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ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA,
Feb. 81, 1857. {

M. Daniel Rohrer, city Treasurer, Present:
My DEAR SIR II regret to find in the
Financial Advertiser of this morning an arti-
Gle, which while it seemed to do Justice to
me was an injustice to you.
In my explanation to Mr.. Parker after the
article Of last week, | stated to him that it
had been mentioned in the Common Council,
before the bonds were negotiated, that you
expected to chargea commission Of five per
cent upon the moneys received for the bonds,
and that acting under this impression had
undertaken the disbursement. also stated
to him, what now believe to be true, that
the statement above referred to was without
any foundation in fact, and my regret that
the moneys had not been turned over to you.
This explanation is due to you from me,
and is voluntarily and cheerfully given to be
used as you may think proper.
GEO. L. BECKER, Manor.
I his letter is sufficient answer to the
article. 1t is unnecessary to add, that the
Treasurer has never expected or demanded
any sum whatever, should the money be dis
bursed by him. The law is plain that he is
entitled to nothing for that service.
I have good reason to know that all per-
sons concerned in this matter, are convinced
the disbursements are irregular. Could the
past be recalled, / am satisfied that the
money would be paid promptly and willingly
into the Treasury, as the law expressly de-
clares it shall be. .
The whole matter has been arragned
some days ago, so as to satisfactorily correct
any irregularity in the Proceedings.
DANIEL ROHRER.
City Treasurer.
February, 81, 1857.
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An Investigation.

1t will be seen by our reports of the pro-
ceedings of the House yesterday that an in
vestigating committee was appointed to in
quire into the allegations made in reference
to members having voted on the bill for the
removal of the Capital from corrupt motives.
This is as it should be, but we are fearful
that the object of the resolution of investi-
cation will be defeated by having been
amended SO as to admit members of the
House and newspaper reporters to be pre-
sent. .-.r-s r- ..
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NUMBERING ON THE WISCONSIN, RIVER
There are 1O7 saw mills on the Wisconsin
River and its tributaries, above the Dells,
which manufacture about lO7, OOO, 900 feet of
lumber annually which at the rate of $l5
per 1000 feet would amount to the sum Of
81 ,6O5, 900.
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THE WEEKLY MINNES0TIAN
MORNING, FEB. IS, 1857.
UP AND DOING.
By MRS. L. II. SIGouRNeY.

We can't afford to wait."-BIsHoP CLARK. pa
Lo. from the wild, the city starts, .... &
And on the prairie's breast - 'o'A'
Spring dome, and tower, and spire, like dream
or Araby, the blest -,y..., .--fs Lad ..f,.,.
And they who fall behind the age,
Or move with snail like feet,
Are in these days of progress deem'd
Defunct or obsolete.
fne world grows busy, and expects
Her sons to do the same;
She makes the boiling water work,
And yokes the winged flame;
She bids the mightiest elements
Her varied will obey,
And calls the lightning from the skies
Asr xhisper'd words to say..>. As-.-.ss-A.-, a,
The idle man is IKE the dead*
Who ca no burial find; .;5-
III fares it in the race, with those
Who halt and look behind;
Even she, who backward gaxed Of old,
Was petrified, We read,
And how can We afford to wait,
Amid this railroad speed.
The tares are growing in the field,
Though we supinely sleep,
And he who sows no seed betimes
May hope in vain to reap.
The Prince Of Evil never lags
Nor loiters DER his prey,
And they must needs be wide awake
Who think to bar his way.
The pagan people fade and fall
In ignorance and night,
Without cheering ray from heaven
The dreary grave to light.
The ready mission-shp but asks
Our bounty for its freight
Hank! to the cry of dying souls
They can't afford to wait.
Ii there's duty unfulfll'd,
blessed word unspoken-
Haste ere the hour-glass of our days
Is wasted-spent-or broken;
Nor let procrastination lend
Its burden to our fate
We can't afford to wait, my friend
We can't afford to wait.
= The idle are peculiar kind Of dead, who cannot
lred. Arabian Proyerb
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IA txt1,
a bali to incorporate nthe Minnesota and
Oaketa Railroad Co. 9Tfs 9G5 10 9si3iaIuo.
An act to, a.nendi chapter 80, of. the Ses.c
o'o. Laws OF 1900 Hid odl 10 5u94i
IA bill for the protection Of Hotel Keepers
was then read, and the vote being taken. the
bill masfrejected.Saa oi bsvoa1 - 20
Council adjourned till 10 O'Clock, A. NJ
Monday. 8M Id 5eft terni .I-nls.E'l -
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*"The idle are a peculiar kind of dead who cannot
be buried Arabian Proverb
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SAINT PAUL MINNESOTA TERRITORY SATURDAY FEBRUARY 1857

90 i9I6-savtrLrzzsa 90 10 asJoR
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OBITUARY.

