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St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-12-20
House Of Representatives,
WASHINGTON, D. G,


My DEAR SIR Your favor of the 5th
instant is received, reminding me Of our
early associations in an Eastern home, and
referring to the present perils of our COM
mon country-to your duties and RESPONSE
bilities as representative Of great com.
mercial border State, and to mine as pri-
1ate citizen oe the North West.
Promising that shines change, and men
change with them" I would respectfully
reply, that during the last few weeks I
have consulted with scores Of our promin-
ent men, aud find that at present a vast
majority Of the citizens of the North Vest
agree in the main with the answers which
l now forward to your interrogatories.
You inquire First, Can the Union be
pcrpetuated by compromised And so,
what in your opinion shou]a be its char
acter?
Second, If compromise cannot be
made, ought we to permit State, or any
number Of States to secede?
Third, If all parties acquiesce, how is
secession to be accomplished! Can there
be separation of the States without war?
Fourth, What would be the effect of
such secession upon the North and the
South 7
To theze queries shall now attempt to
reply faithfully in the order in which you
have placed them before me.
A COMPROMISE.
a compromise to be cffectual must be
reciprocal in its benefits. Our Southern
brethren say, "repeal your Personal Liber-
ty laws, acknowledge by Congressional
Statute our right to carry slave property
into the Territories, and your obligation to
protect it there, and guarantee the return
Of fugitives or We leave the Union" They
demand redress for their grievances, but
suggest no remedy for ours. We respect
their rig hts, Tut insist upon our own. If
there be compromise let it be understood
ence for all that the principles enunciated
III lac NulcdgO EIauOrm CANNOT De hacrl-
feed. That reaceable Northern citizens
must be protected from mob violence
whilst travelling in the South. That no
citizen Of the North shall be punished or
degraded, until regularly convicted by a
court Of Justice. That Northern attorneys
shall be recognized, respected and protec-
ted in the performance Of their duties in
Southern courts. That laws imprisoning
peaceable Northern seamen visiting South
err ports, simply because they are colored
must be repealed. That the Supreme
Court Of the United States must Sc recon-
structed 10 as to locate two-thirds of the
Judges where We 6nd two thirds of the
business and populations the North
and that tho mails Of the United States
arr not to be violated by State er Mum.
cjpsl law. IL ~" "@
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-12-20
St. Paul correspondence for the Democrat.
Lieut.. Gov. Donnelly--D. Rob
rcr, Esq, John D. Brown, st.
Cloud Rail Road, Constitutional
Amendments, Co.. {

Mrs. <Sw1ssHELM:-In N.Y. notice Of
the members of the State Administration
q week ago, strangely omitted the name
Of Lieut.. Governor Donnelly. It is quite
likely that no man in the State could bet.
ter afford such omission. But letter wri-
tiers as well as history, should do justice.
Ignatius Donnelly ia I believe a native of
Philadelphia. and 1 should "guess" him
to be about thirty years Of age. He re-
sides at Miuinger, Dakota Co., and is the
law partner of Senator Hays, of Hastings.
Gov. Donnelly is by common consent, the
best presiding officer in the State, fin
ished scholar, sound logician, and ready
writer. His speeches during the late cam
paign were few in number, but have &C.
cured for him an enviable reputation as an
orator and statesman.
Daniel Rohrer, Esq. Next to our Rep
resentatives in Congress, and the State
Administration. this gentleman probably
deserves a notice in the archives of Re-
rublicanism. Quiet and unassuming in
his manners, he has, as Chairman of the
Republican State Central Committee, man
aged the two last campaigns with tact
and energy worthy of all praise. True, he
has been aided in counsel by able and
worthy associates, but the labor and exec
utive duties of the position were assigned
to Mr.. Rohrcr, and he has faithfully and
honorably discharged the trust.
John D. Brown. This gentleman
who 1 should suppose TO be but twenty
four or twenty-five years of age, is resi-
dent of Minneapolis. He was an alternate
delegate to Chicago, and has just been Sc
lected by the college as bearer of the Elec:
toral vote to Washington. No better Sc
lection could have been made. He is an
efficient Republican, and rising man, and
his appointment will prove fresh incen-
tive to the thousands of young men in the
army Of Freedom.
Rail Road to St. Cloud. The Times
Of this morning contains a letter from Hon.
Edmund Rice, President OF the Pacific
Rail Road, in which he states that he has
concluded contract with responsible
Philadelphia company to complete the
Rail Road from this place to St Cloud by
the first Of January, 1862. Some legisla-
ton will be required in order to carry out
the conditions of the contract. At first
glance, the laws suggested by Mr.. Rice
appear reasonable and proper; and if this
impression be strengthened by future in
vestigation, look out for the "Iron horse
at St. Cloud within year.
The Constitutional Amendments. The
vote has just been officially canvasscd, and
the Constitutional Amendments submitted
to the people at the late election have all
been adopted. The first limits future SEES:
sions Of the Legislature to sixty days.
The second prohibits levying tax to pay
interest or principle of the bonds issued
under the five million loan amendment,
until the law providing for the same be
approved by vote of the people. The
third, prohibits any farther issue of this
class Of Bonds. Truly yours, r. N.
ST. PAUL, Dec. Is, 1850.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-12-20
Babies. No. z.

