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swallow both toEeAhN.
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R0LIkA AhTTH CO, IN Lake.ss and
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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-10

the present land holder. l, appears TO me
that there are at leaS, two ways by which
the poor pr>emp,or could be more benefit
ed than by the plan proposed If these peo-
pie are so poor that they cannot pay tor
their claims. petition Congress IN their be-
bali, aud give them time. Require them Ms
now, TO live on aud occupy their claims, let
them prove up, then give them two or
more years TO pay up, but do not keep
whole townships OF land Tor years out Of
market for the sake Of u few persons now
scattered over the land. II would appear TO
me to be better policy for the interests Of
the tax payers. TO have the public land
within our borders sold, and have il on the
tax duplicate. SO that whether sold by
residcn, or nonresident, i, might be made
TO share the bur,hen Of taxes which We will,
ere long be called upon topay Tor the sup
port OF our State Government, and the in
teresi on our State debt:
Again, if these gentlemen are so fearful
Of spectators. why did they eugrait into
our constitution the latter clause Of Section
three, Article second, which reads IA follows:
And in no case shall non. resident proprI.
etors be taxed higher than residents" II it
is the policy TO entirely exclude non residents
from holding land. why not tax them on, OF
the State. The policy ~ late rs two years
back was 10 invite foreign landholders. Why
now an entire changer Some malicious or
suspecting person might guess a, the reason.
Again what disposition will these gen.
tlcmen make Of the pine lands Of the State ?
They have thus far been principally held by
claimants or sqnatters, who squattcd long
enough on them TO cut and take away the
timber, then abandoned the claim Tor sno.
Their In this way most Of the valuable
pine lands have been robbed Of its entire
value. aud tho land alone lef, which in nose
cases willnot now pay for the surveying. Tho
general government owes II 10 the whole
people Of the United States that those pine
lands at least shall be brought into market
and sold to the highest bidder, and that
speedily, or their total value will be gone
and that for the bcneli, Of u very few.
"OLp SLKpGs."
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-10

railroad swindes-in which whole States
are par,ies--wholesale bribery Of legisla-
lures and Governors, Robert Schuyler lie.
falcatiops and stampedes, bank explosions
and suffering deposi,ors and bill'holders,
Huntington forgeries, &c &c, from the
most OF which it may be proper TO recollect,
the South is comparatively free.
The burden OF slavery, with its incidental
evils, she doubtless has, and some few lndi-
ans but let the civilized Chocsaw and
Chickasaw nation, and the wellfed, content
ed and Christian masses of the Southern
negroes, silence the clamors Of Northern
fanatics, until their negroes, Indians and
irh,tes are taken care Of National.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-10
q,

ing, no lying to ones self. Such "reeep'
tons " and grand levees may be all well
enough, but must confess never got halt
through the duh rontiDe, before experienc-
ed similar sensations to those Of the Yankee
visitor q, the great cotton factory at Lowell,
who, by some mschance, getting his coat
skirts caugh, in the machinery, Immediately
felt "unwell and that he ought TO be at
home "
On the same evening here at the Nation
al, right beneath my room, was celebrated
the centennial anniversary of the birthday
Of Burns. The Scotchmen and Americans
AL in row" on that occasion dined, made
speeches, sang songs, emptied oil the bot
tics, danced oil night, and-and contributed
greatly to the delightful repose of the guests
Of the house.
! regret to inform you that the Hon.
JANIS NJ. CAvESAuou has been confined to
his rooms for several days past, by serious
indisposition. He is now convalescent, and
will in few days be able to resume his seat
in the House The other members Of the
Minnesota delegation are regularly in their
seats, and l suppose are doing oil they can
for our interests, and the interests Of the
country. Ny opinion is that Congress is a
humbug, and Washington, Babel. This
much, au revoir. SIGMA.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-10
over the handredth exciting crisis in Roo,
River affairs:

over tho handredth exciting crisis in Roo,
River affairs:
CusxsiSa NKws.--Sorrnt Rs MIN, r. Rive
are authorized 20 say that 20 miles Of the Root
River Road will be built IN 30 DAYS. Say wha,
you may, think what you will, the snort of the
Iron Horse will soon be heard in the Root Riv.
er Valley.
The Winona Republican, has the following
note upon the incorruptibil,y" on which
the M,nnesoi,aa editor was airing his self
admiration the other day. Denying that i,
is in the peeunary interest Of the Transit, it
says:
We very much doubt whether a. much can
DO said VI the N,nnssct,an--if So, II ~ because
its editor IN too mean 10 DO even the hircling
OF any respectable set Of men and not because
he Ia either too honest, OF too independent.
The Glencoe Register has some sensible
comments on the recent exhibition Of local
feeling At Minneapolis;
How ridiculous Il IL TO suppose for moment
that FtAnkiin Steele, Richard Chute and Horny
I. Welles would sacrifice the interests 81 Min
nsapolis aud st. Anthony. Most OF the proper.
" they have In the world 10 In and around
Minneapolis and ~ Anthony. They know too
well what Is for their own interest, teven Il
they had dspostion,l TO do anything which
would In the most trivial manner lnjurc those
towns. Every attempt, aud every public de.
monstrRtion such rs have recently taken place
at Minneapolis, only tend 10 embarras them,
and al the same time puts oil Tor 10 or 10 years,
that which might be accomplished IN the next
thiss or four. II cannot be expected that all
can DO pleased with the course the several
Boards Of Directors are obliged TO follow, but
they are dong the best they can for the eoun.
try.
The Rod Wing &ni,ad don't think DR..
I. I. MANN improves matters much by re-.
presenting to tho Board Of Agriculture, at
Washington, that Minnesota cannot rAise
apples, aud by going to the climate Of Maine
for ralcs Of genealogical Treatment, Tbs
Doctors advice il:
II Ia this That he Is advised by the member
from the State VI Maue, that they were sue
esssful In raising . fair quality Of apples IN that
state, after many J,utlsss experiments, by
sowing tho seed oi tho best varieties, and no
leoting the best produced by those seeds, 10
graft into the remainder; and further suggests
that the same course would be successful here
The &nf'ns is indiguan, At being paral-
lsIed in the matter Of raising apples with
Maine. or hopes At least, We are no, worse
than Nova Scotia" The Ssat,n'i, howev.
CT, is not posted In one particular. We
can assure him, from personal observation,
and by actual statistics, that Nova Scotia
raises more apples in proportion to IL sur.
face, than any Of the New England States.
Its cultivated surface IL covered with thrifty
orchards. and apples are staple export Of
the eoun,ry---especially the harder vnrie.
ties, for West Indian consumption. And
Nova Scotia " In the same latitude pre-
ciscly M Central Minnesota.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-10

We present below an excellent letter by
our entcrprising fellow citizen, &, g. An
puwws, Of ~. Cloud which Wa take from
the London Morning Herald, Of Dec. 9th :
SIa.--I have read with much interest an
article from your paper, on the colonization
Of British North America, which has been
copied extensively into our newspapers, and
which seems calculated 20 reinforce the
civilization Of the Northwest II cites the
general testimony Of explorers. to show that
the vast extent Of territory watersd by the
Red River, the Assiniboin, the Swan, and
the Saskatchewan, IL possessed Of ample
agricultural resources, and invites 10 early
settlement.
Some personal observation afforded me by
visit to the Red River made entirely ~
examine the territory--enablcs me 10 ap
preciate your views, and the interest which.
IN common with all citizens 10 this section,
feel in the development Of the territory be-.
You'd US, will justify me, trust, in thanking
you ior aiding in the proper agitation Of this
great subject,
The Red River. which IL inferior in every
respect 10 the Saskatchewan, " nsvigable
Tor upwards vi 300 miles, and ito valley IL
,auA ~ fertile, aud much more extensive
than the famous valley Of the Nile. At It's
confluence with the i,ois de- Sioux, which
10 considered the bead OF it's navigation, the
valley extends 20 miles on either slde. with
a soil rich mud quick, covered with luxuri.
ant yerdur., and interrupted only by tho
winding and Handsomely wooded ,ribu,a
ries. A number Of permanent settlements
have already commenced on the eastern bank
oi the river, and emigration has been con.
,iderably turned In that direction within
the past two years. The western side Of the
/ valley, In the limits Of the United Sta,cs. ia
/ not yet open TO settlement But IL IL tho
/ purpose oil our government 10 purchase the
/ posssssaory title 10 !, Of the Indians, M soon
a. treaty can H. made; and then n new i'm
pulse will be given 10 Red River emigration
nsd not mention the condition oithe Rcd
River Settlement proper. though we have
trade with it. We have bought "a, cattle
from the farmers there becsuse they we're
chea,pr than any 40 conld gc, elsewhere
During the past summer upwards Of 600
carts lOade. with iufs visited 81 l'sul from
that settlement.
II IL peculiar what errors bayc exis,ed
concerning the climate 10 northern latltudcs
no, e1opting even what u embraced IN the
Temperate hpD". IL VAS declared by gsog
rapher who f9urisbed in the frat century
tia, Germany ws indeed babilab'e, bal
Wa uninhabI,ed on account Of the cold
Ard W somc u Gnr -tsDdard volumes. 10 a
briei paragraph have condemned 70 perp't
ual winter d region which is shown by ,hs
erpora,ils Of tue pas, half century, 10 have
ali the requisite fr sustaining popnloui
sia,ss. Not TO mention the Ier'IIe and may
nlfiosat expanss through which tbc ssa
katchesan flows, We are assprcd by Sir Al
exaDder Mackenzic that ibr valley u Peace
River, which u Eve degrees further north
10. soil and climate suitable for agricul
tg's. THIS IA what he says On the subjec
at he had arrived IN 1892 a. the falls o
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-10
From, Washington .