Died of paralysis, on the 2lst inst, at his
residence, Paramount, Ohio, JACOB HARRIS,
aged 70 years. The subject of this obituary,
without making any pretension to unusual sane.
tity, endeavored to practice the precepts of
Christianity. he was opposed to war and the
taking of human life, and, believing the enforce.
ment Of all legal enactments to be based upon
the use of the sword he had not, for that reason,
voted for the last thirty years. He was opposed
to oppression, and on that account he had alb.
stained from the use of the products of slave
labor, as far as practicable, for many years. He
was a Jealous advocate of the Temperance
cause. he aimed to be just in his dealings,
having frequently refused to take, though it was
offered, more for an article than he thought
it was really worth.
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PROSPECTUS OF THE TWELFTH VOLUME.
BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 1858.

The National Era is an Incorporating
opponent Of Slavery and the Slave Power; an
advocate of personal, civil, and religious hber-
ty, without regard to race or creed; q foe to ali
secret combinations to control the Ballot-Box
whether under the direction of priests or lay
men, and to all measures directly or indirectly
countensncing prescription on account of birth
place or religion a friend of Temperance, the
Homestead, and all reforms calculated to secure
to Labor its just consideration, recompense, and
political weight, and to Trade, its Natural Free
dom, in virtue of which every man has q right
to buy and sell in whatever market he pleases.
1t regards Slavery, and the issues involved
in it, as forming the great Political Question of
the Day; taking the ground, that Slavery, from
its necessities, instincts, and habits, is perpetu-
ally antagonistic to Freedom and Free Labor,
and unchangeably aggressive; that its work
ings can be counteracted only by permanent
system Of measures; and it therefore has sup
ported, and will continue to support, the Re-
publican Party, so long as it shall be true to
Freedom, holding itself, however, perfectly in
dependent at liberty to approve or condemn
whatever may accord or conflict with its Oft
avowed principles.
u
News and Political Intelligence, keeps a rec
| ord of the Proceedings of Congress, and is the
repository of large portion of the most i'm
portant speeches delivered in that body.
| Its Foreign and Domestic Correspondence is
carefully provided for, and its Literary Miscel-
lany, chiefly original, being supplied by many
OF the best writer's of the country, makes it en-
phatcally PAPER FoR THE FAMILY
Ny subscribers have stood by the Era hand
somely. No paper can boast warmer or more
steadfast friends. They have not forgotten
that, whatever the claims and merits of other
papers, the Era, in the face Of imminent perils,
was the pioneer to Freedom of the Press in this
slaveholding District, and has been for eleven
years the only journal at the seat of the Fed.
eral Government, representing the sentiments
| of the Free States on the great Question of the
Country, the only journal through which their
loyal representatives in Congress could find
voice and vindicstion. They have not forgot
ten, nor will they forget, that while papers en-
gagged in the same Cause elsewhere, have
strong local interests to rely upon, and the pa
pers printed here, opposed to our Cause, thrive
through the patronage of the Federal Govern
ment the Era is uniformly prescribed by that
Government, and its legal right to official ad-
vertisements denied, while, 80 far from having
the support, it is constantly subjected to the
opposition, of strong local interests so that its
only dependence is upon those enlightened
| friends of Freedom, all over the country, who
appreciate the necessity of maintaining such q
sentinel on the outpost of Freedom.
G. BAILEY.
Washington, d. O., November /, 1857.
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The off ial advices from the Utah expedition
show that only fifteen hundred troops will visit
the Salt Lake City this fall and winter, and that
the Mormons are in bad temper, and can, if
they please, prevent the troops from entering
their city, by giving it to the flames, in antici-
patton of its occupation. It is not at all prob
able that they will execute their rash threats.
The case calls, however, for much discretion
and prudence, as well as 6rmnese, on the part
of the United States civil and military authori-
ties, who have been dispatched to the Territory.
Crawford, the sculptor, leaves a wife (daugh.
ter OF Samuel Wood, the eminent New York
oanker) and four children. relative of the
deceased writes home that Mr.. Crawford's death
TOOK place at quarter past six o'clock on the
morning of Saturday, Oct. 10, just as day was
dawning. The funeral service took place on
the following Sunday evening. The body will
be sent home by the steamship Arago or the
one Immediately succeeding her.
Miss Hosmer, the sculptures, who left for
Havre on Saturday, has many orders for speci.
mems of her art.
Hon. Theodore Frelinghuysen, of New Jer.
sey, was lately married to Miss Harriet n.
Pumpelly, of Oswego, New York.
" ~. onCheoh, AScft Vi
has been appointed Lieutenant Governor Of
| Virginia, James L. Carr, Esq, of Kanswha
having declined the office.
Miss Juliana May has determined to proceed
on Southern tour during the winter, and post
pone her debut in opera until the spring. Her
next concert will be in Philadelphia.
| Mrs. Terhune, Marion Harland," has given
to the world another production. We haven't
heard its title yet. 1t weighs about seven
pounds, and has blue eyes and light hair
Syracuse Standard.
Mortimer NJ. Thon ID, (alias &c Doesticks, ~
editor of the New York Picasune, and theatri-
cal critic of the New York Tribune, was mar
ried on Friday evening, at New Haven, to Miss
Anna q. Van Cleve, of Minnesota.
Mrs. DR.. Rush, of Philadelphia, so long known
in the fashionable world, whose wealth, whose
parties, and whose jewels, have created their
| share OF sensation for years past in that city,
| died on Friday, at Saratoga, after lingering
| illness.
| Alexander Veal has been sentenced to eigh-
teen years in the penitentiary, for the murder OF
Robert s. Saunders, in Loudon county, Va.
The late vote in Kansas will range between
fifteen and twenty thousand. This indicates
population bordering closely upon one hundred
| thousand
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NO. 566.

