The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-07-08

NAVIGATION UP THE FALLS OF ST.. AM
rHoNY.--A correspondent living above the Falls
writes thug: "Ed. Pioneer, Sir The people att
the Falls are trying to make the world think that
la boat cannot go any further up the Falls, than
Lemons warehouse. Now, sir, this is all GAM
mon; for only last week, two men in skiti' WENT
down over the falls, and there is four feet of
water or the very turn of the precipce and MOTH
ling is wanting but little more steam, to run clear
up the falls, than TO as far up as Lennon !;
I and by the help of warpng, any boat that reach
: es Lemons can 60 on as far as Sank Rapids,
provided she goes empty and has water enough
flor her dlaught Why, sir, it is fact, that ex-
scepting orer rocks, there Is always four or FIVE
fleet Of water!''
FOURTH OF July IN THE MoRNING.--Our
5people are very generally observing this anniver-
I sary on Monday the 9Th of July; because the 18th
toccurs on Sunday. The only improperly we
noticed on Sunday was the annoying noise of fire
crackers about the streets, by parcel of reckless
sboys, in defiance of the general of sobriety
liza, pervaded our town. On Sunday, Mr.. Neil
jgave Us an analysis Of the character of George
iWashingtou; and the choir sung patriotic hymns
Nsand probably there were religious services, equal
giy AS appropriate at the several other churches.
sstruck up an anthem of merry peals, soon as
ythe East was streaked With crimson, while yet
sthe pale moon was dimy shining, far away South
/ West, over the land of the Sioux--he s d. Ben
sCampbell, lying all night at the lower landing,
sopened her eyes, and st. Paul yawned and jump
led out of bed and hauled on his pants, whstline
a Yankee Doodle; and the little boys and girls
avere up in the ,winkling of bed post--and the
4 bashiul maldens that had been sleeping through
s9the suliry night with open windows, eaped up in
alheir snowy night dresses, TO close their curtains
Sas the town beginning 10 stir out; and at sun
srIse, the national salute fired, the report Of
he cannon echoing and reverberating from bill to
SbuiI and bluff To hill again; and in fact, the lth
sof July, came in just as easy and natural and ia
Emliar, away up here on the northerA frontiers of
the Mississippi, 1t has any where in The whole
ne of States from Maine hither, that for the hour
! preceding, had been greeting the king of Day with
ssinIllar salutaiions, they were rolled over INTO
ibis presence, State after State, in the durna pro-
i gress Of our globe from West to East. We are
sto have two celebrations; 4 water and a liquor
: celebration; but having much to do this day, 'n
sis mixed If we go to either. There is but little
IA
shng part Of a pageant, TO parade, through dus-
sty streets, and after listening in crowded seat
.o Grafton which is crowded full of flowers of
srhetoric, pressed and cramped and squeezed into
ga half hour Grafton, 10 get crowded seat at a
.crowded public table, there to help all the women
ssand girls " thin reach to cold pig and s,uling on
ely half baked, and to snatch an unsavory mouth
fol Of it at last, yourself, through sheer hunger
then to listen to fifty in,olerable, stupid old ster
seotyped patriotic toasts for an hour leside doz
Zen or more TO "the la dies God bless EN- to
Gle bored with half dozen dinner speeches, as
long as the of the human donkeys that get up
scrimina,ing mul,itudes-or perchance to be called
Jap yourself w ga sentiment, TO respond in a
speech Of wordy nothing" with scstcuIation anl
voice more violent and emphatic, IN proportion as
;youT mind is more empty and your sentences more
spoint,ess and senseless-and then to 90 10 bed at
might, with Il splitting headac he-,he Lord inI
!mercy deliver us from such celebrations OF the
Fourth of July
NOTES OF TRIP TO MINHrsoTA.-NIr
\. P.Wood, editor Of the Dubuque Tribune YER,
modest man, whose sly! Of writing hath in ir
something quaint. which often raises quiet smile
inside of The reader, has been up the river; and
I'VE have had the pleasure of making his acquain
Itance. We copy below, some of his notes and
comments In the following quotation, the wri !
ter has well expressed very natured train of
Thought such as is likely 10 be the subec: of
reelection than OF comment; and herein lies oucI
;of the chief eXcelIencles Of good journalist: to
give clear expression to thoughts and impression
lot things, which others pass over without conf
.nent' is beng TOO trivial common place toI
remark on. \ good journalist passes through thcI
ocean OF events, swimming along as IT were, lkei
"a whale, with sor: of strainer in his throat
(which catches all the myriad annaculae of facts
land ideas and atoms Of though, that come in his'
WAY, and converts them into pabulum for his:
press; or he is like gold washer, up to his knees
pa the dirt to sit out of great mass of trash. Il
few grams Of gold dust. The writer thus COM
ments on the apathy Of the Indian to all improves
mcnt in the Arts--the wondrous skill of the whi,et
imam, which he observes, declares Is "waukon. i
and then walks off.
1.-The birch bark and hollow-log canoe of ,heI
red-man are brought into immediate contact with.
the ponderous floating palace constructed BY thel
more favored white mans skill. The untutoteds
aboriglne looks on in seeming wonder and as,on-s
lshment alone No thought Of rivalry appears tos
enter his egend-sored mind No plans of conn.,
petition for continued supremacy of power upont
those waters where he SO lately coursed acknov, l. +
edged master, seem ever to take form in bjss
dreamy brain. The steamboat IS to him inco,p /
prehenslb'e and unapproachabe. Its fierce deG-S
ant whistle is the death knc Of his power ondE
the haThnger of ,ispOssessop Rut he f;,, Z