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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-17

The bill before the Senate making large
donations OF lands for Agricultural Colleges.
is measure for the benefit Of spectators.
| trust in God that il will be kicked out Of
tho Senate. CLAY, Of Alabama. makes q
speech on Monday next, in opposition. Sen.
ator ruam. Of Ohio, opposed i, in nm Nd.
mrable speech two days ago, senator
Rick offered IN amendment to the present
bill. to the effect that M portion Of said
lands proposed 10 be donated should he
selected within the limits OF the State OF
Minnesota. must say, In this connection,
OF Mr.. Rex ono thing. and ! say il, rs no
very warm personal friend Of that gcntle
man. that there is no man within the halls
Of Congress who dcvo,es himself more con.
taafly. more entirely TO the interests Of his
constituents.
The form in which the Pacific Railroad
Bill passed the Senate is not worth. Us Sen.
ator GwiS remarked, the paper upon which
il is written. II simply authorizes tho SEQ.
rotary OF the Interior 20 receive bids, or pro.
posals for building two roads. Northern
and Southern road, II may have the effect
Of bringing our claims more prominently
before the country, or, at least OF admitting
tair and open competition. The able letter
Of Commodore MAuRy has attracted good
deal OF attention here, and settles the ques.
ton in the mind OF every honest, truth low.
ing man In the country Minnesota, indeed
the whole North West owes debt Of xrat.
tude TO Commodore Marry for the service
which he has rendered our section Of the
country by that letter, For one, can ne-
yer speak, or think. Of that distinguished
man without feelings Of the grca,ost esteem
and admiration, A resident Of Minnesota,
from his influence and through his advice,
had long before learned TO regard him IA d
man who had done more for the world 10
science p,ad'fnAH than any one now living.
but had also known him a. one Of the
best. purest hearted gentlemen that ever liv.
cJ. Two days ago hal the pleasure Of u
personal interview with him Ut his residence,
at the National Observatory SO gentle 10
he In his manner 40 regarifal ofyour feelings,
50 easily approached by those NJ far beneath
him. so interested in your welfare, that one
feels that he IL in the presence Of u friend,
almost losing sight Of the fact that ho is
nevertheless in tho presence Of one Of the
most distinguished men OF the word---one
whom counts and princes have delighted TO
honor, and in whose praise State after State
in their sovereign capacity, have spoken in
their resolutions, and for whose promotion
In the naval service they have again and
again mcmorinlIzed the President Long
may Lieutenant MANY live. mn ornament
to bic country. n blessing 10 hia family aud
friends, loved by all who know him, most
loved by those who know hms best, appre.
cin,ed by his countrymen, admired by the
world SIasA.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-17

ventures 10 exprs an opinion upon tho
purchase Of Cuba. for which the editor Is
dubbed Ammidab Slack. fool, retailing pol.
itician. and so forth. That journal has
never done, nor said anything which should
entitle II 70 DO heard or hecaed In this crit.
cal juncturc. The Nsrs, too, is moderate,
quiet, but 10 positive We must at sometime
take-rsctive Cuba. The Sunday papers
And other matters TO talk about, 10 the
Herald is the great champion on this side Of
the question.
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.
Some wisacrc agents Of European capital.
! lists predict IN inevitable tightncsv in mon.
ey, and inaist that Il will soon make itself
felt, Hence they did not bid on the last ten
million 'ssas Of Treasury paper. bat the loan
was taken Ut aboat hall the rate Of tho pro.
vious one. The stock market 10 dull few
sales, and those principally for effect. The
Minnesota aud Pacific Railroad Company
Is paying interest upon its coupon bonds.
Importers and Jobbers In wooden AMI cotton
fabrics already begin TO experience the
force OF the heavy sea oil trade which IL set.
ting in towards this city. They arr all
hopeful of prosperous spring ami summer
trade. But think they will deal cautiously
with Western men, Tho Herald says that
only per cent. Of all the outstanding lia.
bilities Of the country to New York, RI.
mains unpaid, while commercial lnan who
Processes to know. assures me, that Illinois,
Wisconsin and Iowa, have not paid ten per
cent upon their liabilities.
THEATRICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
The people have plenty Of money and are
rushing TO places Of amusement. But thcrs
il positive dcar,h Of distinguished actors
and subjects. ave what va have inherited
from our ancestors" Que house presents
medley Of tho come. dramatic. and ridicu.
lous. which is styled "Our American Cous.
H." aud produces II "slxty-dvo nights"
which the others taking for sign Of pros
pcr,ly rather than Of poverty, get up a pin
giary imitation in "Our Female Anlerican
Cousin in on, aud "Our Male American
Cousin" in another 30 they watch and rob
each other, aud thls Is called Arr!
An incident which marks u new ira in
featuring deserves to be chroncled, IL ia
Benefit. Prof. MlrcmsLL has been cnlight,
cnlng the Go,hami,es upon tho other worlds.
and upon the conclusion Of his course they
gave him matinee aud n benefit The ros-
irum will soon divide the benefits with
The stage, and Sir, Gunnybags, and Herr
Dicknnddumnkoph and N. 1etcpcr,luc, will
divide the honors and e,nolumcnts with q
ilSD. and u riooLoaiSi, and q 1mALnrao.
Al
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-17
All sorts Of Items,

