, 1860-01-20

lCo:1rtpuutcn cnce It TIE press aud Trisuurl
S7. pArl. tMlnn., Jau~ 1G, 1StV.
The (so.cal'cd) Democracy Of this Statc as-
senblcd in solemn conc1aye in tllis c,ty I'll,
Thursday morning last, fer the purpose Of
c1ccting eight delegates to tic Charleston Cou-
velstion. 1t was an interesting season, you mty
imagice. There were United States llire!iugs,
and men who swallow the buchanan Admins
tration openly, willie dcnouncing Jimmy Du-
chanan in privatc-all worn out and used u,
politicians, burst up 1ailroad lhicycs-1ndian
agents, and aspirauts for office in case Pop.
Sov. STEVE gets elected. or course there was i
breezy time. The wre.workcrs-the +Ju
Brown" class-succecded in their old trick Of
having distant frontier counties Of no popu:a-
lion, represented by substitutes" pliant tolls,
in tile person Of men residing here, and ot
course By these means they succeeded in doing
pretty much as they please, It was double
faced MISUNDERSTANDING their fon:s-''good
Lord, good Devir throughout. It was virtual
Administration triumph, and Douglas was let
down easy. " damned with faint praise"
The Legislature have just passed i memorial
to Congress for the extension Of tic Eecipreci-
ty Treaty 10 the Hndson's Bay Territory on our
north. This is an important measure for tie
State Of Minnesota, as indeed for all tile North
west, us the time will very soon come, when
large and annually increasing trade must pass
over the line.
\ memorial to this President of the United
States was also passed, asking Tor the iulmedi-
ute application OF the appropriations made
March Sd, 1859, for certain lighthouses on Lake
Superior, near the west end. They arc certain.
ly needed for the increasing commerce thilher.
Another measure low agtated, is a railroad to
the head q! the lake, uttordiug us market for
great amount Of provisions annually, ar,ong
the miners. The length would be about one
hundred aud eighty miles.
Tue railroad investigations proceed slowly.
The Joint Committee, consisting Of ten persons,
are empowered to seud for persons and papers,
and hill specially desiSaed to MD them-de-
claring refusal to obey their summons con-
tempt, and punishable with imprisonment-w4s
passed. Apropos Of this subject, there re1nan-
cd, on the incoming. of the present AdmsnistEa-
tIon, 1900 Of the Loan Bonds, (*l 900 earh),
u,.lssucd. These were committed, 10 The flames,
and july load.tisc they nude.
The snan business before the House the past
week. -l'its been bills to amend former laws, SO
| as to reduce the enormous salaries aud fees of
county and State officers. On the passage Of
such bills. u sensation Of relief is experienced,
as 50 much pressure is taken of. In tie one
hlaiteF OF - Contingent Funds, tile State y Ill
save ten or twelve Thousand dolla-s this year
over last. All the State officers had enor,nc,,s
aud unnecessary tu,ids Of this nature placed tt
| ,hsir disposal BY the list Legislature, aud as
m,sl'. be expected, when they surrendered their
offices there vas no fund lett. 4 committee Of
the Senate is nos Investigating what has be-
co1lle OF 1tess funds. Most probably they will
tiud what tie new State Treasurer found IN The
Golfers Of the Commonwcattn-tw three etnt
pitc-s! They are significant Of the condition vi
| affairs.
ine new apportionment bill, reducing the
! Se.ate from 81 to 70 members, and the uous.
| irum 81 to GO, is in progress.
The Republicans OF this State hold thur
convention to elect delegates to the. Chicago
Convention OH tic ed oi February.
Our weather is very mild now, and we are e,:-
joyiug Kind Of January tllaw. 4 brutal Eur-
der WAS committed Oh .1he Mississippi, abontlS
ns;cs above here, on "Wednesday. : Rum was
! probatly the cauoe Of it.
The fur trade is lively here, aud more have
been purchased than last winter up to tlis1imc.
The fur exporta OF the State arc very heavy, us
an Immense region finds lis market here, ,.ud
thousands uf dollars are sent here every winter
tor the purchase of the products of tue trap
per's skill Some Of tisest. furs come from
distance Of several hundred miles
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