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Tin* vlrcti tn »•* »'4, |Mv)i4l)«, ft dm
grace to hubutit **jl certainly prove
no credit to the "t-ftUh »i* •• *»ld, CiiMCI-HkJ,
weak nnnd»'l il' (ii*rufw«— sot l til ji
singls for **n» «f|h* vttn:*s
111 flic gift of tb* Ani'r.' il ponpwT fte l.aa
tern here meanly as a " sent Ml hy
Douglas to wa t for tli • Maitu»i~a |WO|»r,
pensioned ii|i»u Hi hy tb« Vi*»'tai o*»*-ru»n*-nt
ami hi* eleation t« (mli»*lail t Ine oil*,- to
other candidal- • of tltc b*)an<-r*tic party. » o
not only liml < laiuii iifion the party, hot who
possessed innit '(OahooiltHoio for to*: place.—
Sllllirutrr Miin ogee, /tic. TUI.
Whoever hux rrndemj g*s*l service I" bis
country i.x entitled to at hot the p-spect of
hia countrymen, and where this ix withhehj
either the debt i* • '<-ni* <|, or the debtor i*
wanting in the tmti'n le and (cat riot Fiji
when with it must le pai*!.
That General.l an > .~>itiKi,i*« hue remh r
«a| great servlei to thla conntry. wl.'l tot le’
denied hy any who know i’** history. If ■
him fought bravely an*l hua to * n I a
|ierately wounded in il“ defenuc. 11l the hi*
tory of the war with Mexico may l» found
a record of bis I.enciaUhip, hi- valor ami
liita sufferings. In every iiiijmrtsrit action
Ironi \ era ( 'rit/. to tint < np.tol, he was an
active participant. Me fouiflit and mot
wounded ; he wotwal ami fought. again :
again was woiindttl, nicwin rectiveretl, uih)
attain waa at hia [mat When the war had
rioted, he l|uittn| the service with the |i pu
tut ion nl all able General, a brave soldier a
wtrift disciplinarian. uii*l a hiinuwie com
inander. No one who bote a part in the
war was trior- r<'-|*ctcd by hia *u|*ri*>rx,
more G lovtal by hU rtihliera, or received a
largt r share of the a<liniration of Ida conn
try men.
All who admire Gm. Hiiikm>s and feel
grateful to him, na we preattme all gtsid ami
tr'ie Atmricana do, will IM pained nml in
dignant at the ywritMnl of the above extract,
in which he i* so contemptuously and aim
sively apoken of. It la an insult to the na
tion w hich lie loo* defended, ami into wlintte
history lie Ima, us it were, ima>r|M>rabt| him
self.
We do not complain o| an opposition to
General bum.ns, bused ii|aui the aeore ol
|toliticai difference, or tijwin an opinion nl
hia inca|*city for the performance of the (lu
lu wof a certain office. |tut this opposition
should not deny to him thu res|wH:t which
hia acknowledged services are entitled to.
I*et all who will, oppose the policy of th«
Senator, hut in doing so they should not
forget the debt limy own the warrior He
must In* devoid of |aitriotisin who will re
fill* honor to a distinguishtai patriot. How
then shall we designate the man who hu*
nothing hut insult ami contumely for one of
‘ bis country s most gallant defenders '
We do not hold to the ulwnrdity that the
camp is the pro|ter school for the Senate—
that the soldier implies tlw statesman lint
General Hiiikmo* Inis proven that he is p*w
acmed of the ipmlities of both. The Sena
lor did not disgrace tin* warrior. ’I he same
! high ami noble spl it, which lind distinguish
nl him as a soldier, marked his course as a
legislator. The same vuh>r which hail Ini
him within reach of dentil at (Vrro Gordo,
bade defiance to the storm of fanaticism and
folly, which shook the country on thu (an*
I sage of the Kansas bill. When the weuk
turned pule with affright. cowards thxl. and
traitors took rcluge in their treason,.l sans
Suni l's stoisl firm al the |M**t of duty and
honor, ami standing fell, lie saw tli" dan
ger, but scorticil to fly At tin 1 next mmsiou
ol the Illinois legislature, he was deprived of
his M'at in the IniUsl Stabs Senate, nml
after many years ol public service, he la
came a private man lie ratried with him.
into Ins retirement, a oharact* r for rxrtituds
of piir|saM‘, uislaiinted courage, mid un
swerving fidelity to principle. He could
not well have curried a la’ttcr.
The anulcgy Udwren the military ami
|Kilitlcal esr*vr ol General Sum.ns doc» not
end here As often ns he has fallen, he has
risen again. It*nteu down hi lllinos, la*
is victorious in Muuawota, aud a Senator
l.e is again. (
Not w ithin tin* linum ol our I * rritogVos ;
there a man more deserving tin* home •
wh" h has In* n b**tow>»l shld'h" lilh» "tyr
there i« no one who h*4 rcud*,fttl; ai**c’.
honorable or ni< ntoriout servin'. tin tin*
IVmocraey In- Imd ]xx-uliar claims, us one of
the ehampii n- *>! th< K.vnxv* V l>rn-h.» bill.
|'hex have .lorn* well to «h**w tin ir devotion
to the principles o( that great treasure. In
tlius testifying tin ir appro bat am of one
who had (alien a victim to the fury of its
op|»>nrnU.