Babies. No. q.
Politics crowded our "babies" out Of the
DrMocaA7 last week; but the subject
never gets old. = 5 ).
!. Wewere to gay something about feeding
baby; and on this head we have to say
that the great point is to feed the lungs
with pure air. With an indistinct idea
that baby should be warm, nurses are apt,
while leaving feet, arms, and shoulders
bare, to cover up the face in Blankets
With the face covered it is impossible that
a child can do otherwise than reinhale his
breath loaded as it is with impurities which
are absolutely poisonous. 1t is not the
face which needs to be kept especially
warm, but the feet. The top Of the head
where the young brain throbs visibly be-
meath it's soft covering does need protec-
ton from the air Of an ordinary chamber
or sitting room-from any air suitable to
breathe; aud until nature has converted
the soft gristle to bone and clothed it with
HAIR, some artificial protection should be
given. But, rolling the head up in blan.
ket sometimes on aud sometimes of, slip
ping back and forth and constantly wan
ting adjustment, is not the way to protect
it. The head wants some covering which
will notbe displaced every time the child is
moved, and which will not get in the way
of his breathing. For the first few weeks
there must be some loose ,nufle princi-
pally to protect the eyes from light and
the ears from sound, but this should be SO
arranged at all times as to leave free pas
sage for the air to reach the nostrils. This
air should not be tainted with odors Of any
kind. Feed baby lungs with clear, pure
air from the moment Of his birth, and ev-
cry moment. To do this you must not let
him sleep down on mothers arm while she
is in bed, for in this position he must in
hale the air under the bed cover, loaded
as it always is with e1halations from the
mothers body. Thousands Of infants are
slowly killed by allowing them to sleep
thus. ii .,
It is well that a young child should sleep
in telegraphic communication with its
mother, 20 that she may be cognizant Of
its every motion through the night, and
no one else ought to sleep in that bed
Instead Of putting baby out into a
crib, it is husband and papa who should
have bed to himself: While baby is
nusing, mother should be his exclusive
property. Every baby has divine and
inalienable right to his mother exclusive
attention as long as he depends on her to
chew his bread for him, and convert it in
to baby dinner. At night the little feet
want her body for warming pan, and a
cushion on which to practice gymnastics
but the upper part Of the body should he
so dressed as to be independent Of her and
the common bed clothes for warmth. 1t
is impossible to keep young child's arms
and shoulders warm with the bed cover
shared by another without his being COM
PEELED to inhale more or less of the heated
air under the cover. 1t is nature strug-
Cling against this slow suffocation which
induces children to throw out their arms.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-12-20

WANrE1-1n payment Of subscriptions,
'oood, -four, meal, meat, butter, or anything
else good to eat, especially wood!
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-12-20
SECESSION, D1sUN1oN, 30

Instead Of an article of our own upon
this subject Of agitation, We give below q
letter from citizen of considerable expe-
ziencc to a friend in Congress. We shall
reserve our views of the matter for fa-
tuge number.-ED. DEM
SECESSION,
&C.: The Union Be- perpetuated by a Compromise
<.1n State eecedc7 Howl Can It Be accom-
plished without Warf Results Of DisNnioa
lion. .-- -
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-12-20

: Il n WAsh1NaroE, Dec. Is.
Mr.. Thomas, of MatylundI was Ihani-
mously confirmed rs Secretary. Of, tbs
Treasury to day, a. WAS ex-6 everaokiN
Ter, Of California a. MINISTER ~ l4eEiso.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-12-20
THE ST. CLOUD DEMOCRAT
JANE G. sWIssHELM. EDITOR
Thursday, December 10th, 1860.
PR e NJ I n N s.
Inducements TO get Subscribers f6r
"The Democrat"
Wishing, Il The present time, to Increase cur
circulation, W will give premium Of
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p r e N I y "a S .

