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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-15

Inc GIa0HOW ana HOInOurX OutWnrd BOu nd.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., July Is, 1859
The steamship glasgow, from New York arrived here
yesterday and sailed at ocock Morning for Caa
gov, in company with her consor, the Ednourg which
has been detained here GONE weeks In undergoing reos
o. damages sustained In striking cepcrg 10 the eas,
ward OF Cape Race. The passengers by the steamship
Bay &, went cut IN these veseelg
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-15
Of q Powder NtlI.

PORTLAND, Me-, July a. 1850
Eighty kegs of gunpowder in cue Of the new mills at
Gorham exploded yesterday. The building Was blown
70 atoms and one severely injured
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Tho Yacht RcbecCa


The yacht Rebecca, from Newport arrived at Woods
Eoe this morning.
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Tie ulAed Safes ti.. -....e.a.... ALL .a.s Ia.
CT TIC yoss. " Africa,
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have had their Influence TO defeat them 1t is
admitted On al sides that the Juarez govern
ment in order to establish ita rule in Mexico
must have men and money, and that it can only
get them from this country. 1t has hoped to get
them from our government with little or nothing
in the shape Of q'dd pro quo. This it has failed
to do, and new scheme has been started by a
set OF unemployed and unprincipled filibusters
here, which has been urged on the Juarez
government. 1t is proposed to raise 5000 fight
ing men for Mexico, who shall enlist on the basis
OF Our army and each pay for that privilege the
SUN of one hundred dollars cash down. which it
Is estimated will raise $4,000 for the Mexican
government, and give it besides the sinews, the
bone and muscle of war. Voluble agents
have been pressing this absurd scheme
on President Juarez and his Cabinet. and
have got some Of their wonderful state.
ments of what they are going to do into the
minor newspapers. The absuIdity of the idea
OF mans paying 500 for the privilege of
lighting for another at the pay Of So month,
would be sufficient of itself to cause the reiec-.
ton Of the plan anywhere but where the belief
Is entertained that this lie great and prosperous
country, rolling in wealth, and that our citizens
must have an occasional fight or spoil.
Yet this plan has no doubt had its influence
in causing the Mexican government to reject Mr..
McLane's propositions. We are not sorry they
have done 80, and now that matters have come
into their proper position we trust that Mr..
McLane will make no more proposals. We want
nothing from Mexico and consequently have
nothing to propose. She wants from us; It is
Tor her, then, to make the propositions, and for
us to receive and consider them. The only step
that our government should take is to let the
different aspirants to rule in Mexico know that
our citizens must be respected. and that we will!
hc'd a. parties AID lie sSan..x " account for
injuries doue them.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-02-19

PERsoNAL.-A day or two since we enjoyed the
pleasure of visit from our rotund, jovial friend
Moore, one of the editors of the Minnesotian.-
After spending a day or two among his friends
here he left for home; and as he held our hand at
parting, he expressed his emphatic conviction that
if st. Paul had only been located or two humid
red miles from Saltwater they would have been
able to have made respectable town out of it,
That's SOL replied, at the time slipping into
his hand one of the tickets that takes people into
the menagerie, and warning him as he passed over
our Railroad track to "look out for the bell when
the engine rings" -Sti1laOater Messenger, Feb. 8.
Ohio Our Associate was over at Stillwa-
ter, was he9 Any nice gals over there We
did wonder what had become of him so sud-
denly for day or two, but are glad to find
he was in no worse business than taking the
measure of our log-rolling neighbor on the st.
Croix, and looking up the whereabouts of the
simultaneous" Railroad that Ned Rice built
for Saltwater before the Loan Election. He
reports however mary Railroad" Will the
Messenger please explain what has become of
it Ask the man who had "Foster's hide on
the fence" prior to the Loan Election!
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-02-19
Tho "Good objection - Proved q Tru
One.


