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THE WEEKLY MINNESOTIAN.
OWENS, Sc MOORE
VOLUME 5.
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MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 24, 1856
Opening of Navigation the Past Four Years.
A great mistake exists in the minds of
some of our citizens in supposing that we are
having dn unusually late spring and that nav
igation must necessarily be postponed till
somewhere about the first of May. To qui
et all fears on this head, we have examined
our files for the past four years, and are ena
bled to extract therefrom the following in
formation upon the subject:
tn 1852, the ice broke up in front of St.
Paul on the 29th of March, and the Nomi
nee, the first boat from below Lake Pepin,
arrived April 16th in the evening.
ißs3—lce broke at St. Paul April Ist;
first boat, West Netvton, April 11th, in the
morning.
1854 Ice broke on the 15tli of March,
river clear at St. Paul on the 17th; first boat,
Nominee, morning of the Bth of April.
1855 Ice broke on the 31st of March,
clear at St. Paul April 6th; first boat, War
Eagle, April 17th in the evening.
It will thus be 6een there is no reason to
be discouraged in 1856, provided, at least,
the present favorable weather continues a
tfeek or ten days longer.
Dull Wit.— Old Mister Smith, of the
Cheese Press, makes the following’pointed
remark in regard to a news item which ap
peared in thfe MhtncSotian a day or two ago :
We think Owens must be now occupying
the position spoken of in his article, when
he “guesses” the height of Himloo-ism in
New Hampshire— the position is nothing
but the locus in quo of the brain in a Barom
cz-ical point of view is everything. , .
Whether the editor obtained his leading
ideas, as expressed in the above, from the
original source of “The Pacific Railroad*’ ar
ticle, we cannot positively assert; but we
must ask the assistance of Smith’s son, or
some other person, more intelligent than
himself, to inform us where the [laughter]
comes in. As an appropriate answer to the
a Sort of the Press we insert the following,
believing that the wit add sarcasm therein
will be quite as apparent to the reader, as
that in the paragraph inserted above:—
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County Treasurer. — The County Com
missioners on Saturday appointed R. A.
Smith, Esq., to fill the vacancy in the office
of County Treasurer of Ramsey County,.oc
casioned by the non-residence of Mr. Stim
son, late Treasurer. Mr. Smith has filled
the office of Territorial Librarian the past
three years, and is a gentleman every way
qualified for his new post.
Mr. George M. Watson, editor and
proprietor of the Lake Superior Journal,
published at Marquette, died suddenly of an
apoplectic fit in that place on the 21st ult.
The Journal, which is an excellent paper,
will probably be suspended, for the present
at least.
Edward Coburn has been sentenced to
ten months imprisonment and a fine of $5250,
and Benjamin Dalton to five months impris
onment and a fine of §250, at Boston, for
the assault upon young Sumner, of which
they were convicted when tried for his mur
der.
Two engines and a snow plow ran off the
track dll the Grand Trunk Railway, one day
last week, about twenty miles above Mon
treal. One man was killed and two persons
badly injured.
The Eiglltii District.— We have before
referred to the probability, says the Galena
Advertiser, now that the Senate has admit
ted Mr. Trumbull to his seat, that Gov. Mat
teSdn will soon issue his proclamation for an
election of Representative to Congress in the
Eigth District. The election has uncommon
interest from the fact that the delegation in
Congress from this State is equally divided
on the question of slavery or no slavery in
Kansas, four for and four against it; and
should the next election of President fell on
the House, the vote of that District would
turn the scale of the State, if not of the re
sult in the Union. Hon. Robert Smith is in
the field as the Nebraska candidate, and it
is probable*that Lieut. Gov. Koeroor will be
that of the Republicans.
The State Cradle, for the expected heir
of Louis Napoleon and Eugene, will cost
5120,000.
The Wiaaebage Treaty, Agala.
Editors of the Miwwesottah : —With
( permission in your columns, the undersigned
would respectfully beg leave to show the
unfairness of the report of the .honorable
Committee in the House of Representatives
on the petition of Isaac Andrus, in relation
to the late Winnebago Treaty, in order that,
the people may understand this question in
its true light, and the difference of opinion
between the House of Representatives and
the petitioner, in regard to said petition, and
compare the Constitution and laws of Con
gress with the garbled extracts of this Hon.
Committee, that they may be enable to judge
of the merits of the report!
