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Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-07-09
Gov. German Smoked Out.

The Pioneer has for sometime past been
drumming away at Ex-Gov. GoRNAN, to get
him to take back his revelations at Chatfield,
Fillmore County, touching the Democratic
Forgeries of Election Returns in the fall OF
1857, by which the present State government
of Minnesota was placed in power. On Satur-
day last, the Ex- Governor gratifed the Pioneer
by appearing in print over his own signature
in relation to the matter. The letter of Cor
NAN is cute lawyers dodge to try and pre-
serve his position with his party: and though
seeming to do so, yet not withdraw really one
iota of his charges! Here is one paragraph
the italics being exactly the same as in the Or
iginal, which is specimen brick of the whole
dodge. The Governor says:
that any frauds were perpetrated at MIR. Becker's s
office, or by Henry NJ. Rice, or any body else, at
any Office.
l did say that had no doubt but that frauds
acre committed.
1t is very probable that Governor GoRMAN
did not himself see the frauds and forgeries
committed but his position enabled him to
hear, and have the best reason to believe,
"frauds uere conamitted"- We shall publish
the whole correspondence in our next.
BY the way, the Ex-Governor tries to
raise dust under which he may retreat, by
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-07-09
Somc Items about Dakota.

The new steamer Dakota, with full
cargo of passengers and freight, recently sa-
luted the denizens of the ''Capital City, in Da-
kota Territory, witt, lively round of guns
from two pieces of ordnance which had been
ordered for that point for use on such occa-
sions as the glorious "4th," and particularly
on reception of Government officials or other
dignitarics that may be sent out that way.
We had the pleasure yesterday of call
from Geo. Hamilton, Esq, who hailed directly
from Sioux Falls City, on his way east, to re-
turn soon with his family and number of
friends, to make permanent residence at the
Capital City. Mr. II. speaks in the highest
terms OF that portion of the Territory of which
he had any personal knowledge, and repor;s
a very fattering state of things in emigration,
monetary, commercial, agricultural and 70
litical matters. Steady drifts of emigrants
were coming in On half dozen different
routes. Samuel Albright, the pioneer editor
and publisher Of Dakota, had arrived, and his
assistants on the types, at Sioux Falls City,
from whence we may expect soon the receipt
of copy Of the Dakota Democrat, full of
news-the progress and general doings in the
new Territory.
Sioux Falls City is securing an important
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-07-09
Wool Growing In Minnesota.

Messrs. Wakefield & Son purchased last
Saturday from L. B. Carson, of Nicollet town.
ship, Nicollet county, one hundred and forty
lbs. fine wool, being cross Of the French and
Spanish Merino The heaviest fleece without
being thoroughly washed, weighed IL lbs. and
13 ounces. This fleece probably contains full
ly II pounds clear of wool, and will be the
first shipment of fine wool from the Minneso-
ia Valley. Mr.. Carson has set good exam
pie, and who of our farmers will profit by it ?
ANY man who can raise hundred dollars for
stock, had better lay it out in sheep, for Min.
nesota is certainly destined at no distant day
to be among the best wool growing States in
the Union Our winters are so dry and oul
summer pastures are so rich that sheep vii
be remarkably healthy. Wool can be trans
ported with so much ease that it will com
mand almost as high price here as in New
York. Some of our farmers who have not the
means at present to pay for sheep, might gel
them either on credit or on shares from their
friends east, and depend upon it there is nc
branch of agriculture which will pay as well
Let our country papers take up the subject
and join in advising the farmers not to neg
lect so profitable business,
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-07-09
The Celebration at saltwater.

Probably no place in the State was there a
more general celebration than at saltwater on
Monday. The farmer and the judge, the me-
chanic and the physician, the lawyer and the
minister, all united to make the occasion such
an one as that old patriot, JOHN ADAMS, would
have approved. The procession, the grafton,
the toasts and speeches, the beauty, the rep
reservations and military and civic display,
are all described in another column. 1t is not
our purpose to descant upon them. But we
can hardly let the occasion pass with a bare
mention of the seemingly unbounded hospi-
tality that was displayed throughout. The
supply of substantial edibles, free as the brac
ing atmosphere, which almost weighed down
the extensive tables, would have satisfied the
cravings of five thousand returning Pixies
Peakers.
The people of Saltwater are proverbial for
their hospitality, as many citizens Of St. Paul
could have previously borne ample testimony.
They-never do anything by halves. But on
this occasion, they seemed to outdo even them
selves The country people and strangers
were feastcd and filled to complete safety,
without money and without price. 1t was
out of the question to pay for anything, fol
everything was free.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-07-09
Indian Troubles on the Upper Mime.
sofa.

