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Daily national Democrat., 1859-07-12
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PREACHER RIcuMoND --PreaeherC Cook Rich
mond, Presbyterian of Milwaukee having
been requested to preach against the iniquity
Of negro slavery, published letter whick
more properly defines the duties of the Chris.
tan ministry than anything promulgated
since Paul the Apostle
:" In Milwaukee preach, says Richmond :,
against adultery, cheating, drunkenness, de.
bauehery. masquerades, immoral theaters,
dance houses, lager beer saloons, brothels,
/ protane swearing Sabbath breaking. Ariah-
Ism, Tom Paineism, gambling. backbiting,
gosslplng, busybody.ng corruptinn bonds,
bribery, Sunday wine dinners, Especially dur.
ing the hours of divine serviee) deaconocra--
ey, pulpit shows that make believe preach
Christ, inhdel meeting houses named after
Christ heather schools without the Bible.
Christ, prayers or God, municipal stealing,
aud civic nutional ungodlness, equivocation.
hatred, family feuds, covetousness. money
greed and grab in general: the universal
indifference the general impiety, Ignorance
of the A B G of Christianity, negligence,
mammon worship in really in men who feign
piety, policy put for truth, display in Gods
house; pews in the church, of poor and rich,
taetious distinctions; respect of persons, false
notions that clothes make people, and that
poop and servants have neither minds, nor
souls, and but barely bodies-that can live
where our four fold wisdom should wither,
break, perish and starve; in short, there are
so many lies and shams under my nose, Just
in and out of my own pulpit, that cannot
| find time to travel so far as South Carolina
and the Feeeo Islands"
Daily national Democrat., 1859-07-12
S. G.. WILLTAH ANS,
~ DEALER IN
}2s-122E.5l GRAIN, FLOUR, asgZzl
....AND....
california; Proc ucc,
Corner Of High and Second Streets,

A LWAls ON HAND A LARGE STOCK OF
BARLEY, FLOUR, CORN MEAL, POTATOES
ONIONS, CABBAGE, BEANS, GROUND FEED
SMOKED AND PlCKLED SALMON.
Fresh supplies of VEGETABLES received daily
from the Ranches, to which l invite the attention of
purchasers.
WHEAT AND BARLEY bought at the highest cash
price
100000 COTTON GRAIN SACKS for sale cheap for
cash.
Storage at reasonable rates Also, to make cash ad-
vances on the same. ie22-my
HQAGS! BAGS 600 Grain Bags cheap for
I'D cash. $. G. WILLIAMS,
fn1D- nav etc
Daily national Democrat., 1859-07-12
The DeSpOndant. Low Spirited--DrunL.
ard, or Liver Diseased.

Finds from Its use that he is light sp tied his skin
becomes clear his eyes, too, because his Liver is in
active, the Bile Neutrazed elected and his blood
thnned and Purified. II he has FOUL STOMACH,
this acts as an apercnt, not otherwise. Again. il i'm
medetey relieves belchng, prevents an accumulation
OF wind in the stomach The STOMACH, the great
receiver OF disease and its cure. will now enuner.
ate few Of The diseases where have seen Dr. Web
bers lnysorating Cordial act most beautifully Cen
eral arrangement Of the System; Weakness from va
rious Causes, viz; Change Of Climate, Long Sickness
the use of mercury, or being otherwise overdoctored
from abuse of Nature and her Laws, by Drunkenness
Gourmandng, Debauchery, and other eXcesses Trcm-
bling Fever and Ague Chill, Rheumatic, Neuralgc
and other pains in the Body or Limbs Want OF Appe-
ie, seer or Memory, Sour or Bilious Stomach, Tick
ling IN the Ears, Tic Dooroux, etc, etc.
The reader is conscentiously assured that this re-
ally extraordinary panacea Is al Is represented, and
Is net one of the noStrams OF the day Let the ac-
ted try it, and they will feel thankful for having done
so. II Is warranted 10 be uniniurious to the most
delicate constitution or TO either age to CON
tain no mercury or ether mineral. II is put up very
highly concentrated in quart bottles, price 49, two for
50. Sold By every respectable Wholesale or Retail
Druggist.
Daily national Democrat., 1859-07-12
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRAT.
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
BY A. S. RANDALL s. co.
Publishers and Proprietors.

