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


one dime each. Ducks and geese. are really The
only game we can boast Of in this part of Minnc-
sofa but the wide world beside cannot turn out
such 1 multi udo Or small lakes. futtermg with
water fowl, and fairly ripping ana stirring with
schools and infant schools Of fish, from the voTa |
'cious pike and hungry gar, (fes' water hwyers)
down TO the pqtois million Of vulgar sunhsh
Thursday, The l3th.--Looking down one hun
bred feet, from Bench street, FAR up and down the
channel Of the river, this beautiful day. warm as
June, the hundreds of pedestrians who are out
basking in the balIny sunshine, are amazed 10 see
sleglIs and teams upon the dark ice, still ven,ur
ing near the sinuous path, that wind away to the
fort, that path now covered with water. Opposite
The Upper Landing, some adventurous SPECTATOR
is still at work. cutting out vast blocks Of bre iee
snatchins parting lock Of hair from hoary old
Winter, as keepsake through dog days. Look!
There ,umbles an OK team and car. through the
rotten ice. near the landing. They saw off the
tongue Of the cart, and then, with little assist
ance the cattle flounce and founder along. break
ing path through the ice, to the shore. All right
again. You who paused 10 look down from Bench
street, may 60 on again, lazily lOungins. or idly
looking across into Sioux land, where the blue,
dreamy atmosphere seems TO be dancing and quiv-
srng the top Of the forest, and thin smoke
creeps laziy up into the sunshine, from Indian
tepees scattered through the woods.
Friday the 18th Another summer day. igns
Of activity and preparations for building, in every
part Of town. ST. Paul is stretching like young
gant after nap. The Ktttson and the Bilanski
property. TO be laid of in lots, additions 10
the town. Will the proprietors have the sagacity
to make liberal lots aud wide streets! One hun
brad fee, is none too wide for street. Remem-
Der, that in short time, there viii be rows OF tall
brick buildings on both sides Of those streets Why
not make room, not only for the business that will
throng these streets, but also to let the sunshine
and the air down into them, The proprietors Of
ST. Paul. hitherto, seem TO have had Constantine.
pie for their model, In laying ont the town.
, There Is little knot Of denagogues in Mime
sofa, who have no other idea Of tie utility o.
people, in our Territory, than that they may or
ganize i, into political ladder, expressly for then
TO climb up by. These dirty fellows are disco n
tented. unless they can get multitude wedset
and bound together so compacty, that they cal
wrisgle themselves up on the shoulders of TN
-. l. T.. 4
Minnesota is prepared to be thus saddled AM
rode, like poor little yearling donkey.
Does the editor Of the Galena Advertiser ex
ipect to make his renders believe in the docrin
Of non-resistancc, and that when man is attack
e ed with deadly weapons. he is doing himself ''iil
h JUSTICE not TO stand still and be mastered! Come
!; PecksnF. such canting hypocrisy will not go dow
j in Galena.
n We have received and placed on our cxchang
+ list, the Popular Tribune paper published
II Nauvoo. H., by the celebrated NJ f. Cabo
L. The Tribune is the organ Of the French Icaria
-, Community, at Nauvoo--which presents one
., the new phases of social reform. The grand de
,e sderatum of this organization, seems to be Il,
economy Of labor. Whether this can be attained
by any plan Of association, without ruinous ss
p criGce of personal freedom, without loss of IN
y diridualiiy, by those who constitute the commit
;" nifty, is at least worth fair experiment Our pre-
cnt social system is certainly defective in econt
t. my, SC, producing too often, the greatest good
C. nuunhar Soi,arv axrIusi,a aal6 shna "a
n, is the handspring that moves all our enterprise
hi that stimulates acquisition and ambition Ca
nything adequate to selAshness, be supplied as
9 motive for human exerton? That is tic problem
10 The Icarian creed is Democratic-radicaIly s
al I. distributes labor. So far at least, we look u
I'd on the Icariuns with hope and with favor. Cab
o, says: t-.
r. al believe that Nature is the common moth
= of all men; that all are equally her children III
~ all are brethren; and that the human race form
n but one faulty.
~ believe tina, Nature has not divided her chi
dren in astes or classes, In corporations or cat
" gories; that she has not destined the to
masters, governors, rich and idle, having all Il
SO privileges without any burden, and living in s.
~ perhuites and the others 10 be slaves, goyerne
poor, weighed down by labor, supporting all Il
ne burdens, without enjoying any advantage, war
he ing necessaries, and wretched.
ON believe the contrary, that the fraternity
-, men will necessarily bring their equality"
Of Last Friday morning, another horse, or pom
go fell through the ice, opposite town. near the we
shore Of the river; but was finally choaked OF
o. Keep away from the ice
- Capt. Dodd, at the Lower Landing in ST. PA
Nv runs terrible saw MILL 1t is circular saw, p,
PEELED by steam, and tears the heart right out Of
!, pine log. The saw cut, the other day, by t
~ watch, four thousand and twenty five feet Of u
u Der, being siding. deal boards and inch boards,
III three hours and seven minutes. The Captain
e' willing to run his saw against any saw on The Nj
'"' sissippi river.
: "Shonktonka maniehe do" Gas the "Dakt
Lexicon" is not We, published, we don't pretend
-, spell the words correctly,) "shonktonka wanic
do" q have no horse,) was the expression