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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17
Letter from Hon. e. Page Davis, of st.
Peter, on the $5,OOO,OOO Loan Bill.

Letter from Hon. Il. Page Davis, of ST.
Peter, ON the s5,OOO,OOO Loan Bill.
The following letter is from gentleman of
ability and influence in Nicollet county, who
represented it in the Constitutional Conven-
ton
SAINT PETER, March 9th, 1858.
To the Editors of tie Minnesotian:
am surprised that you dare continue the
publication of the Minnesotian-that you
dare say your soul is your own, and oppose
from honest convictions, a measure so glar-
ing with fraud, and one that would be atten-
ded with results so disastrous to the best in
terests and prosperity of the State of Mime
sota as the Five Million Loan Bill. say l
am surprised. for supposed when the edict
went forth that the JMinmesotiam was to be
"crushed out" it was gone sucker Of course.
How the paper can survive since the with
drawal of the patronage of the Winona del.
egation, the illustrious Saint included, is a
mystery too deep for solution.
Joking aside, am glad to see the Mime.
sotian take the noble position it has, in oppo
sition to the Five Million Loan swindle, for
swindle it will prove to be if ever it should
be ratified by the people. We, as young
State, will have all the burthen we can bear
ir the shape of Legitimate taxation necessary
to carry on the government, without having
saddled upon US an enormous debt incurred
to make rich nest of heartless, penniess
Railroad SPECTATORS. 1 wish the people
the farmers and tax payers-could be made
to see the true position in which the appro-
val of this measure would place us. I should
then have no fears en- masse and deposit their
votes against the proposed amendment to
our Constitution.
But as it is, they are either unconscious of
the danger or are induced to believe that the
passage Of the Loan will increase emigra-
ton to our State-wil make money more
plenty-will enhance the value of real es-
tate, &C., and fear that unless the truth is
properly brought before their minds, many
will be induced to support, who would 9TH
errwise oppose the measure.
From this region have no fears When
the loan was first mooted, nearly everybody
was in favor of it, provided, the State could
be made safe, and the completion of the
roads secured /; but the present bill finds no
supporters except with few who expect,
directly or indirectly, share of the spoils.
Its proportions are too monstrous, and it's
frauds too glazing to evade detection and
if Nicollet and LIE Sueur counties do not
roll up large majorites against the Loan 1
am very much mistaken.
A public meeting is to be held on Mon
day eve. next, at Traverse, to discuss the
principles of the bill and another is soon to
be held at this place for the same purpose.
But pardon me for occupying so much
time.
Hoping you may continue to upset those
Gopher trains; remain, Your truly,
E. PAGE DAVIS.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17
The Monster Yeh.

Official docum. .nts have been discovered in
Canton, IN which it appears that Yeh, during
the short period of three months, put to death
no less than the enormous number Of 20 QUO
human beings. This IS fact beyond doubt,
the documents taken showing the name of
every man and woman, and Tor what they
were executed.
Yeh is still on board the Inhexible. He
eats and drinks well, but is not very commu-
NEGATIVE, and says she is tired of wait pg for
Lord Elgin, and if he does not come soon, he
must really go and attend to the governorship
OF his province.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17
A Wicked Quiz.

The Saltwater Mess enger of the 30th ult
thus qnizzes Mr.. ROBERT SIMPSON, the soil.
tary member of the Legislature from the
whole St. Cr"ix region. who cast his vote in
favor of the S5,OOO,OO0 Loan and whose
name is appended to a re-hash of HoLL1Ns
HEADS leading editorial in the Pioneer, as q
sort of address to my constituents :"
Hon. Robert Simpson, one of our Repre-
sentative, has addressed very lengthy let.
t.r TO his constituents, through the St. Paul
Iim'es of the 18th. As piece of compost
ton, MIR. Simpson has really done himself
much credit in this performance, and has es-
tabiished a reputation as writer of no mean
capacity while as a political historian, he
has equalled all reasonable expectations Of his
constituents y
This is killing man with kindness o,
you wicked Messenger!
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17


