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Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-04-23
The Era on the Presidency,

The National Era contradicts the Ohio
Statesman's assertion that the editor of the
former paper has abandoned" Gov. Chase
as Presidential candidate, &c. The Era
says:
at is true that Dr. Bailey has been the
earnest and ardent friend of Gov. Chase, and
desired his elevation-and he still occupies pre-.
cisely that position. He has not abandoned
him, has not so advised him. nor is the Era
committed to Mr.. Seward
For the twenty years that Gov. Chase and
myself have been friends, not for a single mo-
ment have our intimate personal or political
relations been interrupted. I know him to
be pure in private life, of incorruptible integ-
rity; fair, firm, consistent, and able, in pub
lie life, remarkable for his administrative abil-
tiles, a sincere Anti-Slavery man, a genuine
patriot, an elevated statesman, fit for the high
est post of trust or honor in the gift of his
country.
"But the National Era is not committed
to Mr.. Chase, Mr.. Seward, Judge MLean,
Mr.. Hale, Mr.. Banks, or any other man, as a
candidate for the Presidency" .....
The editor further states that he is in favor
of maintaining the Republican organization,
substantially on the basis of 1866, that he
desires the nomination of man truly repre-
senting the principles of the Philadelphia
platform, and of such one as will be most
likely to carry the election, if nominated
Further than this he "has no declare
tons to make, but will maintain discreet
reserve"
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-04-23

ed in each having fought himself out of his
own coat and into that of the other. If the
two leading parties of this day are really iden-
teal with the two in the days of jefferson and
Adams, they have performed the same feat as
the two drunken men, -
But soberly, it is now no child's play to
save the principles Of Jefferson from total
overthrow in this nation.
One would state with great confidence that
he could convince any sane child that the
simpler propositions of Euclid are true; but
nevertheless, he would fail, utterly, with one
who should deny the definitions and axioms.
The principles of Jefferson are the definitions
and axioms of free society. And vet they
are denied and evaded, with no snail show Of
success. One dashingly calls them " glitter
ing generalities." Another bluntly calls them
selfevident lies" And others insidiously
argued that they apply only to "suprior races"
These expressions, differing in form, are
identical in object and eAect-the supplanting
the principles Of free government, and restor-
ing those of classification, caste and legitima-
cy. They would delight convocation Of
crowned heads plotting against the people,
They are the vanguard-the miners and sap
pers of returning despotism. We must re-
pulse them, or they will su6jugate us.
This is a world of compensation; and he
| who would be no slave must consent to Aaue
no slave. Those who deny freedom to others
deserve it not for themselves; and, under q
just God, cannot long retain it. ....
| All honor to Jefferson-to the man who,
in the concrete pressure of struggle for ma
tional independence by single people, had
the GOODNESS, forecast and capacity to intro.
duce into a merely revolutionary document
an abstract truth, applicable to all men all
times, so to embalm it there that to-day and
in all coming days it shall be rebuke and as
tumbling block to the very harbingers of re-
appearing tyranny and oppression. ~.
Your obedient servant,
E a. A. LINCOLN
| H. L. PIERCE and others, etc.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-04-23

whole residence in Wisconsin, Judge VIII
TON was, at one time or the other. constantly
in the performance of some Office of public
honor or trust. Under the territory he was
continually leading member of the legisla-
ture, in one house or the other: was presiding
officer in each; more than once q candidate
of the old Wing party for Congress was
elected Circuit Judge on the organization of
the State Judiciary; and was made the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Bench when that
branch of the Judiciary was separately or
ganized. Though an able man, it is said his
leading trait of character was his strict integ-
rity. In this respect he maintained public
confidence even in his deepest woe of intern
perance.,, In politics he was attached to the
Republican party: and will 60 down on the
pages of history for his resolute defence Of
State Sovereignty against the usurping en-
deavors Of the Federal government and the
South to make the free States slave hunting
ground, under the pretext of the Fugitive
Slave law. AS that of an able and good and
resolute man, it is thought his loss will be
greatly deplored, nor be easily supplied by the
people of Wisconsin.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-04-23