One.
Another objection is:
"The act did not pass the Legislature by the
two-thlrd vote, required by the Constitution for
the creation of public debts"
This would be good if it were true. 1t does not
happen to be true.-Eioneer.
This would be "good" objection 81
it were true" says our neighbor of the Pioneer
relative to the 1agitious action of S1BLEY and
the State Auditor, in procuring General BERRY
to declare the Bonds issued by the Regents
of the State University sin the name of the
Unioersity," and "under the corporate seal 4"
thereof, to be State Bonds fit for Banking
purposes. "Good, if it were true" would it be,
Ell? "Thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that
world" Turn to page S67 of the House
Journal, and satisfy yourself that it Is true.
1t is there shown that but 43 yeas were re-
corded for its passage, when the Constitution,
in Art. 9, Sec. 5, plainly says: mo such law
for the creation of State Debit shall take
effect until it shall have been passed by the
votes of two-thirds of the members of each
branch Of the legislature, to be recorded by
yeas and nays on the journals of each House
respectively" Will not the Pioneer now
honestly throw up its brief and abandon its
cause? On its own admission, the case must
be decided against it. The University Bonds
if State Bonds, were plainly unconstitutional
from the beginning!
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-02-19
The State Bonds.

:. Governor Sibley arrived from the east yester-
day morning. He left New York on Friday last.
In regard to the State Bonds, the negotiations
are not yet complete. One of the most reliable,
taken charge of them, and there is no doubt en-
tertained by Governor Sibley, and by the repre-.
sentatives Of the different Railroad companies now
IN New York, that the most complete success will
crown the endeavors OF this house. in disposing of
the Bonds, and maintaining for them first class
standing in the money market of the metropolis
The contract with his firm has not yet been closed
certain conditions therein specified, requiring the
the several land grant Railroad Companies in the
State.
The above is from the Pioneer of yester-
day, the 18th. 1t is the official statement
respecting the much vaunted Negotiation of
the Bonds" 1t is plain they are not nego-
tiated at all. If the Railroad companies give
a first mortgage lien to the State, then GER
tain reliable house in New York, under
stood to be Winslow, Vernier & Co., will try
to negotiate the Bonds "The contract with
this firm has not yet been closed" we are
told. That is to say, it has not been deter
mined how much per centage the "house"
will require for their services in taking the
bonds to Europe, and endeavoring to dds
pose" Of them there.
And this is all the basis for the news upon
which the champagne was preached at the
Fuller on Sunday last, and for which the
Times on the same day sunk its ..piety to
issue flaming extra, announcing the Bonds
were positively negotiated on the most "reli-
able authority" There has been, as many
people are beginning to think, too much re-
Iie-ableness respecting the negotiation of these
Bonds
In the meantime, we beg the people to
keep in view, that if these bonds are negotia-
ted under prior mortgage lien to the State,
the companies can obtain no more money to
60 on with their unfinished and useless roads,
after the whole five millions are exhausted
What then9 Why the Roads must then in
evitably and necessarily stop-and the people
will be compelled either to tax themselves to
raise the interest, or-do something else
Think, honest people! Think, you that have
permanent stake in the community Think
taxpayers! Is it not better that the Roads
stop n0ao?
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-02-19
Got Enough or ST.

The Pioneer has no stomach for the fight
any more, about the Anti-Tax Pledge of the
Sixty" Having made shameful and scan-
dalous allegations, every one of which we
proceed false; having been driven from the
field with several wounds in the rear ; it natu-
rally declines to continue fight in which it
Jared so badly; while it is reluctant to &C
knowledge beaten, from the miserable pride
of consistency in Justification, instead of the
manlier ambition Of doing what is Just and
right even to an opponent, simply for the rea-
son that it is right and just-whichis always
reason enough for decent man and gentle
man! We have hopes of the Pioneer, how
ever. When we have taken it through few
more "courses of sprouts" it will learn to
look before it straddles, and to keep its feet
outo traps, though ever SO doubly baited with
the vintage of $780," or the largest WEB
sTER's Unabridged!
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-02-19