AS. RANDALL, 5. h. CHRISTIAN, J. F. WHITAKER,
a. W. BLooR, W. BoULwARE, J. 0. HEATLEY,
]. II. RIDGE.
Daily national Democrat., 1859-07-12
THE WEEKLY DEMOCRAT

Is published every Saturday morning, ana contains
twenty eight columns of reading matter. The aim of
the pu fishers will be to make it good paper and
asuitabl cGering forriendsin tn Atlantic States,
Daily national Democrat., 1859-07-12

AOYERTISING.-0ne square of twelvelnes and
than six lines, first insertion SO, each subsequent
insertion 81 50 When advertisements are inserted at
Intervals eachnsertion will be charged the first
For half square OF six lines than three, first
inse tion 49, each subsequent 81 For three lines
or less, first insertion 81 so. Monthly advertisements
of one square of II ines $40. When changed at the
end Hf each month, an extra charge will be made
For halfa square of lines, and more than three
ines, per month, 81. For three lines per month S.
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TERMS OF THE WEEKLY:
List OfAgents,

PER YEAR.. & by mail FIVE DOLLARS
Si1 Months. -. SO 90 Three Months 50 90
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Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-03-26
Decreased PRODUCTION Of Wheat.

At meeting of the Philadelphia Society
for Promoting Agriculture, DR.: Elwyn called
the attention of the members to the fact that
the wheat crops of this country were fast
diminishing, so far as the number of bushels
raised to the acre was concerned. He stat
ed that in Ohio, State but little over fifty
years old, the crop had fallen off from forty
bushels to the acre to about sixteen, while in
the best portion of New York, where thirty
bushels used to he considered fair crop only
twelve bushels are now raised. The falling off in
other States had been equally marked but,
while this was the fact with the wheat crops;
he was glad to know that the amount of corn
produced to the acre had largely increased
and was still increasing enormously there
fore, the people of this country were in no
danger Of starving, but he could not say SO
much of France and England, who would.
year after year, look to this country for their
supply of wheat. He considered the subject
an important one, and he hoped some means
would be adopted to obtain correct informa-
ton. 1t was suggested by member that q
committee should be appointed to gather sta
tistics, but this proposition did not seem to
meet with much favor, as the only possible
way Of getting information would be from the
last census of the United States, and these
we're pronounced utterly worthless, as the
facts were obtained by those who paid but
little attention to the subject. Mr. Gowen
thought the only way to get the information
would be by agitating the matter in each
State and corresponding with each county
society. Jour.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-03-26

crate his oath as to certain facts? Why isit-
o, great chief of the tribe Moccasin that
the United States Government does not take
the parties own oath, alone, as sufficient proof
of the facts which lead to his exercise of suf.
frage? Your argument comes in here just as
conclusive in this case, as it does in the other;
for, "if he swear falsely he may be punished
for perjuryr'
But will tell Mr.. Sibley s0hy it is, Courts
and juries and the U. S. Government alike
decline to receive party's oath as conclusive
of facts, especially where there is an interest.
Because experience has, alas, fully shown the
crime of Perjury to be too frequent amongst
badly educated people in moral sense, to
Justify the policy of allowing life and property
and the rights of citizenship to depend upon
the unsustained assertion, even under oath,
of any one individual d q!
That is the why and the wherefore of the
practice, which you think would be so dan
gerous if applied to preserve the purity of the
baIlot-box.
But we have exceeded our space for to-day,
and must defer the continuation of our argu-
ment until tomorrow.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-03-26
Tombs ON tho Administration.
From the Louisville Journal.