“ The Committee to which was referred
the petition of Isaac Andrus, tvould res
pectfully submit the following report.—Your
Committee Lave examined the petition of
Isaac Andrus, and the Laws of the United
States referred to in said petition, and while
the}' believe that those persons who occupied
the lands in question previous to the con
summation of the Treaty between the United
States and the Winnebago Indians, whereby
said lands were ceded to said tribe of In
dians, have suffered great inconvenience from
the effect of said Treaty; yet your Com
mittee cannot concur in the statement made
by the said Isaac Andrus, that the late Win
nebago Treaty conflicts with the rules and
regulations of Congress, stipulated in the
Organic Law and laws of 1841 and of 1854,
respecting the Territory of Minnesota.-
“ The 6ixth section of the Organic Act of
Minnesota declares that ‘no law shall be
passed by the Legislative power of said Ter
ritory interfering with the primary disposal
of the soil.’ ” Now, from the above quota
tion, so relevant to the point, is it not possi
ble that the Hon. members of the House
were beguiled into the belief that they were
listening to the report of a road petition.
But the Committee proceed to 6ay, “ Gov
ernment still retaining the right to dispose
of her own soil.” Now why this unfairness
in the Committee to use so vague a term—
the Government. Who is the Government?
Would the Committee be understood as
affirming that the President and Senate is
the Government, and cim dispose of the
Territory or other property belonging to the
United States contrary to the Constitution.
If not, why not quote that very relevant
passage in the third section of the fourtli
article in the Constitution, which says, “The
Congress shall have power to dispose of, and
make all needful rules and regulations res
pecting the Territory or other property be
longing to. the Unllfcd Slates.’’
Now the Committee have sufficient evi
dence before them to show that the Terri
tory embraced in tlite late Winnebago Treaty
was not disposed of by Congress to the In
dians, nor has Congress made any rules or
regulations in regard to the occupancy of
said territory by tbe Indians. But the laws
of Congress of 1841 and of 1854, are posi
tive oouapiAa that Congress has made rules
and regulations whereby said Territory may
be occupied by citizens of the United States.
And the disposal of said territory to the
Winnebago Indians by the President and
Senatfc, ahd ousting citizens who entered
upon said lands in pursuance of the rules
and regulations of Congress, must be a pal
pably evident violation of the rules and re
gulations of Congress, to all except “the
wise and prudent.”
The Act of Congress, approved by the
President the 4th day of August, 1854, as
quoted by the Committee, is so contradic
tory in its terms, and so unintelligible to
me, if it contains any arguments in favor of
the report, lam unable to see it. But tbe
Committee proceed to say, “It cannot be
denied then, but that those persons who
located on said reserve after the 4th day of
August, 1854, and before the Indian title
attached under the treaty of February 1855
had secured rights that cannot be affected or
destroyed.” That’s consoling in this Com
mittee, really, for people to be told that they
have rights that can not be affected or des
troyed, when the liberty to exercise those
rights has been taken away. This doctrine
would be consoling to the poor slaves, to be
told that they had rights that could not be
affected or destroyed, when they have no
liberty or power to exercise them. But the
Committee say “ rights that cannot be af
ected.” This is not so. Rights are made
valueless when you take away the liberty
or power to exercise them.
The claimants that entered upon the lands
embraced in said treaty, in pursuance of the
laws of Congress, had the liberty to remain
on their claims, cut timber and improve
their claims, and were not trespassers, ac
cording to ‘the latwS of Congress. But
according to the law of this Treaty they are
found on Indian lands, they have no liberty
by the law of the Treaty to remain a mo
ment, or to cut a stick of timber, or improve
their claims; yet the Committee say this
Treaty does not conflict with the rules and
regulations of Congress respecting the Ter
ritory of Minnesota. What keen percep
tion !
The Committee proceed further and say,
“ But the Constitution of the United States
delares that ‘ private property Bhall not be
taken for public use, except upon just com
pensation.’ ” Now why this unfair, garbled
and untrue quotation of the Committee ?
The committee proceed and say: “And
when it becomes necessary for the authori
thorities in the administration of this Gov
ernment to appropriate private property to
SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1856.
public uses, that right cannot be denied
them, provided the required compensation is
made.” Mark the language—is made.”—
‘‘Your committee-are informed that the prop
er department at Washington are ready to
make”—what? w ßeady to make compensa
tion.” Does this committee know the differ
ence between a thing being done and finished
and being ready to do it a year after it should
have been performed. Here again the com
mittee whip themselves with their own ar
guments, but don’t know it; and like Gen.