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 6.
GENTLEMEN: Your kind note, inviting me
to attend festival in Boston, on the 18th
instant, in honor of the birthday of Thomas
Jefferson, was duly received NV engage
ments are such that cannot attend.
Bearing in mind that about seventy years
ago two great political parties were first form.
ed in this country; that Thomas Jefferson
was the head of one of them and Boston the
headquarters of the other, it is both curious
and interesting that those supposed to de-
scend politically from the party opposed to
jefferson should now be celebrating his birth
day In their own original seat of empire. while
those claiming political descent from him have
nearly ceased to breathe his name eyery-
where.
Remembering, too, that the Jefferson partv
was formed upon its supposed superior deyo-
ton to the personal rights of men, holding the
rights of property to be secondary only. and
greatly ieferior, and then assuming that the
so-called Democracy of to-day are the Jeffer.
son, and their opponents the fanti-J Jefferson
parties, it will be equally interesting to note
how completely the two have changed hands
as to the principle upon which thew were ORIG.
inaLy supposed to be divided.
The Democracy of to-day hold the A5ertv
OF one man to be absolutely nothing, when in
conflict with another mans right of property.
republicans, on the contrary, are for both the
man and the dollar, but in cases of conflict
the man before the dollar.
remember being once much amused at
seeing two partially intoxicated men engage
in fight with their coats on, which fight,
after long and rather harmless contest, end
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-04-23

The teacher in the Elliott School, McLaurin
B. Cook, brought to trial on charge of cru
city in Furnishing scholar who refused to re-
peat the Lords Prayer, has been discharged.
Judge Maine delivered a long decision, in the
course of which, abiding to the provocation
for the punishment, he says:
He was punished for INSTRUMENTATION and
determination to stand out against the law
full commands of the school. Every blow
given was for continued resistance and a
new offence. The offence and the punish
ment went hand in hand together. The pun
ishment ceased when the offence ceased.
By this the Court is not to be understood
as justifying the inhicting of punishment up
on scholar so long as he holds out against
the commands of the school, The punish
ment must not be extended beyond the limits
of sound discretion, and this every master
must decide at his peril.
In this case the punishment inflicted,
when compared with the offence committed,
and all the attendant circumstance as they
appeared upon the trial, was neither exces-
sive, nor inflicted through malice by the de-
fendant."
Consequently, the defendant was dis.
charged.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-04-23
The Modern VS.. the Jeffersonian De.
mOcracy.


mocracy.
The Boston Journal of the 18th. alludino
to the proposed commemoration Of the birth
day of Jefferson in that city and at Washing
ton by the Fcpublicans, contrasts wildly the
sham Demociacy of the present day with the
Republican Jeffersonian Democracy. It saws :.
" 1t is somew lat hard to determine what part
OF the stage of present politics statesman
Of former days would play, because the quail
fication with which some men surround their
principles are held quite as important as their
principles. This We do not believe to have
been the case with Thomas jefferson, whose
birth will be celebrated to-day. His cardinal
principles Of political belief were few, but they
were bold and they were tenaciously adhered
to- The chief of them was recorded in the
Declaration of Independence, to wit, that all
men were created free and equal Now it is
certainly curious fact that all the prominent
men of the present Democratic party manifest
great eagerness to explain away these words.
They are manifestly absurd, according to the
view OF the late Mr. Calhoun; they refer only
to white men, contends Mr.. Douglas; they are
'glittering generalities,' says Mr.. Choate.-
Thus, that which was the very cornerstone
OF Mr.. Jefferson's political system is Stun
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-04-23
The Southern Issues.

The Florida Journal, (the ApaIachicola Ad.
uertiser) which correctly represents the senti.
ments Of large portion of the Southern De.
mocracy, and in the Gulf States especially,
says:
"Until the slave trade is opened and made
legal the South will push Slavery forward as
q seasoning for every dish, and whether the
North likes it or not, like the Spanish with
the garlic, it will have to be tasted in every
course of the table. This is the settled and
detetermined policy Of party at the South.
We DO not pretend to belong to the ultra
Southern party, but we believe it is duty
which the General Government owes to the
South, that the Slave trade should be legiti-
mate, that her vast domain should receive Gull
tivators'' ~
The Slave-Trade and Slave-Code, will be
the great rallying cries of Southern Democ-
racy in 1860. OF this, there is no longer a
reasonable doubt. Will the Minnesota De-
mocracy accept these issues as part of their
platform. .
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-04-23
Smith O'Brien,s Pretudfces.