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The Frank Steele which arrived yesterday
from the Minnesota river, brought intelligence
that Major CULLEN, the Indian Superintend-
ent, having started for the Yankton Sioux
country, in the Coteap de Prairie on the Big
SIOUX river, there to pay them the goods and
annuities stipulated by the late Treaty with
them, was intercepted by about three nund-
red of the upper bands Of the Sisseton annu-
ity Sioux: who threatened him with violence
if he persisted in going to the Yanktons before
paying them, as was his intention; the idea
being in paying the latter first, to prevent
the trouble and ipcopveniences arising from
their coming into the sisseton country to get
paid.
The Half Breeds are reported to have stim-
ulated this conduct of the Sissetons, desiring
to have the Yanktons come in, to enjoy the
advantages of trading with them.
Major CULLEN was compelled 70 turn back
to the Yellow Medicine Agency; from whence
he communicated with Fort Ridgely; and
Major SHERMAs's Battery, and Capt. STEEtE's
Company of Infantry had started to support
him in another attempt to 60 through to the
Yanktons, even at the hazard of having to
chastise the contumacious Indians. The two
companies of troops from Fort Randall on the
Missouri stationed in cantonments at Lake
Preston on the Coieau, in Yankton country,
are expected to cooperate with the forces from
Ridgely.
The S,ssetons had fallen back to Big Stone
Lake; and the muss will end, like all Indian
Indian fuses, in the redskins submitting with
a good grace when they find they cannot help
themselves.
We trust that Major CULLEN will do nothing
rashly. Firmness and determination with
prudent forbearance accompljshes everything
with those poor creatures. 1t is needless and
cruel to deciwate them with flying artillery OF
minnie riaerY.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-07-09
Death OF DIR. BOrup.

The community were startled yesterday
afternoon by the report of the sudden death
of DIR. CHARLES w. BoRUP, of the firm of
Borup & Oakes, of this city. DR.. B. had
been unwell for two or three days, being
subject 70 nervous affection, which has
frequently prostrateq him, and from which
his physicians had frequently cautioned him
against. He was, however. at bis office dur
ing the morning of yesterday, and only left
about IL o'clock, as the extreme heat of the
day was approaching. He was about his
house for some time-perhaps two or three
koufs-yhen, after having taken seat, he
was noticed by tie family to breathe with
extreme difficulty. Medical aid was soon
obtained, but he expired within few
minutes.
| DIR. BoRUP's death is real loss to the
community. He was man who had warm
| friends and as warm enemies: man of most
decided character, quick and prompt in all
business matters-a man of mark, who stirred
the world around him, if even, sometimes, he
Jared its ayiis by a too impetuous or irascible
motion: albeit, he was yet a man cf caution,
prudence, firmness. His career of life was a
remarkable one in many respects. He was
about 53 at his demise. He was native of
Denmark, where he received good education
as a physician. Arriving in this country
while under the legal age of manhood, he first
lived in New Jersey; but his poverty finally
led him to enlist as one of the engages or
laborers of the EortL W Wegterp Fur Company.
While at a trading post on Rainy Lake, in
Atkins Outfit, beyond Lake Superior, the
death of the clerk In charge-and he being
the only man left at the post who could read
and write-gave him the control of its entire
business; and field being thus opened for
the display of his capacity, in the course of a
couple of years he had so established his
reputation for business ability, that he be.
came Chief of the Outft, and was entrusted
with the responsibility Of controlling wide
and important scope of trading operations
He finally settled at the Island of La Pointe
on Lake Superior, married an educated de-
scendant Of the early French and Chippeway
inhabitants, and has raised and educated
with every polite and useful accomplishment
a numerous family of sons and daughters.
/ In 1s49-the Fur Trade on Lake Superio,
being at an end, as to any further operations
in that quarter-with the wealth he had accu
mulated, he and his partner ana brother-in
law, CHARLES H. OAkEs, removed to st. Paul
Soon after arriving in our then truly infan
city, he became partner in the Minnesots
Outfit of the St. Louis house Of C4oTEAU, Jr
& Co., known as the American Fur Com
pany; and when, three or four years subse
quently, that Outfit was discontinued, neces
sarily, through the advancing tide Of civiliza
ton, BoRUP & OAKEs started the well-knowr
banking firm of that name, which has to this
time played no unimportant part in the finan
cial history of Minnesota.
DR.. BoRuP was fine musician. He was
also man Of taste in horticultural garden
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-07-09

