The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-12-04

WOW, wow!''
1t would not be bad speculation, perhaps, for
some Yankee to send out to Canton ship load
Of sausage-machines.
Hon. w. ii. FORBES, Treasurer Of the Min
nesota Historical Society, solicits the payments
due from I'LL members Of the Society.
Spirit of the Federal Presses Of the Ter.
rit0ry. ,,f
The Minnesotian has review Of the Missis-
sippi river, running through three columns. swol
len by refreshing extracts from the speech Of
Charles Drake, Esq, Of St. Louis, at the late
Burlington Convention. The Minnesotian says:
$50 late as 1896, 's7, and SO, St. Louis gave
gave no market to even the small amount Of ag-
ricutural and mineral produce sent from the Mis-
sissippi and Missouri above her. Al the wharf
Of Cincinnati, in those days, Capt. Orrin Smith,
Of theBrazil, Capt Smith Harris, Of the Smelter,
and Capt. Perrin Of the ill-fated Mozelle, hung
out their signs, 'For St. Louis, Galena, and Du-
buque.' They made trip every two weeks,
taking out with them, -four, bacon, pork, WINS
key, SC, Gust as the two former bring those
ticles from st Louis, Galena and Dubuque, at
this time, to us,) and returning with carsoes Of
lead and casionalIy small consigments Of wheat,
hemp and tobacco, the latter articles mostly from
Missouri and the southern part Of lIienOis. And
in 1872, the few farmers who had commenced
raising wheat in Iowa and Illinois, between Rock
river and Burlington, wagoned it across the latter
State. and found their best market at Chicago
returning home with supplies Of salt, sugar, lcath-
er, and other heavy articles necessary for subsis-
tence and comfort. To have beheld ST. Louis,
In md fho
its borders, between that great commercial mart
and Dubuque at that time, and to glide past the
same five hundred miles Of ''ri,er coast nolc,
is almost to realize the truth, that Aaddns cas-
tie was built in day.
The Minnesotian also finds material to spin a
yarn from Mr.. Bass's hydraulic ram; which
bucks water up the bluff, 60 feet.
The 81. ANTHONY ExPREss.-This stirring
journal contains letter copied from the Cleve-
land Plaindealer. and written from Cottage Grove,
Minnesota; which is rather fancifuliy descriptive
of our scenery in June. 1t is well enough, how
ever, barring a pedantic display Of learning in
Botany. This letter-writer says:
"About this time. (April,) the prairie pea.
(astralgus trichocali1) is in bloom. This is the
California emigrants. 1t grows to the height Of
six or eight inches, with gray, hairy, pinnated
leaves, and spikes Of pale sulphur yellow. The
fruit is very singular, nearly gobular pod
about an inch in diameter. They taste not un-
like green pea. The California emigrants say
that they make excellent pickles. The Indians
there use them to aIlay thirst, when out on the
large prairies, where water is not to be had"
The Express has very anmating leader on
the growth of St. Anthony the past year; and
very justly remarks:
s'The most perfect river navigation must be
closed five monihs in the year. An enterprsing
manufacturing city cannot remain shut out from
the world for such length of time. Railroads ar
everywhere snpercedins rivers for the transporta.
ton Of persons and freight, even where the bavi-
CATION of the latter is safest and least expensive
A daily communication will soon be demanded
with the East and South. Galena will not Ions
remain the terminus Of the road connecting tina
city with New York. A line connecting ST. An.
thony with that city intersecting the Roc.
River Valley road, wouId bring the lumber Q
our vast pineries ready manufactured, to the very
, doors Of the Illinois farmer. Another from ihi
place to the Falls Of the ST. Louis would give u
, that great mining region as a market for all on
surplus agricultural produce; and connecting will
, the Huron line on the Canada side, would brin,
US within two days travel of New York CITY,"
The Express also notices the appointment o
Rev. Mr.. Neill, as superintendent of Schools II
(, Minnesota; approves the appointment, and pub
lishes and comments Mr.. Ne's report, and thu
series of School Books therein recommended.
The Express inquiries whether we consider tn
life pills or the btters surpiusage, in Counsello
Atwater's card Bitters, undoubtedly ; as GU
neiyhbor, the Democrat, will certainly also agree
for. ("speaking Of sIoes') the las. Express says
(by way Of antiiote TO the Democrats fulsom
r slobber upon Mr.. Jerome FulIer):
= ssThe best men are liable to receive commen
dalton from that press, 1.-THE Democrat and
should be regarded as their misfortune rather tina
their fault.''
j. The LAST DEMoCRAr.--Our Federal neigh
Dor has changed the day Of publication to Wed
|, nesday. The paper this week contains unu
l sual quantity of "slobber'-two columns
stalk with the Democracy Of Minnesota
!, designed to show that our neighbor is bette
;. Democrat than we are. II was all right for ai'
e to publish the old Wing Chronicle. he did on
d Us to have once published Wing paper in Wis
: consin. Then comes notice of the election
Pembna, and sur at that district, such
IS might be expected from journal which has a
: ways opposed the principle Of just and equal rel
ressntatiou, and so has its editor, in publishir
J. this paper which it falsely calls Democratic, .
e well as in publishing the old Chronicle, whic
: was as open, violent, abusive and scurrilous
Wing paper as ever was published-and whic
was published here at the expense and with Ii
money Of the proprietor Of the Democrat, on h
type, with bis paper, press, materials. and Il
Dor. within less than year What a charmi,
> bird, to be lecturing us, an old Democrat, boz
and educated a Democrat, to be lecturipg US,
II fidelity to the party Why this very Demccr
i newspaper is the crnging, sneaking apoiogist,
h the most high handed acts of Federalism sv
,f commi,ted-out in full blast, in defencc of Fl
d more and the Wing administration, for attemp
1t ing to collar the Judiciary Of our Territory. o