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1853. WINTER ARRANGEMENT 1859.
ILLINOIS fENTRiL RI LR0AD.

Change of Time
nN AND AFTFR SUNDAY NOV. 2S, 1S5S, trains
" viii leave the Great Centiai Depot, foot of South
Water aud lake streets:
Il Louis Cairo and New Orleans Express l1:o0
DAILY sundays eNeepte,i.)
st Louis and Cairo Express. 1000 u
DAILY. SUNDAYS eXceptcd)
Tor Peoria Decatu, Springfield Terre Ksute, Alton,
ST. LOUIS.
Jefferson City. Kansas, and ali points the Missouri
CAIRO,
Netrphi. ,,apuleon, Vickshur-. Nstcht- Galveston,
NEW ORLEANS.
And all intermediate points.
stock train with passenger car attached rs iar as
Kankak,e will Ieave al 5.30 =. " daily SUNDAYS eN-
cepte Saturdays passenger car will he run on TINS
trsiu tar as Jrhsnua-
Trns errive Al 81 Louis and Cairo al 9:lO \ NJ and
Hoo +. N
CONNECTIONS.
The n. direct connections at Mat
toou with au5e and Alton Raj road Tor Alton and
ST Louis Cairo With the railroad line Of steam
rs for New Orleans, leaving Cairo alternate davs
The 1850 F. IL makes direct connections at Io-
ono with Great Western Railroad tor Springfield, Jack
sonvflle Naples Mattoon with Terre Haute and
Alton Railroad for Alton and St. Louis and at Odin
with Ohio and Mississippi Railroad for s. Louis
FOR THROUGH TICKETS AND INFORMATION
amply at the Company's the Great Central Dc
pot at Michigan Central Railroad Office corner OF
Lake aud Dearborn streets the Pittsburgh. Fort
Wavne and Chicago Railroad Office corner of Dearborn
Randolph streets and at all Steamboat aud Railroad
Offices in the East ard North JAS. q. CLARKE,
W ?. JOHNSON. Gen Ticket Ac't. Gen Sup't-
ly6 ". r. ARTHUR, Sup't Chicago Division.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-09-27
GREAT WESTERN NAIL ROUTE.

1859 SPRING ARRANGEMENT. 1859
ON AND AFTER SUNDAY. APRIL 10, 1859, Trains
~ will leave Freeport follows
Al 6;l5 \. NJ, and 700 z. n,
FOR
Rockford, Belyidere, Elgn. JaneSve, Eln Chicago,
CONNECTING
With all Trains Racine and Mississip-
BELOTT, pi, r. r. Tor Durand, Delavan, and Ra-
cine
With all Trains Milwaukee a II q
JAMES TELE Mississippi r. r. for Whitewater Madi
} son, Prairie au Cbjcn. and Milwaukee,
EIGIN with Fox River Va ley Railroad.
With Fulton Line and Chicago, Bur
JUNCTION Iiugton and Quincy Railroad.
CHICAGO With all Eastern aud Southern Lines
TRANS ARRIVE FEEEFoET
s-lG r NJ. AMI 45o A. NJ viii, make close connection
with Illinois Central Railroad Trains for Galeua, Dun
Ieith and all onts the Mississippi River.
A Sleeping Car viii be each night train be-
tween Chicago and GaIcna.
pots JOHN z II ItN ER President
L. A Haul. Sup-t-
II II PORTER, GeuI Ticket Agent. lyG
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Minrral point 0oleekln dribune.
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yn7ce or ordinary rates. -.
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price ..t z+..,,s
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). IL. CIAISA.

Attorney ana Counsellor at Law,
once ia Millions Biock, Mineral Point. Iowa 60, Wiz
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i.EnIit.E IL. EKO-T.

A TT0RNEY IT LAW. ana solicitor in Chancery Min
Il eral Point. UGiee IA Thomas nsw block 81
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RAIL ROADS.
MIN ERAI PIT. RAIL ROAD.
CHA NGE OF TIME
l-a - u -. -: =: -:
CONNECTING AT WARREN WITH TSo
l. IL NoIS ENTRAL,

IN and after Monday. Sep. I9th 1859, Freight and
~ Passenger Train viii be run follows, Sundays
excepted=
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-10-08
GREAT MEETING AT sTILLWATEl
Mr.. BLAIR AND SETTER! !!