The madness which ruled the hour yester-
day, was we'll exemplifed by the remark Of
q gentleman who said
THAT the people would have adopted the
Loan if it had been tuenty times as big"
We think so too. The most of the
changes in its favor were made during the last
week preceding the election. Before that, all
intelligent people were convinced that the
men into whose hands the money was to be
entrusted were untrustworthy-that the Sc
curities were cheat-and the whole expert
ment was at best of doubtful wisdom and ex-
pediency.
Had the opening of navigation brought
with it great rush of immigration-a gene
raj revival of business equal to the require
ments and necessities of our population-the
loan would have been voted down with &c.
ueral voice of indignation.
But, though the boats brought great ma
ny passengers, and the prospects were fair fol
reasonably prosperous season, yet it did moi
come up to the necessities of the people. In
particular, no capital seemed to be coming
aud in the desperation, occasioned by the cry
I've must do sometAing," all hands opened
their mouths and blindly shut their eyes am
took the panacea which the Railroad Officials
offered as an infallible cure for the hard
times"
1t is simply, the hard times which carried
the Railroad Loan yesterday, against all light
and reason, fact and argument.
May the result infict no harder times
upon US. But we fear it f; and we have wash
ed our hands Of the responsibility.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17
Putting ft on Thick.

We learn from the inns of yesterday that
we are indebted to the passage Of the Loan
Bill by the Legislature for the early opening
of navigation and the natural results Of open
water, such as increased business activity,
revival of the hope and confidence of commu-
nifty, vigorous immigration alrea y COM
menced, and better feeling generally.
The same paper intimates that if the peo-
pie ratify the Loan, we may expect like be-
neficent results. The farmers grain will
generate and ripen; the Mississippi River
will stay in Minnesota another season sum.
mer will follow spring; Fourth of July will
not be postponed, aud MUGGINs will be Nue.
GINS still.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17
The Election Yesterday.

The battle is fought, and the victory il
won, by somebody {; and we presume thai
somebody is the Railroad interest.
When Adam, the father of mankind, eat
OF the forbidden fruit, the taste thereof was
pleasant during the mastication process. He
rolled it as a sweet morsel under his tongue
He felt good and delighted for the time be.
ing. But the after consequences, were the
displeasure of God, and the fall and misery
Of himself and all his race:
The populace, yesterday, in voting fol
the Loan Of 5OoO,O00 of dollars to the Rail
rord Companies, went it with a mad and
blind rush, only to be compared to that Of
bull in china shop-and all felt as goo'
doubtless as Adam did when he eat the apple
in Paradise.
But short time will elapse, however,
Though we hope we may be mistaken) when
the people of st. Paul and OF Minnesota will
reap the bitter fruits of their blindness and
madness yesterday; and then those leaders
who have drawn them into the depths OF
debt and taxation, in which they will vainly
struggle for relief will fly from the State to
escape the vengeance of the masses they
have deluded
For our part, we feel satisfied and proud
Of tie position We have occupied. Were the
contest to 30 over again, We should be toun-
battling OF the same side-agaiust trusting
ourselves in the hands Of swindlers-again> I
plunging a young State into onerous debt
against prostrating our rising energies by
amountain load of taxation. The future will
vindicate the wisdom of our course as the
present already does the integrity and homes
ty OF the motives which have actuated US.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17

The EMrGRATloN.-I'he Chicago Press oil
N43dav, speaking # the Michigan Southern
Raiiroas, s2ys ::
The westwar! trains yer this road now
cone heavily loaded, and consist of from II
10 ears, the latter humber being that OF the
2:l5 P. M. train few days since.
Capt. Gray i.!orms US that from 81 &C
counts this rush Of travel is made up very
largely OF the best class Of emjgrants from
the older States seeking ZONES ip the West.
Many OF them are farmers, and many Of them
are mechanics. anxious t, avail themselves
OF the cheap farms and new homes far -"s
from paYics, present AMI future. w..
The eastern bound trains over all the roads
run much lighter than the westward NN'
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17
A Dialogue Yesterday.

