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St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09

stance. You may be, an inmate of the
State Prisoner on your way there's
fact which you see would interfere with the
iulfillment of your part of the proposed
bargain, even if | could fulfill the part you
assign a,e You want fifteen or twenty
thousand dollars. This is q common want,
and you are not to blame for using every
honorable means to obtain it. But candor
requires me to state, that If you were in
every respect suitable person to be bought
for the purpose you name, have not the
amount required to buy you.
have no objection to your complexion,
but there are certain little faults of gram
mar and spelling, as well as other points,
in your letter, which compel me to regard
you as person, by education, manners
and morals, as wholly unfit to associate
with my daughter in any capacity whatev-'
er. You evidently think your white skin
of great value | don't dispute it !; II IS
probably the best thing about you. 9st
not even that valuable quality can COM
mend you sufficiently to induce even so
black negro as myself to accept you as
his son-in-law. Respectfully, :
FRED. DogGLAs.
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
The senator and the Dromtos.

The senior Mr.. Guy, of the National
Hotel, at Washington, bears quite like
ness to to Gen. Cass, and upon this the
correspondent OF the New York Times tells
the following stor,
A stranger, who supposed he knew my
host very well, put up at..the National the
other night. Since this house has become
the crack hotel at the Capital, it is quite
full, and at that time, the newcomer neces-
sarily, for the first night was sent to the
upper floor to sleep. Coming down stairs
the next morning, a lite cross, he met
Gen. Cass, who has a fine suit of rooms
there, in the hall, stepped up to him, and
in language more forcible and rapid than
elegant, sad:
"Pl be id if III stand it You've
put me at the top of the house. / must
have room somewhere lower down"
General Cass, interposing and nervous
ly-" Sir, you are mistaken in the person
you are addressing. l am Gen. Cass, of
Michigan"
Stranger confusedly, Deg your pardon,
General Cass-thought it was my old
friend Guy. Beg thousand pardons, sir.
All mistake, all mistake, all mistake,
| assure you, sir"
The General passed out of the building
but soon returned as luck would have it,
the stranger met him full in the face again
but in another position. This time he was
sure he had mine host, for the Senator of
Michigan he knew had just gone out. So
the stranger stepped boldly up, slapped
the General heartily and Familiarity on the
shoulder, and exclaimed:
"By heavens, Guy, / have got rich
sell to relate. / met old Cass up stairs,
just now, thought it was you, and began
cussin him about my room"
General Cass, with emphasis, swell
young man, you have met old Cass
again r'
Stranger sloped and has not been heard
of since.
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
THE PRINCE OF WALES AT THE
TOMB OF WASHINGTON.
BY J. BARBEH


The years are Truths avengers? Broad and
grand
They make their path through Errors realm
of night
Bearing bright torches in their lifted hands,
And GROWING Virtue with transcendant
light
The murky clouds OF Prejudice divide,
And u new era dawns upon the Earth
As bends the royalty Of Place and Pride
Before the mighter Royalty of Worth!
10! where L Guelph, 10 Sovereign Greatness
just,
Barss bis young brow beside our Hero's
DUST
Yes, the great grandson of the mailman King,
Who set price upon the hebetS head,
Plants meath the shadow Of our Eagles wing
A yotIye tree TO the DEnVERER, dead.
Feud is forgot, and ancient wrong forgiven;
The ties OF kin are streng thened aud renewed,
And Freedoms Martyrs, from their homes in
Heaven,
Smile on the pledge of new born brother
hood,
As proud Old England--by her royal Son.
uncrowns her head 10 buried Washington.
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
A Goddess Universe.

A man may, for twenty years, believe
in the Immortality of the soul; in the one
and twentieth, in some great moment, he
for the first time, discovers with amaze.
ment the rich meaning of This belief No
one in creation is so alone az the denicr OF
God; he mourns, with an orphaned heart
that has lost its Great Father, by the
corpse of nature, which no wOrld-spirit
moves and holds together, and which
grows in its grave; and he nourns by
that corpse till he hiiusslf crtimbles off
fromit The whole world lies before him
like the Egyptian sphinx of stone, half
buried in the sand and all is the cold iron
wash Of tormles eternity. Jean Paul.
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
HOW They Fall.