Taylor’s soldiers, keep fighting on as if vic
tory was in might instead of right. But to
go on; the committee were saying; “to make
just compensation to those who were injured
by said Winnebago treaty;”—were injured!
Who has been injured ? Why, those who
bould hold their claims and enjoy their liber
ty under the lawk of Congress, are disseized
of. their claims, and the money and labor ex
pended upon them are all taken by the law
of this treaty, and the claimants themselves
are become trespassers, and liable to fine and
imprisonment without being convicted of any
crime, or without due process of law. This I
is what has injured them. How does this |
committee fail at every step, yet they blun
der ahead with the report. The committee
should have said “ great inconvenience.”—
They now admit an injury done; or trespass
committed by the law of this treaty, and
have clearly proved its unconstitutionally.—
For the “proper department,” nor the treaty
making power, nor the Government, cannot
lawfully or constitutionally injure anybody.
Once more, the committee say “ that Gov
ernor Gorman has recommended that the
Government pay the settlers on said reserve
for their improvements.” Pay them for their
improvements ! Oh I bless such a Governor
for his disinterested benevolence! Oh, bless
the Governor, all ye claimants upon Indian
lands ; and bless General Fletcher, too; and
bless all w4io aided in concocting this treaty;
yea, let them be blessed with the same bles
sings wherewith they have blessed us. Let
them be blessed with disseizure of claims on
Indian lands. Let them live separate and
detached. Yea, let them be blessed with
fear of trespass, theft and plunder; fire and
strychnine; and when all they possess is gone,
aad poverty and adversity force admittance
into their dwellings. Oh ! let them be bless
ed with insults from Government officials ;
by offering to pay them one cent on every
hundred dollars they have lost, by being ous
ted from their claims, or paying for the im
provements.
Have patience, Mr. Editor, once more, and
i will be done with the report. As there arc
some other things that may be taken under
our constitution as well as private property,
I wish to make a fair and true quotation from
the constitution, and endeavor to show that
the late Winnebago treaty is hot one of the
justifiable cases under the Constitution, in
taking either life, liberty, or property. In
the Fifth Article of the constitution, read:—-
“Nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property
without due process of lavr.” The Supreme
Ruler of the Univbf’se conforms to the laws
lie enjoins on us; and all civilized Govern
ments, as well as our own, are bound by their
constitutions and laws, to conform to the
laws prescribed for their subjects. Now, the
taking of life, liberty, or property without
due process of law, is a crimiminal act in all
civilized Governments, whether done by the
Government or their subjects ; and the quo
tation above, shows what shall not be done
to any individual in our Government. How
does this doctrine compare with the law of
the treaty 1 But as the United States can
not be sued or prosecuted, the constitution
in order to provide for every possible contin
gency which might happen, and to make it
impossible for the Government to become a
trespasser, provides that private property
shall not be taken for public use without a
just compensation being madfe before, or at
the time of taking the property. Not one
moment of credit shall be given; not one mo
ment of time for credit shall be asked for by
the Government. Now our claims are em
braced in the treaty and recorded at Wash
ington. Our property has been taken in pur
suance of the law of this treaty—but with
out due process of law, and no compensation
has been made; and I submit it to the peo
ple now to say whether it has been constitu
tionally done. ISAAC ANDRUS.
Winnebago Reserve, March 15.
What Proportion of Merchants are
Successful.— The Boston Traveller refers to
a circular drawn in 1808, by Nathan Apple
ton, and signed by 109 business men, com
posing sixty-four firms, then doing business
in that city, to show the incorrectness of a
popular theory, that few people in commer
cial business succeed. Of these signers,
whose names are given, the Traveler says,
fifty of the 109 were unsuccessful, and only
six of fifty are now living. 59 of the 109
may be considered as having been in a great
er or less degree, Successful in business, as
they acquired property and never failed. Of
this nirthber, twenty are now living. Thirty
two of the number acquired sufficient prop
erty to be independent and comfortable, va
lying in amounts; but none supposed to ex
ceed one hundred thousand dollars. Thir
teen acquired fortunes varying from one hun
dred thousand to three hundred thousand
dollars. Seven acquired fortunes of between
three hundred and five hundred thousand
dollars. Seven acquired fortunes supposed
to be at least one million of dollars, four of
whom are now living.