points, we should not omit to award need
of praise to those enterprising men whose en-
ergy and determination have achieved these
fortunate results for St. Paul and Minnesota.
To ANsoN NoRrHRuP, to Captain BLAKELy, Of
BURBANK & Co., and to A. ALLEN, Of ALLEN
& CHASE, is chiefly due, along with their as
sociates in the Minnesota Stage Company, the
honor of connecting by steamboat and stages
the Mississippi with the Red River, the Sas-
katchewan and with mighty Lake Superior.
Honor to them all
Nearly about the same time that Captain
BLAKELY started for the Red River Of the
North with the first stages for that remote
point. Mr.. ALLEN started out with the first
stages to put them through to Lake Superior,
at Bayfield,; and, by a curious coincidence
the stages on their return trip to St. Paul,
reached here the same day, with their passen-
gers and mails, and within one hour of each
other; and portion Of the passengers thus
brought from two remote points of such wide
divergence, went down the Mississippi on the
1
same boat together!
Captain BLAKELY did not return with the
Red River coaches; but Governor ALLEN re-
turned with his charge. and saw to the com
pletion of the business arrangements OF tn
line, and the improvement of the road on thu
route. Tho Stage Company have now larg'
force of men at work on that portion Of tn
Lake Superior road lying between st. Croi,
Falls and Bayfield,, which, we are informed
is one of the best natural roads in the coun
try. Along the whole line are the nnes
hunting grounds and trout fishing streams
the Union. No more agreeable summer eS
cursion is now presented in the world tha
the round trip by the Great Lakes and IN
Mississippi, via St. Paul over this new stag
route to Lake Superior; and we expect to Sc
the people of the crowded cities OF the Eas
and South hurrying to avail themselves OF tn
pleasures of this delightful trip.
Among the passengers by the Red Rive
line were six ladies from the Selkirk Settl
' ment, who came up Red River by the Anso
Northrup steamboat to Fort Abercrombl
y. and thence by the new Stages to st. Paul.
Such, in brief review, are the elemen
!, in the new era of progress we have enterf
upon in st. Paul.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-07-09
Democratic Prescription OfForeigners

Democratic Prescription OfForetgners'
In commenting upon the recent official an
nouncement of Secretary Cass, denying to
naturalized citizens the active protection of
the Government against impressrnent into the
military service Of their native countries,
should they voluntarily repair thither, the Du-
buque Daily Times apdy remarks that {" no
political party, whatever might have been its
professions, ever made so odious distinction
between native and foreign-born citizens as is
made in this official communication. The
theory of naturalization is, that any foreign
born subject who relinquishes his allegiance
to his oWn Government, and is guiltless of
crime, may, after an appropriate period of pro-
baton, become fully and entirely an Ameri-
can citizen. He becomes possessed, by adop-
ton, of all the rights and dimmunities of natives
of the soil; may hold and transfer property,
become eligible to Office, enjoy the advantages
of education, and claim the protection of our
Government. As he enjoys the benefits, SO
is he made to bear the burdens of American
institutions. His possessions are liable to
taxation, and in case Of foreign war, invasion,
or rebellion, his body would be subject to con-
scription. Yet, after having passed through
this process of political transmutation, ne is
coolly informed that if he voluntarily sets foot
on his native soil, he forfeits the Government
al protection of his adopted country; that af-
ter periling his own life in military service for
the protection Of bis fellow-citizens at home,
he becomes an outlaw, liable to imprisonment,
should he dare to 60 abroad. Would native
citizen be thus abandoned?
The whole history and policy Of the Gov
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-07-09
"a second Suggestion to Gov. Cor.
man,