The Independent South griffin, Ca, in
giving an account of the visit of Mr.. Smith
O'Brien to that place, says:
He expressed dissent from his friend John
MitchelPs positions upon the African slave
trade and Union questions. Mr.. OBS opin-
ions upon these subjects may be influenced by
old country prejudices."
John Mitchell's paper, THE Citizen, there
upon, is disposed to pardon much to Mr..
O'Brien's ignorance and inexperience, but
thinks that IF he stay much longer in the
country he must see that we are bound to buy
slaves in Africa, (the Virginia ones being too
dear and that the Union has become mis-
chievous impostor."
1t is clear that the well-stocked Alabama
plantation are among the things "afar off un-
attained and DIM" to the patriotic Mitchell,
without very marked reduction in the price
of "n,ggers." ".n 70
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-04-23
Sorrows of a Pro-Slavery journal.

Sorrows of a Pro.Slavery Journal.
The Philadelphia Pennsyloanian is very in
dignant and very sorry that Daniel Webster
was declared free man by Commissioner
Longworth last week. 1t thinks that Phila-
delphia may yet regret that it suffered such
fanaticism. The question is not one of hu-
mainly or of law, but of dry goods and other
merchandise. 1t pathetically exclaims:
1--WE are not the solitary ones of whom
Southern men can buy. That should never
be forgotten. Nevertheless, we find many
prominent in their connections with the South,
fostering and aiding the Abolition press in
propagating ideas fatal to our mutual interest
and to the existence Of the Union. There
fore, let this painful error of misled Judgment
be the occasion of our fellow-citizens to awake
and look straight at the disastrous consequent
ces which certainly must exist, if we allow
this fanaticism to grow stronger and to sepa-
rate the natural union of the mutual producers
and consumers"
Oh, the City of Brotherly Love! Oh, the
Hall of the Declaration of Independence Oh,
the Bell that proclaimed Liberty throughout
the land, and all the inhabitants thereof r'-
Oh, the Dry Goods Oh, the Wet Goods (!
Oh, Daniel Webster of 1850 and oh, Daniel
Webster of 1859 IN. Y Tribune.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-04-23

The Philadelphia Ledger says scene oc.
CURED in that city, on Friday, which strong.
ly reminded old residents of events that oc.
CURED twenty years before, when large
number of people became almost crazed about
bank stock. In the present case, it had been
announced that subscriptions for the stock OF
new street railroad would be opened at nine
o'clock on Friday morning. The rush was
tire nendous. Over one hundred had assem-
bled by six o'clock in the morning, and every
avenue was packed with human beings long
before the hour designated. 1t turned out,
however, that some insiders" had taken all
the stock, so that there was none left for the
public. The scene, says the Ledger, was
amusing as well as exciting. 1t strongly re-
sembled the old scramble for bank stock,
when men broke their necks, almost, to get
some of the stock, who, few years after, run
their legs off, nearly, to get rid of it.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-04-23
Conflict OF Jurisdiction.