Officer-Third Street, below Cedar.
Eiam Stele LefMatui'a.
Mt. Louis, ijarch 12.
The Republican’s Lexington ; .correspon
dent telegraphs that the Kansafc St&te Legis
lature-met at Topeka on the sd, aiid organ
ized by the election of. officers.-
Gov. Robinson’s message is published. It
is mostly devoted to a review ofKansas his
tory and a justification of the action of'the
Free State party. One of the concluding
clauses reads as follows :
“It is understood that the Deputy Mar
shall has private instructions to arrest the
members of the Legislature and Statue offi
oers for treason, as soon as this address is
received by 3 r ou. In such an event no resis
tance will be offered to the officers; let what
will come, not a finger aliould .be raised
against the Federal authority. There shall
be no hope of relief but in revolution.”
Another paragraph reads that.:
“Exposed as our citizen*are to the scalp
ing knife on the west, and the revolver on
the east, a thorough sSutßrly organization
of the militia is called for.”
An Independence correspondent telegraphs
that the Free State Legislature had adjourn
ed to Lawrence City, and was in session
there on Saturday, and seemed determined
to carry out their measures.
Gov. Shannon had gone thebe to
What was being done.
No violence is apprehended, and there is
but little excitement along the border.
One hundred Sharp’s rifles and two can
non were intercepted at Lexington, and held
by the citizens, subject to the order of Gov.
Shannon.
Mr. Greeley, of the Tribune, writes from
Washington that Mr. James, from the select
committee, appointed by the last Senate will
soon report a bill to prevent frauds in the
invoicing and valuation of duitable imports,
which will at the same thne be an attempt
to ibniodei the tariff, and adopt the views of
Mr. Guthrie, who is part author of the bill.
It is understood that under it liquors are
to pay 80 per cent, instead of 100 per cent.)
that the 40 per cent, list is to be merged
into the 30 per cent., and that surgar is to
be reduced from 40 to 20 per cent. Iron is
to be left untouched, and that the lower
rates are to be maintained or wholly merged
into the free list.
Republican Convention of Connecticut
The Republican State Convention which
met here to-day nominated the following
ticket, viz : For Governor Gideon Wells, of
Hartford; Lieut. Gov. H. D. Harrison, of
New Haven; Treasurer, J. D. Gray ; Secre
tary, Jno. Boyd, of Winstead ; Comptroller,
Jno. P. Adams, of Norwich;
Reform in Turkey It is stated that on
the 29 th of January the Grand Council of
Turkey, and the Sultnn, adopted the ele
ments of a free constitution, as proposed to
them by tbe ambassadors of England, France
and Austria. Subsequently the Sultan, to
the surprise of all trhe believers in Constan
tinople, attended tiVo balls, given one at the
French and the other at the English Em
bassy. His Highness entered the room in
State, was introduced to all the ladies, to
whom he was very gallant, witnessed the
dance, and retired from the House walking
and leaning on the arm of one of the foreign
ministers, when it was observed that the
“ old Turkish system of rule was now dead
in Turkey.”
The Czar Nicholas —lt is said that tbe
Paris Conferences will be carried on as
though Nicholas still lived. The Allies not
having been officially infortried of the death
of Nicholas and the accession of Alexander,
are supposed, diplomatically, to be ignorant
of the change ; and should a treaty of peace
be signed, one of the first acts of the Rus
sian Government will be, on resuming diplo
matic intercourse with England, France and
Turkey, to inform those governments that
His Imperial Majesty tbe Czar Nicholas is
no more, and his august son, Alexander,
reigns in his 6tcdd over all the Russia.?.
Humbug!
Americans on the Amazon.— Many 1 of
the disappointed American gold-seekers on
the Amazon are said to have joined the In
dian tribes, and become the terror of the
Peruvians, upon whom they make excursions.
A party of twelve of these Americans hav
ing robbed the villages on their way down
tbe Aiaazon, shot a sentinel on the Brazilian
border, and were followed by the guard, who
killed eleven of them. The twelfth man es
caped.