az The Winona Republican and the WI
mona Democrat, the two organs of the Transit
Road-the first representing more particularly
the wrong pew" Republicanso of that vicinage,
and the last more particularly Mr.. DEGRAFF
and those Railroad directors of the Transit who
go snacks with him-are both evidently
preparing the way for proposition before a
great while to Tax the People for the Railroad
Loan. The last Republican denies that it
has yet taken any positive position on the
question; but in parallel column publishes
a letter from one ROCKWELL of Washington
City in which the measure is openly preached
and advocated. The Republican Of course
endorses Mr.. ROCKWELL as q very knowing
gentleman! '.-I
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-02-19

Douglas Repudiated and Buchanan En-
dOrsed by the Missouri Legislature.
A few weeks ago resolutions were introdu-
ced into the House of Representatives of Mis-
souri,, endorsing the Democracy Of Senator
Douglas. They were rejected, as we learn
from the st. Louis Ne,os, with decided empha-
sis. Shortly afterwards, resolutions endors-
ing the policy and acts of President Buchan-
an, including, of course, his crusade against
Douglas, were adopted in the Senate, by %
yeas to 6nays-an the Democrats voting for
them. ..
This, certainly, not does not augur well for
Douglas prospects at the Charleston Conven-
ton. ..-.. ..
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-02-19

az The Times of Friday published the
cards of Messrs. KEITH and BATES in the con-
troversy between the MINNEsor1AN and Pio-
neer in regard to the Anti-Loan Pledge of the
Sixty, and remarks that they "settle the ques-
ton in favor of the Pioneer" 1t has since
carefully omitted to publish, nor has it allud-
ed to, the counter statements of Mr.. A. D.
MARTIN, CD. GnFLLAN, ESQ.,, and ourself, BY
which the 'question " was so thoroughly sun
settled " again, and not this time sin favor of
tho Pioneer" by great deal, as all will id
nit! This is specimen Of the fairness ofthe
:" honorable +" editors who publish confidential
letters E.. -.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-02-19

steady men-who have . permanent stake in
the country, a we profess also to have, look
soberly, steadily and sensibly at the prospect
ahead Of US ALL
You know, as well as we do, that this peo-
pie have not the ability to pay any such inter-
est-to stand any such taxation!
We all know that the present city and coun-
ty and township rates, are more burdens al
ready than can be met by the peoplei
To double these tax assessments would un-
doubtedly break the peoples backs. 1t could
not be endured!
Yet-unless we can stop the negotiation Of
the Bonds-stop this whole Railroad policy as
. mistake and an error, at least for the pre-
sent-such crisis of taxation is rapidly ap-
preaching; crisis when Repudiation-that
dark and fearful word-will press upon us as
a practical necessity and not as matter Of
choice!
1t is this fearful crisis that we would avoid
by stopping no,0-forthwith-in the career we
are running-stop before the whole five mil
lions are expended and gone, and we are re-
sponsible for it
This is the reason honest men who dread
Reputation are all exclaiming, like this writer
for the Hastings paper, that tour only hope
is, that the Bonds may neosr be negotiated ~
If the interest on the million and half Of
Bonds already issued, is alone to be met, that
much might be successfully struggled with,
though that is not certain; but with the inter-
est on five millions to be borne, it is plain there
is but one startling, dreadful alternative, az a
pAysical necessity Of the ease!
The real, earnest foes of Repudiation, there
fore, are those opposed to the Negotiation Of
the Bonds, and to the further progress Of the
roads, under present circumstances
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-02-19
A Word to Our Minnesota Senator
About the Homestead Bill.