The seere. Sessions OF the sanae-peaslas and Fneh
corre.pcndenee-PseihrR Railroads. Suggestion to
The 81 Paul Chamber OF Commerce-The $lo,eopoe
B!ll-Presiienrs Levee-Burns-" jim Cayanaugh."
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-11-26

Of resistance he intended. In their present form
the whole country would see nothing in them but
blood and thunder
Mr.. Wright preferred that the resolution, IRE
sistance to tyrants," etc., should stand alone and
that the mode of resistance, "evsry one in his own
way" etc., should be expressed in a resolution
separate.
Ezekiel Thacher thought we were not 10 an atti.
tude to resist slavery SO long as we retained any
connection Herewith. We must separate ourselves
from it altogether, etc.
Samuel Smith expressed himself as prepared to
60 the whole figure for physical resistance
Mr.. Wright remarked that the universal North
is solemnly pledged to support slavery. 1t was
committed to Shareholders against the slavej and
this was great point toward which public atten-
ton must now be directed. He urged this fact
with great earnestness and with she most convinc-
ing logic.
z. IL. Small addressed the meeting very per-
tnently to the subject saying, in the course Of
his remarks that he had as lief be victim Of the
cannibals as Of the Shareholders. lie was follow
ed by Nathaniel Robbins, who spoke briefly but
appropriately to the question
MIR. Foss hoped the resolutions in their present
shape, would not pass. lie had no objection - hav-
ing them come before the meeting for discussion,
but let them end with that. This WAS meeting OF
the American Aoti-Slavory Society. Let there be
no trammels, no tests. Fur himself he should not
think il wrong TO hew bis way to liberty through
any amount Of human a, sh aud bones. Ills friend
Garrison thought differently.
Mr.. Wright offered to amend the first resolu
ton in relation to the Harper's Ferry Insurrccton
so to make it lead:
Resolved, That resistance to tyrants, BY SUCH
MEANS AS EACH ONE DEEMS RIGHT, etc.
He resumed. He was steadily and firmly op-
posed, on his own part, to physical resstauce.--
The cause of human liberty, he said, gains more,
in the long run, by our suffering and dying for it,
than it does by our resisting unto blood.
Mr.. Foes liked the amendment proposed by Mr..
Wright, and should have no objection to the reso-
lutons is that idea incorporated in them.
After that, and other verbal alterations
were made, the resolutions were, on notion
adopted.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-11-26

Gabriel coolly replied 1t is not that deligh.
in the shedding Of the tood Of men. But there
is no other way of procuring our freedom. love
my nation. We have as good right to be free
from oppression rs you bad to be free from the
tyranny the king Of England. know my fate.
You will take my life. l offer it willingly, as d
martyr to liberty. My example will raise up a
Gabriel, who will, Washington like, lead on the
Africans to freedom
Gabriel was executed-dying without a MUIR
mur. cool, collected, in the faith that his death
would not be in vain. These incidents are en-
bodied IN song called 'Gabriers Defeat and set
to tune Of the same name, made also by a col
ored man. The writer Of this has heard the tune
in Virginia, where it was favorite air in the
dances OF the white people and it need not be
added that the song was, and perhaps still is. pop.
ular among the col.red population of the South
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-11-26
SLAVERY IN MISsOURI-Irs PRACTICAL
OPERATION:
From a correspondent Of the New York Tribhre