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less than 2o-by the LIST Of February, 1861.
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Of not less than 10 Subscribers-we win give
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sending the third list-of not less than 6-ws
will give copy Of tho
"ATLANT1C MONTHLY" FOR ONE YEAR.
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gratis.
We will take in payment Of such subscrip-
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meat, -four, grain, meal, butter, or any other
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St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-12-20

SCuC1d1 CVuAAOV. OuU V0VAuS VOAOul<IAIy
if not violently seeded, and organized q
separate and Independent government, we
should then "hold them as we did the rest
of mankind, enemies in war, in peace
friends"
Fourth, Either gradually and peacea-
bly,, or by such other means as Omnipo-
tence an6 justice may dictate, the entire
extinction Of slavery would follow.
I beg that you will excuse the length
of this Communications The land Of my
nativity, the hope Of my manhood, and the
asylum for the oppressed Of all lands, is
about to be demoralized and wrecked by
demagogues and traitors. And God help
me could not say less! Hove the Union
and have reared family of sons at its al
tars, who do homage to it's founders and
principles, and who, with their father if
need be, are ready to die for its perpetuity.
But if it is only to be maintained by hu-
initiating submission to continued outrage
and aggression, by making Slavery Nat
ional and Freedom sectional, or by &C.
menting its component parts with the
blood Of fraternal war; then it is not
the Union Of my early dreams or maturer
admiration, and sadly as I may deplore the
necessity which compels the choice, 1 LOVE
CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY MORE.
Yours truly, MINNESOTA.
ST. PAUL, Dec Is, 1860. - ~.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-05

FOSTER On M,ndy. Jm 4 a. The rssia.nss
OF the brides father by the Rev Edward Lehrop. Louis T.
Fose late Of Philadelphia 70 Nina youngc daushtef Of
Cherries Mesarey. q.
HOwELI1-RAPELTE-AtA seoria. on Sunday evening" Jsn
l. BIZ te Res. Mr. 0ilber, George w. Howell 90 Missile
sep6ie Rspeys dsashsr OF John t. Rapelye. s Of Az
toIiA
EEARoN-IRwIE-Ou Moody, Jan. O. b. the Rev. }. g.
Ikip Mr. William Eerron aud Mrs. Lolita Irwin al Of ths
city.
PRARsALI.-MYEaS-On Wednesday, Jan. T. by the Rev
s. G. Eeeler Mr. James w. Pea<ssI 10 Miss Hannah w.
Myers, both ofihis city. rv
ROp ERTSeN-BURDlCK-0n Monday evening. Jan D. In
Jes.y CITY N. j. BY the Rev. Dr. Cane. W. Joseph q.
Rbbeytsor Of the city Of Eevo Miss Mary d. Burdok
4 Port Edward, Washington County MY
sHAw-TIFFT-At Utica on Thursdsy Dec: % By the Rev
n O. Lincoln at residence Of chs BRIDES father Chsries
r. shaw Of to Mndwea A. daughter OF JonsthsA
O. Tift esq
TIBBALs-BURR-InM Monroe, Conn on Wednesday, Dec 2s
by tho Rev T. B. Emerson Heny T. Tibbas OF Sacramento
City, Cal to Miss Mary b. Burr OF Monroe.
Sacramento papers plesse copy.
wITTICHRN-ST. FEL'x-At st. AIMS Church, Brooklyn,
by the Rev b. c. Cutler d. D., on Saturday. Dec 81 ~
Adoph Witticheu Of Montjoie Prussia TO Mss Josephine
J. r. st. Felix, daughter Of the late j. H. ST. Felix
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-05
.W-EWJERSEY ITEMS.