We had intended to -ay something eon
eerniug the abusive tenixr of the above ex
tract, but will content curative* » tu the
following quotation from Jwrsn I in*
great boast of pidishcd life is the deliea v
and even generosity of its hostility that
quality which is still the characteristic, as
it Inmudiva the denomination “I a gentle
man" t'HUeuv
list I’itUburp and (hmnellsvillc ll*'.r**a*l
t'ompiny has g ven notice to tin' Mayor of
i’itubarg of tin- inability of that inoi(mny
to |sty the si mi animal interest due ui*n
IhioiU of the city ol I‘ittsburg issiuxl to
aani company ,n paunent of its capital
Block. The loiai amount of the city's obi*
gallon i- #.*o(M>oo.
(•rnt »al H|||r|«l«,
\Ma*l«w siji’mi our ( lliitits.
?.* I ■ K-l ’.sS'.r !..« IVse-sf ta4 Oerrajr.»(.
The I last.ugS ImleptnJrnl, the ?f. f'aill
Aih crti.-rr and the Mntnewlitin, are ail uni
ted i* the effort to throw diteawpWt upon
the “Irish <>f Jiukotu i-oonty". With one,
their crime is, that the "ignorance of
Digl*t»*l In iaial sticks to tlutn.' with tho
other fhry can’t write, with th*- other they
vototlie Hcrrgx ratic ticket, no I thus show
their ignorance, as wo infer. Tic whole of
In lami a sons in America arc not well edu
1-bImI. Tls* whole nl them are not, Htates
liH-ti. Tls* whole ol them are not mmlela of
high virtue an*! morality, nor have they, us
miopti <1 eiti/,"iis, assumed ali th** education,
all tic virtu*' ami morality, or all the Htabw
iiiau-liip of their adopted osiulry. Nor is
it my wish to draw any invidious eiimpuri
sous Is tween Irishmen and uutiveborn citi-
lint the Ans riean people ar*- willing to
know, that hull their gallant army ami navy,
are son“ of Ireland, ami half of them may
not either re-ad or write well, but all work
march and fight well lor American honor;
1 will not shrink from a lair compari
son of Irishmen ami native citizens, a*'cord
ing lo their degree und condition in life,
either in energy, intellect, honesty, industry
or civilization. I he rliiy deapise In In*
eoiu|s'il*'ii, even m sell (I. I* m o, to draw com
parison*. I tut ns wu hav’e but few public
men who ilil<'ml in, I desire to i'liter my
protest against their wholesale contempt
which is thrown u|k>ii my conntry In .
Il*c Is'gislalure we neitiur consume iuu<h
lime, nor attempt to force ourselves on the
attention of the House, liakolucomity hua
, hul little t*> usk. Her Irish representatiim
have tried to vote and act as Incunm them
*ia honest men. If our constituents have I
nskisl any thing of us for their hs al w elfare,
which we have neglected, I do mil know it'
The St. I’aiil Adctrlintr setms indignaiit
that nine out of twelve jurors in liukoln
comity were Irislimeu. I hojs they did no ,
one any harm. Was the county wrongrxl
by them ? Was any public evil entaihxl on
the county by tliewi nine IrislinienT Hut
they could not writ*' a very g*»*i| bund it
■M'lna ' Hut wv are not inhu med but what
they had g<ss|, common ** n~ nml sound
jiulgim'iit. It is moult* -t that the ll.i-ling*
/ niicficnJriit, the Ht |*aul hlt'crt icr und
IWom/Wiun are in hi'art. soul,sympathy and
sentiment opjMwasl lo Irishmen or other for
eign Ixirti lull adopted citizens, Isung ii|hiii
an *i|iiali'y in |m«lilii-al rights with the nu
tiva born Aiuerieans. This, they have u
right to Is- . hilt l-t tile 111 »|snk It out Ilk*'
friv iiH-ti. ami not conceal llmir true senti
ments, by eonms'tihg an u|M*|ogy with each
sluti they give uu. Not a day has pasMs)
smis* I liave ts'Cii in attctulancc on tins Is*-
gislalsre. but tliat I have won more nr h-ss
unjust abuse, sluuderoi eritu imu,ujsiii Irish j
UH'ii.piittlislaxl hi this Territory in some shajs'
to throw discrislit ii|sm them as a people
Our adoptixl country hy its National
Const 1 1 lit ton, o|s'HS to us nil the roiid to |s>
lilieal ami wa-ial eipiality. We ask nothing
inorv*. ami if some of my nsintry men are
poor, or even ignorant, or vicious, all we
ask of our native friends is. to not magnify
thvir igtiorum c or vices, merely b**cuusc they
are Irishmen. Surely all the xiisw of our
native citizens arc not national.
