Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1857-02-28

Removal of the CapitoI-Ter-itoriaI Press.
Our Territorial exchanges, so far as heard from,
have taken ground against the removal of the
Capitol, and give the following reasons:
FILLlBUsTERING IN MINNEsoTA.-The principal
subject of legislation and of excitement in st.
Paul, Mt the present time, and during the past
week, is the proposition to remove the Capital of
Minnesota from st. Paul to St. Peter. This
measure, at first supposed to be huge joke, now
assumes the appearance of stupendous reality.
The act authorizing the removal has passed the
Council on third reading, by vote of to IA
full vote. 1t will without doubt go through the
House, sufficient number of members having
beenseduced into its support to insure its passage.
Such is the omnipotence of city lots The whole
movement is a transparent scheme of specula-
tion by the proprietors of the town OF st. Peter,
who hope to effect large sales of their property
by artificial prestige created by passage of tie
act 1t a magnificent scheme OF speculation.
and nothing else. On the same plan, is the at
tempt of certain fllibusters in and out of the
Legislature, to dismember the counties of Scott,
Carver, Sibley, LIE Sueur and Rice, in order to
create new county to be called Jefferson-the
seat of which is to be located at Belle Plaine.---
1t is thought that if the enterprsing proprors of
this town do not succeed in their design of gerry
Wandering the aforesaid counties, and making
their town n county seat, they will achieve what
their concentrates OF tue St fetero SOInpauv ufe
striving for--the advertisement of their own lots
at the public expense -Shdkopee Adrocdte.
REMOVAL OF THE CAPIrAL.-The Times of the
18th states that the bill for the removal Of the
seat of Government from st. Paul to st. Peter
passed the Council yesterday by a vote of s to
The matter has not been acted ori in the House
but it is believed that majority in that body are
in favor of the measure. .
We have never doubted but that sooner or la
ter the Capital must be removed from st. Paul,
but we think the movement at present is prema-
ture, to say the least. As we are on the eve of
being admitted as State, and as it is wholly un-
certain in what manner the division may be made
it would be far better to leave the question un-
disturbed until our State organization is perfect
ed. We have not discussed the matter in its va
rious bearings in columns, for the reason that
hitherto we have not considered it probable that
such q measure could be carried the present sea
son.-St. Anthony Express.
Among other good reasons assigned By the
Owatunia Watchmau and Register, why the Cap
ital should not be removed at the present time,
is the following: 4.
HNot one of the present Legislative body was
siscted upon this issue. No talk was had that
the matter would be brought forward; conse.
auently, our delegates are not prepared to ex.
press the wishes of the people In that sespees
And this ia O question thai 1f ..-7s
~. suey are as deeply in.
terested in as speculative proprietors of towns. y
Another reason that We are just coming in as q
State and it would bring upon Us q heavy taxa.