The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-07-02
BATH COUNTY. Ky., June IL, 1853.

ted by your paper that you expect to see rail-
road extending from the Falls of st. Anthony to
the Paclilc Ocean, my attention has been direc-
ted to the propriety of railroad to extend
from the Falls to Galveston Bay in Texas. This
road would pass through level and fertile
extent of country, and be a route for eXchanS-.
ing the commodities of the South for those of
the North The falls being the best and almost
the only sufficient water power in the great
valley of the Mississippi for the establishment
ola great Lowell-there seems in my Judgment
no doubt of ST. Paul or some place near, being
IN time to come mot many years presumed
the greatest manufacturing city III the United
States and perhaps in the world. Why should
1t not exceed Manchester, England, with ZoO
or 100000 inhabitants. st. Paul has increased
in a few years from mere landing to town of
5000 inhabitants, and taking into consideration
the fertile country of Minnesota and other
country around. and the rapid emigration of
industrious Germans and Irish, it will still in
crease with the same or greater ratio
| am anxious to become better acquainted
with the country at and around the falls, and
on st. Croiy lake and river. How far is st.
Paul below the Falls? Is it at the head of steam
navigation?
If you will send me a newspaper published
by you, giving the information, will endeavor
to obtain subscribers to it. Success to you, to
general. l am, gentlemen, respectfully
Your Obcdient servant,
DANIEL GUERRANT.
We are thankful to our Kentucky friend for
the interest he takes in the welfare of Minncso-
ia. We arc enabled to state for his information
that so Ear as the granting of liberal charter
is concerned for railroad running down to-
ward Galveston Bay, Minnesota did her duty
at the last session of her Legislature. An act
to incorporate the Louisiana and Minnesota
Railroad Company is now upon our statute
books. We can also state that the project is at
tracing considerable attention here at home.
as well as in the States south of us. Our friend
is a little mistaken in regard to the present pop
ulation of st. Paul. We can only truly claim
about half the number he gives us credit for
But is even that not great four years work ?
We fully agree with him as to what st. Paul
may be, and we have faith, surely will be- In
answer to his queries, we can state that our
young city is situated ight miles from the Falls
of st. Anthony by good road, and fifteen miles
by the course of the river. For all practical
business purposes, ST. Paul is the head of navi-
CATION. The state of the Mississippi is SO haz-
ardous up from Fort Snelling-six miles by the
river above St Paul-that boats do not attempt
to navigate it. All the trade and travel that
goes north and above us, either up the Missis-
sippi or the Minnesota, is transhipped at st.
Paul. Wewill forward our friend paper con-
tanning full description of the ST. Croix Val
ley.
MORE TROUBLE IN THE CAMp--We last week
gave the views of the New York Sun-onc of
the most influential and ably conducted indie
pendent Democratic papers in the Union-upon
the course pursued by the national Adminstra-
ton in regard to important diplomatic appoint
mcnts. On our first page this week will be
found an article of the same character, although
varying somewhat in subject, from the New
York Herald, paper notoriOasly known to
have exercised greater and more widespread
influence in clccting President Pierce than any
other journal-or perhaps all of them together
in the whole country. The article from the
Herald is calculated TO post up our readers
wings anu democrats, Ills " rIracmt aspect
of affairs i'll the Democratic councils, and for
this simple reason we publish it. But it is not
alone in the New York journals that we discov-
cr these symptoms of incurable dissentions-
Witness the following from the Harrisburg Key
stone, a leading Democratic paper published at
the scat Of Government of Pennsylvania:
MANY singular facts in relation to certain
appointments made by the Post Master General
in this State, are much talked of, and unless
further corrections are made, cannot but weak
en- coniidcncci in the capacity and purity of that
officer. Among other things, it is allcdgcd tru
ly, that the most important Office in his Gift
that of special mail agent for Pennsylvania, i.
conferred upon man who was one of the mos
conspicuous of the spurious members sent her,
by the fraudulent wings, from the county o
Philadelphia, who kept legally elected demo
Gratis out OF their seats, attempted to overturr
the Government and got up the Buckshot Wal
that cost the people of Pennsylvania over hal
a million of dollars. There arc other cases
equally indcfcnsiblc which, unless corrected
cannot but meet severe ccnsurc from the press
Ii appointments are taken as expressions of ap
prOval OF men and the factions or parties from
which they come, neither the Post Master Gen
eral nor the administration gain much in public
esteem ny such as this; nor do they rise in
the affections of the democratic party. We hope
to see these causes of complaint removed al
once. Though no man has claim to Office al
democrats have right so demand that respOn
slble posts shall be filled by men of integrity
having respectable claims to the title of consis
tent democrats. We never were of those who
in good set phrase, laud every appointment
made by administrations of our choice. AL
men are liable to err in their Judgment of 9th
ers, and to be mislcd by various means in ma
king selections for official trusts. The worthy
and unworthy are therefore put into office by
the appointing power, even when guided by
the most patriotic intentions. To speak of all
as equally meritOrious is servlc habit becOm
ing none but the cringing sycophat. We mean
well in what we say. We utter words of sober
ness and truth, and shall continue to do so, I'M
der the hope that abuses and errors will be re-
formed as soon as brought to notice and before
the gangrene of just discomfort becomes too
wide spread for cure
And again. to come nearer home, we have
what follows, from the Kcokuk Dispatch, the
Democratic organ of Southern Iowa. If this
is not "spcakin' right eout in meetin'," we
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