New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-09
MINNESOTA IN 1855.
zee Of The N. z. Tribune.

Corrspcnderce OF The N. T. Tribune
SAINT PAUL, Feb. ~, 1cjS.
The delay in the recognition by Congress of our
Constitution and State Government is not only caus-
ing good deal of Inconvenience to our legislators
and prejudice TO our interests, but is the occasion of
an unusual amount OF profanity In high and low
quarters. Many now swear who never sw0re De-
fore, while they who swore now swear the more, AZ
the blind perersty of the Presidential Mugglns,
backed by Congress, in insisting that our necessity
shall be the devils opportunity 10 force Lecompton
upon Kansas, thus not only keeping the delegation
of exalted patriots whom the enterprlsing Democ-
rsey of this aud the adjacent realms have sent 10
Washington from the cushioned seats of the capitol
but what is much worse delaying indefinitely the
completion and Inauguration of our State OrganiZa-
ton. If Congress would at once reject appll-
cation for admission, | guess could worry slong
few years on the old plan. q. Uncle Sam pay
ing the bills and furnishing the principal officers
from his assortment Of wOrn-out pollticans-and
doubt not but the National Legislature would be
able to save the Union every session as well as
heretofore, without the assistance and counsel OF
Rice Shields Cavanaugh, &c. But this refusal
either to admit reject--ths state OF nonentlty,
wherein the Territorial Government is discarded be-
fore that of the State is in operatOn-ls not eI-
actly what we had expected. Still, considering
that we are running the government entirely on oar
own hook, without Federal or State functlonares
of any great consequence each man for himself and
the Great Enemy of mankind taking the hindmost,
il must be conceded that we are conducting our
selves remarkably we'll for " Western men. No
casual observer would for moment imagine that,
BY an affective dspensatOn, in the shape OF the ap-
pOintment Of our Governor to the exalted post OF
Deputy Postmaster of Columbus, OHIO, We had IN
an instant been deprived of that very necessary but
slightly ornamental article of governmental luxury;
but such is the mOurnful fact
Notwithstanding that this translation OF Gov Media
ry leaves us entirely C0yernOress, the State Legsla
ture convened in December on the supposition that
there would be no delay i'll the admission OF the
| State, has worked as industrously as such bodies
are.apt t. proceed in perfecting and passing laws
| for the new State. a Homestead Exemption law
is the most important bill that has yet been passed.
Tbs law, eXemptng from execution 100 acres of
land with the necessary buildings, stock and tools
| for farming or in lieu thereof 10000 square feet
within town city limits, together with house and
furniture &c, without reference 10 valuation, il
believed TO be the most liberal kind i'll existence
rather too liberal i'll my estimation, giving dis
honest people too great all advantage over those of
the opposite character-but well meaning people
differ on that point. A man certainly ought to be
able to pay his debts with the amount of property
which this law will come 10 operate upon; and the
ultimate effect of the exemption will be 10 set a
tolerably plain mark upon all holders of property
who will not pay. A bill for Registry OF voters
designed 10 protect the polls from any future raid
of reckless scoundres and shield them from whole
sale frauds has received probably its qietus from
the hands Of the Judiciary Committee. These GEN
tlemen four-fiths of whom Democrats, face
the music admirably, and boldly recommend the
Housc-also DenOcratic--to refuse 10 entertain or
pass the bill in any shape. The usual plan with
the Democracy in other States ia similar cases
where all efficient Registry Law was demanded by
the honest portion of both parties, has been to
strangle the measure as silently and secretly as pos
.ible and for thus coming out fat t.ooted in oppos-
ton 10 the only efectusl method Of suppressing of
fraudulent elections, | consider tina. the party in
this region deserves especial conmendation and ia
yor at the hands of the great head of the Demo
cratic church. who owes his present elevation en-
tirely 10 practices which q Registry is bound 10
prevent.
The four Railroad Companies, TO whom We're al
otted the splendid grant of lands made by Con
gress for the construction of Railroads in Mnueso-
to- finding that the recent crisis has dissipated their
hopes Of raising the wind from Eastern capitalists
on bare Railroad Bonds, are vigorously pushing
through the Legislature proposition submitting to
the People an amendment TO the Constitution au-
thorizinc loan of the State Credit TO the amount
Of five millions of doars-the State TO be secured
for both principal and interest by the lands donated
by Congress SO fast az they become the property of
the companies by their fulfllment of tho terms of
the grant, and by 6rst mortgage on 'he roads