Some years since, says the Pittsburgh Jour-
nal, SHERMAN NJ. BOOTH, editor of the Free
Democrat, Milwaukee, was charged, and we
believe afterwards tried and convicted of aid
ing the escape of slaves in violation of the
Fugitive Slave Law. The Supreme Court of
Wisconsin issued ha6eas corpus for said
Booth, and on the hearing, ordered his dis
charge from the Marshal of the United States
Court, on the ground that the Fugitive Slave
Law was unconstitutional The Supreme
Court of the United States issued writ of
error, commanding the Supreme Court of
Wisconsin to send up its record for review !;
but that Court refused to obey this man.
date.
The Attorney General, however, got in
some way, certified copies of the proceedings,
including the opinions delivered by the State
Judges, and on this state of the record, the
Supreme Court at Washington City took up
the case without any appearance or argument
for the defendant or the State of Wisconsin,
and at their late session delivered an elaborate
opinion, reversing the decision of the Wiscon-
sin Court. We do not suppose that this
opinion is adverse to the judgment of the legal
profession on the law as announced. But we
think it unquestionably is not their right to
giue an opinion at all. We deny the author
ity of the Supreme Court to act as court of
error on any papers not officially sent up by
the inferior court. If the court refuses, let
proceedings be taken to enforce a return, but
let not hearing be had on such irregular
papers-and that is especially so where no
appearance is for the other party. Had
Booth appeared here, the irregularity might
have been waived. But without such an ap-
pearance, and on such irregular return, we
deny that the Wisconsin decision is reversed.
We have never heard it stated that the U. S..
Marshal has undertaken to re-capture Booth,
and we prophesy that the Supreme Court
will never attempt to enforce such reversal
The whole matter is evidently fancy case,
on which the Supreme Court gave an opinion,
affirming the constitutionality of this Fugitive
Slave Law, but for all practical purposes,
it is humbug We think that if the Su-
preme Court Of our own State, and also of the
Union, desire to have their DEGREES respected,
they should first be sure they are right, and
then to 60 ahead These Booth and Thomas
cases may cause them both to be regarded as
a species of myths. ......
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-04-23
The Billiard PLAYERS.

The Chicago Journal draws the following
contrast between the playing of Phelan and
Seereiter: .. e.
"In comparing the two players together
one can easily see that although Seereiter ex-
ecutes well, he lacks Judgment. A difficult
or new shot perplexes him. He has not re-
source enough to meet it. Phelan, on the
contrary, invents his shots, and no position
so intricate but that he ciphers it out Phe-
Ian is scientific, understands the computing of
angles, and the resolution of forces; Seereiter
does not, or only to limited extent. Seerei-
ter is awkward, Phelan very graceful. The
playing of the one showed mind, and the 9TH
er body. Phelan evidently could have beaten
him by large majority, but had private rea-
sons for not doing so. The amount of money
which went out of Detroit, was about $75, 900,
and probably over half a million changed
hands on this OCCASION" aa:s
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-04-23
Important from Jamaica -. Insurrec.
u ton from, the Blacks.

important from Jamaica 90 nsu rrec.
al,tion from the Blacks. .,..,,
The N. Y. Courier dec Etats Unis has Q
private correspondence from Kingston, ia.
maica, dated March %, from which we trans.
late the following: ...,-.... ...s
Encouraged by the acts of their neighbors,
the Haytiens, our blacks appear also disposed
to attempt a revolution. In the parish of
Westmoreland has recently been imposed q
new tax, to which the negro population are
not willing to submit Some of the disafected
raised the standard of revolt and entered the
little village of Savannah, where they destroy
ed some property. The police having arrested
some of the ringleaders, their partizans, far
from being discouraged, continued their work
of destruction, menacing with fire the City
Hall, if the prisoners were not released. In
formed of these facts, Governor Darling has
dispatched against the revolters body Of five
hundred men, under the command of Colonel
Whitefeld. ~, VI
GAS these troops were marching towards
the place of embarkment, they met a long file
of carts upon which were perched a number
Of blacks, attracted thither by the sound of
the drums and trumpets. These people block
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-04-23

ed up the5passage from the soldiers, and the
colonel ordered them to retire. His order
producing no effect, it was necessary to I'M
sheathe the weapons, and the sword of Col.
Whitefeld, which probably had not seen the
light since the battle of Waterloo, fell upon
the shoulders of more than one of the poor
wretches. 5 ..g5t = Urt'7s.-,
"Soulouque, who lived near by, beheld these
exploits from his window. Far from grieving
over the strokes under which the negroes suf
fered, he contemplated the scene with evident
delight. 'Ahr cried he, the whites at last
begin to understand how negroes must be
treated; sweet words are not for them; they
need blows and knocks Soulouque evidently
adheres to his own system, and his misfor
tunes have not yet cured him of his delu-
sions," ~" 80. I'll 20. q,
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-04-23
The Sovcreigns of Europe,

Rumors are reported from abroad, says an
English paper, respecting the health of the
Emperor of Austria and the King of Greece,
both of whom are said to show symptoms of
insanity. The King of Naples is still in a
critical condition from the effects of a tumor.
He is in savage mood, and the announce
ment of the escape of the exiles to America
does not probably tend to improve his situa-
ton. The accounts from Rome relative to the
health of the King of Prussia, says a letter
from Berlin, are very unfavorable. The intel
lectual strength of his Majesty appears to be
completely exhausted. His return to Berlin.
which had been fixed for the end of Nav, has
been again postponed 81. .... g
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-04-23
Death of Chief Justice whiton. of
Wisconsin. .. . =-e-r..