If you will take the |mms to r«x-ord the
list of crimes m A mcrica, nml classify
their nutioiialitv. ami then ela-sify their
enormity as iigamst law und humanity, nml
I. as an Irishman by birth, will fr*s-ly Icav*
the picture- to native citizens.
Hut as an Irishman who has adopted this
ns his conntry and home ; one who is trulv
ami sincerely devoted to the American form
of govsrnim nl , one who res|»s-ts and lion
ors Aiuerieans, Is'eause they have enlarged
the area of l.its rl v of Toleration, ami given
the world an example of lr*x* i nut i tut ions,
I protest against the indiscriminate contempt
the pnws shows to certain mloptixl citi 'eiis.
I n-ssl not say that the ivuilron*is and t'u
mils, of Ameru a, wiaihl not to-day have Inul
an existcms'. n*ir would the great Wist have
loonud up with h* r empire en -t, had not
Ireland iyi*», jssir down trodden and i>|*-
pnssa* d lix-lai d sent her humlnsls ol thou
saints and millions, to stk homew in Am* it
e.i. \ our palaivu of wealth, your gri-atmxw.
vour jHiliiieal (son r. your means of tnuis
|v*irtalion, your progressive civilization has
iss-ti iiiinkcmsl und vita!*z*\|, t*v the |«s*r
t'aiial-digging ami l!uilrmi*l buildin. Irish
Irs'iamf hWt*Nuf it gfwb|*s*sa>nd t** America
ll|sA't-Nij »*IJ gb 4 s|. a s ias *'t
i prf’a -• buljlas u4.|i *\xjCtiii <t yk‘ r
*in art, ataUffeftltarv • S*a-*** nt
•ii Ib iiv to invent It**' magnetic tel-graph
I’ >r this, if w*- a«k to si-rve on a jury, to Is
e ivtisl I'ohccm.in. U-gislator * r foi;grx>-
mail, try us hy our individual merits, ai»l
let it t»- umlerstosl in our jau uliarly blessed
country that
♦•lienor anJ lata* flora n * .uolltnui r *r
A t with year pari, ilmr*- ail the honor
M I’ 'ls actiY
St. I*au’. 'an 1'• t*• ’*■*
|!v a arrival front l.uives-on, iut*lh
.. . I n Is-* n rcotivvsl thx' I'r A'sos
•lusts ix I’res d*-nt of Texas . umttisl
suit de at Houston. *>n tin- 'tli iustant. by
bk*w ■gi ut bis bruin*. Tb*- cauw of th*'
act is not s-alisl. l»r. .loses had Uvn a
proiniuciit cil/• u i I Texas simv a p* r <1
anti nor t.* revolution which r*-suitnl in
tb*' t;*i>-(s ml t<v of tin* Stale Alter h**i*|.
mg v arnais offi.sw *.f a r* -js*tisi(*lc * haraeifr
In- *va* chosen l'n>i*lcut lie was atter
wanb an an knit a.|v**o*tc of th*' anm-xxition
ot leva* to I el iiilkI 'tat* s. Since lexas
tss'itnie **n*'of tls- Stabw ol th* l ni*m l*r
J* vi has acttsl «. huh r of the lVmocra
tie party. s*ss*nd m intlaetKV ouiv t*>
li t >t**s ami II -s lie *a- acaml.dat**
tor lltr 1 S •'Ciaie. hut ya-kbsi plats to
t*< n I*. |*:scs*v llsxprxs, s
TIIE WEEKLY PIONEER Ai SD DEMOCRAT
~ t.
Fra... New VUltrw Ut California—Kntlrr
S—saw rnt lIM < »■•*! Kiprrtlllan
rot/itAix. Kim, faiilonna, i
October IS, 1-07. ( j
Hm: I have Use honor to report rny ar
rival in falifomia after a journey of forty
eight days. It gin* me plaaeurc t-> iniorm
you tlm t we ha vc met with the moat cumpleb'
r 'ices* in tmr exploration for a wagon road
from New Mexico to this Htute.
In a hurrkd letter of thia kind it u not {
[si-obi*- that I should give you much of th*
.Hail «f our exploration, iz-aving that l* r j
my ilaily journal todiarh***, I shall endeavor |
Gris-fly to give you ao Idea of the character
of the country, as well as tls* advantages of j
th*' road I have explored.
I solving Xui.i. the [sjint from which the
r*i:ul -lionltl pcfi[S'r!y start, w# loiiiml the !
country hisy and roiling, ami (caring gmsl
grass, with wafer at convenient intirvais,
until onr arrival at. the bunks of thu l.ittl*:
t'olorndo. 'lliis I found a fin* - stream, th*'
l«»ttoni of which is will*' and fertile, filled
with excellent grass, itml the banks of the
streum itself fringisl with a heavy growth of
cottoriwma). Tim whole region thrfiugli
wiiielj it runs is of a character to make it |
inis*t valuable to the agriculturalist uml
grazier. After following this stream for
s-vi Till days, an*l fording it with our wagons ;
without difficulty, we loft it, and pursued our -
e<airs*- westward to Han Tran*isco moont.iin
I’ll*' country to the loot of that mountain, a
gradually ascending plain,) although some- j
wlmt rocky, in plan s was coverisl with tin-!
line“t gramina gross, with tinde r sufficient
for fuel, and water in ahundance.
