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Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-10-08
CHAPTER Q.
YE SECOND ADVENT OF ROBERTSON.

YE SECOND ADVENT OF ROBERTSON.
In compliance with the request of the Re-
publicans, Col Robertson delivered Politi-
cal Lecture in front of the ST. Croix House,
on the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 1st. Most
Of the Republicans who had signed that re-
quest, together with a few Democrats, were
present. Probably abont 100 Republicans,
and thirty Democrats, were on the ground
when he commenced. Highly pleased was
the Colonel that he had been raised from the
misery of talking YEARLY to lukewarm or un-
appreciative Democratic vacuums, to the dig.
nifty of addressing an enthusiastic and apprc-
ciative Republican audience.
The Lecturer opened by calling the names
of each of the signers of his recall, making az
ter each, some allusion to the occupation, ma
tionality, or former political preference of the
subject. These gentlernanly personal relnarl s
were so happily made, that they elected not
a tear from Republican eye, nor a smile CT
cheer from Democratic lip! Fifteen or
twenty slight mistakes, such as calling de-
scendant of the Puritans, German-an old
line Wing Jackson mainland Carpenter a
Liquor Merchant added to the zest and gen.
eral joy of this most suspicious occasion.
Having finished his personal TRADE, he at.
tempted to speak of National Politics, but
spoke in such disconnected, rambling man.
ner, that the most attentive listner, failed to
discern what he was aiming at. At length,
however his sentences became little more
concise, and we gathered out of the waste of
words, that no one who did not believe in
modern Democracy should ever see God, and
cice uersa. He then said that he respected an
Atheist, and thought they were honest and
faithful men.
He stated that the Democrats of to-day
held the same ground occupied by Jefferson
and his compatriots-that they had never been
opposed to Staoery or its extension. He for
got himself however, and quoted the Pioneer
Dc Democrat, to prove his assertions. AS
there is time when patience cases to be a
| virtue, SO there is time when the most ten
| acious Democrat ceases to be listner to such
trash as continued to flow from the Colonel
| until voce warned him to talk no longer to
the empty pavement, when he sat down amid
! profound silence, and an entire absence of ap-
probation or applause.
| The subsistence of Col Robertson was the
signal for the Republicans to flock around the
speakers stand. A general call far Major A.
Van Voihes was made, and he appeared,
amid loud cheers from the rapidly increasing
crowd In speech of half an hour he conf
pletly riddled every position assumed by his
opponent, producing the record for every.
thing he asserted, thereby bearing an impress.
sion on his audience, more favorable that that
left by his clustering opponent, who proved
nothing that he said.
In the evening another large meeting wa:
held, at which twenty six names were adde's
Ito the Republican Club, many Of them Dem
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The Overland Mail with dates to the 9th
ult, arrived tonight. Since the sailing of the
steamer of the 9TH, business has been a goou
deal interfered with the State election, and
but light demand for goods for the country
has been experienced.
The State election resulted in the undoubt-
ed choice of Milton S. Latham, Lecompton
Democrat, for Governor, by q very large ma
jOrity-perhaps 10000. Scott and Burch
probably elected to Congress, although their
opponents, Baker and McKibben, who receiv-
ed the united vote Of the Republican and anti
Lccompton parties, have the benefit of slight
doubt in their favor. tE .5~E ..s gl ~
The anti Lecompton candidate for State
Printer, who was also supported by the Re-
pubcans, has slight chance of election
With three possible exceptions, the Demo-
cratic Lecompton State ticket is elected by an
immense majority.
Both branches of the Legislature are large
ly Democratic. -. e.. .--.
1t will be about week before the official
returns are made. ~
The peoples reform ticket, being the regu-
lar succession of that inaugurated in 1856 by
the Violence Committee, has again triumphed
in San Francisco by a handsome majority.
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MINNESOTA PEAcHEs.-There are some
"old fogies" who will persist in saying that we
can't raise peaches "up here in Minnesota. !"
