The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-22

were In ssssion on Thursdsy and Friday, from
which DAY they sdjournsd over 10 Monday
YTsuk KsifIsr wss indicted, On Friday, by tn
GrssA Jury, for ,msnalsughtsr in the second de
gree, for killing John Jackson In the heat o.
| passion, b cruel and unusual manner, bal
without design 70 cause death. On sunday
hs was arrsignsd, pleaded not guilty, and gave
! bail in the sum Of five thousand dollars to b
In rssdiaess for trial at sny time during the
term. Messrs. Brisbin and Sanburn appear u
Attorneys for the prisoner, and I. v. b. Heard
zen, Prosecuting Attorney for the United
| States.
There Ii large amount Of business before
the Grand Jury, and number Of indictments
win be found, mostly for larceny. They will
probably adjourn on Wednesday or Thursday.
The Grand Jury for the present term, as well
A. the Petit Jury, is made up Of . number Of
our most prominent citizens.
The criminal cases will be called up for trial
on Thursday or Friday, and KeiIer's case will
be the first in tho criminal docket.
MISSEAroLis, Oct. II, 1851.
To 'hs Hior. Of the Pioneer .ad Democra,
MEssKs. EDir0Rs: Inyour ISSUE. Of Saturday,
you say, in speaking Of the Pair. IN has re-.
Jdsefsd no credit upon st. Paul. "H also Jaitsd
to receive that support from our eih-'n' phieh
ito importance dsmanded:" - re are ashamed Of
the apathy Of our business mSn, and Of The plea.
yuns principle rhieh has governed them in eryy.
thing relating 10 the Far
80. Ieu will excuse 81 beat boldness. vi I
say that the above expressions Of yours, " nile
they gave me no little pain, also deeply moved
my indignation. That business men who are
suffering a;utey from that which, to an upright
business man, Is the most grevous Of calami
ties, an inability TO meet their pecuniary obi.
cations, and that from no fault Of theirs but
from the pressue OF terrible panic throughout
the country, that men in this position should
be IN the way Of giving but little attention to
an exhibition Of vegetables and fast horses, Is
certainly not surprising. but most naturally to
be expected. But that men in this condition
should be accused Of apathy and meanness in
regard to such an exhibition, or any exhibition
however meritorous In its objects, IA surely a.
astonishing A. it IL insuiIerable.
Could myself, Inundated, deeply mortified
every day as am, by the mpossibility Of my
meeting some thousands Of dollars Of debt
(Which, indeed, might meet ten times over if
my own debtors were in funds, )--have honestly
defrauded my present creditors, or incurred
further debt, as we'll ~ diminished the resour.
ccs Of large family dependent upon me, by
going to the new expense Of transporting my
stock and my grain to the Fair, | say, could
Ihoueshy have done this II one OF my present
creditors had seen the pay fifty dollars to a
driver or a teamster for conducting my proper
ty to the exhibition, could he not have fairly
said THAT money is mine, you must be just be-
fore you arc generous; you have no right to incur
these expenses and pay out the money for mere.
~ your own grstifc alton, or even indirectly for
the public good, when ! am suffering for the
want Of that very sum, which, and more than
which, you owe mc!' Might not my wife have
said" That money Is mine--it ia ysur chill
drcu's-will YOU prefer such an unnecessary
expenditure to our physical comfort and sus
tenanccr'
Could even hons,ny have given up u day to
the inspection Of giant pumpkins aud garden
stun or to gaping 1t tho forced activity OF
jockey.dr,sen race'horses, when that day
might have been proftably spent in attend.
ing to my own busiress and earning and
gathering in little more towards the payment
Of those-who, during the winter that is before
thcm--will look principally TO me. for the
money which owe them for honest labor, and
without which they will suffer much in our
Northern cold and EXPOSURE And my position
is like that Of hundreds about me. We can not
go to places Of amusement, We can MT 60 at.
tend fairs and horse races, we can nat spend
money in adding our stock or property to such
exhibitions: because, by so doing We must cheat
somebody; not to add, that by so doing, our
eonseisases, which, In the present hamiiistioa
Of our pecunisry embarrassment, are tender
enough, will give Us twingss harder still 10 bear
II We are homes, men. The apathy and mesn.
ness, then, which you have ascribed to ia. in
relation to the Fair, are terms entirely out Of
place and unfeeling in our present position. un.
less by apathy you mean an indifference to any.
thing except desire to pay our debts, and by
meaaness, the economy which every honorable
man will At such time both profess and prae
tice. Yours
Wv. j. SrkRLt>G.
We give place 10 the above commune alton.
not because We agree with the writer. but TO al.
low him to express the views Of the merchants,
II such is their defense. The monetary crisis
occurred AFTER the Fair Was called to be held at
81. Paul; and our remarks had reference to the
apathy Of the merchants and others ofths city.
A. well before the Fair - during hs confirm
ance. We cannot agree With the gentleman
that our business men are so badly on a. he
would have US believe; and Il they ere we do
not think i, q wise policy to let favorable OPP
pcrtani,y Of attracting the attention Of two or
three thousand people to what man manufac
lures and has for sale, slip by. when the c. 1t