From a correspondent Of the New York Tribute
Sr Louis. Mo-, Oct. 81, 1859.
We had in this city not long since, striking IL.
lustatiou Of the patriarchal institution of Slavery.
A Mississippi gen teman came to this State to sup=
ply his plantation, and made his headquarters in
this city. Among two or three dozen he bought
was little girl, about nine years old whose cop-
plsson was us fair as the average Of white chill
dyen. She attracted some attention, and the pur-
chaser related her history. She wac the child Of
a handsome mulatto woman. and her father was
the Hon. James S. Green, United States Senator
of this State. Her mother was not the slave of
Mr.. Green, but owned by reighbJr, for believe
It is the custom among this pattarehs to make An
interchange of cvilities of this kind A strange
coincidence happened in bringing her TO this city.
She came with Others down the river in O steam
boat with her master, and among the passengers
was her father. lie conyersed with her owner
about her, and said he would have bought her
himself were it not for his wife, had this infor-
nation from the owner Of the girl. The girl was
kept in q slaseipen on Sixth street and was visited
by numbers, who had learned her history. The
purchaser was a very respectable gentleman, who
bou ght her for a nurse in his faHily. But who
cannot guess her destlnyf Here was a child Of
tender age,apparently white, herding with lot Of
common negroes. torn from her mother and doom.
ed u Mississippi plantation. while her father in
the august Senate Of the United States, declaims
Of Liberty. He stands coolly BY. while bis own
child. bearing hs own !iaeamsnts, Is taken forci-
bly, from her mother aud driven Of With gang Of
slaves to a distant land. among strangers. never
again to know mothers love or carsss, but to be
thsnosorth the victim Of tyrantslash or lust She
10 the innocent proof Of his own faithlessuess to
solemn VOWS and must be removed to safe distancs
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-11-26
To-day abhofred. Tomorrow sdofed.
So round and round we run,
And ever the truth comes uppermost,
And ever is justice done."

90 rOuuu anu rOunu We
And ever the truth comes uppermost,
And ever is justice done."
OF the wisdom of Capt. Browh's scheme 1t is
not time to Judge. TO the uninitiated il certainly
seems reckless waste Of life, but the facts were
known-if it was known UPON whom and how
many he had reason to rely for assistance, quite
another verdict might possibly be rendered. There
was deep Specification in poor Thompson's last
words:
"You may kill me, bu, il will be revenged, there
are eighty thousand persons sworn to carly out
this work"
We have no love Of bondage and little faith in
the mission OF blood-both belong to the life Of
Force. What we have hated most, and labored
hardest and longest to curse and abolish, is the
slavery of Women still we love and veneratt
Captain Brown for his larg ge.hearteduess, for hi,
Christian sympathy for "those In bonds" and fol
his principles now Death in terror stands at hi,
gate. lie has but lived the doctrine that teaches
Resistance to .yrants Is obedience to God and
those who condem him should also condem the
teaching Uf Jesus aid the Revolutionary Faith
ers.
Capt. Brown and his friend, Kagi, spent several
weeks in Cleveland last Spring Those who had
the pleasure Of their acquaintance held them in
high estimation. We say, in all frankness, that
we never had any great love for the name of
Brown till we looked into the honest face Of the
brayest, truest Of the family--John, Of Osawato-
mie.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-11-26
THE MAN HARTMAN.

George Hartman stayed in the Jail during
Wednesday night. not caring to trust himself out
eide. The Jail was watched we understand, by a
party Of negroes who would have given him a
rough reception if he had ventured out. Yes
terday morning about o'clock he left the Jail as
stealthily as possible, in tho hope Of getting to
the New England House, where he boarded
Sharp eyes however saw him and he was compell-
cd to take refuge in Andrews Saloon on Seneca
street. This not being permanent quarters he en-
deavored to escape through the back yard, bet
was caught by Andrews big dog, which would
have speedily disabled him if he had not been
called off. Hartman soon made his escape from
here and succeeded in reaching the New England
though closely followed by incensed negroes
Here he armed himself and suffered no further
molestation. lie probably left the city upon the
TAO Columbus train last evening.
Ills sad to think how this dark deed of his ha;
ruined his prospects for life in this city, and
wherever in The north the story has been read
Industrious, honest and attentive to business, he
had q good prospect before him of becoming a
worthy and respected citizen of Cleveland. He
was no rowdy, or rough" but, so far as we Can
learn was worthy Of the confidence Of those who
knew him. And yet by his connection with this
affair, he has done himself such lasting inj ury
as no amount of money can ever make good. lie
has forfeited his privilege of living in this city
ifanywhere and has narrowly escaped paying
the penalty of his life for his rascality. For how
ever illegal the act would have been, his life
would not have been worth a straw if the negroe,
had reached him on Monday. Like guilty dog
he has been compelled to fly from covert to GOV
ert to escape the wrath of his pursucrs, and he ii
selt-imposed eSile from the city of his home
Verify the way Of the transgressor is hard.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-11-26