If. Masterson, Esq, who lives on the hill
at the head of Pleasant Street, showed us
this morning good refutation of such asser-
tons, in the shape of specimen of his
peach crop this year. 1t was free-stone,
George w" variety, and measured six inch
es in circumference. This is an average of
the crop. He expects several bushels next
year, if the season is favorable.
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The REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICE.-After
all the money expended by the County in
building fire proof wing, or vault for the
security of records connected with the Regis
ter Of Deeds Office, it is poor affair. 1t is
fire proof, to be sure, but every rain soaks
through the miserable roof over it, and floods
the book shelves. The last heavy raj COM
pletely soaked every book in it, and the whole
corps have since been busy, by aid Of big
fire, in drying them out.
This ought not to be. A very little money
will put good tin, or even single roof over
the wing, and elfectually keep out the rain.
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50 The ST. Johns Neaos, of Wednesday
18th ult., says that the people of New Found
land are looking anxiously for the report Of
the commissioner appointed by the French
and English governments in relation to the
fisheries. They will resist any encroachments
upon their sail or fishing grounds, even if the
home government should make an arrange.
ment with France.
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The South Carolina Amendme nt .. One
OF the DemUc ratio Candidal for the
Legislature In Ramsey County ia Fla.
vOr OF the Seven Years. Probation
before Foreigner. shall Vote!
We see by the Pioneer of this morning,
that Mr.. OSCAR STEPHENSON has been writing
to "my friend" j. w. HAYNE, the Attorney
General of South Carolina, relative to the two
years amendment about foreigners, adopted
in that State. The Attorney General las
written to his 'fiiend" OSCAR, that there is
such an amendment, and encloses him copy
Of it, which is just what We had before. This
Democratic Attorney General prides himself
on being the author of the proscriptive law,
but justifes it by saying:
''The amendment intended to put stop to
the indecent habit of making citizens iname-
diately preceding and on the day of election, a
Court in this city being always held at that
time"
This is precisely the reason assigned by the
authors of the Massachusetts, amendment for
their course and its adoption
The Attorney General correctly sums up
the effect of the South Carolina amendment
in the following sentence
"You will perceive that the voter must have
been a resident and q citizen for TWO years
at the time Of the election"
Just so. A freigner who has lived five
years in the State, and then just before an
election, becomes naturalized as a citizen"
must then reside two more years in the State
before he can vote! But an American born
citizen Of the United States gains residence
and a right to vote in South Carolina by living
there only two years whereas, seven years
residence are required before an Irish.nan or
German who lands in the port of Charleston,
direct from his native country, can exercise
the right Of snffrage-the same as is now also
the case in Massachusetts,
1t appears from Mr., Haynes letter, that
while he, Democrat, is the author of the
proscriptive amendment, it was proposed l.,
the State Senate 10y Mr.. Porter, Chairman of
the Democratic State Committee, and in the
House Of Representatives, "by Mr. WIT ey,
a Know Nothing"-a happy union Of Democ
racy and Know Nothingism to unduly dis
! crimin2ts between native and foreign born
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POLICE CoURr-An interminable case was
up this morning, which consumed the bulk of
the session. A MIR. Kaiser was charged with
an assault upon German lady who came in
his store near the Winslow Mills, and cloud
of witnesses on each side were brought in to
testify to what they knew, and what they
didn't know-principally the latter. The case
was at last brought to close, and the defend
ant fined S..
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"SoME of the Republican young men of this
city," have excited the envy of the Pioneer,
by walking the streets in company with the
Republican speakers. For this it calls them
I'D fools," and "jackasses," and sneers
at them as "brieHess lawyers ?" This is
very fine, indeed The young men must
heed the dignifed rebuke They ought to
run for the Legislature. Eli, Mr. Pionesrs
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citizens, which we commend to the attention
Of our foreign. born voters Of Ramsey county.
