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

habitants of the forest, cannot be tanned. have
visited missions established for century,
but have failed to meet one full-blooded In
dian who did not remain all Indian, or degen-
crate into an automaton. They may be mould
ed into good warriors. but to good christians,
never. They love the blood of an enemy, but
the mystery of the blood of the holy sacrifice
they cannot comprehend.
ellis the limbs that unconfned,
Bounded through the snow,
Like the stag that's twenty tined,
Like the mountain roe!
ellis the arms that stout and tense,
Did the bow-string twangi
See the life Is parted hence!
See how loose they hang!
"weIl for him /! that's gone his Ways
Where no more sorrowsi
Where the fields decked with maize
That implanted grows:
"Paints. to smear his frame about,
Set within his hand,
That he redly may shine out
In the spirit land"
ST. PAuL-The town stands partly on the al
luvian on the margin of the river, and partly
on the elevated table-rock some hundreds OF
feet above. Thus consp:cuOsly perched up, 1t
glstens and shines with white paint and red
brick like piece of new cabinet ware Just from
the shop. Three years ago, when the Territory
was organized, there was not the sign OF viii
"
completed law and order secured and white
adventures focked in and huddled together
for company and protection, thus laying the
foundation Of city which already numbers
thousands The main street is fully mile in
length, with buildings running from shanties.
to five story bricks. The "seven" churches
with lofty spires, show that the aspirations OF
the St. Paulians are upwards, and though IN
the wilderness, they make the welkin ring. A
travelling friend observed, he had in Constanti-
nople, where they have five Sabbaths week,
heard the Turkish Salims; the Catholic and
Protestant the Greek Armenian and Jew, each
sending forth their summons for prayer to the
faithful but Judging of piety by bell ringing in
St. Paul, it would put the Eastern devotee to
shame.
SocIErY.-The society is peculiar conglom-
Grafton of attractive and repelling clements
running from the dark brOnZed savage to the
smoothly polished Circassian; and the confu-
sion of tongues that scattered the workmen at
the tower of babel was no touch to the tongues
of St. Paul. French PatOis, German, Dutch,
Norwegian, Sioux, English, American, &C., &c,
strike the ear alternately on the street. Every
body is busy no loungers, nor idle moned
aristocrats infest the town. The Governor is .
Wing in politics, but real social Democrat
in feeling, and indeed this feeling of general
sociability is strongly marked in all western
towns, but particularly in St. Paul, with all
except one thing in breechcs-but who cares
for him; he could be bought with rat skin.
There is circle of ladies here, and one among
the foremost who should ever be mentioned
with honor and esteem, not more for her posi-
tion and personal accomplishments, than her
charitable kindness and urbanity-Mrs. Gov.
Ramsey-a circle which would be an ornament
to any city however refined beautiful, accom-
plished and free from all vulgar affectation,
and preserving that graceful dignity which
gives tone and healthfulncss to all well order
ed society. T. 7. NJ.