"a second Suggestion to Gov. Cor.
man,
The above is the heading Of another article
the Pioneer, trying to dragon Ex-Gov.
GoRxAN into coming out and eating in his
words relative to the wholesale Frauds and
Forgeries by which, under the immediate eye
of HENRY M. RICE and other Democratic
leaders, the present State officers of Minnesota
were placed in power.
The Pioneer very justly says that, Mr.. RICE
and other participators in those frauds
against the ballot-box should be transferred
to the Penitentiary at Saltwater" That is
50. Just wait little, and it will see them
there grinning, through Anti-Democratic iron
bars
The Pioneer winds up its article as follows
Now it is evident that there has been great crime,
or gross living, committed by somebody. And that
is lust the point to which we wish to call the atten
ton of Gov. German. Did Hon. Henry NJ: Rice
of their most valuable political rights? Or, did
the Editor of the Chatfeld Pepu6I'cam lie when he
attributed the statements which we have quoted tt
| the authorship of Gov. German? Or, did Gov
German himself perpetrate libel upon distin
| pushed members of his own party? Or, which
Or, neither? 1t is simple problem, Will Gov
German solve it9 Or, will he leave the people il
| doubt as to who committed the crime?
The Ex-Governor is evidently to be forcet
into taking the back track. Though the n
oneer affects to speak only of Mr.. RICE as par
ticularly involved in the disclosures of tn
Governor,it is more fearful for SIBLEY, STEELE
one Earl GooDRIcH, BECKER and other lead
ers, whom it would like to save still more tina
Mr.. RICE. Let the Pioneer stick to the Elk
Governor. 1t will fetch him out yet. Hol
the bait of the U. S. Senatorship under HI
nose 1t never fails.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-07-09

ernment have been in direct antagonism to
this decision. The war of 1912 was waged on
the part of the United States to vindicate this
very principle, viz: that when foreign-born
subject renounced his foreign allegiance, and
became United States citizen, he was enti-
tied to the protection of the Government of
the United States. And when Capt. Ingra-
ham threw his shield over Martin Kozsta, who
was then only citizen in prospect, from Aus
trian impressment, the American People and
the American Government applauded and
sanctioned the act.
Inasmuch as the Democratic party claims
to be the especial champion of all fOreign-born
white citizens, it will probably be compelled
to endorse or repudiate this action OF the Dem
ocratic Secretary of State. Many adopted
citizens will have occasion to visit their for-
mer homes within the next few months, ana
should the present European war continue +"
might not be altogether convenient or agreea- :
BILE for them to take part in long military
campaign with the chances of laying their
bones on the banks of the Pc. They will
want to know whether this is the Democratic
entertainment to which they have been invl-
ted!"
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-07-09
NThe Episcopal Bishop Elect OF Mime.
sOta.ss

6 The Episcopal Bishop Elect OF Mime.
sOta.ss
To the Editors Of the Minnesotian:
Under the above heading, Messrs. Editors,
in your journal of yesterday, is found an arti-
Gle calculated to do unintentio'aat injury per-
haps to the Episcopal Church in this region;
and as take it for granted that the article re-
ferred to was written in misapprehension OF
the facts of the case, and without any design
whatever of doing injury to any, l am sure
Won will not withhold me small space in your
columns.
You find fault with the action Of the Lay
portion of the Convention, in that, after hav-
ing voted down one candidate for Bishop, up
on the ground that he was an ultra High
| Churchnsan, we were then inconsistent enough
to support another liable to precisely the same
objection. AS one of the Lay Delegates in
that Convention, 1 feel bound, in justice to
the course taken by the Laity present, to say
that this acas not the ground upon which either
the one was rejected or the other accepted,
although at the same time 1t is unquestionably
true that this element was introduced into
the merits of the respective candidates.
The ground of opposition to the election of
the first candidate was, not that he was a
High Churchman, nor yet that he was want
ing in any of the elements which 60 to make
up the character of an able Divine, a profound
scholar, and a true Christian man, (for he
was believed to possess all those qualifica-
tons, } but that the Laity were anxious, If
possible, to elect man as Bishop who should
not be obnoxious to any portion Of the Clergy
or Diocess,- s,--or in other words, who should be
entirely acceptable to them all. This unan-
unity of choice was brought about by the
unanimous election of DR.. Whipple, Of Chica.
90, by both orders. He was presented to the
Convention with the highest endorsements Of
his character as PASTOR man OF ability
with some powers of eloquence, and as in ev-
ery respect suited to the high and responsible
position to which he has been chosen-that Of
Bishop elect of the Diocese of the Protestant
= Episcopal Church in Minnesota and one EN-
inently calculated to please all parties, as vel
in as outside the Church. Time, it is believ
:, ed, will demonstrate the wisdom Of the cours'
- pursued by the Laity in this matter. Th'
y Bishop elect is what may be regarded, not s.
much as High Churchman's you ar
pleased to use the term-as a man Of sound
=, conservative views in reference to religion
~ matters. He is expected to be consecrate'
;. by the General Convention of the Church, t
j. meet in Richmond, Virginia, in October next
A Committee appointed by the Convention
!, just adjourned, is now devising ways ant
!. means for his support, &c.
y So much then in justice to the Lay Dele
gates, of whom Happened to form one, and
to the Church to which profess to belong.
LAY DELEGATE.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-07-09
The Agricultural College at Glencoe

