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Now, should we not go rightly to work, to first improve the condition of ourselves, and them would we not be better able to assist those that are, as you think, in greater bondage than ourselves? Can we ever better our condition by living in a country where the rights and wishes of the acknowledged cannot be correctly represented and carried out, without their being tainted with fraud? where politics is so very corrupt, where scarce none else than doughfaces can be found to represent the North in the halls of Congress, and where everything in relation to the public weal is becoing more and more corrupt? I say, can you see any sign of better times? In my opinion, we are equally as much in the mire as those we wish to help. Dear friend, please read the following, and say the signs are in our favor.

"MISSOURI JUSTICE.—Mr. Jacob Cantrill, who lives at Independence, Mo., had the words 'Kanzas Free State' painted on his wagon in large letters. This excited the indignation of one Otho Hall, who jumped in the forward end of the wagon, and attacked Cantril with a knife. He was, however, prevented from doing much injury to the man, so he contented himself withcutting the covering of the wagon to pieces. Cantril had Hall arrested and upon the trial it was fully proven that Hall had threatened to kill Cantril. The justice, however, examined Cantril as to hs political opinions, and finding him to be in favor of keeping slavery out of Kanzas, fined him $13, and let Hall go free!"—Galena Jeffersonian.

Don't this look as though thatwould, dare not, shortly speak in our behalf?

Respectfully yours,

MINNESOTA.