The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-10-23

of for and occupied bysGov., Ramsey. Then
the north side Of Third street. was house and
sadder's shop, belonging to.A. Il. Trench--thc
shop now occupied asa tin-shop by Mr.. Newell,
and the house Cor boaSiinylhouse. by Dir. Brown,
Next west was and is the old building Of Mr.
Lull, in which the Pioneer was printed--it being
the first printing office in Minnesota--the first
number Of the paper issued on the 2Sih of April,
is49. Then there was built about that time, the
little shop next west now the tailor shop Of Mr.
Tinker, then DR.. Dewey's Office aud drug store,
and next west the fur store of Ewing s. Co kept
by Olmsted s. Rhoades, and the Office Of Babcock
and Wilkinson, then The shoe shop of McCann
and the law office Of Phillips. These were all the
buildings on Third street, except the house Of Mr.
Lambert, north Of the old Catholic church, and
Mr.. Lamberl's house was not then finished
ROBERTS STaEEr IN Ami, 1S49.---Im-
prints, log grocery. kept by La Roche; No.
ble's red blacksmith shop, and on the other side,
Ben. Brunson's house, and about three other
buildings. This took you through to Mr. B. F.
Hoyt's house, where Mr.. Dukes large elegant
house Is now built The foregoing list comprises
nearly the whole catalogue of buildings in Saint
Paul. on the 18th of April, 1919. About that
time, first bridge across the ravine Jackson over
Fourth) was built. Every thing else was a waste
and void-all That ground from Roberts ST., west
to the Beach, and between Third anl Fourth
streets, being covered with hewed tinbers, taken
from the ssher side Of the river ON the ice and
which now makes the stills Of many of the build
ings in town.
A FEARLESS PREss.-The editor of this pa
per has never heslated, learlessly TO publish the
truth, regardless Of consequences. In Terri
tory. where parties are impracticabe, the Pioneer
has sustained itself and has gained a wide and
substantial circulation, against all sorts of oppo-
sition, by its independence, honesty and moral
courage; by industry and faithful adherence at
all times, to the interests of Territory and our
town. We always had an abiding confidence in
the intelligence and good Of our people,
that they would sustain us; and they have sus-
tanned u.s. We go for Minnesota and its best in
teresis regardless Of companies, clques, parties,
and everything and every body else. Some writer
has written the following truthful words, with re-
gard to an Independent, press:
The editor who makes it a rule to give blows
that will demosh at a single stroke the corrupt
demagogue, the cunning hypocrite and the plum
dering politician, will for time suffer, but he
will at last stand erect, 10 look upon the coward
ly, unprinciped and venal editor, ampooning and
kicking the monster while lying fat upon his
back, from the we-aimed blows of the faithful
sentinel; but who would be upon their knees to
him, at the least appearance Of returning political
life or breath.
1.-The public character Of a community is very
intimately connected with the character of its
newspapers. A frivolous, corrupt and unprinci-
pied community, will sustain paper suited to its
taste. A bold, truthfu business-like paper will,
however, find friends to sustain it, though it may
require a broader area TO DO it, till it can root
from power and influence unprincipied deula-
gogues, who rule everything around them. There
is an intelligence and integrity in the masses,
which can be developed by bold, fearless and
independent diffusion of the truth and common
sense among them
Mr.. McIIattie, farmer down the prairie, says
ne has raised 500 bushels Of onions this years to
the acre; aud says he can raise them as cheap as
col