A gentleman overheard some Milesians in
conversation yesterday:
LIST Irishman-Was ye over there and
voted !?
"a lr'shmars-Yis-I did, and for the loan.
LIST 1rsshmam-And didn't they challenge
ye?
"a Irsshandn-Niver a oncest-they let
every mon vote to-day, as much as he likes.
80 Irishman-That's jist right-lets take O
turn round, and try the ither wards. Thew
told us to vote early and often.
4th Irishman-Sure, that's the wav. I
nave voted in all four, already, and I'm going
now to Fort Smelling. Hurrah for the Loan,
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17

424S Votes cast I'm St. Paul yesterday e
$500 In October last.-A Big Villainy
Having seen s.. Paul, now o city in all III
elements, grow up irom a mere hamlet, o.
even less-a wilderness, we may be permitted
to say that we have some pride in watching
its progress and feel some solictude for it.
character!
But the truth demands us to state, that
the recurrence of the fraud of the last years
elections quadrupled on yesterday, must in 9
great degree serve to stamp large class Of
our people, as one reckless of fair play, and
even, when it is unnecessary, committing the
grossest frauds upon the elective franchise
merely for the pleasure felt in their commits
sion or to keep their hands in.
Yet, sad as Is the fact, we expect to see the
press of this city, this morning, shouting ho-
zannas upon this result as triumph and
one press, the Times, once regarded as Repub-
lican, leading off in this unholy exultation
over frauds, which herald the defeat perhaps
for years to come, Of the party to which we e
it still Republican paper, it would be dis
grace!
1T has been suggested, that this enor-
nous vote of 4243 indicating fraud on its We
ry deliberately perpetrated by the Rail
road officials by an organized system of dou
BILE, treble, and quadruple voting-will add to
the confidence of capitalists east, and induce
them to freely loan their money to individu-
ais who thus exhibit their capacity to br,be
legislatures and stuff ballnt-boxes and conse-
qucntly their honesty and fathfulness in rhe
application of money with which capitalists
may entru-t them
After o'clock, but few votes, compare
lively speaking, were poled in any of the
wards
Referring t. the manner in which the 'hve>
were roulin9 EN- ill.," at that hour gentle.
man overheard Gen VAy ErrEN saving to a
prominent Irish ea'lcr Of the Second Ward
John, you bad better shut up--we have
enough 'm.7
A little later, another gentleman said to T.
MUGGINs NEwsoN, Esq, of the Times
"ls'nt this being carried too far? 2" (alluding
to the outrageous double voting and enor-
nous vote that wa being polled.)
At this the editor of that paper winked,
and said the Deocon had gone round to stop
il" 1t was about this time that tie voting
ceased
The ferr, between West It. Paul was made
free to all the Loan voters and teams and WE
Ourseli overheard in the street team driver
making arrangements with lot Of Irishmen
to 60 across the river and vote over again for
the Loan, at the poll there
There is no such organized and villa.nous
corruption of the ballot-box On the record in
Minnesota, as that by which St. Paul was
yesterday made to cast 4243 vo es ! as fol-
lows:
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17
Gratifying Intelligence.

The Times of yesterday, gives US the fol
lowing information:
"Wc have reliable information that if the
LOAF Bill is ratified, Our Railroads will be
commenced at once, and in that event ;hou
sands oil men will be set at work"
We dc not intend at present to question
tie reliability Of the Tines information we
doubt not it came from EDMUND RICE and
the Railroad officials.
AS the Loan Bill is unquestionably ratifi-
ed, we look now to see the promise fulfilled
and "the Railroad commenced at once !"
We hope there will be no backing out. The
people have been promised-let there be nc
failure to come up to the work.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17
Under this wise clause Of the State Con-

