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Advantageous of my Arms was around SArs waist,
my hand resting on the small Of her back-she was
toying with my auburn locks Of jet black hue-she was
almost gone, and I was ditto. She looked like a grass.
hoppefAying With the hiccups, and I felt like . mud.
turtle choked with a Goldfish ball.
SAL says /, in a voice musical rs the notes of =
dying swan, will you have mey
She turned her eyes heavenward, clsspcd me BY the
hand, hsd al attack Of the heavcs and blind staggers,
and with q Sigh that drew her shoe-strings to her palate,
said
sYesr
She gave clear out, then, aud squatted in my lap
she cofk-screwed and cur6umuxed and rolled in it. I
Rugged her till broke my suspenders, and her breath
sme!t of onions which she ate 3 week before.
Well, to make . long story short, che set the day,
sud We prscticed for four weeks every night how We
would walk in the room to be married till we got 30 we
ooldywalk as graceful as a couple OF Muscovia ducks.
The night, the company, and the minister came, the
the crowded ball. We were just entering the parlor
door, when down Invent kerslap on the OF. cloth, pulling
Sal after. me- Some cussed fellow had dropped =
banana akin en the floor, and it foored me. 1t split an
awful hok hany cashmere right under my dress coat
tail. twas too late to back out, 90 ~clapping my hand
over II, We marched in and were spliced, and taking q
seat 1 watched the kissing the bride operation. My
Sroomsmsn was tight, and he kissed her till I jumped
up 70 take ; slice, when oh, horror q little six year
old imp had crawled behind me, and pulling my shirt
through the hole OF my pants had pinned it to the chair,
and in jumping up, l displayed to the admiring gaze Of
che sssorished multitude q triae more white muslin
shan was pleasant. The women giggled, the men roar
cd, and | got mad, but was finally pu, 20 bed, and there
sl ny troubles ended. Good night.
Yours, J. y. NJ
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Amendment to the Constltut,o.,.

W. ~ CONGRATULATIONS.
Besides the Loan Bill amendment to be voted IN ..
the election on the 18th inst there is also to be sub.
m'tted to the people for their ratification or rejection.
Section seven, Article S Of the Constitution. to read 30
follows:
The term Of each of the Executive oAicers named IN
this Article. shall commence on taking the oath Of Office
on or after the first day Of May, 1858, and continue
until the nrss Monday Of January, 1860, except the
Auditor, who shall continue in Office till the FIRST Mon.
day of January, 1861, and until their successors shall
have been duly elected and qualified and the same
above mentioned time for qualification and entry upon
the duties Of their respective Offices shall extend and an.
ply to all other officers elected under the State Const;.
tuition, who have not already taken the oath of Office.
and commenced the performance of their official duties.
The ballots used at said election shall be written or
printed as follows: " For amendment to Section 2. Ar.
tic!e s." or "Against amendment to Section :, Article
8" as the case may be.
1t the State should be admitted into the Union before
the election, no action is to be taken BY the people !;
and such action if taken will be void if it should be
prior to the acceptance by Congress Of the Constitution
Of Minnesota.
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Mr.. Seward on the M-ornso.s

The following from Senator Stewards late speech ia
graphic and seems to be true: =
: am told that these Mormons will not fight and
l know that it is not until after a long time that any
community makes up its mind to defy an imperial power
like this but, sir, these Mormons are exceptional in
the first place. They have done nothing but eight from
the beginning. They are an armed and military sect.
a superstitious sect, and war is an element of their pro.
gross. They fought themselves out Of the State Of
New York, when they were but a handful of men, into
Ohio. They. wrangled themselves out Of Ohio into
Missouri, and they fought their way into Illinois and
themselves at Nauvoo, and a civil war at
tended their exit from Nauvoo to the Salt Lake. They
are worthless for any other purpose but to fight. Their
religion makes them fighting men for it is a religion
which can submit to no civil authority that is admins.
tered Or exercised over them by a Christian people. 1t
IS a religion which gives license, in the name Of gov
eminent and God, to the indulgence of the basest pro-
pens'ty OF human nature. l never yet have read, !
never yet have heard, I never yet have seen, any super
stlt'on OF this kind that did not take in, as its weapon
for prosclytism, the sword
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~ H. So ~eps.
