The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-01-29

WAsni>arox, January 10. lsS,

Minnesota. has raised hrrse IN the Hoass
Of Representatives. sinr | las, wrutc, thai
will not he suffered to quietly die away, AL
know how and by whom the public domain
IN Iowa. Wisconsin, and Illinois, has bscr
lnonopclihcd, under the pre,enc Of building
railroads, and could your efkcien, Delegate
b,en enlisted. Minnesota would have ben
vlctimlsi IN the same manner Rut he ~
FUSED, rs am croiibly informed To- sanction
any routes mt calculated Ia benefit actual
settlements, and to consolidate the flourish
ing settlements which have sprung up over
your Territory
Fooled in II general scheme OF plumber, the
rogues fell out among themselves, and each
~, has ban charging the other with cor.
rupting Congress. What has added fuel 10
the flame, WAS a statement made by Mr.
PANg of North Carolina. tina, membcr
had offered HIM fifteen hundred dollars # he
would vote for certain Minnesota railroad (,
II Is understood thai the party thus
charged with corruption IL Judge Epa ARDS,
OF Fr1iona. New York, Tie SAYS that M
q conversation with MIR. PAINE. he did al
ludc 10 some lands which he owns IN Minnc-
sofa, and ihat on u subsequent occasIon. he
playiully remarked that il MAS said vote, Tor
~ h'.'sEss;,.;. f,IiTuaa Heic Tuoi,Sa AT hit,su
huMlrl dollars hut be- d,sclaim any SIMS
ter motive, aud Is generally believed la be
innoccnt, ~, h. lrars high reputation while
Mr. PANE is notoriously iIghiy AMI crraiic
The consequence OF this affair and of the
determinations among the lobby members. il
a Discrimination On the part Of the committee
10 report any railroad bills for Minnesota
and II Is 10y Ia means certain that ANY will
be offered. Meanwhile. Col NnBirs is
quietly urging the claims Of his wagon road
Ia the south Pass, and with good chances
for success
Both the Senate ain lious.' colnmiit,ss
have under consideration PROJECTS ior erect
ting your Territory into u state, and II Is
said that JrpsE DouGiAss advocates dNid.
ing the eastern portion into n State and
Territory. The iiousc committee | know,
think differently. and will not proIsr. such
u subdivision
One ii the most interesting papers before
the Iiousc Committee, !. letter from Iap.
tain JOINS porr. in which he saws Tie
important points Ia h~ secured Tor the new
state svm 10 i,e hrst. harlpr on lake
Superior. easily accessible from the west
second. thu whole coura, Of the Mississippi
TO the Iowa linz ani third. the head Of
nav iga,ion of the Rcd River al thu north
Il is UNNECESSARY 10 pom, out the advantage
OF securing these features to the new state.
That portion OF the Territory srt aside by
the proposed western boundary lin,. will le
II little value for MANY YEARS ,o come. #
ever II presents features Differing hat little,
II any, from the rcr,on Of prairie nii table
land, w,s, of the lruutier, of M,ss,a,r, and
Arkansas. From this, Of cour.e ARE tao bc
executed the western half nf the valley Of
the it.,l River and Of the Big SIOUX River,
which urc a. productive az an, norton Of
the Territory aud which with tide region
enclosed Ltseep them would contain arabic
land sui,icirn, for another state of smaller
Capt Porr pus ON 10 M, AS Il stated
and fully ,xplaitr.i IN nv rpIor, of E.brua
~, 500, the valley Of the Rcd River Of the
north mus, find an outlet ior IT. pruinct,ons
tow ards the south. either through thu great
lakes. or by the N,ssis.iupi River. The ue.
csrsity therefore Of connecting the head OF
its navigation with n harhor an Lake Suis..
rior and "A port un the M,~i~ipp IA alii,
cjen,ly ap,s,rrni A. each of th,-., lines Of
railr.suj viii run through the m..st fertile
will have ,alue far beyond the mere oL.
pr, Of ,r.n.tyri,p, the rr,siur,. Of the R.,i
River valley Tb. construction al ,hs1r
road. in fact the mere location ii them.
will secure population along the routes at
one. aud will uisp a onautr, equal 10 any
in the world
Tlp, I,rorysition 10 Organise the ir.A Ter.
ritory Of Arizona viii 10, succeed. Us /,
canr,o, ic shown before cn,ap,lit.~. that ibar,,
are n thoai.aDd ,s.r.un. IA ti,. ,,ad-Icn pur.
chasa. or enough men who can read and
sri,.. ,o orga,,,se a legislature A Judiciary
J,.,ri,t and 1, land Office VIII uf,,I,aLl,
b. formed Their.
Jhr able -t.,e,h of Ns Sr,rutvs Of
.eorr,a bas given gr,-., .aislnrtitr, to he
n,,,,5sssi;, tFsna. II, !. :. sfuaH ,.a;.
cia,nl man u,otnbly MT sr,ghiuy o,et a
haDdr.si pound. agl .paking m a shull.
scold,ng Ton. set tsdLiuy c,ulJ h.. more
imprs~iycly olo.n,rnt than hi. ennyraiula.
ton. ga III. result Of the cLrtiuu. whah
has n..k the t.s,pl. .,eryuh.r, breath.
frcrr a,pi stimulated The at. Of .arc. Ic
rioie,d that -,Lnuyh th,r, t,. no, .,ght,..n
ffwpk o. tie kan>a <elfasAa act. raw ia
the U,s,ae a E,,r.,ap,n,i,,,4 nom the
North to,t. min. b,pl l.,.n returned from
that s,ri,on a. tb. my, ,,s,,,r,,.. m,
X ann. and >abr,.L. AZ, o,..r.l, ,,yr,-i
on, the rant,roui.. tn.-,nr,.. 81 Ia 10
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