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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-24

ANNUAL CONFERENCE or the N. 4.
CHuRcH.-FouRrH DAY.-TAe Conference
assembled at o'clock, on Monday morning
The Committee on Slavery made report
which was adopted by large vote, as fol.
lows:
American Slavery, as we'll Is all other slave
~. is subversive of all natural rights, contra
~ to the word of God and blight upon the
minds and morals of slaves, masters, and oil
other citizens Of slave States Slavery has
no feature, which we could, with good con-
science, defend, and as system must be ex
tirpated before the Kingdom of God can be
triumphant in our land. Therefore resolved,
l. That the Methodist Episcopal Church
openly and avowedly seeks the extirpaton OF
slavery, and as free citizens and ministers Of
Christ, we record our determination to carry
out the spirit OF the Gospel, and of our church,
in steadfast opposition to this great evil.
2. That We look with sorrow and disgust
on any attempt to extend, propagate and de-
fend the system Of slavery.
3. That while we do not admit slavery as
constitutionally protected by the ueneral
Rules of the NJ. Z. Church, we regret that 1t
does not explicitly prohibit the buying, sell.
ing, or holding human being as . slave, and
will labor to secure such change OF the Cen
eral Rule on Slavery as will effectually ex-
clude from the Church every wilful slave
holder.
4. That we do not hold ourselves respon-
sjble for the errors or fanaticism of Anti
Slavery or Pro-Slavery men, and deem it
unjust to depreciate any good cause on account
of the indiscretions of its friends or enemies.
We take our stand boldly on the ground Of
the truth which commends itself to the con-
sciousneSs OF all.
Some unimportant business was then trans
acted, after which the conference proceeded
to select the place for its next meeting.
St. Anthony was finally selected as the
place for holding the next Conference, during
April Of next year.
The Committee on Education made q re.
port: There are three institutions under
the care of the Conference, viz: The Oce-
ola Seminary, on the st. Croix River; the
Belle Prairie Seminary, four miles above
Little Falls, on the Mississippi River and
Hamline University at Red Wing, in Good
hue County.
The condition OF these various Institutions
was then considered, and various recommen-
dations made in reference to them. COM
mittees appointed, &c.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-24

A GOOD comment on the state of our
streets was observed yesterday. on Third
Street, where mo bottom" has been reported
by navigators for some time. A gen,lem an
and lady desired to cross, but hat task seem.
ed such a hazardous one for the lady, her
companion accomplished the gallant feat of
carrying her ever, thereby saving her feet from
the mud. Is there no prospects of ever hav-
ing any good crossing places laid
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-24

REVIVAL ITEMS THROUGH M1Nsrsor.-
Daily Prayer meetings are held every morn
ing at sunrise, in Crump's Hall, Fsrrib.ult
Also at Hastings, Winona and Red WING
daily prayer meetings are still carried on
and so far as we can learn through the IA.
pers, are doing much good.
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Stocks.

New YORK, April 10.
Tenn. 6's. 8sa; Mich. 6's, 90; ILL., Central
bonds, 88; Pacific Mail S. $. Co., 10; Penn.
Coal, II; Canton, 81; N. Y. Central, 87s
NJ. & NJ, 30; Erie, 275; Gal. and Chi, 881
Harlem, LIZ; Reading, 45S; NJ. S., 23a; do
preferred, As; Panama, lU63. Alter the
Board prices were BITTER.
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We make the following extract from o L

We make the following extract from let
ter received by gentleman in Covington
from friend in San Francisco
"This city looks desolate and deserted.
In all my life 1 have never seen such change
in place. Sonora and Arizona are now the
pass words. Every one that can 60 is going.
If our Government does not buy Sonora our
people will take it. They say they mnst
have Guyamas, and will have it. Some o.
vur first men have gone to Arizona, and 9th
ers are going.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-24

The anti-Lecompton victory in Cincinnati
is even greater than the telegraph reported
it. On Supreme Judge the majority is 1892.
On the other city officers it ranges from 1900
to 1880. The City Councillors elected
| stand, Citizens Ticket IL, Democrats S.
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The N. Y. Tribune says it should condemn
the proposed masquerade balls in that city, on
the score of detriment to morals, if it sup
posed persons who have any morals were
likely to attend such balls.
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Rank statement
New YORK, April l9

