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THE MINN E SOT IAN.
SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 17,1855
ALL RIGHT!
Bring Ont the Locomotive !
Th# triumph of the people over a vacillating
Executive is complete. The proceedings of
yesterday in both branches show for them
selves. The Railroad Charter, and the amend
ments thereto, are now beyond the reach of
Executive vetoes.
The People will meet at the Court House to
aight, to rejoice over their glorious triumph.
Lecture at the First Presbyterian Church.
The third lecture before the St. Paul Litera
ry Association was delivered by H. L. Carver,
Esq., at the First Presbyterian Church on the
evening of the 15th inst. There was a large
attendance, and a very select audience. The
“Fhilognomian Society”from the Baldwin Insti
tute, attended in a body under the direction of
Proflf. Ewing, and added greatly to the appear
ance of the audience. By a notice read by the
President, it appears the Rev. H. M. Nichols,
©fStillwater, is expected to lecture at the Bal
dwin Institute next Friday evening. The dc
lightfulness of the entertainment was in no
small degree enhanced by the choice selections
of music that were executed on the organ as
the audience were collecting and retiring, by
Proff. N. P. Ingalls, late of Boston. Some rare
music may be expected at the next lecture
from the same source.
The subject of the lecture was “The Social
Canvass.'* The lecturer painted the face of
society on an immaginary canvass, with a mas
ter band, and with a truthfulness all must ac
knowledge, although the picture represented
many features, which artiCce would cover up,
and which we would rather did not exist. He
opened by referring fo the great improvements
aud discoveries going on in the world in the
arts, sciences and literature, and in nearly the
Hollowing remarkable words the picture began
to be developed :
“As the discriminating eye looks upon the
great canvass that cuts otiTrom our view the
wonder freighted future, pictured over with
the shadows of the present, thrown upon it by
the old undimmed lamp of the past, it reveals
forms and figures assuming shapes, and contor
tions of such monstrous size as to seem the
distortions of an over excited immagination.**
He t proceded to delineate the different ex
pressions, that mark the face of society, aud
which move, govern and control human action,
lie colored with great taste aud expressive
ness, and presented with genuine humor, the
effect ou societies’ face, of fashion, humbug,
avriciousness, religion, politics, literature, &c.
The lecturer v, as frequently interrupted by
applause and closed by referring to the con
vulsed state of the world, and drew a most at
tractive pictures of the coming millennium,
when wnrs and contentions should cease, when
the thistle of Scotland, the shanimock of Ire
land and the lilly of France shall be lost in tbe
universal emblem, the olive branch of peace.—
The delivery was lull, clear and distinct and
oft-times eloquent. Everything passed oft'
very agreeably and the audience re
turned home well satisfied with the entertain
ment, and with a full determination to give the
Association the support it so justly merits.
Tiie next lecture will be delivered on
Wednesday evening the 21st inst., by J. N.
Murdoch, Esq. Subject, “The Development of
Character.”
Tiik Apportionment. —Our legislators have
rot as yet agreed upon any plan of apportion
ment. It strikes us that it is high time they
were at the work, else the rapidly populating
parts of Minnesota will, for another year at
least, be deprived of their just rights. There
13 no kind of justice or reason in suffering
another election of members of the Council and
House to take place under the old apportion
ment law. The men, either in or out of the
Legislature, who would uphold such a flagrant
outrage upon the rights of the present popula
tion of the Territory, will most assuredly be
remembered hereafter. A fair and equal ap
portionment is required by law, justice and
right ; and he that would interpose to defeat
•uch a measure will not be shown much mercy
at the people’s hands.
St. Croix Items.
From the St. Croix Union.
We are informed by Wm. 11. Mower, of this
place, who has just returned from a tour thro’
the Pineries, that the lumbermen in that re
gion, have made arrangements for building a
boom, and piers at wbat is called Kettle River
Slough, on the St. Croix River. Success at
tend them.
The message of the Governor vetoing the
charter of the M.& N. W.R. R. Co..passed at the
last session of the Legislature, which received
his signature at that time, occupies considera
ble space. He returned bill No. 5, (amend
ments to the charter,) with objections to both.
We arc requested by the gentleman in charge
of tho University lands situated on the St.
Croix and its branches, to state that it is not
the intention of the Regents to “permit” any
of said lands the present winter, and that per
sons trespassing thereon will be dealt with ac
cording to law.
We learn by persons just down from the Pin
eries, that the teams are now all doing well,
and will generally get in to the river the us
ual amount- of lumber per team, although nec
essarily compelled to commence late in the
se<«)n, owing to the scarcity of snow, up to
near the middle of winter.
Wo learn that every fortnight the members
o. the Stillwater Lyceum are interested and
amused in listening to the reading of the “La
dies 1 oit-Folio, ’ edited by ladies of this city.
Several numbers have appeared, creditable to
the conductors. We hope they may have a
more pleasaut time of it in the profession than
is generally alloted to many members of the
fraternity.
Teamsters—upriver, look sharp as you pass
Cedar Bend, as the ice is losing fast since the
recent fall of snow ; perhaps for the present it
would be best to take the land route, although,
with the exception of this one place the ice was
perhaps never better on the river than it has
beer, thus far this winter, averaging from 18
inches to 2 feet in thickness ; but owing to
the heavy weight of snow now on the surface
. 18 “‘Ming- and in many places the current
is cuttingit away frombeneath, which will soon
render it unsafe for teams.