Chisago Citt. —New towns and cities are
springing up in Minnesota so very fast, that
it iB impossible to keep note of them. We
have just heard, for the first time, of Chisa
go City—already a thriving place in our
neighboring county of Chisago. It is situa
ted in one of the best farming regions of
E .stern Minnesota, and good roads have
been opened therefrom to Marine Mills and
Taylor’s Falls, also to a point on the St. Paul
and Kettle River Boad south of the “Com
fort Settlement.” By this last named road,
the distance from St. Pauf to Chisago City
is only 28 miles. Nortliw&rd, a good road is
opened to the Territorial road named Shove*
hftersectiftg the same at the crossing of Sun
rise river. A hotel, two stories high, a store
and several dwelling houses are already com
pleted in Chisago City; and a saw and grist
mill are now being bilitt and will be in ope
ration some time during the ensuing season.
A map of the town is now in process of be
ing lithographed.
Chisago City is already “a place.” Those
wishing further information than is here giv
en, can obtain it by calling upon Mr. C. C.
P. Meyer at the corner of Broadway and
Seventh streets, St. Paul.
New York, March 13.
Hartford, March 12.
TUESDAY MORING, MARCH 25, 185 G
. Bad Blood.
Bjr „a ort telegraphic sketch of a recent
debate which occurred in the' U. S. Senate,
it will be seen that. Senator Douglas has
again been making a blackguard and a bully
of himself, It appears that he cannot brook
the presence of his new colleague, Judge
Trumbull—a man every way -his superior.
The Judge, it must be remembered, ranges
with the Republican side of the Senate, and
is prepared to take issue with his colleague
on the Nebraska question at all proper times
and in all proper places. Douglas did his
best to deprive Judge Trumbull of his legal
right to his seat as Senator, but could mus
ter only some five or six of his most abject
todies to vote on his side; while be him
self—seeing perhaps how things were going—
was absent when the vote was taken. •
We should deem it best for Stephen to
keep cool these times, for his own sake. He
is not going to make any capital for the
cause of Slavery extention just now by be
coming rabid and frothing at the mouth in
the Senate, even If Ike Cook & Co., have
carried Chicago for him by the importation
of 2,000 illegal voters from the interior of
Illinois and elsewhere:
The Cincinnati Fugitive Slave Case.
—Gov. Chase, of Ohio, made a prompt re
quisition upon dov. Morchead, of Ky., for
the slave woman, Margaret, who murdered
her child at Cincinnati some weeks ago, but
who was afterwards remanded to her master
in Kentucky by the U. S. authorities. The
requisition, which wa3 founded upon an in
dictment of the Grand Jury of Hamilton
County, Ohio, also called for the two slave
men, old and young Simon, as accessories to
the murder before the fact. The Governor
of Kentucky took immediate measures tU
obey the requisition; but lo! Mr. Gaines
had already shipped his “property,” the
Ohio criminals, to Arkansas. They were
passengers on the ill-fated Henry Lewis—a
boat, singular to say, named after one of the
leading Abolitionists of Cincinnati—and the
other child of Margaret was lost by the
sinking of the boat. One report says Mar
garet threw her child overboard, and was
only restrained by a great effort on the part
of those having her in charge from following
it herself.
Destruction of Prult Trc?« by Frost.
Our Western exchanges are teeming with
paragraphs noting the destruction of young
fruit trees by the severe weather of the past
winter. The peach trees—even those of a
somewhat large growth—are killed in or
chard and nursery. And we also hear of
immense destruction of young apple, pear
plum and cherry trees throughout Ohio, In
diana, Hlinois, lowa, &c. As far south as
the latitude of Cincinnati, vbe ieaTn of whole
nurseries of these varieties of trees being
frozen to death. At Davenport, lowa, we
6ee that Mr. Finley has lost many thousands
of his apple-trees; and the owner of the nur
sery at Lena, Illinois, on the railroad the
next station west of Freeport, has suffered
In a like fnanner.
Now, we wish to state a singular fact iu
connection with our own climate. Of course,
we have had at times during the past winter a
temperature in Minnesota varying from five
to ten degrees lower than at any of the points
just named, south of us, where fruit trees
weje killed. And yet we find, by enquiring
of Mr. Huganin, of the Groveland Nursery,
that exceedingly few trees were destroyed at
that establishment, and at the old St. Paul
Nursery, now also owned by Messrs. Ford &
Huganin, scarcely a tree was injured by the
frost. "NYe further learn by ' the same gen
tleman, that so far as he has been enabled to
make enquiry, non* of the young orchards
planted with trees from their nursery last
season Lave suffered in the least.