Whether Senator Toombs is or is not more
honest than the rest of the Democrats in the
Senate, we do not undertake to say. but he
is certainly more bold than the greater part of
them. Knowing his power with the Southern
Democracy, he dares occasionally to tell the
Administration little plain and wholesome
truth, for he knows that they have not the
courage to resent it. Read this passage from
his late speech on the revenue question:
"Your appropriations for navy yards have
gone to the building of houses for officers and
making of-Aower pots and all that kind of
thing, at q cost of 81, 600; and it will be
no less as long as you will pay it, but will 20
up to 81, 00O, 900, if you do not stop it. There
are 81 600, 900, that you have no need for at
ALL You have s, 200 sailors toman your navy.
You have not increased them of late years,
and you now have 5000 men in your navy
yards to help them-civilians. You have
carried their number up from 5000 to 5000.
You have eight navy yards. England has
over $50 ships and she has two navy yards.
You have eight conveniently located all about
the country, and it is cause of reproach to
good Democrats, for the enemy say we keep
people there to cheat them in elections, and
as God is my Judge, am afraid there is some'
thing in it."
Now, is not this most scandalous and a.
bominable state Of thingss Look at it! With
navy scarcely fifteenth part as large as
that Of Great Britain, we have four times as
many navy yards as she; we have eight thou
sand men in the navy yards to help the eight
thousand sailors upon the ocean ; two millions
year of the annual appropriations for the
yards 60 to the building of houses for the Of
ficers, furnishing them with flower pots and
decorating their gardens; and then the yards
are chiefly used as places for keeping people
to cheat in the elections. All this is not only
true, but notorious-so notorious that the
leading Democrat in the Senate confesses it
and cries out, shame
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-03-26
Tho Delinquent Tax Lists.


We have serious notions of publishing the
Delinquent Tax List of Ramsey County in
the MINNEsorIAN also.
To be sure, two papers have already adver-
tised it; and one of them has certainly done
so illegally.
If both these two can get paid for the work,
why might not the County as well pay seven
or eight hundred more to third press, and
that the one having the largest circulation, in
order to give the List still greater publicity ?
If we do not insert it, however, in the MIN
NEsorIAN, we trust the County Auditor will
show the stuff that is in him, by vetong either
the bill of the Pioneer or the bill of the Times.
Both cannot be correct: and we feel conf
dence enough in Mr.. BUcHANAN's indepen-
dence of character to know that he will not
allow the County and the tax payers to be
plundered in this manner.
If the County Treasurer has the right to
advertise the List where he pleases-which
seems the practice in other counties-then the
Auditor will, we hope, throw out the Times
bill: without caring whether the Board of
Supervisors are pleased or not.
The very purpose of his Office is, to con-
serve the County Funds against the illegal
expenditures OF those gentry, as well as of all
others who claim to handle the money of the
people.
But, if on the other hand, the County Treas.
urer has exceeded his authority in disregard
ing the mandate of the County Board as to
advertising the Delinquent Tax List in the
TINES, then the duty of the Auditor in that
case is equally plain-to fcarlessly veto the
account of the Pioneer, and let the Treasurer
pay it out of his own pocket. Both bills
ought not to be paid.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-03-26
Gold Productions OF the California
Mines.

All accounts from California go to confirm
the belief that the yield, instead of falling off,
is surely on the increase. The late remit
lance, all told, was about $4,000 goo; and
this is repeated every two weeks. The mines
were never more productive and paying better
than at present-thc great facilities for OBJ
tanning the gold, by the introduction of i'm
proved machinery, adding vastly to the profits.
The miners contend that their gold mines will
yield with more certainty and regularity than
the wheat fields of the Eastern States, from
the fact that they are inexhaustible, and will
continue to turn out just as much gold for a
century, as at present, and are not dependent
for their yield upon sunshine or showers.
The annual productions for 1856 to 1858 were
about the same, but are now on the increase.
There is no doubt of the precious metal being
there, scattered broadcast over the country,
and nothing is wanting to double the product
but an increase of workmen.-Louisvilk
Journal.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-03-26


