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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-03-19


The House then proceeded 10 consider Sc
nate bill making grant OF land to the Territory
Of Minnesota ia alternate sections, 10 aid IA The
construction Of certain railroads In sajd Tern
tory.
Nj. smith, Of virginia, moved that the bin be
laid on the table pending which.
Mr.. Petit, q Indiana. moved n suspension
OF the rules 10 enable him to report from the
Committee on the Library joint esoluton au'
thorizing the further publication Of American
stat. Papers which motion was agreed TO.
The question was then taken ON the motion
10 lay Minnesota land bil on the table aud u
was decided IN the uegatiye--yeas -, nays %.
Mr.. Smith, Of Virginia. moved tina, the House
adjourn which motion "as disagreed to- s.S':.
-, -, fijs 20.
Mr., seward. Of Georgia, moved 10 amend the
bill As To extend it, provisions TO the state OF
Alabama, and demanded the previous question;
pending which.
Mr. stanton, Of Ohio moved that the House
adjourn; which motion was not agreed to
yeas ~. nays l0k.
The previous question having been seconded
and the main question ordered.
Mr.. Smith, u Virginia, moved 10 lay the bill
upon the table pending which
Mr. smith. OF Tennessee, moved that the
House adjourn; which motion was no, agreed
The question was then taken upon the mo.
ton that the bill be laid on the table. and ii
WAS decided In the negatse--yeas 81. nays Is,
The question recurring upon the mendiDen'
Of the gentleman rom Georgia. il was pa, and
decided in the Affirmative yeas -, nays jJ.
The bill was then read third me and pass
ed yeas ~, nays 90.
And then, at two clock, A. NJ, the House
adjourned.
SENATE, March 3.-The bill making a gran,
II lands to the Territory Of Minnesota, in alter.
nate sections to aid IN the construction of Ger
tain railroads in SAID Territory, was amendcd
/ by making a similar grant TO the sta,e of Ala
bama, and wa. then passed.
BY the last mail. We received the follow
ing hasiy note from Mr. Rict;
luUsk OF KEPRtsENrArIvEs
March Sd, IN.
The President has just signed the bill making
a grant o: lands 10 Minnesota, for Railroad par
| poses. II VI. RICE.
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III. NTH. III Minns .n,a.
ASnk.. NJ 7 March . -

70 ~ rjie,, 81 he rnaser asi psu,oeraf
Having acted as agcn, VI the American
Rible Society for Minnesota during the pas,
-sason, rrpor' Of my labors Is expected. |
commenc,i my labors May 10th. lsj6. and
spnt - weeks in the service of the society.
during which time | Travelled nor than
1900 miles. attending the annual meetings
of /; County Bible Socictics, and urgaui-
1ing | ! new on's , in which, arr 81 officers
and To- local agents hs~i,los, "A gco,lly mum.
her Of VOLUNTEERS engaged in distributing
The Worl Of Gcl in this, our new Territory
| obtaipci S9.3.G2 a. new subscription, and
there il now due on subscription ssh
Owe si21n ~ a.s~ ~ ~ - oSs IL aliH6ai
subscriptions, thus cn.uriug a continuance
Of thus go'j work. adequate to the rapid
growth of our country Ru, more. and
better than all ! rcciv,rl slooA 81 in cash.
from the several Societies, ba'si,Iss 500 morn
for Rbl,s and Tcstamen,s acid al cue, pri.
~ fniinG - is,eSs,ty of donating unly
s20. ~ worth, Distributed s3Aa1 - worth
amons the Socic,ns. which with What was
on hand, anal those ssnca oulrrNl. vii make
abou, sl0oo worth circulated during the
year The rS,cip,s OF this Socicty last wear,
~erc but s?el. showing an inera~ in Pop
ulai,on. wealth and hbsraIity at nearly five
snh.
The foregoing ds~ 10, inclu'ir Ramsey
ooun,y. a. is annual me,tius had h~'n
isrlj belorr commrnc~l IA the Agency. and
from anaivssn circumstances, ! was bin.