The Republicans of Saltwater had the lar
gest and most enthusiastic Meeting last even
ing ever held in that city, to listen to the Hon
Frank P. Blair, Of St. Louis.
Mr.. Blair made one of his most powerful
efforts, and added an additional enthusiasm
to the Saltwater boys.
After Mr.. Blair concluded, some wags start
ed a call for Hon. H. N. Seller, native Of
Missouri, and now editor of the Stiltaoater
Democrat, and Warden Of the State Prison
when that gentleman had the weak audacity
to attempt to reply to Mr.. Blair.
After Mr.. Setter had occupied the stand fol
near an hour in advocating the abstract right
and propriety of African slavery on Ameri,
can soil land in maintaining the perpetual
slavery of the black race as a just principle
of Democracy!-h was followed by Mr.
Blair, who devoted thirty minutes to exhibit.
ing the State Prison man as others see him y
and we are assured by gentlemen Of Still,
water that no poor sinner was ever more com.
pletely annihilated.
We are told that Mr.. Setter this morning
is unable to recognize his own name or the
place of his nativity!
The Saltwater boys are all alive with en-
thusiasm.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-10-08
Meeting OF the French Citizens in North
Hennepfn.
DAYTON PRECINCT, Sept. 80.

DAYTON PRECINCT, Sept. ~.
To the Editors Of the Minnesotian:
SIR livery day brings something new,
and from every quarter of our infant State
cheering and encouraging tdings for the sal
vation of Minnesota, complete success of the
Republican ticket, consequently; encourage
ment and hope for the Taxpayers Of Mime
sofa.
Sept. the 3Oth, in accordance with previous
notice, a meeting was held in Dayton Precinct
at the house of Daniel Seville, where some
fifty or more of the inhabitants in that vicin-
ity principally French; not only French but
Farmers. not only Farmers but Taxpayers
men that have been brought up under Dem
ocratic rule, always supported the so called
Democratic ticket-but have very recently,
(by good reasoning too) ascertained that
there is something rotten in Denmark-met
at an early hour, and organized by appoint
ing w. Lamson, P. NJ. of Osseo Chairman,
and w. Kening, Secretary.
The meeting being called to order, Messrs.
Gautier, Lemay and McElrath addressed the
meeting in both French and English which !
assure you will tell on the 1lth of October.
The meeting passed off pleasantly, and af:
ter giving three good hearty cheers for Ram
sey and the Republican ticket, we all left for
our homes, where we trust after the present
canvass is over, we shall no more be troubled
with Minnesota Democracy.
Ip,N
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-10-08

This doughty chieftan is again on hand to
bring his august personal influence properly
to bear upon the Kinnikinnic wing of the dem
ocratic faction. Having doubtless bargained
for the services of suitable agents at Lake Su-
perior to crop and scour up the copper skins,
and shift trowsers from one to another as fast
as they vote on election day, Henry M.-occasin
Rice is now en- route to consult his major do
mo Joe Brown, about voting their patriachical
bands of Red democrats up the Minnesota
River.
Though Rice in the United States Senate
is but burlesque upon Craftsmanship, and
target for ridicule as well at home as in Wash
ington worthless alike to his State and the
country yet he is a shining ornament amorg
his old breech clout associates, where he can
still, as is his due, command fatherly reference
and submission.
Besides, in these hard times, very proba-
bly, the assessments levied upon the public
officers have fallen behind, and need looking
after. Democratic political masters know the
value of money, and when they farm out the
offices, see to collecting the rents!
Wouldn't it be policy for the Pioneer and
Democrat to invite Bice to call mass meet
ing in the State, to give us some idea Of what
job he has been working at for the last two
years, to compensate the people for his salary
of $4,000, with the exception Of moving the
Land Offices from town site to town site,
where he may have speculative interests +; and
then forcing the lands into market to alarm
and terrify the people; and again having them
withdrawn, as if like Nero he gloried in the
hellish sport We can discover nothing he
has done except to aid Shields in defeating
the Homestead Bill.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-10-08
More Democratic Emnity to For.
efSners.

