The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-06-30
TIE sourH And sLAvIRY.-we commend TO

? THE SourH AND sLAvERY.-We commend %
the careful attention of readers, the following
ticse from the Philadelphia Presbyterian
"The longer lcok the subject Of slavery, tbs
more fully convinced ,he; the best friends Of
the slave ere the dweilers in his South. In that
South those who received him poor, naked
age. fresh from Africa and the horrors Of the middle
passage they have fed him, clothed him, visited hin;
10 sickness have taken charge of his children in in
fancy, and provided for him in helpless old age; have
taught him Savior's name and have been nsrumen.
tai in shedding abroad in bis heart, Savors love,
and preparing for him crown and a kingdom in
heaven. A whole nation cf his people hsve grown
mp here, and under the genial influence Of Southern
homes, they have been elevated frpm barbarisr1 70
civ'llzaiion and chistianaa,ioB, with rapdity and
to an extent to which history shows no parallel.
"a part Of his people have gone back TO Africa.
bearing with them the priceless OF the gospel
IA compensation ample fox all their hardships
OF them going to join those already there others
are to go, and wha, is to be the final result will %
known perhaps in that day when Ethiopia shall
stretch forth her hands to God In all this process
OF elevane in the mass a whole people fon barbar-
Ism, whose hands have piled tho lever put those
Southern meni " no have had the responsibility,
care, vexation expense, TO the inpoverishmens
Of their lands and their families, but the people Of ihe
South! We believe thai God in his providence is
working cut mighty wonder for Airica's sons, both
IN their and in this land, through what fof tie
will be fall Of joy and gladness; and the results will
then be traced to the right sources, when Uncle ons
Cabin shall have crumbied to the dust, and Mrs.
Stoves name, her silver sa.ver, aud her British
banq1ets are remembered no MORE"
FAEsY FrRx.-The Boston Transcrip. having
declined the Mirrors request in behalf Of scurious
public, TO raise the veil from Fanny Fern, the fair in.
cognta of the press the Cayuga Chief. ventures upon
the following poetic revtlaion:
"Fannv Fern is in the mel dian Of womanho,d, Of
the sangaine nervous temrerai ent, has light brown
hair with a curl in il. | have sometimes seen a
shower Of ringlets falling over The neck. ller forhead
IS broad and high, brin full Of poetry, and the vine
oi LIE sweis the blue veins until they look like vines
branching on her brow. She has large, light eyes,
healthy, honest, not handsome, face, beautiful bust
IN word, form of perfect mould She walks with
an elastic ster, which indicates unyieding 6rmncss Of
purpose. She is not Amazon, quar.eIins with
providence because she Is not man instead OF wo-
man; and yet without being masculine, che has
courage, more energy, mere decision, hrmness,
more enterprise, more heroism, than half the men "
An inteiget friend who possesses worthy pride
Tor the wide and fertile West, remai ked that the At
antic States would have been settled frst had
the early European settlers but the great West;
but they would. instead. have roads through from
the seaboard, and that the valley Of the Mississippi
and the country beyond the lakes would have been
the old States and these the N. Y. Paper.
GIN. GAaLAND.--This gentleman arrived in this
city on the lith inst from Washington He is maxi
ing has,y march to New Mexico with orders as
sune the Command Of the Ninth Military Division.
General Garland i'll leave in the fl 81 b. tor Fort
leavenworh. He is said Ivy letter writer's hosn
Washngton 10 have fill Instructions e. m the Ad-
ninis auo touching the claims Of the Mesii'a Ter
ritcry. Gen. Garland is officer Of experience and
excellen, Judgment, and he viii nrt vnunary involve
,hn cosrtry in without good grounds for it,
ST. Louis Republican.
| Some eight Pawnee Indians we're at the
r. - =. l.. g.
specimen. of the red man, dressed to death in ,ed
paint, f-aIheis. bass bands, Blankets and The a,s
agony Of New Y"ik, woorI under vest. Thy are
en- route for the Worlds Fair. At Hyde Pak there
aye some ten or a dozen Sioux, who also bound
fr the Far.-St. Louis Dem.
! PREMKDIrArED DEowSIye.--We .re raned
10 learn tka, the oldest daughter # Roa. Akan, for.
mery Of this city, deliberately jumped o,u i dge
on Pine River, in Richani County, a few days ago.
and Was drowned. il appears that she had been 10
sore, short distance hon her home, - make some
'It purchases-tn the way she lost The money sent
by her. and on returning told that she ough! TO
he careful and sen, back to try and find tho
missing com. She started, Threatening to drown her
-elf, IN company With Young about l6 Years OF
age. When some distance in advance and on the
bridge she called out that she going to drown
herself, threw down her bonnet and jumped into
the river. The young man ran to the SPOT. threw
OF his coat and plunged IN To her but late
to save her lille. She ar0se once, laughing, and then
sunk To rise Her bod, had hot been found
at las, aocounts.--GalenG Jefersonan.
ISroRnArIoS WANTED. Of Isam Lewis Dicken.
son, Who left Belc,t some four weeks ago, and mas
not since heen heard from. lie is l3 years Of age
has lsh, hair, blue eyes, and is Of hight compexou
lie told several persons he going to Iowa. in
which state an uncle resides. He 10 a good bow and
has doubtless been snticed away by some designing
person. Any information concerning him will lie
thankfully received by his afflicted mother Address
Mrs. Sarah Dickinson, Delevan, Walwor,h County.
Wisconsin.
Western papers please copy.
! WoMAN's RIGHTS sPREvAILIvG.--A woman has
been elected to Office in the State of Name in orpo.
sition to the regularly nominated male party candi.
dates. The Office is Register Of Deeds in the county
Of Lincoln. The lady received majority Of PA
over all competitors, including that redouLfabe per.
son Mr Scattering. The next question is, can she
: take possession and keep il We shall probably
hear some day soon.
PROGRESSIVE FRIEsDs.-A religious soci-
ETY. has been organized in Pennsy lvania called the
Society Of Progressive Friends Most f the ascot.
atcs are 0UakeIs, who, being dissatisfied with shs
old organization have determined set up Tor them
selves. The first meeting well attended by dele.
gates from PENNEY lvania and New York. The main
plank in their platform is, that all men and women
equal. politically, socially and morally.
woman lately condemned in Paris 10 E,nr
months imi testament, and a fine OF two hundred
francs, for mixing water with milk.
Old TowsER.--Don't YOU remember old Towser
dear Kate! Old Towser shaggy and kind How
he used to Ia, day and nigh, /, the gate; Aud
seize nteiioLer hehndl
! A dog that viii fetch hone will take one away.
No susion made To !attlers.
/ Whiskey isr.ing. as the boy said when he saw .
topper getting Up from the gutter.
So soft pillow ia death to good man. 50 vii.
lngIy. gently doe. he leave the VOL ID az a weary
laborer goes to bed at night.
| Why isa handsome young lady like locomotives
Because she sca'ters the sparks, draws tain and
transports the nales.
F,end.hip is more firmly secured by lenity to.
wafds fa'nss, than by attachment exec Isnoies.
One is value kindness that cannot Ike explained.
the osner exacied as payment Of debt to mei,.
A sentimental chap ia Rhode Island intends to ps-
tcn Congrers, at its session, for spprocris
,on to improve the channels of affection, so that
henoeforth the "course Of true love may run smooth"
''My German friend, now long have ynu beer mar.
| riedi'' "tei dis is Q ting var seldom don = ke