The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-01-30
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

bout Sunday next.
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
( LOWELL, Dec. %, I949.
1 What has become of the Minnesota mail?
More than three weeks have elapsed since
one word Of Intelligence from St. Paul has
come 10 our ears. But we conjecture. We
presume that after the Senator had done run
ming, he mail had 10 creep up, on horseback,
The 500 miles along the margin of the river
"A dreary enterprise. Probably the steam
locomotive hadn't got its skates on. A de-
privaton Of the mail must of: itself make a
winter of discomfort. However, you have
in store an abundance ofpork and -four, and
good wood piles too, trust, so that you can
enjoy the pleasures Of the fircside, and will
doubt not, have a general warming at the
American and Central occasionally, in which
your blood will he quickeneds by the fiddle.
We have slight enamel Of sleighing to
cheer the scene of the holidays. The
/; streets are lively by day, and: numerous in
door scenes Of amusement glitter by night
Probably there arc but few towns where the
; people have so many public amusements as
> here. In Lowell we have one of the most
respectable theatres in the country. We
= have stars frequently. Mrs. Barrett, of the
, old fremont memory, has been acting some
, of the best dramas for the last two weeks
She is upwards of fifty years Of age, yet she
retains the elasticity and talent of her EARL.
err years. saw Miss Cushnan play at the
Boston Gold FederaD theatre, last week.
Her power is astonishing. She has large
frame and a temperament to give it the ac-
-, ton Of a smaller person. She is maiden
lady, probably about forty years of age.
During the past week have been attend
ing the supreme court in Boston as witness.
1t is pleasant to behold again the proceed
ings of Jurisprudence in the old common
wealth There sits Chief Justice Shaw,
? looking more like old Blackstone than any
, man living. At the bar is Hon. Rufus
) Choale. Other members of the bar who
, seem somebody when by themselves, are
f pigmes by the side of Choate. The case
was that of man from New Hampshire
Us. City of Lowell -Four years ago, he
iripped his toe against the cop of a CRATE
over sewer as he stepped from the side
walk into the street He feI; into the street
, and fractured the knee pan Of one leg. He
IL oT I " Il
, verdict for SG,975 70. i very good pIas-
Ter for poor man.
The talk for the last few days has been,
, the Presidents message. II is much the
thing we cxpcctcd-tbe message Of King
Log. 1t is short, because the author did not
know much to say. 1t contains two or three
suggestions, hut they are totally unsupport-
ell by argument, and stand ISOLATED from any
general system Of policy.
Never did an administration look so for
saken and pi,iable as Gen. Taylor's. Hav-
ing no support in either house Of congress,
not even the selection Of the committees, it
is a poor ricke,y old hulk bereft of sail and
masts-at the mercy of the waves. The
more digniiied portion Of the wing prints in
this section, scarcely apologize for the acts
of the admnistratIon-pe perhaps aside from
It's devotedness To the pitaiIon of office
holders, it does nothing to praise. Some
things derive their importance from the eff
feet of contrast. Therefore some people
l. LII
in terms of respect.
But there is to the country this solace-
the WING leaders have their reward III the
election Of a man Of buckrarh, they design
ed to make n successful administration in
the strength Of the bureaus. How is it?-
For want of the central poweS which should
he possessed by the president each depart
ment Of the executive pulls from the centre
and leaves Gen. Taylor divssted of influ-
ence, popularity or power. Mr. Ewing in
} stead ofdeyoting his abilities 10 the advance
ment of the Administrations is busiy en-
gagged in killing off his enemies in Ohio and
rewardng his friends. He knows that len
Taylor is nobody, and that tte wing dynas-
ty will die in this term. Wherefore he
scampers like rat and takes care of number
one. So of the rest Of this dligarchy.
! With what utter contempt; must the old
statesmen, Webster, Cass, Clay, Calhoun
and Benton, look upon the result Of Gen.
! Taylor's elections farce which they FORE
saw, and nomination which Mr.. Webster
pronounced not f, to be made.