Aid Journal. .

EdftofsEM4rant Aid Journal:
/, Tine 6e a matter of Importance to the emigraut,
when 6rst attempting agriculture in our prairie country,
to knoxF what kinds of crops are best adapted to the
first breaking. l have learned, after Eve years expe.
rience, that potatoes are the easiest and most certain
crop on new breaking. l have raised from one hundred
to one hundred and fifty bushels to the acre, byHdrop.
ping the seed in every second or third furrox, depend
ing somewhat upon the size Of the pillow. SO that the
rows shall be a proper distance apart.
In preparing the seed for planting. the potatoes should
be cut in pieces, from tao to four pieces each, according
to their size ; these should be dropped IN the bottom II
the furrow, and in blowing the next furrcw they will b
covered. After the field is thus planted, the ground
should be thoroughly narrowed fer the purpose Of closing
the seams Of the burrows, and in order to keen the sod
from drying mp, to the disadvantage Of the potatoes.
After this the crop needs no further cultivation, exccps
the application Ct a two horse drag two or three times
during the summer, which may be done with no diaad-
vantage to the growth Of the potatoes, even when the
tops are elk inches high and in blossom. From this
time until the crop is ready for harvesting they REQUIRE
no further care. When ready for digging, the plow is
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1864, and complete four-6fths Of the entire length of
its road before the year 1886, and any failure on the part
OF any such company to complete the number Of miles
OF its road or roads, in the manner and within the several
times herein prescribed, shall forfeit to the State all the
rights, title and interest Of any kind whatsoever in and
to any lands, together with the franchises connected
With the same not pertaining or applicable to the por.
ton OF the road by them constructed, and a fee simple
to which has not accrued to either Of said companies,
by reason Of such construction, which was granted to
the company or companies, thus failing to comply With
the provisions hereof, by act Of the Legislature Of the
psnies respectively.
SEC. ?. The foregoing amendment shall be submitted
to the electors Of the State, at an election to be held on
the 10th day Of April, one thousand eight hundred and
ffty-eight, in the several elective districts of this State
The ballots ct such election shall be written or printed
as follows those in favor of the amendment " Loan Of
State Credit for Railroads-Yes." Those against the
amendment :" Loan Of State Credit for Railroads.&c."
The polls at said election shall be opened between the
hours of eight and ten o'clock, A NJ, and closed at six
=. NJ, and the said election shall be conducted and the
returns thereof made and certified, in the manner proyid.
ed BY law for returning votes for Territorial Delegate to
Congress, except that the said returns shalt be addressed
to the Governor, by whom the same shall be canvassed
within twenty days after said election; and if it shall
appear that 3 majority Of voters present and voting at
said election have ratified tn" proposed amendment, the.
Governor shall incorporate the foregoing amendment in
the Constitution, and shall make proclamation Of the
result, and deposit the election returns in the office Of
the Secretary of State.
SEC. 3. Besides the publication prescribed BY existing
laws, this Act is hereby directed to be published in al.
the newspapers Of this State, for which publication
the same rate Of compensation is hereby fixed as for
similar insertions in the official paper of the Legislature.
Sec. 4 This Act shall take effect from and after its
passage GEORGE BRADLEY,
Speaker pro tenn Of the H. Of r.
RICHARD G. MuRPHEY,
President pro TEN Of the Senate.
Approved March 9, 1858.
CHAs. L. CHASE, Acting Governor.
SEcRErARY's OFFICE, Minnesota,
March 8, 1858.
hereby. certify the foregoing to be a true copy Of
the original On fe in this Office.
CHAs. L. CHRsE, Secretary.
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TIE NORTH BRITIsz REvrEw-We have ;uet p
eelved the issue for February Of this esteemed work: il
contains the following list Of articles =. St.nhopes
hl't0ry-Walpole and Pulteney;' Naples, 1856 /!
