The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-14

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in Congress, by a vote of the House not to recede
from the amendment referring the Constitution to a
vote Of the people Of Kansas, for their approval, after
the Senate returned it With 4 vote of non. concurrence.
The people Of Kansas have prepared themselves a
Constitution which will likely be accepted by Congress
after some hard Sighting. I'll
The vote on the Loan Bill we shall probably have
complete enough to give the result in our next issue
That it will he favorable to granting the credit Of TIT
State to expedite the Railroads, We have had no reason
to doubt, Notwithstanding the opposition to it Of some
Of the best and most able men in the State.
The Mississippi river has risen to q great height be-.
low the Arkansas river, and done much damage. From
the mouth of the White river to the Louisiana line, al
most every place has been completely submerged. The
town Of Napoleon was inundated from two to ten feet.
The State election held in Connecticut on the 5th
inst, was gained by the Republicans = large aumber
Of the towns reversed their last years vote, mainly on
the L~ecomptos issue.
The town elections in every northern State, thus fer,
including Missouri, indicate a strong feeling Of opposi
ton to the present course Of the Administration Sc
much has this been the case, that the Democratic party
at the North may be said to be arrayed against the
Presidents policy, instead Of being considered Repub-
leans. 1t may not be improbable that an entirely new
party will be formed on the merits Of the proniuent
questions now agitatisg the country, with Judge Doug.
las, or some other prominent Democrat rs its head.
~ 0rsanlzatlon Of Manager Township.
Editor En,grn~t Aid Journal: ~
see by act Of the Legislature, and also by the meet.
ing Of the County Commissioners on the 9Th inst that
we are to have a Town organization At an early day.
perity Of our Town, it behooves Us to look we'll to the
point of getting . right start. l think We may justly
look upon this law as the harbinger Of better days it
makes all road matters just what they should be, a sub
ject Of interest to the respective towns. BY looking
over tho law [ end each town elects one assessor ; here
is an officer to be elected, in which everytsx.payer
should be willing to throw aside bis political prejudices,
and look around for q we'll balanced head and IN honest
heart. The citizens of our county are still suffering
from embsrrassments occasioned by mismansgemeut of
county officers aimee our organization as q county. We
now have reason for congratulation that an opportunity
is being offered for selecting our various officers for the
transaction of local matters from among ourselves, and
whose acts are Immediately under the eye Of their con-
stituents. l suppose, We Of township lis. range Is,
will belong to, and help form the Town Of Nininger ;
if I auc right then let US take hold of the work with q
will, ana be careful that we get the machinery working
right on the start, and no doubt remains of success.
l am certain that there are willing hearts and ready
hands sufficient to open and improve thoroughfares in
every part Of our town, where ingress and egress is nee.
essary, and town pride in the hearts Of our citizens suf-
cn:e.> 4. !..s :.
But the object Of this communication is only to get
this matter before the people that they may be ready
for action. There should be a call made for q caucus
to make a nomination of Town officers, that citizens
from all parts Of the town may avail themselves of q
privilege in the selection. D. y. TRuAx.
Spring Lake, April I3, 1858.