Increase in loan, S497. 275. In specie,
Sl.I6O,1O3. Nominal deposits, $1.874, 356.
Undrawn deposits, 81, 882, 1856. Decrease in
>pecie, s55,659: Total, specie largest ever
held, $33, l96, 449.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-24

attendance, embracing as much ministerial
talent of that enterprising pioneering, mis-
sionary work required to evangelize the great
field of their operations, as could we'll be
| collected. That their efforts so far, have been
successful, no one can doubt who regards the
unexampled advancement and prosperity OF
that branch of the church in Minnesota.
Methodist service is held in nearly every town
and village Of our new State, by means OF
their itinerant system.
We give below list of the appointments.
as we find them in the Pioneer of yesterday
MONTICELLO DIsrRIcr.-S. T. Sterrett,
Presiding Elder.
Montcello-J. D. Rich.
Sank River-Ohas. D. Bowdsh.
Fremont-C. G. Ridder.
Belle Prairie-A. j. Nelson.
Richand-B. Blain.
Minneapolis-T. M. Gossard.
Otsego-O. P. Light.
Princeton-John Hooper.
ST.. PAUL DIsrRIcT.-S. Bolles, Presiding
Elder.
st. Paul 9th Street Church--Cy rus Brooks.
Market Street Charch-W. S. Edwards.
West St. PAUL.. D. Brown.
Lakeville-J. o. Rich and Anthony Will
ford.
st. Anthony-J. F. Chaffee.
Hastings-John Pugh.
Shakopee--W. H. St. Clair.
Carver-G. S. Stevenson.
St. Paul Scand. Misson-J. Tidland.
ST. PETER DIsrRICT-J. Kernes, p. E.
Belle Plaine--Ezra Smith.
Glencoe and New Auburn-A. McWright.
Lie Sueur-Jacob Myers.
Traverse and st. Peter-J. D. Perkins
Kasota-Theo. Drew.
Mankato-T. S. Gum
Shelbyvile-R. A. Judd.
Welsh Misson-R. D. Price.
Garden City,. W. Powell.
Eureka-Abiel II. Abbott.
Minnesota Scandinavian Mission-Wesson
Berg.
Edward Eggleston, agent OF the Bible So
ciety.
RED Wine DIsrRIcr.-T. NJ. kirkpatrick,
Pc.
Red Wing-J. w. Stogdill.
Red Wing Circuit-Samuel Spates
Cannon Falls-A. V. Hiscock.
Northfield-Thos. Day.
Farlbault-J. II. White.
Morristown-Sol. Wetzcll.
OwatOnna-Aaron Matson.
Mantorville--E. L. Lathrop.
Kenyon-Robert Hoover.
Oroneco and Pine Island-G. W. T.
Wright.
Concord-J. L. Rodgers.
B. F. Crary, President, and J. Brooks, ag't
OF Hamline University.
WINoNA DIsrRIcr-D. Cobb, p E.
Winona-Geo. f. Phoebus.
Rochester-S. N. Forest.
Chatfeld-Ezra Tucker.
Marion-J. II. Leard.
Pleasant Grove-Nahum fainter.
Spring Valley-G. w. Richardson.
Saint Charles-Benj. Crist.
Preston-Z. G. Norton.
Caledonia-Elijah Fate.
Hokah-Wm. Mckinley.
Wabashaw and Lake City-James GurlsF-
Austin-J. L. Dyer.
PRRscoTr DIsrRIcr.-C. Hobart, P. E.
Prescott-A. D. Cunningham.
Hudson-W. Hamilton.
Oceola-N. Nathrop.
Eau Claire-L. N. Phelps.
Bear Creek-L. D. Darnold.
q. F. Hilton, Ag't of Oceola Seminary
LAKE SUPERIOR DIsrR1cT.-D. Brooks,
Presiding Elder.
Superiority. Brooks.
La Pointe-Jas. Peet.
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The First Arrivals at ColIingwood.

