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Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25
Prcsfdential Items.

We find in a recent number of the New
York Tribune the following items. The first
is the concluding paragraph of letter, dated
at Harrisburg, giving an account of the recent
Peoples State Convention held there:
The Hon. John NJ. Reed, one of the Judges of
the Supreme ourt of this State, has been recently
much talked about, particularly in certain circles
in Philadelphia, as the Republican candidate for
given for him at the last election n Pennsylvania,
IS regarded by many politicians as afording data,
proof that that gentleman can unite all sections
of politicians and thus unquestionaby, secure his
elevation to the Presidency.
Under the head of political items the Tribune
then remarks:
The Hon. John NJ. Reed of the Supreme Court
of PENNSYLVANIA is talked of in that State as the
Republican candidate for the Presidency. The
great vote he poed at the last election in Pennsyl
vania is claimed as an evidence that he can unite
all the sections in his favor.
The Louisville Journal of late date also
contains the following:
"a distinguished gentlemen of this Congression
al District, himself lawyer of the first repute in
formed us the other day, that, in recent converse
ton with Judge Mclean, at Cincinnati, he put thu
question of Intervention for protection directly Il
that eminent Republican jurist, asking him, it, OF
| the assumption that the right of slave propert,
exists the Territories, as declared by the Suprem
Court in the Dred Scott case, it is not the solemn
| duty of Congress to protect it. Judge Mclean IN
stantly replied: Clearly SIR"
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25
Gen. Shields and the Currency.

Mr.. NORTH having resigned the Presidency
of the Cedar Valley Railroad Company and
General SHIELDS having been elected in his
place, the position of the latter in reference to
the Currency that was issued in its behalf by
the Banks owned by that Railroad, is one of
the lastimportance to the epublic. According to
the Pioneer in noticing his election, main
purpose in President SHIELDS programme of
policy is to bring the Owatonna, Chisago,
Fillmore County, and other banks founded on
Cedar Valley Bonds, up to par! We hear
that the General is now in Paul. Whether he
is at work eiiecting the main end of his elec-
ton as proclaimed by the Pioneer, we know
not. But we hope he is. The community
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25
The Winona County Delegates.

The Winona County Republican Conven-
ton met at Winona on the 18th, and chose
the following strong Delegation to the Repub-
lican State Convention at St. Paul on the
3Oth of July, proximo:
ORLANDO STEVENS, G. F. Buck, E. L. KING,
(State Senator) ST. A. d. BALcoMBE, Captain
Wx. WALDO, WM. DAVIDSON We under
stand that the whole Delegation are favorable
to the nomination of WM. WINDOW, Esq, as
Representative in Congress for the Southern
Section of Minnesota.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25
The African Slave Trade ssQuite Brisk.

The African Slave Trade s'Quite Brisk.'s
The Mobile, (Ala.) Registers paper edi
ted by Mr.. FoRsYTHE, late the Democratic
Minister to Mexico-On the 4th inst, pub
lished the following exulting paragraph con-
corning recent successful defiance Of the
U. s. laws against piracy, by reviving the
cursed and inhuman African Slave Trade
The Register says:
ssThere seems to be but little doubt that 400 bar
barian African slayes we're landed on the Florida
coast, not remote from Mobile The trade seems
to be getting quite brisk. Before long the South
viii replace all the slaves the abolitionsts have
stolen from her during the last twenty years. The
Yankee shippers will soon be skipping into this
trade. It pays too brilliantly to leave it to the
Lamar and Wanderers of the South. Just think of
it. ye shriekers of Faueuil Hall, and ye Salem wha-
lersr :....
Such is modern Democracy. 1t prose-
cutes and persecutes Northern men at 0ber-
lin, in Ohio, for giving aid and comfort to a
poor painting fugitive negro, fastening to re-
store himself to that freedom which ToM
JEFFERSON said God Almighty created him to
enjoy inalienably. But in the South, this
same Democracy perverts the conduct of
courts and the verdicts of juries into mockery
over the laws Of the Union and of Humanity.
1t steals men in Africa. 1t burns apd destroys
towns and villages and murders thousands
there, to tear away hundreds into Slavery
across the Sea. 1t thus lands 400 poor crea.
lures on the coast of Florida at a cost Of pro-
baby 400 more starved, athirsted, or diseased
to death IN the pnuttersbls horrors Of the
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25

