The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1852-03-27

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crusted surface. 1t is not uncommon in
Minnesota to see blooming flower to-
day where yesterday reposed snow
bank. Citizens in high spirits preparing
for the spring business, and preparations
for building going on in every quarter
We are going to have great time, pro-
vided the treaties are ratified.
The St. Louis and Keokuk Packet Com
pany have orders from the Post Office
Department to execute daily mail service,
by way of the river, between St. Louis
and Galena, delivering mails at interme-
date offices. BY the following it will be
seen that the distributing Office at Galena
will perhaps be re-established. We at least
hope Mr.. Hall will heed this request of
the people of this Northwestern region.
We copy from late number Of, the Ga
lena Advertiser: IN
We are glad to see that direct efforts
are being madsa to re-establish the Post
Office here as Distributing Office. It
was made SO by one of the first acts of
Mr.. Collamer, and it was discontinued by
one of the first acts of Mr.. Hall. That
last act was ill-advised, as we believe, and
we have confidently looked for its restor-
alton just as soon as the true state of the
case should be properly made known. 1t
will be seen by the correspondence which
we copy to-day, that the whole Illinois
delegation, and portion of the Wiscon-
sin delegation, have subscribed 10 Mr..
Campbel's letter 10 tie Postmaster Cen
eral, certifying of its importance. This is
only just tribute to the importance of
Galena as commercial centre and point
of departure in the Northwest.
There is no reason in the world why
the mails should be detained east $50 miles
for "a or 36 hours, when they could be
brought on to this point and distributed,
according as they are called for, and the
mails for the up country or for this vicin-
ity be despatched to their points of desti-
nation and reach them, from one-half a
day, to day and a half sooner than if dis
tributed at Chicago. AS a distributing
office or officer, the people would have no
reason TO complain. Mr.. Willard is a
model Of promptness, method, care and eff
ficiency, as public officer, and we VEN
ture the assertion, that Tie mails would be
distributed re'ay for their departure to
their several destinations within the least
possible time practicable.
We state these facts frankly, without
any exaggeration, and in this opinion VIC
do not know that we disagree with the
united community in our estimate of Mr.
M.
Two new churches will be erected il
st. Paul this season. One is the Secont
Presbyterian Church, Rev. Mr.. Riheldaf.
fer, the other, German Methodist, Rev
Mr.. Hass.
We inadvertently, last week, spoke o.
The upper school district, St. Paul, as
District No. l. 1t is District No. 3.
Joel Whitney, Esq, much respected
and highly useful citizen, who took up
his residence with us only few months
since, departed this life on last Monday
morning, after long and painful sick
ness. Mr.. Whitney was from the State
Of Maine, and about sixty-five years Of
age at his death. The older citizens of
St. Paul regarded with confidence and
delight his days of useful service in aid
ing them to build up a new city here,
and helping them to instil into the minds
of its people all the heightened and moral
attributes essential to real prosperity and
happiness. But the Destroyer came ere
his career had scarcely begun among his
new neighbors. His funeral was attend
ed by the different benevolent orders of
which he was member, and large con-
course Of citizens generally. The follow
ing proceedings of the Sons and Watch
men ave been handed us for publication
ST. PAUL, March Odd, 1852.
AT a meeting of st. Paul Division No.
l, Sons of Temperance, the following pre-
amble and resolutions were adopted
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased Almighty
God in his infinite wisdom, to remove
from our Order by death our beloved
Brother, Joel Whitney, we feel that So
ciety has lost one of its brightest orna-
ments, our order an ardent supporter,
and the cause Of Temperance one of its
ablest advocates. Therefore
RESOLVED, That we most sincerely SYM
pathise with the family and friends of our
deceased Brother, and that we feel it be-
fitting us to ningle our tears with theirs.
as well as our sympathy with them on
this occasion.
Resolred, That this Division attend in
a body the funeral of our deceased Broth.
er, and that the usual mourning badge be
worn by the Brethren of this Division
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