The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-03-20

Crows. ducks and geese. rnads their appeas-
ance last Friday sute inaicasiohsof tie ~
proach of Spring. The water fowl were liase
too early, however. for like Noah's dove. tlsss
could find emo resi- for the soles ef their feet,
less by attempting to Illustrate that great degree
Of poiit mes we have 30 often heard that ducks
possessed when walking upon ice. Oar gun
ners Gun have fine sport in a few days
| A gentleman who wished to prepare himself
with speech to deliver last Saturday night a. the
Jackson supper, commencing ''called upon unex- /
peciedly as am, gentlemen, to address yon, on
this nomeutioas occasion, - went into the Terri
torial Library and looked and looked its shelves
over, in vain, for '.life Of Jackson"
"What,'' says he, "Alr. Librarian, are there
no Democratic books selected for this library:
can find no life of Jacsson''
Jetferson's correspondence.
Gent--(scanning the caialogue.) Here is ''the
Federalst,' see. Have you nothing but Wing
books! Breads the catalogue again, Letter d.
Democracy, De Toequevilie's history Of, 10
America" Oh. All. Mr.. Librarian. here is the
very thing | want, treatise on Democracy. 1t
must be an accident, that you have even one
Democratic work IN the library.
A fine large buck. who had probably passed his
younger days in undsturbed quiet upon the plain
where St. Paul stands, took u notion 10 pay
the town visit on Friday, to have glimpse at
the march Of Improvement. He troted leisureiy
from the hill west Of the stone quarry, the
marsh, near Geurn's, and made his enree into
Bench street, -FOUR great tIoroughfare. above the
Presbyterian church. Here he was generally dis
covered, and his natural enemies, man and dog,
gave chase. Putting himself at the top of his
:, speed, down the bluff he plunged, past The upper
saw mill, the ravine, and back again Into the
i, woods, beyond the Governors residence, bidding
!" defiance to his pursuers. Fortunately for him,
c no loaded guns happened 10 be along the route he
d took. Being an ''od un," he was probably
= aware Of this.
So far as are able TO judge, By taste or two,
= we inclined to Judge very f'vorably Of the
r express any decided opinion in these matters o
m taste, without testing by sample of cask or so.
, Arrangements are making in 81. Paul, for an
d engine and fire company. Something quite as In
N dispensable is large reservoir Of water, TO be
lie constructed on the Cour, House Square, and sup
er piled by substantial yiaduct from one Of the
i'd streams north Of town.
We want cannon, or something better than al
r. anvil, in town, pubic occasions, 10 get Vi
20 some artificial thunder Of our own. We can't ex
l. pect Uncle Sam 10 furnish with grin, cast irol
). orator, from Fort Smelling. unless it be tn
. fourth Of July. .. e--.
'n c. X. Smith, is, by law, Superintendent @
Common Schools in this Territory.
&c Mr.. Mcleod has introduced bill for the appor
at tionmcnt Of representation in this Territory base
ot. strictly upon the census and therefore truly Dem
an ocratic OF course it will provoke the denunei
Of ton Of those who consider part of the peopl
e. better than another ard entitled 20 more polite;
he power. Some Of the Federal Rice faction, ar
"a, attacking il in the last Democrat. Looi at til
ID debate. Those who stir up Martin Mcleod wi
n fad that they have "waked up the wrong pas
- sengcr.''
a. The Democrat very unfairly insuua,es tina, Il
of few Wings present a, the Jackson celebration la
g. Saturday night, were in,ruders. Now .kno
,s that they were invited and their money vel
ND ri, hah, oil oil taL
) q in our unhappy dissensions.
H. On Monday afternoon, the ice in the river con
So nenced moving slowly off--a welcome sight
'P-
not We are indebted to our friend, VI. Cuuradi, f
Il present of pair of fine, fat, maIIard duck
,er 1t is wonder thu, editors do not ofener recei
nat such favors.
ms
The Democrat has taken the liberty not 10 pri
nj part Of the toasts given at the meeting last Sa
Nc urday night. and has published several OF its pv
The manufacture, not given.
al They have at Elfet's (uuder Mazourisa Hall
The who always will go into the pictures. and som
nj times ga little beyond the pictures" most adm
IF rable engravings, copied from daguerreo.ype.
the divine Jenny Lind.
nv, A deer was shot on the ice opposite the low
es, landing. on Saturday mornins-prcbably the sar
,ut one that paid ST. Paul visit the day previous.
He NAV have become emboldencd at the succs
of his Fridays call; or it may be he consider
'"'' himself (be,ng old resden,,) as much EMIT!
no to Join in The celebration Of that day any Of
d late importations from "Ohier.'
the "t
I'M There will be school meeting at the low
i, in school house on Wednesday evening Of n
n is week. Let all voters be there.
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Minnesota Legislature.
o,a Nothing of much interest, save the granting
4 to a few divorces and the passage uf suntry fh