We likewfke commend to their attention
the fact, that Mr.. Oscar Stephenson, now q
Democratic candidate for the Legislature, in
his letter to the Pioneer APPROVES of the
South Carolina law 1t will be well to re.
member him on election day -,e 20
Keep it before the People, therefore, that
Mr.. Stephenson is in favor of a seusn years
probation for a foreign emigrant to South
Carolina before he can vote-two years long.
er than the laws of the United States require
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BUSINESS REvIvING.- Whether business is
getting any better or not We can't say, not
having heard any complaints.of that kind from
our merchants, but it is certain that this morn
ing the streets wore fresher and more busy
air than we have seen them exhibit for some
time. Teams loaded with grain, hay, wood
&c. were plenty, and must have put some it,
tie cash in circulation, at least Hope so, any
how. With the approach of fall, business
ought to liven up. The cities along down the
river all seem to be experiencing revival
now, and shipping grain in quantities.
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~ The Charleston Is. c. Courier con-
tans the speech of Senator Chestnut, deliver
Cd recently at Camden, in that State. lie fl
vors Southern unity" and the development
Of her resources" repudiateS the agitation
of the opening Of the Slave Trade, and oppcs-
es the position of Senator Douglas about "un
friendly territorial legislation"
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PRESERVING ToMAroEs.-Owingt to the scar
city and consequent dearness of cultivated
fruits in our infant State, farmers will find in
the tomatoe, an excellent, delicious, and ex-
ceedngly healthy substitute, if well preserved
for winter and spring use.
Self-sealing cans for sale in this city, suffi-
cient to preserve many bushels Of fruit, would
cost but triae may be used from year to
year; thus securing to families means of
having on hand delicacy, at a season when
health and scarcity makes it almost indispen-
sable.
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n-S3o The EVENING Part saws tho Rannhl

eW The Evening Post says the Republi-
can meetings in New York are largely attend
ell by many influential citizens who have not
recently taken an active part in political at.
fairs. This shows that thinking and patriotic
men are arousing for the great crisis of next
year, and believe that the first blow-to be
struck this year-should be a heavy and fatal
one to the Sham Democracy. The Republi.
can army is rapidly increasing in numbers.
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U. S. DISTRICT CoURr.-Nothing of any
interest has been done to-day, civil cases &C.
cupying the session.
Gleason, whom we mentioned as on trial
yesterday for obstructing mail, was acquitted.
We are unable to say when the criminal
cases will come up.
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as the fugitive from the st. Paul jail, and this
led to his being brought back. etf

us. DISTRICT CoUKr-Court met at 70
o'clock, NJ. The first case called was that of
U. S. against Heman Gleason, for obstructing
passage of mail. 1t is alleged that defendant
levied on the team OF mail driver for debt
due from said carrier. The case was not con-
cluded to day. ..,s-. ...-.-.... ....
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POLITICIANS IN A Row.-Some of the Hi
bernian leaders of the Democracy, who were
equally divided on Forbes and Heenan. got
into warm quarrel at Mullgans, on Mime
sofa street, on Saturday evening. The affair
was ended in knockdown all round, and one
or two Of the Forbes men were pretty severly
handled. No arrests were made, although
the row attracted considerable attention from
naSSprS hv
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BRITrsH CONSUL FOR MrNNEsorA.-John
E. Adshead, H. B. MS Consul for Minnesota
and surrounding regions, arrived a few days
since, and is now at the Fuller House. There
has hitherto been no English consulate near
er than Chicago, and this will prove conve-
nience to many of our citizens who may have
business to be attended to by such an officer.
There is quite sprinkling Of Englishmen here
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The U. S. DISTRICT COURT. Court,
Judge Nelson, presiding, met this morning at
10 o'clock, and remained in session for short
time. After hearing some motions, and set
ting special days for certain cases, it adjourn
ed until tomorrow morning. at 10 o'clock.
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The First Advent OF Robertson, at Still.
water.
CHAPTER l.

| water.
CHAPTER l.
SALTWATER, Oct. 4, 1859.
To the Editors of the AianIsotian.