The London Tune, was established jan
uarv | l1-i. BY JoHs WALTER, a printer,
but for three years bore the name OF the
Darby UnitG cal Rsg,ifer, and but 500 cop
les were printed. Is circulation is now
immeuse. which is printed at the rate Of
10000 an hour. on press made by Hoe a.
Co., OF New York. A all Londoners must
rad 10, Inns. bat cannot all afford 10 buy
It at ten cents copy, the new.Ineu hire GU,
papers during the day TO be read at two
cents all hour, and the same copies are sup
Piled TO country subscribers, at q reduced
price, IN The evening.
THg New Workers are going 10 do the
handsome TO young MoRrnY. the great cbess
player A magnificent set Of chess men, OF
gold and silver. has been purchased by The
New York Chess Club. AID this will b. pre-.
sen,ed to him On the fret opportunity,
Tue Inspectors OF the Rhode Island State
Prison report tina, no Ices than 5I9 persons
had been inIsisoned for debt in that Stat
durlog the past year
4 Brros gentleman has ofsred 10 con-
tribute $50 900 10 preserve and increase the
mgsum u Professor AoA~iz, u Harvard
College.
Ls11EEs rom Wsshington mention that
there / probability Of the removal d ,ks
dssss from ,Lc IlOg- Il Representatives
We cannot BRAGG ourselves 70 The belief that
tbs MEASURE all " adopted.
In Is propo-od N the limos Legislature
- create a se~ oillcer, TO Ds cailsi Comma
s.Olsf 0i i1migr.,lon. 70 make known us
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Unable 10 tell the Truth.