CoLLINGwooD G. W., April ~.
The brig Mahoning from Milwaukee,, arri-
we'd Saturday night with cargo Of Hour con-
signed to Montreal and Boston. Ills IS the
first arrival of the season. The steamer Ca
madam, from Owen Sound, arrived to-day.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-24

The STATE ScR1P.-In noticing our article
of Monday, the Pioneer adds:
We say yesterday letter addressed by
one of the heaviest firms in New York to a
business establishment in the city, offering
to receive the scrip at par, to the amount of
$4,000.
Let every mechanic, merchant and laborer
recollect that Minnesota State Scrip is now
being sold at New York and Washington at
mar
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-24

Rev. THEODORE PARKER preached q revi.
val sermon in Boston. on Sunday week, to an
audisnes Of over 1000 persona
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-24

QUICKEST TRIP ON RECORD The Steam
boat Grey eagle arrived at our Levee yester-
day noon, having made the trip from Dunleith
here in less than t,Oe',ty hours, running time,
being the quickest trip on record.s,
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THE CITY.

Mnr.wAx.Ax-roN LODGE /. o. OF S. M
A lodge of the Independent Order OF the
Sons Of Malta, bearing this jaw-breaking pre-
FIX. was instituted in St Paul, on Monday
by NJ. W. G. O., Daniel w. Boss, Of Chicago
who has been on visit to Minnesota on mat
tiers connected with the interests OF the Or'
der. Although not conversant with the Pur'
poses Of this Society, We are assured tRa'
charity to the poor and good will TO all men
are among its leading objecta "A MEMBER
informs US that it is of very ancient origin
having been founded by the knights OF St
John Of Jerusalem, at q period cotempora-
neous with the early crusades. The Prince
OF Prussia (who married Queen Victor'as
daugh teri is the principal officer Of the Order
In Europe, and Hon. s. A. Douglas in the
United States.-Pioneer @ Tie 23d.
The local of the Pioneer had better have
held his jaw about the "jaw-breaking prefix
of the above referred to lodge. If he had
any Indtanuity about him, he would have
known how to pronounce it without fractur-
ing his maxilliary bones and it he had any
Photographed research in his composition,
the meaning of the word could have been
made apparent to his beuighted perceptive
faculties
.hde pronounced meday) means lake ,Ca-
kan pronounced waukon) means spirit or
supernatural; and ton, pronounced toan) is
an abbreviation of ton-s0an, signifying dacelling
or sillags. The whole might be interpreted
to mean "ths Village or People Of Super
natural Lake.
The name itself, is that Of the band, or
sub-tribe Of the Sioux or Dakotas, OF which
Shakopee. Eagle Head, Grey Cloud, Little
Grow, Wakootay and Wabashaw, were the
Chiefs and who at the first settlement Of
Minnesota occupied the west side of the
Mississippi, and both sides Of the Minnesota
river up as far as the present town Of Shake
pee.
In the olden time, they lived on the shores
Of Mile Lac, the large lake Of which Rum
river is the outlet. The lake is termed by
them Meday sraukon, or Supernatural Lake
and when they left there and spread south
ward, those Sioux who were descended from
that band, retained the name Of the "Pec-
pie of the Enchanted Lake"
Why Mile Lac was so designated, they
themselves cannot now tell. Probably some
trifing incident, or fright, or scare, which they
could not understand, made them pronounce
it raukon-which is name they bestow in
differently on anything they cannot compre-
bend, or that is mysterious, or peculiar. For
instance, gun is mahzah sOa,skon or enchan-
ted iron; silver pencil case is mahzaska
Sauhon or enchanted or mysterious silver
and to lake whose waters were impregna-
ted with mineral salts, they would apply the
same generic term of ,caukon. The great
Devils Lake in the north west in Dakota
Territory, towards Pembina, they call Mime
Waukon Meday or Lake Of the Enchanted
Water-its waters being quite brackish from
chloride of soda and other mineral salts held |
in solution. Properly, it should be called
Mineral Lake.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-24

WESTERN HousE.-This Hotel and Board
ing House has recently been removed to the
new building on the corner Of Roberts and
Fourth Streets. which the worthy Proprie-
tors, MARTIN & KApAHN, Rave spared no
pains in fitting up in style to suit the most
fastidious, and is now open and ready to
receive and solicit their share of public pat
ronage. Those wishing a good and cheap
House to stop at will do we'll to give them a
call, where they will always find the gentle
manly Clerk, Mr.. Kapahn, ready to accom-
modate them in la mode style.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-24

