The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-13
The ElectiOn..R .RailrOads.
Correspondence Of the Mnnrsotian.


GLENCOE, June l, 1857.
MrssRs EpIToRS The election for Del
egates to the Constitutional Convention was
thnly attended, no votes being given except
those in the town, and not all Of our towns
men turning cut. Not vote was cast by
those residing out Of the village, and as
matter of course our vote was small.
We polled only one hundred and two
votes. Of these, our old friend, Col. Cyrus
Aldrich received 80; Hon. Martin Mcleod,
95; Rev c. B. Sheldon, 3; and II. p. Rus
sell, .. For District Delegate, B. f. Messcr
got every one--l02. The same with r. l..
Bartholomew, who also received lO2. Henry
Eshle received just an even 100. 7. d.
Smith, the other nominee on the Republican
ticket. obtained thrty-two votes. John g.
Brunius, OF Carver, had 60.
1t is very doubtful whether there was any
other precincts in the county, except Hutch
inson. We had no excitement, and hardly
any enthusiasm. suppose because the
Legislature did not see fit to name Glencoe
as one Of the points of the railroad our
candidates thought that we were not worth
the trouble of visit. We did certainly ex
pect Col. Aldrich, and Mr. Ames, of the st.
Anthony Republican,, but they failed, and in
the absence Of printed tickets, we voted to
suit ourselves, each one writing out his own
ballot.
Knowing Col. Aldrich, did all l could for
him. Messer and Bartholomew we all knew,
and all of us gave them an unanimous hoist.
Some preferred Mr. Brunius to Smith, and
voted accordingly. The Hon. Mr.. Mcleod
is one of us, his home being much of the time
here, and we supported him in preference TO
the Rev. Mr.. Sheldon whom none OF us knew
and who did not take pains to make him eli
known to us. Ri-sel got the onl W
democratic votes He'd in the place, ami nat.
those two men KIN rwn who was up on the
same ticket with him for district delegate,
the, would probably have gwen Messer an
Bartholomew tie gp b..
We'll, how are the ra,lroadsl FollowiDo
up tbe nIvigable waters of the Mississippi
and Minnesota-hey W, out here, are
under particular obligations to the IIennepiu
and ST Anthony delegation-bnt wont We
remember them. 1t seems that Steamboats,
was not enough, but the cars must go along
side, and thus let the interior 60 to the devil
1t is very strange st. Anthony, Minneapolis
and st. Paul, should not have made an effort
to secure the outlets Of these great agricul
tural districts, which must now 60 to some
point on the Mississippi below St. Paul
However, there is one advantage we gain, and
that is, all of our lands Will be taken by ar
industrious and enterprisng people. This il
our consolation. We have no embryo rail
road within twenty five miles of us that i;
the roads that are to be made by govern
ment lands. The citizens of this county
Will OF course attempt to obtain road from
Hastings or Nininger, and in the meantime
we are thinking seriously of plank road
from Carver or Henderson.
The crops that are up look remarkably
well. have just finished planting field o.
fifty acres Of corn. The extreme wet wea.
ther of last week discouraged some of the
new comers, but the bright sun to-day ha,
made all right again. .t-a-
Truly yours, 1e*