DETENTION OF THE AsIA-THR BEsEcIA Dor A
PAssESoER.-The steamship Asia was to have sailed
from her dock in Jersey City at O'Clock yesterday af
ternoon bu. was detained in consequence of the snow
storm that prevailed, and las. evening it was under
stood that she would not leave until 9 o'clock this
morning
John C. Heenan, the Benecia Boy (erroneously re-
ported to have sailed several days snce), has taken
passage for the purpose of keeping his engagement to
fight Tom Sayers for the championship. Heenan re-
manned at the Atlantic Hotel in Hobokon on Tuesday
night, where be Intellectually sought for by the
Rochester and Buffalo officers who were endeavoring
to effect his arrest At IL o'clock yesterday forenoon
Heensu, accompanied by three fnehds came to Jerey
City, and, while the officers quietly watching for
him 10 come on board over the gapgpank where pas
seDger get on board he quietly ushered on board
on the other side of the vessel and entered the cabin
where he bid farewell to number Of acquaintance
and was then slowed away. The fact becoming
known that Heenan was to sail in the Asia, large
number Of biz friends came over from New-York and
ii was generally understood that the officers would not
be allowed to take their under any circumstances
Cusick, Heenans trainer, also on board the Asia.
SKATING ON CosMUsrPAw BAr.-The cold weather
Of the past two weeks has frozen up Comuun-
ipaw Bay from Jersey City TO Bergen Point,
a distance of nearly five miles, and extending to
within one hundred yards of Bedow's Island. The
ice is from to eight inches thick, and quite
CLASSY aordng large field to all lovers skating and
hundreds of ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls have
awaited themselves Of the opportunity to enjoy ouof
door exercise. On Tuesday night sail-boat on iron
runners made its appearance containing about dozen
couples, which attracted good deal of attention.
PATERSON IrEHs-A new church edifcs, belonging
the Baptist denomination, nearly completed and will be
open for service time the present month bell weigh
100 pounds has just been placed inside The edihcs has
cost about $4,000. -
he OH and Erie Railroad Company have reduced the
prices of tickets the Union Division very
sderaby From Jersey City to Paterson ls mles with
trains each way daily the charge only $SO 10 Godwnvie
ASS: to Hohokus, Sb9.
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4-P. n


The feature Of the Stock market to-day was the
tnued decline in Central which, under superabundans
supplies of cash stock fell off to 70, decline of q
cent from the highest price yesterday. The tolling
Recommendation in the Governors Message had un-
doubleday influence In bringing about this result;
but we think the sringeney in money had still more.
It will be noticed that Of the 5000 shares sold at thefrs
sefsion about 900 sharss for cash, regular,
while only 800 shares were put out on sellers options
This very unusual proportion Of cash stock, and
fall of 2 v cent, without the hammerDg aid Of the
bears, indicates tina, parties who have boon carrying
stock have been forced BY the disturbance of loans to
throw II upon the market At the present price and
carrying v cent dividend, should look for some
rally from the purchases Of shors and Of the friends Of
the road, the money market shows any ease within
q few days. 1t stands now divided of at about the
price it touched after the August dividend
The general market influenced by the ssIre cause
and sympathized with Central, although the decline
was not so marked. Rock Island was the most active
Of the Western shares, and touched 81 In closing
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-05
MARINE AFFAIRS.
s1RAMER PENGUIN.

STEAMER PENGUIN.
This yessel built by the Commercial Steamboat Com
pany, viii soon take her place the route between
New.York and Providence.
Her dimensions are as follows: Length on deck, l6o
feet breadth of BEAM 80 feet inches; depth OF hold,
10 feet; depth Of hold to spar deck, II feet inches
draft of water at load line IL feet; length OF engine
spacs. 10 feet; tunDage, $50 tuns. Her frame Is OF
white oak and chestnut, nodded IA by inches and IL
inches and &c inches apart; depth of keel IL inches
Che Is fitted with vibrating lever Ercisson engine;
diameter of cylinder, 4S inches length OF stroke,
feet inches diameter of propeller, ii feet inches
length feet inches pitch, 20 feet and has blades
She has one return tubular boiler-length ~ ieet,
breadth IA feet inches, hight, exclusive OF steam
cheats Is feet iRches three furnaces-beadth feet
length of Hye-bars feet inches; 90 tubes-interna
diameter 81 inches lengsh Is feet and possessing
heating surface of 1900 feet. Diameter Of chimney
feet inches hight 20 feet; load on safetyvalve, in
pounds. Der square inch 80 Draft forward, 10 feet
inches; draft aft u feet Area OF immersed section at
load draft of u feet, 500 square feet Boiler located
on deck does not use blowers. She ia fitted with one
independent steam, FIRE, and bge pump, and has bot
tom valves or cocks TO all openings In bottom.
Her hall was bnilt by C. H. Mallory, Mystic, Conn.,
her engines BY c. II. Delamater of this city.
NAVAL.
The crew Of the United States soep-of-wsr Vandaia
will Le paid OF on the 5th of this month, at tho Brook
lyn Navy Yard, when she viii go out Of coumissioa'
The United States steamer Iroquois win sail on FRIDAY
for tho Msditeusneas. The United States steamer
MICHIGAN WIZ 20 GU. Of dry dock on Thufsday, and
will sajl on the leth Tor the eoast Of Africa.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-05