SHADE AND ORNAMENTAL TREEs--We OBJ.
serve that several of our citizens arc now
engaged in planting shade trees about their
premises. This is an excellent idea, as there
is nothing that adds so much to make home
delightful, pleasant and attractive as we'll ar
ranged shade and shrubbery. A house not
surrounded by them, no matter how fine or
large, seems bare and unadorned-th is an
air of something wanting.
There are thousands, almost, of homes
about our city, that only want neat fence
or if they have it, few shade trees, to rem
der them real tasteful and pleasant home-liss
dwellings. Such improvements cost almost
nothing, and yet add to the real value, of the
place, as we'll as the beauty of the property,
and Of the city. Then spend day or two
in fixing up your places, citizens,-ernamen
your front yards with few forest trees-you
can got them anywhere put neat fence
around it, if you haven't one already, and
our word for it, you will think the additional
charms it will have will doubly repay all
trouble and expense. Wehave houses enough
in st. Paul, but too few tasty and comforta-
BILE homes.
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| lSTulS uS tu6t IL was CIeateO on tue SlXtn 0ay
of September, on a Friday, little otter
o'clock in the afternoon.
AN attempt is on foot in the Pennsylvania
Legislature to legislate Dav id Wilmot out OF
his judicial Office. This is to be done by
swamping his district, and attaching to other
districts the counties of which it is COM
posed.
ABOUT as curious case in politics, as was
ever presented, is that of the Washington
Union accusing j. W. Forney of being the
inventor Of the frauds which carried Penn
| sylvania for Buchanan
The editor of the Boston Bee L. K. Pang.
born, has had presented to him silver cur
as testimonial from some personal friends
for his devotion to the party of freedom ir
1857. Gov. Banks is among the contribu
| tors.
| GREGG, the Lecompton Democrat in Con
gress from Indiana, gets rather cold comfor
from home. He is a candidate for reelection
At meeting of his party in his own county
to express their choice for a successor, there
were none so poor as to do him reverence
He didn't get the first vote.
The Oldest married couple living, are sup
posed to be Jacob Snyder and his wife, who
reside at Burnside, Pa. He IS Ill years old
and she is 107, and they have been married
about 90 years.
The Washington States says that it i
currently rumored in the streets and in pub
lie places that 100000 have been sui
scribed to carry Lecompton through tn
House.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-12-18

PRESIDENT MAKNG.-We have observed two
cotemporares of the same political faith, both
Administration, determnately nominating two
separate individuals for President. The Presi-
dental candidate of one is named for Vice Pres
ident by the other Another person remarks,
with some show of reason that it is question of
doubt whether the Constitution will admit of one
individual holding the two offices--President and
Vice Presidential the same time and consider
ing their election certain, in consequence of the
nominations referred to, he is very much perpiex.
ed in regard to the consequences.
Let ii be remembered that we have nothing to
do with the responsibility. Aware that it is re-
quired that every newspaper should nominate a
President, we have already named William B.
Legges, "subject to the decision OF Mrs. VIM.
Legges."
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-12-18

DoUGtAs AND THE SoUTH.-The Richmond South
gives the following as Mr.. Douglas confession Of
faith:
Judge Douglas affrms the original and essential
inleriority OF the negro. lie denies tlrat the no-
gro was intended to DO embraced within the alb
sractions Of the Declaration OF Independence,
and asserts that the right OF freedom and equality
was predcated only of the dominant race OF
white men. He denies the privileges of citizenship
to the negro. lie anlrms the compatibility OF
confederacy of free and slave States, aud the
possibility of their harmonious co-existence under
a common Constitution. lie afirms the absolute
sovereignty Of the States in respect Of their
domestic institutions, and denies the authority Of
the Federal Government to discriminate against
the interests of slavery. lie inculcates policy
of non-intervention, as between the free and the
saveholding States, as well as between the latter
aud the Federal Government. lie supports the
decision Of the Supreme Court, and asserts for
slavery the right Of colonization in the Terrific
res lie upholds all the guarantees of the Fede-
raj Constitution in respect to the rights Of tho
South. He maintains the dignity and indepen-
dence of the Senatorial function against the
encroachments OF Executive usurpation. lie
protests his opposition to Black ltepubicanism
At every point and upon every principle. He
pledges himself to fidelity to the organization,
principles and nominees of the Democratic party.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-12-18
WEAvERvHLE CALIFORNIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 49, 1858