I'rom this |s)int —twenty miles from th*-
base of the mountain—until we commenced
the descent of its w sicrn shijs', the country j
i* undulating, with fre<|uent extensive level
|>lat*-uus, w* il w.it* I**l with springs, ami is
by fur the most Isuutiful rt gion I * vur re
member lo have -con in any [sirtion of th*
worhl A vast forest of gigantic pine, in
tcrsei tixl It * < j<i*Tit ly hy extensive open gl.cles,
sprinkhsi all over wi h mountain rn*-ailows
nml wide savannas, filled with the richest
grasses, were truverstd by our parly for
many snccesaive days
From the western slop*- t** the country
tlivitling the head of Hig Williams fork,from
the t'olorado river, the only change is in
the growth of the timlsT ced.tr of the lar
g*'«t size for the most part taking the place I
of pine; hut the character of f exoil remains
unchanged, nml is of tin- saute fertile nature.
Inuring in all parts the richest gramma ;
grass.
From tin’ divide of Bill Williams to the
t 'olorndo. the country assume! a barren as
pert, nml U-comes a dewert on the banks of
the river, excepting in the bottom lands for
a few miles in width on either side. Ar
rived at the river. I cross'd the wagons am)
(tropic without difficulty. At the point of
our crossing. I found it to Is- about tarn htin
died yards wide, a smooth surface a* far ax
the eye could reach up and down unob
structed by bars or rocks. Mowing ut the
rate of thrtx- mil.w an hour, lit feet ia depth
hi mid channel, apparently (xirfoctly navigo
ble f**r steamers ol the largest size, tpu*-
itoning the Indiana closely, I ih-rived from
them satisfactory information that it bore
the same chariieter the entire distance from
tlint place to Fort Vumx, some two Imtt
drw • miles Is'low.
Von have thus, sir, iti a few word**, a
short account of our journey on the road we
were dent to explore. Of its advantages in
detail I have not time in thi- letter tos|s-ak
except in general term*. I enumerate tnent.
It is the shortest from our western frontier
bv three hmi<lrtwl miles, being nearly ili
reetly west. It is tls* mo-t level -our
wagons only double teaming once in the i
entire distance, and that a short hill and
over u surface heretofore unbroken bv ;
wheels nr travel of any kind. It is well
watered—our greatest distance without
water at any time Is ing twenty miles. It
is well timts'ml. and in many places the
growth is far beyond that ol any |wirt of the 1
world I have ever sen It ix tem|s'rate in
climate—passing lor the mo-t f*art over an
derated region. It is salubrious— not one
of on party rx't|iiiring the slightest medical
attendsm-e from the time of our leaving t«*
our arrival. It is well grassed— tn - . com
iimn.l ta-V'-r having made a bad grass camp
the * nt*rv distance, until ti* i• th* t’olorado.
|t i re-sex tls' tire.it Iles*rt va It it'll must !>c
ro, "..l by any road to Cahforni.i) at its
tmrzowest |s*int. It |vtv*'s tl r* ugh a coun
try abounding in gum*', anti hut litt'w in
tt s' **f with 111.1.11 < Ol the c rtstd.
u til it'ir ut r v.ii u' t!;*- M * ,iv vi 'ages, we
■|k| n**t -ee in all over a *l* ■ tt In*bans. an*l
those *>f a timid, ineff n-iv* .ha ai-ter \t
th*'|“‘int of the cu ssing **t th* Coloruvl**. •
grain, vegetal*!*-*, ami bo a |«| ifs may Is l
obtain**! in any juantity fr * the Iml an
wh * cul'iv ate extensively th ill r.'dcly, the
tortile Ikittom lan*l- of the t .dorado It is
pa-salile alikz in winter and - miner Tb- -c
are the ailvaiitag-s which I *• a hi !‘>r the
tX*B*l winch we have d -c .ir.il marktxl
and exploml front New M xiex*tothiaHtete
From the t’ohinolo in*l v'f the settlement*
the W'lntry la- lon survey.il .n,*! mapped
by th* l tiitixl .'•tat*-* >urv yor of iht-
Mute. which, apart frmn F • f,-t that t
.lisw not conw within i.n rvstrxj*tions.
li.m- me but little •*■ - iy xtion t*> it.
I -hall mi ntion, then, only •*• iinis.rtanl
tact —that it I* av.-s to th*- opti -n *>t th* emi
grant th*- * b *iii- of entering I'xlifomia either
it ity ♦' lox At i- by the re u j
travel!* *1 ol "i the m—t t* -'•!*• part of the
southern p*'rt tt f the Slat* or turning of?’
fn*m that r v**. ami by a easy r *ad. fit- .