,icrsi from finishing the labor in the cnunty
thcrfarc. hsyr M, had the statistics hu'
they viii appear in the rrosssUrt AMI s'yere-
,arys r9rrt crr long, uhhh viii much IN
cr,,.Sc the agur~ rivcn IN my rsp'ri
In crucMsion 1t mr say Suri % the
Ofirrs. aTve;s AMI pa'rons NJ The Bike 80
cic,v hal intrnd,,i 20 pub'ish a separate
rvpcrt Il each c,anty, bu, circumstances
@vm 10 dictate o,tcrwr=c lW bayc al
d,so' n,,hly. and ds@rVr much prai~r t'r
vrar liberal coutribu;i.sns AMI sshcEni a.
,;oa Ra, r.; NJ, the past suihc w
AAyy a grai ~ork to DO The comiug ~-.~a
Minnesota Is tas, Sliing mp WITH ,hosc fr'n
every elime ani ns;icu, AMI sHerg al
cias-- am f,qni ,ho-s, ar~fi,s,s ~ ,hr Ria.
AMI they mus, b. supplied
ryxr>s that Circumstances wia MT Sflri
me the cpF.'S'smi,y al Continuing my lAhsrs
As arrr, hot >hsn h. happy al any nHE to
AL the cAa~ in this my Adapted hons by
any r-,Sl>i insSns,Sca ia my POSSESSION ~
AiiSr Ia obtaining Rltss AMI rcstsmrnts
~ snrmiug SsSsc';ss w l. % sh,rss
al, he Plyscval'. " 7
Truly you-S + y r,ysE
~, q Am u S0cy
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which by such grant shall remain to the
United States, within six miles On each side
Of sad roads and branches, shall not be sold
for kss than double the minim In price Of
the public lands when sold nor shall any
Of said lands become subject to private entry
until the same shall have been first offered
al public sale at tae increased price.
Sec. ,. And b. il further enacted, That
the said lands hereby granted TO the said
Territory or future State shall be subject 10
the future disposal Of the Legislature thereof
for the purposes herein expressed. ard no
other; and the said railroads and branches
shall he and remain public highways for the
Use Of the government Of the United States,
frce from toll or other charge upon the
transportation Of any property or troops
the United States. IL
Sec. 4. And be il further enacted, That
the land hereby granted TO aid Territory or
future State shall be disposeibf by said Ter
r,ory or future State only in the manner
following, that is 10 say: that quantity OF
land moi exceeding one hundred and twenty
sections for each Of said roads and branches,
and included within continuous length of
branches, may be sold; and when the gov
ernor Of said Territory or future State shall
certify 10 the Secretary OF the Interior that
any twenty continuous miles Of any OF said
roads or branches is completed, then another
quantity Of land hereby granted. not to ex-
coed one hundred and twenty sections for
each OF said roads and branches having
,wenly continuous miles completed, as afore-
said; and included within a continuous
length Of twenty miles Of each Of such roads
or branches may be sold and SO, from time
10 time, until said roads and branches arS
completed; and il any Of said roads or
bralcl 90 is not completed within ten years
no further sale shall he .nsLs,. sza .k-- a.s-s-
unsod sball revert to the United States.
sec. 3. Aud be il further enacted. Tina,
the United States mail shall be transported
over said roads and branches, under the di
rcction Of the Post Offer Department. a,
such price rs Congress may by law dirtt :;
Proridsd, That until such price is fixed by
law the Postmaster General shall have the
power 10 determine the same
sec. &. And be- il further enacted. That
in case any lands on the line Of said roads
or branches are within any Indian Terrific
ry no title to the same shall accrue nor shall
the same be entered upon the authority of
SAID Territory or State until the Indian title
10 the same shall have been cxtinguished
SEC : And be- il further enacted, That
there be, and il hereby, granted 10 the State
of Alabama, for the purpose ofaiding in the
construction of railroad from the line Of
a h.. A L., L. IL.