1t is seldom that young man sets ont
in life with determination of living VIC
iously. His intentions are correct enough,
but he is weak. He mingles with men
older than himself with whom it is graft
flying to his vanity to associate. He finds
among them habits Of thought, expression
and action, which in his very soul be
loathes; but he is weak how can be re-
sist the evil Nay, how can he avoid
taking part in it, unless he wishes to ap-
pear singular, and become the subject Of
his companions ridicule? BY degrees the
unfeeing or obscene conversation of bis
companions becomes less disgusting and
more palatable till at length words tina,
would have made his cheek tingle with
shame, or stung his conscience with re-
morse, become the wool Of his converse
ton. The licentious thought, the coarse
expression, the blasphemous oath, is vel
coined with smile, and he is ready e
Il % 80 : iI5s43 PUB g
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
Appearance of the Prince.

The following from the Philadelphia
Press is the best and most satisfactory de-
scription of the appearance of the future
King OF the mighty Empire Of Britain, that
we recOllect to have seen. 1t will be read
with more interest than the same amount
of reading devoted to the description of
balls or receptions:
ALBERT Edward stood in the doorway of
the car. All eyes recognized him simulta-
neOusly. There Wa 5 general murmur of
there he is He stood in the doorway, a
slight, sallow young man, looking irreso-
lutely through large, blue eyes upon the
upturned glances radiating from his own.
His hair was sandy, or of a very light
brown, straight and smoothly brushed. II
fell upon forehead not ample in breadth
and height, but distinctly featured and wen
cut at the eyebrows His nose was aque.
line and large; his red ripe lips were heavy
and thick, and his cheeks and chin round
and FULL He had few shreds of white
hairs, more properly furze, upon his lip.
In body and limb he is not large, being, we
suppose, about five feet six inches in
hight, with shoulders slightly sloping, chest
only moderately broad, and figure neither
indicative Of slight nor Of particularly large
development. His lower limbs are not
long, and look to be somewhat muscular.
Ills face was expressive Of embarrass-
ment, but withal open and frank. In COM
pany more congenial to his years and ex-
perience, Albert Edward might have looked
to better advantage. As it was, he had the
appearance of sensitive young man ex-
cessively bored by his grace Of New
castle, etc, aud unambitious of the collect
i've stares Of the populace. He wore a
white cashmere hat, which had been evi.
IDENTITY subjected to frequent conclusions,
and bore traces of being soiled. His col
lar was turned down over purple silk
scarf, in which glisteneda diamond pin
He wore thick, white or buff frock Goa.
of fine cloth, and pants Of white and black
plaid, which fell ever patent leather boots.
His vest was dark. In his hand he carried
a yellow cane bearing pear shaped head,
with which he frequently raped his
mouth aud teeth. This was the Prince of
England, the heir apparent to the leading
the world, whose boyish Saxon
face and yellow hair any pedestrian would
pass without glance 81. remark.
@"The Prince had not graceful movements;
he walked with shufiiing, sailor-like gait,
and bent his body forward"
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
A POLITICAL AND FAMILY ar IA PER

scrib with cesnlhsndabls desperation =
pass |fs ceased laughing and began IL
SYM Jssst here i,eterrified yonna
man nost sfanthened by The ring.ets d
the Jhieg gisl- mustered courage to
ily, madam, you are mistaken ia
the RSIs0n Ny name isn't Fred Aand
live 10 Chicago
The sensation produced by this an
noHrcement team be imagincd"-as the
aisYslists say Young lady started like
one possessed Internationally scrutinized
the feature Of her slate relative and after
aswora of{kplanation and apology, bounded
gaily at No blunder, and followed by an
explosie from The passengers within.
Youls fnah drew long breath of relief
-,cotnu 6sjon replaced her glove and
sipothe5fd the young thunder storm--re--
porters sauck their pencils behind their
ears with q look that said "'Item, Item
and We individually settled back in our
seq just as the train started, inwardly
wishing that we, too, had resembled ''Fred."
NoK(z. When you expect your broth
ttS homie from California, be careful not to
embarrass young Chicago merchants
Oberlin News.
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
A Hard.ShelI Sermon.
BY THE REVEREND sLrruERros sLArHRa.