•pieutly travi d ami vi-ttt: rg nt.* the brail
of th*' great I': vv’ * y in*] t*v a g ssl
r.svd through -tamut-u t!,<- wav. *-x
■ '■ t. Sacra to, aaa t
... . ■ .. *of the State.
v'.r wotk »' n a !; a* has l»vn
retsh-rvxl phu-ant by the U atttifu! character
of the country thr*sig!i w eh we have
p.*«wd. ami »l.x* -.ihtbrioux -.a'a*-- «.f its cln
matt ami ai'.h ugh the I ;de July of c.x
--j. r ttg and mark tig the Mad ha< fallen
,|S tl X, we ha\i pas-*i| thr .gh It w tho*it
an .u'eideot of any k n*l wh .-• ( r.
An mifsirtart j art in a" • nr opera
tons ha- Isvti a t*i| by the camel* ; with
out the aid *f ta *td*' and :■» ful brute,
many bards'. |«* »' .|i «e avc Nvn sjvarml
*.* I h v\" fa ! ii to e.r!. • ,r»l *ur .idtni
rat if r nt •"» 1 ha- 'XT axil div t-V dav
as -oine new hardaHp, endund {patiently, j
more folly developed tMir eotim adaptation
and usefulra*.- in the exploration of the wil-
Jt-rneM. At tiws I Lave thought it im
pomible they could stand the test to which
they have been pot j bot tiier wem to have (
risen Cjiul to every trial, and to bav>- cow
off of every exploration with as ina' h
strength as before startiiur. Uneupp >rtcd
by the testimony of er(try loan of my [striy.
1 thou Id be unwilling to state all that I
have wen th<-m do. Starting with a full
iletenni nation that the ev[«r.meot should
he no half way one, 1 have subjected them
to trials which no other animal could
bly have endured, and yet I have arrived
here, not only wit'iout the loss of a camel,
but they are admitted by those who suw
them in Texas, to lie In as good condition
today as when we left San Antonio.
In all our lateral explorations they have
eurresl water, sometime* lor more thuu a
week, for the mules used by tie- m»n—them
selves never receiving a bucketful to one of
them ; they have traversed patiently, w ith
h<avy packs on tla-se explorations, countries
covered with sharj**t volcanic rock, and jut
their feet to this hour have evinced no
symtom of tenderness or injury; w ith heavy
pack* they buve crossed mountains, ascended
and ikwceiaicd precipitous place*, where an
unladen rnule found it difficult to [mss over
with the assistance of the rider dismounted,
und carefully picking it* way. I think it
would lie within bounds to say that in these
various lateril explorations they have trav- j
• rsed neiirly double the distance passed over
by our tnul * and wagons,
leaving home with all the prejudice inva
riably attaching to untried experiments, and
with many in ottr camp oppo* <1 to their ium>,
and looking forward confidently to their
failure, I believe, at this tine, 1 may sjx-ak
for every (nan in our party, when I say there
i- not one of them who would not prefer the
omit indifferent of our catneli to four of our
best mule*; and I look forward hojiefully to j
the time when they will be iu general use in
all pait.s ol our country.
Heading the account* of travelers who
have uwd them u great deal in the Hast,
and whom 1 presume were entirely acquaint |
i d with their habits arid jsiwerx, I was ren
dered extremely anxious on the subject of 1
their swimming, forvaeeing that, however ,
useful they might lie as lieast* of burden in 1
inhabited iiurts of the country, their useful
ness would Is l impaired, if not entirely lost,
to those who desired to use them when- ;
lerry-boats and other such cunveiiieucea did
not exist.
The enterprising priest. Father Hue.
whose travels have lately Isvn puldish'd, in
speaking ol his detention at the Yellow riv
er, in China, bocauso of the impossibility ol
rrosaing his camels, concludes by saving : !
" for this animal cannot swim hen o' iuv
great anxiety for the entire success of this
experiment with catncl* was very much in
creasedon uiv arrival at the Colorado river.
All my pleasure in looking upon this noble
stream, and all the sale-tie tion I deriv'd in
the retlectiou of asuccemiul journey accom
plislsd. was clouded t>y this doubt ; howev
er, the effort was to Is' made. and. after hav
ing resolved, in my own mind, what to do
in the event of failure, I determined to test
the truth of the statement which I had men
in ri Intion to the fact. The first one brought
down to the river’s edge refused to take the
water. Anxious, hut not discouraged. 1 or
dered another one to tie brought, one ofour 1
lurgi'St an I finest, and only those who have 1
lilt so much anxiety of tlie success of an
experiment, can imagine my relief on nceing '
it take the water, and swim boldly across
tlie rapidly flowing river. We then tied
them one to the saddle of another, and with
out the slightest difficulty iu a short time,
-warn them all to the opposite side in gangs
—five in a gang. To my delight, they not
only swam with rase, hut with apparently
more strengtn than horses or nm!'- One
of them, heading no stream, swam a consid
erable distance against the current, and all
land's! ill saf ty on the other side.