For number of days it had been announ-
ced in the Pioneer, that on the 9th Sept
Col. D. A. Robertson would address the pep
pie of Saltwater. VI
The numerous large and enthusiastic Re-
publican gatherings held here during this
campaign, and the almost entire absence OF
Democratic Orators, either native or " impor-
ted, had rendered it necessary that some
one should be assigned by the Democratic
to the end that the unterriied might be as
sured that there still lived in the free North,
men with sufficient impudence to preach
modern Slave Democracy" to the freemen
of Washington County.
Posters announced that Robertson and I'VE
immense Bril-" would speak in the open air,
in front of the St. Croix House. But the
utter absence of crowd when the hour for
speaking approached, rendered it advisable to
sojournfto Holcomb's Hall. About fifty Dem.
ocrats, and an equal number of Republicans,
gathered to hear Democracy expounded, by
one who about one year since, threatened to
give the corrupt Democracy of this State
their quietus by issuing an independent pa
per, devoted to that honorable, but very I'M
characteristic purpose.
In nature and art, there are many sounds
which transcend or surpass the powers of de-
scription or translation.
The uonstrous roar of the ocean, the grow
ling of an irritated dog, the sad wall of the
pine forest in an autumn blast, and the tear
ing, unutterable confusion of saw-mill under
a full head of steam, are examples of this class
of sounds.
The speech to which Col. Robertson audi
ence were subjected, was fully as. incoherent
and .unmeanng as either of the above men,
toned "noises; )" and although it does not
transcend, it almost defes criticism. The on
ly points established by him to the satsfac-
ton of his hearers Chat it was not so,) were,
LIST, that the Homestead Bill was wrong, that
it gave chance for the selection of homes on
ly from lands which were subject to private
entry; but that it still was a Democratic
measure. I'd, that the Democratic party
were right in all things, and incorrmptibly hon.
est; and that all persons else were fools and
knaves.
The effect was electrical The Republi
cans were so highly pleased with his efforts,
that they united in signing formal and very
polite invitation to the Colonel to continue his
Political Lectures in the st. Croix Valley up
to October 18th, believing that much good to
the cause of Freedom would be accomplished
by such arguments delivered in such spirit
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LALYER, THE CONVICTED MURDERER
iyer, who was found guilty yesterday of muir
der in the first degree, still preserves his I'M
concerned demeanor. He expresses himself
confident that he twill not be hung'-and
asserts his innocence. Of what? He once
confessed the killing, but declared it was not
premedtated
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Prof. LaMountaln aud ,Haddock Safe.

.. Troy, Get. 3.
Prot. LaMountain, the Eronaut, and bis
fellow voyager, Mr.. Haddock, are safe. A
dispatch was received this evening from Prof.
LaMountain, dated Ottawa, G. W., Oct. Sd,
as follows
"Lost all landed 800 miles north of Wa
tertown IN the Canada wilderness. Wewere
Our days without food were brought out by
Indian guides in their canoes, &c. Please in
form my wife. Signed, ..- =.
JNo. LANouN1AIN."
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W- Mr.. Co,cJran, the wa .thy banker f
Washington, is erecting on Penn ;. Wanna ave-
nue. an art gallery, which is estimated to cost
some two hundred thousand dollars. The
gallery will be free, and will be managed by
trustees appointed by Mr.. Corcoran.
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AN old Irish Lady dropped in at one of
our dry goods stores day or two since, to
get some material to make herself shroud.
She said she had her coffin all ready-and
and wanted to make up her equipments in
readiness for any emergency. Nothing like
providing we'll beforehand for a journey.
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~ OF the falling off in the Democratic
vote of Maine this year, 1,l3o is supplied by
the sparsely settled plantations of Aroostook
county alone. The dwellers in the NADIA
wasca, Van Buren,, and Hancock planta tons,
who last year furnished ION p,per) some 7l6
votes to help elect, if possible, Democratic
Congressman, didn't do as we'll this year
Several of the Custom House officers were
not on hand to inspire the masses
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sW George Bethune, Esq, one of the old
est native citizens of Boston, died on Wednes-
day, the Goth ult., in the Goth year of his
age. His father, Of the same name, in Octo-
Der, 1884 married Mary Faneuil, niece of Peter
Faneuil, the donor of the Cradle of Liberty
to the town of Boston. The deceased was the
possessor of the family plate, pictures, &C., Of
the Faneuils, and has left many interesting
documents respecting the Hugueno 8, finn
whom he descend d.