St. Paw., m. T., Feb. 15, 1855.
To the Editors ot the MlnneeotUn.
Gentlemen . As there are persons waiting
to take out letters of administration, and dare
not do so, as there is a question as to who is
the legitimate Probate Judge, will you, or
those who know, inform the community who is
the proper person to perform the duties of that
oftice ? J. M. Stone, Esq., still grants letters,
but whether or not he has the right to do so is
the question. At the last regular election a
gentleman of St. Anthony was duly elected
and I understand is qualified. How can there
be two Judges T Would letters granted by J.
M. Stone be good for anything? Thia
tioa should he settled. A CITIZEN.
-A
LBCISLATITE ASSEMBLY.
COUNCIL.
Friday, Feb. 16.
Mr. Van Etten moved the Council adjourn
till Monday at 10 o’clock. Lo9t.
Mr. Stimson gave notice of a bill for a ferry
charter across the St. Croix river.
On motion of Mr. Brown, the Council went
into Committee of the Whole on the House file
of bills.
The Committee reported back sundry ferry
charters, w hich passed the House on Wednes
day;
Also, the bill to restore E. H. Whittaker to
his personal rights;
The bill to [divorce Geo. H. Fletcher and
Jane Fletcher, and
The bill to incorporate the Lake Pepin Boom
Company.
The three latter bills were laid on the table.
The ferry charters were referred to the Com
mittee on Incorporations.
Message from the House received this morn
ing was taken up, and
House bill granting ferry charter to A. Ro
berts, read twice and referred to Committee on
Incorporations.
House bill to incorporate the St. Joseph’s
Hospital was read twice; also,
House memorial for an appropriation for the
Territorial Prison.
Council went into Committee of the Whole
upon the bills to amend the revenue laws of
Ramsey County, and to amend the ferry char
ter of D. F. Brawley.
Bills reported back and ordered engrossed :
Council went again into Committee of the
Whole upon the bill to amend certain acts of
the last Legislative Assembly. [This is the bill
striking the names of Gov. Gorman and Secre
tary Rosser from [certain charters.]
Mr. Brown stated in explanation, that his
reasons for introducing this bill was, that the
House of Representatives at Washington had
given as a principal reason for annulling a cer
tain charter, that the names of these two per
sons were embodied in it as corporators. He
was opposed to placing the names of any go
vernment officers in acts of incorporation of any
character. He disclaimed all motives of per
sonal ill feeling toward the Governor and Sec
retary by the introduction of this bill.
The bill was reported back and referred to
the Committee on Incorporations.
The Council again went into Committee of
the Whole on the bill to incorporte the Little
Falls Bridge Company.
Reported back, engrossing dispensed with
and the bill read a third time and passed.
Mr. Stearns, from the Committee on Engros
sed Bills, reported the bill to incorporate the
city of St. Anthony ; the bill to amend Braw
ley’s ferry charter, and the bill to amend the
revenue laws of Ramsey County.
Bills read a third time and passed.
A message from the Governor.
On motion, the same was taken up. It an
nounced the approval of sundry bills and me
morials.
Council again went into Committee of the
Whole on the Honse file of bills.
Bill to incorporate the St. Joseph’s Hospital
was reported back, read a third time and
passed.
On motion, the Conncil took a recess of half
an hour.
The Conncil having again assembled.
On motion of Mr. Stimson, the Council ad
journed till half-past 2 o’clock this afternoon.
Hai.f-past 2 P. M.
A call of the Council was had, and after va
rious motions to excuse absentees. Mr. Kittson
was excused, on motion of Mr. Brown.
A quorum then being in attendance, further
proceedings under the call were dispensed with
On motion of Mr. Brown, the Council took a
recess of half an hour.
At the expiration of half an hour, the Council
again met.
Hon. S. B. Olmstead tendered his resignation
as President of the Council, which was accepted
Mr. Stearns was elected President, pro tem.
Mr. Murray reported back from the Commit
tee on Incorporations, the bill to incorporate
the Stillwater Ferry Company.
Council went into Committee of the Whole
on said bill. Reported back ; rules suspended,
and bill passed.
Message from the House, announcing that the
House had passed, by a two-thirds’ vote, the
bill to amend an act ent tied an act to incorpo
rate tbe M. and N. W. R. R. Co. Also a bill
supplementary to the same.
The message was taken up by the Council,
and on motion of Mr. Brown, the Council pro
ceeded to consider the first named bill, togeth
er with the objections of bis Excellency, the
Governor. The bill and veto message were
then read at length.
After the reading, the President, pro tem, an
nounced the question to be, “Shall the bill pass
notwithstanding the objections of the Gov
ernor?”
Mr. Olmstead moved a call of tho Council
and Mr. Van Etten was reported absent.
On motion of Mr. Murray, further proceed
ings under the call were dispensed with.
Mr. Olmstead moved to indefinitely postpone
the bill. Lost—ayes 1, nays C.
On motion of Mr. Murray, tbe bill and pend
ing question were laid upon tbe table.
On motion of Mr. Brown, the Supplementary
bill, as passed by the House, was taken up.
Mr. Olmstead moved to indefinitely postpone
the bill. Lost—ayes 1, nays 6.
.On motion of Mr. Brown, the Supplementary
bill was referred to the Committee on Incorpo
rations.