From the proceedings of the Congression-
al Globe Of February ID, we extract the fol-
lowing:
Mr.. ATKINS Democrat from Tennes-
seeI said "Mr. Speaker would vote for q
proper Homestead Bill But object to this
bill, as do some of my colleagues, for the
reason that it gives the benefits of its provisions
to unnaturatized foreigners. desire to know
lfit would be in order to strike out the fifth
line 1.-THE words 'or who shall have filed his
intention to become such as required by the
naturalization laws of the United States in
which the benefits of this bill are extended
to unnaturalized citizens?
The SPEAKER said: at is not i'm order.
Mr.. ATKINS "IAen, l shall vote against
the bill ~
We beg our foreign-borh citizens to OBJ
serve this. A Democratic member of Con.
gress from Tennessee, objects to and votes
against the Homestead Bill, solely because Mr.
Grow and the Republicans insisted on being
liberal in it to foreigners who had only de.
clared their intention to become "citizens."-
He says, also, that his Democratic colleagues
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-10-08
The Blair and Baker Meeting at St. Pc
ter...Disgraceful Effort OF Democratic
Leaders to Disturb tho Meeti"g.

ST.. PETER, Sept. 27, 1859.
To tho Editors of the Mnnesotian:
But wasn't that glorious meeting we had
last night? Let me tell your readers that in
spite of the preconcerted efforts of Demo-
cratic mob to put down the speakers and
break up the meeting, we nevertheless had a
grand, glorious time-such meeting as was
never before asse ubled in the Minnesota Val
ley.
Frank Blair and j. H. Baker spoke. Our
large and capacious Court House was filed to
overfowing with ladies and gentlemen, and
though have seen larger gatherings in the
eastern cities, yet never saw one more en-
thusiastic.
Blair first spoke. He had proceeded but a
short time in his clear, logical style, when it
became apparent that a row was brewing ON
the part of the Democrats present. Jerry
Quahen, prominent Irish Democrat, whom
James j. Green, Democratic editor of the
Statesman, had made drunk on purpose for
the occasion, commenced hooting and max.
ing disturbance. Being cheered on and en-.
Outraged by his Democratic friends and back.
ers, he continued his noise until longer for.
bearance was out of the question, and gener
al cry of "put him out" arose from all parts
of the house.
Then followed scene that beggars descrip
ton. Republicans rushed forward to execute
the order, and Democrats to prevent it. Tht
ladies rushed to and fro in alright, and thu
rowdies hooted and yelled. The hackers o
Quahen failed to come up to time, and he wa
finally elected from the house, and compare
tive order was once more restored. But tina
there was preconcerted effort on the part Q
the leading Democrats to disturb and brea1
up the meeting, cannot be denied that tn
Democratic editor of the Statesman, with 9th
ers, got Quahen drunk with the avowed iaten
ton of creating and helping on the row, car
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-10-08
MR.. WINDOWS REPLY.
WrNoNA, Sept. 10, 1859.

WNoNA, Sept ~, 1909.
GENTLEMEN Your esteemed favor of the 14th
inst, signed by yourselves and thirtythree other
German Republican citizens of Winona, is receiv-
ed. Permit me to thank you and the other friends
whose names are subscribed to said letter, for the
frank avowal of your sentiments, and for the mode
you have adopted to ascertain my views on ques-
tons which are OF Importance to you and all friends
of equal rights,
answer with pleasure the following questions
contained in your letter:
"lst. Are you in favor ofthe naturalization laws
"as they now stand, and particularly against all
"and every extension of the probationg''
Ans,oer-I have noticed with some care the On.
Grafton of those laws, and know of reason which
demands change, and hence am in favor of them
as they now stand, and WILL to the best of my abil-
ity, oppose any and every extension of the proba-
ton.
"2d. Do you regard it as the duty of the Re-
publican party, as the party of equal rights, to
"oppose and war upon each and every discrmina-
ton that may be attempted to be made between
"the native born and adopted citizens, as to the
Fright of sufrages''
| Answer-I believe the Republican party is the
party of equal rights, and that as such it should
oppose all such determinations as those of which
you speak, and such believe to be among the car
dinal principles of our party think further that
the Republican party should, and will ever oppose
the cruel and unjust discrimination attempted to
be made by the present Democratic administra-
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-10-08

