayers are held to be u
ticket emitting him to the very highest seat
in the kingdom of Heaven. At the mcnth-
ly concert for Foreign Missions the Rev. Or.
leads in prayer, and brother Zerubbabel fol-
lows. Both ask The same thing-,he Chris
tianization of beathen land; but they do not
mean that form Of Christian religion which is
piety in the heart and morality in the outer
life. They mean compliance with the popu-
lar theology, not the Christian religion pro-
claimed in those grand words, "Thou shalt
love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,
and thy neighbor as thyself" and illustrated
by life as grand as the words.
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From Washington.

W ASHINCTON, June z.
Gen. Scott, with the appreciation of the
President, has just issued an order to the
two companies Of the ID Dragons to move
fr IN Fort Randall to Fort Leayenmorth.-
The Colonel of the I'd Infantry will detach
three companies from that regiment to occu-
py Fort Smelling and one Fort Ridgley. The
5th Regiment to be replaced in Florida by
volunteers, to proceed to Jefferson Barraks
and there await further orders. The 10th
Infantry ordered to Fort Leayenworth.-
Eight companies at once, and the two at
Fort Smelling and Ridelcy as soon as relieved
by companies-the second made with the
least possible delay. Military orders we're
sent by telegraph, both to New York and
i.cavenworth.
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AN IlEN.-While wandering forth in the sa-
lubrious evening air on Saturday, in company
with the lo-quel of the Times, that individual
on Third street, were Ia feet front. We re-
torted by asserting IL. He denied Indignantly.
We insisted positively, He contradicted vehe-
mently. We maintained it immovably. He
argued; We laughed, until finally, on actually
measuring it, it was found to be Is feet two in
ches. We caved in, having been beat two
inches. However, said lo-quel, being Yam
kee, is of course better guesser than we-an
exclusively western man.
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complain bitterly of the high wharfage dues
which our city compels them to pay. 1t will
end in driving them away finally. Some are
already intending to withdraw from the trade.
At Duhuq ue, the wharfage dues for boat the
the size and tonnage of the Golden Era, is
$500. Here, it is .fce times that amount
We are sure such a course will profit the city
nothing. The steamboat trade has done much
Everything almost, to build up this city, and
the North West. Then encourage it rather
than drive it away.
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SUICIDE BY POIsOS.-Op Saturday night, an