: Scottish Natural Science; : s Logic Of Inductio,-
Mill; Arnold and his School : Proverbs Secui.r md
Sacred 'Rambles Of . Naturalist, &c. 8 Capital and
Currency ~'Poetry-The Spasnodisss;' &c. This
naming the articles has very little to do with expressing
their excellence; they are prepared by the most pift.d
minds belonging to the school Of which this .h,s vo,t
is an exponent. 47*l7 as
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A BILL

For an sc; to provide for the location Of the Count,
Seat in the counties Of this State.
Be At enacted BY tie Legislature Of tie STATE Of Mime
sofa
SECTION l. That when . number Of legal voters o.
any county IL this State, equal to one half the hiehes,
number Of votes cas-. st the next preceding general cleo.
ton, IN such county, shall, at least thirty days previous
TO the next ensuing general election, petition the County
Commissioners Of such county, to be allowed to vote on
the removal OF the county seat Of such county to any
point within such county, the said Commissioner shall
cause to be inserted in the notices for the next general
election, an article requiring the voters of such county
to vote on the removal Of he county scat to the point
named in the petition.
SEC. .. The voters Of any county so notified shall
vote at the next general election on the removal of their
county seat BY ballot, written Or printed as follows
For county seat at (fllins the blank with the
place named in the %petition) or "Against county seat
at y Cling the blank as above and if a ma
jority of the votes cast are for the point named in the
petition, then that place shall be the county seat, other
wise the county seat shall remain as before.
Sec. 8. The votes for and against the removal Of the
county seat shall be returned and canvassed in the
sane manner as the votes for County Officers.
SEC. 4. No county seat in any county in this State
shall be removed in any other manner than tina: pre-.
scribed IN this act, except by the amendment OF repeal
of this act.
SEC. .: Iron canvassing the votes g majority Of them
are found to be in favor Of removal, then all the county
officers who are required to hold their Offices at the
county seat, shall within twenty days after such can
vass, move their Offices to the point GO elected as the
county scat.
SEC: 6. All special acts passed BY the Legislature
for submitting, to a vote Of the people the
removal of the county seat in any county organized
to the first day Of Dec. 1857, are hereby re.
pealed.
SEC. Z. All acts or parts Of acts Inconsistent With
this act are hereby repealed.
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Tragedy at Alton.

A correspondent Of the Chicago Tribune, narrases .
most daring tragedy enacted at the Alton Penitept;ary.
As one Of the guards was going his usual rounds
looking to The prisoners, he was knocked down By one
Of them, and dragged into the cell, and tied 80 as to
render him pcwerless. The prisoner had a dirk knife
and threatened to kill the guard if an unconditional
pardon was 10: granted to him. To prevent being shot,
he stood the guard up before the little victual hole,
and swore he would stab him if any attempt was made
to enter the cell. The warden immediately went to
Springfield, and procured from Gov. Bissel a pardon to
be used only a. q rsse. The prisoner, a young man
named Lindlay, demanded q revolver, to be loaded BY
himself, a full suit Of dress, quite an amount Of money,
and a close carriage in which to ride out Of town, takinp
the guard as a hostage, until he should see 6t to libe..
rate him. The prisoner maintained his advantage for
two days, when in passing in some victuals, an attempt
was made to drag out the guard. Lindlay inflicted
several severe wounds on him with his knife, but four
shots were fred into the cell, two Of which wounded
him severely, and he was captured. A more daring act
can hardly be found in the annals Of crime. = =
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This depresios, though eeming hard ppon our hbosine
classes, mechanics, PfIqts, stspwriehfs. &C.. i 80
ought to be, and We hope it will con6nue.
terrible wounds our commerce has reestvsd ID tocoG
y healed, (before ~ start on . ssw rass,) and ~ =.
soandneas. "Bettcr oece smart than aIva,. .ss1;,s
Our Cslifornis sdvices are to the Sth inst. per Noes
Taylor. Prosperity Of the State, both mineral and A.