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DISTRICT COURT, RAMSEY CouNrY.-James
Castle was brought up this morning on indict-
ment charging him with assault with intent
to kill. On motion of his attorney, the case
was postponed to the next term. The prison
er was remanded.
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~ The G. Y. Herald comes out in favor
of second delegation from New York to the
Charleston Convention, to be elected by Con-
gressional Districts. Woods organization
will. without doubt, join in aid of this pur-
nose
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RE-ARREsT OF EsTEs.-Fred. Forester
brought down yesterday evening from Man
kato this notorious parsonage, who was SEN
fenced to three months Imprisonment in July
last, for cattle stealing OH the Reserve, but
who, in company with Madison, an accomplice,
escaped few days afterwards. Madison was
re. arrested shortly afterwards, at St. Antho-
ny.
Estes took a wider range, it seems. He
got up as far as Mankato, where, in company
with some more fellows of the same ilk, be
again commenced his speculations. Estes
first operation was making off with valua-
BILE OK belonging to poor Irishman. 1t was
worth $40, at least, but Estes managed to sell
it for $50, and not excite any suspicious OF
foul play, until some one told the butcher
who it belonged to. The butcher, the owner
of the OK, and others then pursued Estes, 90,
IN his track, and all did some tall running
until the fugitive got to the bank of stream
which he could not swim or ford, and was
captured. So excited was the crowd thai
thew resolved, in the heat of their anger, t.
lynch him, and actually got rope around hi:
neck and dragged him some distance toward:
a tree. But better counsels prevailed, ant
he was put in jail. Here he was recognized
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STEEL PENs.-Our friend Combs, of the
up town bookstore, sends US box Of pens
called the Minnehaha" pen-made express
ly for them. On fair trial, we pronounce
them No. 1. Messrs. Combs & Bro. have
fine variety Of all kinds of gold and steel
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oorats, proving that the mission of Col Rob-
ertsen was attended with good effects, and
the Republican cause strengthened by his
two "P0litical Lectures. ~
Signed, Zone of the Signers.)
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LEAvINa.-Mr. Dodge, Overseer of the
County Poor, has been sending away paupers
for few days, in order to prevent them from
being public charge during the winter. Yes
terday morning dozen were sent off on one
boat. Several dozen laboring men and their
families also left at the same time, with the
intention of finding work on the Dubuque R.
Road,
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~ The rope which supported Blondin,
while walking across Niarara river, has been
cut up into small pieces, to be distributed
among the wonder-mongers, and EN- to be
regarded with as much favor as section of
the submerged cable"
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E The present Postmaster of Cincinnati
}. >. Faran, and who is also one of the pro-
prietor OF the Cincinnati Enquirer, it is said
has its head upon the block aud the axe will
fall as soon as successor can be agreed up
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The English Crieketers in New York.

NEW YORK, Oct. 8.
The cricket match between the eleven of
All England and twenty-five of the United
States, commenced this morning at Hoboken,
the United States players being at the wick
cts. The weather was all that could be wish
ed. The ground was in capital order. 1t is
estimated that from 5000 to 1000 persons
were On the ground at any one time during
the day.
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The U. S. DISTRICT CouRr.-Civil cases
have occupied the Court to-day. The crimi-
nal are ready to be taken up at any time
Mr.. Wilson, the Prosecuting Attorney thinks
the case of U. S. against Preston, for mail
robbery, will be taken up first.
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NJ. L. Ave understand that the man.
ayers of the Mercantile Library Association
have engaged Mr.. Marshall for a couple of
Lectures before he leaves here. A good
idea