@reat Meeting At the German Ath.
W eneum on Saturday night.
The torch light procession of the Germans
on Saturday night, escorting Hon. Carl
Schurz from the Fuller House, up to their
new Athepeum, came off duly according to
the programme, and was a fine affair.
But the meeting at the Theatre was the
glory OF the evening and of the campaign.
The house was packed and crammed with peo-
ple' main floor, galleries and stage, on which
latter were many ladies'. The house is a
beautiful one, and when finished will be the
finest meeting place in St. Paul. Our Ger.
mans deserve great credit for their enterprise
in putting up such a building in the midst of
these disastrous times.
When Mr.. Schurz was introduced to the
audience, he was received with cheers. His
hrst and most extended speech was to the
Germans, who formed great moiety of his
nearers' at least two thousand people being
present in all. Though we did not under
stand what he said, the bursts of enthusiasm
which his remarks excited, showed it to be
the great and telling speech our German
friends subsequently informed us it was. He
spoke over an hour and a half in German.
When he had concluded, the band played
a piece of music, after which Mr. Schurz again
took the stand and spoke for nearly an hour
in English; and though much exhausted by
continued speaking, we have seldom listened
to more logical, pointed, and eloquent effort.
He speaks very easily and correctly in Eng
lish-quite as much so as if that language
was native to his tongue.
The impression left upon the minds of all
who heard him is, that Carl Schurz is one of
the really great men and great minds of the
country and of the age and withal, that he
is sincere and honest man, who speaks from
principle, and not for the hope of applause or
reward. Would there were more such men
in public life, as Carl Schurz!
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-10-08
A Point made against the issue fmOr$
State Railroad Bonds T.. -......

A Point made against the issue Ofmors
| State Railroad Bonds a......
Another application has just been made by
the Minnesota & Pacific Railroad Company
to the State Executive, for further issue o
State Railroad Bonds for grading.
Some of the property owners along the line
of the road who have not been paid for their
right of way, have however raised the point
of objection before the State Executive, that
the Company not owning, nor having acquired
any title to the road bed, the security required
by the constitutional amendment as a condi-
ton precedent to the issue of the State
Bonds. is not complete; and that the Bonds
ought not therefore to issue until the right
of way is duly secured and paid for by the
Company.
This is shrewd point We await with
some curiosity 70 see how Mr.. Sibley will de-
eide it. We regard it as similar case to
this
John owns a lot worth five hundred dol
lars. George has one thousand dollars, and
tells John that if he will build house upon
his 1T worth twelve hundred dollars, he will
loan him the one thousand dollars upon the
house and lot. John builds the house and
goes to George for the money, saying "You
see, my house is built according to contract"
But George finds there are mechanics liens
upon the house and lot for one thousand dol
lars and very properly refuses to advance the
money.
Now George is the State with the thousand
dollars, and John stands in the place of the
R. R. Companies. The State agrees to loan
one hundred thousand dollars to r. r. Co.
as soon as ten miles its road is built, ready
for the iron. The Company shows the State
that it has graded road bed ten miles long,
and claims the bonds, well knowing that it
does not own the road bed-that not having
paid for the land this road bed occupies, the
collateral security this Company offers to the
State for the Bonds, is worthless for want Of
title
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-10-08

