New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-24

savage, what tears, what suffering, what gloomy
and dispairing forebodngs of the future, what
embellishments broken up forever, load the
soul Of the feeble child of Nature, Is matter
with the white man not esteemed worthy OF an
instant thought. The good missionary VINO Ia
bors with them, though, | apprehend' laoois ~
vain, and who asks no home but TINS Darrch Spo'
in Christ's vineyard, takes up his bloie' Pra!ei-
book and cross to follow these homeless PigIlni'
to the stil wilder regions OF the remote loien
Indian Charaoter-NOw that frontier wars
have ceased. nothing any longer remains TO de-
yelop the true Indian character. Ihey are YET
numerous but broken down and displrlted
Hero are thousands of Braves" whose rest
less souls chafe them like the fiery spirit oil the
uar.horse eager for the sound OF battle when
no longer hearing they pine and slnk ana ul9
from inactivity This same savage TIo, II wen
mounted. with trusty weapon, let pose upon
war expediton against belligerent band, would
have evnccd all the bravery and daring oil
creature that knows.nO fear; who would nave
been frenzied with passion, and Wild with de-
light. now crOuches in his miserable Wlg"dlh
stupid. dull, lifeless gpiritbrOken creature, al
most regardless Of time, place or destiny. Inc
moment the cOnstraining influence oil clvlilZed
rule is thrown around them, the indian charac
Ter dies out and leaves the form empty OF all
II. a
itants Of the forest caunOt be tanned. have
visited Missions established for century, but
have failed 10 see one full blooded Indian who
was not still all Indian or an automaton 1hey
NAV be nodded into good warriors, but TO good
Christians never. They love the blood OF an
enemy, but the mystery of the blood OF the
atOnement they cannot comprehend
81. Paul Cny.-Three years ago, when the
Territory of Minnesota was organized, there was
not the shadow of white village within its bor-
ders The organization was effected; adventur-
ers arrived, clustered together for company and
protection, and thus laid the foundation OF
town which now numbers thousands. The main
street of the city is fully mile in length, and
quite closely built up. The town stands partly
upon the alluvium on edge of the river, and
partly upon high table rock some hundreds OF
feet above, and glistens and shines with white
paint, and red brick like piece of newly pol
ished cabinet-wOIk Just from the shop Many
of the buildings are framed, but there Is a TAR
proportion OF two, three and even five story
bricks The seven churches" with lofty spires,
show that the aspirations of the st. Paulans are
upward, and although in the wilderness" they
make the welkin ring. A travelling friend re-
marked, that in COnstantinOple, where they
have five Sabbaths week, he had heard the
Turkish salims, the Catholics, the PrOtestants,
Armenians, Jews and Greeks, each sending forth
their summons to the faithful, but judging OF
piety from bell-ringing, ST. Paul would put the
Oriental devotee 10 shame.
Plan Of tie TO,ca.--If an engineer OF the I'M
perial Polytechnic Institute had been employed
10 devise and design the most outlandish, awk-
ward, brOkcn-back, siTeScd angular plan for a
town that human ingenuity could devise, he
could not have succeeded so well as has been
done. The beautiful broad terrace, following
the bend and overlooking the river, ike the
Bouterard dc Paris, nature, art and taste
pointed out as the spot for magnificent wide
carriage-way, with rows of eyergreens on the
river side, aud elegant dwellings lOOkingOut upon
the water from this charming elevated spot, but
with singularly barbarOus taste the road is
narrow, crowded upon the very edge of the pre-
cipice, and the street is numbered up with little
frame shops. Perhaps the best way to give an
idea Of the tOwnpan, is TO suppose it brought
up the river as freight on huge steamer, and
tumbled ashore pell-mell, helter-skelter; pack
ages of all sizes and descriptions sprawllng
about like child's playthings. Even the Mis-
sissippi has cOnspired with the original founders
to heip finish out tn plot and noarly due
north. Fort Smelling is four miles up the river,
and yet is down south. Nov who can bring
themselves to look up the river for sOuthl New
ertheless, the town has q splendid appearance
from the river, perched up white and clean
upon the rock, and when you get up to the hang
of it, as the boy said Of the schoOlhouse, not so
bad after all.
SOoiety-The society is peculiar conglomer
alton OF attractive and repelling elements,
reaching through all shades of color from the
bronzed savage to the smoothly polished Circas-
sian; and that confusion of tongues, which dis
tracted the builders Of the Tower of Babel, was
no comparison to the st. Paulian jargon. The
Sioux, the French, the PatOis, Dutch, German,
Norwegian, Irish, English and American alter
nately salute you III the street. The prevailing
passion for dress is just what We can get. The
old Dutch woman supports short gown and
petticoatt, and such of the upper-crust as
brought good stock of clothing from below,
swell along la Orieataie. There is circle of
ladies here, and one who should ever be men,
toned with greatre and honor as everybody
esteems her, not more for her liberality than for
her personal kindness and afiability is Mrs. Gov.
Ramsey;-a circle that would be al ornament TO
any city. Intelligent, accomplished, and entirely
free from vulgar aflectation There are but
very few drones here, everybody is busy, with
no idle mOnied aristOcrats 10 tyranize over the
industrious poor. The Governor is Wing in
politics. but social Democrat in feeling and
indeed sociability characterizcs the town: all
except one thing, but who cares for him ! he
could be bought with rat skin All here are
strangers from different parts; all adventures;
all Industrious generally very orderly, and CON
sequently very prosperous and happy.
Politics In the Future.
sxNKcA FALLS NY. Tuesday, Dee &c, 1852
To he Edtfo, Of The Tysyun<.