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The Hon, GsoeaN ", loNxs. Senator
from Iowa. Uncle has b,sn s~lng bad and
Uncomfortable f,s considerable psrioi IT
time and W. no,icc by late numbers II thu
HrnaHs ,trrp, tina, Mr W. Asnis,
Jo>ns, Nephew has cum~mvNl h~ling had
AMI uncomfortable al~o t'nclc Gxnsax
has bru seriously halk~l in several " his
Northwestern enterprises ,~for Consr-s,
b, Mr. Rlcr. our nc1ys,c AMI vnclc
Gsosos very natural, reganls Mr. R'cs As
an illbrd. pr~amp,acus character >eph.
on Wui,Ax. al the first blush. thinks so
hkrwir, Ncphrw wniIas, wSo h.
comes To- Contemplate more fully the ds,ia
gushing characteristics If Cnclc GsoSas,
AMI the aa,iaci,y iuvo,vNi In any cpIs~itcn
To him. c,ocludss that Mr.. Rex u char
acter mc~, in,olrrahsc. ard not 10 h. cDiar,Sl.
Nephew wuI,,s. When b. riSts upa
his pilgrimage to Washington, during the
pas, two yrsrs, anil upon the css'nCS anil qal-
etnsss with which he has becu ignorI ihcr',
conch,d,. tina, Mr.. Rnw Is al unopsSS,aa-
bile villain We dcat hlame /, nclc Gcsas,
m Nephew WuIl,s II ~ had e,r,
ms.ie Of their ,,Suliar s,aif anil hal suisrsl
thcu pccahM rSpvsncc. w shoad hsN
probably sl, and acted - they do Tn,
N" question very naturally Suggests ii-rh
II tbs allcp~,hic tnct has arn bcA,c'
without much ditlcul,y by oar nrAva's. N
his enterprises, whs, will he the hxiesl N
all, with the honsrrA,hc Nephew in his
Gea 49, has go,s 10 Michigan a. mAkr
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-S.,. pea .ss u, now yea .,s.S sss ~"

the Of the hest practical ilvstra,io's Of
the slang phna~r Of the frnch snowman
above q,sou,l was given by Governor Goa
NAN. h'w WEEKS sner. in s'odng 90 to u
ftwod in Washington. bis resignation as
Gcvrrnw. |, WAS ,hpo~i,el With his fficnd
to h. han,ls,l 10 rvsshn, RrCa,S,s in car
the laai bill did nv, pass, but to hr Sp
prsss,i II Il did II the hill ailSi th.r
wcad he No swinilina operation ahcasl and
,h- Govcrur ccalA aisorl ~ h~ maxuan'
mous. AMI &C, on the first part IL the pr'p'e
sit,a; Il p~s~si his esprwn~ in III" ~
.it'm. showed him tina, the Gcsrrnosship
could Ia ms.le available IN rSaniary rs''n'
" vsw and the la,tcr clause MAS Ia gown.
We shall ~ how the t'rrsi.icn, vii rgari
this palpahlc trick II cr Executive, n a.
car an oficial hapi in ,hr strahaSs
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members who voted In the negative

The ~cond resolution was al~o passed by
a similar vote 1t is ~ follows
Rssolrs,i That Hon Drsimus w. Mstteson, on
declaring tina, large number of the members
ni this House had assoc lated themselves together
aad pledged themselves each to the other no,
10 vote fur ans law or resolution granting money
OF lands unlc~s they we're paid for u, has falsely
and wilfus assailed and DETAINED the character
VI this House, and has proved himself uuwcr
Thy To he a member thereof
The third resolution. DECLARING That
Hon ORaNus h. MArrxsoN. member Ut
the House from the state of New York. h.
AMI hereby is, expelled therfrum," was neg.
a,ivei. in consequence If Mr., MArrssoS
having resigned his scat, and thu resolution
would therefore have heen imperative.