not be denied that Geo. Hezlep, buchanan.
servile Postmaster) James j. Green, Demo
cratic editor) and other leading Democrats
created and encouraged disorder, while II. w
Lamberton, member of the Democratic State
Committee and acting Register Of the United
States Land Office, and Indian trader A. j.
Myrick, hooted and yelled after the fashion Of
their Democratic brethren in breeeh-clouts,
cannot be denied; but, that they "put their
foot into it" a little too far, and by their dis
graceful proceedings drove at least fifty Of
their most respectable voters into the Re-
publican ranks, is also true, and by them re.
gretted.
While Blair was dissecting little Dug's "
hobby Of "squatter sovereignty" one of the
rowdies named above proposed, and their
gang gave three cheers for Douglas; but just
then some one cried" three cheers for Frank
Blair" when three rousing cheers were sent
up from not less than 600 good and true Re-
publicans. IL '.. -. '.'->
But Bakers was the speech of the evening;
devoted as it was mostly to State politics, all
felt a deep interest in his remarks. I will not
take up your space giving synopsis of what
he said, but let me say that for two hours or
over he held the audience spell-bound. He
fayed the leaders of the Democracy alive
he held ambrosial Goodrich up by the soap
locks of his head, and let fly volley after VOL
ley Of shot into his rotten, political carcass
As he proceeded to vindicate himself from the
false charges made against him by his assas-
sin-like assailants, cheer upon cheer arose
from the audience, rendering it almost impos-
sible fer him to proceed.
While he was speaking, very small spec
linen Of Democracy by the name Of James
Kinds, (cob user to the party) posted a pla-
card reading Ohio Thief" 1t strikes us he
could have been more proftably employed in
searching for one John R. Kinds, Democratic
defaulting Register of Deeds, of Scott county,
over whose head hang several indictments
for forgery, and for whose apprehension re-
ward Of $500 is now offered!
The meeting closed at ] o'clock, with six
rousing cheers for the speakers.
The meeting here last week, at which Grow
spoke, was also rousing one He did good
service for our cause, and won for himself
golden honors and applause. m..'--."r
But look out for big time when Gov Ram
sey comes, of which you shall know some
thing. Yours, &C., OsHAwA.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-10-08
telegraph Line Across Bherings Straits

The Washington correspondent of the New
York Journal of Commerce., writes that there
is reason to believe that arrangements will
soon be made at St. Petersburg, through
private companies and government subsidies,
for completing the line Of telegraph from Nov
.orod to the mouth of the A,noor river, and
thence taking it across Bhering's Straits to
Russian America. In the meantime, a COM
pany has already been formed in Canada,
under the name Of the Trans Mundane Tel
egraphic Company" which will afford impor-
tant aid in establishing the proposed line
through British America. The plan is to
construct the telegraph from the mouth Of the
Amoor across Bherings Straits to and through
Russian and British America. From Victoria
branch will be carried to San Francisco, and
another to Canada The line from San Fran
cisco to Missouri is commenced, and Mr.. Col
Inns, who is engaged in the Russian and Can
adirn enterprise, thinks by the time it is in
operation, he will have extended the line to
San Francisco.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-10-08
Mr.. Becker as q Lawyer !''...as
'sPrOmpt'' Taxation Executive.

u y
'sPrOmpt'' Taxation Executive.
The st. Anthony Ne,os menuons that at
the Ncollet House meeting in Minneapolis
Morton S. Wilkinson Esq, Certainly some
thing of lawyer beside Mr.. Becker y re-
viewed the speech made by ths Democratic
candidate for Governor delivered at Winona,
that was published at length in the Pioneer
G Democrat.
In that speech the distinguished George
the "pretty intelligent candidate as General
Shields called him-gave it as his opinion ''as
lapyer O that the State would have no
right to bid on the roads in case of default
and sale-the State can only pay out mo-
ney in accordance with appropriation bills
passed by the Legslature-she can make no
purchases except the payment thereon or
therefor be provided for Legislative appropri-
tion. There is no officer or other person au-
Morized By lao to bid on these roads for the
State. By foreclosure
and sale the State exhausts her remedy"
&C., &c.
The fallacy of his speech of Geo. L. Beck
er was exposed by Mr.. W., and this "opin-
as lawuer" was entirely refuted. Could
not the Legislature as easily frame law to
authorize the proper officer to bill in these
roads for the State, as it could pass law to
tar the people Of the State to pay these mon
opolists, the interest on those bonds which
the people loaned to them?
Mr.. Becker found no legal difficulty in max
ing law to tar and plun1ler the people, but
there was, in his opinion, very serious OBJ
lection to the passage of a law by which the
people of the State might be saved from tax.
alton for the benefit of these bankrupt Rail.
road Companies.
Again Mr.. W. showed that the Railroad
candidate for Governor was in favor of the
immediate taxation Of the people for the bene-
tit Of the fraudulent railroad men who now
hold these bonds. Mr.. Becker says "Let the
people of Minnesota say to capitalists that il
the Companies default, we have law upon
out statue books which compels the State to
at once meet the interest on the bonds"
Such was the language of Geo. L. Becker
in speech at Winona. The avowed deter.
mination of the Democratic candidate for Gov.
ernor, is that we must pass law at the mex,
session of the Legislature which will compe
the people to pay the interest on these bond
by taxation.