The inability Of the M,nnesoiian to tell
the truth, when speaking OF Gov. SrBLEY, is
well illustrated in the following fine speci.
men Of Wholesale lying;
He arrived yesterday at noon by Barbaax' =
stage line. Some attempt was made to get up
a"receptlon :" but IL resulted IN a most mag
nidcent failure. Mr. wo!cotts eight horse
sleigh was hired: and the city drummed for
volunteers TO 80 out and meet him. Only about
eight Of those whom our reporter styles "Iea
W DOrgs,' could be found to exhibit them.
selves; and Mayor Kntson brought the great
Moccasn into town followed by the eight horse
sleigh and the eight II. y 4, with three OF four
one horse ,leighs following On landing AT the
Fuller House. some fifteen or twenty OF the II.
pa at the instance and under the leading Of
VIM. q. Gray, Esq, got of three cheers, and
Sibley then IN return treated the crowd to
champagne and the iiNings, which was certain.
iy much better cheer than they gave him.
The only truth in the above is the an
nouDsement that Gov. SIRLEY arrived yes
terday." The Govctrorarriyc1 in the stage,
at ball past ten, unattended by any one, and
instead Of being landed at the Fuller IIouse,
where he was chcered, and in return treated
the crowd TO champaign, &c, he went
quietly to the residence ofhi, brother in. law
and remained there until b. was ready 10
proceed home, which he did in the course OF
the afternoon. Can't the Doctor get up
another lie one not ~ broad, and which
will refec, credit at least upon his ingenuity
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lied unless together with Arizona. This
omnibus arrangement may defeat both
measures, do not believe that there will
be single Territory organized at this Ses.
sion. Take it for what il 10 worth.
The same motives which actuated the
itepu' lican members in their opposition to
the admission OF Minnesota, now induce
them to oppose Oregon. Minnesota politics
did not suit these Blacks, and hence their
opposition. Strangest OF oil, that some OF
our own citizens should have acted in
concert with this opposition, knowing @
they well did that our interests in every de-
partment were suffering by means Of delay,
tina, We were without courts, without offices,
and yet they were willing TO keep US in that
transition state for their own selfish ends.
The Agricultural Board, that advisory
appendix to the Patent Office, has cease d
its labors, II would be curious to know
how many practical sgriculturists sat in
that distinguished body, and il would take
far more Intelligence, than | can claim, to
discover anything achieved by. or any ben.
eft to result from their sittings. 1t ad.
journel with q grand flourish. Assembled
at Wizards. they marched up 10 the Pres
idents House, preceded 10y Commissioner
Hour, who had the honor OF presenting
the distinguished body of practical sgricul-
turists, &c. &c. God save the mark. aud
then they all marched down again. The
little matter OF mileage, &c, was duly NJ
tended TO-
II is too soon to surmise even who will be
the nominee OF the Charleston convention.
That convention will meet. however, under
favorable auspices, It's nominee will be sus
tanned by the whole Democratic party. II
cannot be otherwise. Discussions will be
forgotten, personal Snlmosities buried, and
the rank aud file Of the party will fall into
line MS Of old. In the success OF tho Demo.
crazy is our only hope Of constitutional lib
cr,y, Break down the policy inaagurated
by that party, overthrow the fiery wall with
which il has surrounded the Constitution.
trsmple upon the high sovereignty Of the
States magnify and centralkc the powers Of
tho Federal Government, admit the utmost
latitude of constitutional construction, and
the mission Of Black Republicanism il ne
complished. Liberty will become an empty
sound, aud the United States sink down the
scale of nations beside degenerate, distracted
Mexico. Truly our cause i. worthy the
fight. let Us, at least, keep Minnesota true
to the faith. Si1xA.
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for said Territory a. such place IS they may
deem eligible.
The remaining sections Of the bill, to SEC
ton Is, makes the usual grants Of school
lands. provides for the election OF delegate
in Congress, &C., &c. Section l8 is as fol-
lows:
SEC. Is. That the laws passed by q recent
legislative assembly Of said Territory held by
authority Of the people thereof, not inc onsstent
with this act. be, and the same are hereby, de-
clsred to be in force in said Territory up;n al
tered or repealed by the legislative assembly
Of the Territory.
This section legalizes the doings Of the
Squatters Legislature.
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natural advantages Of the State, to invite
immigration, and point out the best iocsli'
ties TO each newcomer, and TO promote
their welfare.
A LETTER from Washington says that
Judge McLEAS has nearly recovered his
health. which was impaired by a journey to
the South last Autumn, and adds" The
wise and venerable Judge stands alone in
the great tribunal Of which he is the ora
ment and strength, as one entitled to wear
the mantle that has fallen from JAY, Ma.
SHALL, BALDWIN and STORY"
CArrAix MONTGOMERY, OF Kansas fame
in person is about the medium height, ,f
large. muscular frame, somewhat gaunt AMI
worn in appearance. His features are goot
the general expression being much like tn
ordinary representations Of Col. FRxxoS,
His unkempt hair and ragged, full bear
lend certain appearance Of ferocity to hi
countenance, which is contradicted by tho
mild light Of bis keen blue eye and the al
most feminine soitness OF his well modulate,l
voice. His dress is extremely primitive
with no visible linen or other superllulty.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-17