but exceedingly attractive. He is very popular
IN Fpgland-so much SO, that the venerable
Edinburgh Revieo has seen fit to attack one of
his late novels. "White Lies I" does not vet
toual the best of its predecessors, in our opin-
ion. but it is quite possible that the two re-
manning parts will surpass those before rs in
the authors characteristic excellences.
The story is issued in very neat style-what
hook issued by Messrs. Ticknor & Fields is
mt ?-and will be widely read.
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A PKRFRcT CURE BY WILD CHERRY

From the Editor Of the New York Mirror, Aug o.:
About four weeks fince, of the composi,ors OF
this office was suffering so badly from cough, tina, he
was unable to sleep nights and too weak stand al his
case He became very pale and hn and gave symptoms
of falling victim to quick consumption. We recon-
msnded TO him various medicines which had no edec,
Finally, we gave him bottle of wistay's Ba,,av AZ
Wad Cherry Ii afforded him immediate relief and he /,
now well man, and not the slightest symptom of a
cough These are facts and further particulars may be
learned at this ofce We should add that the cough In
the above case was accompanied by pronse sp,ng of
blood
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THE NATIoNAI ERA: WASHINGTON d. G, NOVEMBER s. 1857

statutes for the Judges of election, the returns
being thus clearly invalid, and, as we believe,
fictitious and simulated, we have, under the
circumstances, no alternative but to reject the
whole return from the Oxford precinct, and to
give the certificates TO those who appear to
have been elected by virtue of the other regular
returns. R. J. WALKER.
Governor Of Kansas Territory.
FRED. P. STANTON,
iSecretGry
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NOW READY.
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY,
PoR NOVEMBER.

CONTENTS
Douglas Jerrold: Personal "Reminiscences
Florentine Mosaics.
Santa Filomena.
Sally Parsons Duly.
The Manchester Exhibition
The Romusny Girl.
The Chartst's Complaint
Days.
Brahma-
The Autocrst the Breakfast Table -. Evs,- A.,
his own Boswell. Livery Man
Illusions
The Gin Of Triiemius.
The Mourning Veil
Pendsm, A Modern Rsformer
BRUSH lndia.
Akin by Marriage
The Origin Of DJsctc Poetry
The Financial Furry
Sonnet
The Round Table
Literary Nouces.
Music.
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nrst b' preventing real bona .fde settlers
iron making homes among US, they consider
ing II nsafe to invest here; and, second, by
inaAcin the worst class of people to come into
oui mi st, they suppossing our property and
even on tsces to be an easy prey to them. So
In fufure we hope all viii speak as favorably Of
us As truth viii permit.
Yours, with highest regard,
ERAsTUs HEATH.
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TREES AND PLANTS

u NJ WATSON Old Colony N,r.eriss Plymouth
IL. Mass twelve hours from Nsx YORK civ will
send MS Full Descriptive Priced Ca Aoeue OF Tree. and
fiants for Fail Planting Ia any add CaIraKe on iii
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IL is folly to suffer from protracted cough,
when relief may be so easily obtained. Wistar's
Balsam of Wild Cherry is undoubtedly the
most reliable of all preparations offered for the
cure of throat and lung complaints. SO
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DIR. 9. 8. FITcHs "sIx LECTURES

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of the Hear, Throat Stomach, Iswes, Liver, Kidneys
and Skin, Female Complaints, Gravel &C. sent by mail
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York. and physician elsewhere is authorized 10 use
his name, ss4
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THE NATIONAL ERA.
D. O.