"middle passage" Through its policy
therc.seems no longer any obstruction along
the whole coast of the Gulf Of Mexico to the
of any number of these black
barbarians," whom Judge TANEY in one
case pronounced property" and in another
decided to be "persons" and responsible be-
ings! The arm Of the government in all its
branches, executive and judicial, drops pow
erless before the magic wand Of Slavery,
welded by the omnipotent Democratic South,
which laughs At evasions Of the most solemn
and sacred laws, and glories in the common
shame of the whole country. o for Repub-
lican President to teach these people that
when the higher law of God and the highest
law Of the land concur in sentiment, the crime
of their violation will be swift and sure in its
punishment!
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25

THE organization of the next Honse of Rep
resentatives, says the Washington correspon-
dent of the Cincinnati Enquirer, will undoubt-
adly be difficult and protracted business
1t is all but certain that no party can have an
absolute majority, and that the Speaker and
Clerk will have to be elected under plurality
Niluaukee Free Democrat.
Minnesota, by elccting two Republicans
to the next Congress, will smooth over the
" difficulty " and shorten the business. -
The correspondent of the Cincinnati Enqu'-
rer, is Democrat, like the politics of that pa
per. and his confusion as to the future of Con-
gress, is occasioned by bis counting two DEM
ocratic representatives from this quarter
He has been counting without his host az
the people of Minnesota will show next Oc'
tober.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25
1t Donst Pay.

Judge Richardson, of the Supreme Court
of Missouri, has voluntarily descended frola
the bench and taken up the more lucrative
and less responsible vocation of barrister-at-
law, the compensation which the State Of
Missouri awards the members of her Supreme
Court being insufficient, as he says, to SUPP
port his family. In Minnesota, now, our Su-
preme Judges are overpaid.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25

of the above s4a4, 900 Of Bank bills issu
ed, $50 900 are secured by Ohio per cent
stock, (worth in New York 1O2i) viz: the
State Bank of Minnesota at Austin, and the
Bank of St. Paul. $4,000 are secured by
University Bonds, (in violation of law viz:
the Nicollet County Bank. 100000 are Sc
cured by Minnesota sper cent. Bonds, (worth
loo in New York, viz: the Bank of the State
in St. Paul, and the Garden City Bank in
Blue Earth County.
This leaves $27s, 5000 of notes issued by
Mr.. SIBLEY and Mr.. Auditor DUNBAR, upon
the security of Minnesota Railroad State
per cent. Bonds, having no market value IN
New York-or, at the farthest, according to
the offers made to Mr. SIBLEY when in that
city, worth not over 80 cents on the Dollar!
These gentlemen, however, thought they
secured "good enough currency for the
people" when deposited at 95 cents on the
dolar-he being perfectly willing, apparently,
that the community should suffer loss of 50
cents on the dollar more than the capitalists o
New York were willing to give and more than
the Railroad Companies were willing to bea'
themselves!
The secret of this disregard Of duty upor
the part of the officers of the State govern
ment, who were set over the Bank Depart
ment of the State solely for the protection o
the people, is, that Mr.. SIBLEY, while Execu
tive of the State, is likewise Director in ant
the Vice President of the Cedar Valley Rail
road Company!
This accounts for the milk in that cocoa
nut Mr. SIBLEY's interests as Railroad
officer preponderated over his regard for tn
pecuniary safety of the People in securing
them good currency.
The Banks marked with are the Rail
road Banks. One of them is Just as good To-
bad) as the other. 1t is folly to discriminate
Their security is alike and equally inadequate
The five banks located at Preston, st. Peter
Hokah, New Uln and Winona have beer
"prudently managed" says the Pioneer.
gives as a reason, that "the amount of bill
[actualyl issued is light; ;" and because I" tn
Bank Of New Ulm has not issued dollar
the panic having arisen before they could ge
these Issues out! Our contemporary re
marks:
"The total amount Of money in circulation
which is secured by deposit of Minnesota rs
does not amount to S2O0, ,O0O and of this sum
$50 900 is current as any money in the State. -
This is consoling exhibition to the commu
nity-"$3O,OOO is current as any money i
the State"
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25