(hi reaching the settlements of Califor
nia. I lin\t' conclud'd to dispateh Lieut.
Thorbu.-n iniined itclv to Washington with
tie* not*-' an I a-lrei imlcai observations, ill
ord< r that lie may pri pare a limp of our
route.
In 'losing ; his report, I desire to say a
word iu ei i'lMon. of the i fiber who Uurs
it II s reputation in hi*own service would
rend' r unnoisisary any commendation* of
mine but tiie department of which yon arc
at the he.ul living unacquainted w ith his
mer it-. 1 den O' to make tin m known to \ u.
lie has eyjnosl on this journey art activity.
intelligence and courage ruO'lv to is'
fond c tnlomsl in any on man. and has
bs ,i t,, me not only a m st able a-ei-fant,
! i* an agreeable companion throughout the
i titi 1 exploration ; and I a*s ti a at especial
lav, r from the I'cpartmcnt. if the work i'
to Is' mutinied. tha* h In’ not detached
from li's present duty
Very respectfully. vour bd't-ervt.
K. K. K»u r. ."tup't. Av
ll n. .1 'V It Fmvti >■ ervtary o! War
l|ow Ttnr. 11 san Tiwrs otet m \
Vacate i Mf. Fnw I irtrow par
,|'ie!te i flire knqs ra! 'h •• Itoaton IVatre
late*the to > ■ - i ■ Fora i
l ie of y.-.n-s or i; m a smart little sts • mien
\ ~ _ \ • hrfQ in the , •
attending the aftem <■» prrfonrt.re. - at t|.e
it 'Ston I l.eatr* 1 >\ h« n h- ir*' ovd
hiipatronage hr remarked to Mr Fcooo
that he should i.k \> occupy i c-r'.vn «*-.it
n the ivirqu-tte. a I si regular were h
v»it*. Mr. r to laid aabl
d -s'red seat will a* mu- h•> r rt uv .ird cvr
tamtv a- :t t!ic o. ■ t ; * ' rh, -sat wa- i
principal st ’•! r • «va' «mss
luring the pr o-nf w rit, rt! e , ,kl as not
•vn call'd h>r rug i s,r ;r far the young
gentleman ap; a"' ' ’ tf ■ window whi h
he is jus* able to t -’undine on tip
■ •• ~ . d at, Mr
Fenno at oi,.s* r- ,d ’he apphewnt s
an oldcu-' • .«•• • xpr ««| a regret tiiat
i had ns-t b’s • • No. replied young
Vmcric.i. •t ■ ' rnth Mr Finn"
financial embaraas,. -rt* hare kept m
awav I in ss-un- von. sir, that sthefiM
i) laricr 1 hav had '-r four *eU The
lag »«. 'lr Ik ;ir • 'tv- ha’s! times bar
kn vk'd gh-r t'lar ak te Haat •,
Hff
Minnesota Legislature
t K*-**«r*»d .>f um i.--r nt i»-#r » r%t
Ti'esuav Jan. 19.
SENATE.
1 The .Senate met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order t>y the President
Prayer tiy tie ('haplan.
Mr. KIDPATH offered a re-solution,
which wa* adopted, authorizing the appoint
ment of a Joint Committee to roofer in re
gard to the policy of the appointment of a
.State Geologist.
blblM IXTBOIH OKU
By Mr. : A bill to extend the
titan for the collection ol taxes in the town
of lat CruKcut.
By Mr. NORTON : A bill in relation to
fraudulent conveyance* and contracts.
REPORTS.
'Hie Judiciary Committee, to whom was
referred a bill allowing Justices to enter
judgment on confession, reported it back
with several amendments, which were con
curred ill by the Senate.
The Committee to whom was referred the
hill organizing the comity of JetVrson. re
ported the same bark, accompanied by a
resolution referring all similar bills to the
Committee on Towns and Counties. The
resolution was adopted.
Bills on their second reading being in or
der, the following were read t
A hill authorizing the eitv of St. Paul to
loan its bonds to the St. Paul Bridge Com
pany. Referred to the St. Paul delega
tion.
A bill authorizing a Stute Road from I
Fort Kidgley to the north line of the State
of lowaat Otrunto.
A memorial in relation to public lands.
A bill to sniCDd the aet in relation to
public roads.
A bill amending the act incorporating the
Winona Ferry Company.
lIIIHII RF. iritNO.
The following were read a third time and
passed :
Joint resolution in relation to the inviwti
gation into the condition of the State Pris
on at Stillwater.
Mill vacating a part of the public square
in the village of Mantorville, was read a
third time, but the Senate refus'd to p.iss
the bill.
Kill locating a road from Minneapolis to
the Western boundary of the State.
A bill to amend the act incorporating the
town of ICrescent.
A h.ill for a State road from Faribault to
Wilton.
A bill locating u State road from St. Paul
via. Like Como, to Superior.
The hill for the relief of the creditors of
the State next being under consideration.