Mr. Olmstead moved that that the Council
adjourn. Lost.
Mr. Murray, from the Committee on Incorpo
rations, reported back the bill granting a ferry
charter to A. Roberts, and recommended its
passage.
On motion of Mr. Murray, the Council pro
ceeded to the election of President.
Mr. Murray was elected on the third ballot,
tho vote standing as follows Murray, 4 :
Stearns. 1; Freeborn, 1; Van Etten, 1.
The Presidentelect having been conducted to
the chair by a Committee of two, returned
thanks to the Council for the honor conferred
upon him.
_ On motion of Mr. Brown, the vote was recon
sidered by which the supplementary bill to the
act amending tho railroad charter wrs referred
to the Committee on Incorporations.
The bill was then referred to the Committee
on Internal Improvements.
On motion of Mr. Brown, the name of “ Olm
stead was inserted in lieu of “ Murray,”
wherever it occurs upon any of the Stand
ing Committees.
On motion of Mr. Brown, the Council took a
recess of half an hour.
The Council again assembled, and
On motion of Mr. Mower, the Council ad
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Cave presented a petition in opposition
to the creation of the new county of Farra
bault. Referred to the Select Committe on
County Boundaries.
Mr. Thompson presented a bill for an act to
prohibit slavery and Involantary servitude in
the Territory of Minnesota.
Mr. Davis offered a resolution that the veto
message be made tbe special order of the day,
for 12 m to-day.
1 eas—Messrs. Andros, Beatty, Cave, Davis,
Sibley and Speaker—6
Nays—Messrs. Brawley, Dixon, Fridley,
Grant, Haus, Hanson, Lemay, Register, Ro
lette, Stanchfleld, Thompson and Willim—l2.
The resolution was lost.
Reports from comm ttees were received,
among them
The report of the committee on joint rules,
preseuted by Mr. Dixon, was accepted.
On motion of Mr. Thompson the Clerk was
directed to have printed, for the use of the
House, 125 copies of the rules.
Mr. Davis introduced resolutions in regard
to the Railroad ‘ fraud,” similar to those intro
duced some time since by that gentleman.
Mr. Hanson moved the resolutions be laid on
the table.
Mr. Dixon moved a call of the House.
Messrs. Fridley, Haus and Rolette reported
absent.
The Scrgeant-at-arms notified the absent
members to appear in their seats.
Mr. Davis moved a call of the House, and
Mr. Brawley was reported absent. He ap
peared in his seat, however, and the question
being taken on Mr. Hanson’s motion to lay the
resolution offered by Mr. Davis on the table
it was decided in the affirmatively the follow
vote :
Yeas—Messrs. Dixon, Fridley, Grant, Han
son, Lemay, Register,-Rolette, Stanchfleld,
Thompson and Willim—lo.
Nays—Messrs. Andros, Beatty, Brawley,
Cave, Davis, Haus, Sibley and Speaker—B.
A number of bills from Council and House
were then referred by a vote of the House.
The House went into committee of the whole,
Mr. Willim in the chair, on the bill to incor
porate the Winona Ferry Company.
The committee reported the bill to the
House with amendments. The amendments
were concurred in, and the bill ordered to be
engrossed for a third reading.
The House again went into Committee of the
Whole, on several bills. They were reported
to the House, and the action of the Committee
sustained. Mr. Stanchfleld introduced a bill
supplementary to an act incorporating the M.
and N. W. R. R. Co.
Mr. Fridley moved that House File, No 5.
(the veto and railroad bill) be taken from the
table. Agreed to
The Speaker stated the question to be, “Shall
the bill pass, the Governor’s veto to the con
trary notwithstanding?” it was deciec-d as fol
lows :
Yeas—Messrs. Brawley, Fridley, nanson,
Ilaus, Dixon, Grant, Lemay, Regester, Rolette,
Stanchficld, Thompson and Willim—l2.
Nays—Messrs. Andros, Beatty, Cave, Davis,
Sibley and Speaker—C.
Two-thirds of the members voting in the af
firmative, it was passed.
Adjourned to 3 p. m.
The House was called to order at three o'-
clock.
Mr. Willim moved to reconsider the vote of
yesterday, by which Mr. Dixon’s resolutions
were indefinithly postponed. Carried —yeas
12, nays 3.
Mr. Thompson offered amendments to the
resolutions, striking out portions of the pream
ble and resolutions.
The amendments were adopted.
The question recurring on the adoption of
the resolutions, they were adopted by the fol
lowing vote :
Ayes—Messrs. Dixon, Fridley, Grant, Han
son, Lemay, Register, Rolette, Stanchficld,
Thompson and Willim—lo.
Nays—Beatty, Brawley, Cave, Hans, Sibley,
and Speaker—G.
Mr. Role l te moved the rules be suspended,
and the bill supplemental to an act amenda
ing tbe charter of the M & N. W. R. R. Co., be
taken up. Carried.
On motion of Mr. Dixon, the rules requiring
the bill to be considered in committee of the
whole and engrossed, were suspended, and the
bill was ordered to be read a third time.
Mr. Sibley made a few remarks on tbe bil
before the House.
The question recurring on tne final passage
of the bill, it was passed by the following vote:
Yeas—Messrs. Brawley, Dixon, Fridley,
Grant, Haus, Hanson, Lemay, Regester, Ito
letle, Stanchficld, Thompson,Willim—l2.