IN account of a meeting Of Know Nothings
at Cincinnati to unite with the Democracy for
the defeat of the Republican, State ticket, and
particularly for the defeat Of the Republican
candidate for Supreme Judge, on account of
his presumed antagonism to the detestable Fu-
gitive Slave Law. 1t was this same kind Of
union of Know Nothings and Democrats in
Massachusetts,, which on a slim poll, against
the efforts of the Republicans, adopted the
two years amendment The same union
won't win again Ohio
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25

are suffering. The staguation ip business,
arising from the issue Of currency without
means behind it for It's redemption in eold or
exchange, is deplorabic. Every moment Gen
sr.l SHIELDS delays in effecting tho arrange
ments to bring his currency up to par, he as
sumes fearful responsibility. Let him move
ouickly. The crisis is imminent. The relief
should he immediate.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25

Tho q. s. District Court, at Preston, ad-
journed on Saturday in short order, without
proceeding with any Of the trial which were
looked to with interest by our citizens. Two
bills of indictment were found against Geo.
L. Lumsden, for mail robbery, but the trial
will have to be deferred until the next term.
The cause of the hasty adjournment was, we
understand, the sudden and severe illness OF
the District Attorneys wife, which required
his presence at home.
The next Term will be held at this City, in
October next
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25
Land Omces Discontinued.

Notice is given in the columns Of the WASH
ington Constitution (the official paper) of the
discontinuance of the Dubuque, Charlton, and
Usage Land Districts in Iowa, and the remoy-
al Of the Land Offices from Dubuque, Chari-
ton and Usage, to Des Moines: The reason
for this is that the unsold land in each one Of
these Districts has been reduced below one
hundred thousand acres.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25
Republican County Convention.

Pursuant to . call of the Republican State Comm"'
tee notice hereby given that there VIII DC oon'e
,ion of Delegates of the Republican Party Of Ramsey
County, held at the Court House In st. Paul on Satur
9th day Of July next the purpose Of select
ing nine Delegates to attend the Republican State Con
yeution to be holden ON the sOth Of July ensuing
For the purposes Of this Convention each Township
will be entitled to send tro Delegates, AID each Ward
In the City frs Delegates.
recommended that the Republicans Of the vari-
Gus towns meet at their usual place for holding eiec'
tons on Saturday, the I'd Of July, at P M Tor the
purpose Of selecting such Deesates and in the vari'
GUS Wards Of the City Of St. Paul, At o'clock, r M
Of that day.
By order Of the Committee.
GEO. W. MOORE, Chairman.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25
Democratic Fairness.

The Pioneer of yesterday falsely speaks Of
the late Peoples Convention Of Pennsylvania
which was gathering Of all parties to beat
the Buchanan Dcmocracy-as clear grit
Republican Convention, and seeks to hold the
Republican party responsible for the alleged sin
of omission by it in not censuring especially
the Massachusetts, amendment. This is
specimen Of the Pioneers fairness.
In the same paperit heads an article, "The
Republicans Of Ohio Split in Two )" but when
the body Of the article is examined, it is only
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25
~ Advertisers should rem smber that
tho minuosotian has q Daily Circ ula'
tiou Greater than any other Paper In
Saint PaulI!!
Repup,,e.. state Convsnsion.

Notice Is hereby given that the State oon's ~.
prspsr story to the election Of 1853, wiz eo.h
Capitol In the City OF St. Paul, on wednesday
July next, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ s..,.rv
Candidates for Governor, Lieut.. eoSefno'' 80.
Of State, Treasurer, Attorney Gsnerai' sHN
sentatives in Congress viii be nomna'ea Ill
pn. basis .r representation for the Convention sn'
~ ,o,,a... E.oh County viii be entitled to one Del
s.,. and an additional on. for each 5000 nh.oissn
and for Of 1000 more another sddaons'
delegate, according to the Census Of lSo'.
Th. Counties the State are snusisd 70 OeAs
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25
A British Repqhlicen Paper.