Brettering, Saints, and Sinners-Gh -
It's sum time sence yore beloved paster
has slnng the Scripture at gore pore on
|ssafskti6ed beds. He's not been . wraslin
with Satan somewhar else tho. No, breth-
ering. Thar's paster for every flock,
and the subscriber never mixes in with
outside fights. I've been trainin for the
fall an winter season--a preparin fur to
give old horns and spear tail another mill
in this hyar twenty-tour foot pulpit. I've
been gatherin muscle an gettin my house
in order, for such fight as 20 never
dreamed of, and if l don't split old Satin
huffs up plum to his knee jints and putt
up his shelters, it wont be fur want of
wind and bottom-that's so.
Yore pastor has been rustykatin at
Newport--ah, whar be drunk old port
alb, at the White Mountains-ah, whar the
dinner were black, and at the Sulphur
Springs-ah, whar the devil war to pay,
and ginerally collected all wanted, and
down thar at Cape Cod-ah, whar the cir
culation meejum ar fish scales and lobster
eyes 1-yes, brethering, thar's whar I've
bin. I've been q lookin at sin in all its
shapes. I've eat with it, drunk with it,
loafed with it, but haint brought none OF
it home with me. Nary wunee. They
couldn't spare morsel of it in them places.
1t war a luxury.
| met Satin thar, but l didn't tech him.
It's no uce a tacklin him in hot weather.
Never taekel an enemy on his guano hill.
Wait ontil you catch him away from home.
Ketch Satin in the cold wether, and it's as
good rs hip holt in wrastle with Jar
seynian- But l knowed that the mint the
old feller got through a collectin his dues
thar, he'd make tracks for yore neighbor-
hood. / knowed that when opened my
fall season hyar, I'd find him ready for the
fight, and good menny of yore pore,
misserbel sinners and backsliders, reddy to
go yore pile on him. But you'll lose yore
money. A parstor who's had Junne, jew
lye and Orgust toe train in, and hez been
practicin with the dun bells Of reveal.
ton, and punchin his mswleys inter the
SAN bags of Genesis, and gettin up his
Neneycudnezzar ginerally, amt to be putt
kdowfYby passed. Of onbelievin heethen--
alb No, not eff the parstor understands
his constitushun, and wears spiked bro,
gans to provide against slippin up on the
bannanner rhines of temptation which sin
throws in his way-ah!
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
ssDfxie,A Land.N

The most popular tune since the publ
catbn of aOld Folks at Home" in the
United States, is the plantation negro mel.
ody of "Dixie's Land" Throughout the
Eastern States tits creating perfect .fu.
rore. It's played and sung everywhere, by
brass bands, string bands, orchestras and
serenaders-is whistled by ragged urchins
in the streets, and by calliopes on steam
boats, and forms one Of the chief attrac-
tons in the musical soirees of the parlor.
During the visit of the Prince of Wales
to the st Louis Fair, it was alternated with
.sGod Save the Queen" yankee Doodle y
"Hail to the Chief" .Hail Columbia" and
other national airs Of the two countries
At the Douglas demonstration at Indian
apolis, there were eight brass bands pres
emit, yieing with each other in the perform
| ance OF this stalking melody.
An amusing anecdote is told in regard t.
it, which happened lately at a ST. Louis
theatre. The orchestra played it, wher
the curtain rose and the play began. But
the audience would not listen. The cry
| of "Dixie" ran through the house from phi
| to gallery, completely drowning the voice
of the actor. He made several ineffectua
attempts TO be heard and left the stage.
The old manager appeared, flushed will
anger, and in an excited voice exclaimed
| s.Gentlemen, what means all this ill-man-
nered corItusiong What do you want?'
| Immediately q hundred voices cried out
Dixie "Well," said the manager, "yo,
can't have it. You've had Dixie once to
night, ard you'll have Dixie no more"
/ He retired to the green room, and tn
actor again appeared. But itwas no use
A deafening shout for s'Dixie" met bin
from the audience, and after stammerine
and suffering for alfew moments, he left tn
stage. The curtain dropped, the orchestr
played Dixie" and the play progresse,
without any further interruption.
Leayenworth Herald.
4 The Clay monument at Lexington
/ KY, is still unfinished, and there is no tel
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
Prom The New York Evening Post
WORDS WRITTEN TO MUSIC,


"Love, the traitor, found me gay,
Left me sad and mourning;
When pressed him most to stay,
Left me without warning;
Though Iweep he will not heed me;
Though call, he'll come no more;
All, bereaved,
All, deceived,
Loves cheat, so sigh no more"
Should |, wandering, ever meet him,
Shall bid him 20 or stay:
Kindly greet, or justly beat him,
And drive the rogue away?
But hope whispers, times a healer,
Gates ofbrass lie doth o'er,hrow;
Then believe,
He can relieve,
One poor human heart from woe
AS thus complained, the wand'rer
Singing came his homeward way,
And my foolish heart grew fonder,
When he cried, TWAS only play :"
Butwith heart strings now III bind hmm,
Trust hin: no more from my view;
Good betide him,
For I'll hide him
Safe from all the world bu. You. G.P. l.
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
FROM the Century.
MY HOME.