A Word to Our Minnesota Senators
About the Homestead Bill.
This bin, which has passed the House of
Representatives, does not appear to have yet
been even preached in the United States Sem
ate. As contemporary remarks, nothing be-
fore Congress is Of equal importance with this
measure to this State and the nation at large,
therefore there is nothing but may be profit
ably postponed or set aside for its considera-
ton. Therefore we trust whatever favorite
measures any Senators, friends to this bill,
may have, they will be willing to give the
preference to this. With possibility of its
passage, late as the session is, we hope no eff.
fort will be neglected to give it success. We
say especially to our Senators, SHIELDS and
RICE, that their constituents are annously ex-
pecting them to do their duty zealously and
actively in this matter. p
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-02-19
WHY the University Bonds were De-
clareA State Bonds!

clarea State Bonds!
Because FRANKLIN STEELE, ISAAC Ar
WATER, HENRY 81. SHELLEY, and H. NJ. RICE
were Individually and pecuniarily and private
ly interested in their being sold and the cash
realized for them! This could not be done
as they stood, and BERRY was therefore solic-
tied and cozzened into giving the opinion he
did making them State Bonds, so that being
disable for banking purposes, capitalists would
consent to invest in them! Of course, when
they found the lands of the University and
the faith of the State of Minnesota both de-
clared to be behind them, and besides bear
ing the shamefully large interest of ten per
cent, no difficulty was experienced in cashing
them. SIBLEY was, we hear, the principal
actor in obtaining BERRY's opinion, which was
fled with him before he left for New York
and that part of his business in that city was
to negotiate them, he taking them on with him
for that purpose Poor, blended and plum
dered Minnesota. How long must you con-
tinue to suffer from Moccasin tactics and
tricksa
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-02-19
Sc The Object OF Gov. Ramsey's Visit
East.s,

E4At.S
Under this heading the Pioneer of yester-
day has an attack on Gov. RAMSEY, whom
with mendacity characteristic in writer's we
only the other day proceed to be falsiiers and
slanderers-it maligns by asserting that his
object lis to visit Wall Street and interfere
against the Negotiation of the Bonds.
The Pioneer has no ground whatever for
such allegations. 1t knows it indeed-and
the Secretary of the Minnesota and Pacific
Railroad Company, who either wrote or insti-
gated the article, also knows-that Gov. R.
has gone on specially to Washington to aid
the Puget's Sound bill, for Stage Route be-
tween St. Paul and the Pacific, in its pass
age through Congress-that he is in Wash
ington now-and that he has not been New
York and will not probably be there!
These facts the Secretary and the editors
are both very well aware Of, yet they hesitate
not to tell untruths about private citizen in
this fashion!
For our part we are glad Gov. RAMSEY is
not likely to be in New York during the pen
dency of the bond negotiations. On this
subject, if the Pioneer must know it, there is
a disagreement between the M1NNEsor1AN and
Gov. R; and if he was in New York we
should anticipate his weight Of character be-
ing rather thrown in the scale against what
zoe deem to be the true interests of the State
and people Of Minnesota, and that is, not to
have the Bonds negotiated at all, as our only
salvation against immense taxation, or the
physical necessity of Reputation!
Gov. r. is not responsible for the MNNEso-
r1AN nor we for him. We interfere not with
the private opinions of our friends, and we do
not suffer them to dictate to us our course.
Our rule of conduct is to endeavor to do
what we deem right and just, independent of
all extraneous influences from any quarter
whatsoever.
Neither the wheedling of friends, nor the
threats of enemies will influence us a hair
breadth from our position once taken upon
the rock Of immutable right!
If the Ninnesotian could have been infu-
enced by Gov. RAMSEY, our course would
probably have been different from what it has
been; but deeming him mistaken in the poll
cy he advocated, we have declined adopt
ing it. .sr !; .-,-s
What this policy is, Gov. R. has never hes
itated to state to any person who asked him
but being private citizen, and not being paid
$4,000 year for defining his position" as
Mr.. SlBLEY is, he has not deemed his opinions
of sufficient Importance to obtrude them un-
solicited upon the public eye and ear.
Mr.. SBLEY's opinions upon the Railroad
tax question, however, the People have
right to be informed of; but he persistently
lodges any expression on the subject.
Will not the Pioneer let us have some light
on this interesting point? Is Mr.. SHELLEY in
favor or not of State tax to pay the interest
on the Railroad State Bonds? We trust one
or the other Of his city organs will let us know
sohere his Moccasin Excellency stands on this
important question! ,"
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-02-19
why NOT Sell them az Au.,,on.