The following paragraph we find in the N.
Y. Evangelist, of March 18th, apparently a
clipping from Congregational paper:
A PRESBYTERIAN ARIsrocRAcY AT THE
WEsr-A Congregational brother who dates
his letter at St. Paul, Min, says: eff in any
place Congregationalists become Presbyter
ians to any great extent, / think it will be
found to be owing to this fact, that Presbyte-
rianism, having had the start there, has Sc
cured an influence In the social relations
which tends to draw away our people, It is
not because they love Congregationalism less,
but the attractions of agreeable society more.
In such cases it is a misfortune that our
churches were not organized in the earliest
settlement of the town or city. Those who
sympathise with us, or who should do so, are
slow to leave the circles to which they have
become attached, to abandon the work which
they have commenced, even after Congrega-
tional church is started in the community
where they reside. They fear, it may be,
the frown of those who would look with
aversion upon the step. As new families To-
cate in the place, the social influence is bro't
to bear upon them"
The New York Eoangelist remarks upon
the above:
eve would suggest to the brother that
there is another possible solution of the diff
Guilty. May it not be true that these good
brethren are more interested in the promotion
of the cause of the Redeemer than in build
ing up the walls of sectarianism?'
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-03-26

advantage to the Democratic Party arising
from men of the lower strata of society, per-
juring themselves by double, treble, and six
Neutrality-suspicious. voting, is too great to be
abandoned: That it won't do to trust the
oaths of well known and mostly respectable
men sitting as judges Of the election and duly
sworn to perform their duty faithfully, and
liable also to be punished for perjury, as well
as being punishable for misdemeanor in of.
fee if they abused their powers: But that,
rather than the subterranean, irresponsible,
unfindable class, who do the double voting,
and who care conscientiously nothing for the
sanctity of an oath, should be compelled to
satisfy the judges of election by other proof
than their own oaths of their perfect right to
a vote, he would deprive Minnesota of her
high sovereignty Of representation on the floor
of the Congress of the Nation. Is not the
Democratic Party wofully fallen, and it's for
tunes deplorably desperate, when its leading
men take such disreputable positions?
But not to prolong this branch of the sub
ject, we have reserved to the last fact which
proues that this reason for Mr.. SIBLEY's veto
of Congressional election, is all q pretext
and humbug. tits a fact which is well known
to officers Of election boards, that the oath
section which Mr.. SHELLEY objected to in the
bill was merely a repetition, substantially
of the existing law on the subject. As the
law now stands, under their oaths to conduc
the election faithfully, we know that men hav'
been frequently turned away from the polls
here in st. Paul, after they had sworn posi-
lively that they had been here the requisite
period to entitle them to vote; when tn
judges by questioning them or otherwise as
certained, that they had either miscalculated
or had designedly peJured themselves! Thi
being the practice under the present law, j
seems Mr.. SIBLEY by his veto has scarcel
altered things in this particular great deal
but has certainly succeeded in sacrificing tn
representation of Minnesota in the next Con
gress of the United States
The Constitutional objection which M,
SIBLEY made to the bill will be next examined
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-03-26
A Little Child Lost In the Mountains.

:, The Gettysburg pa. J Compiler gives an az.
count Of the loss Of a little boy four years Of
age, a son of Mrs. Oyler, of Cumberland Co.
He strayed from home, and the whole neigh;
borhood started out on the search, securing
the surrounding mountain4throught the day,
and displaying lighted torches after night
After two days and nights, the dead body Of
the little fellow was discovered nearly nine
miles from his home. The Compiler then
adds:
The little dog, which had been the child's
playmate, and which had accompanied him
in his long and fatal journey was found nes-
tied in the childs bosom, with his head recl-
ming on his cold lifeless form. The faithful
dog had tramped quite path around the
lifeless body of the sleeping innocent, thus
betraying the affection that it had for the
youth, and in its fond caresses had licked the
hair from the child's forehead. The corpse
was conveyed home to its weeping mother,
who, under the peculiarly affecting circum-
stances, was almost frantic with grief"
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-03-26