Nays—Messrs. Beatty, Cave, Sibley, Speak
er—4.
Tbe title of the bill was then agreed to.
The House then adjourned until Monday, at
10 A. M.
Mr. Brown moved to take up the bill to
amend the charter of the M. <fc N. W. R. R. Co.
The question being “shall the bill pass, the
objections of the Governor to the contrary not
withstanding?”
The same was decided in the affirmative by a
two-thirds vote, as follows :
Yeas—Messrs. Brown, Freeborn, Mower,
Stearns, Stimson and Murray, (Prest.)—G.
Nays—Messrs. Olmstead and Van Etten—2.
Mr. Brown, from the committee on Territo
rial Improvements, reported back the bill sup
plementary to the act amending the Railroad
charter.
The following is an abstract of the bill ‘
The first section provides that the Company
shall construct and equip twenty-five miles of
their road north from St. Paul, towards Lake
Superior, within three years from the passage
of the act.
Second section provides that the M. & N. W.
R. R. Co. shall within six months of the pas
sage of the act, deposite $150,000 with David
L. Fuller, John R. Irvine, Lewis Roberts, Ve
tal Guerin and Charles Bazil, of St. Paul to be
forfeited to the Territory, in case the said Com
pany should not within three years complete
fifty miles of their road. The said trustees
(Messrs. Fuller and the others) to give bonds,
to be approved by one of the Justices of tbe
Supreme Court, and deposited with the terri
torial treasurer, for the safe keeping of the
funds, and the payment of the money to the
territory in case of a failure ou the part of the
Company to comply with the provisions of the
act, or to refund it to the Company.
The third section provides for a verbal
amendment in the second claasc of section
eight of the act to which the present bill is
amendatory.
The fourth section gives the territorial leg
islature power to regulate the rates of toll for
freight and fare for passengers on the roads
provided it is not fixed at a lower rate than
that established by the niinois Central road,
with ten per cent, added.
The fifth section forfeits the lands, property
and franchises of the railroad company to the
territory, in case the company does not accept
of this act and the act to which it is amenda
tory.
l _
AFTERNOON SESSION
COUNCIL,
Saturday, Feb. 17,
Mr. Brown moved that the Council proceed
to consider the bill in Committee of the Whole.
Mr. Van Etten moved to lay the bill on the
table. Lost—ayes 2, nays C.
Mr. Olmstead moved that the I>lll be indefi
nitely postponed. Lost—ayes 2, nays 6.
The Council proceeded to consider the bill
in Committee of the Whole.
Bill reported back with amendments, which
were agreed to.
After several motions by Mr. Van Etten to
amend the bill, which were lost,
On motion of the same gentleman, the bill
was laid upon the table, and ordered to be
printed.
On motion of Mr. Brown, the Council took up
the bill granting a ferry charter to Antoine
Robert.
The bill was amended and passed.
On motion of Mr. Stearns, the Council ad
journed till Monday at ten o'clock.
COUNCIL,
Mr. Freeborn presented the remoustrance of
162 citizens of Goodhue and Wabasha counties
against the bill relative to the Half Breed
Lauds.
Laid on the table.
Mr. Olmstead gave notice of a bill to divide
the count ry of Benton.
Mr. Van Etten introduced a bill to amend
the Revised Statutes in reference to Assessors.
Mr. Brown from the committee oa Territo
rial Roads, reported back petitions praying
for a road between St. Paul and Elliota, and
a-ked to be discharged from the further consid
eration of the same. Request granted.
House bill to restore E. H. Whittaker to his
civil rights, was taken up, read a third time
and passed.
Report of committee to draft joint rales was
lak' n up, and adopted by the Council.
Mr. Olmstead moved that 1000 copies ot the
Governor's Annual Message be printed for the
use of the Council. Carried.
House bill to divorce Geo. 11. Fletcher and
Jane Fletcher was taken up.
Mr. Van Etten moved to indefinitely post
pone the bill. He opposed the bill upon the
ground that the statute barred the Legislature
from granting a divorce upon the grounds set
forth in the petition of Mr. Fletcher.
Mr. Brown advocated the passage of the
bill.
Mr. Van Etten withdrew the motion to in
definitely postpone, and moved to refer the bill
to the committee on the judiciary. Carried.
Honse bill supplementary to the amendato
ry act to the M. &N. W. R. R. charter was ta
ken up.
Mr. Van Etten moved to amend the bill, so
that the Company be required to deposite ei
ther in specie or IT. S. stock.
The amendment was modified, on motion of
Mr. Brown, and adopted.
Mr. Van Etten moved further to amend
[This amendment was simply a provision re
qniring the Company to submit to legal pen
alties already required by the general tax and
collection laws of the Territory— Rep.]
Mr. Brown opposed the motion, but beforo
concluding bis remarks, having, ns Mr. Van
Etten claimed, “misrepresented - ’ his [Mr. Van
Etten’s] previous remarks,the latter gentleman
requested Mr. B. to allow him to make an “ex
planation.”
Mr. Brown gave way for that purpose,where
upon
Mr. Van Etten took the floor: but after
making the “explanation" desired, he proceed
ed to retain the floor for over an hour, to the
exclusion of the gentleman whose place he
was occupying—dealing oat the while strong
invectives against members of the other branch
of the Legislature ; the majority on this floor;
the Delegate in Congress, and certain editors
of St. Paul.