Here is another evidence to prove the fact
which we stated some days since, that the
cold of Minnesota is a “ peculiar kind of
cold.” Forty degrees below Zero is not
nearly so trying upoh animal and vegetable
life in Minnesota, as the temperature of twen
ty below is in Southern Ohio, or thirty in
Northern Illinois. This must all be owing
to the entire absence of dampness or mois
ture in our atmosphere during these periods
of extreme cold.
New Drug Firm.— Our old neighbor, Dr.
Jarvis, has quit the Drug and Provision bus
iness down on Fifth street, and has also
absolutely quit town—moved out into the
country upon a farm. But he is succeeded,
it will be seen, by our clever young neigh
bor, Mr. Schroeder, so long and favorably
known as a clerk in Messrs. Day A Jenks
Drug Store. Mr. S. will, as did his “ illus
trious predecessor, keep every thing in the
Drug and Medicine line, as well as a well
selected stock of family groceries and pro
visions. He has now a full assortment of
substantial groceries, and delicacies, as well
as some of the finest wines and liquors to
be found in the City. We wish our young
friend all success in this, his first advent
into business for himself.
A Correction.— Gov. Wise, of Virginia,
has denied with great promptness that he
ever pronounced the administration of Mil
lard Fillmore “Washington-like.” He is al
ready the father of too many absurd sayings
and does not please to have the j afemity of
any illegitimate nonsense assigned to him.
The Northern Bee, published at St. Pe
tersburg, says:—“ If God grant us peace,
we shall take advantage of it to provide Rus
sia with Railways”
The Atteaipt lo Mob the Steals Zdiuiij Frus
trated.
Faith can remove mountains, but the Ne
braskals do more, they remove Territories.
Yesterday a mob transplanted the Territory
of Kansas to Chicago, and a notorious loafer
undertook to play Stringfcllow. A low fel
low, why we. are told answers to the name
of WVihe, had agitated himself as election
runner in such a Dyer-spirit, that, to speak
with G'ethe, he felt as well as “five hun
dred swine.” In this state of Douglasitic
inspiration, said creature resolved to throw
down his glove to the “contury, the Stoats
Zeitung and the surrounding villages.”
Lpon the stairs of the Court House the
fellow stood and inspired his audience to an
act of revenge against.the “ malicious Staats
Zeitung,” because this paper hud committed
the crime of playing rather hard on the
Nebraskals, and of calling the dirty election
runners “hogs,”- (ferkekteller.)
With song and tune the mob law moved
to our office; at tbe head, Wcibe I. by the
grace of Dyer, well paid elect.on runner,,
surrounded by a staff of obedient black
guards. After the “grunt,” so natural to
the “sweet mob” was over, solemn silence
prevailed, and Weihc the full-spirited com
menced to speak. He “speached,” Weihe
“speached.” Has one of our leaders, per
haps, had the honor of hearing Weihe
“speach?” He who has not should thank
God for it. After Weihe, not the’ great, but
the long, had folded himself up some thirty
times liks a pocket-knife, after the ends of
his mouth had touched his ears it few times,
and his bone telegraphs had sawed holes in
the air, the crowd made preparations for
destroying the Zeitung,” which under
the tune of a death march was to be deliv
ered to the flames by these cannibals. “Hor
rid ! ” ’Tis beyond honor, ’tis most horri
bie.
In the meantime several Turners had made
their appearance in our office, who consider
ed the harmless enjoyment of the mob in an
other light, and told us that their rifles were
prepared to teach the mock musicians better
manners if they should actually commence
to play “Kansas.”
We thanked the brave Turners, but did
not uccept of their offer, not considering it
necessary to trouble honest men on account
of such visitors, for Whom we had several
things in attendance, which might prevent
them from calling again, for we had fully
remembered the bandit cry of the Times,
“beware of the dagger.” Notwithstanding,
one of the Turners went to the door with a
revolver in his hand, and invited the gay Ne
braskals to “mob,” provided thej' should in
t nd to digest the leaden contents of his six
shooter, But the “bruisers” did not seem
to be 60 curious, and in spite of the frantic
gestures of “Rinaldo Rinaldini Weihe,” they
departed with the usual grunt which they
probably have exercised since their child
hood.
This is a short account of the fillibuster
campaign which Indiana Weihe undertook
against the Staats Zeitung. The time, 5
o’clock, P. M.; the rostrum of the orator, a
wagon, which, broken as it was, yet stood
firmer than the staggering being who gave
himself airs upon it —Chicago S'.cuits Zeitvng.
