The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-02-05


channel Of the river, and the eyes Of thousands
be watching iniently for the smoke Of the firss
steamboat arriving from below, crowded with the
| vanguard Of the multitude who will soon follow
them hither! No remarks can be more sppiopri-
ate 10 oar climate, than the following BY Wash
ington Irving:
'And here let me say a wsrd in favor Of those
vieissltudes Of our climate which are too oiten
made the subject Of excessive repining. II they
annoy occasionally By changes from hot to cold,
from wet to dry. they give rs ono Of the most
beautiful climates in the world. They give rs
the brilliant sunshincs Of the south Of Europe with
the fresh verdurs Of the north. They float our
summer sky with clouds ofgorgssus tiats or feecy
whiteness, and send down cooling showers to re-
fresh the painting earth, and keep it green. Our
seasons are all poetical, the phenomena Of out
heavens are full Of sublmty and beauty. VIM
ter with Us has none Of its proverbial gloom. 1t
may have its bowling winds, and chilling frosts,
and its whirling SLOWS storm; bat it has also its
long intervals Of coudlees sunshine; when the
snow clad earth gives redoubled brightness to the
day; when at night the stars beam with intense
lustre, or the moon foods the whole landscape
with her limpid radiance; aud then the joyous
outbreak Of Spring, bursting at snee into leaf
and blossom, redundant with vegetation aud vo-
eiferous with life! and the splendon Of our Sum-
mer; its morning veuptuousness and evening gle
ry-its airy palaces Of sun-git clouds piled up in
a deep azure sky; and its gusts Of tempests Of
almost tropical grandeur. when tho ferked light
ming and the believing thunder volley from the
battlements Of heaven and shake the sultry at
mosphere-and the sublime melancholy Of our
autumn, magnificent in its decay, whitening down
the pomp and pride Of a woodland country, yet
rejecting back from its yellow forests the golden
serenity Of the sky. surely we may say, that in
our climate, Tho heavens declare the glory Of
God. and the armament showeth forth His handi-
work; day unto day uttereth speech, and night
unto night showeth knowledge"
Sons OF TEMPERANcE.-Wew would meek
Iy inquire, if the Sons hold their meetings now!
IF 50, do they carry their objections to liquids, to
the extent Of refusing to Iiquidate their deb,s'
THE MAINE LIaUeR LAw.-The friends Of
Temperance, sincerely anxious to prevent the
pernicious use of ardent spirits in our Territory,
many Of them propose the passage Of law ut
terly prohibiting the importation sale Of it,
cept by licensed apothecaries. Whether such a
law would be Of the least efficacy here or not, We
are unable to say. 1t is always we'll to consider
whether Or not law can BE- enforced ;.f not,
thea it is better not enacted. We have a lave
against gambling; but it is dead letter. In all
new settlements, law is difficult to enforce. II il
almost impossible here, even to collect taxes.
Government here Is rather voluntary than CON-
pulssry. I, is too much the case, that if man
wants anything in Minnesota, he takes it and is
not very particular how be takes il. II he wants
whiskey he will take it, even if it be labelled
poison. If the stakes be anything he prizes, he
will always 90 "one better" There would al.
ways be tricks enough. by whsh to take it, and
evade the law, however clearly the law nigh, be
violated. The N. Y. Tribune tells an anecdots,
! which would be in point. T. bought gallon
Of Otard at Brady's, to take home, and by the
way Of label, wrote his name upon a card,
which happened to be the seven Of club, and tied
it to the handle. Alderman c. coming along,
and observing the jug, remarked, CHATS an aw-
full careless way to leave that liquor" "Why
so?" said Tom. "Why! Because somebody
might come along with the eight spot and take
} h''' We are glad to know, that a salutary re-
fern in regard to drinking is silently progressing
new. in our Territory, reform which contem.
plates no legal interference at all, with the prac.
tice Of drinking. 1t must be obvious to every
candid and impartial mind, that most Of the vie-
Ience, fighting. gambling and dissracsful conduct
there is in our Territory, results from Intemper-
ance. 1t 10 really to be hoped, that BY reason
and persuasion, and without any process Of com.
| tcJ -
and opposition, our people may be persuaded t.
abandon the use Of ardent spirits entirely, excsp
when health really requires the use Of it.
AUTHORIZATIONS OF GALENA, ron THE
NEXT SPRrNG TRADE. - The Advertiser
(Which is famous for counsslling to keep cool y
says:-"There Is good reason to believe, that the
Indian Treaties will be ratified by the Senate
and that the immense tract Of country ceded BY
the Indians will be brought into market, and thai
emigration from various quarters will flock t.
Minnesota and the Northwest, in larger stream
than in years before.
Altogether, the promise Of 1882 is as favorable
as that Of 1851, when looked at from the came
: point Of view-and in the estimation Of many
very much better. However the result may be
very much depends on personal action, and Oh
the will and willingness Of every man to keep
cool aAd keep at work.
THE KossUrH MKErINo.--Mr. Phillips
we learn, addressed large meeting at Mazourks
Hall. last Saturday night. Owing to crcum.
stances over which Mr.. Phillips had no control
the meeting was not altogether such a. We had
hoped it to be. from the importance Of the subjec
and the acknowledged ability Of Mr.. Phillips
The speaker was frequently interrupted; and al
though the audience professed to atone for thei
ncirility to the speaker, BY loud and frequent
plauss. that sort Of apology would not do Ths
speaker fully understood the matter and did no
hesitate % to tell his hearers. A droll story i.
related Of an honest old farmer, who. at.smp,is,
to drive home bull. got suddenly heisted owe,
the fence. Recovering himself, he saw the ami.
NAL the other side Of the rails. saving the ali
with his head and neck, and paving the ground
The good old man locked steadily at him mo.
mens, and then shaking bis fist at him, excaim.
ed-o Darn VAR oolo Sies--vou nead't st. nd