The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-08-26
NO. XIX.

lie then said he had duty to perform to-
ward hun, and that duty was 10 ask him to drink
with him, for he was not starched up like other
Brlishers, and did not look down upon them, and
think himself SO much better than they He in
vted hiin TO bis house, and they repaired there
together, and took a ass of grog, which he en-
pped very much. "Well, Captain said he,
- have a proposal to make" and he then told
hln he bad very great interest III the fighting
at the Cape OF Goo Hope, and that he had writ
Ten to brother of his 10 bring out an English
'niantfy mnsket. Well, he looked into the corr
er, and he brough, it out and said, ''Did you
ever see such tarnal varmint that. IN all your
He: There Is pretty thing to shoot soldiers
with. lie then directed his uttentinn 10 stump
lou yards from his house, and said. "You see
that air stump, seven feet high, and broader than
any man? You might fire at it all day, and not
hN 1t half-a- dozen lines,''
land SIRE enough, he was right for whereas
me inusket would not hit it once in twelve times,
his own r,fe, seven barrelled revolver, hit eve
ry time. He then said he had u proposal 10
make to the British Government He, (Cap.sin
Mackinnon,) replied, ooh, 1t is no use for me to
take II, Tor should be absolutely aug ghed at; but
| viii tell you wha,--iIl tell them of it at the
Lymlngon Literary Institution, where | soue.
times deliver lectures,' (cheers.) He said it
was quite as well, and would make quite shindy
IN America. This was his proposal: He said he
could get five thousand men, like himself. each
armed with rifle similar to his own; and If the
English would send some Of their ships with them
to the Cape Of Gcod Hope, they would clear out
the Catires for 6 900 900, and that this would
be cheap, for the war had already cost f2, ,000,-
600. lie said the English soldiers were rs good
as any III the world but they did TOT possess such
weapons as the Americans, and therefore could
not stand against Them. If these 5000 men,
then, were landed at the Cape of Good Hope.
they would soon make mincemeat OF the Cuf-
res Oaughter.)
''Before he bade him good hye. he offered him
chew ct tobacco, which he, Of course, resnec,-
fully declined Continued Iaugh,er.) Now, here
was positive proof tin, another nation, with
whom we Were now. fortunately, on friendly
terms, and which he hoped would con,ipae,
possessed much better weapons Than we do and
he did not think sufficient stress was laid on the
mpro, ements in our He hoped they would
reflect what this Yankee had told him. If
one man, armed with this rife, equa! 10 six
persons, 1t became a matter for serious considera,
ton
His interview with President Fillmore. At
Utica, Is noticed follows:
''fle went to bed comfortably. and went 10
sleep but the next morning ne found there was
some hustle about the place although he had
heard no noise during the night. On i1Guiring
the reason, a gentleman whom he met Oh the
staircase, said, ooh. don't you know, % He
said he did not, and the gentleman told hun, tha,
the President Of The United States was in ,he
house. He expressed hts surprise, and said that
he should HE to see hum. (laughier,) ooh"
laid he, ''lf that Is all. will introduce you by
and bye." He, (Capan Mackinnon,) told his
wife Oft, and asked her f she should like 10 be
presented; and after breakfast he went down.
and iutroduced 10 the Mayor, Col Hinman.
who was hin' enough 10 say that be would intro,
duce him; and. the Mayor. he was the best
person 10 do 81. He had an old siltulinp iacke,
on. and expressed his unwiliinsness TO be intro,
duced IN snch dress, iur he had been Il &C ustom.
ed to dress himself up sirtar, " hen he had any.
th g TO do, especially on delivering lecture
(Laugh,er.)
"i l.c Mayor tod him that it was free country.
and he was no, to mind ii;ar; and having obtained
sou.e advice on the subject, he went with Col,
1 inWan. into Il small rounI, AMI there saw abolta
4 Zaa grave cilzenS- American gentIemen--tut
Tor hr g. Of htn'. be could no, ind GU, Iicl vas
the Pre~i i1cnt. In i few n'luues, some nne sad.
.tIhose who have been presented to the nre.!-
drn:. VIII piease Ia march cut, and leave room
ioy ihose who have I"t." They IA I'd two seniiu-
els at he door, who evidently did more 10 in-
duce the people TO 90 in, than TO keep them OUT
and after IL little ttt, Col. Hinman was kind
"A
tai. elegant looking, hind hearted, amioo.e man,
ana he bad the honor oi shaking hands with him.
lie said 'sN ell, Captain, ] am sorry could not
receive YOU at Washng,nn, owing TO a recent
death in the family lie thought To himself,
"Hang il all, I'll make speech TO The Presi-
dent (cheers;) and !; a sight precious more
difficult 10 speak to audience such as that than
I, IA sSe.., man. He felt very great respect for
this venerable man; but he could not have that
respect for any person who was proud Of bslh or
rsnt, because he thought that antiguaied ideas of
blood and birth could not co-exist with generous
eeni nen,, (hcar, hear. and cheers,) "Weli," he
said '.Mr President, ahenI, (aughter) Mr.. Presis
dent, can say v hat very few people IN the United
States can say, that in the course Of very few
weeks, have had the honor Of being introduced to
the Presidents Of two Of the greatest courtries in
the uorld--to Yourself, sir, and Louis Napoleon.
the President Of France" (cheers) He then
made low bow, and was about 10 retire, but ne
was invited to stop, and for two hours saw con-
tnual stream of American citizens, quiet, grave
and disnfed, passing through the room. and
shaking hands with the President; and this with
ou, the sighles, confusion. They might suppose
he felt liItle proud Of being presented TO such
great man. particularly as he was in shooting
jacket, (appiause)
'.iIe determined at FIRST to lay the shooting jack.
ct by in lavender, and keep it for the rest Of hi.
life, because many man served pair OF boots
which he had worn on beng presented 10 Il great
parsonage. (applause.) But on thinking the mat
ter over he was Of opinion that 80 ;hs Goa, was
getting old and ragged, and there hole undeF
each arm, be had better give il TO some old n'aa
10 cover his b mes and keep on; the cold, and. ha
added, pointing across the room, 81 believe ii is
now in this place. Is Handy siiiius ,here! "
he is, he has on the identical coat. Handy, jrst
hoist him Up. and lie, ,hs people see the coat"
No response was made 10 this appeal, and the
Captain then continued his subject, giving fuIth.
er description ofhis voyage by the water viga-
ton, and stating that he had never before realized
the idea Of an inland fresh water sea, bpi shs vss,
se in which he went. steamer Of large size. was
in gale of wind. and rolled about much IS il she
had been on the ocean"
Captain Mackinnon, closed his lecture with sn
al.uson to his Yankee chair. These are generally
called Tyler chairs.
And now here is my Yam kee chair. Jfyeu SIT
dow n in it, you can turn round any way you please.
Sc iha, if you get into the fashionable habit Of
cutting your friends, il will be very convenient,
bpcat,.e a when thev come w to YOU Won can turn