The st. Anthony Meus copies our article
in reference to the negotiation of Bonds.
which contained the sentence: ''This is all
very strange, when we consider, that two
months ago the Bonds were reported to have
been sold at auction at 1.OO4 ?" The Neacs
thereupon remarks: aeN
sand then the Minnesotian asks, with .
propriety, TO which everybody must respond
sure enoughr-'why not negotiate them all
at auctions'''
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-02-19
Lumber Prospects.

The Galena Aduertiser of the 18th says -
ave have not reliable facts on which to form
an opinion as to the lumber business of the
Upper Mississippi the coming season, but in
cline to the belief that there will be some i'm
provement from last year. With regard to
the Pennsylvania Pineries, the Olean Adoer-
tiser thinks the product will fall off one-third,
or fifty millions feet, this season. It says,
good lots oflumber on the dock at Olean were
selling at $12 to $1a per thousand feet, and at
Pittsburgh prices were about the same"
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-02-19
Are tho 100000 University, or the
$25O,OOO state Bonds, Unconstitu.
tfOual9

Are tho 100000 Univers1tys or the
$25O,OOO state Bonds, Unconstitu.
tiOnal4
The Mnnesotia,4, however, has other objections,
as that
"-no public debt can be created by the Legisla-
ture beyond the extent of $780, 900 see Article 8,
of the ConstitutiOn) which amount at the passage
of this act, had already then been created"
The allegation here is purely historical and the
answer to it is that it is historically false The
act creating the debt of $3.50, 900 was not passed
till March 18th, 1885, The act authorizing the
Regents to borrow money was approved on March
9Th, five days earlier The University debt, there.
fore takes precedence.
The above is one of the Pioneers argu-
ments to prove that the University Bonds are
State Bonds and therefore proper for deposit as
banking basis. The weakness of the entire
argument in their favor may be judged from
is specimen. The point the Pioneer makes,
involves the dilemma of declaring SAC, 1000
of the true State Bonds issued for the $780,
900 debt, to be unconstitutionally and iNe-
ga.ty issued! If the University Bonds are
State Bonds, then suspicion is cast upon the
whole issue of $25O,OOO! For, how are we to
| NASSAh nh0VO aS " "AASh oAO StAS SAASOAiotAeu-
tional $40, 900 and which the genuine $780,
ooos Aud would inquire, what does the
State Auditor intends to do when $4,000
of the State Bonds are deposited for Banking
purposes? Is it not his duty then to refuse
accepting the other $4,000 as a basis for
currency? According to the official organs
own showing, either they or the University
Bonds are most certainly an illegal basis for
Banking!
Again, does not the fact that the Legisla-
ture subsequently passed the law for the issue
of $25o,0O0 of State Bonds prove its urider-
standing that the University Bonds previous
ly authorized, were in no sense to be State
Bonds, or will the Pioneer contend that the
Legislature knowingly violated the Constitu-
ton by passing an act to issue that amount,
and the Executive knowingly violated the
Constitution also by signing bill to issue that
amount, when $3.50, 900 of Bonds was all they
could constitutionally sanction?
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-02-19

We learn from the Dubuque Times, that
workmen are now engaged in getting utstone
for the construction of the piers of the above
Bridge, to cross the Mississippi River from
Dunleith to Dubuque. CO. 1904 - -.@1" .