Cool Tteatment. —ln the late Pennsyl
vania Democratic Convention, says the Bos
ton Atlas, the faithful gave Mr. Pierce the
compliments, and Mr. Buchanan the dele
gates to the National Convention, a division
which assigns the oj’ster to “Old Buck” and
the shells to the President. They say to
Mr. Pierce that he has been the best boy,
but on the whole they have concluded to be
stow the medal upon Master Buchanan
What possible reason there can be for refu
sing to re-blect a President who has covered
himself and the country with glory is more
than we can divine, and Mr. Pierce must be
as much in the dark about it as we are. We
have here a brilliant illustration of the prov
erb that “service is no inheritance,” to say
nothing of tbe additional proof that repub
lics are invariably ungrateful. We could al
most weep to think how 1 fbr three j'ears Mr
Pierce has been exhibiting virtue, integrity,
patriotism, mind, heart, and sagacity—and
all to so little purpose!
Cavforxia. — An exchange says: “It
seems to be settled that the present Legisla
ture of this State will not be able to elect a
IT. S. Senator to succeed Mr. Gwin. In the
Senate it was well known that parties were
close, and it was doubtful whether the Amer
ican party had an actual majority. When
the subject of the Senatorial election came
up in the Senate, a motion to indefinitely
postpone the whole subject was carried by a
vote of 19 to 14. The affirmative vote com
prised 15 Democrats, 1 Whig, and 2 Ameri
cans. The two Americans voted for the
postponement because they foresaw the elec
tion of a pro-slavery Nebraskaite, to which
they preferred no election, in the hope of a
better selection next time. An attempt to
reconsider this motion failed to prevail, and
the postponement was finally carried, 17 to
16. This will prevent a convention of the
Legislature for the election of a U. S. Sena
tor, but will not preclude the Senate fiom
electing by a concurrent vote, If it see fit.—
The American caucus, so long as there was
a chance for electing a Senator, wereuWAblp*
to agree upon a candidate, but aS tMn kfe it
was ascertained that thftre Was no prospect
of an election, the members united without
difficulty in giving the empty honor of a
nomination 1 to the great Union-saver, Henry
S. Foote, sometimes called Hangman Foote.
It is probable that his chance of having the
SIB,OOO mileage of California is exceedingly
slim.
A Terrible Winter in Tenerifee.—
La Alborada, of Villa Clara, publishes ex
tracts from letters from Vera Cruz, Teneriffe,
January 2Qtb, stating that the winter there
was terrible; rain had fallen incessantly for
more than a month, and on the 7th of Janu
ary there was a fearful hurricane, which did
much damage to the buildings and shipping.
At Garachico the waves were so high that
the sea encroached upon the land and swept
through the streets; a monastery was de
stroyed, and two of the monks were buried
in the ruins. A bark from Gamera was lost,
with ten men.
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EDITORS and publishers.
Congressional.
Washington, March 14.
Senate —Petitions were presented from
merchants and importers of Boston, New
Philadelphia fora revision-of the
. iarm, * .. 4 .
1 ‘?i^Arn^°^” SOn re f orte< i favor of printing
31,000 copies of the Majority and Minority
Reports of the lemtory Committee on Kan
sas, being 500. copies for each. << „
Mr. Trumbull opposed the motion. He
thought the minority reported the slavery
question in a masterly manner, its positions
being unanswerable, and it was not written
as a reply to the details of the majority re
port. He was unwilling to send, out with
the endorsement of the Senate, a document
, containing so many unanswerable assump
| tions, erroneous deductions, and inconsisten
-1 cies.
Mr. Wade asked Mr. Trumbull to yield the
floor for adjournment.
Mr. Douglas—l hope the courtesies of the
Senate have not been taken advantage, of in
my absence to make an assault on me.
Mr. Trumbull—No, sir, I know not who--
ther you were present or absent, when I was
commenting on the report. I did not intro
duce the subject or know that it Would
come up tc-day.
Mr. Douglas—My colleague dares to say
iu the face of the fact that , I was absent, ho
acted with unfairness i n attacking the re
port wheii I was detained from theSenata
by ill health. I would ask him within what
reasonable time his speech will be printed.
Mr. T.—l think it will be published by
Monday.
Messrs. Douglas and TruefthidJ had a. sharp
personal debate coiicernipg the soundness of
their respective political seniiments.
