The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-03-26
form, fine regular features, pearly teeth, pierre
ing black eyes, and hair

form, fine regular features, pearly teeth, pierre
ing black eyes, and hair,
'sWhose glossy black to shame might bring
The pumage Of the ravens wing"
She was dressed when she left in blue cloth
short gown and leggings to match, and buck
skin moccasins, with greasy blanket that had
been white, answering the purpose of both head
and shoulder dress. Her 'gay Lothario" is
fine specimen of the genus "buck Indian"
dressed and accOutred after the fashion of his
people and generation. He didn't owe the
printer or the laundress anything, because he
never had use for either but if the injured
husband should ever set eyes upon the fugi-
tives, one or both of them will be very apt to
pay the ''debt of nature" Truly ''cvilization"
and refinement are making rapid strides
among our Dakota neighbors!
TIE ENGLISH REvIEws-We have a full batch
of Leonard Scott & Co.'s Reprints on our table,
which we have not had time scarcely to glance
through, much less notice as they deserve. The
last number of the WESTMINSTER is much the
ablcst one we have met with for a twelvemOnth.
written articlcs-one a review of new work
entitled the .'Closter Life of Charles w in
which DR.. RObertsOn's biography of that ccle
brated monarch is handled without gloves and
all our schoolboy ideas of the devout penitcnce
and feshly crucifxion of the doughty old hero,
after his abdication, knocked into shapeless
heap of errors. There is also scathing re-
view of Mr.. Disracli's speech upon present
ing the budget of the late Derby ministry, in
which the various arguments and positions of
the Ex-Chanccllor of the Eychequcr are ripped
clear over jordan likewise an interesting
article upon the Life and Letters of our great
jurist, the late Justice Story. All who wish to
keep "postcd mp in the political and literary
affairs of Europe, should not fail to become sub
scrLers to Scott 4 Co.'S Reprints.
THE INAuGURATIoN.-Thc correspondent of
the Cleveland Herald describes as follows the
inaugural ceremonies at Washington on the
4th:
The President elect was escorted from Will
lard's Hotel by very respectable military and
civic procession to the Capitol. The retiring
and incoming Presidents rode together in Gen.
Picrce's splendid new carriage. The cortege
arrived at the Western Gate of the Capitol
grounds at about l p. NJ, and almost immcdi
atcly thereafter Gen. Pierce and Mr.. Fillmore
walked out upon the platform from the East
entrance to the ROtunda. arm in arm, accOmpa-
MED by the Judges of the Supreme Court and
members of both Houses of Congress. Chief
Justice fancy at once proceeded to administer
the oath of office. This done, and the cheering
subsidized. the President commenced bowling to
the sOvereigns. and entered upon his address.
The affair was quite in the form of a stump
speech. 1t was not little novel, as we'll as
striking, to see the President of the United
States invoking oratorical arts to give force to
his public communications. The address was
apparently of-hand and extemporancOus. At
one time, the distinguished speaker was pacing
rapidly from one end of the platform to the
other and gestculating with much carnestncss;
then he would turn quite round and address
himself with great fcrvor to the coordinate
branches of the government there represented
The speaking was capital, showing Gen. Pierce
| to be much more of an orator than had sup
posed. But doubt not the people assembled
would willingly have waived this proof, pre-
fcrrng that the inaugural Address of the Pres
idcnt should continue to wear its mehOnOred
aspect of a carefully prepared and gravcly con-
sidcrcd communication TO the people on impOr-
tant political topics. But all this is a mere
matter of taste, regarding which no discussion
is admissible.