simply to state the position which this element
of our population occupies. To show that in
the reconciliation of political forces by the
Opposition, that they will bring the Irish frac-
ton in even upon lower level, or reject it
altogether, and deprive the Celt of all political
importance whatever, in the United States.
This latter idea predominates in the South
where party democracy retains its strongest
foothold, and the same latent spirit, concealed
in that party, manifests itself wherever the
party can afford to throw overheard this Irish
element. r-
repeat that it will be curious problem to
watch the wanderings Of these modern Israel
ties. They have been brought out of the land
of Egypt to perish in the wilderness. For
fifty years they have been promised, and prom
ised, and promised, taste of the fruits of the
Holy Land, but still drink of the waters of
Marah, and feed upon the scanty fruits of po-
itical desert.
Intellectually they are depressed and kept
depressed; the same status pursues them from
year to year. No advancement, no elevation, no
increase of knowledge, but mental and moral
slavery to the lowest services of an UNANIMOUSLY
corrupt party. His condition would elicit
compassion were he held in this servitude by
physical force, but on the contrary he seems
to covet and relish it, and asks for no create,
freedom than the privilege of obedience. o.
course there are individual exceptions, but
they are so few in number, and limited ii
power, as to make nothing against the genera
argument. We have some very excellen
Irishmen in Minnesota, who very well under
stand and lament over all this, but they ar
powerless when contending against the de
moralization of the Democratic party, to aver
the downward course of their people. The
may stand in prayer, as did Noah of old, blu
they cannot, no more than he, avert the floods
The Nation has sworn, with an almos
unanimous voice, that the government shal
change hands and shall be purified, and tina
the putrid old carcass of sham democrac
shall be buried out of sight forever, and as
goes down, like mountain cliff topping int
the ocean, will carry with it everything tina
still adheres to its sides. SENEx.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-03-26

E- Diplomatic correspondence from Ma
drid states that Mr.. Preston will be received
Internationally, but that any proposition
touching Cuba will be followed by the Govern
ment sending him his passports. This con
tingency is improbable since the failure of
Senator Slidelps scheme, as Mr.. Buchanan will
not start negotiations on the subject without
some money,
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-03-26
STATE ITEMS.

~ The new Baptist Church in Wasioja
was dedicated to Divine Worship on Sunday
last. A large concourse of people were in
attendance.
E The winter wheat crop in this State,
says the Winona Republican, SO far as we have
been able to learn, looks remarkably well, and
gives promise of good harvest. Last year,
the wheat crop in this, as well as other States,
was very materially injured by the heavy
rains of midsummer. Should the present
season be exempt from such destructive rains,
as is quite probable, an abundant harvest of
superior winter wheat may be expected in
Minnesota.
az Sugar making is going on vigorously
in many parts OF the State. These last few
days have been excellent for that kind of
work.
az Wild Geese and Ducks are seen in all
parts of our State, say our country exchan-
ges. Indications of Springs approach.
W Some of the towns below, which are
built on bottom lands, are suspicious of hav-
ing more cold water than agreeable, if the
river raises as high as is expected.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-03-26

The Richmond Dispatcb says that an intel
ligent gentleman of that city, recently from
Cuba, says that "except among few persons
engaged in the American trade, the opposition
there to fllbusterism and annexation is uni
versaL They have no more desire to be an
nexed to the United States than Louisiana
has to be annexed to SPAIN" "Of all sections
of this country" adds the Dispatch, ''the
south is the very last that would disturb the
rights of Spain in Cuba. That island is
.Jordidden truit' to us, and so long as it re-
mains so, the day we eat it, we die"
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-03-26
Mike Walsh Murdered.
New YORK, March II

NEW YORK, March II.
The body of Hon. Mike Walsh, ex-member
of Congress from this city, was found this
morning in the rear of building in Eighth
Avenue. He had been robbed and murdered.
Another account says that Mike was found
dead at the foot of the step with his neck
broken, supposed to have fallen in state of
intoxication.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-03-26

~ Latest advices from the frontier say
that the Platte river is rushing down in a
Hood full nine miles wide. Hundreds Of early
emigrants bound for the gold mines, were en-
camped on its bank waiting opportunity to
cross. Fort Kearney is surrounded by water,
and Missouri under the influence of the food,
is higher than ever before known thus early
in the season.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-03-26

e. William Pueh, a brother Of Senator
Pugh, Of Ohio, was arrested on the 10th inst,
at Cincinnati, and locked up, having in his pos
session vial Of laudanum, with which he
contemplated committing suicide.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-03-26

w- The N. Y. Times Of the 18th, speak
ing of the pressure on its advertising columns,
says: "The fact is the whole business Of the
country opens this year with signs of marked
and vigorous prosperity"