A new daily paper has been established IN
London called the Daily London Journal 1t
is to be the advocate of thoroughly liberal
principles, and will oppose the policy of both
Wings and Tories. The Journal is designed
to be the central organ of British Republican
ism. 1t will be about the size of the N. Y.
Tribune, and published at the same price, viz
penny sheet.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25
The Minnesota aud Pacific Railroad
Company.

The Minnesota ana F0c10c A9nfO9O
Company.
The following is the new Board of Directors
of the above Road, elected at their annual
meeting yesterday:
Edmund Rice, R. R. Nelson, Franklin Steele,
Daniel Wells, jr., Dwight Woodbury., Jos. Cham
berlain, Alexander Ramsey, H. T. Wells, Benj
Thompson, John S. Prince, J. P. Burton. D. c
Shepard, E. Caldwell, T. NJ. Metcalf, VIM. B.
Shute, jr.
At a special meeting on the 14th Of May
last, Messrs. Newton, Hatch and Lynde were
retired.
Yesterday Messrs. Richard Chute of st.
Anthony, and VIM. Fling Of Philadelphia,
gave place to Joseph Chamberlain and 7. NJ.
Metcalf.
The officers of the Company, it is expected,
will be elected to-day. With these excep-
tons, the Board is the same as before.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25
BUSINESS NOTICE.

JAMES DENsxoRE has become connected with
this office as business and corresponding eaitor.
Mr.. ID. will travel during the course OF the sum
mer over the entire State, and is authorized and
will be happy to receive and collect subscriptions
and receipt for the same in the name OF the pub
Usher
ST. Paul, June IA. GEo. ". MooA1.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25

it giaddens ones soul to look upon such luz
uriant beauty md comfort.
~ WrLI1 OLIVER early opened horse
Terry across to Hudson, which has now given
place to chartered company which has fine
steam ferry plying across the Lake.
Next adjoining, but lower down the Lake,
from Capt: john and WILLIAM OL1vER's, on
the first plateau, lies the main part of this
Village. 1t was entered some five years ago,
by Mr.. MOSES Perrin, and plated soon after
wards ;.but nothing was done to improve it
till three Esazsagas4-sItnow contains one ham
dred respectable buildings, leaving out of the
account all sheds, shanties, barns and stables,
and has good hotel, two stores, five steam
saw-mills, buildings for an iron foundry and
machine shop, a fine, large school house, look
ing very like church, occupied Sundays by
the Congregational Society, and large build
ing is going up, designed for suit of stores
below, and large hall above, the hall to be
used Sundays by the Baptist Society. The
site is fine one, and if the City of Hudson
becomes large place, this Village must grow
with it; and, in any event, it will be conve-
nient point of trade for large contiguous
country.
Mr.. Perrin tells me Good Templars Lodge
was organized in May, and now contains sixty
, members, with prospects Of large increase,
and of doing agreat deal Of good. He takes an
enthusiastic interest in the cause.
: Messrs. CLEMENT HUNrooN are running
, very fine store, and as some indication o.
, their success, they ordered and paid for
: copy of the Daily, and ordered some large
+ posters, (the copy of which accompanies this,
o to let their business be more fully known.
+ AS almost everywhere, the people complain
o somewhat of "hard times" but very many o
them have ordered the MINNEsorIAN, which
l. I take it, is indicative of healthy state Q
t, feeling, and determination to succeed.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25

~ When our friends returning from the
East leave us late papers, and do not hand
them to the Editors in person, we request
them to mark their names or attach their
cards on the papers, as we sometimes fail to
learn to whom to acknowledge the favors.
Our friend D. NJ G. Merrill, of Minneapolis,
was passed by thus, but we make the amende
without further delay.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25
gates, ~ folio

Per Order Of Republican State Central Committee,
JARED BENSON, Chairman.
st. Paul, April S0th, 1859.
Nortcr.-rhe several County COMMITTEES are re-
oue.,ed to communicate through their Chairman, with
t,e Sta,e Central Committee at once.
Address JARED BENSON,
At Anoka p. O., Min.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25
Amendment Of the Connecticut COnsSt-
tuition Defeated!


