The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1852-01-03
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The length of Elder Fl ,bar,'s cxcc,lcr
Thanksgiving sermon renders it neces>a.
nv TO defer several mmunications OF
file for this number.
Never did heaven bless The earth with
brighter or mare glorious day than ,hone
upon St. Pau The first Of Janu;r y. 1852
The mildness OF the atmosphere as,onis''-
ed every bohy-old AMI new settlers
Even at sunrise. the thermometer stood
scarcely below freez ng point. and rem in
ed SO during the d y and evening. TIE
pleasant and refined social custom OF
calling" WAS almost universally adopted
by our citizens The ladies were all lat
home" in their most pleasant and hap, v
mool-,heir bounteous boards spread
with everything hit taste ana luxury
could command. Old s'ri"cs and bickcr-
ings were forgotten among men. (tEe a.
dies never qnarrt', ii is Sly AMI rev
friendships AMI acqu .in'ances formed
1t WIS happy. h pry time anang Il e
deuizeps of our WIN er-.so,ated pi al.
Nav we h We the r. II OF many more
such! One hing we must particul ry
note: We fai!e to seq solitary
case of intoxication during the day.
Whether this was owing to the inhu> nee
of the large Territorial temperance meet
ing. which assembled during the day at
the PRESBYTERIAN church. "r tie ract that
mrny ladies bani>hed wine and srong
drinks from their DO rdS. and substi' uted
the Wholesome bcver ee Of coffee. we
knw no; but the IN ,rch o. reform
in this p,rtcnlar his cer'ainIy been
"going IL at doub'e quick tim the ras'
year. The official eprmen O Fort Sre'-
ling visited lis in Il rg,. sleigh. hr wn by
six mu'e tenn, 'a>,e'uNv pa'i>oncd.-
The absence Of COOL s'eighing. how yer.
abnu. our streets. rem !,red their pageant
les imposing than coull have been
wis Ell.
The Territorial Temper nee Meeting al
the Presbyterian Church on New Ycu's
was lar ely a'ten ell. M.ny We're pres
enl from Saltwater. and the .M,ine pr
ton Of ST. Anthony WIS also on han -
As we never drink ary nir>clf. and there
fore need no reform in this p riicu'ar. VIZ
dill not atten I. bn' nm lers'and ore or I've
gentlemen, who do occ asional'y slight +.
inlu' &c, m mi rstei the creates desire 10
be res incl rom drinking by pen, al.
ue Rev. Mr.. Reihe!.Icr. ier ma lea mosr
capi al address, which " adopted as Il /;
sense OF lie m,e irg. a Teri orinl T,m.
perance Society W org niz II. with Ma
A. Van Worries. OF Slil'w water, as PreSi.
dent. A set OF pertinent Resolutions wer.
adopted. one Of which repu liates voting 70,
any clndiltie Tor office who is not etc.
taller. We will en- lcavor to give the pro.
o.sdings at length hereafter.
Member. OF the Legis'an'e re gal err
ing in. We have had tie pleasure Of Ia
king by the hanl the delegation from the
far-of region Of "babies' mocasins ami
bear meat'-ihe .ruie and IN iran ling
savage hunters" of Pembina, who were
wont, ten months ago, to give so much
uneasiness 10 the troubled brains of Couu-
ciIlor Norris, Representative Rice and
Editor Robertson. Strange to say, they
look, talk and act just like her men,
M. Kiitson informs us they had peas
an, Journey through, making II e trip rom
Pembina To Crow Wing in ,our.cen days.
N, new, OF interest when they !e...-
Mr.. Bealtie, tie Representative from
Benton. and DR.. d y.o. Cass, are a!so in
town
The Sioux PuRcHasE.-From the
chr er o. t e Cornmi teus in tie Sem
ate. on Territories AMI In..ian Affair. We
do not think there is any doubt Of the
ratification tie Sioux Treaties. made
last summer. Tie former has Douyla.s
for Cb-jrmsp-1vus,on, Cw.u, Cooper