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Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-05-15

Tho Financial Condition OF 81. Paul.
1t has been explained to US, that the reason
Why Mayor KIr1soSs message was extended
70 so great length, was to embody in an Off
c'al form reoieD Of the finances Of the City ;
and by comparison and explanation of the
figures Of the Comptroller's and Treasures
reports, exhibit to capitalists abroad, that the
CITY OF st. Paul was financially in a sound
condition, and worthy of their entire conf
derce.
10 carry out the same idea, the City
Council has directed a thousand copies of the
message and the ComptrolIer's report to be
printed together in pamphlet form, in English,
and five hundred copies in German, for dis
tribution mainly in the monetary circles of
the east.
With our Bridge Bonds, our Street Com
missioner Bonds, and perhaps other City
Bonds, we are not little q borrower in
the money market of the cities on the Allan
tic seaboards. Money is plenty there but
there is also general lack of confidence,
everywhere, in the safety Of men and corpo-
rations and securities; and the capitalist
therefore must be assured and doubly assured
that the borrower is safe and doubly safe
before he will unlock his Golfers and lend
anybody his funds.
There is an impression obtains, we under
stand, somewhat in the East that the financial
condition of this City is below par when the
very reverse is the truth. How this report
got abroad, we do not understand and it does
not matter; but it is one at anyrate, which is
a serious bar to negotiating our City Bonds at
their face. For instance, we hear that the
Street Commissioner or Robert Street Sewer
Bonds issued to PATRICK NASH, have been
offering in Washington City, with but little
success, at 90 cents; and that the Bridge
Bonds were negotiated at 974.
This ought not to be; and it would not be
the case, if proper information was only dis
seminated in the right monetary quarters
in regard to the sound, safe, and unimpeach
able financial integrity of St. Paul.
In this view, therefore, Mr.. KrrrsoNs reca.
pitulation of the facts contained in the &C
counting officers reports, was probably appro
pirate; and the resolve of the Council, on the
motion OF clear-headed Alderman BRANCH, t,
print the message and the reports in an odscia
and convenient form for distribution, is wis
investment of very small sum of money
which will probably repay hundred-fold.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-05-15

REMcvAL.-The public ere informed that
Holmes, Paytc and Bucchner have removed
their offices 10 Seventh street, opposite the
Fuller House.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-05-15

A RUNAWAY took place yesterday on Jack
son Street, fortunately inuring no one,
though the buggy, which contained lady
aid gentleman, was upset.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-05-15

The cotton, sugar and fruit crops are i'm
mensely damaged by the crevasse, which
still continues.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-05-15

The large hotels at Niagara Falls are to
open on the 10th inst-ten days earlier than
usual.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-05-15
PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT OFFICE,
St. Paul, May ~, 1858.

st. Paul, May ~, 1858.
L. A. BABcocK, EsQ.--Sm II have read
your communication this morning for the first
time, and therefore decline publishing it in
the Pioneer and Democrat.
This determination would have been an.
nounced yesterday, had 1 had an opportunity
of reading the article.
Common sense should have suggested to
you, that indiscriminate attacks upon the
Democratic party and Democratic men, can
find no proper place in Democratic paper.
While l can admire your shrewdness in en-
deavoring to give them the benefit of larger
circulation than any of your own papers pos
sess, l feel compelled to "block" the game.
A vindication of the circular would find
its proper place in Black Republican jour-
nal. Yours, ETC.,
JAMES Mills
Asst. Ed. Pioneer and Democrat.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-05-15
Correspondence.
Sr. PAUL, May IL, Il

OIL IAUL, NAoy ~ Ao"o'
To the Editors Of the Pioneer AID Democrat:
Iny your paper Of Sunday last find a doc
ument headed "Secrct Circular" and the
following editorial article, viz:
"a CANDIDATE FOR INFAMv.-We under.
stand that one of the individuals most prom
inent in forwarding to Washington the Sc
cret Circular published elsewhere, is no 9TH
er than L. A. Babcock, Attorney at Law,
late Secretary of the Republican Consti'u-
tional Convention, and present member OF
the Minnesotian clique.
How is it. Mr.. Babcock2 Let us hear
from you. Your reputation is in danger"
AS you have been thus free in bestowing
obloquy upon me, and at the same time de.
sired to e hear from" me, suppose you will
not refuse to do me the simple, sheer justice
of inserting in your paper my letter in reply,
herewith handed you.
Truly yours,
L. A. BABcocK.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-05-15


