The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-11-27

the world" This subject is one OF great interest |
and importance. and the intelligent community Of
81. Paul will find much information in a lecture
of this Kind from the knowledge Mr.. Noah un-
doubtedly possesses. We look forward to it with
interest. Attention to public lectures, seems to
have tagged, since Capt. John A. Wakefield,
author, Sc, put Science in tears, by shaking the
dust of ST. Paul from his sandals. The Captain
could beat the Jews.
SrEALINo.--The person or persons who took
from Mr.. Neill's store room on last Saturday
night, IS pounds Of fresh beef, one half kit Of
mackerel, crock Of butter, "the better half
Of a deer, ga doe" an Indian orator would
say are kindly requested TO return the same
when they have finished with them.
1t is evident that there are still thieves about
St. Paul ,-"a few more Of the same sort leh,"
since the departure Of the Secretary.
STEAMBOAT ARRIVALS AT SAINT PAUL
THIS SEASON, FROM BELOw.-The first boat
was the Nopinee, April Alb. The last boat was
the Dr. franklin No. 2, November goth.
Arrivals of the Nominee, Capt. Orrin Smith,
! (from Galena. )-34.
Arrivals Of the DR., Franklin No. 1, Captain
Lodwick, (ffom Galena. )-3i.
Arrivals of the Yankee, Capt Keller Harris.
! (from Galena. 10.
| Arrivals Of the Martha No. 2, transient, (fiom
st. Louis.)-l. -..
Arrivals of the Excelsior, Capt. Wood, (ffom
ST. Louis)--l3.
Arrivals Of the DR.. Franklin No. 2, Captain
Smith Harris. (from St. Louis i'll.
Arrivals Of the Tiger, Capt Anderson, (from
Dubuque.)-6.
Arrivals Of the Die Vernon, transient, (fron,
ST. Louis.)-l.
Arrivals Of The Minnesota, transient. (from ST
Louis. "a.
Arrivals of the I.amartine, transient, (from St
Louis. ii.
Arrivals of the Uncle Toby, transient, iftoa
ST. Lous.)--4.
Arrivals of the Osweso, transient, (from ST
Louis )-I.
Arrivals of the Robert Fulton, transient, (frou
st. LOUSY. IL.
Boats last year, 10
Boats in 1919, 6;
The tonnage Of boats III this trade, increases il
u greater ratio than the number Of boats. Freight
have been much larger this season than ever be
fore.
The number Of trips made up the Minnesota
river this season, from St. Paul to Traverse de-
Sioux, is: The Excelsior; the Franklin No
IL; the Uncle Toby-l. 8.
A CRITICISM UPON MINNEsorA.-Som
person writing letter to the Mo. Republican
; concerning our Territory, who puts the signatur
''Ezel" at the bottom Of his communica ton, says
"There is too much excitement-too muc
, politics-tcO many office seekers-too few labor
ers, and too many drones coming into this cOun
try--all for office, and few for work. Some doz
> en- office seekers came up on the last boat, wit
8 long letters of character ard ntroducton-tellin
some most unaccOuntable lies Of their great viz
tues, deeds and noble daring, and recommendin
them to the favorable consideration Of the peopI
1 and powers that be in Minnesota.
= lis quite laughabe and amusing to see thes
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT air. and dignity-awfu stride
> and sagacious looks-every one Scion or Solo
8 mon. They seem to consider the Western pee
, pie pigmies and ignoramuses-never an
thng--brought up in the woods without any edu
- cation or iniormatIon-a set OF heather barba
: rians, wanting sense or judgment--but themselve
A the purest pilgrims Of father land, able and ca
o pable of doing wonders, performing miracles, b.
coming lawyers, saints and divines. They hav
come all the way from Vermont and Connection
G to teach these heathens of the West the way the
: should 60, &c.
There is not a single boat that goes up to Mir
: nesota but has more or less Of these self-impor
.; ant personages abOard--too many for the good
q a new country. shall leave this afternoon, ar
!, perhaps may write you again" -
=. Now we are keen to bet, that this "Ezel'
:, word signifyiug donkey in one Ianguage,)
!, one Of the very class of office seekers again
whom he is so bitter--that he came to our TER
tory 10 get any Office he could, from Gov. dow
!, to constable, and has been disappointed in it. II
writes precisely as all those Adventures do, wi
find nothing bu: work to do in Minnesota. WI
does "Ezel'' "leave this afternoon" Not b.
cause there are too many laborers, SO that he ca
!. many ''Ezels" trying to get at the public cri
and the stable is too full for him to crowd i
Your fogies, who think they are born for offic
r are not mostly from New England.
k WHY SHOULD MINNESOTA BE AMBIr1ol
l. TO BE CALLED BEAsr:-Some people al
N at one distinction and some at another. We kno
y one man, who is content with achieving the rep
tation of being the greatest liar in the Territor
b Another, thinks to gain immortality, by christie
J. ing Minnesota, with some beastly soubriqu.
g This candidate for the Immortality Of giving
nickname to the Territory, writes the followi
10 letter to the Mo. Republican,; and re- ceivsd fro
or that journal the reply that follows the letter:
e GErrLEMEN:-As an old citizen of d
70 country which now constitutes the Territory
. Minnesota, am very solictous that the nam
;" nickname, l mean,) by which we are to
7. known by our neighbors Of the Badger, Suckt
ID Hooser, and other States, should be appropria,
/, That Of Bearer seems to me singularly Apr
= priatc The fur Of the Beaver first attracted q
Is Europeans to these Northern wilds; its hab
>. strkingly correspond with those Of large ella