The exercises at Glencoe, attending the in:
auguration of the State Agricultural College
and farm, on Friday last, were Of an interest.
ing character. Several hundred people were
in attendance. Judge sHERBURNE, tho Presl'
dent of the State Agricultural Society, pre-
sided, and delivered an address. Speeches
were also made by Gov. RAMSEY, Mr.. SIBLEY,
Mr.. j. 8. PRIsoE, and others. Arrangements
were made to break up the farm, enclose the
grounds-several hundred acres, belonging to
nucleus of greater things in more prosperous
fimac
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-07-09

notice as one among the "places" in the |
West. Nature seems to have done more for |
it than men can do for any place, and natural
tendencies have given it an influence and
growth beyond all other towns in the Terri
tory. Every present indication is that it has
a fixed destiny as the Seat of Government in
the Territory, and as the chief commercial
center. 1t has navigable river communica-
ton with all that favors our own city, and
there are now opened five distinct routes for
land travel from Iowa and Minnesota, con-
Meeting Railroads and rivers with lines east,
and all those routes center at the Falls. Its
geographical position is that most favorable
for the terminus of the first Railroad West,
through Southern Minnesota or through Iowa
to the Big Sioux. The survey of the line for
the Transit Road was successfully made to
Sioux Falls City last year. The water power
there afforded is of sufficient convenience and
magnitude of itself to build up prominent
town; but by combining all these natural ad
yantages, those of our readers who are bound
to 20, or who may be for other reasons nqulr'
ing may perhaps be enabled to decide which
is to be the place.
St. Paul is but a round ten year old city,
vet is the Capital Of proud State, and is
commercial metropolis of vast Importance
Then we shall not wonder at an early an
nouncement of "Great City in the land Of
the Dakotas," vieing nearly even with US
where, as Mr. Hamilton has observed, tive
, wears ago, Fisk and his comrades drove dowl
their corner stakes and built the first cabin OF
? the banks of the Sioux at the Falls, then nea
a hundred miles beyond civilization!" Nov
the little cabin stands relic in the midst OF
i young city, rapidly and substantially progress
: ing-the intermediate country fast settlln
: up, and with future yet brighter than tn
e present.
:, Emigration to Dakota is but fairly con
l. menced, as must be demonstrated when Col
n press at its next session shall establish pc
manent organization of the Territory. In
d few wears there will be another voice from tt
is Northwest, giving the password at the door
the Confederacy for admission as State
Let the army march on. There is no grand
sight nor nobler impulse than in the NOV
ment of the migrating millions. A rapid d
N velopment of Dakota will do much towa
Or righting Minnesota so far as it will throng al
lie open up our great thoroughfares, and call In
t. reouisition the exercise of those resources ne
essary to meet the demands of the hosts wen
en- ing their way still westward.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-07-09
Insurrection In Vienna.

The Vienna correspondent of the New York
Stats Zeitung, writes that every thing beto-
kens aspeedy and general insurrection in that
city But it is undoubtedly true that the los
ing monarch in the Italian war, must encoun-
ter insurrectionary movements at home after
defeat in field. Whether the subject of Fran
els Joseph think that the time mas come, or
whether they will wait until Austrian occu-
patton of Italy is at an end, a few weeks will
determine.
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-07-09
Flood in cannon River.

We learn that tremendous food exists on
Cannon River, caused by the recent heavy
rain storms. The Bridges at Northfeld and
Lewiston, have been carried away and the
Touring mill at Lewiston was on Saturday
swept from its foundations and carried down
the river What other DANCE was done, if
any, we have not learned.