Mr. Brown, having finally regained his place,
vindicated, in an able speech, the members of
the House ; also the action of the Delegate, in
regard to obtaining appropriations for Minne
sota. lie stated that outside of the Merchant's
Hotel in St. Paul, he had not heard half-a-doz
en men condemn the action of the majority in
both branches.
Mr. Stearns made brief remarks, during
which he stated that the Delegate had already
obtained the following appropriations for Min
nesota at this present session of Congress :
Eor the old military roads, $124,000
“ tho new military roads, 15,000
“ Public Buildings, 11,500
“ Fort at Pembina, 5,000
After some further debate, the ameudmeut
was lost and the bill passed—ayes G, nays 2,
(Olmstead and Van Etten in the negative.)
Mr. Van Ettan resigned his place as a mem
ber of the Apportionment Committee. Mr.
Stearns was appointed in his stead.
The Council then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Brawley presented a memorial to Con
gress for an appropriation of SSOOO, to extend
the Mendota and Big Sioux river road to a
point on the Mississippi river, opposite St.
Paul.
Mr. Fridley presented a remonstrance against
the passage of the bill incorporating St. An
thony as a city, as passed by the House.
Mr. Stanchficld presented a memorial for the
same purpose.
Mr. Grant introduced
A bill granting to John L. Will on and others
a ferry right across the Mississippi, at St.
Cloud.
Mr. Willim presented a petition of citizens of
Washington county, praying a repeal of the
law of the Territory, which prohibits the re
election of a Sheriff. Referred to the Commit
tee on Territorial Affairs.
Mr. Davis presented a resolution providing
for the appointment of a Select Committee to
investigate the charges of bribery which had
been made in the public prints against mem
bers of the Legislature, in connection with
their votes on the bill amending tbe railroad
charter.
Mr. Hanson moved to lay the resolutions on
the table. Carried —Ayes 9, nays 6, a follows:
Yeas—Messrs. Brawley, Dixon. Grant, Haus,
Hanson, Regester, Rolette, Thompson and Wil
lim—9.
Nays—Messrs. Andros, Beatty, Cave, Davis,
Sibley and Speaker—G.
Mr. Dixon presented
A bill to incorporate the Stillwater and Lake
Superior Railroad Company.
The bill for the improvement of the naviga
tion of the Minnesota river, was considered in
Committee of the Whole, reported to the House
and passed finally.
An act incorporting the City of St. Anthonv,
was read a first and second time.
The resolutions offered by Mr. Davis were
taken up, and
Mr. Sibley offered an amendment that the
duties of the investigating Committee should
bo4o inquire into all charges, in :egard to the
bribery of members. The amendment was
adopted.
On motion of Mr. Hanson, the rcsoltion was
made the special order of the day for twelve M.
to-morrow.
Pending the consideration of the resolution,
Mr. nanson animadverted in severe terms upon
Mr. S. Baldwin Olmstead, of the Council, for his
very foolish remark in the Council on Saturday
that two members of the House had been
bribed.
Mr. Sibley replied.
The bill granting Antoine Roberts a ferry
right, was taken up, and the amendments of
Council non-concurred in.
The bill from Council, to define the bounda
ries of certain counties, was taken up. A stren
uous opposition was made to the passage of the
bill, in the shape of calls c.f the House, motions
to adjourn, to lay on the table Ac.
The House refused to lay the bill on the ta
ble, by a vote of yeas G, nays 12.
The bill then passed the House finally.
On motion, the House adjourned until three
o’clock, P.M.
Monday, Feb. Iff
Messks. Editors :—Yesterday was the last
of the days, set apart by r the the House of Rep
resentatives for the exclusive consideration of
Territorial business ; but by the good manage
ment and force of your Delegate, aided by
Messrs. Richardsou and Washburne, oflllinois,
this day was also secured ; or, at least, so
much of it, as was necessary to dispose of the
whole Territorial calender.
The acts passed for the benefit of Minnesota
during those days, are Ist, an act appropria
ting SSOOO for a Military Post at Pembina, 2d,
an act appropriating SOOOO for the completion
of the Capitol, aud $5,500 for a workshop in
the Territorial Prison.
3d. An act making appropriations of SSOOO
for a road from Minneapolis to Fort Ridgley.
and SIO,OOO for a road from Fort Ripley to the
Red River of the North.
All these appropriations are of the most im
portant character.
4th. An act extending the act ct 1841, giv
ing the right of pre-emption to settlers ou the
public lands, to the Military reservation of
Fort Saclling, on the West side ot the Missis
sippi. This act provided that all settlers on
the old reservation, who were actually residing
upon their claim, at the date of the passage of
this act, shall be entitled to enter them agree
ably to the provision of the act of Sept. 4,1841.
It also provides, that where two or more per
sons have sctteled upon and improved the
same legal subdivision, they may enter it joint
ly—the right of each to be in proportion to the
extent of his improvements. It also extends
the provision of the act of 1544 regulating the
entry of to wn sites, to the town of Minneapo
lis.
This bill will carry joy to the hearts of ma
ny of the settlers on the old reservation, as it
secures them their claims and allows them to
enter them at once.
The act also provides that the Rev. E. G.
