The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-09-18
VOLUME TWO,

We here present our readers with the
first number of the second volume of the
Minnesotian. This is its New Years
Day.
We are sadly disappointed in one res
pect. We had hoped to send it forth
upon its calls" to-day in new suit of
clothes, and laborcd our utmost to accom-
plish the desired end but the sand-bars
of the Illinois and Mississippi rivers
were against US. Whether this is owing
to our deadly opposition to them, and
their friends Pierce and King, we know
not /; but such is the fact, and we cannot
avert the consequences. Our new type,
although shipped from New York some
weeks since. has not yet arrived. How
ever, this is not the first time an urchin
has been disappointed by the tailor and
our youngstcr, who is philosopher, will
no doubt console himself with the fact,
that his suit will not become old so soon
by his being compelled to keep it bright
and clean week or two longer.
The end of a newspaper year is mile
post in the editors tcilsome and rough
journey through life, at which he should
pause and look back over the distance he
has travelled. And if we feel, on this
occasion, like indulging in few personal
remarks, touching ourself, We hope we
will be accused of neither egotism, impro-
prie'y or abuse Of privilege.
Although connected, at intervals, with
the editorial department of the public
press for the past fourteen years, the
.Minnesotian is the first paper over whose
columns we ever had the leading control.
We were called to this post by the par
TALLY of our Wing friends here in Min
nesota, reluctant at first to even assume
the place temporarily. The responsible
ty of conducting the Wing press at the
Capital of the Territory, as is well known
to those then and now most intimate with
our secret thoughts, was one we did not
feel ourselt equal to assuming. We thought
and said we were not the man. But
they--some of whom now rest from their
labors i'll the silent grave-lhought other
wise. An arrangement was made tempo
rarily, which eventually ripened into one
permanent. AS it was the wish of others
that it might be SO, we did not, with all
our mlsgivings as to personal ability and
capacity, feel at liberty to decline the res
ponsible charge.
No man, with whatever experience as
an editor he might have possessed, could
have been similarly situated and passed
through the year now closed, without
committing errors. How then could it
be expected of us-new to the position,
and feeling unequal TO ito steer entire
ly clear of committing wrong and inius-
tlcc on some occasions? That we have
erred in some instances. we freely and
frankly admit that we ever did so in -,
spirit OF malice or revenge, we positively
deny and that we have never. dur;no
the year, committed a wrong act wilfully
and knowingly: we most unreservedlv
aver. Experience is the only school at
which our business can be thoroughly
learned and comprehended; and we must
indeed have been poor and careless
Scholar had We not stored away for future
use so"'efha"g, while passing through the
stormy and eventful period in the local
affairs of Minnesota, which stands as the
history Of the past twelve months "To
err Is human-to forgive divine.' And
while we can truly say, that personally
we have no feeling of hostility toward a
single living being in Minnesota, we hone
that all can say the same in regard to rs
Thus much in behalf of the senior ed-
tor, individually. The editors and pub
fishers of the Minnesotian, jointly, stake
this occasion to again renew their consid-
era''ons of the most distinguished regard
anu esteem" towards their patrons, but
with deeper and more heartfelt moon
!, ing attached to the hackneyed phrase
IMAM when employed by diplomatists