Mr. Crittenden and Mr. Jumner also took
a part in it.
Mr. Douglas said—lf I can ask a post
ponement till Monday* I will reply to Mr.
Trumbull’s speech on Tuesday.
Mr. Seward—Take your own time.
Mr* Douglas, (quickly,)—l understand,
that mime of take your time. The Senator
from Massachusetts took his own time to
circulate a libel on me when the Nebraska
bill Was reported. I understand my col
league to say he came here as a Democrat.
That will be news to the Democracy of Il
linois, and is a libel on the Democracy of the
State. .
Mr. Crittenden interposed and said that
the debate had transcended the rules of de
corum ; the Senator had charged a libel on
Mr. Trumbull. [Sensation.] ,_, ,
Mr. Douglas—l should have been better
satisfied of the Senator from Kentucky had
he, when the Black Republicans denounced
us in coarse. terms, rebuked them for Want
of courtesy. _ .. .v
Mr. Crittenden—To what do you allude ?
Mr. Douglas—When they made coarse
and vulgar partizan assaults on the Demo
cratic side of the Senate.
Mr. Crittenden—lt was not my business
nor that of others to call Senators to order
for personalities. This was not the place.for.
vituperation. Such matters should be set
tled elsewhefe. - " ' f> ' \
Mr. Douglas—l do hot regard the Sena
tor as good authority in Illinois politics* X
was speaking of events of which I am better
capable of judging than he.
After further colloquy the Chair decided
Mr. Douglas’remarks as not personal.
House —Mr. Matteson continued to de
fend the Emigrant Aid Societies, and severe
ly criticised the . positions of the minority
report. Ite condemned Squatter Sovereign
ty, and expressed the opinion that the diffi
culty in .Kansas was attributable to the
let-alone policy, of .1850 on the slavery ques».
tion; but for this there would have been
no flaming proclamation by the President
nor any order by the Secretary.of War to
enforce the law.
Mr. Washburne argued that the Com
mittee has plenary power in order to give
impartial hearing and an honest judgment.
He moved the previous qnestion—which
was disagreed to by 76 against 94.
Mr. Bennett, of Miss., contended that Mr.
Reeder sets up an extraordinaiy claim with
out a shadow of law or justice.
Adjourned till to-morrow.
USST" The New York Herald takes a com
mon sense view of the difficulties between
the English and American governments,
worth, in our opinion, a hundred yards of
telegraphic surmises, speculations and inge
niously fabricated gammon. If the Admin
istration by an holiest announcement to the
people, that it does not intend or expect war,
would calm fears which are now fatal to en
terprise and disastrous to commerce, it would
in some degree compensate for the infinite
evils which it has brought upon the country;
The Herald justly says:
“Pierce finding that the chances for anom->
ination are rapidly lading away, has appealed
to Congress to give him three millions to ex
pend in buriiisning up old guns, or in other
words, in getting up a sham war excitement
for the Cincinnati Convention.
“Having exhausted all the means In his
power to plunge us into a qarrel with Spain,
he now hopes to turn to more profitable ac
count our differences with England; -but
there can be no war between countries which
are joint proprietors in commercial, agricul
tural and financial enterprises to the extent
of hundrcds*of millions, merely to aid the
prospects ofSfr* IJiprcq Ab-
treaty. It
shpqlq •povfej* tuurft. Jbeen nokde. • If your of
ended, dignity, thrpugk* wyear
of. pcj-sonal ejvjlijies, wjcpptefi arid- retiirnetJi
ftvtaigefl/Bead *Mi\ Orampton
liis passports, and leave onr merchant*, ag
riculturists and moneyed men free from your
diplomatic quackery, till a ne# and more
competent administration finds rn*An* to ef
face your blunders, and restore harmony be
tween two nations which should he the last
to quarrel with each other. Neither the one
nor the other of the measures now pending
can by any possibility endanger the' peace of
the two countries.”
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A Crumb or Comfort.— lt is stated that
Banks, of Virginia, who w&s Democratic
candidate for the Clerkship of the House,
and who did not get quite votes enough to
elect him, is to have, his pain assuaged by
the mission to Sardinia, vice Daniel, ecsrttng
home disgusted with the manners and cus
toms of that country.
The cost of a ship canaloverithe Isthmus
of Darien is estimated at only f 145^07,049
NUMBER 28.
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