The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-20
yES0TA TERRITORY SATURDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY co. 1853
From Warrington.
Special Correspondence Of the Mnnesotian.

From Warrington.
Special Correspondence Of the Minnesotian.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 1858.
did hope, by this time, to be able to
chronicle the fact of Minnesota's admission
into the confederacy as a sovereign and inde-
pendent State. Iregret to say that the
measure is advancing by no means as fast as
its importance demands. The question of
our admission was before the Senate on
Monday, and elected quite an exciting and
interesting discussion. You will find the
debate in the Globe, copy of which send.
The Southern members are anxious to
hitch Kansas on to Minnesota, but do not
think that they will succeed. Yesterday the
President sent into Congress the Lecompton
Constitution, accompanied by a message, a
copy of which enclose. If we are to be
mixed up with Kansas affairs, there is no
telling when we shall be admitted, if at all.
The report on Utah matters, which is to
be submitted by Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia,
the Chairman of the House Territorial
Committee, will be an able and thorough
document. From the peculiar views enter
tanned on some political questions by Mr.. S.,
l have no doubt his report will be paper
we'll worth reading, and of character to pro-
woke considerable discussion. It ic a moot
ed matter whether the Government really
possesses the right to send military force
into Territory, in order to enforce the laws
against the expressed wishes of the people !;
and the discussion may very likely draw out
some new views (or dogmas) in relation to
the doctrine of Popular Sovereignty. The
Territorial Committee will, without doubt,
report that Mr.. BERSHE1sEL, the Delegate
from Utah, is entitled to his seat, it being i'm
possible to discover that he is in any way
implicated in the difficulties now on foot in
that interesting patch of our great Govern
ment farm. He is slim looking little fel-
low, and nobody would think he would even
desire to remain in the Territory, at the
mercy of so many women. But probably he
kpows best
The name of Mr.. JOHN APPLETON, of
Maine, the present Assistant Secretary of
State, is mentioned in connexion with the
post Of Minister to Mexico; but I much
question if it is such position as he would
desire or even accept. Gov. PRICE, of New
Jersey, is most prominent for that position,
whatever may be said to the contrary.
The students of the University of Virginia
some time since invited Mr.. HENRY WINTER
DAVIS, of Maryland, to deliver an address be-
fore them, which he agreed to do. Since
that time, however, he has been figuring
somewhat in Congress, and among other
things made silly speech in defiance and de-
nunciation of the press. The students have
therefore reconsidered their invitation, and
the likelihood at present is that there will be
an opportunity for him to ventilate his SEN
timents in some other direction.
The $S7 900 Investigating Committee pro-
crosses but slowly. Various revelations are
promised in good time, land as many rumors are
rife concerning them now. One story is that
a member of the firm implicated in this trans
action is in possession of letter from a
prominent New York Editor, making certain
proposals in reference to certain Matters
o. B. MArrEsoN is also said to be implicated
so far as having said that with $25 900 Ger
tain notifications of the tariff could be
brought about.
wish some of your readers could have
been present when the "Little Giant" stood
up in his place in the Senate, and replied in
that ,oithering style to the insinuations of
Senator FITCH, of Indiana. 1t was scene
which I wish my powers were capable of
worthily describing. In the first place the
assault was most bitter and unprovoked
every one wondered at the impulsive rash
ness of the man who thus dared to put his
head into the open jaws Of the Lion. To
compare Judge DOUGLAS with AARON BURR,
or even with MARTIN VAN buren,, was to in
suit where nothing but insult was intended.
Hence the retort must necessarily have been
sudden, bold, and all alive and glowing with
fire. Senator DOUGLAS face wore an ex-
preston that few who saw it will be likely
ever to forget. He could stand fair and open
opposition, no man could be more tolerant
of even-handed and honorable warfare,-but
to be charged, even covertly, with treachery,
it was more than his honest heart could with
stand. 10 be compared with AARON BURR,
it made the blood scorch his veins. His eyes
cleaned like coals-his hair waved like a
plume, this way and that, and always upper
most in the battle. He hurled defiance with
his look, and attitude and gesture. Even Ed
MUND KEAN himself master of the art of
tragic representation, as he was, would have
failed to portray the action Of the foremost of
the whole body of Senators, and could not
have asked with more startling effect than
did Judge DOUGLAS, ".4nd who is this Senator
Fitch 2"
The back advertisement from the Post Of
flee Department for mail service, occupies
one hundred and t'0snty-seuem columns of the
Union,-the largest document of the kind
ever prepared and put forth by the Govern
ment. Nothing in the way of statistics could
more plainly illustrate the gigantic growth of
our country.
Crawfords great equestrian Statue of
Washington, at Richmond, was unwrapped
on the 9th, in the presence of large assem-
bly, of ladies and gentlemen. The Statue
elected the unqualified admiration of ALL
Richmond may we'll be congratulated on pos
sessing this glorious piece of marble. May