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WAsHix0ros, March 2, 1851.

This 10 . political Mecra towards which
many pilgrims ase now hastening. The city
will b. OVERLOOKING in two days more. Fur.
ni,hsd room, being five times their usual
rent. Mutton chops ars up.
The Presidents eyce on Friday night
was 80 crowded Il was impossible to move
about with any convenience. or Ia obsrse
who was present. 1t WAS complete jam,
and many On arriving at the outer door. and
sceing the crowd made haste to retreat.
was near Mr. IIALLErr. Of Boston. jus, as
Gen. SHixLDs emerged from the densssi part
Of the gathering. What. General A." said Mr..
r.. 1t il ,orDething I.s. to retreat This
evening thcrr is to be u reception ut Seers-
tary Dawes. The President will hold his
leyee tomorrow between twelve and two.
On Saturday night the senate pa~s''l 9
bill providing for IL diplomatic mission in
Persia china is the only Asiatic country
in which this country at present has dplo-
matte agent | was informed by friend
Who was prs-eti, at the evening s'-sion, that
the debate in the Senate on that bill was
quite interesting. II was passed mainly on
the recommendation Of the Secretary Of
state. Although not much Of maritime
nation. Prrsia has several important ports
IN the Persian Gulf The area Of the en-.
pire is 10000 square miles it, population
1000, 900. Its largest city, situated in the
interior. caniains l..0i sal.. i"F2.s,-ssr ~
think II very useful to have Minister rnt
there. II will be beneficial by opening and
protecting commerce 1t will give this coun.
try q reliable source Of information respect
Ing that region; it will h. the means Of pro
tecting American citizens who desire to
travel there, and it will apprise European
governments that this country il disposed "a
keep informed ns to the merits of the quarrel
between some Of the principal powers and
that empire,
The sending u minister to Persia may
well awaken reflection Asia, once the cru
dle Of all the civilization Of tbc earth, Is now
comparatively degenerate. i'aganlsm caBnot
k~p pace with Christianity. The followers
Of Moslem eneryaied by luxury and cnthral-
lsl by faialism are but half civilized In
dazzling display the Asiatic courts main
tain that impressive spl'ndor which has
characterized oriental ceremonies but those
exhibitions ARE not evidences of civilization.
roa win and superficial populace, however,
they compensate for the substantial benefits
81 true civilization and eastern rulers
scem 10 have understood the purpos" they
can serve Our thing that has retarded the
progress Of the Asiatlc world is the dcgra-
dci condition in which woman is hep'
The tos inr i.asfi . play
! 70 Weaf. bat ull the sltiing freis away
Not being companion and an equal, she
fails 10 exert that valuable influence which
constitutes the greatest part 81 the c,luct-
ton ot an enlightened community. The
samc evils. from a want of the proper in'lu-
eur Of woman il sen among the North
American Indians Rnt let NJ have min
istcr Ia Persia
Their u now sumc doubt whether the
House can reach the Minnesota Grant Bill,
a. Il rcluirs u tw" think vote To suspend
The rules y
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Il tho Act II Congress authorizing thu
people Of tiW Territory u Minnesota to form
a Hta,e Government, wherein Il provides for
representation In the Constitutional Convrn.
ton. Section three. relating 10 this mbject.
rcslA,
IND ~ 6~tar s.srtsd, Tbs, ~ the nr.,
non'sy N sa"s NET we 'ssM so.~r r,. ~ ss NJ
lias. II Tho proposed STATE. are hs,eby author
XIV. 10 wb,es aid Ci..,iet nav be- entitled as.
eordinr 70 the sppors,onmeo, Of Represent.
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gapsrssst srsA " Ashsiagssn-eassaSs %
the Mi creating Nb""s sssa hate . sar'
ssyss Gsssvai's District.
by yesterdays mail, we received tbe fol-
lowing letter from our Dehgats. Hon. II.
n. Ricx:

owing Ettff irvAh our i'eaRaf. ttoo. u.
n. Ricx:
wAsnIsGros, March 7. M o'clock.
