The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-12-04
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

GALENA, Nov. 18th.
DEAR MINNEsOrIAN: Having for some weeks
been at great distance from you, and expect
ing, from day to day, to leave for home and
travel in advance of the mail" Il have neg
lected holding communication with You. and
through you with our mutual friends our pat
rons. have not seen your bright, clean face
but once since l left home, and then found
you grazing the centre table Of one of our lady
subscribers in the "Queen City," where was
assured you are ever a welcome visitor You
may know, then, with what anxiety have for
many days bided the time when we may greet
each other, and shake hands upon our own
premises. But here l am, after the most seri-
Gus annoyances, and may say hair-breadth
'scapes," by sea and by land-wind- bound on
the shores of Lake Erie 4s hours--tossed and
tumbled over its treacherOus pillows "a hours
more-arriving in port just fifteen minutes too
late to take the cars-reaching Chicago on
Saturday evening, with no conveyance west
until Monday morning--and, finally, after va
rious very narrow escapes of upsets along the
miserable road between this place and Rock
ford, (here must say John Frink & Co. have
been slandered in some respects, for the road is
the most to blame) reaching here on Tuesday
just three days after the faithful old Nominee
had headed up stream for the last time this sea-
son! Well, "misery loves company" and
have enough of it, assure you. Here is the Brad
ley HOuse-an excellent hotel, by the way
crammed full of our citizens, who like myself
have been deceived by the promises which that
treacherOus old gentleman, the "Father of
waters" has held out to us the past three
years,-ever since, in fact We have been dwell
ers upon his borders Down in the warehouses
at the levee, is enough Minnesota freight to
load at least two steamboats,, and plenty more
of it is yet streaming all along the line between
here and Chicago.
Heaven grant that our dealers have succeed
ed in getting up suficiency of provisions and
groceries to keep us alive this winter! The
general cry here is that they have not but
upon consultation with Mr.. McCloskey, and
other intelligent merchants and shippers, l find
it is their general impression that there is
nothing short except pork. 1t will be recollcc-
ted that this emergency was prophesed in our
columns some two months ago. But we are
bound to get through some way or other; and
our good friends here among the outsiders"
who express themselves with so much svmpa-
thy for fear some of us may starve before
spring, may rest assured, having become some
what used to Indian customs and modes of
living II the worst comes to the worst we will
put ourselves through" dog cheap.
Considerable quantities of Dry Goods. in
tended for our market are also cut off: but
mo offence to my friends of the Worlds Fair
Elfelts and others) these perhaps we are better
on without Our ladies must and can foreoo
some OF their feathers and fincry for the gener
al good, and the money will thus be saved to
better uses. "Beauty unadorned is adorned
the most" sang the poet of the seasons
wholesome truth, which our fair townswomen
nave been hourly losing sight of for the past
year; and it is to be hoped that this early and
sudden freak Of Old Winter will. by making
virtue Of necessity, compel them to think If
it.
may as well mention the Minnesotians who
are here and beyond here so far as I have
learned Iwrite with lie Due flying about the
room, getting ready to start up by land
he having purchased team, by which he in.
tends to transport to St. Paul portion of bis
ice-embargoed freight. Then there is McPba;,
of Saltwater, and Baker, mot d. A. J1 the
farmer, between st. Paul and st. Anthony
with his family, accompanied by his brother
and his family, who are going with him to
minnesota as residents, and several other gen.
tiemen who are about becoming part and par
= Gel OF us-all running about town anxiously in
curing the best way to get up. tell them al,
to trust themselves to willoughby & Powers,
line, the only course think of pursuing INV
SELF unless boat makes another ATTEMPT to 90
up some distance, of which there ia nov,
prospect, as the weather has moderated 20 IT,
dian summer temperature, and the ice has a;s
appeared in Fevre river At Rockford ~.
other day, just caught distant glimnse
OF Sam Sergeant, just as was leaving
he having, as I learned, been there several
days hurrying his goods along, and still ex.
pectlng to get them up. also learn that Cur
ran is still behind. There are doubtless manv
others shut out, whose names 1 have forgotten
or not learned.
Since my absence, have received, a. well q.