cidedly And is it not notorious, that the
Lecompton- Democratic party in Congress,
contrived to keep US out of the Union for
the sake of keeping them out of their seats
so to avoid their supposed votes against
their fayorite measure-uatH, our whole del
egation with one honorable exception, proved
"traltors" to their constituents and sold out
to the Administration, and agreed to sup
port the Lecompton Swindle-and then, hay
ing thus foolshly made our admission party
question, the boot was on the other leg, and
the Anti-Lecompton men in Congress became
very naturally averse to any sudden admis-
sion of the traitors so as to render their
treason effective against the cause of freedom.
think therefore, Messrs. Editors, that the
cause of delay in our admission is principally
to be attributed to the course of the Admin
istration and the Democratic Party in the
in the first place, and the dissraceful action Of
our own Congressional delegation in the Sec
ond place. Why were our members not admit
ted previous to my using my all powerful pen?
Four months elapsed between the meeting
of Congress and the receipt of my letter at
Was hington city. In all this period, ask,
why was not Democratic Minnesota, with
two Democratic Senators and three Demo-
cratic Representatives begging seats in Dem
ocratic Congress, backed by a Democratic
Administra ton gracefully admitted, long
before my REASONABLE "secret circular" was
written? Why were we kept out of the
Union during the whole winter? And why
now fish up some private letter of some pri-
vate citizen, and attempt to charge the whole
fault of our non-admission-the hard times
want CT money--and, last of all, no immi-
grafton to St. Paul-on his solitary, individ-
ual head
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-05-07
"Slick Up"

The editor Of the Palmer Journal advises
everybody about this time to "slick up
that is, about their houses, yards, gardens,
&c. He says:
"The little time expended in Sticking up
about ones premises don't cost much, and
the appearance Of comfort which 1t gives
amply Iepays all expense. Every tree set
out round your house adds value to your
homestead; every door yard rendered inyit-
ing by rose or bed of flowers, makes your
home attractive TO the passer-by, besides
cheering you own weary heart when from
the tolls and cares OF the day you return 10
the bosom Of your family. ltcost but few
hours labor TO plant vine and build u rustic
arbor, underneath which, in the heat OF the
day you may sit in its grateful shade, or IN
autumn pluck the luscious grape from the ov-
erhanging branches. 1t costs nothing to
plant dozen peach stones, which in three
or four years will yield bushels OF the juicy
fruit. Apple trees grow to bearing IN a
few years, and flowers, those beautiiiers OF
field aud garden, will blossom and yield
their inyigorating fragrance every summer.
To enjoy all these, TO beau,ify our houses,
TO rake the grass around our dwellings, to
plant trees and flowers, and live in their
cheering presence, costs but little-no, half
so much as many husbands and fathers
spend for dirty weed to chew, or a poi
sonous liquor to drink. We cannot expect
TO make Heaven on earth, but we may make
our homes like the garden Of Eden, beanti-
full TO look upon and delightful to live ill.,
All that is required to do this is a little care,
a little industry, little sticking up" on
the part of the Adams and Ewes who occu-
py them"
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-05-07
An Incident i'm Congress.

The Washington correspondent OF tho ~,
Y. Express, relates an interesting incident
which occurred on Saturday, March 9th
He says -
1t was touching to the heart, as !, was
moving to the patriotism, OF the few who
witnessed il; and believing that It's recital
will crafty the many, and possibly subserSe,
in some degree, good cause, while no con-
fdence will thereby be violated, make II.
The parties in the incident are the Hon. J.
X. Giddings and Hon. Ii. Marshal OF the
House, and the Hon. J. J. Crittenden OF the
Senate.
On Saturday while the discussion upon
the Kansas question was in progress, and
while all parties in the House were more in-
tent upon arrangements for the final stray
gle than upon the arguments OF speakers,
and while all were in doubt as to what might
be the ultimate course Of Mr.. Giddings and
his conferres, the Hon. MIR. Crlttenden came
into the hall, aud, near the door, was Joined
BY the Hon. Mr.. Marshal. But a moment
was permitted them for communication hen
Mr.. Giddings went forward, and taking Mr..
Cri,,endcn by the hand, with recognition
of Mr.. Marshall at the same time, he said :
.who could have believed this of me-that
I should be found with you, following you :
But, while have spent long life IN hight
ing against enemies, and am ready still to
fight them, | have never fought, and cannot
now fight against my friends. ] remember
well the occasion when, the ban OF exclu-
sion having been passed upon inc IN the
House, had taken my hat aud was about
leaving, I met you, Mr.. Crittenden, with
Henry Clay, at the door, and that you each
gave me, in that moment of trial, the warm
hand Of sympathy aud friendship. do not
forget,-for the great ends sake, strange as
il may appear to some, and censured as |
may be by many, in memory Of the past,
am with you, 90 with you a gush OF the
warm tears Of true patriotism here came
forth from the three so united, and the fate
Of Lecomp,on in the House was 50 sealed
past MISUNDERSTANDING always that the
interposilion Of that mighty influence at the
command of the White House may, IN an
evil way, avail to save the measure. II,
therefore, Lecompton shall, against present
probabilities, be forced through, let 1t be
known that II will not be owing TO anything
intrisic in the bill, but simply aud solely to
the use Of Executive power and influence
in holding up the feeble hands, and strength.
ening the feeble knees of some (enough TO
determine that result) not now able or will
Ing to bear the odious, tyranncal, sectional
burden.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-05-07

