The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1851-12-27


The affair was happy Reunion of friends
AMI neighbors. of all sects and creeds
who met and parted in good feeling, with
the pleasant r, Election that each had con-
iributed their mite towards building up
the church Of God in this new land. Nav
we have many more such! The receipts.
after paying expenses, amounted 10 about
$3.50.
The ST. Croix Enquirer, at Willow
river. has been discontinued again. Mr..
Sexton, the editor ard proprietor, was
not at home at the time of the demise.
having gone East before the close OF nav
lga'ion. 1t may possibly have ii second
resurrection in the spring; at least we
hope so, for the county Of ST. Croix is
certainly interested in k, cping up a news
paper.
Ii the Treaty is ratified, no part of the
ceded territory will settle sooner than the
vallies Of the Cannon and Vermllion riv-
ers. At the falls Of the latter stream,
one half mile from one of the best lan3-
ings, and one Of tie most eligible town
sites on the upper Mississippi, and on'y
two miles from Point Douglass, is water
power suffic cnt TO run at least Il dozen
Tair Of miil->toncs and the country or
miles around is unsurpassed. for farming
and grazing purposes, in the North west.
II is true, the land is mostly prairie; but
ii is well waered ard an inox haus,ibIe
growth Of timber is found upon the Mis-
->issippi bottoms, reaching from that point
to tic head Of Lake Pepin. The landing,
near the falls is occupied by Mr.. Bailly
as Il trading post. and is almost certain &c
rise into the Importance of Furnishing
town in few Years. There may be
h;n.!somcr and more eligible POINTS on The
west bank, below The mouth of the Min
neso.a, but we have not seen them.
l.: ten or dozen good farmers would
settle upon the west branch of Rum river,
where there is plenty Of goo land. bo'h
prairie and hard wood timber, tlev
could mike a profitable business Of it.
supplying the lumbermcn, whose win
ter operations are ncar by. AT present,
their supplies have to be han from here
and ST. Anthony, at agreat expense. We
know O. no pace in the Territory Vice
agriculture w"u'd ply better.
These are ve:y diminu.ive dvs in
Minnesota. The sun shines bu, ;.bou'
,iehi hoTrs. and at meridian is secrecy
above tie tops Of the tall trees On Il e
high b'uG'to The south Of us. The wealth
or is Gear and br; cing-rceu'ar MinncSo-
ia Wi er-o!d Soils rays having no eflcc-
whotover upon tie frost hardened earth
or Tie crystal ice ulon he sire; mes and
likes. The nights are bcauti u'-brighl
starlight, no moon al rreStn; bu in the
no, bern sky. from the horizon to the
znih, the aurora borealis fumes tie
p'll9w y o the If .vc'cr, cutting all sorts
Of queer antics, and rendering the '.orb of
right an entirely useless piece of furni-
ture. In fact, ii is thought O. voting her
bore. Now. il we only ha ID nj Il foot
SNOW. P. S. Since tie :bove Was writ en-,
small instruments OF both moon and SNOW
have appeared.
As il ape. RS we have made Il e D. M
ocrat CONFESS, Il at it is very mean and
contemplate 10 set lis lace against ev-
cry man, and every mans business. be-
Cause lie docs not ;gree with him il eve
~ articu ar dogma we have some hopes
o. Il still iurller reformation in that quar-
ter. There are still some her dirty
tricks which that arslocralic blossom
Of Democracy he always mo, es among
the people wilma high air OF lis own sci
imporldnce) is .cc .siona'Iy gully o.,
which we viii hammer out Oh him anon.
We have other fish 20 fry" just u, pres
ent; and the glme is scarce y worth the
candle at any time. But what does he
mean by tie following:
"Oi all mean acls OF which mean edi-
tor ctn be guilty. the mened is the pub
licailon OF private conversations, with u
view Of injurlng al opponent.'
This must reer to himself. His rea-
ders will rccollcc', that just before Tie
late election, he pub, ishcI he particulars
OF Il private cunver>alin. and Il private
,r nsaclion between !. m eli and lis, which
ot Cured in his office abou. year ago.
This WIS the first time Il Minnesota edi-