Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-12-05
SAINT pATTT,

We feel the camness Of our Father Land!
SAINT PAUL. ul1
This town is at the head Of navigation
on the Mssissippi-only twelve miles
below the Falls Of ST. Anthony, and about
seven hundred miles above St. Louis 1t
is one Of the most thriving little places
on the river. First settled only six years
ago. it has now population Of five hum
dred-which is fast increasing. The
neighborhood has rich soiI-the land
being we'll distributed into prairie and
timber--and some fine farms have been
opened there.
Till within a few weeks the site was
still part Of the public lands. A few
days ago, however, there was govern
ment land sale, at which the site was pur-
chased by an agent Of certain associates,
some two hundred in number-who had,
before the sale, agreed upon the owner
ship Of the several lots, and thus render
ed the business of conveying from the
agent to the associates very easy mat
ter. The whole thing was arranged in
the most amicable manner--al parties
are satisfcd-and the titles are perfect.
The price paid to the government; ~ the
the towns agent was little over $780,
or 81 IS an acre for the ground embrace
ed in the site. The town was very fully
represented a: the sale-there being en-
camped on the ground nearly two hun
dred St. Pauli,cs who had come there to
''see justice donc," in other words to
frown Indignantly upon the "outsidors,"
who should presume to bid against their
agents. Some Of these lots, only fifty by
one hundred and fifty feet, are held as
high as five hundred dollars.
St. Paul must become, we think, very
f1ourishng town. 1t is, as we have men
toned, at the head Of navigation, and
must be the depot and place Of transit for
q largo amount Of merchandise. 1t will
; be a convenient point for the distribution
Of large Indian annuities, amounting to
several hundred thousand dollars, paid 10
the Northern Indians. And it stands the
, best chance Of being the capital of the
new territory Of Minnesota.
, The trade Of that region comes down
r to Saint Louis. There is an immense
expanse of country far north ofus, which
+ within few years, will TEEN with popu
lation, and whose business, if ST. Loui:
can continue to command it, as she is able
and ought to do, will add incalculably te
f the wealth Of this city. Every new towr
establiShed-every new tract Of country
= opened to the north Of us-every blow
struck by the farmer and mechanic--may
: be made to contribute to the resources
Of ST. Louis.-St. Louis Organ.
o The writer Of the above seems to thinl
that St. Louis does and ought to contro
/ the "trade" Of this upper region. W.
venture, this writer is but little versed ii
, 'trade' or knowledge 'outside' of St. Lou
is. There is in the world, such place
: as Chicago, situated npon one Of the grea
Lakes, and having 'already' a 'smar
. chance Of trade,' and from what we cal
: learn, has a direct and expeditions inter
:, course with the Eastern Cities; in addi
tioa to which, Railroad from thence
to Galena, is now under way, and o
course, Dubuque will not be asleep o
totally consumed when it gets within
;. twelve miles Of her. suppose the write
ofthe above knows, that Dubuque already
I has considerable trade, not at all Deepen
dent upon ST.. Louis, and that goods car
$ be purchased and sold almost US low here
as there? If ST. Louis 'can' and fought
to command the trade ofthe upper Coun
try,' we have no objection to seeing hel
do so, at the same time, we shall not fai
to dispute every inch of ground with
her, upon the score Of advantage both tc
ourselves and those Of the region alluded
to-" .@ .i '2-.. y
EDITORS IN CoNGREss.-Mr. Joseph r.
Chandler, for many years the able and
industrious editor Of the u. S. Gazette,
published in Philadelphia, has been elect.
ed to Congress from that city. The
Wings Of New York nominated MIR.
Brooks, Of the Express, and Mr.. Greedy,
of the Tribune, as Congressional candi-
dates, and, according to the dispatches
from that city, they have both been elect
ed, If this is true, then the somewhat
novel spectacle will be presented Of the
two largest cities in the Union being rep
resented in Cong ess by ed,tors.-ltid.
/ r4 81 ty---- - - ,sfE gE n
/ U The Governor Of New Hampshire
has appointed N. H. Ridgley, Ufi Manly,