The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-08-30
re the Public of Minnesota.


To the Public of Minnesota.
The publication of the Pioneer, was COM
srnenced in April last-about one month at
ster the passage of the organic act Having
been a citizen Of the Northwest for the
last eighteen years, living under the same
laws by which. we are now governed, and
knowing folerably we'll the history. cond-
ton, and resources Of Minnesota. my sym
patAies were early enlisted here; and re-
gardlea of high inducements offered to
publish asdaily journal elsewhere, ! deter
uained 70 make my home amongst you, and
to commence the publication here of ii
journal. there being then no press within
several hundred miles Of Minnesota. Com
mencing under embarrassments that seemed
then almost insurmountable, our first num-
bsr was issued. Every person assured US,
that party print was not wanted, and that
by pursuing the course we have taken, we
might rely upon the appreciation and pat
ronage of the whole Territory. We have
never sweryed one inch from line of strict
impartialty. This is not tbe print that has
assumed to be Wing paper, party paper,
to catch Wing favor and has since jumped
onto the platform of neutrality. We have
peyer changed drag ropes.
Anxious at first, to direct the attention of
the world toward Minnesota, we published
and distributed gratutously, in The months
of April and May last, over TWO thousand
copies of the Pioneer. The approval have
received from candid men of all parties, as
we'll az the result of the late election, prove
that have taken the course which the peo-
pie prefer. they have confidence liz the
fairness and integrity of the Pioneer
They, too, can judge, whether or not the
Pioneer has awakened abroad an interest in
Minnesota. All will agree that its columns
have been very fully devoted to descriptions
of the various parts Of our Territory, both
in the form of editorial articles and of well
written communications from others. No
one will deny, who has glanced at the pa
pers for the past few months, that the Pio-
neer has been more extensively copied than
any other newspaper, far or near. This
fact we attribute mainly to the spirit of in
quiry about our Territory, which the Pio-
neer has certainly contributed its share in
awakening, and to which no other print has
manifested any capacity to respond. To-
wards one and all, the Pioneer has been i'll
yariatly courteous, dignified and respectful.
Fully aware that 80 more than one paper
could be dccentiy sustained here, we have
treated with manly forbearance and courte-
sy, both Of the other prints which have since
been commenced here; having an abiding
confidence that our people would see and
judge, and sustain US, although an hundred
clamOrous presses might rush in and sponge
an existence until the meeting Of the Legis-
Iature, for the mere chance of the public
printing. Entertaining this confidence the
proprietor Of the Pioneer has invested his
money in real estate here; and having no
intention, in any event, to decamp on the
frst boat after the choice OF territorial prin-
ter, cannot be regarded as mere adventurer
following in the train of political victors.-
We have made arrangements to remain
here and shall be prepared to do all the
printing that is 10 he done, as well as it can
be done anywhere. In addition to our for
mer printing materials, we have procured
p new press Of the largest size, and every
material necessary for every variety of State
printing. Mr.. Bellows of the Lowell. Ad-
vertiser, writes in a letter accompanying
our new bills of type. &c., from the Boston
Foundry. GAS you gave me a carte blanche
to purchase for you a complete establish
ment, have done SO; better type than this
cannot be made in the world, and you have
enough Of it, with the bill before sent you,
to do State printing anywhere. As to book
printing, you have every thing requisite to
print any law book 10 as good style as il
can be done in Congress street, Boston, or
in New York, where they certainly don't do
quite as good work as in Boston. As il re-
CARDS durability, assure you that this type
Is equal to the best of Scotch type; aud SO
il is in every respect.p
With this brief recital submit my claims
to the Legislature for the office of Terrific
Eial Printer.
JAMES M. GOODHUE.
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Enlargement Of the Pioneer.