Isruirioss or woMAy.-The intuitive
judgmepis'of wSuea are oten morn 70 osl
relied upon ,hanthe conclusions winch We
reach by an elaborate process Of reasoning.
No man thai has an iuielligrht wfe, or VINO
is accustomed 10, the society OF eduosIea
women viii llspotc this / 1imes wnhoa'
number you must have known them decioe
questions on the instant, and with unerring
accuracy, which You have been Poring oveI
for hours, perhaps with no other result Una"
to find YOURSELF citing deeper into the tan.
maze oil doubts and difficulties. " were
hardly generous oallege that ihey achieved
these feais less by reasoning than by soI'
of sagacity which opportunities to the sure
instinct Of the animal race; and yet meIe
seems to be some ground for the re'nark OF
witty French writer, that, when man mas :,
toiled, step by step, up fight OF Stare, he
will be sure to find a woman at the top ou'
she will not be able to tell hoc she got thfre,
How she got there, however, is OF little mo-
nent If the conclusions woman mas
reached are sound, that is all that concerns,
us. And that they are very apt to be souho
on the practical matters Of domestic and Sc
cular life nothing but prejudice or seii-eon'
ceit can prevent Us from acknowledging
The inference, therefore, Is unavoidable,
that the man who thinks il beneath his Dig
nity 20 take counsel with an intelligent vile
stand in his own light, and betrays that lack
of Judgment which he tacitly attributes to
her. ..1eEsE1a
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-05-07
larifultural,
Fruit Culture.


A, this time is the season FOE planting
trees. will offer few hints, hoping that
the uuinia,ia,ed may be benefited thereby.
For the present, ! will confne myself to the
apple. First Of all, get your trees from re-
liable sources, and do,not trust to tree ped
lars. In selecting do not run into too great
q variety, but coofent yourself with the best
Of such as will giyoyou a supply through,
out the year. For twenty sorts | would
choose the following:
Early Harvest, Red Asirachan, Summer
Rose, Early Joe, Sweet Bough, Prlma,e ran
Pippin. Grayenstein, Porter, Rhode Island
'Greeuinr, Jonathau, Swaar, Roxbury Russ
EFT. Talman Sweet, Red Canada, Northern
Spy. yellow Bellehowcr, Newtown PiPpln,
and American Golden Russell.
The above selection will give general sat
isfac,ion Throughout, the Middle and North
ern States.
The trees may be planted from thirty to
forty feet apart on good dry land; u the
land is wet, 1t should be undrained; the
holes should be at least two feet deep, and
less than four feet in diameter. If the land
is in high state OF cultivation, you may
put six inches of old manure in the hole and
mix with six inches of soil, then raise
mound in the centre, and set the tree as
deep and no deeper than il stood in the nur-
sery. BE careful to place each root IN Its
natural position, and see that all are EN-
beded in mellow soil after all the roots are
covered you may stamp the ear,h down, aud
pour on pail Of water and when It has
soaked away finish of by raising the soil
four inches higher around the body OF the
tree than the surface of the land, this will
in measure answer for stake; but II yon
are in windy location stakes will be nee
essary in most localities however, mound
twelve inches high around the body Of the
trees, will answer a better purpose than a
stake, as il will protect the tree against
mice, and the wind also.
Ii any Of the roots have. been marred, the
injured part should be cut OLA smooth cut
will heal over much sooner than bruise.-
All grapes and cereal grains are injurious
10 trees. would, therefore, advise that
none but hard crops be raised in the orchard
for the five or six years. Look sharp for the
apple tree borer spring and fall, and when
YOU find the rascal at work, be sure you de-
stroy him, otherwise your tree will surely be
destroyed.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-05-07