Under this wise clause Of the State Con-
stitution, it will be seen that besides q tao to
pay the interest on the Bonds, another tao suf.
ficient to pay the principal in ten years, must
be annually levied during that period. This
is generally called the Sinking Fund.
Now one tenth of FIVE MILLION OF DOLLARS
is JfUe hundred thousand dollars, so that Just
HALF A MILLION OF DOLLARS, beside other
taxes, is what the people will also have to
raise this year, and every year for ten years,
If this bill passes! B..
On the valuation of twenty-five millions Of
taxable property in the State, this will con-
stitute still another tax of two per cent. Pile
this agony of taxation upon the previous
mountain-load, and we have an aggregate
tax of SYSTEMATICALLY per centum staring
us in the face, and not to be evaded except
by draft upon our pockets!
And to this add the expenses of collect ing
all these taxes and for various leakages, and
in round numbers we have q cast tao of eight
per cent. upon the valaatiom Of property in The
State to be dram from tie gerry vitals of $780,
600 people,!
Is not this monstrous to contemplate ?
Well has the project of the Railroad Com
panies been termed the a" Monster Bill" II
is almost incredible that a member of the
Legislature, at least from St. Paul, should
have to countenance such scheme. Eigh
per cent. of taxation upon the people of St
Paul Suppose poor man has house and
lot worth $150O-his ta9es will reach $120
as much, indeed, as it would bring if rented
Count the amount of per cent. necessary fol
wear and tear, for gas, and by-and-by fol
| water rent-and it is clear case that the
abominable bill to put money in the pockets
of certain Railroad Companies, their officers
and managers, is neither more nor less than 6
bill to steal the houses and lands of the PEG
pie from then-for with such taxes q mar
would save money by letting the State take
the whole property.
Encourage immigrants, will it LIE,
this bill pass once, and crowds will fee oul
tax-ridden, debt-cursed borders and emf
grants will avoid US as they would Sahar
ian desert. Mark it
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17

The unblushing, and scarcely disguised vot
ing, by the Irish in favor of the Loan, from
ward to ward and over and over again, yes
to-day, excited the disgust of every decent
friend OF the measure. 1t conviced all honest
and fair men of the absolute necessity of q
Registry Law.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17

The Chinese official census of 1925 stated
the population of that immense empire at
367,632,905. That of Japan is variously est
mated at from 25 100000 to 100000 -
while that Of Siam is not more than $1,000.
600. The three may be estimated in round
numbers at something like 40OyOoO,OOO.-
The superficial extent Of these nations is
from one and three-fourths to two millions
of square miles.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17
Ed. Rice's Carriage and his Represen.
tatiVe Therein.

Yesterday our our citizens were surprised
to see Mr.. EDMUND RIC Els barouch, with his
driver, coursing through town, with two or
three rowdies therein shouting for the Loan
and holding up between them goat, with
a hat tied on Its horns-the emblem being
understood to designate the absent oscner o,
the carriage, and that with the adoption of the
Loan, he would be relieved from impending
bankruptcy, and prepared to go-a! The
rowdies must have had stout stomachs and
only the amount of liquor they had imbibed
could have enabled them to 90 the whole ami
NAL in that kind Of style.
The goat looked grave, and maintained
throughout the dignity of his position as rep.
resentatve of President of q Board
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17

We observe by the Red Wing Sentinel
that the main burden of speech in favor of
the Loan, made by young Mr.. BEARcE, at
that place, was personal abuse of the editor
of the Minnesotian and other citizens. The
Democratic editor OF the Sentinel seems to
have enjoyed it hugely.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17
1000 Fraudulent Votes,

A great many citizens opposed to the loan
did not vote yesterday-seeing that it was a
hopeless contest but nevertheless, we have a
poll unprecedently large-and it is undoutted
that the returns embody not less than 1000
fraudulent votes Can such things be tame
~ borne.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17

Professor Louis Agassiz has been euea,ed
Tor the past two months, in making important
scientific Investigations among the coral reefs
south of Florida. 1t is stated that has been
success ful in his researches, and that he has
made many discoveries
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17
Connecticut Elect on.

Every Congressional District hAs given a
Republican maj' rity. The Senate kGpm-
plete) stands Is Republican, G Democrctic.-
The Republicans lose the Daubury, Say
brook and Windsor Districts by small ma
scrities, balancing their gains in the STAN
ford. Bridgeport and Waterbury Districts
The House is also largely Repubican-much
more so thsa last year. Gov. Buckinghams
majority probably exceeds 1900.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17

AN individual in Philadelphia, who COM
mitted perjury, by swearing that he was the
owner of property to which he had no title,
with view to giving bail, has been sent to
prison for three years.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17

HE Chicago Democrat says that the ia.
nous Mr.. Thomas Alsop, who fed from Eu.
rope on account of his participation in the
late attempt to assassinate Louis Napoleon
was in that city, on his way to Kansas.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17

AT Portland Maine, fire comrany rave
come within the influence of revival, AM
taken tw" sea's at one OF the churches N T. q
name OF the company. H
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17
Thomas Benton No More !!