have beautiful home
Beside the freshest sea.
And angels are wont TO come
On neighborly visits to the.
They come in HE morning grey;
They come in the evening red.
They walk with lie by day,
And at night sit round my bed.
Eve an orchard smoothly iimbed.
And cattle sleek and clean
A garden neatly trimmed,
And a lawn forever green.
And the house within Is sweet
As milk yet warm within the pair-
There's the sound of childvxa's feet.
But never OF chilGren's Eail
And the chamber where sleep
Is q perfect eastward room;
There the mornings earliest peep.
With an odor of cloyer bl,snr-
My study, The dsinriest nook
On the wall no useless mark;
And il | want a book
can lind it in the dark.
When neighbors ofheat complain,
There rs coolness in my halt;
Aud no matter how hard the rain,
A sunbeam on my wall.
I've nothing to do but enjoy.
Work does itself in my plan:
live like needless boy.
And dread to be 8 man.
see the night draw on,
And the sweet stars open ttreir, eyes,.
sec the morning dawn
Without Thought of surprise;
! see my cattle fed
In the pastures dewy green;
See men moving the mead,
And believe that have seen.
Such is my beautiful home,
Beside beautiful sea,
Where angels are won't TO come
On daily visits to me.
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
NOW SLEEPS THE CRIMSON
= PETAL.
By ALFRED TEsNYsoS,

Now sleeps the crimson pc .al, now the white:
)Now waves the cypress in. the palace walk
Now winks the goidin in The porphyry font;
The hrefy 1akens; waken thou with me.
Now droops the milk-whise peacock like ghost,
And like ghost she glinsmers unto me-
Now lies the earth all Dsnae TO the stars,
And ali thy hcatt hes open unto me.
Now slides the silent meteor on, and leaves
a SHINING turrow, as thy thoughts in me.
Now folds the lily all her5sweetness up,
And slips into the bosom OF the lake;
30 foid myself, my dearest. thou, and slip,
Into my bosom and be lost in me.
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
The Prince OF Wales, interview
with the Last Survivor OF Bunker
Hill.

The interview between the Prince of
Wales and Ralph Farnham, who is now
l04 years Of age, and the last survivor of
the battle Of Bunker Hill took place at the
Revere House, on Thursday morn
ing, the 18th ult. He was introduced by
edward Everett The Prince received the
veteran so kindly that he said: "If prin-
ces alters acted like this to body, there
would be less wars"
The meeting was very cordial The
Duke of Newcastle, who, with most of the
suite, was present, asked the veteran if be
saw Burgoyne when he surrendered, ad-
ding, you rather had him there" The
old soldier then remarked chucklingly that
hearing so much Said in praise Of the
Prince, he began to fear that the people
were turning royalists. This, and Mr..
Farnham's manner elicited much laughter,
in which the Prince joined. The Prince
then sent for pen and ink, and exchanged
autographs with his visitor.
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
MISCELLANY.
The Rath of blood.

About the year 1916, Elizabeth Batho,i,
sister Of she King Of Poland, and wife of
rich and powerful Hungarian magnate,
was the principle actor in the most singu-
lar and horrible tragedy mentioned. in his
tory. She occupied the castle Of .Csejta in
Pennsylvania. Like most other ladies of
that period, she was surrounded by troup
Of young girls, generally the dAugh sers OF
poor bat noble parents, who lived in hon.
rable servitude, inSeturn for which, their
70, a nd theiS dowry
ACC u
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
SEI.D-WDIsDS.

Twas nothiug-a mere idle word,
From careless lips that fell,
Forgot, perhaps, as soon as said,
And purposeiess as well.
But vet. as on the passing wind
7 Is borne the little seed,
Which blooms unheeded, as q flower,
Or as q noiseiess weed
So often will single word,
Unknown, its end fulfill,
And bear, III seed, the flower and fruit
OF actions good or i'll.
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
How Fred Douglas Answered White
Chap who Wanted 10 Marry His
Daug hier aud $2O, 700.

We find the following letters in the
Rochester Express, which paper becomes
voucher for their authenticity:
AUBURN, Oct. Is, 1860.
Mr.. T. DouGLAs--Dear Sir II take the
opportunity to address you few lines as
Follows: have been informed that you
had an only daughter amt that you desired
her to marry Wright man; and whereup-
on you Civ $4,000 or $40, 900 dollars to
any respectable Wright man that would
marry her and cherish her through life. II
there is any truth in this reyort, 5 let
me know and will marry your daughter
on those conditions, and will endesvor to
make myself agreeable.
Yours respectfully. CuAs. HAPp.
To f. Douglas.
Direct to Charles Happ, Auburn, N. Y.
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
ROCHESTER. Oct. II. 1860.