TEACHING CumpRES HrMNs.-- Some
one, in urging upon parents the duty OF
teaching their children spiritual songs aud
hymns, very appropriately remarks, that
.'there is chord IN every human soul which
is touched by poetry" hence the magical
power of ballads, national songs, and rellg-
iuus hymns. Listen TO the sna,ches OF pop
ular ditties which you hear in the street
from the passers-by, after you have gone to
bed, aud you will own that metre and music
have avenues to human souls, and conse-
quently, that they should be largely employed
IN religion. There is reason to believe that
versified truth has peculiar force upon the
common mind, rs It is certain that 1t affords
aid to the memory. Luther and the other
Reiormers felt this, and hence arose the
wonderful rich collection Of hymns in the
German language, TO which there is perhaps
nothing comparable on earth. To this sock
Luther himself contributed much. He was
aided by Hans Sache, the poetical shoema-
ker. In a latter period came Paul Gerhardt,
the greatest hymn writer Of Germany, II
not of the world. Wherever there are pl-
Gus Germans you find them with their be-
loved hymn books, and from frequent use,
they generally know great numbers OF these
hymns by heart.-Homs Journal.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-05-07
Purify the Hood and yes have Health
Cleanse the Fountaln, 49, 2"

yIyE say to everybody, Farmers and Mechanics.
w LAWYERS and Doctors, Merchants and Clerks,
Ladies and serving Girls Cieryy men, fsste<y Ohis,
Sezm.trrss,s, ND and Young, Rich and rssr-h yeu
wish 10 feel we'll set Vel, look WE'LL do vel, AID ts
web. then use NJ Bffsys. ..,ll.I u5-y ID fI...H.f
They are admiralty adapted fsr purifying. el~snsins.
healing, strengthening, regulating, building up, and
keeping In order "ths house ,ou live In" = LII
All experience proves that the great and sudden
changes % our climate. prducv powerful effect upon
ner oretats upoa the hood Ispdarng Migration AID
Impurities torpid and diseased state Of the Liver,
eausing indigestion, lluaors, an unheshhy BILE, AID
aundice, with its attendant train OF Evils, suh %
Cossivvnrss fanruor vsyerish munyon's, Swepirits,
WEAKNESS, Rsstlessnsss, Drswsinsss, apd asone n
tivsness. The skin end white Of the eye becomes .
Eresnish ysllowthe stomach acid the towels sore 10
the touch the whole system eus Of ordes and rsedy
for is,rr, siskn~ss and peaih ~. AA a
these sys fh.y should be tsi,n Sr.siy AVA frequent
", and the impurities which the seets 81 theIs
diseases viii be swept out of the system hks shsn b.
fore the wind. ... .F.HI 4GT ~ 20 a. It .UI
Bear In mind that one Bottle Of my Bitsrs contan'
more aud letter nsdisins than any 'Ons Dollar pei
Bottle" Medicine ever offered. .!5F-T
This medicine has been before the public tor nv'
year, its sale continually nersasing from few thou
sand bottle. in ts first year, to nearly half miloi
bottles during the last year. . ~.
Its unparalleled has stamped u % the b<sf hsdi
cine the world ever saw. .sH a..
PRINCIPAL OPFUE-No. II Marshall Street, Boz
ta, Mar.
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PIeruRE OF An OLD MAN Br the "AU-
rocRAT."-Prof. Holmes, the "Autocrat Of
the Breakfast Table" in his article in the
present number Of the Atlantic Monthly,
thus portruys the genus Old Nan:
"My friend the professor, began talking
with me one day in dreary sort OF way.
| couldn't get at the difficulty for good
while, but at last 1t turned out that some
body had been calling him an old man. lie
didn't mind his students calling him the old
man. he said. That was a technical ex-
preston, and he thought that he remember
ed hearing 1t applied to himself when he
was about twenty-five. Ii may be eonsid-
cred as familiar and sometimes endearing
appellation. An Irish woman calls her hus-
band the old man. and he returns the ca.
ressing expression by speaking Of her as
the old woman But now, said he, just
suppose case like one Of these. Ayoung
stranger is overheard talking Of you as a
very nice old gentleman. A friendly and
genial critic speaks OF your green old age
as illustrating the truth Of some axiom you
had uttered with reference to that period
Of life. What call an old man is per-
son with smooth, shining crown and a
fringe of scattered white hairs, seen in the
street on sunshiny days, STOPPING as he
walks, bearing a cane, moving cautiously
and slowly; telling old stories, smiling at
present iolles, living in narrow world Of
dry habits, one that remains walking when
Others have dropped asleep, and keeps a
little night-lamp flame Of lie burning year
after year, ii the lamp is not upset, and
there Is only careful hand held round II TO
prevent the pulls OF wind from blowing the
flame out. That's what | call an old man"
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-05-07
E Thackeray thus daguerreotPyes the
animal Snob in speaking Of English socie.