The first authentic intelligence Of the death
of the old statesman was received by the
mail yesterday. Previous announcements In
the St. Paul papers were made in anticipa-
ton rather than in consequence Of absolute
news of the event. He died at 7 O'Clock, A.
NJ. or the 10th inst, Of old age and cancer
of the bowels. Great old mamie has left
few EQUALS behind him
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17

The Muggins of the 7aqa1S labo's at some
length in his yesterdays sheet, to .pzoye that
the "Senior" Ct the MinnesOtian is "egoAs-
tical y Dreadful!
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17

IHE Fire Brigade of London CONSISTS -
Oa. one hundred !. and four men, and yet so %,
perfect Is their discipline that a dissst,ou.
conaagration rarely occurs. 'N''' 'N'
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17

Thirty three vessels were 1. ct al sea d,.
ing March. Value Of the cargQes 81, S67.-
500.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-17

The average cost of all the railroads in the
country, in bonds and stocks, has been about
forty thousand dollars per mile, making the
aggregate cost amount to the enormous total
of $1,O4O, 100000.
AT their late municipal elections, Cincinna-
ii polled 1904 votes St. Louis 1926
Chicago 1924 Milwaukee 1920.
PAUL MoRPHY played six games of chess
blindfolded, simultaneously, recently, and
beat all of his opponents.
REPUBLICAN Supervisors have been elected
in every ward Of the city of Chicago, and
probably also in the balance of the district
comprising the township of Chicago.
TUcK-ALIx-rA, Tor the man that has many
horses one of the Pawnee Indians on visit
to Washington, died there, and was buried
with much pomp.
GREEN MARTIN, farmer in Georgia, has
been convicted of whipping one of bis slaves
to death, and is sentenced to be hung the 7th
of May.
In Chicago, brick buildings are being raised
up bodily to correspond with the grade of
the street. One firm has contract for rails.
ing some twenty buildings.
IT is stated on good authority that the cir
culation of the Atlantic Monthly has reached
10000.
FORREST, the actor is neither converted
nor about engaging In the liquor business.
He is announced to appear at Burton's thea
tire soon.
DR. Dixon Of the Scolpel, recommends the
oountiful use of fat meat and gravy as pre-
tentative of consumption. He says "the use
Of oil would decrease the victims of consump.
p, -4Anths. and that this is the whole
secret of the use of cod liver OIL"
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-01-28
ANOTHER DECLINE!
EXTRA FLovR at " 10 per sack; also BRAN by the
retail at 13x cents per bushei,by
ianl-tf IGLEHART e. BROS.

Safety and Relief-Old DIR. ii. James, about
whom the New York and other Atlantic city press have
said so much, has retired from practice, but Dr. Tho
Tilton, his soninlaw, has been educated to rav-
Ell for him and dispense his invaluable medicines Most
prominent among these is his extract OF Cannabis In
dca which he discovered after hard labor and deep
search in Calcutta. He strove to make medicine to
save his only child nom death by consumption and he
succeeded DIR. Tilton, his son-ir-aw, is in Chicago
Room No. al, State street.. lie has already sue
ceeded in curing permanently, hundreds Of terrible
cases OF Consumption, Nervous Debility and Suffer-
ing, Asthma and Bronchitis. The Colds and Coughs
he has banshed. are innumerabie. The Canniabis In
dca is the most wonderful blessing Of the Give
Dr. Tilton call send for a bottle ofmedicine, which
will cost you dollars. lie will prove 70 you that
you need be Sick and that it will costs mere tribe
to get we'll.
NIB "A spro Dynameter to test the strength Of
the lungs, and ascertain the exact se Of the patsns
health.
2. Shy addressing Or. Tilton a note through the
Chicago Post Office, enclosing four postage stamps,
az cents recipe will be in return, free of charge,
ly. Address.
DR.. TILT0N,
octll6m- Box 1852, Chicago, Ill.