CHAs. HAPP, ESQ, Dear Sir: GU are
an entire stranger to me, and direct me to
no one from whom can learn your true
character and responsibility. This, if no
other difficulty existed, would seriously
embarass me in making favorable an
swer to your proposition. You should
have at least given me one respectable ref
erence. The fact that you have not done
So, with other circumstances connected
with your letter, makes it quite doubtful
whether could honorably accede to your
proposition. You date from Auburn, and
tell me to direct to you ct Auburn, but
you do not name the street. Pardon me
for regarding this IS suspicious circun-
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09
HON. IGNATIUS DONNELLY, LIZ.
GOV. OF MINNESOTA.

DELIVERED AT TIRE RAIL sPLITTERs' WIG
WAN, ST. CLOUD. ON MONDAY, OCT 2srH,
1860. Ets tfiA
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09

The Clay monument at Lexington,
Ky, is still unfinished, and there is no tell
ing when il viii be completed.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-05

BALTIMORE Coal CoMPANY's Coal.
CHARLES GILMOR,
S o LIE A G Z N r,
Office No SO SEcoS9 STREE % dSqr from the Post oe
The undersigned having been reappointed the
SOLE AGENT
for the
SALE OF THE ABOVE
CELE B r A TEL COAL
IN THIS MARKET,
Takes this method of informing of Coal and the
public generally that he is prepared to fill their orders for
any size ard quantity at the lowest market prices and with
despatch.
The reputation for superiority of this article of fuel OVER
ALL OTHERS, is now so well established, having been
very generally used in this market for the past
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS,
that the Agent deems it only necessary to state that
it is now heretofore prepared in the vey best man
ner of uniform size, ard free from bone, slate and othsr
impurities
lam enabled to FILL the shortest notice. orders for
ANY QUANTITY
of the
BALTIMORE COMPANY'S
Georges CREEK
BITUNTNO US COAL,
For Shipment, Manufacturing Steamng Purposes,
AT VERY LOW RATES.
would also say that there number of parties in this
city, dealers and others,
WHO ADVERTISE AND REPRESENT THEMSELVES
as selling the Baltimore Companys Coal BY reference to
my with the President of the Baltimore Coal
pany, which he my Office be perceived
THAT NONE Of THIS COAL.
CAN RE HAD
EXCEPT THROUGH ME,
OR MY REGuLARLY APPOINTED AGENTS,
WHO HAVE WRITTEN AUTHORITY TO SELL.
CHAS. GILMOR,
No. IS Second street, near the Post Office
te- Orders through the Post Onloe attended TO- jef
HENDERSON Il Co.,
UNDER BARNUM'S HOTEL,
Have the largest stock OF
FRENCH BOOTS,
CATER BOOTS,
SHOES and PUMPS
Ofany House in the United States,
With full! assortment of their manufacture.
| Call and see All tastes suited myS tNs
CHOICE BRANDY, WINE AND CIGARS
For sale by W. II. MCLEAN,
my3l-tf 50 North Charles street.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-05
WNsHIP's REFRIGERATOR

This most excellent SelfVentilatng Refrigerator ha
become in such general use, that housekeeper
and Others unwilling purchase any oter article Of
the kind 1t is constructed upon scientific principles,
proper explanation OF which would consume more room
than ell spare. We only say, that
vnced CT It's utility, and, might almost say, superiority
for the keeping provisions meats, &C. in their natural
1t would b. well for those DESTROYS of purchasing
article of the kind, to call upon the following gent
who have these regeratos for sale Messrs Collins, Heath
Hutchinson, D Light street. VIM. G. Maxwell 200 Balti-
more street. Thos. Norris, Ill Pratt street
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-05
aggregate CAPITAL Represented,
SIo,ooo,ooo.
TOHNSTON'S INSURANCE
ROOMS

1855 IS Second ST., Baltimore.
MARINE AND FIRE Policies ISSUED UPON APPROVED
Risks, WITHOUT THE DELAY OF CONSULTING
THE HOME OFFICES.
Lo55e5 adjusted and paid at this Ageny e0itb-
ont reference to the Parent Offices.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-05
IT Is NOT A DYE

Nor STAIN THE SKIN.
No Introduction Needed.
NEW YORK, April l2, 1853
W. +. HAGAN, Eso.-Dear Sir: About five months since
bought bottles of Hair Cooring and de
sirous Of obtaining more and would inquire where it may
he found here Ny hair, when quite young turned gray
Thare used number Of articles for the Of restoring
it, B did not succeed atd obtained S lUhjch pro
dced the desired effect have been requested by number
my friends among them several ladies' it if
possible. much pleased with it, for it mas made great
Improvement in my personal appearance By answerin
this YOU will much oblige,