trnm eur Regular Cona.p ndeBt
Nav YoRK, Feb. 4, 1859.
The life which WIS almost squeezed out
Of IA by the financial pressure" is now
coming back Ia us again in full tide The
wave OF trade Is beginning to roll IN freely
from the south M Ia the old days of pros
pcrl,y, and New Workers arc looking some.
Thing as they used to- full, compIaccnt and
Jolly Of counlcDnncc When ,radc IA good
we are oil jolly when II langainhcs wa all
feel II. even down TO the pie man who scIls
cakes To the errand boys IN The wholesale
stores. II there - u good business being
doing quarters are Immediately plenty in
the errnnd boys pockets and as IA necessary
cons qucncc flow from them into the Golfers
ot the lincraBt pie man. IN "a manufacture
ing village the people nrc jolly or otherwise
according NJ the price oi fabrics II ad.
vapcing or declining In a wheat or cotton
growing country mems spirits rise and fall
with the risc and fall Of produce here d
Thermometer which indicated tho state Of
the Wholesale trade would also indicate the
temper VI mlnd Of thrci. lourtl,s Of the popi.
latlon. II mol the whole The prospect of
business for spring Ia excellent md We are
spreading ourselves accordingly, 10 catch
every breath Of the oDcomng gale of pros
pcriiy Richer displays Of goods will be
made than for long time past. The qnan.
tity Of dry goods made anil imported will
not be larger ~ ~ large ~ il has been in
some Seasons but every thing IL gotup in tho
most attractive stylc. For ladics' drcssea--
silk lawn, Sc, the mos, dnlzling colors are in
vogue The new color known as "amaranth."
IA kind Of crimson purple, Of which Indies
do not need "a description. Is very popular.
and IL being introduced even into shilling
calcocs 10 very great extent. Double
skirt robes will be much worn 10 SUN.
m,r fabrics.
Amnscmen,s ore also iloarishing, as the
/ ipflax 1f country trade increases. We have
not nsyet the retail trade which comes in
such vast numbers, aud crowds all the thea
! tres the class who come IN this season are
the Wholesale buyers men OF means. and
rather incline 10 The Opera. In the way OF
theatrical performances. the American
/ Cousin, made great hit and a poor ira
vesty Of the same piece, "a now succeeding
pretty well.
In literary circles the story 10 the last
I Atlantic" entitled "Ina Cellar" receives
} grea, deal Of attention. being regarded a.
proof of rare powers in the writer WHO is
understood 10 b. young lady Of Worces.
ter, Mas. II sometimes happens that
genius leaps at once into notice by its first
bricf effort, ~ ia the case Of young BCrLsH,
whose Nothing TO Wear, gave him in the
course Of month o recognized position
among American authors. But the amount
7 Of li,era,i who blossom prsmaturely and
! never come W anything, is positively alarm.
/ IDg. -
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A BILL TsKLED BY rnk HgARr.--Mr
Ggocx, the gentleman with the thoracic ca
witty, which admits Of ,be inspection Of the
internal mechanism has had an electro mag.
ne,c machine made, which, applied through
the orfcc. tinkles bell with every pulsa-
ton Of the heart Recent experiments were
made 10 connection with the exact and deli.
cate apparatus. 10 the observatory At Cam.
bridge. The operating forces were divided,
one portion taking their post ut the obser-
vAtory, the other in Bo,,cn. The principle
agent. Mr.. GsoUx, being at Boston, the
hearts impulSs were transmitted over the
electric wir,s, and instAn,aneously recorded
at the observatory.
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/
WAsniS0roS. Feb. 3.
II cannot be improper TO alludc to wha,
ia well known here, 10 reference to the Fort
Smelling sale. The resolution which was
recently introduced into the Senate. calling
for information in regard to II was lost aud
dcserve,lIy So TOO much Of the legislation
Of the country has been consumed In useless
Investigations, aud there is no need Of open
ing up what has already stood the test, and
been pronounced fair boao jds sale. Yet
il IL well known that the Government, has
transmitted to Il member Of the legal pro,
lession in st. Paul, papers aud auth orlty TO
institute legal proceedings against the
purchasers OF that property, upon the ground
/ that they have not compiled with the tcrms
/ Of the sale, IN the failure 10 pay the second
llstaiment Ol the purchase money. II
am correctly informed thu Goycrumeut Is
in fault in "a Noncompliance with their part
( Of the contract. The pale waa made simply
upon con,ract---no deed was passed from
tie Government TO the purchasers, aud con.
s,qnently the title reserved. The purchasers
contend that the agreement was, that they
should reserve the fee upon the payment of
/ the first iDstalment, which may be- true
enough, although certainly contrary 10 the
usual course Of the Government IN such
cascs. always thought that the Govern
mebt ought 10 have donated that reservation
10 the State Of Minnesota. II would Ger
taiDly have been more worihily bestowed, or
disposed Of IN that way, than 10 have been
sold, M il was and the proceeds thereof use.
c.sly and fooiishly expended N the attempt
to east ohloquy upon Government officials,
and most worthy ci,iDns
II il not probable that any Of the pre-
cmpted lands 10 Minnesota will he exposed
to public sale within any short time, and
consequently there was very little need Of
I the public demonstration a, 81 Cloud The
/ policy IN reierenoe Ia the public lands fore
Swallowed in the Presidents message will, !
have every reason TO believe, be strictly pgr
sued. There will hardly be any congres-
.i0nal action on the subject, notwithstand-
ng cur members are doing everything 10
their power To bring about sach action.
( The sum and substance u the whole matter
compIisb nothing ut the present ssion.
What will be done at the extra session, 10
which things DOW tend, remains 10 be seen.
J The last Democratic caucus of the mem
bcrs had nndcr consideration that por.
lion OF tbG Presidents mes.sgs relative
to the Tariff, and u majority oi that meet
Jog totally disagreed with the recommends.
/ ,ion' d the President. The larger portion
Of the Democratic party are oppo-ed "
4 Il. a. N.
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OUR CORRESPONDENTS
From u MlnnesOtian at the Capital.