O. BAILEY, EDITOR AND PRoPRIEToRj
JOHN @. WHITTIER, ooRREsPoHDISG EDITOR
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Minnesota Election,

Buffalo, Nor. 1.-The st. Paul Times gives
the majority for Ramsey, Republican, for Gov
ernor, at 6l2 and the Minnestian makes it SIS.
A number of the seats of the members of the
Legislature will be contested.
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Later from Kansas.

ST. Louis, Nou. 3.-Advices from Lecompton
of the 22d of October say that Governor
Walker issued another proclamation, rejecting
twelve hundred votes returned from MCGEE
county, for the same reason as was given in
relation to the Oxford precinct. The proc.
lamatiou states, that neither in this case nor
in the other has the Governor gone behind the
returns. He disclaims all right to do so, but
rejects the returns in consequence of fatal de-
fects in the form of the returns.
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Ne,o York, Nou. 3.-The steamer Arago,
from Havre and Southampton on the Goth ult.,
arrived here this forenoon, with 4200, 900 spe.
Gle. Among her passengers are August Bel
mont, U. s. Minister to the Hague, Charles
Loosely, Consul General from Austria, Colonel
Frements family, Lorenzo Starr, bearer of dis.
patches from London, and Bishop Mainhalt, OF
New Orleans.
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Still Later from Europe.

Quebec, NoU. 3.-The royal mail steamer In.
dian, from Liverpool on the 2lst. ult., arrived
here last night.
The Canadian arrived out at Liverpool on the
18th, and the Anglo Saxon on the Goth.
The Bank of England has advanced its rates
to per cent
The Bank of France had also advanced it's
rates one per cent.
The money pressure still continues.
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A BAKERS DozEN.

or IA months, will be sent for the usu.l
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Washington, Oct. Silt is now ascertained
on specific inquiry, that the report last night
prevalent in usually reliable and we'll informed
circles, of the intention on the part of the Ad.
ministration to remove Governor Walker or
Secretary Stanton, is without the least founda-
ton, nor is there any reason to believe that Ell
Their intends to resign. The last dates from eli.
Their have only come down to the 10th of Oct
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nted up to the ne of the Grasshopper Falls
who as known as Topeka man,
It all such had oppressed themselves in favor
the doctrine luded to above. Some still
pressed themse yes at the last Convention,
Id by the Free tate party, as all had before
me, in favor of .aking the question of throw
g off the Territ rial Government an issue 10
e recent election Others thought it unwise
publicly state nat they intended to do with
9 Government, advance of getting control
it. You will @ by this, that as the party
ere divided in heir views with reference to
e propriety of ting, so they are with regard
what shall BE- done with the Government
hen once it is. n our hands. As they have
zen brought TO- act harmoniously in the first
stance, we doul not they will be in the Sec
ID. But this ca not be accomplished, without
| effort on the I ,rt of those who recommend
at the Govern ent be held for our good I'M
we have no fui her use for it, it being super.
ded by State Government. Should there,
,wever, be no / pc of success on the part of
ose desiring to, brow off the Territorial Gov
nment, it mar be quietly abandoned. We
q not Without pc that such will be the case.
We have alr& iy extended this letter to a
UGH greater b 18TH than we supposed our
,ysical strengt would permit when we com
enced it, and hall close by again thanking
"a for the eficl ut aid you have rendered the
.ople of Ksnss.. by the wisdom and prudence
it'll which you fave from time to time present
YOUR views on the policy best calculated
promote ours Welfare. When your Kansss
entered into disputes here
hich no reportf for Eastern journals should
ave taken part %, you at once refused to en-
orse his oours,S Had other influential jour
ais have acted aus promptly and justly, they
ould have dorj what we at least hope they
ill do in futut }, should another attempt b
lade to induce them to become parties in
ontest which, fam the nature of the case, they
Annot properly-oe.
All letters fro correspondents in Kansas o.
in ID East, representing the state
affairs here v rise than they actually are, ere
.lcS;,,sted to d. asgs us in two ways at lestt