Gear of Fort Snelling shall have the right to en
ter his claim on Lake Harriet and the Lake of
the Isle, at $1.25 per acre. This was a right
eous provision and secured many votes for the
bill, that otherwise would have goue against
it. Ilis friends have made known the true his
tory of his case, and it excited universal sym
pathy.
You are referred to the remarks of Mr. Rice,
Washburne and other gentlemen in to day’s
Globe to see the high estimation placed upon
the character and services of the excellent
Chaplain at Fort Snelling.
It will be observed, by claimants on this
land, that their proof and payment for their
claims must be made within three months after
the passage of this act, otherwise they forfeit
all rights under it. I will send you the news,
as soon as the bill is approved by the President
—it has yet to pas 3 the Senate—in order that
the claimants may have time by warning of the
time within which to act.
To-day, your Delegate had amendments ad
ded to the military appropriation bill in the
Senate amounting in all to $90,000 for the
completion of the roads now in progress ol
construction in your Territory. lie is really
the most successful Delegate, that ever held a
seat in Congress, and I think your people
could not do a wiser thing than to re-elect him
if lie will consent to serve, which is doubtful"
Did Gov. Gorman beware the ides of Marrh !
MOHAWK.
$155,500
Arrival ol the Atlantic—Late and Important
New*.
The Atlantic reached her dock at about 10i
o'clock, with Liverpool dates of the afternoon
of the 27th. She arrived out on the evening
of the 22d. She brings 58 passengers, among
them Hon. P. Upham and family.
The chief interest of the news is contained in
the proceedings of the British Parliament, in
which the Government has been denounced se
verely. Lord John Russell resigned his seat,
and a complete break up of the Ministry is tal
ked of.
The Vienna Peace Conference will not meet
until the middle of February.
Sevastopol dates are to the 14th of Jan.
Nothing of moment has occurred. The Rus
sians had made two sorties, but were repulsed
with considerable loss.
Forty thousand Russians with big guns are
said to be at Perekop.
Letters state that the French had mined
the tlag staff battery, and only awaited a favor
able opportunity to blow it up.
Sickness in the camp was increasing and
Menchikott is reported to have said,“our troops
may rest January, February and March, when
we can tight our battles far better thau we now
can.”
The Russians had repaired and re-occupied
the Quarantine Fori.
Gen. Crown was about to resume his com
mand in the Crimea.
It was reported at Vienna on the 25th, that a
battle had been fought before Sebastopol, in
which the Russians were victorious, but au
thentic advices from Balaklava the next day
coutradict it.
A despatch from Menschikoff, dated 17th
Jauuary, was published in St. Petersburgh on
the 25th, to the following effect:
“ The siege preparations do not advance.
Two successful night sorties were made on the
13th and 15th. We took fourteen English and
nine French prisoners. The Allies lost a con
siderable number of killed.
To day is the coldest day of the season
Horses and sleighs were employed yesterday
in taking produce across the river, to the Great
Western Railway Depot.
Albany, Feb. 6.
Wm. H. Seward is elected to the United
States Senate by 18 in the Senate and 10 in the
House. ' ' ■
CorrcsiionUpnce of the Minuesotlan.
Washington, Feb. 1. 1855,
New York, Feb. 9.
Detroit, Feb. C.
MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 19, 1855.
The Veto Vetoed,
The Council, it will be seen, passed ou Satur
day, by a two-thirds vote, the amendatory
Railroad act which was vetoed by Governor
Gorman. The measure is now a law, notwith
standing the purile efforts of the Governor and
his fifteen or twenty “friends” in and about St.
Paul to retard the prosperity of the Territory
by defeating all hopes that Minnesota can pos
sibly have for the next ten years of getting a
railroad.
This is the first Legislative act disapproved
by a Governor of Minnesota that has ever be
come a law.
It was rather amusing on Saturday morning
to read the Pioneer and Times. Only three or
four days previous, the editors were both out
in leading editorials in high eulogy of the
“immortal eight” of the House. But on Sat
urday, after Messrs. Brawley and Haus had
voted in accordance with the known will and
wish of not only a large majority of their en
tire coastituency, but of nine-teuths of the
men who elected them, the feeble voices of
these two departing editorial spirits gasp forth,
in terms the most faint and sepulchral, the old
story of “bribery,” “marketable material,”and
all that sort of low abuse.
Having done all within our power at the
time of the election to keep Messrs. Haus and
Brawley out of the Legislature—while the Pio
neer and Times took precisely the opposite
course—it is not presumed that we arc called
upon now to stand forth as their especial cham
pions. But we speak from facts before us when
we assert, that their constituents sustain them,
almost to a man upon their votes in the House
on Fridey.
Exercise* at the Baldwin Institute.
The exercises at the Baldwin Institute, on
Friday evening, were very creditable to the
young ladies of the “ Philognoinion Society,”
as well as to Prof. Ewing. The lecturer through
some mistake was not present. Yet the time
was occupied by a very profitable and pleasing
entertainment.
The exercises consisted in reading a paper
by Miss Hartwell,entitled the “Laurel Wreath,”
and recitations by Miss Nichols and Miss
Twichell. The paper was divided, for sake of
varying the exercises, into three chapters. It
consisted of contributions from the young la
dies of the Institute. Many of the productions
discovered considerable thought, as well as
ability in expressing them. It was well spiced
with wit and humor, and being well read, was
received with marked approbation by the au
dience. The recitations, which alternated with
the chapters of the paper, were executed with
correctness, ease and elegance.