~r'cuiiaral, Is reported. The quantity Of gold that will
b prodaced the present year, promises to be greater
than ever yet experienced. WALL Srsrrr.
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SOlllng Stock.

The Chinese Sugar Cane has been talked largely Of
for soiling purposes. l made thirty gallons Of thick
syrup, and have also tried it for fodder the past year.
but cannot recommend it for that purpose. / can, how.
ever, recommend something far superior to cane, corn,
or anything else l know Of, viz, Egyptian Milet. Two
years since l fed what grew on ten rods to five COWS, for
q period of six weeks. 1t increased their milk sensi.
bly, We estimated the increase Of butter made in con.
sequence at $40, or one dollar a rod. can recommend
1t to all such as keep up any stock during the summer,
or have short pastures, as it comes just in the time the
dry weather usually begins and feed is short. The past
season fed the Millet to : yearling bull which was
kept mp all summer, and in about four months gained
32o lbs, or q lbs. daily. It grows from eight to ten
tses n,gh' and when two and q half or three feet high
the old roots. Three crops can be obtained in 8 season,
Can commence to cut the last of July or first Of August.
Horses, pigs, and all kinds of stock eat it with the
greatest relish, l obtained the seed while travelling at
the South, and was informed by those who were &C.
qualnted with it, that ten rods sown to the Millet would
keep a cow.-(F. H. W., Sunderland, Mass, 1858. -
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Agricultural Meetings Appointed.
on Saturday the 10th inst, an agricultural meeting
IS appointed to be held at Burwelrs old stand. Pine
Bend.
On Friday the 10th inst, a meeting will be held at
Hampton. ..9,e-T
On Saturday, the 18th, a meeting Of the same kind
viii be, held at Lakeville.
The COMMITTEE in each Of those districts will see to
the procuring Of the room, and taking charge of getting
the farmers9 together and explaining the object for
which they are called out and each farmer should
constitute himself q committee of one to get out his
neighbors and have a creditable meeting in his town..
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Fence securely, till deeply, enrich literally, seed
Judlc'ousIy, weed clearly, and irrigete as we'll as you
can, and you may reasonably expect the amile' of Heaven
upon yon labors.
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~. A large emigration Of Germans j: expected .hi. year.
a.odu al'; :. :; which s x;'1 furnish .hs !.regses. share q t6e
the well-to-do farmers who have been not;fed hat nor
would be q good time to invest in western lands. e
prices r''le loxer than they have for years back, owing
to the necessities Of the land speculators, who are :ou:
PEELED to sell largely and at REDUCED rates tosrefs tblSit
obligations. The Germans At home have hees aoti6sd
OF these facts BY their esuntrymen in Ame.ios, and the
emigration from Havre, Hamburg. and Bremen. m
emigration, it rs supposed, will be cne.third larger than
a petition is DOW on the way to Washington, to haze
the post Office now at Athens removed to Inyer Grove.
OF which Mr.. Charles McGrorty is to be postmaster. A
post office would then seem necessary at Carsis Oosaar. !.
70 accommodate the people in that xel.sstssd dists;ss
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TeleBroph1c News.
ST. LouIs, March ga diapetch from Leave,.
worth, 18th inst, says that the Kansas Constitutional
Convention had adjourned from Minneols, and met q
Leavenworth on the evening of the 25th. CHARGES 81
corruption were prevalent. Gen. Lane had resiened
the Presidency Of the Convention, being satisfied from
the demonstrations of the feelinessof the Free State
men, that they prefer that the President shall not b.
identified with the extremists. 1t, was supposed that
the Topeka Constitution would be adopted with some
notifications. Lane was pledged to resign before he
could be elected President. The extremist in the Ca
vent'on were becoming more moderate in their views.
New ORLEANS, March 29.-Byfa an arrival here "
learn that Matamoras was declared q free port on the
2lst inst.
Gen. Vidaurri had issued a proclamation demanding
the payment OF twenty-five per cent. on all money due
for church property.
Tampico had not yet been attacked.