Mr. VAN ETTEN moved to strikeout
the worth •• 12 per cent." because he believed
every dollar of the debt of the State would •
Is- brought in. and would have to be taken
in lieu of the State bonds ; he believed Ihey
would gradually depreciate in value, and he
further believtd that the passage of the
amendment would i>e a saving to the State
of nearly 800,000.
Mr. FOI.SOM offered a substitute for
section fi, by which the 12 per cent, interest
clause was stricken from the bill.
Mr. COWAN had no objection to the
adoption of tiie amendment proposed by the
gentleman from Chisago, (Mr. F.) The
provision for 12 percent, interest had been
inserted from trrounds of expediency more
thnn anything else. He differed, however,
from Mr. Van Etten, a* to the deprecia
tion of the projawed Stute scrip.
Mr. VAN ETTEN "till Ldieved that
the scrip would depreciate in value, and
would eventually fall into the bawls of those
who controlled the money market, and they
would place it at any value which they
might choose to do.
After considerable discussion by Messrs.
V tv Etten. Cow vn. Human and 111 it., the
amendment of Mr. Foiakim was adopted,
and the words "accruing interest" were also
stricken out wherever they occurred.
Mr. VAN ETTEN asked the unanimous
consent of the Senate, to amend section 7th
of the bill.
Consent was not granted, and on motion
of Mr. .ION ES, the till! was recommitted
to the committee on Ways and Means.
Mr. HALL from the Committee to
whom was referred the resolution in regard
to the printing of aa additional number <T
all tiiils. memorials, .Vo., on their first read
ing. tor the u*o of the two llons!‘». intro
duc'd a revmlution providing an amendment
to the Rules Muting to that brunch of
business, im remong the number of bills to
one hundred and ft'tv eopiis.
Mr I.INHSI.KY' gave notice of intention
to debate the resolution
Mr MALI moved a wepeaaioa of Um
Knit* in or«ler to allow that gentleman tie
privilege iif i|> Lifing the subject now
The mu- and nays being called, there wer*'
avs Its. n»vs I".
Mr UN’DsLKY then pro.ee. led to dis
. tin’ r*> 'lulioo. an>i claim'd that tF• r>-
solution rejurted by the Committee was
analogou- in its provisions to one which bad
men previously offered »nd therefore could
not lie entertain'd
Mr S I'Uh.F. I EU did not b. ..W‘t: at .111
instance could tie pointed out which re - lu
lil'd the resolute n Row and' r o r.s.d- rati." .
and w shell to have Munc gentleman direct
:.,:u to the instance cited.
Mr 1.1 N Its I.F V sui.l he was not opp. m<l
to the printing >f I . r »0 copies of tfc«*V!!.« but
lie rely w.slinl la ha' the >. Lat adhere to
the link*.
After a long d-eu—ion, Mr HAM. wiib
,lr. w the rip. rt of the Committee.ar.il "üb
m.ltcvl ao aiiui. iinviit to the Ruks. which
provided for t;.e printing ul <>ne Hundred and
artv copies t all hd!«. ,Vc . instead of titty.
A vote In ng taken npon the adoption of
Vr Him * substitute fi»r the reps rted re
-.* on. r wa- adopt.’ll lv a vets* of v.*.-
1 navs 1•'
M* VA N FTTL N ffered the foil, wing
IA A substitute for Mr list i. - mofi. r.
Ks. ir.g Tt.at A I'.imro.ttee he 4pp*.-oU'il by
•lil* ' hAO l*> .QVCAtlgAt'' a* to Ik* I r l) of
i ,ii \ I talc
W ithdrawn.
rh. quest too lien centring upon the
i iopt; n of Mr llvli. s isoilatiim as an
A:r.i l;i.»Dt to the stat.u ng Rules, and tU
yeas and i ay# being call'd for, there were
aye* lb. nan 0.
Mr. VAX ETTEN mured a call of tin
i Senate, and further proceedings under the
cal! dispensed with.
After which the .Senate adjoined.
IKiI'SC OE If KPi tEf>ENTATIV K».
I be House met panuant to adjournment
N'oti.x* ofa nninbtr i>t bills ti, I*. intro
duced were given, and reports read from
standing committana.
Hit.tat introiiiteu
By Mr. KINGSLEY : Provid
flaying the expenses of the Constitutional
Convention.
By Mr. WAKEFIELD: For a .State
Road from Blue Earth City to Shell Rock.
By Mr AT KINSON ' For the repeal
of f.art of Chapter Til of the Revised
Statutes.
By Mr. S. U. JOHNSON : For u Stat
Road from the lowa line to Winona.
By Mr. CROSBY: To authorize the
city of St. Paul to issue bonds for street
certificates.
By Mr. TALBOT: For a Ferrv across
the Mississippi river near the mouth of Sli
ver Creek.
By Mr. PECK HAM : For a State Road
from Cannon Falls to Faribault.
K:Ksr KKADINI
Various Senate bills were pit through
their first reading.
TIIIIU) RKAIUSU,
Memorial to Congress for a donation of
lands for an Agricultural College, was passed
finally, by ayes 59.