SUICIDE BY POIsoN.-On Saturday night, al
lrishman named p. B. Cresscy. who resided on
Robert street, back of Forbes & Kittsons old
corner, committed suicide by taking laudanum,
from the effects of which he died ON Sunday
morning. Domestic difficulties. we are told.
was the cause of it. Poor fellow: don't be-
lieve he has bettered his condition much. hut
there appears to be some pa!iisiion, if the
cause be real for his crime.
1t is said he had been on ''spree" the day
before, and his wife, a half-breed woman,
abused him severely for it. He was rather an
intelligent man; vas formerly resident Of
IOpkinton, \. II. 4 Coroners Inquest was
held over the dead body on Sunday, and YER
dict in accordance with the above facts rem
dered
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= PERJURY, AND Foul Plot TO Procure THE
RELEASE OF A DEsERTER About a week ago,
soldier belonging to one of the companies at
Fort Smelling, deserted. and after being re-
ported as such for several days was arrested in
the village Of Mendoza, opposite, taken back
to the Fort. and imprisoned to await the sen
tence Of court martial on his case. Before
he was tried, however an Irishinan named Bar
ney Cavener. u constable. We believe, of Men
dota-syith whom he had stad during his de-
sertiol, and whose wife had formerly been an
inmate OF the Barracks-swore out :. warrant
before Esq. Gibbs. of this city, for the arrest
of the soldier, Daily, on charge of having sto-
len watch from him, while in his house. The
warrant was put in the hands Of officer Clarity
OF thiscity, to execute, who day before yester-
day preceded to the Fort, and laid the case
before the commandant, Col. Persifer Smith.
After h'aring the circumstances, Col Smith
kind uniformed officer Garity that under ordi-
nary circumstances be would let the soldier
be taken under a civil requisitiOn to be tried
by civil law for the alleged crime, but now,
the soldier being under arrest by martial law,
and awaiting trial from court martial, he
could not rightly allow him to be- removed
from the Guard House. On this decision,
officer Garity left and returned to the city
Yesterday morning, Cavoner. having come
to the city for the purpose Of learning the re-
suit Of the affair. officer Garity demanded pay
for executing the warrant. and the Squires usu-
al fees, &c. Cavener made light of the mat
ter, said he had gained his ends, aud that Gar
ity and Esq. Gibbs might whistle for their fees,
&c. Thinking from his manner that there
might be some foul play on Cavener's part,
yesterday Garrity visited Mendoza, and had an
interview with the woman. From her he sue.
ceeded in drawing such confessions as to show
that the charge Of larceny was but sham, in
order to procure the release of the deserter
from martial law, and afford him new oppor-
tunity to escape. ~
Garity then proceeded TO the Fort, and with
the Captain of the company to which the de-
serter belonged, examined him in regard to the
alleged stealing. He freely admitted that he
took the watch did not deny it but said he
did not steal it being on intimate terms with
the family. ne merely took it. The value of
the watch doesn't amount TO so cents.
Thus the case rests. 1t was evidently plot
to rescue the soldier, and allow him chance to
escape. An effort will be made to try Cavcn-
er for perjury, of which, if accounts we heard
can be relied on, he will be convicted Of If
convicted, he certainly deserves severe pun
ishment
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The last Mormon nHegira--Departure Of
MOrmOns from Illinois.

The Mormons of Alton have about all
left, "bags and baggage" for the Upper Mis-
souri,, thence to take their weary march
across the Plains. The most of them intend
to go to a new region of the Salt Lake coun-
try, some 200 miles from the Great City-to
"the wilderness" as they term it-and there
found a new town. A small number, only,
go to the city Of Brigham Young. The lat
ter band started from here one month later
than the former. At New Florence, q town
near St. Joseph, they arc to be organized in
to companies, each two or three persons to
one hand-cart, and with some OK teams fol-
lowing, to carry the heavy luggage, and the
aged and feeble; they set off upon their
march as soon as the spring weather per-
mits. We are unable to state precisely how
many persons or families have thus left our
city, but have heard them estimated 1T 10
souls, and some 25 families. There is .
large emigration this Spring of people who
have lived in the various States during the
Winter past, and whose eyes should have
been opened somewhat to the real state Of
things in Utah.-Ahon Courier, May 26tA.
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THE Han. STORM.--St. l'aul was visited by
one Of the ferccst hail storms on Sunday af-
ternooa. we have ever witnessed. Hail stones
fell in this city, the size of hens eggs. Some
we saw were IL inches in length, and some
were four inches in circumference. St. Paul
can boast of her No. hail storms after this, as
well as other things of greatness. NJ damage
was done of any account, that We have heard
except the breaking of some panes o. glass.
The Storm lasted only few minutes.
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A WICKED PL.crT The prov;denc.

A WTcEED PLACE The Providence
Journal expresses the opinion that if New
York city does not disappear some night, and
the Sound steamess find themselves sailing
into new Dead Sea, people will not believe
the account Of Sodom and Gomorrah.
MARTHA @. CALHOUN the youngest daugh
ter of the South Carolina statesman, John
@. Calhoun. died on the I'd inst, at the age
Of 81, in. that State.
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Railroad Accident.

PHILADTLPHIA, June 2.
The freight train which left here early this
morning for New York, was plunged into
Rancocas creek by the draw bridge at that
place being open. The Engineer and others
on the train jumped off in time to save them
selves. The leaving Of the draw bridge
open is supposed to have been by design.