Mr.. johnson of the Express Mr.. Purdy of the
Pldindedler, the Pioneer man, and all others who
insist that the Immediate compression of John
Browns jugular vein is the only thing that can
"save the Union," what they think would be the
Just, impartial verdict of generations yet unborn!
One more question, and we are done.
Suppose q nameless surveyor, rambling through
the woods Of Western Virginia some "a or IS
years ago had somehow become possessed of the
same singular halucination under which 'Old
John Brown" is laboring, riz: that he and bis
countrymen were being oppressed by a gigantic
Despotism; and suppose that impeled by this in
sane delusion be had plotted an insurrectfon!-
gathered few hundred other ragged fanatics TO-
gether resisted the authorities and, exercising all
magnanimity and mercy consistent with warfare,
had gone on TO establish Provisional Government
Suppose that he had won few battles-enough
to test his courage ard strategy,-and in the flush
Of victory, had conceived the mad and reckless
intention to overthrow, with his handful of hun
CRY, squalid, bare-footed, raw militia, the whole
Government of Great Britain, that had matchless
navies riding every sea, and hundreds of thou
sands Of armed soldery within its call! Suppose
that the crazy surveyor-the weak but desperate
chaser Of an Idea-had met the British regulars
at Yorktown, and instead of capturing CORVALLIS.
suppose Cornwallis had captured him; suppose be
had been hurriedy put through a military Court,
connected Of treason and hanged-what would have
been the verdict of his time respecting himf We
hazard nothing in saying that he would not be
dolzed and canonized he il to-day, for he would
be the anquished instead Of the victor. His i'm
mediate friends and compatriots would no doubt
have mourned him martyr to his faith, as
John Browns will mourn their leader; but the
wora--the inconsiderate people of his time
would have looked upon him deluded, mprac-
ticable visionary, and if they had vouchsafed to
him the poor consideration Of tombstone, they
would have written on il
Go WASHINGTON.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-11-26
Vbe Antt- Glaperp BueIe.

tBy the following article from the Cleveland
Leader 1t would appear that the kidnapper of Sea-
ton fnds the Jordon he has chosen hard road
to trayel1
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-11-26

Some 60 or 10 olergymsn Of the Church Of
England recently met iu London. for the purpose
of organizing q new society. to be called the Free
Church Of England. The prefix they have chosen
seems to ipdicsts move in the right direction.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-11-26
NGED FOR REBEL LION
d9f
HIS COUNTRY;
lie
LIVED A FANATIC
Go WASHINGTON.

We fud in the Atlantic Messenger, an account
of an Ant-Slavery Convention at Cape Cod; the
following (among other r)resolutons were presented,
and the appended remarks made. t. .f
MEETTNG AT CapF COn
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-03-10
Receipts by Railroad.

March ., 1903.
100 sacks Flour, j. W. Vckery Bros; boxes
Dry Goods, boxes Hats, l.. & 5. Roser 3 boxes
Shoes, boxes Dry Goods, Box, bale of Carpet
Roser Bros. & Co.; 9 boxes Hats, Archer & Mackey;
sacks Feathers, sack Rags, l Dbl Eggs, l box
Mdse., Orr, Dalzell & Co., box Sausage, III. Dam
netell box Goods A. F. Leslie, Henderson, Ky, :;
box Mdse., r. A. Clapton, Smithted, Ky; IL
bbls Whisky, A. Lowenstine Co.; Dbl Whisky
Baer & Small bbls Eggs, los bushels Corn,
Corn Shelter, 2 bundles Sacks,eI. ID. Holman 9
boxes Hats, Keen & Preston; box Hardware, 1913
bbls Flour, /. A. Crane; boxes Goods, bales of
Domestic, Pc. 0Riley 4 Co; 81 sacks of Flour,
SorensOn, Lemcke & Co.. 5000 feet Walnut Lum-
Der, U. w. Armstrong; l one-horse Buggy, Baer
4 Small l box Mdse J. II. Spencer 50 barrels
Flour, Brown & Aikmsn lot 1000 fbs) Moyea-
bles, David Lover, A. L. SHRADER, Agt.