The whole arrangements were admirably
conducted, and it bids fair to become one of the
most pleasing and profitable entertainments of
the season. We understand they are to have
exercises of some kind every Friday evening.
The object the Society have in view is the
purchase of a library, which is most commend
able, and deserves the support of our citizens.
The attendance was large, and gave much pro
mise for the future.
An Answer to a Citizen, fcc.
The following letter, dated Feb. 7, 1855, was
received by the Register of Deeds, on Thurs
day, the 15th ult.:
“ St. Paul, Feb. 7th, 1855.
Louis Jf. Olivier, Esq., Clk. Bd. Co. Commis
sioners, Ramsey Co. M. T.:
Dear Sir, —Please to inform the County
Commissioners, that I have removed from Ram
sey County into Dakota County, and therefore
the office of Judge of Probate is uow vacant in
said Ramsey County. I further request that
the Commissioners either appoint some person
to said office that will take charge of the books,
papers, furniture, «tc. that is in my possession,
or do so themselves immediately, as I am out
of the office most of my time, and cannot see to
them hereafter.
Yours very respectfully,
At the last general election, Richard Fewer,
Esq.. ofSt. Anthony, was duly elected Judge of
Probate for Ramsey County. He qualified ac
cording to law, and went to Judge Stone to re
ceive the books, papers, Ac., belonging to the
Probate office. Judge Stone refused to deliver
the books, Ac., and showed that his certificate
of election, as issued by the Register of Deeds
in 1853, entitled him to the office of Judge of
Probate for two years.
On or about the 25th day of January, appli
cation was made to the Commissioners to as
certain who was the Judge of Probate. The
Commissioners, after consideration, decided
that Judge Stone had a right. On the 27th
of the same month, Judge Stone made known
to the Commissioners that ho intended to leave
the Couuty and therefore to resign his office.
The Commissioners being in session on that
day, appointed Richard Fewer, Judge of Pro
bate—appointment to take place as soon as the
resignation of Judge Stone should be received
by the Clerk of the Board.
By the above it will be seen that Richard
Fewer is Judge of Probate for Ramsey County.
Ls. M. OLIVIER,
Clk. Bd. Co. Commissioners.
St. Paul, Feb. 17, 1855.
Minnesota in Congress.— Our correspondent
gives the items in regard to the various Terri
torial matters for the benefit of Minnesota
which were carried through the House on the
days set apart for Territorial business. Among
the most important is the bill reported by the
Committee on Public Lands, extending the
right of pre-emption to the lands in Hennepin
county embraced within the late Military Re
serve of Fort Suelling. This bill passed the
nouse on the Ist, and will no doubt pass the
Senate. Letcher and the old standing ene
mies of Minnesota fought this bill with great
desperation. Among its strongest opponents
were Ben Eastman of Wisconsin, and other
friends of 11. H. Sibley. Can either of the “or
gans” tell us what this means?
Public Buildings. —The sum estimated by
Messrs. Masterson and Delano, as being neces
sary to complete the public buildings of Min
nesota, has been appropriated by Congress.
Letcher A Co. made their usual fight against
the appropriation, but failed. They would
make very efficient “ allies” of Lord Raglan.
J. Ross Browne.— The immortalizer of “ Yu
sef, the Destroyer of Robbers,” J. Ross Browne,
Esq., arrived in St. Paul by the Dubuque stage
on Friday evening. Mr. 8., since he left the
unfortunate Yusef looking through the prison
grates of Beyrut, and bade adieu to the Portu
guese doctor, because it was " imposs” for him
to remain longer in Palestine, has traveled
over nearly all the rest of creation, including
a trip to California, Oregon and Washington
Territory, within the past four months. He
contemplates remaining in Minnesota some two
or three weeks.
Clerical Statistics and Suggestions.
A pamphlet has lately been published, enti
tled “ A Statement of Facts from each denomi
nation in New England respecting Minist&T
Salaries.” We give a few of its facts :
“ It appears from the statements of different
clergymen and associations, that the average
Balary of a minister in Vermont is between $450
and SSOO. In New Hampshire, ‘not over $500.’
In Massaehusetts, ‘Congregational ministers
$550 to $600.’ A Baptist says, 5575. Our
richer societies are increasing and our poorer
diminishing salaries. In Franklin county sev
eral pastors receive from SGOO to S7OO. Over
twenty receive S4OO and less.
In Worcester county, a minister writes, * My
salary is S6OO, probably above the general ave
rage.’ ‘ Unitarian not far from sßoo.’ In Mid
dlesex, an association says, $450, if two large
towns be left out. Another of this county
writes, ‘Eight young salesmen in one furniture
warehouse, in Boston, have each the same sala
ry as myself.’ Another says, *My salary is less
than $300.’ In Boston, the average of the
whole is thought to be SI2OO. In Plymouth
county the average is S4OO. These are a few
extracts taken at random from several pages
devoted to this branch of the subject.”
In view of the low range of clergymen's sala
ries, the Christian Examiner of Jan. 27th, sug
gests as one of two alternatives, the rather
startling one of the celibacy of the clergy, and
remarks that, though the question “is not
much debated in our Protestant parishes, still
it is practically in the way of being settled af
firmatively in some of them. The other alter
native is the “secularization” of the clergy
that is the union of a secular calling with a sa
cred one. On this point we quote from the
Examiner, and regret that we have not space
for its entire article :
There is a tendency now in this direction.