A battle was expected near San Luis de Potoei. he.
tween the adhersnts of Cara and Zuloga.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-In the Senate today he
Minnesota bill was taken up, and Mr.. Mason's amend
ment, to the effect that Minnesota have but one REPRE-.
sentative IN Congress, was rejected. Mr.. Wilson's
amendment, which provides that the new State have
one representative now and additional ones hereafter.
upon the basis Of the returns of 1 new census to be
taken forthwith, was then carried by a majority of one.
Co!. Johnston, in bis latest received Official dispatch,
says that the Mormon troops are organized toi resist
the establishment Of a Territorial Government by The
United states, and in furtherance Of that object; have
erected works Of defence in the mountain passes, and
near Salt Lake City. He does not believe that q spirit
toward them would now be properly apple.
c'ated; 1t would rather be wrongly Interpreted. "
WASHINGTON, March 26-The New Orleans papers
state that Col. Lockridge is expected to leave for Texas
soon With the intention of revolutionizing Northern
Mexico, and that many Northern men and considerable
means are engaged in the enterprise. A letter from
Coi. Lockridge confirms the statement.
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to be used as il planting; the sod win now beturasd
of the potatoes, and they will be exposed dry and clean,
ready for putting into the cellar.
have yet to see the FIRST indication Of potato rot
IN the tubers raised in this way. Another advantage is
also derived from this method Of cultivation: tho eround
is ready plowed in the fall preparatory for the spfiss
wheat crop, which is found to produce BITTER suocsediig
q potato crop than any ether. y
Oats and corn may be raised advantageously On Lard
broken from the tenth Of May up 70 the first Of june.
l have raised from twenty-five to ~shirty-6ve bushels Of
oats to the acre; this ground shooldsn be broken more
than two or three inches deep, thy the sod may Be
easily dragged to pieces. A. G. Poor.
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man. lnnnmerabls proofs are shown that these
PILLs have virtues whlch suIPass in excelence the
ed y UPON the esteem Of MI men. sey sre ssf. and
pleasant 20 take and powerful To cure. Their psne
the body, remove the distractions of It's ORGANS.
purify the boOl, ana exPel disease. They purge out
StS tbe nsnr
tipn, ard impart healthy tone with strength 20 the
sso ass
DANGEROUS diseases whoa ave baffied human ska
While they produce powerful ELECTS they ar the
ph, sic THAI can be employ ed for oh ldren. Being
sugar -epatei they areplsasant to take, and being
CuressAve been made which surpass belief were
thew not substaaiated by of sGoh exalted posi-
tion andciaFacter to forbid the p.clan of un
truth Maay eminent oicrs yneD AID ply sIoians
nave lent their MINES y certify to The pupic the re-
the assurance oftheir ocnvicticn tsst M Prep..a-
tion5 contribute immensely TO the relief of my aio
ted suffering fellow men. - ....-. L.,..- 49,.
The az below IEiHed is please TO Furnish gfatis
my American Almanac, coplalnins dirscll9Hs for
their use, and certificates Of their cures of the fol
= ostiyeness, Bilious Complaints, Rheumatism,
Dropsy, tearttln'p, He'd.c e arising from foul
tite. all UicJous and Cutaneous Diseases which
wi They also by purif, ing the bood ana sti%a
iatins the system. cure y any complaints which Il
Eesfess P Pa Biindness SsuTalsis. and Ners
GUS lrrtabty, DeIang ements OF the Llver and Md
nets. Gout, and other kIndTei comp ANTS arisng
from low state of the body OF Obst'ue. ion Of It's
functions.
DO not be. put of by unprincpled dealers with
some o her pill they m IKE more PROFIT on. Ask Tor
AYERS Pills, AID take nothing else. No other
they oan give you onmbares with this IN Its mt Insc
f Pr fsls By byf Dr. %o eng ard
yioa' Hhs% ho :. Ls3ws Mass. Price . cents pr
5 Id by u ID. GILMAN. washingtos. and by II.
COOK. Alexandra, and by all delleTs ererywhsre.