sectional Strife and Buneombs speeches-Corru puon M
Congress-Ths cuba Bni-Nr buchanan and hl'
Treatment OF his friends-The Asrieu l,urAl Bosrd-
The Nharleston Com enilon.
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Tho for Smelling faiesaies Of Lands in Minnesota -
DeInooralo OAuous~Tb~ rarf~AgreHltorsi Col
lesr Land Gfant-Pacl6c ksl'roai-t ornn,ssder
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-12-06

NOBLE SRSTIMRNTs.-This is an agreeable
world. after all. Ii we would only bring our :
selves to look at the subjects which surround US
in their true light, we should see beauty where
we behold detormity, and look and listen to
harmony where we heard nothing but discord.
To be sure, there is great deal OF vexation and
anxiety to meet-we cannot sail on q summer
sea forever, yet, if we preserve calm eye and
steady hand, we can 30 trim our sails and man
age our helm, as to avoid the qulcksands and
weather storms that threaten shipwreck. We
are members of one great family; we are trav-
cling one road and shall arrive at the same goal.
We breathe the same air, are subject to the same
duty, and shall lie down upon the bosom of our
common mother. 1t is unbecoming, then, that
brother should hate brother; it is not proper
that friend should deceive friend; it is not right
that neighbor should deceive neighbor.
We pity that man who can harbor enmity o.
gainst his fellows; he looses half the enjoyment
of life; he embitters his own existence. Let us
tear from your eyes the coiored medium that In
vests with the green hue ofjealousy and suspi-
cion turn deaf ear to scandal breathe spir-
it OF charity from your hearts, let the rich gush-
ings of human kindness swell up as fountain,
so s'that the golden age" will become no fiction,
and the islands of the blessed bloom in more
than Hyperian beauty.-Selected.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-12-06

AN ENGLISH VIEW OF AMERIoA.-A new his
tory of the United States, by an Englishman, is
said to contain the following: "Before l went
to America, had heard much of American nat
ural scenery but confess was sadly disap-
pointed when came to see it myself. have
traversed the country from the colonial depen-
dence of Her Most Gracious Majesty, in Canada,
to the Rocky Mountains, and saw nothing that
could be called worthy Of an artists or poets
observation. 1t is true that Canada has some
charming scenery, which has been much i'm,
proved by British taste and art-the natural
consequences of the refinement and cultivation
of the inhabitants; but whenever one crosses
into the States, the country exhibits either wild
forests or naked prairies, both of which are
dangerous to travel through, in consequence OF
the quantities of yoracious animals they contain
A distinguished member Of the United States
Parliament informed me that railroad train
last wear was attacked by drove of raccoons
while crossing prairie, and every passenger de
stroyed. These raccoons are the terror OF this
wild wild country, and have depopulated thousands
of miles of its surface"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-12-06

THE L1oNs FEAR OF MAN.-Litchtenseln says
that the African hunters avsil themselves OF The
circumstance that the lion does not spring, upon
bis prey till he has measured the ground and
reached the distance of ten or twelve PAGES
when he lies crouched upon the ground, gamer.
inc b;mself for the effort. The hunters he says
make rule never to fire upon the lion till he
lies down at short distance, SO that they car
am directly H at bis head with the most perfect
certainty. He adds, that if person has the
misfortune to meet lion, his only hope oL Of sale-
ty is to stand perfectly still, even though the an
ifnal crouches to make the spring; that spring
will not be hazarded if the man has oniy nerve
enough to remain motion1sss Tba anma as % bssitates
rises slowly retreats some steps looking earnestly
about @ him, lies down again, retreats till having
thus thus by degrees got quite out of what he seems
to feel as the magic circle of mans influence, nc
takes to fight in the utmost haste.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-12-06

ENGAGING MANNERs.-There are thousand
pretty, engaging little ways, which every per-
son may put on, without running the risk of be-
ing deemed either affected or foppsh. The
sweet smile, the quiet, cordial bow, the earnest
movement in addressing friend, or more es.
pecially stranger, whom one may recommend
to our good regards, the inquiridg glance, the
graceful attention which is SO captivating when
united with f-possession-these will insure
US the good regards OF even churl. Above all
there is certain softness of manner which
should be cultivated, and which, in either mar
or woman, adds a charm that almost entirely
cornpensates for lack of beauty.-Iaylor.