School-keeping, editing, farming,book-making,
lecturing before lyceums, arc among the secu
lar employments which a minister may nowa
days legitimately undertake. Why may not
the number of these occupations be largely in
creased ? We once slept in a room, the whole
furniture of which was made by the hands of
our clerical host. We have seen a whole set of
the Christian Examiner, which was bound bv
another clergyman. Everybody who has used
it knows that the best razor-strop was made by
one with a Rev. attached to his name. All this
shows what might be done, were there not cer
tain foolish ideas about the dignity, and re
spectability. and suitableness to a ministerial
office of different employments.
To say nothing of the Rev. Cream Cheese’s
eye for the tasteful and the elegant, and of his
taste for female society, which might not unfit
ly be exercised (his Sunday’s discourse suffer
ing little dilation thereby) on three or four in
the week, behind a counter of a retail dry
goods store ; or of Rev. Boanerges Stormhea
ven, who would make none the less noise on
the Sabbath, for having made a great deal on
the week-day in the auction-room, or black
smith’s shop; worthier men than these might
find worthier precedents, if they needed them,
for engaging in even the rudest mechauical em
ployments.
Why might not the pastor of a parish on
Cape *Anu, or the South Shore, instead of say
ing, “ I go a lecturing,” say, with St. Peter, “ I
go a fishing” next week, to the Bay of Chaleur
or the Banks. The fishing season has com
menced, and I cannot live by preaching? St.
Paul made tents, as well as preached sermons.
John Bunyan’s trade was not one of the gen
teeler sort. Noah Worcester prepared sermons
with a lap-stone between his knees.
Thomas Beecher, a brother of Henry Ward
Beecher, a man of great mechanical taste aud
ingenuity, once remarked, that he had manu
facturcd with his own hands every article of
dress he had on, except his hat, and that be
would have made that, only it required a great
er number of implements than be could conve
niently have in his room. All the Beechers,
Henry Ward included, were taught some han -
dicraft, by which they could obtain a living in
case preaching should fail to secure it to them.
A Paris Correspondent of the N. Y. Com
mercial Advertiser says : “The position which
the Times occupies at this moment, in Europ
ean affairs, is one of the most remarkable plie
nomenas of contemporaneous history. The in
fluence which it exerts extends to all Europe ;
it is overpowering, bearing down all opposi
tion, and can be seen, felt and realized daily
in the counting house, in the ministerial cabi
net, in tho king’s palace, in the salons and in
the streets. Men in the reading rooms who
cannot pronounce in English the words “The
Times after you, sir,” yet learn to read English
from the necessity which they feel of keeping
themselves au courant in the opinions of that
journal. To say that the Times is at this mom
ent exerting a more powerful influence in sha
ping the political destinies of the English peo
ple, than is exerted by the government itself,
would not be an exaggeration. Throughout
Europe this influence is strongly felt, for ev
erywhere else than in England, no matter what
may be the talent engaged upon a journal,
their mouths are closed by the restrictions
which are placed upon the press, and the pow
er, the force, and the influence which develop
themselves uuder a free and unrestricted ex
pression of opinion, are almost completely an
nihilated. The writers for the Times, although
unknown, ought to be satisfied, for they have
more than their share of this world’s honors.
J. M. STONE.”
The Railway Advocate tells the follow
ing good story, at the expense of one of tin*
“ upper ten” of New York. True or false, it is
a capital commentary upon the mode of life
adopted by the class to which the gentleman
belongs :—“ Mr. is one of the * merchant
princes’ of the Empire City, and though living
in one of the most spacious mansions on the
Fifth Avenue, his entire family consists of him
self and his wife. Meeting a friend from the
country one day, he invited him up to view his
house. The friend was shown the gorgeous
rooms, with tessellated floors and magnificent
frescoed ceilings, and finally was taken into (ho
lower rooms, in one of which he found a small
regiment of colored servants, seated at a boun
tiful dinner. On his return home, he was asked
if he had seen Mr. So-and-so? “Oh, yes.”
“ What is he doing now ?” “ Well, when I saw
him. he was keeping a nigger boarding-hovsc
oa the Fifth Avenue!”
The Anti-Nebraska members of Congress
have contributed liberally to-day towards the
payment of the thousand dollars fine for viola
tion of the Fugitive Slave Law in Milwaukee.
The Supreme Court of Wisconsin has dis
charged Booth and Ryecraf't, on the ground of
illegality of the indictment.
Rock Island, Feb. 5.
Omah City dates are received to the 17th
Inst.
The Legislature assembled on the 16th nod
temporarly organized. The message of Gov.
Cumming was read in the afternoon. It is
brief and apologetic, owing to the daily expec
tation of Gov. Reeder. He r«iei j'fo a Pacific
Railroad and telegraph
Ou the 17th both Houses permanently or
ganized. The officers elected are favorable to
the Administration and to Gov. Cumming.—
Nebraska resolutions will probably be passed
and the course of the acting Governor sustain
ed.
New York, Feb. T.
Messrs. Page A Bacon, of St. Louis, will re
sume business on the 16th inst.
The Milwaukee Rescue Trials.
Washington, Feb. 3
Booth and Ryecraft Discharged.
Milwaukee. Feb. 5
Nebraska Legislature.
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