Death Of Chief Justice Wilton, of
Wisconsin. zra.....
The Milwaukee Evening Democrat of the
18th, brings us intelligence of the death of
Chief Justice WHIToN of Wisconsin. at his
residence in GAINESVILLE, about noon of that
day.
Coming early into the territory of Wiscon
sin, and settling at GAINESVILLE in the practice
of the law, Judge WHIrroN was Immediately
recognized as man of more than ordinary
ability: though early in his career habits of
of intemperance obscured its Brightness
But, it is related of him, that when all others
had given him up, and after several failures
at reformation, he succeeded in himself break
ing loose from the chains of pernicious habit;
and for many years until the day of his death,
by his unimpeachable sobriety, was promi-
nent example of what determined purpose.
aided by moral integrity, may accomplish in
the work Of selfredemption. During his
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-04-23

One OF the slave State GOvernOrN.
One Hatcher killed slave at New Orleans,
La, and fed to St. Louis The Governor of
Louisiana made requisition for him on the
Governor of Missouri, one Col. Pierrault act
ing as the agent of Louisiana. The st. Louis
Democrat thus details the nature of the inter-
view between the agent and the Governor of
Missouri:
On waiting upon Gov. Stewart, the author
lied agent of the State of Louisiana, was, by
the august Governor of Missouri, treated with
contempt. Not only was the requisition per-
emptorily, and in coarse language refused, but
the Gov. of Louisiana was insulted, and the
State of Missouri disgraced. The Colonel
was to tell the Gov. that he was id
fool" and was answered that if he (Stewart)
had not more brains than Wickliffe, he would
resign! His Excellency further informed the
Colonel that his (Stewart's) "head soas all
right" We suppose that the judgment Of
charity in this case is, that His Excellency
was drunk. The astonished member of the
Louisiana Legislature asked the patient if he
was the Governor of the State of Missouri,
and on receiving an emphatically majestic af.
frmative, bid him good day and departed.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-04-23
MaZZfni on slavery.

The following letter from Mazzini was re-
ceived few days ago by the Principal of
private school in the vicinity of New York
City:
LONDON, March 81.
DEAR SIR Il beg to apologize for being so
late in acknowledging the receipt of $1,000 =,
subscribed by you and others at the end of
the lecture delivered at your institution by my
friend Nine. Jessie M. White Mario, toward
our Italian school, &c. ....:.
l am very much pleased at my honored
friends first success and response to her ef-
forts in the United States, coming from Young
America to whom Young Italy looks for SYM
pathy and support in her approaching strug-
gle, and my thanks are the thanks Of all the
members, both teachers and pupils of our It.
allan school.
We are fighting the same sacred battle for
Freedom and the emancipation of the oppres-
sed-you, Sir, against negro, we against
white slavery. The cause is truly identical !;
for depend upon it, the day in which We shall
succeed in binding to one freely accepted, pact
26.OOO,O 900 of Italians, we shall give what we
cannot now, an active support to the cause
you pursue. We are both servants of God
who says, before Me there is no Master, no
Slave, no Man, no Woman, but Human Ma
ture, which must be everywhere responsible,
therefore free.
May God bles your efforts and ours J.
May the day soon arise in which the worlds
bondage will disappear from our living Ian
guages, and only point out historical record!
And, meanwhile, let the knowledge that we,
all combatants under the same flag, do,
thrOuph time and Snaco cOmmupa in love nd
faith. strengthen one another against the I'M
avoidable suffering which we must meet on
the way. -
Believe me, my dear sir, very gratefully
yours, JOSEPH MAzzINI.