The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-26
In hump-backed whale, which was

In a hump-backed whale, which was
driven ashore at Nahant, short time since,
pair of boots marked 81" were found in a
good state of preservation. The Charlestown
Admrtiser suggests that they might have been
left behind by Jonah, when he made his sud-
den exit. If this suggestion be founded on
fact" we have the curious coincidence hap
pening in modern times, of lost Ninevah be-
ing re-dscovered through the exertions of
Layard and Jonah's old fish thus also turn
ing up on the shores of Massachusetts with
some of the prophets former understanding
attached 1t used to be wonder how the
man could have stood the wear and tear of
the digestive apparatus of the fish for three
days and three nights in its belly to say moth
ing of the poor ventilation he must have ex-
perienced but doubters should cease, for
here is boot which has stood the gastric
juice for many hundred years-that is, con-
ceding this to be the same whale and that
boot Jonah's boot-and yet it is still in a
good state of preservation But, it has been
we'll remarked-"there is mothinglke leather"
We get our latest Geographic dates
from the East, through the Chicago and
Milwaukee papers; but receive at St. Paul
the latest newspapers from Philadel phia, the
journals of that city being always one day in
advance of those of New York. How is this
to be accounted for?
Hon. j. j. Farnsworth, the Chicago
member of Congress, has recovered from his
illness, and left that city ON the 10th for
Washington.
The Hon. Jeff. Davis boasts that he
intends to "wool Douglas" in a speech in the
Senate. The Mississippian ought to remem-
Der the old tale of those going out to shear
who came home shorn!
Kansas Correspondence of the NIinne-
sOtian.
Important from Kansas-Exciting Times-The Bogus
Consttuton-The People Moving-The Weather, &c.
LEAvENwoRTH CRY, Kansas,
December, 5th, 1857.
MEssRs. EDIroRs A few words from
your (traveling) correspondent would not,
perhaps, be uninteresting at the present mo-
ment, inasmuch as 1 have left the Estate of
Misery" (Mo.) in which have been for the
past week or more, and have taken up my
abode in BLEEDING Kansas"
have not much to say at present in regard
to that delectable State, only that 1 spent a
very..pleasant week in Weston, and found some
very fine people there. But cannot say
that l entertain a very favorable opinion of
the place, after short sojourn. l intended
to write short description of the town, its
business, situation &c, but hardly think it
worthy of a passing notice, and other matters
of Importance solicit my earnest attention.
Weston abounds in whiskey-drinkers, Bor-
der Ruf1ians, nigger-drivers, blood-suckers,
doggeries, pimps, mud, filth and corruption
generally, and rows and fights are the order
of the day; nevertheless, there are good men
and women therc-but good and bad are al
ways found together. The only redeemable
feature about the place is the "International
Hotel" which is as good house and as we'll
kept as any this side of ST. Louis.
At present, the critical state of affairs in
this Territory, and facts relating thereto,
would perhaps, interest you more than any
thing else 1 could write, and would be read
by your patrons with avidity and pleasure, as
matters of great solicitude to the whole civil,
lied world, arc being transacted in this troub-
led and distracted Territory.
Although 1 am no politician, and little
versed in the wiles, snares, intrigues and in
tricacies of political warfare, and neither wish
to be, yet, as stated in former letter. l
shall give you truthful account, so far as my
knowledge extends, of the doings and trans
action of either party, be they Pro-Slavery,
Free State, Democratic or Republican, pledg-
ing allegiance to neither, and giving adherence
to none but such as consider right. 1 came
to Kansas, unbiased by party prejudices
untrammelled by party's arbitrary sway, as
much Democrat Jas far as true Democracy
goes) as a Republican, although no believer
in the "pecuiar institution" and rather mod
crate and conservative in my views and opin-
ions yet after residence of three weeks in
the Territory, and learning from actual OBJ
servation, and various other sources the trut
state of things here and .facts coming to my
knowledge which know to be true, and which
any person who can discriminate between
right and a0romg cannot disbelieve, nor any
sane mind gainsay, l consider it no longer
overstepping the line of neutrality or infring-
ingupon the rules of Independence, to declare
myself wholly and unequivocaly in favor Of
the Free State movements, of the success Of
the Free State party,-the erection of Fret
State Govermment-and to this object can
devote my energes-to this end can direct
my labors, these principles l can live for
work for, and if need be, die for. These may
seem strong sentiments for conservative, but
they are mine, and by them can stand OF
fall. The truth has not half been told about
Kansas and her wrongs, and the rufianly
desperadoes and vilaous scoundrels who are
now seeking to thwart the will Of the people,
and crush them beneath the CALLING yoke Of
oppression. These cowardly villains and
dastardly outcasts, whose touch is contamin-
alton, and whose breath is pestience, back
ed by puny Administration, dare to raise
their leprous heads and say to the mcjority
"Our mandates ye must obey" I shall now
advert to the works of these treacherous
usurpationists of Kansas.
1t was thought when WALKER threw out
| tha honuc uotoS of 0xford and X ickanno