Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-02-25
Minnasota-sk. Paul.

Governor Ramsey, in his recent excellent annual
message to the Territorial Legislature of Minneso
sofa, amongstmany interesting particulars respect
ing the rapid advance of that fieurishing and beau
tiiul REGION takes the annexed notice of the rise
and progress ofthe seat of Government, st. Paul,
which is situated on Tie east bank of the Missis-
sippi, not far below the Falls ofSt. Anthony:
sin concluding this my last annual message,
permit me to observe that it is now little over
three years and six months since 1t was my happi-
ness to first land upon the soil of Minnesota. Not
far from where we now are, dozen framed houses
not all completed, and some eight or ten small log
buildings. with bark roofs constituted the capital
OF. the new Territory over whose destiny II had
been commissioned to preside. One county, a
remnant from Wisconsin territr rial organization,
alone afforded the ordinary facilities forthe e4ecu-
ton of the laws; and in and around its seat of JUS
tce resided the blk of our scattered population.
| Within this single county were embraced all the
lands white men were privileged to till; while be-
tween them and the broal rich hunting grounds OF
untutored savages rolled, like Jordan through The
roms-d Land, the River of Rivers, here as ma
estic nits northern youth as in its more southern
maturity. Emphatically new and wild appeared
everything to the Incomers from older community;
and not least novel feature of the scene was the
motley humanity partially filling these streets-the
blankets and painted faces of indians, and the red
sashes and moccasins of French p0ydgelrrs and
half breeds, greatly predominating over the less
picturesque costume of the Anglo American race.
DuL tNeH Wullc SUdHSeis ycL loohtuy inc elelneulS
of mighty change were working, and civiliza-
ton, with its hundred arms, was commencing its
restless and benefcent empire. To my lot fell the
honorable duty # taking the initial step in this
work by proclaining, the list of June, 1249, the
organization of the Territorial Government, and
consequent extension of the protecting ar of the
law over these distant regions. Since that day
| how impetuously lave events crowded time! The
tabled magic of The Eastern tale that renewed a
palace in single night only can parallel our real
| ity of growth and nrOgreSS.
| Gin forty-one months the few bark rooted huts
have been transformed into city of thousands, in
which commerce rears its spacious warehouses, re-
| lgion itss pired temples, broad capitol its swell
| ling dome, and luxury and comfort numerous or
namented and substantial abods; and where
nearly every avocntion of life presents its appro
pirate follower and representative. In forty one
months have condensed whole century of achiev-
nients, calculated by the Old Worlds calendar OF
progress-a government proclaimed in the wilder
ness, Judiciary organized, a legislature constiu-
ted, comprehensive code of laws dgested and
adopted, our population quintuplel, cities. and
towns springipg7 up on every hand, and steam,
with its revolving wings in its season, daily fret
ting the bosom of the Mississippi in bearing fresh
crowds ofmen and merchandise within our boz :
| tlers."