einugensy brought sscuthy the natural ssrsusrssau
Of large amounts Of money here foe Che psvusss -
coupons, dividends, &c. Paper ID 7es y es.s -
Grsi-clsss sgnstures and the amount Of srsas.sa.s
arc mo&era.c.
Nlcsk 4. Liverrnore, Clews & Mssoa have fcurlsa =
house for the transaction Of general domestic bssk-
ing business, including the purchase and sae IL s-
csntle paper, toe negotiation Of securities 60 Ma
Lycrnore has been importer for many years h th
city, and Messs Clews &c Masoa were Of the lste I'm
OF Stout, Clews Il Mason. DIR. Stout confines bss.
at No. ii Nassau street. and authorized te wiak
up the affairs Of the old house. See adverissmeak
The business Of the Clearing House was SIS 8 ~.
The Citizens Fire Insurance Company has declared
semi,aDnual dividend Of Is cent, payksle On d.
msnd The National Fire Insurance Company. q
seu,i-anpual dividend Of 10 y cent psyatls q
the 9Th inst. The Paterson and Hudson River
Railroad, q dividend of Al y cent, paysbis
on the 5th inst. Tho Market Fire Essnr-
ance Company dividend Of 10 per cent psyabAs
On demand. The Butchers and Drovss Baak hss
declared dividend Of per cent Tho Hansvx In
sursnce Company, one Of per cent, payable on d.
maDd. TIE Mariners Savings Bank has declared -
interest dividend OF per cent all OF 500 saA
under and per cent on all above $500. The Pstsea
anc hdfnapO IshiIOau Coupdny WIZ Poy Oh ooiaAn45
dividend of 4 per cent. 49, y.
The Committee of the Terre Haute and Alton Raj
Dad have issued the following card: fr
TInxB HAUTE AND AJTcN AND bgLLsvfLLs, Axt ILLnscD
TOWN. RAILROAD CosPASBs roads Of these Coupsnkaa
having been surrendered 10 the Trustees under the ecoed
ges the holders of bs second Mourss Bouds who hagO
signed agreement pay 10 cent 90 their bsaas
before the 10Th inst, at the Bank Of North Amerca Ne -
Wall street. Those ofthe Second Mortgage Bondhodsn VIE
have not signed said agreement and who are desiroas to gs
pate IN the advantages Of the reorganization Of the Affairs he
Companies win ign said agreement without delay tbs of
Of Andrew H. Green, No. ~ Wall street. Jsunosycsu. On
hand Ii the numbers ofSends o. Witch payment e nsds
LOUIS i;yoN HOFFMAN,
JOHN RICHkRD5ON.
D. " RADCLIfFR fOo1nSsec
8 j. TILDEN,
Trad HAWLEY .--. $500.
CHARLES BUTLER,
Meesrs Raynor g. Blackwell have sod lots -
IO9th st., half way between Sd and 4th-av also IN
the rear, on l1oth-st full lots at $50 lott els,
lots on west side Of 3d-av 50 f. south of llsh1t 50
IT, front and rear by IL. in depth the south .s
and 16l A. on the north line, the whole for 81 Soes
also lot on the east side of 3dav., so Il. south e
I17th.et, 20x15o A., for 81, 300.
John MeClave has sold one 4-stoy and besemssG
brown. stone dwelling southsds of 4Sth-st, abeu
midway of the block, between 5th and 6th-svs, Cor
1850. FL.
The following are the Currency, Land Wsrrsn<, -
Specie quotations for the week. corrected for = ksa
the rates current ct the Banking Office Of ThsnpaA
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WARMED.

,r1ryIIBBY-In his city on Tuesday, Jan o r. D. Allen
70 ss Nelly n LibbY al q this ei.y ra..s.y jan a.
hs tbs Raw sss NJ Crime, d. d., Edwin Brewn o. ~
Yoi, 70 MARY Anna dsasser Of A. d. Iho"s1 ESQ u 'A'
ssaPrCIARK-on Wednesday, Jan. By the Lev = o.
Esssr NJ Lsbbeas Bissell Of Rockville Ccsn " h As'y
iTTENpEN-TFRT-M Utica, Th.ssd;y Pee 4, ~ y
he Rev T. o. Lincoln 81 the residence o. me i.ashs,
on Jonathan o. TIN, esd =, :. A.. r.xtdsncs Al
~ hds,. f.ihar nv the Rev Samuel O. kcei1r MT 'enn
b1bo..e to Mis- Jane only Daughter Of Geo. s~sn ssq ~
ofthis city.