"a mob Is that man or woman who are
always pretending before the world to be
something better-especially richer or more
fashonable-than they are. il 10 one who
thinks his own position is life contemplate
and is always yearning and striving to force
himself into one above, without the educa-
ton or characteristics which belong to il
one who looks down upon, despises and ov'
errides his interiors, or even equals OF his
own standing, and is ever ready to worship
fawn upon and flatter rich or titled, man,
not because he is good man, a wise man,
or a Christian man, but because he has the
luck to be rich or consequential" ,,....-
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-05-07

IssAsrrr.-The following statistics show
how insanity exists in all countries in the
ratio OF Drunkenness: o. IN
In Holland and Belgium the consumption
Of intoxicating drinks is two gallons TO ev-
cry individual, and there Is one luna,ie to
every 5000 of the people; In France the
consumption is five gallons to every indiyid-
ual, and there is one lunatic to every 800 OF
the people /; in Normandy, three and half
gallons Of intoxicating drinks are consumed
6y each individual, and there is one lunatic
to every $50 Of the people; in America
three gallons are consumed by each, and
there Is luna,ic to every 500 Of the PEG.
pie; in Scotland, four gallons are consumed
by each, and there is luna,ic to every go
OF the people; in Ireland, there are FIVE and
half gallons consumed by every man, wo-
man and child, at least that amount in pro.
portion to the population, aud there Is one
lunstic to every 900 Of the people.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-05-07

UNos sAVERs.-As a specimen Of the
intelligence Of tho friends Of the Admins
tration and the champions of the Union and
Lecompton, we print the following:
.Sir | herein inclose, Few lines to in.
form YOU that wish you to Discontinue my
paper with you. For such paper Does no,
agree with my settlements on goveremenue
affairs; | ares Believer In our admines-
trashnel government, and therefore ! are APP
posed to such a paper that goes to Brak the
unoun. .Yours With X sspecL-
.Wsuen County, n. J."-fndtpendent.
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A MoDERArE IRIsuMAs.-John, Mitchell
the Irish fugitive from EnglishJus,ice or in
justice, thus defines his position in his paper
at Knoxville, Tenn. - r-r1r.f
am moderate man, and confine my
views Tor the present to dissolution OF the
Union-rcyival OF the African slave trade
Anericaniza,ion Of Cuba, Genital America,
Mexico and the West India Issnds-and
the establishment Of potent southern con-
federation, based on slavery; that's all as
for the conquest Of the northern states, i
would defer that; though, indeed, Mr.. Spratt
of Charleston, whom | acknowledge as pas
tor and master (boss) in American politics,
has no doubt that slavery will ultimately
prevail In those at present too bemghted
communities, and save them from anarchy,
otherwise coming upon them Ike an armed
man. 1Ed I'D WCT uEQ PHI
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-05-07

Tnr RELIGIOUS INrEREsr.-The Chris
tian Register, the organ Of the Unitarian
denomination in New England, says OF the
Revival - .aa... AID .t'-h
"The movement continues aud extends.-
We have heard some good effects and some
bad attributed to 1t, but we must believe the
former Tar outweigh the Latter. Insanity
has been traced to this excitement, and also
suicide. Us alleged, in one or two cases. II
may then be asked, Why add one more vio-
lently disturbing cause to the many that ex.
ist? Why make religion innamma,ory and
extrayagant in its appeals' We see no
reason for il and no necessity, for We have
seen il exer, powerful influence with "a
still small voice. and seen this in the pres
EN-, revival. We have attended several OF
the meetings, aud observed nothing objec-
tionabe, but apparently the hapPiest infu-
encc exerted in an extremely qu'e; way
We know there are other meetings, where
an unwholesome and unamiable spirit rules
but we trus, they are few, aud will be
.discoun,enaHced. gr RI .duITj