The bill removing the Sarvsy9r Grnsrais
once from Du5ag0e To ~ Paul, has Just passed
the s.na,e. III. District Is confined to the
limits u the proposed s,.,s Il Minnesota.
I'M. RICE"
The people u the Territory have reason
10 congratulate themselves, that their Dele
gate has secured the passage through Con
grs-a Of this important bill. I, aus accom-
plishal In the face Of the most yiol,n,, yet
futile opposition on thu part of the Iowa d1-
egation in Congress. AMI Especially tn the
part oiGeneral .EoMgg " ARLINGTON JosE-,
L. 3. Senator
The establishment Of ihls Territory into
a Surveyor Generals District, will have an
important eject upon its prosperity and
growth. in many portions Of the Territory,
settlement Ia now in advance u tb- surveys,
but the bill which has just passed, viii obvi
ate the evil aud Inconvenience To the act
tier attendant upon this system. surveys
will b pushed forward with greater c,nrgy
and rapidi,y ,han before.
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We rorci,cd s1cgrspd'c in,elhgrns frOm
" ashinx'nc, lss, e'Nnins, that Col. Rir,,-
,sns'>. II Illinois. viii h. sp.~'iniei Gov.
crpor II Nna~,,a
We give tn ,t~pstch SIC What i, y worth
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The first resolution against Mr. Matteson,
which was passed in the United States
HOUSE Of Representatives, on Friday, Feb
ruary q, WAS a. follows
Rssoirsd, That Or.mus u. Matte-on, a mem.
her 81 this House from the State u New York,
did inciie parties deeply interested In the pass
AZ. u . Joint resolution for securing the Ues
Moines grant. 10 have here and use a large sum
~ money and other valuable considerations
eorupty, for the purpose % procuring the
passage ~ said joint resolution through Thu.
House.
II passed by a vote 81 ltj yeas to u,
nays. The following arr the names II the
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N.,sss ss ssss,sr. sy-sa sess.i I~aas.

Hon. II VI kIvs. writing IN US fr@
Washington ~ tbs ~ NJ Narh states tina,
the h,n f~ III. rlrf NJ ~,thvs uIso school
lasis in the rerri,csy has E~Ssi a''h
Houses vt toayrVsS.
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" AsIiINnrnN. Mnrcll I,

To he Editors og tAe Pioneer aui n.prirtU
| herewith send you m official copy Of the
Minnesota Railroad Grant as approved 10y
the President.
The honor Of the Territory haa been fully
yinlicatnl
Respectfully yours.
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The proposals for supplies to the Indians
Of Minnesota. for the year $50, were cpn~l
AMI awarded by Superintendent Hrsnscu-
NAN, IN the 18th instant To Mr.. WuiIAa
Woop Of Davenport. Iowa, was awarirsl a.
the lowest brl,lcr, for the supply of the FOL
,aa ing artickx, at the rates uan,,,i:
Mess PORK ............. s?a,TA per hsrr~l
Flour ...... ........ ....... 500
White SHIELDED cora .......... ~ per bu.hsl.
Lard in tin cans .... ... IL per pound,
Tobacco ......... ~
1unpo~dsr d., .......,...,, ~
shut .............. 10
The msc sr hitting the contracts, Cor
annual provisions. "a rrgula,si by law, ani
in Conformity Herewith the cen,rac, was
awarded 10 Mr.. Wcon
The lowest bid for the transportation Of
the above nanci articles, from 81 rsul TO
thu itkr'nt Agencies. was maar hy Mr.
