The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-12-16
MINI ESOTA AFFAIRS.

To Our READERS ABRoAD.-A material OBJ
lection oemsratns to the West has been the drear-
mess and solitude Of new settlement in a country
not only remote from the older localities, but from
ncishhors, and especially that variety of ncighbors
| which constitutes the most desirable community
We will for moment contemplate settler upon the
border Of prairie, at point twenty miles from
village where dwels the physician, the trader, and
mechanic; his more immediate ncighbors are
enough to be known by name, but THAR cabins SO
remote to be almost behind the horizon, and most
easily deserted by the smoke, as a country church is
by the steep. That sort Of situation pleasant to
liooscr but not to a Yankee. Or, though the VIII
lage the ncighbors not FAR away, it is not
probable that he will find that variety of professions
life to a community. He probably raises wheat and
nearly every man he sees, does the same; he rides
in long wagon and every body else does tho same.
On the whole. it is quite a hum-drum, monotonous
life, and bcgcts stody and stupor il not the hm-
, rors, and the eager
| Now for moral picture Of Minnesota. Our geo.
graphical localities are such that for many years to
come, almost every settler may live close by thrifty
and lively town. We will not stop now to draw a
map and show how it is it s easiest for our present
purpose that the reader shall take this for granted
or else come and see.
Well then, whom will the settler find in these
towns! At st. Paul, he will find the Governor, the
Secretary, the U. S. Judges, a variety and album
dance Of professional and mechanical talent, and ira
dcrs Of all sorts, from those that can sell and by be-
tween each other the right to the trade of whole
Indian nation, to the dealer in toys At three forts
arc U. S. officers and soldiers. At three towns arc
dealers in lumber, men who move into the pincries
in the fall with their choppers their oxen, with pro-
visions, and get out Of logs in the spring,
twenty miles long. There are raftsmcn who might
measure their RATS by the acre. These they float
700 miles to St. Louis. We might enurnerate MANY
other varieties Of the community in Minnesota. But
one word will su!fice-in opinion, there is the
greatest variety of caliings within the cornrass
of St. Paul, St. Anthony, Fort Smelling, Saltwater,
and the Falls Of St. Croix, that can be shown any
where in the West, in community Of three times its
population. Hence is the life and excitement of our
people. As different mineral substances in the soil,
impart electricity, each to each, and thereby stimu-
late vegetation do these different elements of our
society render this the most stirring, busting, in
crcasng people out of-wcll, anywhere.
CHANGE OF PosIrloN.-Thc familiar boot Of
the owl the bluff of the Sioux side, it is said, has
been heard since the rumor of the coming proc
lamation for Thanksgiving. He dislikes the sound
Of turkey, and evidently means to save his bacon.
THURSDAY Evening, 9,h.-A mail, the only one
for nine days. This mail was but part of mail.
1t looked like stray goose beeaguered in a snow.
storm. 1t is said to have come from the foot Of
Lake Pepin, or from the bottom. 1t must have been
waylaid. Only one paper from Galena, and that had
lost its news. Probably the stages have been de.
tanned at the Black, the Chippewa, or the Beef river
which at the present time between ferriage and ice
are neither fish fowl. But some news we mus,
have for this issue, if cant get it from GaIena
we must raise it up from some home made yeast
the market is quick for news, even old news.
THANKsGIvING.-The communication in thi.
number. suggesting the proprety Of an observance
this custom, would have been inserted last week
had it not como too late for the press.
THE Sioux PAYMExr.--The Governor ant
other members Of the commission returned frou
now nearly closed.
OBIrUARY..--Mr. J. q. A. ALTMAN, print or
Of this Office, died at the ST. Paul House, on the 9tl
inst, aged about IS years. He was attended in hi
last moments by kind friends, and buried by tn,
order of Odd Fellows. of which he was member
His home was Indiana, Pa.
He was conscientious and worthy man, havn.
the kindest regards Of all who knew him. We con
dole with his relations who have yet scarcely heart
the tidngs Of his death.
THE HoLIDAYs.-It is by some modern philoso
pher remarked:
50 necessary j. fun to the mind that if you SHOULD
bald schools without Fairgrounds, nobody would
get beyond short division in lifetime.
Now the sole object Of Thanksgiving, Christmas
and New Years, is not fun but it is a relaxation
the muscles of business into state Of convvality
which Is to men and women, somewhat like fun t,
children. These days are to those who enter int
the spirit Of them temporarily, very oasis on tn,
waste Of business life. How do we toll and fnrrov
our checks from year to year, till old age brings u
up short in full view Of the vanity Of treasures which
we can no longer enjoy. That no in advice o
Solomon, though we should take him at the itcra
word, when he says, '.Rejoicc young man in tn,
youth,' and stop there.
LANSING IxTELLlGENcER.-Lansin has a pa
per, very wholesome paper. If the people Of Ian
sing and vicinity know their best interests, they vii
give that paper prompt and very liberal support
not in promises but in cash up.
CAPT. DoDD, is in from Traverse dcs Sioux
lie says that next season they will have newspaper
that there are already Is stores at Trnycrsc.
Present prices Of articles there, are thus Pork y
Dbl, $50; Flour, SIS; Potatatocs y Dbl, So; Ap
pies SOC v doz; Butter 81 90 Y n; Sugar zoe y
. ID; Hay $10Ml5 p ton; Mu-krats S@lOc; Wits
key frozen up. Liquors arc intcrdicted by Unitet
States Laws.
GREAT SPEED.-The special train on the Con
nccticut River Rail Road, runnin, between Sou,l
Vernon and Springfield for the purpose of carrying
the returns Of the election Monday, ran 81 miles il
81 minutes. and III miles of this distance in II