Not long since we published paragraph
stating that there was proposition before the
Connecticut Legislature to amend the Consti-
tuition of that State In respect to foreigners,
precisely as it has been amended in Massa-
chusetts, except the period of added proba-
ton was to be but one instead OF taoo years.
The proposition, We are glad to be able to
state, was defeated in the Senate, by vote
against it of just two to one!
Our Democratic brethren of the Pioneer,
who persistently insist upon it that proscrip-
ton of foreigners is part and portion Of Re-
publican principles, will please tell US bow it
happens that the Republican Senate Of Con-
necticut refuse, by such decided vote, to
pass this measure?
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25

W- The earnings Of the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne and Chicago Railroad for the month
of May, 1859, shows an increase Of $4O4.32
over the same month of 1858. The Michigan
Southern Railroad shows a loss Of $50, ,2Sl. 40
in the same comparative period the Illinois
Central loss of$2l, ,s1s.s7; the Rock Island
a loss Of Sc, ,440.a2.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25

H- The magnificent harbor of Newport,
R. l., is gradually filling up. The Newport
Ne,os says that where fifty years ago there
were twelve feet of water, there are now but
seven,
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25

~ Two little girls in Kenosha, Wiscon-
sin-one ten and the other twelve years OF
age-have been arrested for burglary They
stole watch and chain and various other
things, and were sent to Jail for 80 days.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25

We publish in another column further par
ticulars of this bloody battle, which will be
found interesting, as throwing more light on
this most sansuinary conflict of modern times.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25
The Condition Of tho Banks Of minne'
sofa.

From semi-official statement published IN
the Pioneer of yesterday, and obtained svl-
IDENTIFY from the State Auditors office, we
learn that the Banking institutions Of Mime
sofa range respectively in amount OF secun-
ties deposited and notes issued, as follows:
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25

~ When Napoleon I. entered Italy in
1896, he gained six victories in fifteen days,
TOOK one hundred and twenty standards, fifty
five pieces of cannon, and fifteen thousand
pris Aners.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25

az 1t appears by the New York City Di-
rectory Of New York, that 10 periodicals,
daily, weekly and monthly, printed in Eng
lish, German, French, Spanish, Italian and
other languages, are published in New York
citu
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25

~ Prof Agassiz has received from Bra
I'll butterfly that measures oyer ten feet
from the tip of one wing to the other
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25
Editorial Correspondence.

Lake st. Croir-Messrs AcKusick and Detano-
The Water Foscer and NcRusick's Lake, hon
made-IHe Site of iStillarater-Land Slide and
making of nesc ground-7Ae Population Good
FEELING.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25

"oihco Uy SCedL- poHtI--DliS At&du SOuStAlHy
at the water, selecting logs, bringing them up
to the slide, and hitching the chain and "dogs"
to them, and the other two attending the
wheel, and drawing them UP. The logs are
hauled up between the two mills, and the
large ones rolled off toward the mill of the
longer saws, and the small ones toward the
mill of the shorter saws, Te each mill thoro
are two men constantly employed in fitting
the logs and rolling them on to the carriage.
The logs are all cut, by the cross-cut saws
worked by steam power, to certain exact
lengths, so that the lumber will all measure
rapidly and accurately, and raft closely and
easily. The saws are kept in CONSTANT mo-
ton, and are not stopped, except to chahge
dull ones for sharp ones, which is done twice
a day, the time taken being only thirty min
utes to take out twenty-five dulled ones, and
put in their places the newly filed ones. The
logs are fed to the gang Of saws, one after an
other, in constant succession, like ears Of corn
into corn-sheller. BY the side Of each mill,
is circular-saw, of large size, attended by
two men, who receive the boards and plank,
IS they come from the gangs, place them on
to long carriages, and edge the boards, and
and rip the plank by the circular-saw. The
saws in each gang can be set to saw boards
or plank, OF both, to any required thickness,
but all logs are sawed into the same sized
lumber, till the saws are set to some other
gage. ..'.. -@3@ 90"
The condition Of the workmen is most ex-
cellent Mr.. SBHuLENBERe told me he paid
from one to two dollars . day to each,-to
none less thap one dollar, and 70 onsmorethan
two dollars. The Company purchased a
quantity # land for the purposes q their hqMsi, M