The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1852-05-01
Facts and Faucies.

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however, in the sane trade, making triI
from Galena TO St. Paul every two weeks
Messrs. E. Brock and Thomas Levins
were the purchasers, the former of whom
will take the command.
The harbor at Buffalo. on Lake Erie
was not clear Of ice until the 22d Of
April, and the harbor at Dunkirk was
open on the 10Th. Ye who argue thai
Minnesota can never be a prosperou.
country, or St. Paul prosperous town
because boats from below cannot Away.
get here by the first of April, what DE-
you say to tlat9 We have as long sea.
son of navigation, if not longer, than they
have at the ports on the Lakes, yet who
would now pretend 10 say that Buffalo, Oh
Detroit or Chicago, can never be places
of importance-cities that already contain
from thirty to fifty thousand inhabitants
The business season Of every city, even
where they have uninterrupted naviga-
tion, is generally limited to seven or eight
months.
A deck hand on board of the Nominee
fell overheard in front of the wheel, just
as she was coming up 10 our Levee.
The wheel struck him once or twice,
injuring him quite seriously, but with an
almost snperhuman effort, he got out from
under the wheelhouse, and was rapid V
borne down stream by the current. AL
though much disabled he KEEP, above water
until he was picked up by the mate in a
yawl, some twenty rods below. The
scene created quite an excitement for a
few moments.
Col. Clinton, Of New York, son Of the
lamentei Dewitt Clinton, left on the Saint
Paul, after spending few days in visit
ing various localities in our Territory.
Like the great majority who have visited
us this spring, he was astonshed at see
ing such Il fine country and such vigorous
settlements SO far in the Northwest, and
feels confident that if the treaties are
ratified we shall soon have fine state.
The Democracy" of Illinois have got
into quite snarl! It's well known that
that party in Illinois has opposed The a
doplion OF general banking system, for
the last few years. About a year ago,
tome few Democrats in the Legislature,
united with the Wings in the passage of
banking law; but the measure through
out was violently opposed by the great
mass OF their party, both in and out OF
the Legislature, backed by their presses.
Among the number of ''renegades." who
voted against their party at that time, was
one Joel A. Matteson. The law was
adopted by the people by decided ma
jorit.; and now when the party is looking
about for a candidate for Governor, who
should they select bu. this same Matte
son, the man who opposes one of their
cardinal principles? How that party can
be reconciled to the support Of of such a
man remains to be seen.
The Democrat of this week parades the
defeat Of Neal Dow in such manner as
to lead its readers to think that the people
of Portland had decided against the Maine
Liquor Law. Now this was not the issue
before the people at that election, and SO
far from being defeat of the law, the
successful candidate stood pledged to see
that lis provisions were enforced. Our
exchanges also state that, siuce his cleo
tion, Mr.. Paris has renewed that pledge.
AS the the Amendments to the Revised
Statutes go into effect this day, the CON-
neclion heretofore existing between the
Lower District School and the Saint Paul
Institute is thereby dissolved. This
leaves the District without any Trustees,
as those now serving are trustees of the
Institute. In anticipation of this result,
school meeting has been called this eve
ming, at the school-house, to select new
Board.
Notwithstanding there are three steam
mills busl'y at work with plenty of logs,
yet it is more difficult to get lumber now
than 1t was two years ago, when it was
all brought from St. Anthony and Still
water. We now have two brickyards,
and soon will have the third, and much
greater facilities for quarrying stone, but
the scarcity Of building materials is every
day becoming more severely felt.
Our town is so filled up that it is al