Bill lor a Slate road from R«d Wing t.i
Albert Is-a. was pass'd fiuully. by ayes.'>4.
navs ,'l.
Hill for a State road from Glencoe to Sv
Cloud, wa-i passed finally, by ayes oil. mss I
Bdl to incorporate th ■ town of Acton,
was passed finally, by ayes 00.
Bill to extend the time of collecting taxes
in Wright, Sherburne, Stearns and Morn
sou counties, was passed finally, by ayes ol
TUK HANK HII.L.
The bill reported from lb' l committee on
Banks, having tieen mode the special order
of the day, was tukeu up. Mr. Wakkkiki.d
in 'he Chair
Mr. BALCOMBL moved to amend sec
tion I. by making the Bank Comptroller
elective, instead nf an apfwiiiited officer,after
the year I«oS>. He thought the fieople
should have the js.wer to elect, as it was a
very iiniHirtaiit office, and one upon which
depended a great deul the stability of the
banking system. The amendment was
adopted.
Mr. BEARCE proposed to amend section
o. so as not to mak" Bunks each liable for
more than 8200. for expenses of the Comp
trollcrs office. The amendment was not
agreed to.
Mr. BRAY moved to amend section ti
by limiting the note- to a denomination of
not lees than five dollar-.
Mr. STA UKEV' omwwxi the umcndinent.
on the ground that the small bills of other
States would circulate among as, and it
would be impossible to pas* a law against
small bills that would not be evaded in their
circulation.
Mr. BRADLEY favored the amendment
so much that he would prefer to vote for no
hills less than 810.
Mr. DOW was opiiosed to the amend
ment. lie granted that if all the States
would pass such a law, it would have a
good effect; but a.- long as they sanctioned
the small bills, we could not afford to issue 1
only large lulls, and let other Stab* ■end
their money for circulation here. He was
opposed to paper money iu'the abstract, hut
a- the State* generally had issued paper
money, we must do so too. ami if they ha'
authorized small bills we nm-t ai-o follow
out tlie principle. The bank (tills are out
Indil up by confident' > in bank stocks, and
ItlO ones were ju.-t as gixsl as 10 tens cr
twenties, let the foundation Is- good, ami
the issues of whatever denomination, would
be good.
T he amemlmi nt w to- lost
Mr. BEARCE jir..pos'd to amend Si <
ti"H 7 l.y making a discrimination in fav
ol l riiteil States oi Minnesota State stock.-
so that they can is- received at par.
Mr KKADLI A -nggcsttvl that tlie Con
-titution might !*• vinlatiil bv thi- atm i
ment.il Minnesota-tock" should sell bed.*
par at New York.
Mr. BEARCE -aid if this umemluieu'.
was introduc'd. fs>little<piestion
but “ur Stute -tis’k' would Is - always at p.,r
by thu- making a demand fur them; and
citrel tin advantage of this provision in tb
N * d ork law n ki'.ping up New York
stock".
Mr. DOW t’a.'.ight i* wis neeisary •
civ- Minmwotit "ti« ks a par value, and ad
vocated the amendment. lie was -atis!.-
that if our stiK'ks were made the basis
banking for Minnesota, our stocks would a:
w iy« i e -ought after and our banks wou!:
be g N«| He a-g'u-1 that the tim<' had
• me when tiie W.st nm-t give value to 1. -
own -' ok- and not show them to be g, \
it Jby the New ork market. A<< i.-
Stati require d that the TUa'c stork «hou
n>>t be so dat less than jm r ami upon t
prineijile that w ■ were abb to j«iv tin
tsc.d-. it was m<v—;t-v To carr; out ti
print iple. by making law - to give th'-ra ..
prefi nr ci.
Mr. KEITH moved an cmendment to
-tr.ke out tin' Cv ti-l ."'.ite- sr.ick-. on the
ground that w— a.-r- g- at g for our ow
State ami not f r •): l"nitevl States.
Mr STARKLY "a:d. in reply to N.-
Dow tliat In' "ouid sgrir with him if -a
ciiuld provsle by iw - a- to govern th.
New Vork mars t
Mr H(*\\ -tated that th adoption of
thi-prine p.’i w u!d fi re-ver prevent them
'■ ■■ g .. to Un n w Y- rk ■ irl • •
They would remain in the hands of ti
Rank t oniptrolkr as a mortgage on t,
Mate r r the reii» tup’.on of .r,r currem •
We had fall faith that our liondA must t.
ti do! ar for d ar. principle ami iriT- r>•
Mr MARKM .i»k"il what wisi .j l-
J. ne :I a bank hi. •?! ‘
Mr. |hi\\. t *;jr t inks ■'■cunsl by on’
-•av stocks lannot fail. It w»s
f rtium to fail. w:»e») our stone* aiTe kep:
at jar Flnt *up>p.*N' our banks sboatd
break up a,th 4 eap.'od uj f.Mt isMt Ni>
" c ven that Una State stu*k in.oii
f