N,ru,> M,ncx. ~ follows
ro the WHINE haso Agency ti.,S pr loo his
i.swer ssous Agency LS
Upper Sioux Agency ~
Messrs Crtsrs 4 f,ssrNoroN prups-Ni
to ,ranspsr, ,hr articles in,cni~i for the
Chirpewas, to their Agency. at thu rate Of
81. ~ pr 100 pounls,
We ar informed by the Superintendent,
that. as the awarding II ~a,rActs for trans
por,s,sa Is len entirely to his di~r,ion NJ
contracts have vt be'n swariri, As he hops
10 obtain c@.ii,ias sorv advantages 10 the
Goyerument
The ontrsct swarid 20 Mr. Woop Is
fv the supply Of the articles namssi above,
,oshc amoan, " sssOoN
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Gea CAS- has vcss 10 Michigan a. MAKE
srSay,nrn,s ta ~'',s~l r,-si,seecv in Wash
instoa
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The following proceedings trailpirei IN
the House Of Representative IN the night
Of the second of March:
San Andreas independent., 1857-11-21
4 II1rINc ErASr Nhnn

A LIVING FEAsT.-When our party
of six had seated themselves at the centre
table, my attention was attracted by a
corered dish, something unusual at Chi
nese meal. On certain signal the cover
was removed; and presently the face of
the table was covered with juvenile crabs,
which made their exodus from the dish
with all possible rapidity. The crablets
had been thrown into plate of vinegar
just as the company sat down-such an
immersion making them more brisk and
lively than usual. But the sprightly
sport of the infant crabs was soon checked
by each guest seizing which he could,
dashing it into his mouth, crushing it
between his teeth and swallowing the
whole morsel without ceremony. Deter
mined to do as the Chinese did, [ tried
this novelty also with one-with two
[ succeeded, finding the shell soft and
gelatinous, for they were tiny creatures,
not more than a day or two old. But |
was compelled to give into the third,
which had resolved to take vengeance and
gave my lower lip nip SO sharp and Sc
we're as to make me relinquish my hold
and also desist from any further expert
ment of this nature.-Life an China.
San Andreas independent., 1857-11-21
Laws of the West Point Quartz MINING
District

ARTICLE i. This shall be known as the West
Point Quartz Mining District, bounded as fol-
lows: on the west by the San Antonio Dis
trict on the north by the North Fork of the
Mokelumne River, running up the channel of
said river twelve miles, including the Oliver
and Perrine Districts; thence south to the
Main Middle Fork of the Mokelumne thence
down the said Middle Fork to the place of be-
ginning.
ART. 2. Each claim shall consist of t,co
hundred feet, running on the vein, including its
dips and angles.
ART. B. Each person shall be entitled to
hold one claim by location, and as many by
purchase AS he will work according to the fol-
lowing laws:
ART. 4. Within one month after the location
of a claim there shall be a shaft sunk upon
the part of the lead claimed, at least ten feet
deep; and within three months after the date
of the location, work to the amount of one
hundred dollars shall be required to be done
on the claim or claims held by the individual
or Company.
ART. s. Each claim shall be recorded within
one month after its location.
ART. 6. Within every period of three months,
after the expiration of the first six months,
there shall be required to be performed .ftly
held by the individual or Company on lead.
ART. I. Each claim shall be represented by
bona ide owner, having the notice and
record signed by the individual representing
the claim, or by his agent legally authorized.
ART. 8. Every individual discovering quartz
lead, shall be entitled to hold one claim for
discovering
ART. 8. There shall be Recorder of claims
elected annually by the people of the district,
whose duty it shall be to make a fair and i'm
partial record of all claims submitted for that
purpose, and to keep the books open for in
spectlon at all times. The Recorders fees
shall be one dottar for each claim, and the Office
shall be situated in the town of West Point
ART. TO- Upon any vacancy occurring in the
once OF Recorder, an election NAV be held
aiter ten days notice having been given.
ART /. Any of these laws NAV be altered
OF repealed by a miners meeting repularlv
called for that purpose
n: b. 1t IS particularly requested that at
.ention be given to article 5th of the ahora
Jaw laws, ana that all individuals or companies.
whose claims are not recorded. will have them
attended to at once ''e'"