STUDY OF DEAD LANGuAGEs.-We have remark
ed the funny spectacle of an individual who can
not write any Icing language correctly, reprov-
ing collegiate speech maker for having express
ed opinion that great deal of youth-tme is
wasted in study Of dead languages The COM
mentators perception of educational propriety
evidently exceeds his former school advantages.
We think the collegian is right mutitudes of
foolishly thinking parents, impressed with the
idea that their children must study Latin aud
Greek, to make show of genteel accomplish
ment, permit the youthful learners to expend all
their means of education studying the rudimcnts
of languages which they never study thorough
ly, to the neglect of practical studies which may
be applied to the common avocations of life
After while they enter on life-busness able,
perhaps, to decline hc, hac, Aoc," and to conlu-
gate amo, or Chamber, perilousy, among the
branches of the Greek Tree, - but utterly inca
pable of constituting or understanding the sono-
rous sentences of the Roman orator, or of rem
dering, in tolerable English, dozen passages of
Greek tragedy,-and, we may add, with cor
responding ignorance of mechanics, philosophy,
practical mathematics, or the literature of our
own tongue. Having occupied his school days
with the Greek and Latin Grammars, and rudi-
mentary authors in those languages, the student
has neglected perfection in useful sciences which
might assist him in accomplishing his purposes in
life, and graduate from the academy or college
uHinstructed in knowledge of the world, and i'm.
perfect in branches which the common school-boy
is familiar with The student, fresh from mod
ern college, is The most helpless of beings he is
generally good for nothing but an experimental
schoolmaster, and having impoverished himself
by "rcgular College course" he discovers a
system of self education requisite, thereafter.
The schoolmaster will tell you differently when
young gentleman must take the regular course,
by all ~ That is to say, the boy must oc-
cupy months or years in the study of gone. out
literature and distractions, repugnant to his
tastes leaving but meager time for reading. Lat
in, Greek, Algebra, Geometry, and dozen other
books must be piled on the boy, from which he
must recite daily, or on alternate days he mus
study them all at once, and consequently, learns
nothing, perfectly ; much less has he time foi
Improvement by study of the library. Wespeab
from some degree of experience, and this day re-
gret the months and years applied to the study
of that for which we find little use in every day
life save in the reader understanding of words
derived from Latin or Greek the rigors of a
false system of education, and foolish ambition
to be called graduate induced us to neglect
the profounder instructors on the bookshelf.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-12-18

Our MoTHER. We were once u schooimas-
ter, and, now, are not ashamed of that humble,
but honorable vocation. We had a funny little
pupil-a mischievous little ten-year old girl, as
broad as she was long, and with the demure face
OF q Philadelphia Quakeress Sarah was all the
time in mischief but never shared in the diurnal
birehing consequent of Illicit sliding on the ice
or padding in the mud. Sarah was the only
child Of her mother, aud she was widow One
after another the angel of death had carried away
the widows flock, till there was none left but
Sarah; and after the utmost pedagogical provo
cation Sarah always found an omnpotent inter
cessor in her broad, fat face, which seemed the
abode of innocence. She had one expression
which was used in all the relations of her childish
relations-it was our mother If she had q re-
quest to make, it was Mt the iustgaton of our
moher; if she was required to return early from
school, it was at the command Of "our mother
il delayed in the morning, she had staid at home
to help our mother in the household affairs
Poor little Sarah, she used the plural, but there
was none left but herself In the use of that
and no request could ever be denied when refer
encc was made to the almost childless widow
whom she called our mother One after another
the neighbors had shaped parOllelograms in the
church yard until tho widow counted five sorrow
full mounds communicative of the existence of
six latheress ones who used to say of her 'our
mother, and Sarah the youngest, and most ill
favored OF all, only remained to repeat the pro-
noun of collective affection.
We have never forgotten the Glial lesson of
faith taught by the ignorant, plain.faced child,
Like her, we, maturer in years, wiser in the
worlds wisdom, more deeply sin stained, prouder
in spirit, more deserving of the ohastising hand
OF GoD may now walk alone among five graves,
and expressing the flial love of dead and living,
may sorrowfully say Our Mothcrp